04 April 2015

Asiana agrees leasing deal for first 4 A350s with Japanese lessor.



South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines has agreed a sale/leaseback with Japanese lessor SMBC for four A350 XWB aircraft, including pre-delivery payment (PDP) financing, according to an airline source.

Source: Airbus


The tenor of the financing is 12 years. Law firm Milbank is representing Asiana on the deal.


Source: Airbus



The aircraft will be delivered in 2017. Asiana has 30 of the aircraft type on order.


Based on the article “Asiana Airlines agrees PDP-inclusive sale-leaseback for A350 XWBs” published in Airfinance Journal

3 comments:

  1. Is there a problem at Toulouse? Only 2 A350's delivered since December 2014

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  2. Will possibly be 20 by end of year as ramp up is on schedule. Also msn 2 to 5 will be sold.

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  3. Just seen the latest announcement,17 in final assembly. Thats really good news because it shows Airbus is confident about the Aircraft and bodes well for further orders.

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