The Airbus A321XLR is an extra-long range aircraft capable of flying up to 4,700 nautical miles. The aircraft is a derivative of the A321LR but has a ...
A irlines traditionally avoid operating aircraft from multiple manufacturers: largely relying on a single type fleet. But with the current supply chai...
A irports around the world are congested. At the beginning of this year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) published data showing glo...
Avolon agreed the acquisition of Castlelake Aviation Limited (CAL) with an 118-strong aircraft portfolio in September 2024. Last year, Avolon was the ...
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific closed a sustainability-linked (SLL) Japanese operating lease with call option (JOLCO) for one new A321neo. The transaction marks the airline's first-ever sust...
Unum Aircraft Seating completed an over-subscribed funding round, backed by existing shareholders, including ACF Investors and Origin Capital Partners, the company said on January 15, 2025. The compan...
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (GOL) has outlined a new five-year financial plan, which is expected to serve as the foundation for the company’s standalone legal plan for reorganisation under Chapter ...
Castlelake completed the financing of a loan to Virgin Atlantic Airways, the company said on January 13, 2025. The loan is secured by approximately $400 million in assets, including one A350-1000 airc...
Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) completed the sale and leaseback of one A330neo and seven A321s to Cebu Pacific during December, with a second A330neo due for delivery in the first half of 2025.David Jo...
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) supported the development of foundational materials for the Aviation Working Group (AWG) and Trinity College Dublin's transnational commercial and leasing law project. T...
Avolon completed its acquisition of Castlelake Aviation on January 17, 2025.The transaction, that was first announced on September 13, 2024, includes a portfolio of 106 leased aircraft along with comm...
Lessor Azorra has finalised a $190 million financing agreement with the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) to fund up to eight Embraer E2 jets.The financing, structured under the BNDES’ Exim post-ship...
During the month of November, US scheduled airlines consumed a total of 1.49 billion gallons of fuel, according to data from the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (...
US network carriers are expected to continue to outperform in the first quarter of 2025 due to premium revenues, rebound in corporate travel, and growth in Atlantic routes, Bank of America analysts sa...
Spirit Airlines has secured up to $300 million worth of financing in the form of a senior secured revolving credit facility.Detailed within a securities filing with the US Securities and Exchange Comm...
Boeing has resumed 777X certification flight testing on January 16, 2025, following a five month delay. “We continue to execute a rigorous test programme to demonstrate the safety, performance, and re...
Air New Zealand has welcomed its 30th ATR aircraft to its fleet, one ATR 72-600, which commenced regional operations on January 16, 2025.This new ATR arrived in New Zealand on December 29, 2024, after...
Hong Kong Airlines has made a return to North America, commencing its first flight to the continent on January 18, 2025. The flight between Hong Kong and Vancouver was the first operated by the airlin...
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group’s December passenger traffic grew by 7.1% when compared to the same month of 2023, with SIA and Scoot collectively carrying 3.6 million passengers over the month.Thi...
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific closed a sustainability-linked (SLL) Japanese operating lease with call option (JOLCO) for one new A321neo. The transaction marks the airline's first-ever sust...
Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) completed the sale and leaseback of one A330neo and seven A321s to Cebu Pacific during December, with a second A330neo due for delivery in the first half of 2025.David Jo...
Germany's Lufthansa Group will allocate 40 brand-new 737-8 aircraft to its subsidiary Eurowings, as part of a major fleet modernisation. The Cologne-based carrier, which operates alongside Lufthansa,...
ITA Airways has become the latest airline to announce a resumption of flights to Israel, with the Italian flag-carrier set to recommence its Rome to Tel Aviv service on February 1, 2025.The airline sa...
Challenge Group has secured two 777-300 Extended Range Special Freighter (ERSF) converted aircraft through a lease agreement with AerCap.The two aircraft, placed under the AOC of Challenge Group’s Mal...
African cargo airline Royal Air Maroc Cargo has launched two new routes to the Americas, including Sao Paulo and Toronto. The Casablanca-Sao Paulo route will operate three times per week. "Brazil and ...
Saudi startup airline Riyadh Air has pushed back its launch date from mid-2025 to the third quarter of the year. The delay comes as a result of delays to 787-9 deliveries. “Major parts of the first ai...
Etihad carried 18.5 million passengers in 2024, up 4.5 million passengers compared to 2023. The airline's load factor for the full year was 87%, up one percentage point compared to a year prior. Etiha...
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) solutions development platform SAF One has acquired Green Biotrade, a UAE-based feedstock and biofuels trading company. The company said the acquisition will strengthen...
Germany's Lufthansa Group will allocate 40 brand-new 737-8 aircraft to its subsidiary Eurowings, as part of a major fleet modernisation. The Cologne-based carrier, which operates alongside Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines w...
Air New Zealand has welcomed its 30th ATR aircraft to its fleet, one ATR 72-600, which commenced regional operations on January 16, 2025.This new ATR arrived in New Zealand on December 29, 2024, after a weeklong journey from ATR’s manufacturing site ...
ITA Airways has become the latest airline to announce a resumption of flights to Israel, with the Italian flag-carrier set to recommence its Rome to Tel Aviv service on February 1, 2025.The airline said in a statement that flights would be “gradually...
Hong Kong Airlines has made a return to North America, commencing its first flight to the continent on January 18, 2025. The flight between Hong Kong and Vancouver was the first operated by the airline in almost five years, after Hong Kong Airlines s...
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