Press Release
BOC Aviation Places Six Aircraft With Norse Atlantic Airways
02 Aug 2021
BOC Aviation Limited (“BOC Aviation” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the placement of six used Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners with Norwegian carrier Norse Atlantic Airways (“Norse”). All six aircraft are powered by Rolls Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines and are scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2021.
“We are delighted to welcome Norse as a new customer as we support the airline’s plans to serve the low-cost intercontinental market with fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliners,” said Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BOC Aviation. “We look forward to building on this new relationship with Norse and working with the airline on its future fleet requirements. This transaction is also a testament to BOC Aviation’s strong aircraft placement capabilities throughout the business cycle.”
“We are pleased to expand our leasing relationships to include a lessor the calibre of BOC Aviation as we grow our fleet and continue to build our organization for take-off,” said Bjørn Tore Larsen, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Norse. “We very much look forward to welcoming customers on both sides of the Atlantic on board these state-of-the-art aircraft as soon as demand for transatlantic travel resumes.”
About Norse Atlantic Airways
Norse Atlantic Airways is a new innovative airline planning to serve the international, low-cost market between popular European and US destinations with a fleet of modern, fuel-efficient and more environmentally friendly Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Norse Atlantic Airways was established in February 2021 with its shares admitted to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo in April 2021. For more information, visit www.flynorse.com.
About BOC Aviation
BOC Aviation is a leading global aircraft operating leasing company with a fleet of 549 aircraft owned, managed and on order. Its owned and managed fleet was leased to 86 airlines worldwide in 38 countries and regions as at 31 March 2021. BOC Aviation is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx code: 2588) and has its headquarters in Singapore with offices in Dublin, London, New York and Tianjin. For more information, visit www.bocaviation.com.
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