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February
Non-US airlines will look to the capital markets to finance aircraft, but a suitable EETC structure will be necessary to convince US investors.
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Estonia's national carrier says it needs 12 Embraer jets to support its growth plans.
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The Boeing narrowbody is part of a sale/leaseback deal for five aircraft.
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Hungary's national carrier stopped all flights at 6am CET this morning after running out of cash.
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The Brazilian airline will take delivery of four A320s through sale/leaseback agreements.
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Speakers and delegates came together at the 14th annual European Airfinance conference to discuss the challenges ahead for aircraft financing in 2012.
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Three UAE banks will arrange financing worth AED1.9 billion ($517 million).
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The UK based aerospace group purchased one CFM56-3 engine.
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The bank will begin winding down its Dublin aircraft financing operation this year as tougher Irish bank regulation increases administration costs.
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The US carrier has firmed an order for 75 Airbus narrowbody aircraft.
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January
The aircraft lessor is targeting a fleet of 150 aircraft by 2014.
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The Boeing aircraft are leased to Jetstar Pacific until 2014.
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CEO tells board of directors that the airline's financing is unresolved from the end of January.
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Japanese manufacturer sets sights on US as economic slowdown in Europe causes airlines to delay purchase decisions.
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The special purpose company, managed by Rockton aircraft manager, has acquired 18 Saab aircraft.
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SAS and lessors with exposure to the Spanish airline to make writedowns.
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Awas delivered the first of two Airbus narrowbodies.
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Airbus and Boeing executives talk to Airfinance Journal about this year’s $95 billion financing requirement.
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MUL Aviation Capital has opened its first foreign branch.
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The airline has closed a yen-denominated Japanese operating lease with call option for one A318.
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Pierre Fruhling joins as a partner in the firm's aerospace team in Brussels and Paris.
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Fabrice Bergier to replace Tom Enders, who will head up Airbus's parent company EADS.
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Macquarie AirFinance delivered the two Boeing narrowbodies in December and January.
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The European manufacturer spoke exclusively at the European Airfinance Conference to address technical issues with the A380.
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The Latin American carrier will take delivery of 51 A320 family aircraft.
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Aviation may face a short, interim financing crunch if it moves away from commercial debt to the capital markets.
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Colm Barrington, CEO, Fly Leasing, says the company is looking at several significant portfolio acquisitions.
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Laurence Hanley joins the law firm’s finance group as an associate.
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Airstream International arranged the sale of the aircraft on behalf of the Austrian regional carrier.
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John Leech has joined the aviation company’s board of directors.
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The Airbus and Boeing aircraft order is one of the largest orders placed by a European carrier and is worth NOK127 billion ($21.5 billion).
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Four banks arranged the Japanese operating lease with call option (Jolco) for one Boeing 777-300ER.
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Richard Forson will be the cargo airline�s new chief financial officer.
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Malaysian Airlines has leased the Airbus widebody from Novus Aviation and First Energy Bank.
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Avinco arranged the sale of the aircraft for a fund managed by Fuyo General Lease.
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The three Embraer jets were financed with a $375 million credit facility from Brazil’s development bank.
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The lessor closed the second of two A330 financings with a pool of European banks.
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The Swiss business aviation group has ordered up to 10 CS100s.
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The cuts are part of a campaign to reduce costs by nearly $300 million in 2012.
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Russia's Sberbank will fund finance leases for seven Boeing aircraft.
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The French national carrier started trading on the carbon credits market last week.
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Average aircraft price rises 3.9%; A320neo rises 6.1%
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The regional aircraft manufacturer ATR achieved its best-ever annual sales figures in 2011.
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The manufacturer had a record year in 2011 with 1419 orders but says there will be less in 2012
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Sumitomo's acquisition of RBS Aviation Capital took seven months and scores of lawyers to finalize.
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Qinetiq, a UK defence technology and security company, purchased the 12-year old jet.
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Avation PLC, the Singapore-based aircraft leasing company, will acquire more than 10 million ordinary shares in Capital Lease Aviation.
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A Japanese consortium consisting of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group companies and Sumitomo Corporation has won the bid to acquire Royal Bank of Scotland's leasing unit.
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The Dutch lessor delivered 30 aircraft and purchased 13 new aircraft last year.
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As part of a restructuring, the company will delay Airbus and Boeing deliveries.
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The facility finances nine late 1990s vintage Airbus narrowbodies.
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China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC) delivered the 2006-vintage aircraft to the Chinese carrier.
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The agreement includes order for 44 Airbus narrowbodies.
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The Egyptian carrier secured funding for three A330s in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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The airline closed two separate financings for one A380 and one 777-300ER.
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Andrew Dewdney, managing director, aircraft finance, HSBC , is relocating to the bank's Paris office.
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The order is for 25 787-9s with an undisclosed number of options.
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The EU's executive body orders the Hungarian government to recover state aid given to its flagcarrier between 2007 and 2010.
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Jeff Solomon joined Skytech as the new technical director on January 1.
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The UK travel group will take delivery of three 737-800s this year.
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The Icelandic airline purchased the aircraft from an affiliate of Lloyd’s Bank.
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BTMU provided debt for two Japanese operating leases (JOLs) which closed last month.
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Julie Southern, chief commercial officer, Virgin Airlines, says that the recent Air France export credit deal could be replicated for the UK airline.
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Peirandrea Galli heads up Cargolux's Italian subsidiary.
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The Chinese freight company postpones services due to weak cargo demand.
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DVB will finance pre-delivery payments (PDPs) for five Boeing narrowbodies.
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Clifford Chance aviation partner, Clive Carpenter, passed away on December 29 2011.
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The former CEO of Amentum Capital will be a strategic consultant for the German Landesbank.
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The Chinese airline will take delivery of one new A320 in January.
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Avinco arranged the wet-lease of both aircraft from Spanish carrier Vueling.
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The German bank is looking to increase its activity in aviation says CEO Wolfgang Driese.
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The Airbus A330-200 is on lease to Vietnam Airlines.
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The law firm has hired two new associates.
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The six year debt facility is for one Boeing aircraft to be lease by KLM.
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The lessor has secured pre-delivery payments for six 737-800s.
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The US lessor will begin taking delivery of turboprops in late 2012.
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The facility finances four older Airbus aircraft and one engine.