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American Airlines has closed a Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option (JOLCO) on one of the airline’s 2017 vintage A321 aircraft. Credit Agricole-CIB (CA-CIB) structured and arranged the transactio...

American Airlines is seeking to increase its footprint in the China/USA market at the fastest possible speed with the lowest possible risk as it looks to close out a US$200m investment in China Southe...

The US Transportation Security Administration has imposed a ban on passengers carrying electronic devices in aircraft cabins flying from eight countries. The 10 international airports covered by the b...

There is no question that 2017 is a difficult year for many airlines across the globe: Do they expand? Do they take delivery of new aircraft? Do they rationalise their fleet? Luckily for Willie Walsh ...

Spring begins in the northern hemisphere this week but nevertheless the east coast of the US has been hit by a freezing snowstorm, which so far has led to the cancellation of 5,432 flights today, acco...

CDB Aviation Lease Finance (CDB Aviation) has ordered 30 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at $3.3 billion at current list prices, which was previously unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website. ...

The hot bond markets have attracted two more companies to the market this week with lessor Aircastle issuing $500 million of senior notes and Delta Air Lines has returned to the market with a cool $2b...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported a 9.6% increase in global passenger traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) during January 2017 – the strongest increas...

ORIX Aviation has officially opened its new Hong Kong office. "With the tremendous growth in the Asia Pacific market place we wish to better support the rapid expansion of ORIX Aviation and both our s...

After months of debate, ICAO has adopted a new aircraft CO2 emissions standard aimed to reduce the impact of aviation greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate. Contained in a new Volume III to A...

China has ordered travel agents to stop selling holiday packages to South Korea in the wake of heightened tensions due to South Korean intentions to deploy an American missile defense system, which Ch...

Vietjet has officially listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE), becoming the first Vietnamese airline to join the exchange. [caption id="attachment_36287" align="alignleft" width="300"] N...