All articles by Olivier Bonnassies – Page 5
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NewsMesa to use ex-Pluna CRJ900s for US Airways operation
Mesa Airlines will lease nine Bombardier CRJ900s, which were previously operated by Uruguay's Pluna, for operations at US Airways, market sources indicate. A...
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Air Arabia splits A320 financing
Air Arabia has mandated KfW IPEX-Bank to finance up to six Airbus A320 aircraft scheduled for delivery this year. Under the mandate the German bank...
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NewsATR targets 80 orders in 2013
ATR chief executive Filippo Bagnato is confident the Franco-Italian airframer can achieve 80 new orders this year as it strives to maintain its backlog at...
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NewsBritish Airways to lease 777s from ALC
British Airways is to lease a pair of Boeing 777-300ERs from Air Lease (ALC) under 10-year operating lease contracts. The deliveries are scheduled...
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IAG formally begins tender offer for Vueling
International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent of British Airways and Iberia, has asked Spain's National Securities Market Commission to authorise its proposed...
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IAG to make €113m cash offer for Vueling in early 2013
International Airlines Group (IAG), the British Airways and Iberia parent, will make a cash tender offer for the outstanding share in low-cost carrier Vueling...
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Iberia Express arbitration ‘back to square one' after court ruling
The Spanish High Court has overturned the original arbitration process that nominally ended the conflict between Iberia and pilots union SEPLA, saying it...
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Ryanair increases dividend size to €489m
Ryanair increased its special dividend size to shareholders by €6 million ($7.7 million) to €489 million after reporting a €596 million net profit in the...
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NovoAir to launch services with ex-Flybe ERJ-145s
NovoAir of Bangladesh plans to launch domestic services next month with a pair of Embraer 145 aircraft, which were previously operated by European carrier...
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Aeronautical Engineers sees more demand for MD-80SF than 737-400SF
Florida's Aeronautical Engineers modification specialist predicts more conversions of the yet to be FAA certified 12-pallet Boeing MD-80SF than the 737-400...
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Kingfisher talking to investors as labour dispute rankles
Kingfisher Airlines has confirmed that it is in discussions with foreign and local companies over its future ownership structure, following local media reports...
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ISTAT Rome: Airbus sees sharklet wing-tips on all 2014 A320 family deliveries
Airbus expects the sharklet wing-tips to be fitted on all its Airbus A320 family aircraft beginning in 2014. Speaking at the International Society...
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Fly Leasing purchases two 737-800s
Fly Leasing has acquired two Boeing 737-800 aircraft on lease to Transaero Airlines. The aircraft, which were manufactured in 1998, were financed through...
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NewsThai Airways secures $114m credit line
Thai Airways International has secured a new credit line amounting to 3.6 billion baht ($114.3 million). The five-year floating interest rate loan...
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NewsAir China mandates ICBC Leasing for A330 financing
Air China is again tapping the domestic operating lessor community for the sale and leaseback financing of its Airbus A330 fleet. The carrier has mandated...
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JP Morgan closes Emirates’ 777 financing
JP Morgan has closed financing on a new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for Emirates Airline. The bank acted as the Export-Import Bank of the United States...
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NewsVueling on track for autumn narrowbody order
Low-cost carrier Vueling has reiterated that it will make a long-anticipated narrowbody order announcement by the end of the summer. Chief executive...
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Vueling’s net cash reaches €368m
Vueling Airlines further strengthened its balance sheet in the second quarter to 30 June 2011 with €103 million ($million) cash flow generated from operating...
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Gulf Air closes financing on first two A321s
Gulf Air has mandated financing of two new Airbus A321 aircraft fleet to Pembroke/Standard Chartered Bank under an eight-year purchase and leaseback transaction,...
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FARNBOROUGH: LCI to capitalise on commercial and helicopter markets
Lease Corporation International (LCI) is in a unique position of covering the commercial aircraft and helicopter market with a pipeline of orders for the...