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Klaus Heinemann, chairman, Finnair
Board of Directors, was presented with the
ISTAT Award and delivered a moving speech
that gave a rare look into how a financesavvy industry member worked up to being
one of the industry's biggest players.
"Give it your all, never give up and thank
you so very much," Heinemann said.
Other panels juxtaposed leasing, OEM,
airline, finance and other industry updates
with the shifting government and economic tides, as John Leahy, chief operating officer - customers, Airbus, announced

a growing backlog of airplanes and Randy
Tinseth, vice president of marketing, Boeing
Commercial Airplanes, urged for open borders to allow the industry to flourish.
The Regional Aircraft OEM panelists
assessed Asia's growing stake in the market and the impact of scope clauses on
the future of jets in the U.S. "The market
is practically dead for new 70-seat jets,"
said John Moore, head of global sales, ATR.
Afterward, the Thrust session focused on
engines, particularly how newer engines'
improved fuel consumption will benefit

1. Gerry Butler (left), managing director,
Merx Aviation Finance, and Steven
Udvar-Házy, executive chairman, Air Lease
Corporation, delivered remarks at the ISTAT
NewGen Event.
2. Large Aircraft Panel speaker Randy Tinseth,
vice president of marketing, Boeing
Commercial Airplanes.
3. Klaus Heinemann (center), chairman,
Finnair Board of Directors, accepts the
2017 ISTAT Award from Aengus Kelly,
chief executive officer and executive
director, AerCap (left) and Marc S. Allinson,
executive director, Charlotte Parker Associates.
4. Large Aircraft Panel speaker
John Leahy, Airbus, chief operating
officer - customers, Airbus.
5. Appraiser Panel, moderated by
Bryson Monteleone, marketing director,
Tailwind Capital Partners; Gueric Dechavanne,
vice president, Collateral Verifications;
Douglas B. Kelly, senior vice president - asset
valuation, AVITAS, Inc.; Stuart Rubin,
principal, ICF; and Lindsey Webster, director asset valuations, Morten Beyer & Agnew.
6. ISTAT Foundation Chairman Damon
D'Agostino, (left) accepts a $626,365 check
from ISTAT Past President Marc S. Allinson,
executive director, Charlotte Parker Associates,
to support individuals and institutions
promoting the advancement of commercial
aviation, as well as humanitarian outreaches.
7. Keynote speaker Adam Pilarski, Ph.D., senior
vice president, consulting, AVITAS, Inc.
8. Lessor CEO Panel, moderated by Jeff Knittel,
president transportation finance,
CIT Aerospace; Peter Barrett, chief executive
officer, SMBC Aviation Capital; Aengus Kelly,
chief executive officer & executive director,
AerCap Hodings; Khanh Tran, chief
executive officer, Aviation Capital Group; and
Steven Udvar-Házy, executive chairman,
Air Lease Corporation.
9. Finance Panel, moderated by
Pamela S. Hendry, advisor, CIT;
John Beekman, research analyst,
Fidelity Investments; Justine Fisher,
vice president, Goldman Sachs & Co.;
Patrick Kaufer, managing director, Deutsche
Bank; Timothy Myers, president, Boeing
Capital Corporation; and Eelco van de Stadt,
managing director, DVB Transport (US) LLC.
10. The Future of Air Cargo Panel, moderated by
Stephen Fortune, principal, Fortune Aviation
Services; Michael Steen, executive vice
president & chief commercial officer, Atlas Air
Worldwide Holdings; and Rich Corrado,
president, Airbone Global Solutions.
11. Incoming ISTAT President Doug Runte (left),
managing director, securitized products & high
yield research, Deutsche Bank, and ISTAT Past
President Marc S. Allinson, executive director,
Charlotte Parker Associates
12. Opening remarks from ISTAT Americas Chair
Kostya Zolotusky, managing director,
capital markets, Boeing Capital Corporation.
13. Airline Panel, moderated by John Feren,
executive vice president, global strategy,
Aviation Capital Group; John Kirby, vice
president capacity planning, Alaska Airlines;
Andrew Levy, executive vice president
& chief financial officer, United Airlines;
Riyaz PeerMohamed, chief aircraft acquisition
& finance officer, Indigo Airlines; and
Daniel J. Pietrzak, managing director of fleet
transactions, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
14. Regional Aircraft OEM Panel, moderated
by Rod J. Sheridan, vice chairman, Nordic
Aviation Capital; Gregory Alberts, senior vice
president global leasing & asset management,
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation; Ross Mitchell,
vice president, commercial operations;
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft; John Moore,
head of global sales, ATR; and Cesar Pereira,
head of Embraer consulting, Embraer.
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