US-based aircraft leasing company Air Lease (ALC) will lease out two new Boeing 787-9 aircraft to Oman Air.
To be delivered in 2018 and 2020, the new delivery deal follows Oman Air’s announcement last year regarding lease agreements for 14 more aircraft from ALC.
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The additional aircraft include three new Boeing 737-800s, seven new Boeing 737-8MAXs, one new Boeing 787-9, one used Boeing 737-700 and two used Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Air Lease executive vice-president Alex Khatibi said: "The strong history and relationship between Oman Air and ALC has further facilitated this transaction."
Established in 1993, Oman Air currently operates a fleet of 39 aircraft serving more than 48 destinations across the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa.
In January, ALC delivered a next-generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Air Vanuatu.
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By GlobalDataLast December, ALC entered long-term lease agreements with Taiwan-based carrier EVA Air for four new Boeing 787-9s and two new Boeing 787-10 jets.
These aircraft are expected to be delivered from mid-2018 through early 2020, bringing the number of new Boeing wide-body aircraft that EVA Air will lease from ALC to ten, including four B777-300ER aircraft already contracted.
Image: the Boeing 787-9 aircraft are planned to be delivered in 2018 and 2020. Photo: courtesy of Boeing.
