NEW DELHI: SMBC Aviation Capital, based out of Dublin and among the world’s largest aircraft leasing companies, has placed orders for 14 737Max aeroplanes with Boeing Co, the US-based aerospace major said in a statement on Tuesday.
The new purchases will take SMBC Aviation Capital’s 737 MAX portfolio to 121 jets.
“We are pleased to have concluded an agreement with Boeing for the purchase of 14 low-cost carrier configured 737 MAX aircraft which is an aircraft we are seeing increased customer demand for following its successful return to service,” said Peter Barrett, chief executive officer at SMBC Aviation Capital.
SMBC Aviation Capital owned 496 aircraft, which were leased to different clients, including airlines, across the world, at the end of 31 March, 2021.
