20 May 2026
Main Stage

Engine Issues: The only way is up?

  • State of the engine market: reliability challenges, grounded aircraft, and maintenance cycles.
  • How shop visit delays, LLP availability, and OEM constraints affect trading and values.
  • The near-term vs. long-term outlook for engine supply and operational disruption.

PropelHer

PropelHer: Altitude Leadership Development Programme

Andrea Wilson
CEO & Founder,
PropelHer

Ishka is pleased to support PropelHer, who will be delivering their Altitude leadership development programme in a dedicated private room throughout the day. 

Altitude is designed to inspire, challenge, and support female professionals in aircraft leasing and the wider aviation industry through a series of interactive leadership workshops focused on self-awareness, collaboration, coaching, and confident leadership.

Please note: This is a pre-registered, closed session and is not accepting additional participants at this stage.

If you would like to find out more information about PropelHer, and the important work they are doing, please reach out to dixie@ishkaglobal.com

Main Stage

Fleet Strategy from the Airline Side: What’s Driving Decisions Today

Ann-Sofie Snåre
Vice President of Fleet Planning,
Finnair
Mia Jakobsson
Head of Fleet Management & PMO,
Braathens
  • The role of leasing, extensions and interim solutions in fleet planning.
  • How operational, maintenance and cost considerations are shaping fleet choices.
  • What airline fleet teams are prioritising in the near term versus the long term.
  • How airlines are positioning their fleets for the next phase of the market cycle.
  • How airlines are thinking about fleet flexibility vs long-term commitments. 

Forum Room A

The Operating Table

The Operating Table is a closed-door forum bringing together senior operations, technology and digital transformation leaders to examine how data, automation and AI are being applied across aviation trading and asset management today. Designed as an interactive, confidential discussion, the session moves beyond hype to focus on real-world implementation, operational impact and emerging risks. With practical insight shared among peers, this forum offers a valuable opportunity to explore what is working, what isn’t, and how organisations are approaching digital change in an increasingly complex operating environment.

Exclusive, pre-registered forum. If you wish to apply for a spot, please contact Dixie Rowley: dixie@ishkaglobal.com

Main Stage

The Engine Market Through the CEO Lens

Jeff Lewis
CEO,
Hanwha Aviation
  • High-level perspectives from engine lessor leadership on risk, values, and investment strategy.
  • Market balance between supply, demand, and long-term returns.
  • How engine-focused platforms are deploying capital in an unpredictable environment.

Main Stage

Morning Networking Break

A lively networking break to connect, recharge and share ideas.

Main Stage

Promises, Pressure and Performance: The OEM View

  • OEM insights on reliability programmes, technical fixes, and future performance expectations.
  • Production planning challenges and aftermarket supply pressures.
  • OEM–operator–lessor alignment (or misalignment) on overhaul planning.

Forum Room A

In-House Counsel Trading Masterclass

This forum is a lessor in-house counsel focused on the legal realities of aircraft and engine trading. Designed as a practical, peer-led discussion, this session offers a confidential space to share experience, compare approaches and explore the contractual challenges shaping transactions in today’s market.

Exclusive, pre-registered forum. If you wish to apply for a spot, please contact Dixie Rowley: dixie@ishkaglobal.com

Main Stage

Wet Lease Realities: Strategic Tool or Asset of Last Resort?

Jochen Schnadt
CEO,
FLY4 Airlines
Matija Krajnc
Managing Director,
Amelia
Stewart Higginson
CEO,
euroAtlantic Airways
  • Current demand and pricing for ACMI solutions as airlines face fleet and crew shortages.
  • Economics of wet leasing vs dry leasing under operational stress.
  • Implications for capacity planning, short-term peak seasons, and trading activity.

Forum Room B

Technical Troubleshooting Forum

A closed forum for professionals in technical asset management, this session brings together some of the industry’s leading technical minds to collaborate on solutions to shared challenges.

Exclusive, pre-registered forum. If you wish to apply for a spot, please contact Dixie Rowley: dixie@ishkaglobal.com

Main Stage

The Secondary Market Pulse: Airframe & Engine Trading

  • Current pricing, liquidity, and demand patterns for midlife assets.
  • Where trades are happening, which aircraft/engines are moving, and who is buying.
  • Practical constraints: maintenance status, feedstock scarcity, and paperwork/transition complexity.

Main Stage

Networking Lunch

A relaxed networking lunch to reconnect, exchange ideas and build new relationships.

Main Stage

Technical Transitions & Repossessions: The Real-World Pain Points

  • Operational challenges during aircraft transitions, including records, maintenance findings, and delays.
  • Common repossession hurdles and how technical teams mitigate risk.
  • Cross-border considerations and coordination between lessors, MROs, and airlines

Forum Room A

The Lease Negotiation Masterclass

One of our most popular closed-door sessions returns, bringing airline fleet planners and lessor commercial teams into the same room for a candid, practical discussion on lease negotiations in today’s market. Designed to surface real-world challenges and best practice, this interactive masterclass offers a confidential forum to align perspectives and explore how deals are being structured, negotiated and managed across the leasing lifecycle.

Exclusive, pre-registered forum. If you wish to apply for a spot, please contact Dixie Rowley: dixie@ishkaglobal.com

Main Stage

Component Forecasting & Reliability: Predicting Issues Before They Happen

  • Forecasting for component wear, failure patterns, and reliability.
  • How rising failure rates affect maintenance planning and cost.
  • The role of predictive maintenance and digital tools to reduce downtime.

Main Stage

USM Market Reality: Feedstock, Pricing Power & What’s Impossible to Find

Simon Goodson
CEO,
AerFin
  •  Current availability of used serviceable material and teardown feedstock constraints.
  • Pricing dynamics for high-demand parts and what is becoming unobtainable.
  • How USM trends are reshaping maintenance costs and trading strategies.

Main Stage

The Price is Right: Engine Values Roundtables

  • Live comparison of engine valuations based on market scenario inputs.
  • How LLP backlogs, shop visit status, and reliability issues shift pricing.
  • Consensus vs. disagreement across valuers, lessors, traders, and MROs.

Main Stage

Midlife Asset Values: Pricing Strength or Delayed Reality Check?

  • How lease extensions and delayed returns have reshaped midlife aircraft pricing.
  • What today’s strong values are really built on: utilisation, credit, scarcity, or timing.
  • The coming return wave: what happens to pricing when assets finally re-enter the market at scale.
  • Where valuation assumptions may be exposed as trading volumes normalise.
  • How lessors, airlines and investors are stress-testing midlife values for the next phase of the cycle.

Main Stage

Networking Drinks Reception: hosted by Unical Aviation

End the day on a high with networking drinks hosted by Unical Aviation. A chance to connect, reflect on the day’s discussions, and build relationships with senior aviation finance and trading professionals in a relaxed environment.