Global investment group CDPQ and aircraft leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital finalized an agreement to create a $1.5-billion global aircraft financing and leasing platform dedicated to fuel-efficient next generation aircraft. read more
JAN 29, 2024 - 6:54 am
SMBC Aviation Capital ordered an additional 60 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The new order takes the international aircraft leasing company’s cumulative firm order book for the A320neo and A321neo to 184. read more
NOV 22, 2023 - 6:27 am
Aircraft operating lease company SMBC Aviation Capital ordered 25 737-8 MAX jets from Boeing, increasing its backlog to 81 737 MAX jets focused on the 737-8. read more
SEP 13, 2023 - 6:53 am
SMBC Aviation Capital's GAEL fund received the Aviation 100 Fund of the Year (New) award. read more
JAN 22, 2020 - 6:25 am
SMBC Aviation Capital signed its first deal with new customer, Air Busan for the placement of one A321neo aircraft from the lessor’s orderbook. read more
DEC 24, 2019 - 6:45 am
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital signed its first deal with new customer Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines. The transaction involves the placement of six new Airbus A321neo aircraft. read more
DEC 10, 2019 - 6:00 am
Aircraft lesser SMBC Aviation Capital closed a $1 billion loan facility with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. read more
DEC 3, 2019 - 6:15 am
SMBC Aviation Capital reported its results for H1/19, which included a strong first half performance driven by increases in lease revenue and trading and a pre-tax profit of $200 million. read more
NOV 27, 2019 - 6:25 am
SMBC Aviation Capital delivered an Airbus A320neo to Chilean ultra-low-cost carrier JetSMART, the first delivery of that type of aircraft to JetSMART. read more
OCT 8, 2019 - 6:00 am
SMBC Aviation Capital delivered one Airbus A321-200 aircraft equipped with two IAE V2533-A5 engines to Wizz Air. read more
SEP 5, 2019 - 6:10 am
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital delivered one Airbus A320neo aircraft (MSN 9107) equipped with two IAE PW1127G1-JM engines to VivaAerobus. read more
JUL 25, 2019 - 6:30 am
SMBC Aviation Capital launched GAEL, a closed-end fund which has raised equity capital from 17 Japanese institutional investors and a secured debt financing from an internationally recognized bank. read more
JUL 22, 2019 - 6:45 am
SMBC Aviation Capital delivered one Airbus A320-200 aircraft (MSN 8942) equipped with two CFM56-5B4/3 engines to Batik Air. read more
JUL 5, 2019 - 6:35 am
SMBC Aviation Capital delivered one Airbus A320NEO aircraft (MSN 9030) equipped with two CFM Leap-1A26 engines to Gulf Air. read more
JUN 27, 2019 - 6:35 am
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital ordered forty CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power 20 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft. The engine order is valued at $588 million at list price. read more
JUN 20, 2019 - 6:30 am