SMBC Aviation Capital orders 100 more Airbus A320neo Family aircraft
SMBC Aviation Capital has placed a firm order for 100 additional Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, comprising 65 A321neos and 35 A320neos, at the Farnborough...
SMBC Aviation Capital orders 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
SMBC Aviation Capital has placed an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, comprising 60 737-10s and 40 737-8s, in a deal announced at...
EgyptAir receives first 737 MAX, advancing fleet modernisation
EgyptAir has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8, marking a key milestone in its fleet renewal strategy. The aircraft is the...
Air Canada takes delivery of first A321XLR, bringing lie-flat comfort to single-aisle flying
Air Canada has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR, marking a significant step in the airline’s fleet modernisation and network expansion strategy.
The aircraft,...
Wizz Air reaches major milestone with delivery of 250th aircraft
Wizz Air has taken delivery of its 250th aircraft, marking a major milestone for Europe’s fastest-growing airline and the largest carrier in Central and...
Sumitomo, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo and Brookfield to acquire Air Lease Corporation in $7.4 billion deal
Sumitomo Corporation, alongside SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo-managed funds, and Brookfield, has agreed to acquire U.S.-based Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for approximately US$7.4 billion (¥1.09...
Lessor SMBC Aviation Capital delivers first Airbus A321neo to Oman’s Salam Air
On July 31, 2025, SMBC Aviation Capital delivered one Airbus A321-253NX aircraft (MSN 12631), equipped with LEAP-1A33 engines, to Salam Air of the Sultanate...
SMBC Aviation Capital leases eight Airbus A321neo to Thai Airways
SMBC Aviation Capital has signed lease agreements with Thai Airways for eight Airbus A321neo aircraft. These jets, sourced from SMBC’s direct Airbus orderbook, will...
SMBC Aviation Capital partners with Uzbekistan Airways for lease of two Airbus A321neo aircraft
SMBC Aviation Capital has signed a lease agreement with Uzbekistan Airways for two Airbus A321neo aircraft, scheduled for delivery in 2026. This marks the...
SMBC Aviation Capital to lease 20 Airbus A321neo aircraft to United Airlines
SMBC Aviation Capital has signed definitive lease agreements with United Airlines for 20 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The deliveries, starting in 2026, will come from...
SMBC Aero Engine Lease partners with Acumen Aviation for SPARTA asset management platform
SMBC Aero Engine Lease (SAEL) has selected Acumen Aviation's SPARTA Records Dataroom, a secure online Records Management System (RMS), for digitised aircraft engine records...
S7 Airlines reregisters 45 foreign aircraft to Russian ownership
S7 Airlines has concluded a settlement with multiple foreign lessors, including AerCap, Air Lease Corp, and SMBC Aviation Capital, involving 45 medium-haul aircraft and...
SMBC Aviation Capital delivers first of three Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to TUI
SMBC Aviation Capital is pleased to announce the delivery of one Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (MSN 44629) equipped with two CFM LEAP-1B27 engines to...
SMBC Aviation Capital orders sixty Airbus Airbus A320neo family aircraft
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has ordered a further 60 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft taking its total for the type to nearly 340 aircraft...
Lessor SMBC Aviation Capital orders 25 Boeing 737 MAX jets
New purchase of 25 737-8s expands lessor's 737 MAX portfolio to 81 jets
737-8s reduce SMBC's customers' fuel and noise emissions, helping airlines...
SMBC Aviation Capital delivers Boeing 737 MAX 8 to flydubai
SMBC Aviation Capital is pleased to announce the delivery of one Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (MSN 61008) equipped with two CFM LEAP-1B28B1 engines to...
SMBC Aviation Capital delivers Boeing 737-8 MAX to Lynx Air
SMBC Aviation Capital is pleased to announce the delivery of one Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (MSN 42845) equipped with two CFM LEAP-1B27 engines to...
Merger among lessors: SMBC Aviation Capital to acquire Goshawk Aviation
SMBC Aviation Capital will acquire Dublin based Goshawk Aviation for $6.7bn enterprise value
Landmark transaction that will create the largest Japanese owned aircraft...
Aircraft lessors to collect their aircraft and to leave Russia together with equipment manufacturers
European aircraft lessors must collect their aircraft from Russia by the end of March. This means hundreds of planes with an estimated value of...
SmartLynx Airlines to expand its fleet by adding Boeing 737 MAX 8 as new aircraft type
The beginning of 2022 marks a significant milestone in SmartLynx Airlines’ expansion. The leading ACMI and charter operator has signed an agreement with SMBC...