{"id":7339,"date":"2020-01-20T21:36:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T03:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=7339"},"modified":"2020-01-20T21:36:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T03:36:14","slug":"avolon-ceo-says-green-airlines-should-pay-less-to-lease-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=7339","title":{"rendered":"Avolon CEO Says Green Airlines Should Pay Less to Lease Planes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DUBLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) &#8211; Airlines with the best environmental scores should pay less for leasing aircraft than more polluting competitors, the head of one of the world&#8217;s top leasing companies said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The radical proposal from Dublin-based Avolon comes as aviation firms face mounting scrutiny over climate policies not only from environmental groups but also investment funds that monitor Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avolon, one of the top three aircraft lessors, claims to have one of the industry&#8217;s youngest and most efficient fleets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But that narrative is not good enough for the next 1, 2, 3 or 4 years,&#8221; Chief Executive Domhnal Slattery warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;More and more of our major bond investors are keen to understand what our &#8216;E&#8217; strategy is within &#8216;ESG&#8217;. We in turn are keen to understand when underwriting our airline credits what their &#8216;E&#8217; strategy is,&#8221; he told Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slattery predicted that lessors, which depend heavily on access to funds to run their capital-intensive businesses, would in future exert more pressure on airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You could see over time that airlines that have a better environmental score could get lower lease rates,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the link to read the full story! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/avolon-ceo-says-greener-airlines-195857989.html (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/avolon-ceo-says-greener-airlines-195857989.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/avolon-ceo-says-greener-airlines-195857989.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f7b023c6-8c3a-11e6-8cb7-e7ada1d123b1.jpeg?fit=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f7b023c6-8c3a-11e6-8cb7-e7ada1d123b1.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f7b023c6-8c3a-11e6-8cb7-e7ada1d123b1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f7b023c6-8c3a-11e6-8cb7-e7ada1d123b1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f7b023c6-8c3a-11e6-8cb7-e7ada1d123b1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f7b023c6-8c3a-11e6-8cb7-e7ada1d123b1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>Avolon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airlines with the best environmental scores should pay less for leasing aircraft than more polluting competitors, the head of one of the world&#8217;s top leasing companies said on Monday. 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