China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) delivered the first Airbus A321neo aircraft to Xiamen Airlines on June 8. This delivery is the first of the three new aircraft for lease to Xiamen Air and is part of CALC's order book with Airbus.
The remaining two aircraft are expected to deliver between 2023 and 2024.
Thanking Xiamen Air and thrilled at the successful delivery, Mike Poon, Executive Director and CEO, CALC commented: “This continues to reflect our disciplined investment in popular and in-demand aircraft and is expected to play a positive role in boosting the growth of Xiamen Air. CALC will continue to strongly support our airline clients by offering our professional full value chain services as always.”
The partnership between CALC and Xiamen Air goes way back 2017 when CALC successfully assisted the airlines to retire six old B737-700 aircraft and completed the recycling and disposal afterward.