Finnair has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
with GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), on the sale and leaseback of
2 Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
Source: A380_TLS_A350
The financing will cover Finnair’s 7th (MSN51) and 8th A350
(MSN97) deliveries, which are currently scheduled to enter the Finnair fleet in
July/2016 and February/2017, respectively.
The value of the transaction at present foreign exchange
rates is approximately 265 million euro.
The lease period is 12 years, and it includes extension
options.
Finnair has ordered a total of 19 new A350-900 XWB aircraft
in the fleet or on order.
Source: Airbus
According to the currently anticipated delivery schedule,
Finnair will have 5 A350-900 aircraft at the beginning of the Q2/2016, 7 by the
end of 2016, 11 by the end of 2017, and 19 by the end of 2023.
Source: Airbus
Disclosures on financing arrangements for the A350 aircraft
will be made as those agreements are finalized.
Source: Airbus
Finnair’s fleet consists of both owned and leased aircraft.
Based on the article “Finnair sells and leases back two
Airbus A350-900s with GECAS” published in Airlinewire.
There was a mistake in the post. Fixed.
ReplyDeleteThere are 7th and 8th aircraft, msn51 and msn97.
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