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• Hilka Birns
Cabo Verde’s state-owned domestic carrier, Linhas Aéreas de Cabo Verde, trading as CVsky, has added an ATR 72-600 under a 12-year operating lease with Singapore-based lessor Avation. The agreement expands the carrier’s fleet with a turboprop aircraft for its domestic operations.
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Cabo Verde’s state-owned domestic carrier, Linhas Aéreas de Cabo Verde, trading as CVsky, has added an ATR 72-600 under a 12-year operating lease with Singapore-based lessor Avation. The agreement expands the carrier’s fleet with a turboprop aircraft for its domestic operations.
A Kenyan court has rejected Fly Angola’s bid to unwind its deal with Avmax. The available report provides no further details on the court’s reasoning, the transaction’s terms or the operational and financial consequences for either party.
Tech companies are accelerating bond issuance even as financing costs rise, challenging the usual pattern of slowing sales when debt gets more expensive. Talk of potentially large financings from SpaceX and Broadcom has sharpened investor concern about the growing wave of corporate debt.
Mauritania Airlines is preparing to sell its Embraer aircraft, according to a report. The available information does not specify the fleet’s size or models, the reason for the sale, or its timing, leaving the potential implications for the carrier’s fleet plan unclear.
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Boeing and Airbus have both won orders from aircraft lessor Avolon, totaling 250 aircraft. The deals lock in delivery slots for the lessor as the manufacturers’ backlogs grow, underscoring the value of securing production positions in a capacity-constrained order environment.
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The lessor agreed to buy 140 Boeing aircraft and 110 Airbus aircraft, including 35 A330-900s and 75 A320neo family jets. Avolon also secured an option for 100 additional Airbus aircraft, expanding its delivery pipeline for airline customers.
France is leasing a Falcon 8X to provide coverage while its government fleet undergoes maintenance. The available report does not specify the lease duration, cost or which aircraft are being maintained.
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Irish lessor Avolon has placed firm orders for 140 Boeing 737 MAX jets and 110 Airbus aircraft: 75 A320neo-family jets and 35 A330-900s. Boeing has not disclosed the MAX variants. The combined 250-aircraft commitment is among Avolon’s largest purchases.
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