China Development Bank Financial Leasing's wholly owned Irish subsidiary CDB Aviation has delivered one A330-300 passenger to freighter aircraft to a new customer in Turkiye, MNG Airlines.
The aircraft acquisition is part of the airline's growth and fleet modernisation targets.
""We are delighted to welcome MNG Airlines as our newest customer in the EMEA region, as we continue to grow our fleet of efficient medium-sized freighters that provide airline customers with the needed capacity to modernize their fleets and enhance cargo operations,"" said CDB Aviation CEO Jie Chen.
""As part of an ongoing transformation in the aviation industry, cargo transport is playing an increasingly critical role,"" said MNG Airlines CEO Ali Sedat Ozkazanc. ""We are further enhancing its capacity to adapt to the industry’s dynamic environment by adding new aircraft to our growing fleet.
""At the same time, while we are modernising our fleet, we are expanding our regional and international network by improving our service quality with this new aircraft and the other already existing A330 [passenger to freighter aircraft] in our fleet.""