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March
German retail investors are still keen to finance aircraft for first tier airlines. Sophie Segal speaks to bankers and fund managers about how this product is evolving.
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Exeter-based airline, Flybe, knows how to be profitable even in the tough times. David Attenburrow, director of Flybe’s fleet planning, tells JoAnn DeLuna why the airline is so successful.
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Turkish Airlines announces an order for 20 Boeing Next Generation aircraft.
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The International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) will remarket and sell one Boeing 737-600 and spare parts.
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Lion Air and TAM have mandated BNP Paribas to arrange financing for deliveries starting in the first half of 2010. The bank has also closed two export credit financings.
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February
A J Walter Aviation (AJW) expanded its management team with two senior management hires.
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CIT Aerospace delivers two Airbus A320-200s, with a third delivery scheduled for May.
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Air Berlin is seeking to get a larger share in Austria’s Niki Luftfahrt.
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European export credit agencies guarantee two Airbus A320s for Aviation Lease and Finance Company (Alafco) to be leased to Olympic Airways.
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Finnair has taken delivery of one Airbus A330 with export credit financing.
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The US Department of Transportation (Dot) has given American Airlines and four international airlines permission to form a global alliance.
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Former SR Technics senior executive vice president to take over as the head of marketing.
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One Boeing 767-300ER has been sold to Guggenheim.
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Guggenheim Aviation Partners has appointed a new senior technical director to manage 50 aircraft.
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EQ², a company specialising on sustainable economics, says in a report that using 15% of biofuels will avoid 35 million tonnes of CO 2 emissions, an equivalent of $2.01billion in carbon taxes in 2020.
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Aon appointed six new recruits to its General Aviation team.
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Low-cost carrier, Air Berlin, signs a sale/leaseback agreement with BOC Aviation for three Boeing narrowbodies.
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CIT Aerospace delivered a Boeing 737-300 to British carrier Jet2.com.
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Traffic grows as fares fall for Ireland’s low cost carrier, Ryanair.
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January
Airbus increased its aircraft prices, the first increase since January 2008.
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Spanish airline Air Europa moved its London base from Gatwick Airport to central London.
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European bank, DVB Bank, refinanced aircraft for two airlines in December, but financing older equipment will remain difficult in 2010.
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Airlines are expected to lose $5.6 billion in 2010, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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The Finish airline will use a Euro denominated facility to finance five Airbus aircraft.
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Calyon funded Boeing and Airbus aircraft for Travel Service Airline and Aegean Airlines.
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A J Walter Aviation is to provide power-by-the-hour support for five years.
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The Irish-based airline will continue to grow says Howard Millar speaking in Dublin today.
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Australian leasing company, GAAM, appoints vice president of marketing.
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Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) will continue to build its aircraft portfolio.
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SkyWorks Leasing will remarket two Airbus aircraft for sale or lease.
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Domhnal Slattery, founder of RBS Aviation Capital, hires management team for new Oak Hill backed aircraft leasing company, Avolon. The resignations could slow the sale of Royal Bank of Scotland's aircraft leasing subsidiary.
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Buy-out firm AAC Capital takes majority stake in Envirotainer, a temperature-sensitive cargo container company.
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The French airline has taken delivery of one new A320. Another will deliver later this month.
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DVB bank closed a number of transactions in December, including the sale of two Boeing 777Fs. The bank is open for business in the coming year.
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Citi was sole arranger and security agent for the US Ex-Im Bank guaranteed financing of the Boeing Next Generation aircraft.
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SkyWorks Leasing arranged the sale.
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Aircraft Asset Management signed a firm order for the aircraft valued at $79 million at list prices.
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Calyon, CIC and KfW were joint underwriters.