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VINSON & ELKINS launched an aviation finance practice in New York.
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SKY LEASING executed SLB agreements for 39 aircraft )19 A320neo Family, four A320ceos, eight 737 MAXs, a 787-9, three 737-800s, and four ATR 72-600s)
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SAS LINK agreed to lease six ex-Flybe E195s (104/120/128/143/155/168) from Falko for delivery starting in 1Q22.
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NAV CANADA reports traffic decrease of 20.1% in Dec 2021 vs Dec 2019.
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FALKO acquired 27 aircraft, sold 11, and completed leases/extensions on 52 in 2021 vs 23/16/27 in 2020; it also signed LOIs relating to purchase of
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MALDIVIAN ordered two ATR 72-600s and one ATR 42-600 (with new PW127XTs) for delivery in 2022.
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David Berkery and Niels Jensen joined Vinson & Elkins as co-leaders of new aviation finance practice out of New York.
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Roberto Held to Strategic Advisor (to launch South American cargo operations) of Global Crossing Airlines, FL.
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Frederic Leger to Senior Vice President for Commercial Products and Services of IATA, Geneva.
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Jean-Marc Lemaitre to Executive Vice President of Customer Success of SkyThread, Irvine, CA.
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Dick Ferris, former Chief Executive Officer of United Airlines, died of complications of ALS. He was 85.
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AIR FRANCE plans May 17 to begin three-times-weekly Paris CDG-Québec City, Canada (A330-200).
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HOP!, France leased ex-KLM Cityhopper E190 (322) from Falko Regional Aircraft.
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JAZEERA AIRWAYS plans January 23 to begin three-times-weekly Kuwait-Chattogram (A320).
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EPIC FLIGHT ACADEMY partnered with United Airlines to offer its students opportunity to participate in Aviate Program as pathway to employment.
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AERCAP completed 438 transactions (311 lease agreements, 65 purchases and 62 sales) in 2021 vs 179 (97 lease agreements, 36 purchases and 46 sales) in
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TEXEL AIR (Chisholm Enterprises), Bahrain celebrated acquisition of its first 737-800BCF (29985; ex-Korean Air); it also has one 737-700F and two 737
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NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS was approved by US DOT for transatlantic flight operations to/from US. It plans to start commercial operations (with 787-9s) in
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GEORGIAN AIRLINES leased 737-800BCF (28595; ex-Air Italy) from BBAM.
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TRANS ISLAND AIRWAYS, Bahamas leased ex-WiderØe Dash 8-300 (238) in transaction arranged by Skyworld Aviation.
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US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines had 414,597 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in Nov, down 8.3% vs Nov '19.
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BOC AVIATION signed lease agreements for 21 aircraft in 4Q21 (vs 12 in 4Q20) and 74 in 2021 (vs 102 in 2020). It ended year with owned/managed
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AIR FRANCE took delivery of its 12th A350-900; financing was arranged/provided by Societe Generale under Balthazar-backed sustainability-linked debt
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Pieter Elbers will not enter into a third term as President & Chief Executive Officer of KLM.
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Qatar Airways is now operating regular flights to and from Munich with a cargo version of its Boeing 777.
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