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August
The Egyptian carrier has taken delivery of one Airbus A330-300.
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AirTran Airways recruits new executive vice president in-house
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The Scandinavian flag carrier is to lease the aircraft to an undisclosed operator.
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The Ecuadorian airline has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320-200.
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The potential merger could create the largest airline in South America.
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has purchased two used Boeing 737-800s from Air Berlin.
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BNP Paribas provided the $245 million financing for three Airbus A320s.
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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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Shenzhen Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A320s.
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The national carrier of Thailand has signed a firm order for seven Airbus A330-300s.
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Compañía Mexicana de Aviación, known as Mexicana, has stopped selling tickets after it filed for bankruptcy.
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The Hong Kong-based airline has signed letters of intent (LOIs) with Airbus and Boeing for a total of 36 aircraft.
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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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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 club deal is composed of Spanish and French banks and is valued at $246 million.
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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 American carrier has exercised options for two Boeing aircraft worth $153 million at list prices.
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The Baku, Azerbaijan-based airline will substitute orders for Boeing Next Generation 737 aircraft for 767s.
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The memorandum of understanding (MOU) includes 40 Airbus A320s with options for 20 more aircraft.
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The American carrier will take options for 35 Next Generation 737-800 aircraft.
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The aircraft are part of the airline's fleet renewal programme.
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Republic Airways has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for 24 Embraer 190 jets.
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June
After the first day of the 8th Annual Russia and CIS Airfinance conference speakers are confident aviation is poised for growth.
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AK Bars Aero, a regional Russian airline has taken delivery of Bombardier CRJ-200ER (msn 7824) from Magpie Aviation Leasing.
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The German cargo carrier takes delivery of third new Boeing 777-200LRF.
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Tunisia's national carrier, TunisAir, has taken delivery of one Airbus aircraft with export credit.
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Chinese industry leaders at the 8th Annual China Airfinance Conference say Chinese airlines will expand their fleets and improve profits in coming years.
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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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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and BNP Paribas will finance a total of seven Airbus aircraft in two separate transactions.
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Emirates Airlines has bolstered its orders for the Airbus A380 to 90 aircraft, in a deal worth $11.5 billion.
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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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Tiger Airways in Singapore has advanced the delivery dates of two Airbus A320 aircraft for 2011.
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May
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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South African Airways has ordered five new Airbus A320 aircraft.
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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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Delays in delivery of Boeing 787s lead Royal Jordanian to lease Airbus A330s.
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The Japanese carrier ordered the aircraft as an customer in August 2009.
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Citi to arrange the export credit guaranteed financing for five aircraft for Copa Holdings.
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Kigali-based Rwandair will take delivery of two next-generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) is to lease Canadian carrier Air Transat an Airbus A330.
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Safi Airways, an Afghani airline, is to lease two Airbus A320s as part of its fleet renewal plan.
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AirlineForecasts, investment research firm, says mergers provide a market-driven restructuring solution that allows network airlines to compete with the emerging low-cost carrier business model.
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April
TAAG Angola Airlines has ordered two Boeing aircraft in a deal that includes two purchase rights.
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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 Emirati national carrier has appointed a new vice president of corporate investments and subsidiaries.
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The largest carrier in the world, Delta Air Lines, speaks to delegates at the New York Airfinance conference about the airline’s financial strategy.
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Seabury banking and consulting firm offers answers to problems in the aviation sector worldwide.
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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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The Philippines airline has ordered additional A320s to expand operations.
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Abu Dhabi based airline makes two senior appointments.
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Boeing delivered a 737-800 Next Generation aircraft to Garuda Indonesia as part of the state-owned carrier’s expansion strategy.
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The airline has signed a letter of intent with Gecas to expand its fleet.
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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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The Bulgarian charter carrier extends power-by-the-hour service for A320 fleet.
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March
South Korean carrier, Asiana Airlines, uses Ex-Im financing to fund one Boeing 777-300ER.
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The Swedish carrier has taken delivery of two Embraer ERJ-145 jets.
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Oman Air takes delivery of one Airbus A330-300 and has two more delivering through 2011.
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Hungarian low cost carrier, Wizz Air, finances pre-delivery payments for two Airbus A320s.
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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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Embraer delivered one Embraer 190 jet to BA CityFlyer, a British Airways subsidiary.
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Brazilian carrier, Gol, brings in pricing with capital markets deal guaranteed by US Ex-Im Bank.
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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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Somon Air orders Boeing 737s worth $163 million at list prices.
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Southern Air gets two Boeing 777Fs to be ACMI-leased.
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February
Air Berlin is seeking to get a larger share in Austria’s Niki Luftfahrt.
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Finnair has taken delivery of one Airbus A330 with export credit financing.
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Emirates has closed a sale/leaseback for two 777-200s with three African banks funding the deal.
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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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Air China plans will expand capacity by 5% with 20 aircraft purchase.
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Japan Airlines (JAL) and American Airlines will jointly apply for antitrust immunity on transpacific routes.
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Amentum Capital delivers one Airbus A330-200 to Nigeria’s Arik Air.
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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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Low-cost carrier, Air Berlin, signs a sale/leaseback agreement with BOC Aviation for three Boeing narrowbodies.
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Traffic grows as fares fall for Ireland’s low cost carrier, Ryanair.
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January
Spanish airline Air Europa moved its London base from Gatwick Airport to central London.
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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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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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After several weeks of speculation, Japanese Airlines files for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday.
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The Airbus A330-300 is the first of five aircraft.
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SkyWorks Leasing arranged the sale.