LOS ANGELES, California, April 7, 2022 – Today Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced a long-term lease placement for one used Airbus A330-200 aircraft with Sentra Airways (United Kingdom). Scheduled to deliver this summer, the A330-200 will be the first aircraft in the fleet of the UK startup airline.
“ALC is pleased to announce this lease placement for one A330-200 with Sentra Airways,” said Lauren Kervick, Assistant Vice President of Marketing of Air Lease Corporation. “Sentra has an exciting growth and business plan operating from the UK to West Africa, and we look forward to growing our relationship over the coming years.”
“Sentra Airways is delighted to have finally reached this significant milestone,” said Ishmael Musah, Chairman and Accountable Manager of Sentra Airways. Bruce Fenton, Executive Director of Sentra Airways also commented: “We would like to express our thanks to ALC for being our lease partner for the first Sentra Airways A330-200. We look forward to further collaborations with ALC and completing the regulatory approvals to gain our UK AOC certification later this year.”
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About Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL)
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About Sentra Airways
With its Head Office based on the southern outskirts of Bradford UK, Sentra Airways HQ is just 50 miles from its operating home base Manchester Airport UK. Sentra Airways is a new UK based start - up airline, focused on niche point-to-point scheduled destinations. The launch destination in Q3/4 2022 is Accra, Ghana, with more routes to follow including further African destinations and the USA. Sentra Airways is positioning itself as an Airline of Choice for the operational routes served, future alliances, and a focus on regional partnership for the beyond traffic. “Sentra Airways, Your Best Value Airline.”