On Thursday evening, the Mexican government issued a filing stating that both terminals at the Mexico City International Airport (MEX) are saturated again. Does this signal an amazing recovery from the airline industry in the country or a more potentially…
The Airbus A330P2F has won another contract. Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has confirmed a previously announced commitment with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) to convert up to 29 A330-300s into freighters. ATSG, the world’s largest lessor of freighters, will lease them on…
Aeroflot will not return leased aircraft to European companies
Commercial aviation has become safer again in 2021, with fewer accidents and fatalities. A total of 121 occupants died in air accidents last year compared to 132 in 2020, IATA said on March 2. The numbers have to be seen in…
We spent a good half hour speaking with ACIA Aero Leasing’s CEO Mick Mooney and SVP Commercial Sameer Adam. It is an auspicious time to chat with an aircraft lessor as the industry faces the huge task of recovering leased…
As if the pandemic wasn’t enough. After dealing with collapsing airlines the world over as traffic almost stopped, aircraft lessors now have to confront another crisis. And they have to do this before they fully recover from the pandemic. The…