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This significant transaction increases TrueNoord’s portfolio to 70 aircraft and brings new lessee airlines from North America, Canada, and South Africa into the family, as well as increasing TrueNoord’s footprint with existing European airline customers in France and Portugal.

As part of LARA magazine’s December 2022/January 2023 Finance and Leasing Special, Lucy Powell talks to leading aviation analysts and lessors, including TrueNoord’s CEO Anne-Bart Tieleman, about the current state of play in the world of aviation finance and what challenges are facing lessors.

With regional aviation bouncing back, TrueNoord Industry Officer, Angus von Schoenberg, and other industry experts talk to Michael Doran as he examines the aircraft leasing market in the December 2022/January 2023 issue of LARA magazine.

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Global, Dublin 2023.

We look forward to 2023 and sharing a positive future with our customers, suppliers, and colleagues worldwide.

Angus von Schoenberg, Industry Officer at TrueNoord, examines the financial challenges ahead for regional aircraft lessors as the industry aims to achieve net zero by 2050.

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Singapore 2022.

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers New York 2022.

Immediate induction into the Sky High fleet has resulted in both E190s flying an extensive network to fifteen destinations throughout the Caribbean islands and beyond.

TrueNoord, has announced the successful delivery of two new ATR42-600s to Alliance Air, India’s only public airline.

As the Company expands its global operator portfolio and prepares to manage a programme of significant growth, TrueNoord is building its Dublin-based team.

Carst Lindeboom, TrueNoord Sales Director – Asia Pacific, will be attending.

As a proud sponsor of The European Regions Airline Association General Assembly 2022, TrueNoord look forward to seeing you in Vilamoura, Portugal.

TrueNoord looks forward to seeing you at Ishka: Aviation Finance India: New Horizon, New Opportunities, in Delhi on 28^th-29^th September.

TrueNoord has closed a new revolving warehouse finance facility of US$400 million which will be seeded with 17 aircraft already owned by TrueNoord and can be extended further by an accordion feature.

This transaction marks an important milestone for TrueNoord as we continue to grow our North American business. We are very pleased to welcome not only our first Canadian customer, Porter Airlines, but also the first Embraer E2 aircraft to join our growing fleet

We look forward to seeing you at International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) EMEA 2022 in Marrakesh.

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers London 2022.

Richard Jacobs, Chief Commercial Officer at TrueNoord shares insights into lease return procedures and processes from a lessor’s perspective.

We are very pleased to further strengthen our relationship with Cobham, supporting their mission to progressively expand their fleet with modern and flexible aircraft well suited to the diverse Australian terrain

TrueNoord’s new Regional Jet Market Report presents an overview of this aircraft type and an analysis of the current dynamics driving market values. Types covered in the report include: CRJ700; CRJ900; CRJ1000; E170; E175; E190 and E195. Download your copy of our latest insight.

The appointments of Vinay and Julie further strengthens our team of highly experienced sector specialists. As our fleet grows so does our headcount and we are proud to attract and retain the very best people in our industry.

“The re-marketing and transitioning of these two CRJ900s is indicative of a strengthening market for regional aviation in Africa” says Maarten Grift, TrueNoord’s Sales Manager for Africa.

With many airlines having endured a tough couple of years, the green shoots of recovery are now evident. The need to get regional fleets back into the sky or replace older aircraft has never been more urgent. For cost-efficient, savvy airlines, leasing may well be the best option. Michael Doran spoke to those leading the charge and offering deals.

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dublin 2022.

“The delivery of these turboprops demonstrates our ability to quickly step in and support Ethiopian Airlines’ growth strategy for their regional fleet” says Maarten Grift, TrueNoord’s Sales Manager for Africa.

Jack Bos spoke to AviTrader’s Keith Mwanalushi to examine the asset recovery and transition services market post-pandemic and the ongoing push for digital records management.

With increasing pressures on aviation, Michael Adams, Executive Director, TrueNoord Services Ireland / Sales Director Europe, interprets the prevailing trends from a lessor’s perspective.

We look forward to seeing you in Malta for The ERA Regional Airline Conference

As the industry emerges from Covid-19, Truenoord’s chief executive officer, Anne-Bart Tieleman, discusses with Olivier Bonnassies and Hugh Davies how regional lessors will look to take advantage of M&A opportunities as well as the improved economics of new-technology regional assets.

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego, California for ISTAT Americas 2022.

Our team will be represented by Carst Lindeboom, Sales Director – Asia Pacific.

We are extremely pleased with the continued support from our existing and new financing partners.

Following the successful delivery of an ATR72-600 earlier in 2021, we welcome the opportunity to further develop our relationship with Silver Airways through the leasing of these brand-new aircraft.

TrueNoord is pleased to announce it has entered into a new four-year operating lease agreement with Amelia International, part of the Regourd Aviation Group.

Anne-Bart Tieleman states that the firm is “well-positioned” to potentially buy any aircraft that may emanate from rival lessor NAC’s restructuring process

TrueNoord has finalised delivery of an Embraer E190 to MAI (Myanmar Airways International). The aircraft, based at Yangon International Airport, will service domestic routes across Myanmar and regional destinations in Southeast Asia.

TrueNoord are a proud sponsor of this year’s ERA Membership Conference, and we look forward to discussing the key topics affecting the European aviation industry with our colleagues from ERA member companies.

We look forward to seeing you at ISTAT Americas 2021 in Austin, Texas.

Keep an eye out for our representatives Maarten Grift, Sales Manager – Africa, Middle East and CIS, and Angus von Schoenberg, Industry Officer.

In line with the growth of its global operator portfolio, TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor, is pleased to announce changes to its business development team in Asia and Africa, Middle East, Russia & CIS.

Angus von Schoenberg, industry officer, TrueNoord, and aviation journalist Michael Doran put the case for turboprop aircraft.

Joining the Dublin team, Stephen will provide technical support worldwide and further enhance TrueNoord’s technical services in Dublin.

Crossover Jets offer longer range and highly competitive operating costs. Are they opening a new market sector for regional operators?

Australia has always been a strong market for regional jets and expanding our global footprint ‘down under’ with this re-marketed aircraft is a significant milestone for TrueNoord

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you in Edinburgh

This turboprop is enabling Ethiopian to boost services domestically, and broaden the choice of routes across neighbouring East African countries

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you in London at the Growth Frontiers COVID Special

This turboprop modernisation strategy is spearheading the youngest and greenest fleet in Greece

Anne-Bart Tieleman, TrueNoord chief executive officer, tells Hugh Davies that smaller aircraft were on the Dutch lessor’s radar long before the pandemic struck.

Richard Jacobs, TrueNoord’s Chief Commercial Officer, shares his views with Bernie Baldwin in his latest Aviation Week article examining Crossover Jets

Regional International speaks to TrueNoord’s Angus von Schoenberg, who examines the evidence and explains why crossover jets could be just right.

Join Anne-Bart Tieleman, TrueNoord CEO, at the Ishka+ Aviation Finance Festival (virtual) for the Investor gameshow: Take It or Leave It on Wednesday 16th June 2021 at 12.35 PM.

TrueNoord’s new ‘Crossover Jets Market Report’ highlights how crossover jets could become the ideal platform in a post-pandemic environment and considers the drivers that will impact the market potential of these aircraft. In this interview, Aviation journalist, Bernie Baldwin speaks to the author of the report, Angus von Schoenberg, about his findings.

Hear from Carst Lindeboom, TrueNoord Sales Director for Asia Pacific, as he is interviewed by Asian Aviation Magazine Editor, Matthew Driskill, for their ‘In Conversation with…’ video series.

‘Silver Warrior’ is the first aircraft to feature the operator’s new livery for their expanding turboprop fleet

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Korea 2021 (virtual).

Angus von Schoenberg, industry officer, shares his views with Bernie Baldwin in this Aviation Week article examining Crossover Narrowbody Jets

Angus von Schoenberg, Industry Officer, TrueNoord, looks at the likely long-term legacies of COVID-19 and asks how regional operators will manage change to address the socio-economic impacts.

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dublin 2021 (virtual).

Anne-Bart Tieleman, CEO, talks to Michael Doran about Asset Management as part of the Finance & Leasing Special in the December 2020/January 2021 issue of LARA.

TrueNoord look forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers London 2020 (virtual).

The TrueNoord team looks forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Hong Kong 2020 (virtual)

As one of the leading aircraft lessors in the business, TrueNoord has kept a steady eye on the turboprop market and believes that the type still has an assured place within the regional market. Its Industry Officer, Angus von Schoenberg, explains why to LARA Editor Glenn Sands.

Truenoord look forward to seeing you at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers New York 2020 (virtual) this week

Angus von Schoenberg, TrueNoord’s industry officer, tells Satu Dahl how the regional aircraft lessor is supporting airlines in today’s market

After weathering the initial impact of the Covid-19 crisis, regional lessor TrueNoord is cautiously optimistic about growth opportunities.

With this acquisition, TrueNoord completes another significant milestone and reaches a fleet of 50 modern regional aircraft.

TrueNoord Industry Officer, Angus von Schoenberg, provides insight into the leasing of regional aircraft as the market restructures to deliver renewed connectivity.

This aircraft purchase brings TrueNoord’s fleet of modern regional aircraft to 48.

Download your copy of the TrueNoord Insight.

What commercial aviation will look like post COVID-19 is pure speculation but the people who put up the money to finance aircraft are looking for more than guesses in these troubled times.

IndiGo’s fleet of five ATR 72-600s leased from TrueNoord, is being deployed to bring people home, transport medicines and other vital supplies.

The aircraft had just finished its lease term with Spanish regional airline, Air Nostrum, and was the last CRJ-200 in TrueNoord’s fleet which is now focused solely on in-production regional jets and turboprops.

The safety and well-being of our customers and team members is our top priority while we cope with the COVID-19 virus.

Specialist regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord examines the evidence. By Angus von Schoenberg, Industry Officer, TrueNoord.

These aircraft (MSN 4610/4612) are the first Dash 8-400 aircraft manufactured by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (“De Havilland Canada”) to enter service in TrueNoord’s portfolio.

We look forward to seeing you at ISTAT Americas 2020 in Austin, Texas.

We look forward to seeing you at the Singapore Airshow 2020.

The Dash 8-400 aircraft will enter PAL’s commercial service in February and be based at Clark International Airport flying domestic routes throughout the Philippine archipelago of over 7,600 islands.

TrueNoord has placed an ATR 72-600 aircraft from its fleet on a new lease programme for 6 years with expanding Bangladeshi domestic and international operator, US-Bangla.

We look forward to seeing you at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers 2020 in Dublin.

Asset managers must take tough decisions when an operator starts running into trouble and aircraft repossession is required. Bernie Baldwin reports on how the process is carried out.

Michael Doran examines the complex nature of predicting aircraft values in an industry that’s going through significant changes at present.

TrueNoord CEO Anne-Bart Tieleman speaks to Ishka on the regional aircraft lessor’s reincarnation into a bigger entity and its strategy for fleet growth.

These aircraft have been purchased with leases attached from GOAL Aircraft Leasing and they are being sub-leased and operated by Nordic Regional Airlines (NoRRA).

TrueNoord has closed a new revolving warehouse finance facility of US$360 million with an uncommitted US$150 million accordion feature.

We look forward to seeing you at the ISTAT Americas Conference 2019 in Orlando, Florida.

Truenoord look forward to seeing you at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers 2019 in Hong Kong.

TrueNoord has placed an ATR 72-600 aircraft from its fleet on a new lease programme for 6 years with expanding Bangladeshi domestic and international operator, US-Bangla.

This is TrueNoord’s first fleet deal in North America.

Asia’s long-term passenger market will need 16,325 new aircraft in the next two decades.

Truenoord look forward to seeing you at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers 2019 in Dubai, 30^th Sept – 2^nd Oct.

Truenoord look forward to seeing you at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers 2019 in Dubai, 30^th Sept – 2^nd Oct.

The formal appointment to CFO comes at a time when TrueNoord is experiencing rapid growth and the regional aircraft leasing industry is undergoing significant change.

We look forward to seeing you at the ERA General Assembly 2019 in Juan Les Pins.

We look forward to seeing you at the Regional Airline Association Annual Convention 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

We look forward to seeing you at ISTAT EMEA 2019 in Berlin.

TrueNoord’s executive team are looking forward to attending the International Paris Air show 2019. We hope to see you all there!

Angus von Schoenberg, Industry Officer for ERA member TrueNoord, takes a closer look at wet leasing and the wider ACMI market

Carst Lindeboom, Sales Director – Asia Pacific, will act as the chief representative of the new office based in Centennial Tower in the heart of the City.

We look forward to seeing you at ISTAT Asia 2019 in Shanghai.

Anne-Bart Tieleman, CEO of TrueNoord, will be speaking on the Regional Aircraft Finance Leasing & Trading Panel on Thursday 30^th May at 15:35.

TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Adams as European Sales Director.

Choosing to lease aircraft is one way to develop a fleet. Bernie Baldwin reports on the some of the available options.

Regional aircraft lessor, TrueNoord’s chief executive officer Anne-Bart Tieleman, speaks to Jack Dutton about the CRJ programme and why Embraer is still selling loads of E1s.

The TrueNoord team look forward to seeing you at ERA Regional Airline Conference 2019 in Prague.

We look forward to seeing you at the ISTAT Americas Conference 2019 in Orlando, Florida.

TrueNoord is proud to announce that it has received the Regional Aircraft Lessor of the Year Award 2018 for the second consecutive year.

TrueNoord’s turboprop portfolio has now grown to a total of eleven ATR72-600 aircraft including nine brand new aircraft purchases in the past two months.

Financing was provided under TrueNoord’s recent term loan warehouse facility supported by Morgan Stanley, NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank and Barclays.

We look forward to seeing you at both the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Conference and the Airfinance Journal Conference in Dublin, Ireland

These are the first factory new aircraft to be purchased and leased by TrueNoord signifying the regional specialist’s focus on a low average fleet age and a broadening of its turboprop portfolio.

We look forward to seeing you at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Conference in London next week.

Following the equity and debt raise, TrueNoord is targeting an acceleration of its growth plans with a strategy to substantially grow its existing fleet of 30 Embraer, Bombardier and ATR aircraft within the next five years, and building on its strong presence in Europe through further expansion in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

You can now download our 2017-18 annual report

Anne-Bart Tieleman, CEO of TrueNoord, will be speaking on the Regional Aircraft Specialist Leasing and Finance Panel on Tuesday 30th October at 14:00. We hope you will come along and attend the discussion!

We look forward to seeing you at the ALTA Latin American and Caribbean Airlines Annual Meeting 2018 in Panama City, Panama.

TrueNoord will be attending the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Conference in New York next week. We look forward to seeing you there!

Anne-Bart Tieleman, CEO of TrueNoord, will be attending the Ishka Aviation Investival next week in New York.

Are North American-style capacity purchase agreements taking off in Europe and what effect could these have on leasing regional aircraft?

TrueNoord has partly financed the transaction by the recent term loan warehouse facility underwritten by NORD/LB, Morgan Stanley and Barclays.

We look forward to seeing you at the Regional Airline Association Annual Convention 2018 in Long Beach, California.

The TrueNoord team look forward to seeing you at ISTAT EMEA 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.

This will be used as a warehouse to finance business development and expand the TrueNoord portfolio of Embraer, Bombardier and ATR aircraft. The debt facility will be also be deployed to partially refinance the existing fleet.

TrueNoord’s executive team are looking forward to attending the Farnborough International Airshow next week. We hope to see you all there!

We look forward to seeing you at the Airfinance China Conference 2018 in Shanghai, China.

TrueNoord are proud to be sponsoring the first ever AMS-STAT event in Amsterdam on the 28th of June.

This pair of aircraft increases TrueNoord’s Embraer fleet under lease to seventeen globally operated E190s.

Asian aviation editor Matt Driskill spoke with TrueNoord’s CEO, Anne-Bart Tieleman, about the lessor’s work and future plans.

These aircraft are under lease with and operated by HOP!, the regional operator for AirFrance-KLM in France.

We look forward to seeing you at the ERA Regional Airline Conference 2018 in Vienna, Austria.

As demand for aircraft leasing continues to grow, Keith Mwanalushi looks more closely at the market and at how lease rates and values are shaping up.

This new group of five E190 aircraft operated regionally by KLM Cityhopper represents a significant investment for TrueNoord, and heralds the start of 2018’s highly targeted programme for their fleet under lease.

Leasing aircraft often seems an easy option but care needs to be taken. Mario Pierobon reports.

We look forward to seeing you at the ISTAT Americas Conference in San Diego, California.

Can ACMI contracts deliver the affordability and flexibility that regional carriers seek to underpin their operations?

Angus von Schoenberg, Industry Officer at TrueNoord reviews speaker opinions.

Jacobs and Lindeboom both joined the TrueNoord team this month as the organisation expands its senior management in line with significant portfolio growth and emerging global opportunities.

TrueNoord were presented with the award on the 9th of January 2018 at the historic Merchant Taylors Hall in London in recognition of their performance throughout the year.

TrueNoord has concluded the increase of an existing term financing facility with DVB bank for the purchase of a 2012 vintage Embraer E190 aircraft from Air Astana, which will continue to be operated by the airline under the terms of a sale-lease back transaction.

We look forward to seeing you at both the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Conference and the 20th Annual Global Airfinance Conference in Dublin, Ireland.

We are delighted to welcome Joram to the team, where his depth of transactional experience in the field will strengthen our business acumen as we develop our portfolio of aircraft and support operators across complex global jurisdictions.

Season’s Greetings to all of TrueNoord’s customers! We look forward to seeing you in London on 6th -7th December.

Angus von Schoenberg of TrueNoord analyses the emerging trends at the recent ERA General Assembly 2017 in this report.

We look forward to seeing you at the ISTAT Latin America Forum in Bogota, Colombia.

We look forward to seeing you at the Asia Pacific Airfinance Conference in Hong Kong.

We look forward to seeing you at the Growth Frontiers Conference in Hong Kong.

Angus von Schoenberg, Chief Investment Officer at TrueNoord, talks to Regional International about how regional jets and turboprops can be used to ‘right size’ and optimise capacity for airlines.

Aberdeen Asset Management, a leading global asset management firm and part of the newly merged investment company – Standard Life Aberdeen, will be co-investing in the company alongside BlackRock who joined as an investor in June this year, and Bregal Freshstream who invested in the company in 2016.

TrueNoord has closed the final term financing facility with DVB bank and PK AirFinance for the remaining two of the six Embraer E190 aircraft that it purchased from BOC Aviation earlier this year with leases attached.

We look forward to meeting you at the ERA General Assembly in Athens.

We look forward to seeing you at ISTAT EMEA 2017 in Edinburgh.

A market overview from Angus von Schoenberg, Chief Investment Officer – TrueNoord.

TrueNoord has closed the final term financing facility with DVB bank and PK AirFinance for the remaining two of the six Embraer E190 aircraft that it purchased from BOC Aviation earlier this year with leases attached.

Aircraft Commerce article with Angus von Schoenberg, Chief Investment Officer at TrueNoord.

We look forward to meeting you at the International Paris Air Show.

We look forward to seeing you at Asia’s Financial Skies Conference in Hong Kong.

We look forward to seeing you at ISTAT Asia 2017 in Hong Kong.

TrueNoord has closed the first tranche of a term financing facility with DVB bank and PK AirFinance of Luxembourg for four of the six Embraer E190 aircraft that it purchased from BOC Aviation in January with leases attached.

We look forward to meeting you at the ERA Regional Airline Conference in Copenhagen.

TrueNoord’s CEO Anne-Bart Tieleman gives his view on the growing demand for specialised regional lessors and what this means for the future of the industry.

TrueNoord Regional Aircraft Leasing announces its purchase of six Embraer E190 aircraft.

We look forward to seeing you at Airline Economics Growth Frontiers and the 19th Annual Global Airfinance Conference in Dublin.

We look forward to meeting you at the ERA General Assembly in Madrid.

Garry Topp, chief commercial officer for TrueNoord, talks about how the aircraft lessor will diversify its portfolio while maintaining its focus on regional aircraft.

Finding funds to finance new aircraft can be difficult but is not the only reason why many companies choose to lease. Angus von Schoenberg, Chief Investment Officer, TrueNoord, explains how aircraft lessors can reduce an airline’s risk exposure and deploy capital to operations.

Nigel Turner’s appointment cements the recent expansion of the senior management team at TrueNoord.

GA-Finance, the Amsterdam based regional aircraft leasing company, today announces that it is changing its name to TrueNoord Regional Aircraft Leasing.