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

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, delivered a fleet of 15 new Boeing aircraft to U.S.-based United Airlines. The sale and leaseback transaction covered a fleet of two 787-9 Dreamliners and 13 737 MAX 8 aircraft. read more

JAN 7, 2022 - 5:34 am

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, delivered the first of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Sun Country Airlines, a Minnesota-based airline. read more

DEC 21, 2021 - 6:24 am

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, signed international aircraft lease agreements with Colombia’s flag carrier, Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca, for a fleet of five Airbus A320neo aircraft. read more

DEC 14, 2021 - 6:25 am

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, delivered an Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Las Vegas-based ultra-low-cost airline Allegiant, a new customer for the company in the Americas region. read more

DEC 7, 2021 - 6:19 am

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, signed a new agreement with Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (Volaris) for the sale and leaseback of four new Airbus A320neo aircraft. read more

AUG 10, 2021 - 6:27 am

CDB Aviation entered into a facility agreement for the secured portfolio of 13 Airbus and Boeing aircraft valued at approximately $660 million. The transaction brings the lessor’s executed year-to-date financings to a total of $2.53 billion. read more

AUG 5, 2021 - 6:52 am

CDB Aviation reached an agreement with Mexico-based MasAir Cargo Airline for the lease of two Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft, marking the lessor’s first-ever lease transaction with an airline operator for the aircraft type. read more

MAY 24, 2021 - 6:38 am

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, delivered the first of four Airbus A320neo family aircraft on long-term lease to Russian airline Aeroflot. read more

MAY 17, 2021 - 6:06 am

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, reported that 2020 marked a period of robust business activity for the company despite a difficult market for the aircraft leasing industry. read more

MAR 31, 2021 - 6:30 am

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, completed a new sale and leaseback transaction for a fleet of four Airbus aircraft with SAS. SAS is Scandinavia’s flagship airline and an existing customer of CDB Aviation. read more

MAR 29, 2021 - 6:42 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

CDB Aviation entered a new partnership with Germany-based EFW GmbH to conduct the passenger-to-freighter conversion of two Airbus A330-300 aircraft in 2021, which will be available for lease to airline customers beginning in early 2022. read more

NOV 24, 2020 - 7:00 am

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, issued $500 million of senior unsecured notes in a Regulation S (Category 2) bond offering. read more

NOV 13, 2020 - 7:04 am

CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, extended its relationship with Wizz Air with an additional sale and leaseback transaction for a batch of six Airbus A321neo aircraft. read more

OCT 12, 2020 - 7:10 am