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Sept. 7-8, 2027
Dublin, Ireland
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Sept. 7-8, 2027
Dublin, Ireland
#AEEUR

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2024 Presentations

Thank you for attending this year’s Engine Leasing, Trading & Finance Europe. We hope you enjoyed the event and are already implementing key takeaways. Below you will find the presentation slides submitted to us. To launch the files simply click on the speakers’ names. Please note that any missing presentations were not made available.

Day 1: Wednesday 5 June, 2024

 Opening Remarks

  • Tom Broughton, Senior Conference Producer, Aviation Week Network


Opening Keynote Presentation

Forecast Session: Economic Outlook, Engine Values & Trends

An up-to-date assessment of the economic picture and outlook in Europe. What are the implications of economic conditions on engine leasing? Tying in engine valuations, how is increased demand for mature engines, against unscheduled removals of new generation engines, impacting valuations and lease rates?


Opening Panel: Taking Stock - Market Opportunities, Growth & Effective Planning

The engine leasing and trading markets are seeing an enjoyable boom across a range of engine types, particularly for legacy, narrowbody engines. How long will this uptick last? What will the supply and demand landscape look like through 2024 and 2025? From a planning perspective, what can stakeholders be doing now, to prepare for future market requirements, in a cost-effective manner?

  • Moderator: Thomas Mueller, SVP Sales & Business Development EMEA, BeauTech
  • Robert Jack, Senior Managing Director & Co-founder, volofin Capital Management
  • Jaime Nieto, CCO, Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance
  • Cliff Topham, SVP, Werner Aero
  • Alex Vella, CEO, Magnetic Leasing

Data Blast from Aviation Week Network: Engine Overhauls

Prior to the panelist’s discussion, hear key findings about the future engine aftermarket – engine overhaul demand, engine overhaul event forecast, as well as information about unscheduled engine repairs.


Panel Discussion: Updates from the Shop

What is the panel’s reaction to the data presented? How are engine MROs managing an increased need for services? How many engines are stored and awaiting parts? What is shop throughput and capacity? What have been takeaways and learnings from GTF inspection shop visits? How are higher than expected catalogue price increases being handled?

  • Moderator: James Pozzi, MRO Editor EMEA, Aviation Week Network
  • Alistair Forbes, Senior Market Analyst, MTU Maintenance
  • Vincent Metz, VP Business Development, SR Technics
  • Ana Bidarra, Engine Shop Planning & Control Manager, TAP Portugal

Panel Discussion: Engine Lessors on Lease Extensions & Portfolio Planning

From a portfolio management point of view, how are lessors responding to increasing demand on older engine models? Given the transient nature of current market conditions, how are lessors approaching investment and portfolio expansion to new-generation engines?

  • Moderator: Olga Razzhivina, Director, Oriel
  • Patrick Biebel, Managing Director, MTU Maintenance Lease Services
  • Graeme Crickett, CTO, SMBC Aero Engine Lease
  • Tarla Dunne, Risk & Investment Manager, SES Ltd.
  • Alun Roberts, Head of Engine Leasing Business, FTAI Aviation


Sustainability Linked Finance

An update on the market for sustainability-linked loans and bonds. How are leasing companies utilizing these tools to meet their own sustainability goals?

Fireside Chat: A Mature Perspective on a Booming Market

  • Moderator: Jonas Murby, Principal, AeroDynamic Advisory
  • Steve Williamson, Principal, Head of Trading, Crestone Air Partners


Day 2: Thursday 6 June, 2024

Opening Remarks

  • Tom Broughton, Senior Conference Producer, Aviation Week Network


Panel Discussion: Trading, Teardown & Used Material

An update from engine traders on volumes, demand, and expectations for the coming 12 months. From independent traders to OEM affiliates, what are expectations on asset pricing and teardown activity? Looking at the repairs market, does consolidation within the supply chain offer relief on extended TAT?

  • Moderator: Andrew Walmsley, President, Volo Aero MRO
  • Steven Ades, Chief Strategy Officer, AerFin
  • Ruediger Heinrich-De Stefano, Director Asset Management, MTU Maintenance
  • Anca Mihalache, Managing Director, AERO CARE
  • Josef Noebauer, VP Engine Trading & Leasing, CFM Materials

Panel Discussion: Parts Tracing & Digitalization

Following the discovery of undocumented CFM56 & CF6 engine components, what, if any, changes need to be made to procurement processes? Does existing technology provide a catch all solution to prevent this in the future? Even with the technological capability, industry wide adoption would be expensive. Is it required?

  • Moderator: Simon Phippard, Of Counsel, Bird & Bird LLP
  • Rudy Bryce, President & CEO, CFM Materials
  • Eddie O’Dwyer, CCO, GT Engine Services
  • John White, VP Trading - Ireland, AerFin


Panel Discussion: Sustainable Aviation Fuels Outlook

What is the outlook for SAF in the coming years, considering standardization, quantity, quality, and pricing? From an engineering perspective, what are confidence levels of operational equivalence to Jet A1?

  • Moderator: James Collins, Partner, Stephenson Harwood LLP
  • Gary Leung, VP Product Support, SMBC Aero Engine Lease
  • Conor Murphy, Head of Portfolio Management (EMEA) - Director, MUFG Bank
  • Nikhil Sachdeva, Principal and Global Lead for Sustainable Aviation, Roland Berger
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