Articles tagged “aircraft lessors”

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Carlyle Aviation Restructures SpiceJet Debt to 7.5% Stake in Indian Carrier

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet said it has restructured its outstanding lease rental worth over $100 million to aircraft leasing firm Carlyle Aviation Partners into equity shares and convertible debentures. SpiceJet’s board of directors approved issuing fresh equity shares of $29.5 million to Carlyle Aviation, following which the aircraft leasing firm will now have over 7.5…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Airlines

Airplane Lessor SMBC Aviation Eyes $7 Billion Deal for Goshawk

The number of players leasing aircraft to airlines keeps shrinking even as the sector grows.

Anirban Sen and David French, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airplane Lessor SMBC Aviation Eyes $7 Billion Deal for Goshawk

Airlines

Russia Drops Covid Rules to Allow Flights to ‘Friendly’ Countries

China, Peru, Argentina and South Africa didn't join the latest wave of sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. How will the rest of the world now view these countries? From a travel and tourism perspective, expect a severe backlash.

Raissa Kasolowsky and Grant McCool, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Aircraft Lessor AerCap Files Claims for $3.5 Billion in Assets Seized by Russia

Russia's move to seize foreign-owned leased aircraft will cost AerCap around $3.5 billion. Even if it got the aircraft back, the lessor doesn't know what condition they will be in and if they can be redeployed at non-Russian airlines.

2 years ago
Aircraft Lessor AerCap Files Claims for $3.5 Billion in Assets Seized by Russia