Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has successfully closed its inaugural sukuk issuance. The transaction, settled on March 15, 2023, represented the first ever offering of its kind into the Middle East marke...
Atlas Air Worldwide has now been acquired by an investor group led by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo, which manages assets valued at about $548bn, and by investment affiliates of JF Lehman & Co...
Swati Kektar speaks to Ankit Jalan, board member of the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium, the new owner of Jet Airways, to delve deeper into plans for revitalising the fallen Indian carrier. Launched in 199...
Investec Aviation Finance has announced the setting-up of an "aviation debt platform" with an unnamed Japanese institutional investor. The partnership will see Investec, which described its Japanese p...
The US Justice Department has moved to block the attempted $3.8bn merger of JetBlue and Spirit Airlines. The merger, if completed, "would eliminate the unique competition that Spirit provides—and abou...
United Aircraft Corporation has sold its 49% share of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 program to Markab Capital. As a result, UAC has effectively quit the Superjet program, ending its participation in the pro...
JetBlue said its proposed merger with Spirit Airlines (SAVE) will have a "pro-competitive impact" on the airline industry as it awaits a US Department of Justice (DOJ) decision on whether it will chal...
Stratos, the independent aircraft investment specialist, has reached an agreement to acquire Magi Aviation Capital (Magi), a fellow independent aircraft finance specialist and aircraft asset manager, ...
Direct lending has become a popular avenue for lessors and other major aviation companies looking to assist their clients and customers with financing. GA Telesis (GAT) and Tokyo Century (TC) have joi...
Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) placed a firm order of 15 737-9 aircraft along with a commitment for five 787 Dreamliners. The new order is a part of GBA’s long-term plan to launch international long-haul ...
Viva Air has suspended operations and blamed the Colombian transport ministry over delays to a proposed merger with Avianca which Viva said would help it stay in business. "Viva regretfully announces ...
SpiceJet is about to sell 5% stake to its largest lessor Carlyle Aviation Partners, with the lessor agreeing to convert its outstanding lease rental into equity. The airline had been in discussions wi...
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