Aeroflot to lease 10 more Airbus A330-200
AerCap Holdings today announced that it has signed
agreements to lease 10 new Airbus A330-200 aircraft to the Russian national
carrier Aeroflot for lease periods between nine and 10 years. The aircraft
are part of the order for 20 A330s that AerCap placed with Airbus in
December 2006 and increased by another 10 aircraft in March 2007.
The aircraft for Aeroflot will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines and
are scheduled to be delivered between November 2008 and April 2010.
Dmitry Senatorov, Head of Aeroflot’s Fleet Planning and Aircraft
Procurement Department said: "A330s are important additions to our
long-range capabilities and allow us to expand our presence in our
strategic markets in Asia and the Far East."
Soeren Ferre, AerCap’s Head of Aircraft Marketing for Europe, Middle
East, Africa and Asia Pacific commented on the transaction: "Following our lease
agreement for six A320s with Aeroflot in October last year, we are very pleased to extend our
relationship with Aeroflot through this new transaction and to support
their fleet renewal process. With Aeroflot being one of the world’s biggest
airlines and Russia one of the most rapidly growing aviation markets, this
transaction provides a very attractive business opportunity for us to
strengthen our presence in the region."
