The Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, and SMBC Aviation Capital, have announced a six-aircraft agreement for the purchase and leaseback of six Airbus A320neo aircraft. This is SMBC Aviation Capital’s first deal with Gulf Air and follows a competitive tender process. Delivery of Gulf Air’s Airbus A320neo aircraft commenced from August 2018. The airline currently serves all its destinations with a combination wide and narrow body fleet and has orders for 39 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft with delivery having commenced in early 2018. Gulf Air’s incoming fleet will see by end-2018 the arrival of five Boeing 787-9

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