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Exclusive: IAI, Etihad secure 777-300ERSF customer
Airlines Middle EastIn August, IAI signed an agreement with Etihad Engineering to establish a passenger-to-freighter conversion site for Boeing 777-3000ER aircraft in Abu Dhabi.
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Interview: ACS eyes further growth with new investment vehicle
Lessors North AmericaThe lessor is targeting $500 million of equity capital to acquire another 80 to 100 mid-life aircraft.
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Airlines still wary of GATS
Lessors Southeast AsiaExperts talk about the challenges that remain when hoping to convince airlines that their leased aircraft should be moved onto the GATS ledger.
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Biden administration targets 20% drop in aviation emissions
Airlines North AmericaThe White House measures include a proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit on fuels as part of the Build Back Better Agenda that achieves at least a 50% drop in "lifecycle greenhouse gas...
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Insights from Airline Top 100 - 2021
Airlines EuropeAirfinance Journal has just published ‘Airline Top 100’, its annual survey of the intrinsic financial strength of the world’s top airlines. We are delighted to share the key findings of the report...
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Analysis: How did Jet2 finance its previous orderbook?
Airlines EuropeUK leisure carrier previously ordered 34 Boeing 737-800s. Airfinance Journal Deal Tracker shows the financings closed over the 2016-19 period.
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AFJ Exclusive: Lessor places first direct OEM order
Lessors North AmericaLos Angeles- and Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Griffin Global Asset Management has placed its first direct order with an original equipment manufacturer.
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Court backs Aeromexico Max leases
Airlines Latin AmericaThe LEAP-1B27-engine aircraft are scheduled to deliver from October this year.
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CDB Aviation schedules 26 deliveries through year-end
Lessors Northeast AsiaCompetition from lessors and other investors remains heightened "for the placement of new and used aircraft, as well as sale and leaseback (SLB) transactions", says lessor parent.
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With Sputnik and high yields through the pandemic
Lessors CISWith the exception of one lessor, Air Astana was able to obtain deferral and/or lease reductions from all its aircraft suppliers, ‘vindicating’ long standing relationships forged since the airline’s...
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Israel prepares additional state support for El Al
Airlines Middle EastSupport will be in addition to funding already provided by the government to El Al.
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Orderbook positions us for recovery phase: Goshawk
Lessors EuropeGoshawk's CEO Ruth Kelly talk to Airfinance Journal about the lessor's growth plans with the 40 narrowbody aircraft orderbook. Deliveries are deliveries scheduled between 2023 and 2025.
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Cathay liquidity is ‘very strong’ – Merlin Swire
Capital Northeast AsiaSwire Pacific chairman praises “the very significant restructuring” the Hong Kong flag carrier has undergone, notwithstanding significant new half-year operating losses reported earlier this week.
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Analysis: Banks remain conservative in lending
Risk Northeast AsiaBank appetite for the aircraft leasing business has decreased in the post-Covid-19 pandemic era.
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US airlines target liquidity after hard Covid lessons - AFJ North America
"In hindsight, we would like to have known the US Treasury’s timeline. I learned how important it is to have uniform transactions," said American Airlines' treasurer at AFJ North America in Miami.
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Interview: Bain focuses on Virgin Australia fleet savings
Capital North AmericaMatthew Evans, a managing director at Bain Capital and a member of the wider team of senior partners and investment professionals working on the deal, discusses the Virgin Atlantic acquisition, fleet...
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Air Austral finances A220s
Airlines AfricaFrench island territory carrier, which took delivery of its first A220 on 27 July, secures financing for three-aircraft fleet.
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Jetblue turns $64m profit on PSP funds
Airlines North AmericaLoad factor improved to 79.2% from 33.8% in the year-earlier period.
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Sky Leasing sees bank appetite for warehouse facilities
Lessors North AmericaAsset manager sees airline demand for fleet replacement and improving market conditions for warehouse facilities. CEO Austin Wiley talks to Airfinance Journal.