Air Lease Corporation Announces Lease Placement of Two New Boeing 787-9 Aircraft to Oman Air
May 17 2016 - 6:31AM
Business Wire
Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced today the placement
of two new Boeing 787-9s on long-term lease to Oman Air. The
aircraft are scheduled to deliver in 2018 and 2020, both from ALC’s
order book with Boeing. This new agreement follows Oman Air’s
August 2015 announcement of lease agreements covering 14 additional
jet aircraft on lease from ALC, including three new Boeing
737-800s, seven new Boeing 737-8MAXs, one new Boeing 787-9, one
used Boeing 737-700 and two used Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
“The strong history and relationship between Oman Air and ALC
has further facilitated this transaction,” said Alex Khatibi,
Executive Vice President of Air Lease Corporation. “We are proud
that ALC has once again been chosen by Oman Air as one of its main
new aircraft providers for future fleet development and
expansion.”
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the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including expected delivery dates. Such statements are based
on current expectations and projections about our future results,
prospects and opportunities and are not guarantees of future
performance. Such statements will not be updated unless required by
law. Actual results and performance may differ materially from
those expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to
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the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL)
ALC is a leading aircraft leasing company based in Los Angeles,
California that has airline customers throughout the world.
ALC and its team of dedicated and experienced
professionals are principally engaged in purchasing commercial
aircraft and leasing them to its airline customers worldwide
through customized aircraft leasing and financing solutions. For
more information, visit ALC's website at
www.airleasecorp.com.
About Oman Air
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, was
founded in 1993 and has evolved into an acclaimed international
luxury airline with an Official 4 Star Airline ranking from
Skytrax. With a fleet of 39 aircraft flying to over 48 destinations
across the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa, Oman Air’s
hospitality, comfort and space offer all customers a seamless
passenger experience, whether they are travelling in First Class,
Business Class or Economy Class. The airline’s commitment to
quality and innovation has seen it pioneer inflight mobile phone
and wi-fi connectivity and receive awards from prestigious
organisations in the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
Oman Air’s commitment to quality, comfort and a seamless
passenger experience has resulted in acclaim at the Skytrax World
Airline Awards, including: Best Business Class Seat in the World
(2011, 2012); Service Excellence, Middle East (2011); and Best
Staff Service, Middle East (2014). The World Travel Awards have
also honoured Oman Air with World’s Leading Airline – Economy Class
2014, Best Business Class Airline – Middle East 2014, and Best
Economy Class Airline – Middle East 2013 and 2014. The more recent
awards that Oman Air has won were at the World Travel Awards Middle
East 2015, wherein the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman
came top in the ‘Middle East's Leading Airline - Business Class’
and ‘Middle East's Leading Airline - Economy Class’ categories and
also at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2015 where Oman Air was
named as the winner of the ’Best Airline Staff Service in the
Middle East’ award. www.omanair.com
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