Aircraft lessors have weathered a slew of exogenous shocks in recent years and are in a strong position heading into 2025, according to a new Fitch Ratings report.Ratings for some global aircraft lessors have migrated upwards in recent years, driven...
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December 12, 2024, 07:03 AM
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Aquila Air Capital, a leading engine lessor, announced an investment from funds managed by Wafra Inc., a New York-based, global alternative asset manager. Wafra has entered into definitive documentation to acquire the Aquila platform from Warburg...
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October 21, 2024, 06:45 AM
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Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has agreed to order 100 A321neo aircraft from Airbus and 40 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing. These aircraft are scheduled for delivery out to 2032.Avolon has added 200 new technology aircraft to its orderbook...
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December 13, 2023, 07:07 AM
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CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (CDB Leasing), announced that the lessor entered into its inaugural Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL) on December 1, 2023, anchored with a $625 million...
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December 11, 2023, 07:00 AM
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced the first of 25 new Boeing 737-8 aircraft delivered to Malaysia Airlines Berhad from ALC’s order book with Boeing. Featuring CFM LEAP 1B-27 engines, this new Boeing aircraft is the first 737-8 addition to...
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November 22, 2023, 07:05 AM
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Air Transport Services Group, Inc., a provider of medium wide-body freighter aircraft leasing, air operations and support services, announced its Board of Directors has appointed Joe Hete, current Chairman of the Board and the company’s former...
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November 10, 2023, 07:05 AM
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Aquila Air Capital, a leading lessor focused on end-of-life solutions, announced the successful closing of a $100 million financing. Deutsche Bank acted as Sole Structuring Agent and Underwriter for the financing. The financing is aimed at increasing...
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November 09, 2023, 06:55 AM
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Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG) announced Vicente Alava Pons has joined the company as a Managing Director on the Aircraft Financing Solutions (AFS) team. Pons will be based in Europe, supporting the growth of ACG’s AFS business by developing and...
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November 02, 2023, 07:00 AM
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Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has signed a binding agreement for its order of 20 new A330neo aircraft from Airbus. The order firms up a memorandum of understanding signed at the Paris Airshow in June. The new aircraft are scheduled to be...
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September 05, 2023, 07:12 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease contracts for five Boeing 737 aircraft with Royal Air Maroc (RAM), including four new Boeing 737-8s and one Boeing 737-800. The new aircraft are scheduled to deliver to the Moroccan flag carrier in 2024...
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August 17, 2023, 07:05 AM
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Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG) announced Alan Godson has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. In this role, he will be responsible for all ACG asset management worldwide. “We are excited to continue to grow our...
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August 02, 2023, 07:00 AM
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Avolon, an international aircraft leasing company, issued an update for the second quarter of 2023.Q2 Fleet Metrics
Executed 31 lease transactions comprising new aircraft leases, follow-on leases and lease extensions;
Entered into letters of...
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July 07, 2023, 07:12 AM
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Wings Capital Partners LLC announced R. Stephen Hannahs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will retire effective June 30. “Through headwinds and tailwinds in the aviation industry, over many decades Steve has been an incredible leader...
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June 30, 2023, 07:00 AM
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Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG) announced it has entered into long-term leases with TAAG Angola Airlines for four new Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered to TAAG in 2025 from ACG’s order book with Airbus.“On behalf...
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June 20, 2023, 07:00 AM
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Flexjet, a provider in subscription-based private aviation, announced it has acquired Constant Aviation, a provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.Flexjet offers fractional jet ownership and leasing. Flexjet’s helicopter...
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February 23, 2023, 07:10 AM
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SMBC Aviation Capital announced it has closed a $1.5 billion loan facility with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) through one of their shareholders, Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company (SMFL). JBIC signed the loan agreement...
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February 15, 2023, 07:18 AM
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced it has completed the delivery of five new Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft to Akasa Air, India’s newest airline.Delivery of the aircraft commenced in December 2022 and was completed in...
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February 13, 2023, 07:12 AM
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Voyager Aviation Holdings, LLC (VAH) announced that the company recently delivered another new Airbus A220-300 on long-term lease to Breeze Airways (Breeze) and agreed to provide five more aircraft under a further sale and leaseback transaction....
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January 27, 2023, 07:12 AM
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KKR and Altavair L.P., a commercial aviation finance company, announced that KKR is making an additional $1.15 billion commitment to expand its global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair. The investment will come from...
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January 12, 2023, 07:19 AM
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AerCap Holdings N.V. announced the delivery of the first of six new Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to German leisure carrier, Condor. The remaining aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in summer 2023 through 2024.“We are delighted to announce the...
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January 03, 2023, 07:00 AM
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BOC Aviation Limited announced it has entered into an agreement with The Boeing Company to purchase 40 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. All aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2027 and 2028. “We are pleased to continue to build on our existing...
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December 28, 2022, 07:15 AM
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Marathon Asset Management, L.P., a global credit manager, announced the closing of MAST 2022-1, its inaugural aircraft securitization. The transaction was privately issued and resulted in the placement of $304 million of debt backed by a pool of 15...
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December 14, 2022, 07:12 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for three new Boeing 787-9 aircraft with Air Astana, the national carrier of Kazakhstan. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver to Air Astana beginning in early 2025 through spring 2026 from...
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November 14, 2022, 07:10 AM
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Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG) announced Craig Segor will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective Dec. 30.Segor joins ACG from Plane View Partners, which he co-founded in 2014 and where he served as CEO...
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November 03, 2022, 07:10 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for three new Boeing 737-8 aircraft with Aeroitalia. These three new Boeing aircraft are scheduled to deliver to the Italian airline from ALC’s order book with Boeing beginning in 2023...
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November 02, 2022, 07:05 AM
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BOC Aviation Limited announced it has completed delivery of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to Norwegian carrier Norse Atlantic Airways (Norse). All six aircraft are powered by Rolls Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines.“The delivery of these six aircraft...
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October 31, 2022, 07:05 AM
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Altavair L.P., a provider of commercial aviation finance, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to lease 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft to Amazon Air. The aircraft will be delivered following freighter conversion by Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH, a...
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October 24, 2022, 07:15 AM
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AerCap Holdings N.V. announced its major business transactions during the third quarter 2022.
Signed 184 lease agreements, including 30 widebody aircraft, 104 narrowbody aircraft, three regional jets, 23 engines and 24 helicopters.
Completed 34...
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October 12, 2022, 07:03 AM
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Avolon, an international aircraft leasing company, announced appointments to the roles of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Risk Officer (CRO).
Ross O’Connor, Avolon’s Head of Capital Markets, has been...
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October 06, 2022, 07:15 AM
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced long-term lease placements for six Boeing 737-8 aircraft with LOT Polish Airlines. All aircraft are scheduled to deliver to LOT in October and will add to the five Boeing 737-8 and one Dreamliner aircraft...
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October 06, 2022, 07:05 AM
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SMBC Aviation Capital, one of the world’s leading aircraft leasing companies, announced it has signed $1,725 million five-year syndicated facilities with a greenshoe option comprising a $1,294 million term loan and a $431 million revolving credit...
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September 28, 2022, 07:15 AM
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AerCap Holdings N.V. and Boeing announced the milestone delivery of the 100th contracted 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The 100th 737-800BCF was converted at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co. Ltd., (BSAS), home to the first 737-800BCF...
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September 28, 2022, 07:10 AM
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SMBC Aviation Capital launched a sustainability solution for its airline customers, including an initial $53.3 million investment in high quality carbon credit programs that align with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).SMBC...
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September 21, 2022, 07:18 AM
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Avolon, an international aircraft leasing company, announced it has agreed a transaction with Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), owner of Malaysia Airlines, for the financing of 20 A330-900neo aircraft. The transaction comprises the placement of 10...
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August 15, 2022, 07:12 AM
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Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking closed a $300 million acquisition facility for SKY Leasing, proceeds of which will be used to facilitate the purchase of 12 off-lease 737 MAX 8 aircraft. “We are very pleased with the success of this...
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July 05, 2022, 07:12 AM
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) announced the closing of a limited recourse acquisition facility for SKY Leasing, where the bank acted as Co-Structuring Agent and Joint Lead Arranger. The $300 million acquisition facility will support SKY...
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June 30, 2022, 07:15 AM
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Elix Aviation, the international regional aircraft leasing company, is to merge with ADARE Aviation Capital. Elix is owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., which initiated the merger to enable further investment in the regional...
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June 24, 2022, 07:16 AM
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Titan Aircraft Investments, the joint venture between Titan Aviation Holdings, Inc. and Bain Capital Credit, announced the placement of three Boeing 757-200SF converted freighters on long-term dry leases with Amerijet International Inc. to support...
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April 11, 2022, 07:03 AM
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Boeing and Air Lease Corp. announced the aircraft lessor is expanding its airplane portfolio with an order for 32 additional 737-8 and 737-9 jets. As the travel market recovers, ALC is increasing its 737 MAX family offering to meet airline demand for...
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April 05, 2022, 07:00 AM
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Willis Lease Finance Corporation announced it has entered into lease agreements with Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos (TAG Airlines) for four ATR 72-500 aircraft. The five-year deal sees the aircraft overhauled and refurbished, fitted with new Pratt...
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April 01, 2022, 07:00 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease agreements for nine new Boeing 737 aircraft with Aeromexico. Consisting of two new 737-8s and seven new 737-9s, the aircraft are scheduled to be delivered between July 2022 and August 2023 from ALC’s...
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March 28, 2022, 07:09 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for 15 new Airbus A321XLR aircraft with Air Canada. The new aircraft are scheduled to deliver in 2024 and 2025 from ALC’s orderbook with Airbus.“We’re honored to significantly expand our long...
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March 23, 2022, 07:07 AM
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Griffin Global Asset Management announced the delivery of one Boeing 737MAX 8 to Arajet, an ultra-low-cost airline based in the Dominican Republic. The aircraft is the first of five from Griffin’s orderbook scheduled to deliver to Arajet in...
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March 16, 2022, 06:59 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for nine new Boeing 737 aircraft with Corendon Airlines Group. Five new 737-8 aircraft are confirmed to deliver to Corendon Airlines (Turkey) in Spring 2022 and one new 737-8 will deliver to...
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February 23, 2022, 07:03 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for 10 new Airbus A321-200neo aircraft and sale and lease-backs of five new Airbus A320-200neo aircraft with Spirit Airlines. The five A320neos are scheduled to deliver to Spirit Airlines in...
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September 10, 2021, 07:05 AM
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced long-term lease placements for four new Airbus A320neo aircraft with Volaris (Mexico). Two of the aircraft are from ALC’s order book with Airbus and two are from sale-leasebacks acquired from a third party by...
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April 26, 2021, 07:04 AM
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Avolon announced the appointments of Felipe Campos as Chief Technical Officer and Steven Graham to the role of Head of Americas. Graham has been Head of North America since 2017 and in his new role that will expand to incorporate North and Latin...
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April 20, 2021, 07:06 AM
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced the first delivery on April 5 of one new Airbus A330-900 to Delta Air Lines under sale-leaseback with Blackbird Capital II. This is the first delivery of two new A330-900s under sale-leaseback between Delta and...
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April 09, 2021, 07:05 AM
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Azorra Aviation Holdings entered into an agreement with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, under which Oaktree and Azorra’s founders will invest $350 million to expand Azorra’s commercial aircraft leasing business.Led by a seasoned team of...
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March 22, 2021, 07:09 AM
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SKY Leasing, a full-service aircraft asset manager, announced it has signed an agreement for the sale and leaseback of six A321-200NEO aircraft with JetBlue. The transaction covers deliveries to JetBlue from Q2 to Q4 2020."We are excited for the new...
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August 07, 2020, 07:00 AM
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Amazon.com, Inc. announced the lease of 12 Boeing 767-300 converted cargo aircraft from Air Transport Services Group (ATSG). These aircraft will join Amazon’s existing fleet of 70 aircraft to bring its total network to over 80 aircraft. One of the...
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June 08, 2020, 07:10 AM
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AE Industrial Partners, LP (AEI), a private equity investor specializing in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services, Power Generation and Specialty Industrial markets, announced Mark Satran has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director. Satran...
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January 10, 2020, 07:08 AM
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Greg Conlon has been promoted to President and CEO of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). Alec Burger will continue as President & CEO of GE Capital and will also serve as the Chairman of GECAS.
Prior to his appointment to lead GECAS, Conlon...
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November 07, 2019, 07:30 AM
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Sky Leasing LLC, a full-service aircraft asset manager, has closed its first aircraft leasing fund with a $300 million equity investment from M&G Investments. As servicer to the fund, SKY Leasing will focus on providing fleet solutions for its...
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October 31, 2019, 07:20 AM
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Wings Capital Partners LLC announced the issuance of $678,075,000 of fixed rate secured notes by WAVE 2019-1 LLC and WAVE 2019-1 Limited (WAVE). Proceeds from the issuance of the Notes will be used by WAVE to acquire a portfolio of 23 Airbus and...
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October 02, 2019, 07:10 AM
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BBAM Limited Partnership (BBAM) announced, alongside its long-term partner Nomura Babcock & Brown Co., Ltd. (NBB), the closing of a Japanese operating lease with call option (JOLCO) transaction with British Airways for an A350-1000. This is the first...
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August 28, 2019, 07:20 AM
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Marathon Asset Management, a global credit investment manager, announced the closure of its first fund solely dedicated to aviation leasing, the Marathon Aviation Fund. The new strategy, which was oversubscribed, will focus on leasing the most...
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June 03, 2019, 07:17 AM
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Wings Capital Partners, a full-service aircraft leasing platform, announced its current shareholders, Corrum Capital and Sightway Capital, have increased their equity commitments to Wings. The additional support from its shareholders positions the...
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May 31, 2019, 07:20 AM
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Amazon expanded its Amazon Air fleet by partnering with GE Capital Aviation Services to lease five Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft. The five aircraft will be operated on Amazon’s behalf by Southern Air, an Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. airline.“We...
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April 15, 2019, 07:29 AM
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Chorus Aviation Inc. announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Chorus Aviation Capital (Ireland) Limited, has secured a $300 million committed, revolving credit facility to be used to finance future aircraft acquisitions for its regional aircraft...
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February 01, 2019, 06:30 AM
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Bloomberg reports HNA Group Co. is putting more of its aviation and property assets up for sale, including CIT Aircraft Leasing, the airline leasing business purchased from CIT Group Inc. for more than $10 billion. The Chinese conglomerate is...
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November 29, 2018, 07:30 AM
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Acasta Enterprises announced that Stellwagen Group, Acasta’s leading commercial aviation finance advisory and asset management business, has closed its previously announced acquisition of ECN Capital’s Commercial Aviation advisory and asset...
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June 02, 2017, 07:10 AM
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In a strategic move to execute the new direction to position the company as one of the world’s leading aviation leasing businesses, CDB Aviation Lease Finance (“CDBALF”), the aircraft leasing unit of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co....
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January 17, 2017, 08:01 AM
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announced the appointment of Denis Nayden to its Board as Vice Chairman and Chair of the Risk Committee. Nayden is a veteran of the aircraft leasing industry and previously served as Avolon’s...
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October 19, 2016, 07:03 AM
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Aircraft lessors around the world continue to benefit from increased air travel, strong airline profitability, low interest rates and generally accessible funding markets, according to Fitch Ratings' latest North American FI Chart of the Month and...
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September 20, 2016, 07:06 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed John L. Plueger as Chief Executive Officer and President effective July 1, 2016. Steven Udvar-Házy will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board on July 1, 2016, a...
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June 20, 2016, 07:10 AM
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