WEST ATLANTIC LEASES A320 FREIGHTER FROM AERCAP

AerCap has placed the first of its converted Airbus A320s freighters from in its fleet of 30 aircraft on lease with European cargo operator West Atlantic. West Atlantic is the launch operator for the A320 P2Fs and will take three aircraft on lease from AerCap with four options. AerCap, AerCap’s subsidiary AeroTurbine and AFC are providing certain spares, crew training and line support to West Atlantic for facilitating the entry of the converted aircraft into service. “The announcement of West Atlantic as launch operator for our P2F aircraft represents a substantial milestone for AerCap and AFC in developing the conversion