Hello,

Please find attached the latest Ascend news in Viewpoint. This edition includes an outlook for aviation finance in 2010, a review of 2009 jet orders, and a look at the rising dragons in Chinese aviation.

Sincerely,

Lise Colyer.

For more information please contact Nancy Prendergast nancy@tannissanmae.com or Lise Colyer lise@tannissanmae.com at Tannissan Mae Communications on +44 (0) 20 7243 4440.

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