Growth Frontiers London: Regulators should step up to support lessors with defaulted payments, lessors say

Lessors at Airline Economics’ Growth Frontiers London 2024 conference said regulators should step up to support lessors in the event of defaulted payments as well as establish rules for operators. One lessor advised to look out for any “unusual patterns of operations and utilisation”, while one said to ensure maintenance is being carried out properly on the aircraft. With some jurisdictions potentially being more riskier, one lessor said: “If the appetite is there to place an aircraft in that jurisdiction, you just need to make sure you have the instruments in your lease agreement to able to open up those