HAMBURG COMMERCIAL BANK (HCOB) closed its first primary transaction, providing a senior secured structured financing for JP Lease Products & Services (JLPS) in respect of four mid-life A320-200s on lease to a Latin American carrier.
LUFTHANSA CITY AIRLINES launched operations (Munich-Birmingham) with an A320neo; it plans to add a second aircraft, A319, on July 27. After the first five aircraft of the Airbus A320 family, its fleet will be expanded to at least eight more A320neos and further A319s in the coming year; delivery of 40 new A220-300s on order is planned to start in 2026.