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 ...
Aviation services company AAR had sold off its landing gear overhaul business to GA Telesis for $51 million, the company said on December 20, 2024. The divestiture of the non-core business segment is ...
Brazilian airline Azul subsidiary Azul Secured Finance has launched an exchange offering for its existing senior notes, the company said on December 17, 2024. The offer includes the exchange of any an...
Qatar based Lesha Bank has acquired five 777-300ER aircraft.The acquisition underscores the bank’s aim to build expertise in the aviation sector, while establishing this as “a key pillar” of its growt...
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has closed a $966.5million unsecured three year term loan, which has been syndicated to a diverse group of lenders based in Asia. The term loan was arranged by Sumitomo Mit...
BOCOM Leasing has delivered its first COMAC C919 to China Southern Airlines.Also known as Bank of Communications Financial Leasing, the lessor is a subsidiary of China’s Bank of Communications.This is...
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) executed a lease agreement for three E195s with Scandinavian airline SAS, the lessor said on December 20, 2024. In addition, the company also recently sold one ATR42-500 ...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) received cash proceeds in the last three months totalling approximately $201 million, from settlements related to aircraft leased to carriers in the Russian Federation...
C4j Aviation finalised the technical delivery of an A320 to Romanian charter airline Carpatair.The technical delivery was completed on behalf of TrueAero, the company said on a LinkedIn post on Decemb...
Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier, a twin-engine, large utility turboprop, has received type certification by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA),The first SkyCourier for the Canadian market, a ...
American Airlines will launch the only nonstop route between Washington, DC and San Antonio, Texas, after US Department of Transportation (DOT) approval, the carrier said on December 20, 2024. The rou...
Air Canada has signed a firm order with Airbus for an additional five A220-300s on December 20, 2024.This order follows an initial purchase in 2016 for 45 A220-300s and a reorder in 2022 for 15 more. ...
A US bankruptcy court has approved Spirit Airlines' sale of 23 Airbus narrowbodies to GA Telesis in a $519 million transaction. The first aircraft had been approved earlier in December and the remaini...
BOCOM Leasing has delivered its first COMAC C919 to China Southern Airlines.Also known as Bank of Communications Financial Leasing, the lessor is a subsidiary of China’s Bank of Communications.This is...
The Malaysian government has agreed “in principle” to resume the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, some ten years after the aircraft vanished. The 777 disappeared on March 8, 2014, wh...
Cambodia Angkor Air has added three ATR 72-600s to its fleet. The aircraft were purchased and leased from Chinese lessor HNCA Aviation Financial Leasing (HNCAL). Deliveries of the three aircraft are s...
Malaysia Airlines received its first A330neo on December 19, 2024. The airline said it marks a major step in its fleet modernisation strategy. “The debut of our first A330neo marks a transformative mo...
Lufthansa Group is purchasing a further five A350-1000 aircraft, the company said on December 20, 2024. The additional purchase will bring its order up to 15 of the jets. The aircraft are scheduled to...
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) successfully represented Ryanair before the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio (Tar Lazio) in a dispute with the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) regarding th...
TUI Airways has received one new 737 MAX 8 aircraft from Boeing.“Coordination on the delivery day, between external and internal teams across four time zones and five jurisdictions, financiers, law fi...
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) executed a lease agreement for three E195s with Scandinavian airline SAS, the lessor said on December 20, 2024. In addition, the company also recently sold one ATR42-500 ...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) received cash proceeds in the last three months totalling approximately $201 million, from settlements related to aircraft leased to carriers in the Russian Federation...
ATR and the Ethiopian Airlines Group have signed of a joint comprehensive action plan (JCAP) which will set to establish maintenance capabilities for ATR -500 and -600 aircraft, catering to operators ...
Data from Cirium has revealed that Saudia led global airline on-time performance (OTP) in November, with the airline achieving a punctuality rate of 89.85%.“Saudia’s comprehensive transformation progr...
Etihad Airways cargo and logistics arm Etihad Airways has added Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to its network. The service will launch on January 7, 2025. The route will be operated once per week, wi...
Lufthansa Group is purchasing a further five A350-1000 aircraft, the company said on December 20, 2024. The additional purchase will bring its order up to 15 of the jets. The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered between 2028 and 2030 with the total...
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) successfully represented Ryanair before the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio (Tar Lazio) in a dispute with the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) regarding the reduction of its flights to Rome's Ciampino airp...
American Airlines will launch the only nonstop route between Washington, DC and San Antonio, Texas, after US Department of Transportation (DOT) approval, the carrier said on December 20, 2024. The route will begin in March 2025.The nonstop flight wil...
A US bankruptcy court has approved Spirit Airlines' sale of 23 Airbus narrowbodies to GA Telesis in a $519 million transaction. The first aircraft had been approved earlier in December and the remaining 18 aircraft were approved on December 18, 2024....
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