US based air leasing company firms up order for 55 new Airbus jets

More good news for Flintshire biggest employer – Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the Los Angeles based aircraft leasing company, has firmed up its order for 55 Airbus aircraft

ALC was the first company to sign up for the A330neo aircraft announcing a commitment to purchase 25 of the modern, fuel efficient jets during the launch at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow.

ALC was also the first to commit to the A321LR, the newest variant of the A321neo, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding for 30 at the launch in January 2015, increasing its commitment made for 60 A321neo at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow to 90 firm A321neo aircraft.

Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Air Lease Corporation’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said;

“We are proud to be adding these newest generation Airbus aircraft to our portfolio and to have played a part in launching these latest generation, efficient aircraft.

We see significant market appetite for Airbus’ A321LR and A330neo models, offering operators exactly what they want – even more range, even better economics and superior level of passenger comfort.”

Including today’s announcement, ALC’s total orders to date with Airbus stands at 258, comprising 53 A320ceo Family, 140 A320neo Family, 15 A330 Family, 25 A350 XWB Family and 25 A330neo Family.

John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers said;

“ALC is always ahead of the game and we are very happy to have them on board from the start with our latest A321LR and A330neo models.

We listen very carefully to our customers and are clearly seeing that our strategy to constantly improve our products through incremental innovations means we are able to not only meet but exceed their highest expectations.”