George Ferguson
George Ferguson
Speaker
Senior Aerospace, Defense & Airline Analyst

Bloomberg

United States

George Ferguson is the Senior Aerospace, Defense and Airline analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, the research group at Bloomberg L.P. He publishes financial research on the aerospace manufacturers including airframers, engine makers and defense primes as well as airlines. Previously he worked as an analyst on global debt and equity funds for BlackRock and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and as a banker at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Mitsubishi Bank. His experience includes service in the U.S. Army Reserve as an intelligence officer. George is a CFA charterholder, private pilot and has earned an MBA from the Graduate School of Management at Rutgers University and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Penn State University.

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Sessions

Main Agenda

  • How overlevered have companies’ balance sheets become as a result of multiple waves of COVID, the Ukraine crisis, increased fuel and labour costs?
  • Assessing various capital solutions from recapitalising debt to loans for airlines and lessors.
  • What financial solutions have been more, or less, popular with aviation investors and airlines in the wake of rising interest rates?
  • What measures are airlines taking to become more efficient in an attempt to correct their balance sheets and become more attractive for investment?
  • Evaluating how some airlines avoided state relief loans and for those who needed to use it, how will this impact their revenue going forward?

Michael Rodyniuk
President and CEO, Canadian North Airlines
Robert Morin
Managing Director, AFIC
Joerg Schirrmacher
Head of Transport Finance & Senior Vice President, Helaba
George Ferguson
Senior Aerospace, Defense & Airline Analyst, Bloomberg
Benjamin Faires
Managing Director of Capital Markets & Outreach, Boeing Capital Corporation
Moderator
Tim O'Connell
Partner & Head of Aviation Advisory, Grant Thornton Ireland