Peter Barrett
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Dublin aircraft lessor defers delivery of Boeing 737 Max until 2025
- Transport & Tourism
- June 3, 2020, 07:48
Dublin-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has deferred delivery of 68 Boeing 737 Max aircraft until between 2025 and 2027, the company said a(...)

SMBC Aviation Capital appoints Tomoyuki Tanaka as chairman
- Transport & Tourism
- April 6, 2020, 10:54
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital’s board has appointed Tomoyuki (Tom) Tanaka as its new chairman. Mr Tanaka formerly served as the deputy head o(...)

How simple classroom design changes can boost children’s learning
- Education
- November 26, 2019, 00:00
Parents and students alike are often very vocal about the impact of individual teachers on children’s learning – for better or for worse. But do we e(...)

SMBC says it will take time for 737 Max to return to service
- Transport & Tourism
- November 21, 2019, 12:24
Irish aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital believes that delays in the delivery of new Boeing planes that have hit Ryanair among others may not be fi(...)

Airbus prepares to steal a march on Boeing with long-range aircraft
- Transport & Tourism
- June 14, 2019, 10:25
Airbus is preparing to steal a march against rival Boeing with the launch of a new long-range aircraft that could pre-empt the US company’s plans for (...)

Aircraft lessor SMBC faces delivery delay of 30 Boeing 737 Max planes
- Transport & Tourism
- June 11, 2019, 08:13
Irish aircraft leasing specialist SMBC faces a delay in the delivery of 30 Boeing 737 Max planes while their manufacturer tackles safety issues that f(...)

You’ve survived childhood cancer, but who cares now?
- Parenting
- January 23, 2019, 07:01
When Alan Gorman started having pain in his feet at the age of 17 during his first months at college, a doctor put it down to an unbalanced diet and n(...)

SMBC’s Irish chief warns airlines will face more turbulence
- Transport & Tourism
- January 22, 2019, 05:20
Airlines face a tougher environment than in recent years, when they benefitted from strong demand and cheap fuel, according to Peter Barrett, chief ex(...)

Windfall for local business as two major aviation events land in Dublin
- Transport & Tourism
- January 21, 2019, 05:50
Hotels, restaurants, pubs and other businesses will share a €9 million boost to the economy this week from two gatherings of aircraft finance professi(...)

SMBC gets $1bn funding boost as airlines look to update fleets
- Transport & Tourism
- November 30, 2018, 09:24
A $1 billion (€884 million) boost from its parent has left aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation poised to cash in on demand from airlines to replace their fl(...)