AerCap signed lease agreements for 60 aircraft, including 28 widebody aircraft and 32 narrowbody aircraft, during Q1/21. In addition, AerCap purchased one Embraer E2 and executed sale transactions for nine aircraft. read more

APR 8, 2021 - 6:38 am

Air Lease delivered one new Boeing 737-8 aircraft on long-term lease to Cayman Airways. This aircraft, featuring LEAP-1B27 engines, is the third new 737-8 to deliver to Cayman Airways from Air Lease’s order book with Boeing. read more

APR 6, 2021 - 6:46 am

Air Lease delivered one new Boeing 737-8 aircraft on long-term lease to Blue Air (Romania). This aircraft, featuring CFM LEAP-1B25 engines, is the first of 10 new Boeing 737-8s confirmed to deliver to Blue Air from Air Lease’s order book with Boeing. read more

MAR 31, 2021 - 6:31 am

AerCap signed lease agreements with Norse Atlantic Airways for the lease of six used Boeing 787-9s and three used Boeing 787-8 aircraft. All nine aircraft are powered by Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines and are scheduled to begin delivery during 2021. read more

MAR 31, 2021 - 6:29 am

Mesa Air Group signed a letter of intent to lease an additional Boeing 737-400F cargo aircraft currently planned to be available in May 2021. The company currently operates two 737-400F aircraft for DHL. read more

FEB 24, 2021 - 6:33 am

Flair Airlines, a Canadian ultra low-cost carrier, is adding 13 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Flair will lease the initial 13 aircraft from one of its financiers, 777 Partners, which recently entered into an agreement with Boeing for 24 new Boeing 737-8 aircraft. read more

JAN 28, 2021 - 7:02 am

Air Transport Services Group’s Cargo Aircraft Management subsidiary agreed to purchase two Boeing 767-300ER aircraft from Air Canada of Montreal, convert them from passenger to freighter configuration and lease them back to Air Canada. read more

JAN 15, 2021 - 7:05 am

Air Lease reported that it delivered 10 new aircraft from its order book and purchased and leased back 14 aircraft in Q4/20. Air Lease’s aircraft investments in the quarter totaled approximately $1.1 billion. read more

JAN 13, 2021 - 6:53 am

AerSale inducted the first of its 24-owned Boeing 757-200 aircraft for passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion at its heavy-MRO center in Goodyear, AZ. read more

JAN 6, 2021 - 6:50 am

According to a report from global aviation data firm Cirium, in comparison with last year, airline passenger traffic is estimated to be down 67% in 2020. In addition, Cirium predicted that aircraft leasing will push past 50% in 2021, becoming the major manner in which aircraft are financed. read more

DEC 29, 2020 - 7:25 am

Alaska Airlines will buy 23 more 737-9 airplanes from Boeing, building on its original order and an agreement last month to acquire new 737-9s through lease. The new deal brings Alaska Airlines' total 737 MAX orders and options to 120 airplanes. read more

DEC 28, 2020 - 6:08 am

Icelandair entered into an agreement with Sky Aero Management (SKY Leasing) regarding a sale and leaseback of two Boeing 737 MAX9 aircraft. The aircraft are expected for delivery in Q2/21. The lease period for each aircraft will be 12 years. read more

DEC 28, 2020 - 6:03 am

Air Lease entered a long-term lease agreement for one new Airbus A321-200neo aircraft with Pegasus Airlines in Turkey. Pegasus Airlines also confirmed to sell four young Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Air Lease as part of a sale-leaseback transaction. read more

DEC 23, 2020 - 6:38 am

Castlelake, a global private investment firm with 15 years of tenure financing and managing aviation assets, entered a partnership with Boeing and Boeing Capital to provide financing solutions to commercial aircraft customers for new commercial aircraft deliveries. read more

DEC 3, 2020 - 6:57 am

CDB Aviation completed the financing for eight of the nine Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft under the purchase and leaseback agreement with Calgary, AB-based carrier WestJet. The ninth aircraft is anticipated to close this month. read more

DEC 3, 2020 - 6:54 am