FLY Leasing Limited, mexxej globali fil-kiri ta ’ajruplani, illum ħabbret li kkuntrattat biex tbiegħ portafoll ta’ 12-il ajruplan, magħmul minn Airbus A320s u Boeing 737s b'età medja ta 'tmien snin.
"Dan il-bejgħ huwa bi qligħ aggregat għall-valur tal-kotba, jibni flus kontanti b'xejn, inaqqas l-ingranaġġ, jamministra l-konċentrazzjoni tal-kerrej u jbaxxi l-età medja tal-flotta ta 'FLY," qal Colm Barrington, CEO ta' FLY Leasing Limited. "FLY għandha pipeline impenjat ta '21 ajruplan ġdid tal-familja A320neo li jibdew iwasslu aktar tard din is-sena u għandu l-kapaċità li jżid aktar minn $ 2 biljun f'assi mal-flotta tiegħu."
FLY tantiċipa li l-bejgħ se jiġġenera aktar minn $ 125 miljun fi flus kontanti wara li jħallas lura d-dejn relatat mal-inġenju tal-ajru u jissodisfa spejjeż oħra tat-tranżazzjoni. Il-bejgħ huwa mistenni li jitlesta fit-tielet kwart tal-2019. Wara l-bejgħ, il-flotta ta ’FLY se tinkludi 86 ajruplan b’età medja peżata ta’ madwar seba ’snin u mikrija lil 39 linja tal-ajru f’21 pajjiż.
X'GĦANDEK NEĦĦED MINN DAN L-ARTIKOLU:
- FLY Leasing Limited, a global leader in aircraft leasing, today announced that it has contracted to sell a portfolio of 12 aircraft, comprised of Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s with an average age of eight years.
- Following the sales, FLY's fleet will comprise 86 aircraft with a weighted average age of approximately seven years and on lease to 39 airlines in 21 countries.
- “These sales are at an aggregate gain to book value, build free cash, reduce leverage, manage lessee concentration and lower the average age of FLY's fleet,” said Colm Barrington, CEO of FLY Leasing Limited.
