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Global Crossing Airlines | August 03, 2022

Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc. announces the signing of a definitive agreement with Icelease to convert an Airbus A321 aircraft and lease to GlobalX for a period of eight years. The Aircraft is currently flown by GlobalX in passenger configuration and will be converted at a Precision Aircraft Solutions facility starting in October 2023, and is expected to be placed into freighter revenue service by April 2024. GlobalX helped arrange for the sale of the Aircraft from current lessor Magnetic ...

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Sabre Corporation | December 20, 2021

Thai airline Nok Air today announced strategic new long-term agreements with both Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, and its subsidiary company, Radixx, to support the evolution of the carrier's new business strategy. Nok Air has selected an extensive suite of products from Sabre and Radixx to expand distribution and revenue generation opportunities. The agreements support the carrier's reposi...

FlightGlobal | January 13, 2020

Airbus has started operating the first of the six BelugaXL high-capacity transports it is building to facilitate production ramp-up. The A330-based aircraft completed its first operational flight on 9 January, says the airframer. EASA certification was secured in November 2019, following a test campaign of more than 700h across some 200 flights since the first in July 2018. All six BelugaXL freighters will be operating by the end of 2023, Airbus indicates. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered aircr...

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Aviation Capital Group | March 17, 2022

Aviation Capital Group LLC (“ACG”) announced the delivery of one new Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft on long-term lease to Icelandair. This Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1B engines, is part of a multi-aircraft transaction between ACG and the airline. “With this delivery, we are delighted to complete the purchase and leaseback of two Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft and the long-term financing through ACG’s Aircraft Financing Solution...