SCOTTSDALE — Steven Udvar-Hazy, the most high-profile and influential man in aircraft leasing, gave journalists a lengthy interview immediately following the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) conference today.
Because Udvar-Hazy shared his thoughts on so many topics, Runway Girl Mary Kirby and I have decided to break the lion’s share of the interview on our blogs. Mary’s blog covers Udvar-Hazy’s comments about narrowbody aircraft, while I’m taking the widebodies.
For the sake of historical context, here’s Udvar-Hazy’s last interview with this page from February 2008’s Singapore Air Show, prior to the launch of the CSeries, 787-3 cancellation and global economic crisis.
The complete interview is continued below the fold.
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