ISTAT Makes a Strong Showing at the FarnboroughInternational Airshow

The Farnborough International Airshow concluded this past weekend, and among the airshow's festivities, ISTAT provided members with opportunities to network, conduct business and enjoy the special amenities exclusively available for ISTAT members and guests.

On 11 July, the ISTAT Reception was held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House. This private reception allowed ISTAT members to reconnect with each other early into the airshow. On 11-17 July, The ISTAT Chalet offered comfortable seating, air conditioning, refreshments and excellent airshow views.

 

Registration for ISTAT Europe, set to be held 25-27 September at the Hotel Arts Barcelona, is open. Housing is also available, but you must be registered to secure housing for the event. ISTAT Europe will provide members opportunities to network and create new, lasting business connections with over 1,000 delegates.

Click here to register. NOTE: Housing for the Hotel Arts Barcelona is currently sold out. Click here for additional housing information.

 

In August, the 2016 edition of ISTAT's Membership Connections directory will ship to all ISTAT members. The directory includes information on individual members, company representatives, specialty listings, geographical locations, e-mails and website addresses. Be on the lookout for the directory next month!

 

ISTAT EMEA
24-26 September 2017
Edinburgh International Conference Center
Edinburgh, Scotland

 

ISTAT is pleased to announce these new and returning members.

 

Congratulations to these ISTAT members on their new positions.

 

 

Now's your chance to own a rare Boeing B&W Seaplane model signed by the ‪ISTAT Americas Lessor Panel: Peter Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital Jeff Knittel, President, CIT Transportation and International Finance Norman Liu, Chairman, GE Capital Aviation Steven Udvar-Hazy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Air Lease Corporation All proceeds go to support the ISTAT Foundation. Visit the eBay page and place a bid on this specialty item today! The auction for the signed Boeing B&W Seaplane model is now active and ends 29 July 2016.

 

The ISTAT University Online Program starting in October of 2016 is available to qualified students enrolled in universities and colleges around the world by way of a distance learning, web-based course offering. The online version of ISTAT U will feature the same curriculum taught in the on-campus course, including topics such as: aircraft leasing, aircraft leasing, risk management, aviation legal framework, aircraft funding, maintenance reserves, lease negotiation and transaction modeling.

The ISTAT Foundation is awarding scholarships of up to $3,000 USD to cover a significant portion of the ISTAT University Online Program fees.

The deadline to submit applications for the October program is 1 August 2016. To learn more, please visit www.istat.org/istatu.

 

The Ambassador Program initiative was created to streamline university outreach and provide cohesiveness among Foundation initiatives. Ambassadors are ISTAT members that build 'client' relationships with universities via phone calls, email correspondence, and in-person visits. To learn more, please contact Kristen Chmielewski at istatambassador@istat.org.

 

When it comes to spare parts, airlines have a second option — the secondhand market — and it's taking off. More and more aircraft owners are choosing to dismantle aircraft at a younger age and sell them in parts, making more money than if they were sold whole. More and more operators are buying used parts; spending less money than if they bought new.

 

 

 

TechCrunch Cortana is set to fly the friendly skies thanks to a new partnership between Microsoft and Boeing, bringing the Microsoft intelligent assistant closer still to the domain of its namesake. Microsoft and Boeing announced a partnership to move Boeing’s suite of digital aviation offerings over to Azure, and the end result is that said servers are going to begin to get smarter, according to Microsoft.

 

The Washington Post China and Russia are making their presence felt in the multibillion-dollar aviation market. With demand for single-aisle aircraft expected to grow for years to come, particularly from Asia, some experts think the new firms have a real chance at cracking the market, especially if they have the backing of their national governments.

 

Palmetto Business Daily Three hundred passengers were delivered from Johannesburg to Cape Town, South Africa recently via the first passenger flights powered with sustainable aviation biofuel. The flights were offered by Boeing in cooperation with South African Airways (SAA) and economy carrier company Mango on Boeing 737-800 aircrafts. Sustainable aviation biofuel is comprised of Sunchem's nicotine-free tobacco plant Solaris, refined by AltAir Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG.