
PRESS
RELEASE
15 December 2005
AerCap
Places First New Airbus A319s in Turkey With Atlasjet
AerCap, one
of the world’s largest aircraft leasing, trading and asset management companies,
has purchased two new Airbus A319s from Airbus and placed them on lease to the
Turkish carrier Atlasjet Airlines,
thus introducing the Airbus A319 to the Turkish market. The first aircraft was
delivered to Atlasjet at the Airbus facilities in Hamburg, Germany, on 15
December 2005. The second A319 is scheduled for delivery to Atlasjet in early
2006.
The aircraft are
powered by IAE V2500 engines and feature a single-class cabin layout for a maximum
of 144 passengers. Atlasjet will fly the A319s on its domestic routes.
Established in 2001,
Atlasjet is based in Istanbul and owned by The Oeger Group, Europe’s leading
provider of journeys to Turkey, and by affiliates of Turkish tourism group ETS.
Atlasjet’s fleet comprises B757s, A320s, CRJ 700s and the Airbus A319 from
AerCap as the latest addition.
At the delivery ceremony,
Atlasjet’s CEO Tuncay Doganer said: ”Atlasjet Airlines achieved its success
through attention to detail, training and experience linked to an approach which
ensures the highest possible standards of flight and ground safety. To ensure these standards are maintained we
are keeping our fleet young and to that end we are taking delivery of a brand
new A319 now, a second in January of 2006 with another two scheduled for
delivery in April 2006.”
Klaus Heinemann, Chief
Executive Officer of AerCap said: “We welcome Atlasjet as a new customer for AerCap
and also as the first A319 operator in Turkey. The Turkish tourism and aviation
sector is expanding rapidly and we look forward to our partnership with a fast
growing airline such as Atlasjet in this promising market.”
AerCap, formerly known as
debis AirFinance, provides aircraft leasing and related products to airlines
and asset management services to third parties such as investors and banks. AerCap
acts as servicer and/or administrative agent for several large aircraft
securitisations. The Company is also actively involved in trading aircraft.
AerCap currently has a total owned and managed fleet of
230 modern aircraft leased to 85 airlines in 44 countries. Headquartered at
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, AerCap has offices in Shannon, Ireland and Fort
Lauderdale, Florida/United States. The Company is owned by affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management,
L.P.
For further information:
Frauke Oberdieck
Corporate Communications
AerCap
Phone: +31 20 655 9616
Fax: +31 20 655 9100
Email: foberdieck@aercap.com
www.aercap.com