According to analysis by Airline Economics+, most carriers had already rerouted around Venezuela’s Maiquetía FIR before the FAA’s January 3 escalation...
Ashland Place has risen to prominence in aviation asset financing since its launch in September 2021. Backed by Davidson Kempner Capital Management (D...
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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...
PK AirFinance has priced PKAIR 2026-1 yesterday (February 5) — the first aviation loan asset-backed securitisation (ABS) deal of 2026. The $832 million deal includes an A tranche along with three subo...
CDB Aviation has priced its single-tranche $500 million unsecured notes offering through its wholly owned subsidiary CDBL FUNDING 1. The five-year fixed rate notes were priced at treasuries plus 50 ba...
Joby Aviation has priced its upsized public offerings of common stock and convertible senior notes, raising gross proceeds of approximately $1.2 billion to fund certification, manufacturing and prepar...
The Vietnam International Financial Centre in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietjet have launched the Asia-Pacific Aviation Financial Hub (AAFH), an initiative under VIFC-HCM. The initiative was launched at th...
AerCap has reported a net income of $3.75bn, or $21.30 per share, for full-year 2025. For fourth-quarter 2025, the lessor reported a net income of $633 million, or $3.79 per share.Total revenues were ...
Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has delivered a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 to T’way Air (“T’way”), expanding our relationship with the South Korean airline. This delivery marks the first in a mandate for seve...
AerDragon Aviation Leasing Company (AerDragon) has completed the sale of two A320-200 aircraft to a financial institution, for which Bellinger acted as servicer. ...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has agreed to lease 13 new Boeing 737-8 aircraft to Royal Air Maroc as part of the carrier’s fleet expansion programme.The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in 20...
Southwest Airlines has declared a quarterly cash dividend on February 5, 2026. The dividend totals $0.18 per share to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2026. The quarterly d...
PK AirFinance has priced PKAIR 2026-1 yesterday (February 5) — the first aviation loan asset-backed securitisation (ABS) deal of 2026. The $832 million deal includes an A tranche along with three subo...
United Airlines has issued in a public offering $1bn of 5.375% senior notes due 2031 on February 2. The notes will mature on March 1, 2031, and interest will be paid semi-annually.Fitch Ratings assign...
Atlantic Street Capital, a private equity firm, has sold GAT Airline Ground Support to PrimeFlight Aviation Services.Peter Shabecoff, managing partner of Atlantic Street Capital, said: “GAT's proven,...
Australian airline Airnorth has signed a new multi-support agreement with Embraer. The agreement provides comprehensive maintenance, repair and spare-parts support for Airnorth's Embraer E170 and E190...
ATR and Indian regional start-up Fly91 have signed a new eight-year Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) to support the carrier’s fleet growth and provide long-term cost visibility.Fly91 currently opera...
Vietjet Thailand has begun operating its first international route using the Boeing 737-8, marking a new phase in the airline’s fleet strategy alongside its established Airbus operations.The aircraft ...
Air Astana will expand its China network with the launch of a new service between Almaty and Shanghai at the end of March 2026.The airline, which already serves Beijing, Guangzhou, Sanya and Urumqi, s...
AerCap has reported a net income of $3.75bn, or $21.30 per share, for full-year 2025. For fourth-quarter 2025, the lessor reported a net income of $633 million, or $3.79 per share.Total revenues were ...
Airbus has delivered 19 commercial aircraft in January 2026, down from 25 last year.Deliveries include 18 narrowbodies and one widebody. The widebody was one A350-900 delivered to SWISS. The narrowbod...
The Norwegian Group has carried 1.52 million passengers in January. For Norwegian, the passenger number was 1.24 million, while for Wideroe it was 282,000.Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian, said: "We adj...
CDB Aviation has priced its single-tranche $500 million unsecured notes offering through its wholly owned subsidiary CDBL FUNDING 1. The five-year fixed rate notes were priced at treasuries plus 50 ba...
Gama Aviation has opened its Business Aviation Centre at Sharjah International Airport.The facility has a 12,000 square metre, three-bay hangar for aircraft parking, storage, and line maintenance, as ...
Emirates has launched a second daily service to Tokyo Narita from Dubai. The route will commence May 1 and will be operated on the airline's 777-300ER. .With the deployment of a refurbished Boeing 777...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has reported full-year 2025 results. Revenues totalled $1.7bn, up 21% from 2024. Pre-tax profits were up 43% to $761.6 million. Operating cash flow was down to $1.3bn ...
flyadeal has renewed its aircraft production inspection programme (APIP) cooperation with Lufthansa Technik in a new five-year contract. The agreement was signed at MRO Middle East in Dubai. The deal ...
Australian airline Airnorth has signed a new multi-support agreement with Embraer. The agreement provides comprehensive maintenance, repair and spare-parts support for Airnorth's Embraer E170 and E190 fleet under Embraer's pool programme. “This agree...
Southwest Airlines has declared a quarterly cash dividend on February 5, 2026. The dividend totals $0.18 per share to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2026. The quarterly dividend will be paid on April 2, 2026. ...
United Airlines has issued in a public offering $1bn of 5.375% senior notes due 2031 on February 2. The notes will mature on March 1, 2031, and interest will be paid semi-annually.Fitch Ratings assigned the notes a ‘BB+’ rating with a Recovery Rating...
The Norwegian Group has carried 1.52 million passengers in January. For Norwegian, the passenger number was 1.24 million, while for Wideroe it was 282,000.Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian, said: "We adjusted Norwegian’s capacity for a quieter travel mo...
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