Avinco leases A321 to Kolavia on behalf of TUI

Avinco, the aircraft investment manager and remarketing specialist, has placed a 1998 vintage A321-200 aircraft MSN852 on lease to Kolavia-Metrojet on behalf of a subsidiary of TUI Travel. The aircraft was delivered to the Russian charter airline earlier today on a 5 year operating lease. The aircraft has been operated by Thomsonfly (UK) since new. Avinco is working under an exclusive remarketing mandate from TUI and has added the aircraft to its growing managed portfolio. Avinco is now concentrating on selling the aircraft with the new Kolavia lease attached.

Francois Gautier, CEO of Avinco commented “We are really thrilled to be assisting TUI to find a solution for their surplus aircraft whilst helping Kolavia to expand. Since our creation 10 years ago, we have evolved from a purely remarketing specialist into a leading provider of structured placement and sourcing solutions. This A321 placement is another example of the value this capability is bringing to our customers”