Lessor SMBC Takes $1.6B Hit On Stranded Russian Aircraft

SMBC Airbus A320neo
Credit: Airbus
Dublin-headquartered aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has taken a $1.6 billion impairment, writing off the full value of 34 aircraft stranded in Russia, pushing it to a $1.1 billion full-year loss. “It is unlikely that SMBC Aviation Capital will be able to recover the 34 owned aircraft within a...
Victoria Moores

Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.

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