Following a decision to exit it\u2019s A220 programme, Egyptair has sold 12 aircraft of the type to lessor Azorra.<\/p>\n
Despite the aircraft only being a few years old, not all will remain flying.\u00a0Of the 12 A220s included in the trade, four airframes have been allocated for part-out with Delta Material Services as demand for GTF engines and parts remains strong.\u00a0 Meanwhile, s<\/span>even have been placed with Breeze Airways, now the world\u2019s third-largest A220 operator, and one aircraft has been delivered to Cyprus Airways<\/p>\n John Evans, Chief Executive Officer at Azorra, says: \u201cThis transaction highlights Azorra\u2019s ability to create innovative solutions that deliver value across the aviation ecosystem. Beyond expanding our A220 portfolio, these aircraft are helping address critical spare engine and parts availability challenges while supporting operators around the world.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Azorra delivers first ATR42-600 to JSX<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe appreciate the partnership and professionalism demonstrated by Egyptair throughout a complex transaction process, as well as the collaboration and support of Airbus and Pratt & Whitney. We remain strong believers in the A220 and the tremendous value it creates for airlines through its economics, performance and passenger experience.\u201d<\/p>\n Egyptair Capt. Ahmed Adel says: \u201cWe are pleased to have successfully completed this transaction with Azorra, which formed an important part of our fleet transformation strategy. We appreciate the professionalism and collaboration demonstrated throughout the process and are confident the aircraft will continue to deliver strong value.\u201d<\/p>\n Azorra has 28 A220s in service around the world, following the delivery of the first aircraft from its orderbook in May 2024, with 15 remaining on order.<\/p>\n The post Egyptair draws curtain on A220 era with Azorra Sale<\/a> appeared first on Aviation Business News<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following a decision to exit it\u2019s A220 programme, Egyptair has sold 12 aircraft of the type to lessor Azorra. Despite the aircraft only being a few years old, not all will remain flying.\u00a0Of the 12 A220s included in the trade, four airframes have been allocated for part-out with Delta Material Services as demand for GTF […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}