Aircastle Limited (AYR) announced that it has placed six new Airbus A330-200 aircraft on long-term leases with South African Airways PTY LTD. or "SAA". This is Aircastle's first lease with SAA. The six aircraft will be equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 772B engines and are scheduled to deliver during 2011.
Summary of Aircastle's Airbus A330 program: Two new A330-200 aircraft delivered in May and December 2009 that are on lease to Avianca;Three new A330-200F aircraft have been committed for lease to a carrier in Asia, with two deliveries scheduled for the second half of 2010 and one delivery for mid-2011;
Six new A330-200 aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2011 and have been committed for lease to SAA; and One new A330 aircraft is scheduled for delivery in May 2012 and Aircastle is actively marketing it for lease.
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