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AIRCASTLE extended maturity of $200m unsecured revolving credit facility with Mizuho Marubeni Leasing Americas to January 2029; and maturity of $300m unsecured revolving credit facility with Mizuho Bank to February 2029.

Michael Blodgett to Staff Vice President-Procurement of Atlas Air.

NORSE ATLANTIC completed transition to ACMI business model, marked by delivery of sixth/final 787-9 to INDIGO.

AIRBALTIC took delivery of its 53rd A220-300 (55423), its first in 2026; it plans to be operating 100 by 2030.

WIZZ AIR plans March 30 to begin three-times-weekly Stockholm Arlanda-Bucharest (A320).

HARITH GENERAL PARTNERS, Johannesburg has agreed to acquire ASL Aviation Holdings' interest in FLYSAFAIR.

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL finalized dual tranche 7-year/5-year syndicated banking facility, raising $2b from seven core banking partners in Asia and Europe; proceeds will be used to fund commitments under SUMISHO AIR LEASE deal.

VIETNAM AIRLINES plans June 16 to begin three-times-weekly Hanoi-Amsterdam (A350).

José Antonio Barrionuevo to Chief Financial Officer of IAG (effective June 2026); Nicholas Cadbury is stepping down.

NATILUS, CA raised $28m in Series A financing, led by DRAPER ASSOCIATES with five new investors, to fund completion of its first full-scale KONA blended-wing freighter aircraft. It also unveiled 200-pax, double-deck HORIZON EVO blended-wing Combi aircraft (pax on upper deck and cargo below) to enter commercial service in the early 2030s.

DEUTSCHE AIRCRAFT retained Kepner-Tregoe to provide tailored executive and management programs to support operational scale-up and performance foundation.

BOEING delivered 46 aircraft (37 737 MAXs; 767-2C; three 777Fs; five 787s) in January 2026 vs 45 (40 737 MAXs; 777F; four 787s) in January 2025. It now has 6,777 aircraft on backlog: 4,903 narrowbodies and 1,874 widebodies.