SriLankan looks to lease-out "unsuitable" A330-200
SriLankan Airlines is exploring options to sub-lease an Airbus A330-200 that has been sitting idle at Colombo' Bandaranaike International for over 3 months. The carrier states that the aircraft was acquired in 2017 as a condition of a settlement with AerCap over its cancellation of an agreement to lease 4 new A350-900s, under a deal cut by the airline's previous management team. It adds that the cabin configuration of the 2009-build aircraft "is unsuitable for the airline's present business model" and it was leased out to a European airline. The A330 has 288 economy class and 42 business class seats, while SriLankan's other A330-200s have 251 economy class and 18 business class seats. However, SriLankan says the European airline "violated the lease agreement”, and also failed to fulfil several of its lease return obligations. <br/>
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SriLankan looks to lease-out "unsuitable" A330-200
SriLankan Airlines is exploring options to sub-lease an Airbus A330-200 that has been sitting idle at Colombo' Bandaranaike International for over 3 months. The carrier states that the aircraft was acquired in 2017 as a condition of a settlement with AerCap over its cancellation of an agreement to lease 4 new A350-900s, under a deal cut by the airline's previous management team. It adds that the cabin configuration of the 2009-build aircraft "is unsuitable for the airline's present business model" and it was leased out to a European airline. The A330 has 288 economy class and 42 business class seats, while SriLankan's other A330-200s have 251 economy class and 18 business class seats. However, SriLankan says the European airline "violated the lease agreement”, and also failed to fulfil several of its lease return obligations. <br/>
