CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing), delivered one Airbus A320neo to Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Türkiye. The transaction marks the introduction of the A320neo to the carrier’s fleet. read more
SEP 7, 2022 - 7:33 am
CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, delivered one Boeing 737-800 to Corendon Airlines Europe, a Corendon Airlines charter subsidiary based in Malta. read more
JUL 27, 2022 - 7:19 am
CDB Aviation executed a sale-leaseback agreement for two Airbus A320neo aircraft with a new customer in the Middle East, Kuwaiti carrier Jazeera Airways. read more
JUL 15, 2022 - 7:15 am
CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, leased two Airbus A320neo aircraft to Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus. The aircraft will be delivered to Aer Lingus in July. read more
JUN 28, 2022 - 7:40 am
CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, appointed Brian Dowling chief technical officer. Dowling has a career spanning more than four decades in the aircraft leasing and airline maintenance, repair and overhaul industries. read more
MAY 26, 2022 - 7:43 am
CDB Aviation signed new lease agreements with Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca (Avianca) for two Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter aircraft and one A320neo aircraft. read more
MAY 25, 2022 - 7:37 am
CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, promoted Fiona Scott to the newly created role of chief people officer. read more
MAY 24, 2022 - 7:09 am
CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, procured a $530 million unsecured syndicated term loan from BNP Paribas and a group of other financial institutions. read more
MAY 11, 2022 - 6:56 am
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, took delivery of the first freighter aircraft in the lessor’s history, an A330-300 passenger-to-freighter. read more
APR 26, 2022 - 7:09 am
CDB Aviation entered into a new sale and leaseback agreement with existing customer Volaris (Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación) for a fleet of five Airbus aircraft, encompassing two A320neos and three A321neos. read more
APR 11, 2022 - 6:27 am
CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, delivered the first of up to five Airbus A320neo aircraft to flynas, a Saudi Arabia-based air carrier. The carrier is a new airline customer for CDB Aviation. read more
FEB 22, 2022 - 6:14 am
CDB Aviation committed to an additional 12 conversions with EFW, expanding its A330 passenger-to-freighter fleet to 14 aircraft. Moreover, the lessor is on pace to launch the A330-300 P2F freighter type in China in 2022, with lease commitments from Sichuan Airlines and Jiangxi Cargo Airlines. read more
FEB 16, 2022 - 6:43 am
Ryan Barrett, a former executive at GE Capital Aviation Services, joined CDB Aviation’s commercial team as head of commercial in the Asia-Pacific region. read more
FEB 15, 2022 - 6:15 am
CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, delivered the last of seven Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, a domestic airline in Brazil. read more
FEB 4, 2022 - 6:03 am
CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, hired Michelle Wu as head of commercial in Greater China. Wu has more than three decades of experience in aviation finance and aircraft leasing and joined CDB Aviation from GECAS. read more
JAN 14, 2022 - 5:50 am