18 Sep 2019 07:00
AVATION PLC
("Avation" or "the Company")
AVATION PLC LEASES FOUR NEW ATR 72-600 AIRCRAFT TO BRAATHENS REGIONAL AIRWAYS AB
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Avation PLC (LSE: AVAP), the commercial passenger aircraft leasing company advises that it has signed 10-year leases with Braathens Regional Airways AB for four new ATR 72-600 aircraft. The four aircraft will be delivered new at Toulouse, France during the period of the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020.
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The aircraft will be operated in the fleet of BRA Braathens Regional Airlines ("BRA") which currently has a fleet of 23 aircraft and Avation understands is the second largest domestic airline in Sweden carrying approximately 2.2 million passengers annually.
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Avation's Executive Chairman, Jeff Chatfield said: "We are pleased to complete these leases, placing four aircraft from our existing ATR order-book, and we welcome Braathens Regional Airways as a valued business partner. BRA is a well-respected airline in Europe. Avation has granted BRA the option to purchase the aircraft at specified intervals during the lease."
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Geir Stormorken, Chairman of BRA said: "We are excited to be working with Avation PLC to add four new aircraft making our turboprop fleet all ATR 72-600".
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Enquiries:
Avation Jeff Chatfield, Executive Chairman | T: +65 6252 2077 |
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Avation welcomes shareholder questions and comments and advises the email address is: investor@avation.net.
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Notes to Editors:
Avation PLC is an aircraft leasing company, headquartered in Singapore, owning and managing a fleet of commercial passenger aircraft which it leases to airlines around the world.
More information on Avation is available at www.avation.net.
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