Le Journal de l’Aviation
• Emilie Drab
The lessor agreed to buy 140 Boeing aircraft and 110 Airbus jets, including 35 A330-900s and 75 A320neo family aircraft. Avolon also secured an option for 100 additional Airbus aircraft, adding capacity to its pipeline for airline customers’ fleet expansion and replacement needs.
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Mauritania Airlines is preparing to sell its Embraer aircraft, according to a report. The available information does not specify the fleet’s size or models, the reason for the sale, or its timing, leaving the potential implications for the carrier’s fleet plan unclear.
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Boeing and Airbus have both won orders from aircraft lessor Avolon, totaling 250 aircraft. The deals lock in delivery slots for the lessor as the manufacturers’ backlogs grow, underscoring the value of securing production positions in a capacity-constrained order environment.
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The lessor agreed to buy 140 Boeing aircraft and 110 Airbus jets, including 35 A330-900s and 75 A320neo family aircraft. Avolon also secured an option for 100 additional Airbus aircraft, adding capacity to its pipeline for airline customers’ fleet expansion and replacement needs.
France is leasing a Falcon 8X to provide coverage while its government fleet undergoes maintenance. The available report does not specify the lease duration, cost or which aircraft are being maintained.
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Irish lessor Avolon has placed firm orders for 140 Boeing 737 MAX jets and 110 Airbus aircraft: 75 A320neo-family jets and 35 A330-900s. Boeing has not disclosed the MAX variants. The combined 250-aircraft commitment is among Avolon’s largest purchases.
Cabo Verde has taken an Airbus A320 on wet lease from Portugal’s White, bringing an aircraft and its operating services into the airline’s fleet arrangement. The available report does not specify the lease term, route deployment or aircraft configuration.
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Norse Atlantic has signed an ACMI agreement to operate two 787-9s for Pakistan International Airlines, with service on PIA’s UK routes expected to begin as early as next month. The deal gives Norse a place for aircraft after its IndiGo arrangement ended, while PIA’s new private owners weigh fleet options as roughly half its aircraft are inactive.
Crown Airlines, which operates from Tripoli Mitiga, says it will acquire an Airbus A320-200 it has been dry leasing from Avolon. The announcement shifts the aircraft from a lease arrangement to ownership, though the carrier did not disclose financial terms or a timeline.
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