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

Air Transport Services Group’s Cargo Aircraft Management subsidiary delivered a Boeing 767-200 converted freighter to Astral Aviation of Kenya under a five-year lease. This is the first aircraft ATSG has leased to Astral as well as the first Boeing 767 that Astral has put into service. read more

OCT 30, 2020 - 8:07 am

GECAS signed an agreement with Boeing to convert 11 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter options to firm orders and adding nine additional options to the GECAS Cargo order book. This agreement brings GECAS’ total orderbook for the type to 74. read more

AUG 13, 2020 - 6:55 am

The FAA issued a supplemental type certification to Air Transport Services Group for PEMCO’s passenger-to-FlexCombi conversion program for the Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft. read more

JUL 16, 2020 - 6:45 am

Air Transport Services Group’s Cargo Aircraft Management subsidiary delivered a Boeing 767-200 converted freighter to Raya Airways of Malaysia under a five-year lease. read more

JUN 10, 2020 - 6:25 am

BOC Aviation signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with Southwest Airlines for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. read more

MAY 11, 2020 - 6:40 am

Fitch Ratings has assigned 'BBB' ratings to Boeing’s proposed issuance of senior unsecured notes. read more

MAY 4, 2020 - 6:30 am