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The EC has opened formal antitrust investigations into certain members of the Star and Oneworld airline alliances following concerns that their agreements on transatlantic routes ...
16-Jun-2009
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AerCap signs PDP facility
Amsterdam-based lessor AerCap Holdings has signed a USD221 million funding facility with HSH Nordbank covering the pre-delivery payments (PDP) for 10 A330 aircraft. This ...
03-Jul-2009
American plans EETC issue
American Airlines expects on 7 July to close on a single tranche Class A USD520.11 enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC) issue. Joint structuring agents ...
03-Jul-2009
Gulf Air names Majali as CEO
Bahrain-based Gulf Air has named Samer Majali as chief executive officer (CEO). Majali recently resigned from the post of CEO at Royal Jordanian Airlines. ...
03-Jul-2009
ANA to launch sale of shares
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to sell 537.5 million worth of new shares, which includes a greenshoe option for 37.5 million shares, this ...
03-Jul-2009
Porter orders two turboprops
Bombardier announced on 29 June that Porter Airlines of Toronto has placed a firm order for two Q400 turboprop aircraft. The transaction represents the ...
02-Jul-2009
Royal Jordanian CEO quits post
Royal Jordanian Airlines has announced that Samer Majali is resigning as president and chief executive officer (CEO) effective on 1 August. Majali joined Royal ...
02-Jul-2009
United Airlines prices debt offering
United Airlines announced on 26 June the pricing of its offering of USD175 million of senior secured notes due in 2012. The notes were ...
02-Jul-2009
FlyDubai secures leaseback finance
Dubai government-owned low-cost carrier FlyDubai has completed a USD320 million sale/leaseback transaction with GE Commercial Aviation Services (Gecas). The financing covers four B-737-800 aircraft ...
02-Jul-2009
Kumho Asiana names advisers
South Korea's Kumho Asiana Group, parent of Asiana Airlines, has picked Korea Development Bank (KDB) and Nomura as financial advisers for the proposed sale ...
02-Jul-2009
SpiceJet names incoming CFO
Indian low-cost SpiceJet has appointed Seema Chandra as chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to her appointment, Chandra was CFO at software solutions company Mascon ...
02-Jul-2009
Air Canada lands Aeroplan loan
Cash-strapped Air Canada announced on 29 June the closing of a CAD100 million (USD86 million) revolving credit facility with Groupe Aeroplan, which operates the ...
01-Jul-2009
Consortium bankrolls Berlin airport
KfW Ipex-Bank is leading a consortium that includes six other banks in providing a EUR1.4 billion (USD1.9 billion) 10-year loan for the construction of ...
01-Jul-2009
KAL completes Eximbank loan
Flag carrier Korean Air (KAL) closed financing on its first B-777-300ER on 26 June. Calyon was sole arranger and agent on the Eximbank-supported deal. ...
29-Jun-2009
IRB delivers low Maharashtra bid
India's IRB Infrastructure Developers has emerged as the lowest bidder for a highway project in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The estimated project ...
29-Jun-2009
Natixis appoints in syndications
The Natixis Asian loan syndications team on 8 June hired Alexandre Vauquelin as an associate based in Hong Kong. The bank has recently moved ...
29-Jun-2009
Syndications head leaves UBS post
Jonathan Macdonald has left his position as head of global syndicated finance at UBS after a 20-year career at the bank. His departure follows ...
29-Jun-2009
Hjertaker is named as CEO
Ship Finance International has named Ole B Hjertaker as chief executive officer (CEO), effective on 1 July. Hjertaker has served as chief financial officer ...
29-Jun-2009
Consortium wins Texas road deal
The Texas Department of Transportation in the US state of Texas has closed on a 52-year concession, structured as a public-private partnership (PPP), with ...
29-Jun-2009
Brazilian operator issues debentures
Brazilian toll road operator Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias (CCR) plans to raise BRR500 million (USD248 million) from the issue of non-convertible debentures. The debentures ...
29-Jun-2009
Jazeera names chief executive
Kuwait-based low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has named Stefan Pichler as chief executive officer (CEO). For the past five years, Pichler has served as Virgin ...
26-Jun-2009
Teekay prices share offering
Teekay Tankers has priced an offering of seven million shares of common stock at USD9.80 a share, a 7.6 per cent discount, to raise ...
25-Jun-2009
CSC note issue gets priced
The CNY2 billion (USD294 million), five-year medium-term note (MTN) of China Changjiang National Shipping (CSC) was priced at 4.4 per cent on 16 June. ...
25-Jun-2009
Banks line up to join KoGas deal
At least 10 banks are on the verge of joining the senior tranche financing for South Korea's Korea Gas Corporation (KoGas), a USD482 million ...
25-Jun-2009
Aircraft dealwatch table
Aircraft dealwatch table
25-Jun-2009
Recent Orders
Recent Orders
25-Jun-2009
Privatisation in the balance
Serco Group plc, the UK-based business services provider, has won a 10-year contract, with an estimated value of GBP245 million (USD405 million), from Dubai ...
25-Jun-2009
Orderwatch table
Orderwatch table
25-Jun-2009
Aircraft dealwatch table
Aircraft dealwatch table
25-Jun-2009
Debt access still tough going
Asian carriers say credit is still hard to come by despite suggestions by aircraft manufacturers that the worst of the financial downturn may have ...
25-Jun-2009
Cebu says finance is no problem
Domestic Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific Air said fund-raising should not pose a major challenge after the airline increased an order for Airbus A320 aircraft ...
25-Jun-2009
Fraport consortium wins Pulkovo
The Northern Capital Gateway Consortium, in which Fraport holds a 35.5 per cent stake, has been named preferred bidder for a 30-year concession to ...
25-Jun-2009
Republic plans to buy Midwest Air
US-based Republic Airways Holdings has announced plans to acquire US-based Midwest Airlines from private equity firm TPG Capital. The transaction is subject to the ...
25-Jun-2009
Lufthansa seals deal with bmi
German airline Lufthansa and Michael Bishop, co-founder of British Midland Airways (bmi), have reached an out-of-court settlement clearing the way for Lufthansa's takeover of ...
25-Jun-2009
Macquarie Airports completes deleveraging
Macquarie Airports Management has completed the deleveraging of Sydney Airport, increasing its interest to 74 per cent. In February, Sydney Airport shareholders opted to ...
25-Jun-2009
THY to place mixed order
THY Turkish Airlines announced on 19 June plans to buy five A330-300, two A330-200 and seven B-777-300ER aircraft. Airbus confirmed the signing of a ...
25-Jun-2009
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