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Last Updated: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, 8:00 AM PDT

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BreitflyteJoe Breitfeller

Air Lease Corporation Delivers Two New Airbus A321neos to China Airlines

By Breitflyte: Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced the delivery of two new Airbus A321-200neos on long-term lease to China Airlines, with deliveries on August 16th and August 20th, respectively.

2025-08-21T06:20:42.483858-07:00
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Corporate Jet Investor

Wheels Up sells three Air Partner-derived services units (Baines Simmons, Kenyon, Redline) to TrustFlight for $20m

By Corporate Jet Investor: Atlanta-based private aviation services provider Wheels Up said it has sold three non-core services businesses including Baines Simmons, Kenyon International Emergency Services and Redline Assured Security to London-based TrustFlight for $20m.

2025-08-21T04:29:05.885644-07:00
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BloombergSiddharth Philip

Boeing in Talks to Sell up to 500 Aircraft to China, Potentially Ending Multi-Year Sales Drought

By Bloomberg: Boeing Co. is heading closer toward finalizing a deal with China to sell as many as 500 aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter, a transaction that would end a sales drought that stretches back to US President Donald Trump’s last visit in 2017.

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