Financial

AMR Corporation reported net profit of $530m, excluding reorganization and special items, a $420m improvement year-over-year; Revenue of $6.8bn improved 6.2% year-over-year, while consolidated unit costs, excluding fuel and special items, improved 5.0% year-over-year. AMR ended the third quarter with approximately $7.7bn in cash and short-term investments, including restricted cash, compared to a balance of

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing group, announced the closing of the US$636 million Asset Backed Securitisation (“ABS”) for Emerald Aviation Finance Limited. On September 26, 2013 Avolon announced that Emerald, a newly established special purpose company, had priced a total of US$636 million of Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes (the “Issue”). The net proceeds of

Weststar Aviation Services reported that KKR, a leading global investment firm with more than US$83.5bn in assets under management, has invested approximately RM642m (US$200m) for a substantial minority equity stake in the Company. This will be KKR’s first investment in Malaysia. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2003, Weststar is a

Etihad Airways confirmed its equity stake in Virgin Australia Holdings had reached 19.9%. This follows a series of on-market purchases of Virgin Australia shares over recent weeks. The Abu Dhabi-based airline now holds more than 515 million shares in its equity partner airline. At 19.9%, Etihad Airways has reached the threshold approved by Australia’s Foreign

The European Commission announced its decision to approve the acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines. The acquisition creates the conditions for the establishment of a sustainable Greek carrier, competitive within the Region and capable of supporting a growth momentum which will benefit Greek Tourism and the local economy. Following EU approval, the acquisition of

Following Air Lease Corporation’s investment grade ratings and strengthened credit profile, the company announced that one of its banks has agreed to revise and improve the terms for approximately $170m of secured debt related to the financing of six ALC aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, the bank has agreed to reduce the interest

Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, has acquired certain assets and liabilities from AeroSat Corporation, a supplier of aircraft antenna systems, for $12m in cash, plus the potential for an earn out. Astronics expects the earnout will be between $5 and $20m. AeroSat designs and manufactures

Republic Airways Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Frontier Airlines to an affiliate of Indigo Partners in an all-cash transaction. Indigo Partners and its principals, led by managing partner William A. Franke, have a history of investing in airline transportation and related industries and creating successful, differentiated companies. Under the terms of

SAS reported that an agreement has been signed to sell 80% of the shares in Widerøe’s Flyveselskap AS (Widerøe) to an investment group consisting of Torghatten ASA, Fjord1 AS and Nordland Fylkeskommune. The transaction was expected to be completed during September 2013. SAS has now transferred 80% of the shares in Widerøe to the investment

Avolon Aerospace Leasing, the international aircraft lessor, announces that Emerald Aviation Finance Limited (the ’Issuer’), a newly established special purpose company, priced a total of US$636,210,000 of Fixed Rate Asset Backed Notes (the ‘Issue’), the proceeds of which will be used by the Issuer to acquire a fleet of 20 aircraft (the ‘Initial Aircraft’) from