Air Lease Corporation orders 8 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners for Vietnam Airlines

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) (Los Angeles) announced today the following transactions covering 11 twin aisle aircraft and two single aisle aircraft including:

  • The purchase of eight new Boeing 787-9 aircraft for lease to Vietnam Airlines. Deliveries of the eight 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft are scheduled for 2017 and 2018. This transaction marks ALC’s longest lead time for a lease placement to date.
  • The purchase from Macquarie Aviation of one Boeing 777-300 ER on long term lease to Emirates (a new customer for ALC).
  • One incremental A330-200 on long term lease to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines delivering in 2013.
  • One A330-300 from the ALC pipeline on long term lease to Sichuan Airlines delivering in 2013. Sichuan airlines also executed a four year extension on one A319 aircraft currently on lease from ALC.
  • One Embraer 190 from the ALC pipeline leased to LAM (Mozambique) delivering in 2012.

Copyright Photo: Terry Wade. Vietnam Airlines currently operates 10 Boeing 777-200 ERs for its long-range routes.

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