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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
Aeroméxico has renewed and expanded its credit facility to $250 million, strengthening the airline’s available corporate financing. The agreement provides additional liquidity as the carrier manages ongoing fleet, network and operational requirements.
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Aeroméxico has renewed and expanded its credit facility to $250 million, strengthening the airline’s available corporate financing. The agreement provides additional liquidity as the carrier manages ongoing fleet, network and operational requirements.
Brazilian airline Azul has entered an agreement for up to $512 million in financing from development bank BNDES. The long-term funding is intended to strengthen liquidity and support debt repayment, providing additional balance-sheet flexibility as the carrier manages its ongoing operations.
Air Austral will use two Boeing 737-800s operated by ASL Airlines France under an ACMI agreement from November 2026 through March 27, 2027. The temporary capacity will bridge the gap between the progressive retirement of Air Austral’s A220s and the arrival of its Airbus A320neos.
Brazilian carrier Azul has secured up to R$2.66 billion ($511 million) in long-term financing from the Brazilian Development Bank. The company plans to use the proceeds to pay down existing debt and bolster liquidity, providing additional financial support as it manages its balance sheet and ongoing operations.
A U.S. court has authorized Titan to pursue a $391 million claim against Argentina. The ruling advances Titan’s effort to recover the funds through the U.S. legal system, with potential implications for aviation-related financial and sovereign-credit exposure.
High activity
SpaceX is scheduled to conduct four orbital launches this week, including Crew-13 to the ISS, a Falcon Heavy mission for the NRO and Transporter-18 with 130 payloads. The activity coincides with satellite-sector financing and development milestones from Astro Digital, Sateliot and India’s GalaxEye.
High activity
Two separate aircraft transactions highlight continued investor activity in the secondary market: Avolon agreed to sell 33 leased Boeing and Airbus aircraft to Qatar’s Lesha Bank for $1.6 billion, while FTAI acquired 27 WestJet 737-700s, including jets intended for sale-leaseback and engine aftermarket activity.
Austrian Airlines has sold its last three Boeing 767-300ERs to U.S.-based Cobra Aviation for part-out, confirming the end of the type’s operation at the Vienna-based carrier. The transaction marks another step in Austrian’s long-haul fleet transition and removes the 767 from its active fleet.
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