Stratos: two more widebodies delivered
Aircraft investment specialist Stratos delivered two widebodies at the end of May, continuing a deal flow involving over ten widebodies to different buyers and lessees over the past twelve months.
Stratos completed the sale of A330-300 MSN1338 to an affiliate of DHL – the aircraft had originally operated at Thai International and was acquired speculatively last year without lease on behalf of one of Stratos’ major European investors.
The aircraft spent the past number of months in maintenance works and was flown to Dresden, Germany for conversion to a freighter commencing in the coming months.
The second aircraft was a 777-300ER MSN39232 delivered to a major carrier in the Middle East in a transition from Cathay Pacific. The aircraft had been operated by Hong Kong’s flag carrier from the beginning and was returned as part of a normal lease expiry before being transferred on lease. (cj)