23 January 2012
GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers Two New Airbus A320s to TACA Airlines
SAO PAULO, January 23, 2012 – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced delivery of two new Airbus A320 aircraft to TACA Airlines to help them with fleet growth.
The aircraft come from TACA’s existing order book with Airbus and are part of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with GECAS announced in February 2010.
They will be operated by TACA’s subsidiary in Costa Rica, and will be joining a 44 aircraft fleet that serves 51 destinations in 22 countries.
About GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)
GECAS, the U.S. and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE, has a fleet of over 1,725 owned and managed aircraft with over 235 airlines in over 75 countries. GECAS offers a wide range of aircraft types and financing options, including operating leases and secured debt financing, and also provides productivity solutions including spare engine leasing, spare parts financing and management. GECAS, a unit of GE Capital, has offices in 24 cities around the world. (www.GECAS.com)
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