CDB Aviation and TAP Enter into Purchase and Leaseback Agreement for Two A330-900neo Aircraft
DUBLIN – April 10, 2018 – CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC (“CDB Aviation”), a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited (“CDB Leasing”), today announced the company entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement with Portugal’s flag carrier Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A. (“TAP”) for two Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.
Both aircraft are currently scheduled to be delivered to the airline in the second quarter of 2019.
About CDB Aviation
CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC (“CDB Aviation”) is a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited (“CDB Leasing”) a 34-year-old Chinese leasing company that is backed mainly by the China Development Bank. China Development Bank is under the direct jurisdiction of the State Council of China and is the world’s largest development finance institution. It is also the largest Chinese bank for foreign investment and financing cooperation, long-term lending and bond issuance, enjoying Chinese sovereign credit rating.
CDB Leasing is the only leasing arm of the China Development Bank and a leading company in China’s leasing industry that has been engaged in aircraft, infrastructure, ship, commercial vehicle and construction machinery leasing and enjoys a Chinese sovereign credit rating. It took an important step in July 2016 to globalize and marketize its business – listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX STOCK CODE: 1606).
Media contact:
Paul Thibeau
Paul.Thibeau@CDBAviation.aero
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