Willis Lease reports 2025 results
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) has reported its results for 2025. Total revenues reached a record $730.2 million for the year ending December 31, 2025, up 28.3% on 2024. This was driven by st...
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In a move that surprised many, a consortium led by Sumitomo revealed in September that it was acquiring Air Lease Corporation (Air Lease). Japanese co...
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) has reported its results for 2025. Total revenues reached a record $730.2 million for the year ending December 31, 2025, up 28.3% on 2024. This was driven by st...
Belgian-based investment company FLARE Group has launched its European aerospace & defence investment firm.The new firm is backed by private investors and family offices from the US and Europe. The fi...
Southwest Airlines has secured a $500 million senior secured term loan credit facility yesterday (March 11). The facility was drawn in full on closing date. The loans bear interest based on either ter...
SIA Engineering has won a bid for a 30% stake in the enlarged share capital of IPORT Group subsidiary Arport Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering (Fuijan) at a subscription consideration of 129 million ...
Deucalion Aviation, on behalf of a Chinese owner, has sold one Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Genesis. The aircraft is on lease to Korean Air. “We are pleased to have completed another transaction with Ge...
CDB Aviation has agreed to lease five A321neo aircraft to its existing customer LATAM Airlines. The aircraft will be delivered in the second quarter of 2026. With these deliveries, LATAM will lease a ...
Lesha Bank intends to acquire the entire issued share capital of aircraft leasing firm Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4+), incorporated in Guernsey.The proposed acquisition values AA4+ shares at 73 pence eac...
ACIA Aero Leasing has closed a sale and leaseback deal for two ATR 72-600s with EWA Air. “We are delighted to have been selected by EWA Air and its majority shareholder, Air Austral, for the closing o...
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) has reported its results for 2025. Total revenues reached a record $730.2 million for the year ending December 31, 2025, up 28.3% on 2024. This was driven by st...
Southwest Airlines has secured a $500 million senior secured term loan credit facility yesterday (March 11). The facility was drawn in full on closing date. The loans bear interest based on either ter...
Joby Aviation has begun flight testing its first FAA-confirming electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for type inspection authorisation (TIA). The eVTOL developer said this marks a “m...
Bain Capital has closed its acquisition of fixed-base operations (FBO) and airport real estate company APP Jets Center. The company serves corporate and private air clients in US markets. "APP Jet Cen...
Korean Air has said it plans to acquire the remaining 80% stake in Korean Air C&D Service from Hahn & Company. The transaction was approved by the airline's board today (March 12). The airline will ac...
Airbus and ST Engineering joint venture (JV) Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has signed a contract for an Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion with Hong Kong-based aircraft lessor Asia Pacific A...
BOC Aviation has signed a self-arranged club loan transaction totalling $2bn with 19 banks globally. The transaction comprises five-year unsecured term loan facilities of $1bn, five-year unsecured com...
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers has stepped down with “immediate effect”, the airline said yesterday (March 10). Elbers has led the company since September 2022. He was previously president and CEO of KLM fr...
AEGEAN Airlines has reported its full-year and fourth-quarter results for 2025. Fourth-quarter pre-tax profits dropped 59% to €6.5 million and EBITDA fell 14% to €64.9 million. Net profits fell from €...
Belgian-based investment company FLARE Group has launched its European aerospace & defence investment firm.The new firm is backed by private investors and family offices from the US and Europe. The fi...
Dublin-based EirTrade Aviation has received full planning permission from Mayo County Council to expand its facility at Knock, Ireland West Airport. The proposed project will extend the company's 2,10...
Lufthansa Airlines will be operating 50% of its total flight schedule tomorrow and Friday (March 12-13) after pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit announced strike action at “short notice”.As a result, t...
Qatar Airways has confirmed further repatriation flights from tomorrow and Friday (March 12-13), while its regular scheduled operations remain suspended due to the Qatari airspace closure amid the Mid...
Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 as markets opened today (March 9), driven by the escalating conflict in the Middle East and diminishing confidence of a quick resolu...
Oman Air has operated additional flights yesterday and today (March 8-9) amid heightened demand. The increase in flights comes as conflict continues in the Middle East. With airspace closures in the r...
Lesha Bank intends to acquire the entire issued share capital of aircraft leasing firm Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4+), incorporated in Guernsey.The proposed acquisition values AA4+ shares at 73 pence eac...
AEGEAN Airlines has reported its full-year and fourth-quarter results for 2025. Fourth-quarter pre-tax profits dropped 59% to €6.5 million and EBITDA fell 14% to €64.9 million. Net profits fell from €0.1 million in fourth-quarter 2024 to €2.1 million...
Korean Air has said it plans to acquire the remaining 80% stake in Korean Air C&D Service from Hahn & Company. The transaction was approved by the airline's board today (March 12). The airline will acquire 5 million shares at around 750bn Korean won ...
Argentina-based regional airline Flytec has taken delivery of one De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400. The aircraft will support mining operations in Argentina, with the aircraft being suited for Argentina's terrain. “We are excited to welcome Flytec as t...
Cathay Pacific has cancelled daily flight to Dubai and Riyadh through March 31 amid the ongoing conflict in Middle East. “In view of the volatile situation in the Middle East, and to provide both our passengers and cargo customers with greater certai...
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