Milbank Co-Hosts Airfinance Journal Leaders Exchange North America for Senior Aviation Professionals at Hudson Yards

Milbank LLP was pleased to co-host the Leaders Exchange North America conference in conjunction with Airfinance Journal on May 31, 2023. The event provided an interactive and dynamic platform where speakers discussed the drivers and disruptors that are shaping the North American aviation finance space, including new capital market products, growth frontiers and business models. Hosted at Milbank’s Hudson Yards offices in New York, attendees, which included aviation industry leaders, enjoyed compelling panels and an exclusive networking reception. Transportation and Space practice group leader Alexandra Johnson, along with partners James Pascale and Freyda Mechlowicz, moderated panels including leaders in the aviation finance industry.

The panels and topics included, “Refinancing Maturing Bonds and Debt, a Perfect Storm?,” moderated by Mr. Pascale; “Building the Next Generation Aircraft ABS and Capital Market Structures: Aligning Issuer and Investor Needs” and “Debating the Evolution of the Leasing Model: The Rise of Alternative Lending and Aircraft Loan Insurance/Guarantee Products,” both moderated by Ms. Johnson; “What Are the Wider Implications Of New Entrants And Aircraft Leasing Company Consolidation on the Aviation Finance And Leasing Market?,” moderated by Ms. Mechlowicz; “Exploring the Future Role of Aviation Considering Current Geo-Political Risks,” moderated by Andy Mansell (Partner at Split Rock Aviation) and “Scaling Up SAF Production: Key Players, Issues and Opportunities,” moderated by Gene Levitin (Managing Director and Head of Aviation at Natixis). Michael Duff (Product Director at Airfinance Journal) presented an in-depth analysis into the risk and opportunity in the aviation asset class.

As a premier legal service provider to the aviation industry worldwide, Milbank’s aviation practice, led by Transportation and Space Chair Drew Fine, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Mechlowicz and Mr. Pascale in New York and James Cameron and Nick Swinburne in London, has innovated many of the structures and techniques that have become standard-bearers for the industry over the years.

Airfinance Journal is a leading industry publication that covers all aspects of aviation finance including manufacturers, air traffic management, leasing companies and airports, with a focus on how airlines finance aircraft.