All articles by Olivier Bonnassies – Page 8
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Airbus poised to launch higher-weight A330-300
Airbus is set to reveal plans for a maximum gross weight increase of its Airbus A330-300 widebody. The 2t increase, to 235t, will allow the aircraft...
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Jet Airways said to be unidentified ATR 72-500 customer
Jet Airways has emerged as the unidentified customer for an ATR 72-500 order that was confirmed in the first half of this year.
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Comac launches C919 with commitments from CDB Leasing and GECAS
The Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) has announced the launch of its C919 narrowbody powered by the CFM LEAP-X1C engine with up to 100 commitments. Chinese...
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EasyJet to pay first dividend in 2012
EasyJet announced that it will pay its first ever dividend in 2012 in respect of the year ending 30 September 2011. "EasyJet is highly cash generative...
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Apollo raises $213 million as it grows Fund
Apollo Aviation Group has raised $213 million from a broad array of domestic and international investors for its aviation fund, the Sciens Aviation Special...
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Air Canada takes ex-Lynx Q400s for Sky Regional operation
Air Canada is taking five Bombardier Dash8-Q400 aircraft on lease that were previously operated by Frontier's subsidiary Lynx Aviation, CAO understands. The...
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China Southern orders six A330s and 30 A320s
China Southern Airlines has announced it has entered an agreement with Airbus for the acquisition of 36 narrowbody and widebody aircraft. The Chinese...
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Charles Taylor Aviation delivers two 747-400s
Charles Taylor aviation asset management (CTAAM) Limited has transferred two Boeing 747-400 aircraft from Singapore Airlines to Deucalion Aviation....
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Greenwich Kahala MDT places CRJ-200 to Belavia
Greenwich Kahala MDT places CRJ-200LR aircraft The JV between MDT and FGK has recently placed the following CRJ-200LR aircraft: October 2010:...
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Emirates improves cash position by 18% in first half
Emirates' cash balances grew to Dhs12.5 billion ($3.4 billion) for the first six months of its current financial year ending 30 September 2010. The...
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VGS Aircraft Holding acquires 737-800
VGS Aircraft Holding (Ireland) Limited has, through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Olbia Limited, acquired one (1) Boeing B737-800 aircraft...
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News45% of jet population to be on operating lease by 2020: Hazy
Aircraft leasing guru Steve Udvar-Hazy expects the operating lease industry to control 39% of the world's civil jet aircraft fleet by 2015 - and 45% by 2020.
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Jazz Air to convert to corporate structure by year-end
Jazz Air Income Fund has announced details of proposed conversion from an income trust to a corporate structure. Under the conversion plan, units of...
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NewsUAL-CO merger questions US Airways' future
Standard & Poor's Betsy Snyder says the US Airways long-term future remains uncertain in the light of the recent United Airlines and Continental Airlines...
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Waha Capital acquires A330-300
Airbus' latest monthly delivery figures show that Waha Capital has acquired an Airbus A330-300 delivery from Singapore Airlines.
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Saab considers 340 cycle programme extension
Saab Aircraft Leasing is evaluating extending the certificated hours on its Saab 340 fleet.
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More Frontier’s A318s head for scrap
More Airbus A318 aircraft are heading for part-out as parent company Republic Airways Holdings removes more aircraft out of the Frontier Airlines operation. CAO...
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SIA amends bonds offering as public offer is oversubscribed
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has allocated an additional S$100 million ($76.2 million) to its five-year bonds carrying a 2.15% coupon after the initial public...
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NAC closes S&LB with Carpatair
Nordic Aviation Capital has closed a sale and leaseback transaction with Carpatair on one Saab 2000 aircraft (41). The vintage aircraft is equipped with...
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NACIL sends A330 lease RFP
National Aviation Company of India Ltd. (NACIL) has inviting offers from interested parties for providing four A330 aircraft on dry lease contract as Air...