Altaïr has completed the sale and leaseback of two Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 aircraft, on behalf of Intersky Luftfahrt.
The aircraft registered OE-LSB and OE-LIC were purchased by a US Lessor and leased back to Intersky under an operating lease agreement. Angus von Schoenberg, Head of Commercial and Regional Aviation at Altaïr, has advised Intersky on a variety of projects for several years and the Company was chosen to act on its behalf for this transaction. “This is a significant milestone in the development of Altaïr’s global footprint in the regional aircraft sector and builds upon a ten year relationship with the airline,” says von Schoenberg.
Renate Moser, CEO of Intersky, says: “This is the first operating lease financing for the airline. It represents part of our long-term fleet financing strategy towards a mixture of leases and bank loans to enable us to continue our future growth plans. To that end we were delighted to work with the team at Altaïr to complete this transaction efficiently and within tight time scales. The Dash 8 Q300 market value has increased strongly in recent years and therefore it was the best time to complete such a sale and leaseback now.”