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Chorus Aviation Inc. has announced agreements to purchase two new Bombardier Q400 aircraft and lease them to Ethiopian Airlines Group.
The aircraft will be purchased new from Bombardier by a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation Capital and are expected to be delivered and placed on lease to Ethiopian Airlines in December 2017.
“Ethiopian Airlines is a premier, award-winning international airline with a terrific history of innovation, growth and economic success. We are absolutely delighted to welcome them as a customer of Chorus Aviation Capital and look forward to building this important relationship,” said Steve Ridolfi, president Chorus Aviation Capital.
“Ethiopian is one of the largest and most profitable airlines in Africa, a member of the Star Alliance airline network, and the winner of numerous awards for airline management and customer service. We are honoured to add them to our growing portfolio of regional aircraft lessees and very pleased to extend our global reach to our sixth continent: Africa.”
“I am very pleased with the progress we have made in growing Chorus Aviation Capital’s market position in regional aircraft leasing,” said Joe Randell, president and chief executive officer of Chorus.
“Upon completion of previously announced transactions, we’ll have a leased aircraft fleet of 62 aircraft worth approximately $1.2 billion. We are building significant momentum in this business and look forward to additional future growth.”
