Siptu seeks meeting with Lufthansa as 180 Shannon staff to lose jobs

Atlantic Aviation Group to buy German company following months of travel curbs

Japan’s new prime minister Fumio Kishida to call snap election

Former foreign minister surprises pundits by opting to seek early mandate from voters

SMBC Aviation raises €412m through bond issue

Dublin-based aircraft lessor has closed the sale of $500m in seven-year unsecured bonds

Lufthansa Technik could decide on sale of Shannon business by mid-July

German-owned group reviewing Irish business following impact of Covid on travel

European stocks end below record high as mining losses offset tech rally

Greencore plummets in London as banks help Iseq stay in positive territory

Toshiba unit hacked by DarkSide ransomware group

More than 740GB of information compromised, including passports and other personal information

Shares dip as optimism about economic recovery dented

Investors cautious ahead of Fed’s policy decision, earnings updates

Credit Suisse’s Dublin branch avoids Archegos fallout

Dublin unit did not provide services to imploding US hedge fund

Norwegian Air Shuttle faces complex long-haul legal journey

Cantillon: Airline examiner to request extra 50 days to produce rescue plan

Creditors accuse Norwegian Air Shuttle of ‘unreasonable pressure’

The airline and four Irish subsidiaries are under High Court protection from creditors while an examiner puts together rescue plan

Irish aviation group lands RAF maintenance contract

Atlantic Aviation buys Flybe cargo plane maintenance business in Oxfordshire

‘More airline casualties ahead’ as industry faces further losses in 2021

New report warns of €31.5bn losses, with airlines needing emergency funding

Aviation had a tough 2020 - and next year remains uncertain

A key question now is: when does the industry start climbing out of this trough?

Aircraft repossessions could be on way as aviation crisis deepens

Four in 10 leased aircraft grounded as the pandemic continues to hit air travel

Lessors seek details of Norwegian Air Shuttle’s planned fleet cuts

Scandinavian group could offload some of its 140 aircraft amid restructuring

Norwegian Air secures court protection over €4.1bn debts

Creditors tell court they are neutral on airline’s attempt to restructure

Nikkei posts biggest monthly gain in near 27 yrs on vaccine cheer

Optimism over progress in Covid-19 vaccine development boosts risk appetite

Norwegian Air’s Irish subsidiaries subject to legal action

Creditors took or threatened action against two companies before court protection granted

Nikkei closes at near three-decade high as Biden edges closer to win

Investors hope a gridlock in US congress would be able to stall major policy changes

Dublin aircraft lessor defers delivery of Boeing 737 Max until 2025

SMBC Aviation Capital posted a profit of $364.5 million in year to end of March

Aviation lessors experience extreme turbulence

Some 5,000 are employed in aircraft leasing in Ireland, contributing €550m annually to the economy

SMBC Aviation Capital appoints Tomoyuki Tanaka as chairman

New chair held key roles with Irish company’s shareholder

Iseq follows Wall Street into red as investor fears outweigh stimulus efforts

Pandemic worries eclipse hopes broad policy support will combat economic fallout

BOJ reassurance on coronavirus bolsters speculation of global action

Bank of Japan governor said financial markets have made “unstable movements”

Japan investors worry as coronavirus puts Olympics into question

Calling off Tokyo Olympics ‘no longer unthinkable’, analyst says

Five trends on the horizon for aviation finance

Global economic turbulence and environmental concerns will impact the industry in the coming years

Boeing’s production pause will not end 737 Max cash burn – analysts

Company set to leave workforce intact despite suspending production

SMBC says it will take time for 737 Max to return to service

Dublin aviation firm reports 19% annual increase in pretax profit to $200m

Process to deselect Maria Bailey was democratic, Donohoe says

It was a matter for Dun Laoghaire TD if she ‘looks to take any further action’, Minister says

Mainstream raises $580m for Chile wind and solar projects

Energy from projects due to come on stream from 2021 after record fundraising

Stocks slip as new US-China tariffs add to growth risks

Global stock prices fell on Monday with no clear end in sight for the trade war

Airbus prepares to steal a march on Boeing with long-range aircraft

European group’s launch at Paris Air Show comes as worries on health of industry rise

Aircraft lessor SMBC faces delivery delay of 30 Boeing 737 Max planes

Manufacturer tackles safety issues that forced the worldwide grounding of new model

JRI America to create 100 new jobs in Tralee

Subsidiary of Japanese Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will create a new Kerry based security operations centre

Aircraft Leasing company SMBC closes $500m bond sale

Fourth successful capital raising for business

Avolon boosts unsecured loan to $500m after ‘strong support’

International lenders oversubscribe to Irish aircraft lessor’s attempt to raise $300m

Aircraft lessors unlikely to be troubled by Boeing 737 Max groundings

Sources suggest lessors awaiting delivery may look for compensation

At least 224 Boeing 737 MAX 8s owned or ordered by Irish firms

The relatively new aircraft type involved in the Ethiopian Airlines crash is popular with Irish lessors

Glencore pledges to cap coal production

World’s biggest exporter of coal respond to investor pressure for action on climate change

‘SMBC’s fleet is one of the youngest in the world’

SMBC Aviation Capital employs 180, mostly in Dublin, but also in US, Asia and Europe

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