ALC

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.

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.

"The strong history and relationship between Oman Air and ALC has further facilitated this transaction."

In January, ALC delivered a next-generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Air Vanuatu.

Last 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.