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September
Former Volvo Aero Services executive heads up UK operations at GA Telesis
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Does the 'Home Country Rule' give an unfair advantage to some airlines? Have your say.
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Thomas Cook executive joins Avolon senior management.
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The parties working on the deal talk about closing the first European export credit guaranteed bond.
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Norman Fraser, formerly a partner at Paul Hastings, launches new law firm REN Legal
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Airfinance Journal asked appraisers to assess the value of a 2006-vintage CRJ700 powered by CF34-8C5 engines.
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The freighter, the first of three aircraft, is on lease from Aircastle.
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The deal includes three Airbus A330 aircraft on lease from Aircastle.
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See which aircraft topped the charts this year.
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The former director of marketing for Greenstone will be in charge of airline marketing in the Americas for RBS.
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August
How the aircraft leasing company closed its $530 million term loan in June, despite chaos in the markets.
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The Scandinavian flag carrier is to lease the aircraft to an undisclosed operator.
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KfW IPEX provided debt financing for one new Boeing 737.
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Consulting firm Morten Beyer & Agnew (mba) is to manage two Airbus A320-200 aircraft for unnamed customer.
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The turboprop lessor has entered into a $200 million revolving facility with Kirk Aviation.
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Goldman Sachs is to purchase the close to 4 million Aircastle shares worth about $33 million.
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The Irish lessor has completed three leasing transactions with three different airlines.
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BAe Systems to remarket one Boeing 767-300ER.
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Awas will use the predelivery payment financing for six Boeing 737 aircraft.
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Macquarie AirFinance has acquired two A320 family aircraft and one Boeing 737.
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has purchased two used Boeing 737-800s from Air Berlin.
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed an agreement with Air France for six aircraft.
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Former Gecas and GPA head to lead Avolon’s Latin American advisory board.
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Boc Aviation will take delivery of six Boeing 737 aircraft.
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BNP Paribas provided the $245 million financing for three Airbus A320s.
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Deucalion has mandated four banks for the financing of two Airbus A330s.
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European export credit agencies guarantee the financing of an Airbus A321 for Air China in a first-ever deal.
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The joint venture between Rolls-Royce and GATX closes financing for a pool of seven Rolls-Royce engines.
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The Airbus A330-300 is on operating lease to China Airlines.
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Awas’s chief financial officer leaves the Irish lessor to return to retail.
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The Bulgaria-based airline is to lease two new Airbus A320s from Awas.
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The low-cost carrier has mandated Credit Agricole-CIB (CA-CIB) and KfW IPEX Bank to finance eight Airbus aircraft.
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Awas delivered the Boeing 737-300 to the Lithuania-based charter airline.
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The joint venture between Rolls-Rocye and GATX finds financing for engine pool.
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July
The low-cost carrier has mandated the banks for the financing of five Airbus A320s using a Japanese operating lease with call option (Jolco).
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The Netherlands-based lessor has signed two separate debt facilities totalling $108 million for Airbus aircraft.
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The aircraft is the fourth freighter Deutsche Capital Management (DCM) leases to Aerologic.
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The club deal is composed of Spanish and French banks and is valued at $246 million.
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The role of governments and banks helped avoid panic during the recent recession, says Adam Pilarski, Avitas' senior vice-president.
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Credit Agricole-CIB has provided the export credit financing for the Brazilian carrier.
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The aircraft is on operating lease to Malaysian Airlines.
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Germany’s second largest airline has signed codesharing agreements with American Airlines and Finnair.
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Airline accidents are not the only factor that impact airline insurance costs, writes JoAnn DeLuna.
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The first European export credit bond closed, but is it as attractive as the US Ex-Im bond?
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There are few other industries where after-sales activity is as well developed as in aviation.
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The Baku, Azerbaijan-based airline will substitute orders for Boeing Next Generation 737 aircraft for 767s.
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One of the largest lessors has placed an order for 43 Boeing Next Generation 737s.
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The aircraft are part of the airline's fleet renewal programme.
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The aircraft leasing company with the largest fleet in the world announces a $3 billion Boeing aircraft order at Farnborough Air Show.
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Air Lease Corporation announced an order for 51 Airbus narrowbodies today at the 2010 Farnborough Air Show. Other aircraft leasing companies are expected to follow with large orders this week.
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Avolon has acquired two Airbus A320 aircraft from Air Berlin.
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DVB Bank financed one A330-200 for CIT Aerospace.
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DVB Bank has financed the sale/leaseback of one Airbus A320-200 aircraft for Virgo Investment Group and Q Aviation.
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The German bank has expanded its Aviation Finance team with a new vice president.
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June
The UK's Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) will guarantee the $151 million bond.
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The German carrier has closed financing for two Airbus narrowbodies.
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Aircraft leasing company Awas has chosen new CEO after Frank Pray resigned in March.
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The German cargo carrier takes delivery of third new Boeing 777-200LRF.
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Aircraft leasing company, Jackson Square Aviation, expands team with appointments effective this week.
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After retiring earlier this year, former SH&E CEO joins Apollo Aviation.
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The remarketing and leasing company has hired a new sales executive.
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The airline refinances one Airbus A330-200 in the Japanese market.
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US lessor places aircraft with Travel Service Airlines
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Borajet acquires fourth ex-Alitalia aircraft from lessor.
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Private equity has discovered aircraft leasing, with more than $3 billion-worth of investments set to close in 2010, reports Alasdair Whyte.
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Finnish national carrier becomes first customer of Airbus aircraft equipped with sharklets.
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German carrier becomes a new Airbus customer as the manufacturer secures $15.3 billion in commitments at the Berlin Air Show.
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Italian cargo operator takes delivery of converted MD-11F from Boeing Capital.
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French export credit agency Coface will guarantee the debt finance for AerVenture, the AerCap subsidiary.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and BNP Paribas will finance a total of seven Airbus aircraft in two separate transactions.
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Alex Aupoix, vice president of asset finance at Crédit Industriel et Commercial, discusses about lending in the downtimes.
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Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380, which was financed by Société Générale.
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Despite having financed aircraft for more than a decade using Japanese operating leases, Japanese investors have been less interested in the product.
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Luxembourg’s national carrier has placed an order for a second Boeing 737-800.
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With the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme coming into effect this year, Barry Moss, principal, Avocet Insurance Consultants discusses the risks the program poses to aviation insurance.
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May
The European Emissions Trading Scheme will not have such a major impact on aircraft lease agreements.
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With the European Emissions Trading Scheme coming into effect in the next two years, aircraft operators have to start planning now.
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Awas, an aircraft leasing company owned by Terra Firma, is refinancing two facilities with a six-year term loan arranged by Goldman Sachs and Credit Agricole.
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Dutch leasing company AerCap has appointed three new board directors during its annual general meeting.
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines took delivery of the first of three Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD freighters.
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The Boeing 737-600 was part of Scotland’s bankrupt FlyGlobespan.
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Avolon and AerCap are also to form a joint venture to manage three Airbus A330 aircraft.
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Orix Aviation has completed three transactions, including two leases and one lease extension.
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HSBC analyst says Air France-KLM’s stock has underperformed but predicts the airline will break-even for financial year 2011 and advises a buy action.
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International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has mandated BNP Paribas for the approximately $200 million export credit financing for six Airbus aircraft.
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Jetscape to arrange the lease from Finnair Aircraft Finance worth nearly $20 million.
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The lessor will use the loan to purchase Airbus aircraft.
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The new Ireland-based lessor, Avolon, has completed a $1.4 billion capital raise which will be used to purchase narrowbodies.
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NordLB's head of aircraft finance, Harald Brauns, speaks about the bank's anti-cyclical strategy and it's 30-year commitment to aviation clients.
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Geoff Hearn considers whether new-build freighter aircraft are a good investment compared to converting passenger aircraft.
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Seabury’s former president to lead International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC).
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Frank Pray, Awas's chief executive officer, considers what customers really want from airframe and engine manufacturers for next generation aircraft.
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Airbus says it has a 33% share of the 201 orders announced so far this year by Airbus and Boeing.
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The Italian cargo operator is to receive a third McDonnell Douglas MD11F.
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Cyprus Airways has extended its power-by-the-hour (PBH) contract with AJ Walter Aviation to include engine line replacements.
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Air Moldova gets one regional jet.
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Aerolineas Argentinas gets an Airbus A340 from Awas, while Mistral Air in Italy gets a Boeing 737CL.
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Aviation specialist law firm, Clark Ricketts, has appointed former Bird & Bird lawyer.
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Embraer has agreed to convert four Embraer 175 firm orders into E195 model orders for Lot Polish Airlines.
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With about 250 delegates, the New York Airfinance conference held at the Grand Hyatt in April was the place to be for airfinanciers. Sophie Segal reports what speakers and delegates discussed.
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Turkish Airline SunExpress will use US Export-Import Bank-backed financing to buy several Boeing 737 aircraft worth about $220 million.
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Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, is to lease three Airbus A320s from three different lessors.
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Erste Bank has closed financings for a total of four Boeing aircraft for Aergo Capital and GA Telesis.
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German KG fund, Deutsche Capital Management (DCM), has appointed a new head of transportation.
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Singapore Airlines is now Awas's largest customer with the delivery of the airline's sixth Airbus A330-300.
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Irish lessor Awas has delivered an Airbus A320-200 to Australia’s Strategic Airlines.
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April
Aviation Capital Solutions, a UK aviation services provider, will use the aircraft for aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) charter contracts.
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Russia’s Transaero Airlines has signed a lease for 14 Boeing widebody aircraft.
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New structures bloom in financial desert: Airfinance Journal announces the 2009 Deal of the year awards.
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The awards for 2009 Deals of the Year awards for the regions of Europe, North America and Latin America are announced.
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The awards for best PDP, regional jet, aircraft trade and aerospace are announced.
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Vietnamese Airlines Leasing Corporation (VALC) has financed two ATRs with export credit.
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Air Berlin will lease three Boeing aircraft from MC Aviation Partners (MCAP).
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Financing partner returns to join Denton Wilde Sapte’s London office.
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Seabury banking and consulting firm offers answers to problems in the aviation sector worldwide.
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Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) arranges the export credit agency financing for Finnair.
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Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajokull, has caused several days of disruption for airlines in Europe. The financial loss is serious for European carriers but less damaging to US carriers.
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Ascend says its new Aircraft Rating system will help financial institutions forecast risk.
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Insurers of airlines say that they cannot claim for losses incurred due to volcanic eruption.
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Emirates will lease the engines from Gecas.
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Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) also closed the financing of one Airbus aircraft for AerCap.
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French private airline Aigle Azur has taken delivery of its first Airbus aircraft.
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The Bulgarian charter carrier extends power-by-the-hour service for A320 fleet.
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AerCap and Korean Airlines mandate BNP Paribas aircraft financings.
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Avinco will remarket an Airbus A320 for Wallis Trading.
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UBS is arranging the corporate facility.
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Turkish Airlines has refinanced Airbus A321 with JOL from NBB and Natixis.
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March
The Swedish carrier has taken delivery of two Embraer ERJ-145 jets.
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Hungarian low cost carrier, Wizz Air, finances pre-delivery payments for two Airbus A320s.
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Orix Aviation has announced the sale of two aircraft and extended leases on seven others.
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Two listed lessors merge, creating largest public aircraft lessor.
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Air Berlin will sell seven aircraft and complete an additional five sale/leasebacks in order to improve its financials.
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Two French banks are mandated arranges with a German bank joining the transaction.
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Irish leasing company, Awas, has completed the refinancing of a Boeing 737-700 with DVB.
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Deucalion MC Engine Leasing, a joint venture between DVB Bank, Mitsubishi and Engine Lease Finance (ELF), acquires its first engine portfolio
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AWAS president and CEO resigns and is to relocate back to the US.
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Embraer delivered one Embraer 190 jet to BA CityFlyer, a British Airways subsidiary.
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Credit Agricole CIB finances one Embraer ERJ 190 and one Airbus A330 for different customers.
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The International Air Transport Association (Iata) re-adjusted its 2010 losses forecast to $2.8 billion—half of what it estimated in 2009.
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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.