AFC provides advisory services to airlines customers who require the financial benefits which flow from, and the comfort of receiving independent advise in the following areas:

• Assisting airlines in their negotiations for the acquisition of new aircraft from competing manufacturers, including engine manufacturers in order to secure the most beneficial deal taking into account, inter alia, such issues as price, credit memos, specification, slide and switch rights
• Advising on and managing the entire process of the tender (including documentation) for airlines who have determined a policy to sell and leaseback individual or multiple aircraft, with the objective or obtaining the most attractive overall transaction with the optimum sales price/ rental ratio
• Advising airlines on negotiations for the inwards lease of aircraft and the disposal of aircraft either my way of straight sale, lease out or structured lease and subsequent sale of the package
• Advising airlines on the restructuring of existing operating leases on equipment which no longer forms part of the operator's schedules and plans, so as to minimise the penalties, which may be incurred from their lessor
• Reviewing the benefits of lease extensions at reduced rates, or restructuring finance leases so as to take rental benefit through lower cost of funds, increased balloons and stretched amortisation periods
• The structuring and arrangement of Airline Insurance Programmes for both in- service and start-up airlines, where AFC assists in providing and structuring the most cost effective insurance solutions via the use of international insurers, reinsurers and brokers.

Air New Zealand

Malaysian Airlines