Aircastle Limited announced it amended and extended all of its existing revolving credit facilities, which increases the aggregate capacity to $2.1 billion and extends the maturity dates of these facilities to 2027 and 2028.Aircastle closed a $1...
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February 13, 2024, 07:00 AM
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BOC Aviation Limited announced Steven Townend will be appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer effective Jan. 1, 2024, replacing Robert Martin who will step down from the role on Dec. 31. Martin will remain as a non-executive...
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November 13, 2023, 07:00 AM
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High Ridge Aviation – a strategic commercial aviation finance platform – is taking aviation finance to new heights, announcing a seven-year senior secured warehouse facility with an initial committed amount of $500 million.Citi and Deutsche Bank...
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July 18, 2023, 07:11 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for four new Airbus A220-300 aircraft with Czech Airlines. All four aircraft are scheduled to be delivered to the European airline in 2024 from ALC’s order book with Airbus.“We are pleased to...
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June 02, 2023, 07:05 AM
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SMBC Aviation Capital, an aircraft leasing companies, announced the appointment of Noriyuki (Nori) Hiruta as the new Chairman of the Board.Hiruta assumed the position of Chairman of SMBC Aviation Capital in May, having previously served as General...
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May 30, 2023, 07:05 AM
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Avolon, an international aircraft leasing company, announced a commitment to order 40 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2027 and 2030; and are valued at over $4 billion at current list price.Avolon delivered the...
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April 27, 2023, 07:12 AM
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Air Lease Corporation amended and extended its senior unsecured revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent whereby the company extended the final maturity date of the facility from May 5, 2026 to May 5, 2027 and...
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April 26, 2023, 06:58 AM
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AerCap Holdings N.V. (AerCap) announced its major business transactions during the first quarter 2023.It signed 155 lease agreements, including 18 widebody aircraft, 58 narrowbody aircraft, 55 engines and 24 helicopters.AerCap completed 56 purchases...
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April 07, 2023, 07:17 AM
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Libra Group, a privately owned international business group whose subsidiaries own and operate assets in nearly 60 countries, announced Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd. (SMFL) has agreed to acquire a 35 percent stake in its aviation...
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March 30, 2023, 07:10 AM
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GA Telesis, LLC (GAT) and Tokyo Century Corporation (TC) announced the launch of its new joint venture lending platform, HALO AirFinance (HALO). HALO will serve as the exclusive debt origination channel for GAT and TC, with a focus on secured direct...
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March 06, 2023, 07:10 AM
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LCI, an aviation company and a subsidiary of Libra Group, has appointed Alan O’Rourke to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO).O’Rourke was previously LCI’s Senior Vice President, Finance, based in the lessor’s London office and was...
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March 02, 2023, 07:00 AM
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In a webinar on the helicopter market, IBA, an aviation market intelligence and consultancy company, highlighted the growth potential of the helicopter finance and leasing market.Looking at the helicopter market overall, IBA outlined how there are...
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December 13, 2022, 07:05 AM
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LCI, an aviation company and a subsidiary of the Libra Group, has promoted Terri Foley to Chief Operating Officer (COO) and General Counsel. Foley has a long-established career with LCI, having joined in 2008 as the company’s General Counsel. Based...
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November 22, 2022, 07:00 AM
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AE Industrial Partners, LP (AEI), a U.S-based private equity firm announced Stephanie Sanford, a proven executive with decades of aviation leasing experience, has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President. She will have responsibility for the...
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October 21, 2022, 07:25 AM
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Owl Rock, a division of Blue Owl Capital Inc. announced that certain of its funds have made an initial equity commitment to Amergin Asset Management, a newly formed portfolio company created to invest in a leasing platform focused on railcar and...
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August 03, 2022, 07:18 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced an update on aircraft investments and sales activity occurring in the second quarter.As of June 30, ALC’s fleet was comprised of 392 owned aircraft and 89 managed aircraft, with 430 new aircraft on order from Boeing...
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July 13, 2022, 07:00 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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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for three new Airbus A321neo aircraft with LATAM Airlines. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver to LATAM in summer and fall of 2023 from ALC’s orderbook with Airbus. “We are pleased to...
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June 02, 2022, 07:05 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for 25 new Boeing 737-8 aircraft with Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), parent company of Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB). The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered to the airline starting in...
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February 15, 2022, 07:00 AM
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Voyager Aviation Holdings, LLC (VAH) announced Sean Ewing has joined VAH as its Chief Financial Officer.Ewing has over 15 years of aviation, transportation, and broader leasing and financial services experience. Most recently, he was Managing...
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January 28, 2022, 07:03 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for two new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft with Virgin Atlantic. The two new A350-1000s are scheduled to deliver to the airline in 2023 and 2024 from ALC’s orderbook with Airbus. “We are pleased...
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December 15, 2021, 07:00 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced the delivery of one new Airbus A321-200neo LR aircraft on long-term lease to Peach Aviation, an affiliate of ANA based in Osaka, Japan. Featuring CFM International LEAP-1A32 engines, this is the first of two new...
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December 09, 2021, 07:00 AM
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LCI, a leading aviation leasing company, announced an agreement to acquire Nova Capital Aviation (Ireland) Limited, a division of the Nova Capital Group.Nova Capital Aviation (Ireland) Limited represents the twin-engine rotary and fixed-wing aircraft...
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December 02, 2021, 07:08 AM
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LCI, an aviation leasing company, announced its parent company, the Libra Group, has acquired the minority interest in LCI Helicopters held by global investment firm KKR.Jaspal Jandu, CEO of LCI, said, “We would like to thank the KKR team for their...
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October 12, 2021, 07:12 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced an update on aircraft investments, sales and new significant financing occurring in the third quarter.As of Sept. 30, ALC’s fleet was comprised of 370 owned aircraft and 89 managed aircraft, with 320 new aircraft on...
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October 11, 2021, 07:05 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced ITA, the new national airline of Italy, has agreed to lease 31 new ALC aircraft consisting of 15 A220s, two A320neos, nine A321neos and five A330-900neos on long-term lease from ALC’s orderbook with Airbus. The 31...
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October 01, 2021, 07:09 AM
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Castlelake, L.P., a global alternative investment firm and experienced leader in aircraft investing, leasing and servicing, announced the creation of Castlelake Aviation Limited (CA), a corporate lessor of commercial aircraft that will finance a...
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September 30, 2021, 07:21 AM
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LCI, an aviation leasing company, has re-entered the fixed wing market with the acquisition of an Airbus A330-300 commercial aircraft.This latest investment program builds upon LCI’s 17-year track record in the fixed wing market during which it has...
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September 29, 2021, 07:10 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced the delivery of one new Boeing 737-9 aircraft on long-term lease to Alaska Airlines. Featuring CFM International LEAP -1B engines, this is the first of 13 new 737-9 aircraft confirmed to deliver to the airline as...
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September 28, 2021, 07:00 AM
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Global investment firm Carlyle and Fly Leasing Limited announced an affiliate of Carlyle Aviation Partners (Carlyle Aviation) completed its previously announced acquisition of FLY. Carlyle Aviation is the commercial aviation investment and servicing...
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August 03, 2021, 07:14 AM
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Air Transport Services Group, Inc., a provider of aircraft leasing and cargo and passenger air transportation and related services, announced the appointment of Trisha Frank to the role of Vice President of Government Programs. This expands her role...
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August 02, 2021, 07:06 AM
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Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), an independent provider of maintenance support and financial services to the business aviation industry, announced the acquisition of SierraTrax, a leader in aircraft maintenance tracking. SierraTrax provides...
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June 30, 2021, 07:17 AM
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Fly Leasing Limited announced it has received shareholder approval to be acquired by an affiliate of Carlyle Aviation Partners, the commercial aviation investment and servicing arm within Carlyle’s $59 billion Global Credit platform. Approximately 99...
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June 11, 2021, 07:10 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced the delivery of one new Airbus A321-200neo LR aircraft on long-term lease to Air Astana. This aircraft, featuring Pratt & Whitney PW1133G engines, is the fifth new A321-200neo LR to deliver to Air Astana from ALC’s...
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April 13, 2021, 06:57 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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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced the delivery of one new Boeing 787-9 aircraft on long-term lease to Air Premia (South Korea). Featuring Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, this aircraft is the first of three new Boeing 787-9s confirmed to deliver...
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April 01, 2021, 07:05 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced the delivery of one new Boeing 737-8 aircraft on long-term lease to Blue Air (Romania). This aircraft, featuring CFM LEAP-1B25 engines, is the first of 10 new Boeing 737-8s confirmed to deliver to Blue Air from ALC’s...
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March 31, 2021, 07:11 AM
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Fly Leasing Limited, a global leader in aircraft leasing, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Carlyle Aviation Partners, the commercial aviation investment and servicing arm within The Carlyle...
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March 30, 2021, 07:19 AM
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Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for 13 new Boeing 737-9 new technology aircraft with Alaska Airlines. These new aircraft are scheduled to deliver between the second half of 2021 through the end of 2022 from ALC’s order book...
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November 24, 2020, 07:00 AM
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PIMCO, a fixed income investment manager, and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), a lessor and business unit of GE, announced they have reached a preliminary agreement to develop an aviation leasing platform to support up to $3 billion in aircraft...
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October 20, 2020, 07:25 AM
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Jonty Nel has been appointed as GECAS’ Executive Vice President Commercial – International. He will take up the role in April.In this role, Nel will be responsible for building and executing GECAS’ commercial strategies across a number of regions...
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February 27, 2020, 07:18 AM
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Titan Aviation Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., and Bain Capital Credit, LP announced they have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to develop a diversified freighter aircraft leasing portfolio with an...
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December 19, 2019, 07:25 AM
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Pacific Life Insurance Company announced it has signed an agreement to sell all of its majority ownership in Aviation Capital Group (ACG), its commercial aircraft leasing subsidiary, to Tokyo Century Corporation.In 2017, Tokyo Century acquired from...
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September 09, 2019, 07:25 AM
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Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), an independent provider of maintenance support and financial services to the aviation industry, has appointed business aviation industry veteran Gary Strapp to the role of Senior Vice President, Global Program...
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September 03, 2019, 07:10 AM
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Apollo Global Management, LLC, Athene Holding Ltd.; and GE Capital, the financial services arm of GE (NYSE: GE), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Apollo and Athene to purchase PK AirFinance, an aviation lending...
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August 30, 2019, 07:30 AM
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced President and Chief Executive Officer William J. (Bill) Flynn will retire from the company effective Jan. 1, 2020, after a successful 13-year tenure, and become Chairman on that date.The board has...
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July 08, 2019, 07:15 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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