AerCap Holdings N.V. (“AerCap” or the “Company”), a global aircraft leasing company, recently announced that the company has signed lease agreements with Air Europa Líneas Aéreas S.A.U. The agreement contains the long-term lease of five Boeing 787-9 aircraft and ten Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft to Air Europa Líneas Aéreas S.A.U. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver beginning in 2024 through 2026. With the delivery of the aircraft Air Europa will become the first Spanish Airline to operate the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
“Air Europa has been a long-time friend and valued customer of AerCap. With this landmark transaction for the airline, we are delighted to reconfirm our belief in the Air Europa business and management team and wish them every success with their fleet modernization program,” said Peter Anderson, Chief Commercial Officer, AerCap. “The future is bright for the Boeing 787 and MAX programs. For Air Europa these new technology fuel-efficient aircraft will provide improved cost efficiencies and help them to meet their sustainability commitments. We thank the team at Air Europa for the confidence they have placed in AerCap, and we look forward to working together as these aircraft deliver,” he further added.