China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings (CALC) began its 15th anniversary celebrations with the taking of 150th aircraft in its fleet as the Group delivered another A320neo to the Chilean carrier SKY Airlines at the Airbus facility in Toulouse. It is the third new A320neo aircraft that CALC has delivered in the past week.
Zhao Wei, Chairman of Boards of Directors of China Everbright Limited (CEL) and CALC, said: "As its investment philosophy, CEL believes in connecting different industries and integrating them into one another deeply. CALC is Asia’s first one-stop aircraft solutions provider nurtured by CEL. Today, we are grateful in celebrating the 15th anniversary of CALC. The Group’s fleet has reached 150 aircraft with a matured coverage of the entire aircraft lifecycle, progressing at becoming a world-leading aircraft full-value-chain aircraft solutions provider. I sincerely hope CALC to continue its mission of facilitate development of China’s civil aviation through ‘integrating the aviation industry with financing’, implementing a sustainable business development model, fully utilizing its strengths in operating aircraft leasing, and hence promoting innovation and high-quality development of the aviation industry in China. We have full confidence in CALC’s future."
Mike Poon, Chief Executive Officer of CALC, said: “Thanks to the trust and support of various industry partners including China Everbright Group, China Everbright Limited and aircraft OEM manufacturers, CALC has been making ongoing breakthroughs in its business development based on its highly innovative development strategies in the past 15 years, establishing a solid footing for its scaled growth. The one-stop full industry chain business model we have established is sustainable and resilient with strong customer stickiness. At the same time, we are adhering to a prudent aircraft asset allocation strategy that focuses on aircraft assets of stable value and high liquidity. Coupled with close partnerships with aircraft OEM manufacturers, we are offered accesses to technology-leading, low-fuel consumption models to ensure strong orderbook advantages. These momentum drivers enable us to weather downturns in the industry and allow us to capture opportunities afforded by recovery of the market from the pandemic, continuing our strive in providing high-quality services for airline customers to optimize their fleet and manage aircraft assets."
As at the day of delivery, CALC's owned and managed fleet has reached 150 aircraft. The Group's total assets have reached HK$45.4 billion.