Leasing companies have mixed day on exchanges
Shares in aircraft leasing companies were mixed, with European independent lessor AerCap losing 3.8% and Aircastle and FLY Leasing both down 3.3%. Kuwait-based ALAFCO, partially owned by Kuwait Airways Corp, went against the general downward trend in the Middle East and North Africa, gaining 1.4%. Regional aircraft lessor Aerocentury was 2.8% higher.