Lessor BOC Aviation orders 40 Boeing 737 MAX planes
Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd said on Wednesday it had ordered 40 Boeing 737 MAX planes to be delivered in 2027 and 2028, in a year-end boost to the U.S.…
New lessor Abelo to order 20 ATR turboprop aircraft
New lessor Abelo plans to expand its fleet by acquiring 20 ATR turboprop aircraft, including 10 ATR 72-600 and 10 ATR 42-600S, it announced at the UK’s largest airshow in…
Aviation Capital Group orders 12 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has placed an order for 12 737 Boeing MAX aircraft, hoping to take advantage of demand from airlines during recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
AerCap says it will buy five additional 787 Dreamliners
Aircraft lessor AerCap Holdings on Tuesday agreed to buy five additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets as the U.S. planemaker nears a resumption of deliveries. “We believe in this aircraft,” said…
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation nears $7 billion deal for rival Goshawk, sources say
SMBC Aviation Capital, one of the world’s biggest aircraft lessors, is nearing a deal to acquire smaller rival Goshawk for about $7 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter…
Aeroflot buys eight stranded Airbuses from foreign leasing firms
Image: Maxim Zmeyev Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfilment of contractual obligations”. More…
Air Lease warns on Boeing 777X, Lufthansa places order
Boeing Co was at the centre of a tug of war over the future of its newest jet on Monday as Germany’s Lufthansa ordered the 777X Freighter hours after an…
Dubai aviation firm DAE takes $538m write-off on leased aircraft with Russian carriers
DAE has filed insurance claims totalling $1b and ‘expect to file more’ The Dubai aircraft leasing company DAE (Dubai Aerospace Enterprise) took a $537.9 million write-off on aircraft operating in…
Air Lease forecasts strong demand for jets, warns on production risks
Air Lease Corp on Thursday pointed to strong demand for the industry’s most popular jet models as travel recovers from the pandemic but warned of potential risks to jet production…