Airbus won orders from new leasing company Air Lease Corp. at the Farnborough Air Show.
Air Lease Corp. is headed up by Steven Udvar-Hazy, who founded International Lease Finance Corp. Udvar-Hazy retired from ILFC earlier this year.
Air Lease Corp. ordered 51 A320 jets.
“With a wide airline customer base, and the continued global demand for replacement and growth, the A320 and the A321 are an integral part of our fleet portfolio strategy. In today’s airline world, low operating costs, fuel efficiency, environmental friendliness and maximum operating flexibility are important ingredients,” Udvar-Hazy said. ” The latest versions of the Airbus family of single aisle aircraft meet and exceed those high standards.”
ALC will offer to its customers the A320s with “sharklets” — Airbus answer to Boeing “winglets.” The curved end of the wing tip cuts drag and saves fuel.
Airbus also won an order from Aeroflot for 11 A330s. It’s the Russian carrier’s first direct order for A330s with Airbus.
And Airbus picked up an order from GE Capital Aviation Services for 60 A320 family aircraft.
Boeing also announced orders today at Farnborough.
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