SMBC Aviation and investor partners finalize $7.4 billion Air Lease acquisition
SMBC Aviation Capital and a group of partner investors have finalized the acquisition of rival lessor Air Lease…
United Airlines agrees sale-leaseback deal over 20 upcoming Boeing 737 MAX 9s
United Airlines has signed a purchase and leaseback arrangement with lessor SMBC Aviation Capital over 20 Boeing 737…
Air Lease Corporation acquired by Sumitomo, SMBC Aviation Capital and partners
Sumitomo Corporation, together with its aircraft leasing arm, SMBC Aviation Capital, and two major international investment firms, Apollo…
Turkish Airlines-owned AJet signs agreement for 5 Airbus A320neos with SMBC
Five Airbus A320neo aircraft will join Turkish Airlines-owned subsidiary Ajet after a lease agreement was signed with SMBC…
Dominican airline Arajet signs sale-leaseback deal for 5 Boeing 737 MAX 8s
Dominican Republic low-cost airline Arajet has signed a sale and leaseback agreement for five Boeing 737 MAX 8…
Top 10 biggest aircraft lessors by fleet size
Lessors are the largest aircraft owners you’ve never heard of. Most airlines operate at least some aircraft on…
Thai Airways to bolster fleet with eight factory-new Airbus A321neo aircraft
Thai Airways has entered a lease agreement with Dublin-based SMBC Aviation Capital for eight factory-new Airbus A321neo aircraft. …
Turkish Airlines signs lease agreement with SMBC for five Airbus A321neos
Turkish Airlines is set to add five additional Airbus A321 neo aircraft to its fleet after reaching a…
Icelandair becomes world’s newest Airbus operator with A321LR arrival
In a defining moment in Icelandair’s 87-year history, the Icelandic flag carrier has become the world’s newest Airbus…
SMBC Aviation Capital firms up order for 22 more Airbus A320neo aircraft
SMBC Aviation Capital has exercised options for 22 A320neo family aircraft firm orders. This move, announced on the…