EY aviation finance sector leader Niamh Tobin talks to The Currency about deal flow in the aviation industry, the challenges of tariffs and how Ireland can maintain its leadership role.
The SMBC-Air Lease deal has instilled confidence in the ability to get bumper aviation leasing deals done – and executives are showing little fear of over concentration.
Aviation firms have faced hurdles entering India but Europe’s new free-trade agreement will slash tariffs on aircraft and parts in a market that has seen its aviation sector balloon in recent years.
KPMG's Aviation Leaders Report 2026 has interviewed 30 big names in the sector about the challenges and opportunities facing a growing industry that is vital to Ireland.
The Kremlin seized Domodedovo Airport last year, alleging an Irish financing company was used to obscure foreign influence on its ownership. It’s now on the market for €1.4bn.
Three years after Covid grounded global aviation, airlines are flying higher than ever. For Ireland, that recovery brings both opportunity and urgent policy choices.
Timaero, which is linked to sanctioned Russian bank VEB, has issued legal proceedings against Boeing in Ireland, on top of its long-running US lawsuit against the aviation giant.
The liquidation of Pan JSC started in 2017 and has finally finished up. The company was financed by a bank which was recently embroiled in an international money-laundering crackdown.
Having bowed out of insurance litigation last May, CDB Aviation has been settling with insurers on its beached Russian assets. But one case that went the distance looks set to deliver a multi-million euro payout.
The family business, run from Limerick, works with airlines and lessors to move aircraft engines and parts around the world and has more than €38 million in turnover.
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