Lourens Geldenhuys
Lourens Geldenhuys
Speaker
Managing Director

AFS Aero Ltd

United Kingdom


Lourens Geldenhuys is Managing Director of AFS Aero, an aircraft financing and leasing platform established recently in conjunction with SGI Aviation, the leading provider of aircraft technical services globally

Lourens has a long-standing track record of establishing new businesses, at African Merchant Bank as Head of Corporate Finance (4 years), at Standard Bank London as Global Head of Asset Financing (10 years) and at Stratos as Chief Financial Officer (9 years)

Lourens is a Chartered Accountant who qualified at EY and holds a Masters Degree in Corporate Restructuring from the University of Johannesburg


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Sessions

Main Agenda

  • How are fleet strategies being adapted to meet demand?
  • Understanding airline fleet requirments. How is capacity affecting aircraft retirement ages?
  • How long are lessors and airlines predicting the extension boom will last?  
  • How strong is the lease negotiating hand of each side? Is there any consensus around this?
  • Are lease rates catching up with interest rates?
    Patrick Halluin
    Vice President Fleet Transactions, Air France
    Ann-Sofie Snåre
    Interim VP, Fleet Management, Finnair
    Lourens Geldenhuys
    Managing Director, AFS Aero Ltd
    Moderator
    Richard Dudley-Cave
    Head of Marketing, ALM