ATW Daily News
ILFC announces lease deals with 21 carriers
Monday September 28, 2009ILFC last week announced the following lease deals and deliveries with 21 airline customers: Two new A330-200s to Garuda Indonesia for 84 and 86 months respectively, one new 777-300ER to V Australia for 148 months, one used 737-500 to Aerosvit for five years, one used 737-300 to Sharjah-based AVE.com for five years, one used 747-400F to Air Atlanta Icelandic for 54 months, two used A320-200s to Moscow Vnukovo-based Avianova for 58 and 59 months respectively, one used 757-200ER to Madrid-based charter carrier Mint Airways for four years, one used 737-800 to Sun Country Airlines for 51 months, one used A321-200 to Ural Airlines for seven years, two used A321-200s to Istanbul Ataturk-based charter carrier Turkuaz Airlines for 57 months each.
One used 757-200ER to Moscow Sheremetyevo-based charter carrier Nordwind Airlines for 47 months, one used 737-800 to Gol for five years, one used 737-500 to Belavia for two years, two used 737-400s to Tailwind Airlines of Turkey for five years each, one used 767-200ER to Las Vegas-based Vision Airlines for five years (scheduled for October delivery), one used A320-200 (scheduled for November delivery) and one used A330-300 (scheduled for March 2010 delivery) to Vladivostok Avia for six years each, one used A330-300 to Turkish charter carrier Saga Airlines for six years, one used A330-300 to Air Transat for six years, one used 767-300ER to Air Seychelles for three years, one used A330-200 to Jakarta-based Batavia for six years, one used 767-300ER to LOT Polish Airlines for two years.
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