Explore UCD

UCD Home >

FIN41610

Academic Year 2024/2025

Aviation Financing (FIN41610)

Subject:
Finance
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
8
Module Coordinator:
Professor Thomas Conlon
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will build upon Corporate Finance for Aviation Finance, developing in students some of the important skills and knowledge required to make strong financial decisions. Topics will include financial modelling, securitization and credit evaluation, amongst others.

The module will introduce students to the established methods of financing aircraft assets, from Bank to Debt Capital Markets, to EXIM/ECA financing and Sharia compliant Financings. It will cover all aspects of typical financings, from security requirements to financial terms.

In addition it will cover the financing of aircraft leasing businesses, from capital structure through (asset/liability matching) debt maturity management, dealing with treasury instruments and treasury aspects of aircraft and lease portfolio financing.

This module will be supported by guest lecturers from both the Aircraft Lessors and Financial Institutions providing and advising on debt financing from bank and public markets. A case study may also form part of the module.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Students will develop their quantitative, problem solving and critical analysis skills. Moreover, upon completion of the module students will have deepended their understanding of financing sources and structures and of many of the functional financial aspects of the aviation finance and leasing business.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

24
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

148

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures / guest lectures / student presentations

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 1 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Min Cao Tutor
Print this page
Fill in the following details:
Enter the body of your query here.

From time to time UCD would like to send you further information that we feel, based on your enquiry, would be of interest to you.