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Virgin Australia takes delivery of its first Embraer E190‑E2 as Azorra hands over jet in Brazil

Virgin Australia has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190‑E2 at a handover ceremony in Embraer’s São José dos Campos facility. The aircraft, delivered by lessor Azorra, marks the E2 family’s commercial debut in Australia and advances the carrier’s fleet renewal programme.

2025-09-02T20:49:19.759562-07:00

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Archer Aviation Raises $850M After Trump Executive Order to Accelerate eVTOL Deployment

2025-06-12T22:34:11.076358-07:00

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AviaAM, Mammoth Freighters Near First 777-300ER P2F Delivery by Year-End

2025-07-07T08:22:04.129685-07:00

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Airlink to Lease 10 Factory-New Embraer E195-E2s from Azorra, Boosting Southern Africa Network

2025-06-18T03:12:18.275817-07:00

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Virgin Australia takes delivery of its first Embraer E190‑E2 as Azorra hands over jet in Brazil Virgin Australia has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190‑E2 at a handover ceremony in Embraer’s São José dos Campos facility. The aircraft, delivered by lessor Azorra, marks the E2 family’s commercial debut in Australia and advances the carrier’s fleet renewal programme.

2025-09-02T20:49:19.759562-07:00

Virgin Australia takes delivery of its first Embraer E190‑E2 as Azorra hands over jet in Brazil

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Air Lease delivers seventh and eighth A321-200neo to China Airlines Air Lease has leased and delivered two new Airbus A321-200neo aircraft to Taiwan-based China Airlines under long-term leases, marking the seventh and eighth A321neos handed over from Air Leases Airbus orderbook. The jets were delivered on Aug. 16 and Aug. 20.

2025-08-21T06:20:42.483858-07:00

Air Lease delivers seventh and eighth A321-200neo to China Airlines

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Latvia and Lufthansa each commit €14m to airBaltic as carrier prepares for IPO Latvia's government on 19 August approved a €14 million co-investment in state-owned airBaltic, to be injected concurrently and on identical terms with a matching €14m from strategic investor Lufthansa Group. The funding is intended to support growth and prepare the carrier for a potential IPO.

2025-08-21T01:00:59.743210-07:00

Latvia and Lufthansa each commit €14m to airBaltic as carrier prepares for IPO

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Brazil’s Azul secures AerCap Chapter 11 agreement

2025-08-15T10:30:38.745651-07:00

Brazil’s Azul secures AerCap Chapter 11

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Jeju Air to shift from leasing to ownership for its fleet South Korea’s Jeju Air plans to convert its leased narrowbody fleet into owned assets, trimming long-term costs and bolstering its balance sheet. The low-cost carrier will finance direct purchases of its existing Boeing 737s, marking a rare move among Asian LCCs away from operating leases.

2025-08-14T18:46:10.613921-07:00

Jeju Air to shift from leasing to ownership for its fleet

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flynas Raises $1.1B in IPO as First Airline on Saudi Exchange Budget carrier flynas raised $1.1 billion in its initial public offering, marking the first time an airline has listed on the Saudi Exchange. The Riyadh-based low-cost carrier plans to deploy proceeds to fund expansion under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic diversification strategy.

2025-08-13T14:52:01.907644-07:00

flynas Raises $1.1B in IPO as First Airline on Saudi Exchange

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SyrianAir inks $250M financing deal with UCC-led consortium to acquire ten Airbus A320s SyrianAir has signed a memorandum of understanding with a UCC Holding–led investment consortium to secure $250 million in financing for the purchase of ten Airbus A320s, paving the way for the national carrier’s first significant narrowbody renewal.

2025-08-07T21:56:01.633367-07:00

SyrianAir inks $250M financing deal with UCC-led consortium to acquire ten Airbus A320s

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DAE Posts $440.3 M H1 Net Profit as Revenue Climbs 24.2% to $843.6 M Dubai Aerospace Enterprise reported a first-half 2025 net profit of $440.3 million on revenues of $843.6 million, up 24.2% year-on-year, driven by robust leasing activity. The results underscore continued strength in the aircraft finance market.

2025-08-07T04:31:58.131951-07:00

DAE Posts $440.3 M H1 Net Profit as Revenue Climbs 24.2% to $843.6 M

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