Global airline industry profits are forecast to rise to $41bn (£32bn) in 2026, supported by low fuel prices and steady economic growth, according to a new outlook Up Next paper, published by aircraft leasing firm Avolon. If achieved, 2026 would mark the fourth consecutive profitable year for air...

Avolon, an aircraft leasing company, has reported strong growth in its fleet and financing activity in 2025, according to its fourth-quarter and full-year update. During the year, Avolon acquired 168 aircraft, including more than 100 aircraft as part of its takeover of Castlelake Aviation Limited. ...

Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has delivered the 50th aircraft in South America’s low-cost carrier JetSMART’s fleet. The A321neo is the final delivery of four A320neo family aircraft from Avolon to JetSMART. The four aircraft on lease from Avolon will support the replacement and g...

Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has agreed to lease two Airbus A321neo aircraft to Royal Jordanian Airlines. The agreement adds to the eight A320neos that Avolon agreed to lease to the airline earlier this year, of which seven have already been delivered. The delivery was announced ...

Avolon has agreed to lease five Airbus A320neo family aircraft to Centrum Air, a carrier launched in 2023 and Uzbekistan’s largest private airline. The transaction was announced today at the Dubai Airshow. Avolon added Centrum Air as a customer earlier this year through the lease of an A320-200...

Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has agreed to lease 13 Airbus aircraft from its orderbook to Etihad Airways. The transaction, announced today at the Dubai Airshow, includes nine A330neos and four A320neo family aircraft. Etihad has today also placed a direct order with Airbus for si...

Avolon, a global aviation finance company, announces an order at the Dubai Airshow for 100 new LEAP-1A engines from CFM International to power 50 Airbus A320neo family aircraft in its order book. The advanced technologies in LEAP-1A engines, like composite fan blades and ceramic matrix composites...

Irish aircraft lessor Avolon has reported continued financial and operational growth for the third quarter of 2025, driven by higher lease revenues, solid cash flow, and an expanding fleet of next-generation aircraft. According to the company’s latest fact sheet, Avolon’s owned and managed fl...

Avolon, a global aviation finance company, announces the agreement of a sale and leaseback for one new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to TAAG Angola Airlines, the national carrier of Angola. This is Avolon’s first aircraft on lease to TAAG and it was delivered at the end of September. Powe...

Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has agreed to lease six Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft to Royal Air Maroc. The agreement marks Avolon’s first lease to the Moroccan flag carrier. Royal Air Maroc has a fleet of 59 aircraft, and flies to 98 domestic and international destinations. The fir...

Avolon, one of the world’s largest aircraft leasing companies, has announced significant fleet and financing activity in its third-quarter update for 2025. The Dublin-based lessor said it had acquired 17 aircraft and sold 15 during the quarter, with 60 more already agreed for sale. It also signed...

Avolon, aviation finance company, has delivered the first of six Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft it has agreed to sale and leaseback with Virgin Australia. Virgin Australia has been an Avolon customer since 2011 and Avolon already has eight aircraft on lease to the airline. The new aircraft will suppor...

Aircraft leasing company Avolon has placed an order with Airbus for up to 90 jets in a move to meet "long-term demand for new aircraft". The deal includes 75 A321neos and 15 A330neos, which are set to be delivered out to 2033. It also includes purchase rights in respect of a further 25 A321neo...

Global aviation finance company Avolon has issued an update for the second quarter (Q2) of 2025. Q2 fleet and financing highlights Acquired 15 aircraft, sold 20 aircraft and ended the quarter with 54 aircraft agreed for sale; Placed 26 aircraft from our orderbook, ending the quarter withÂ...

Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has agreed to lease 10 Airbus A321neos to AJet, the low-cost carrier subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier airline of Türkiye. The agreement was marked by a ceremony at the Paris Air Show, and the new aircraft are scheduled to be del...