Italian regional Air Dolomiti has ordered three ATR42-500s with an option on a further four. The aircraft will be delivered in the fourth quarter. United Airlines has placed orders for 10 additional International Aero Engines V2500-powered Airbus A320 family aircraft - five A319s and five A320s - for delivery from 2002. Air Inter Cameroon has acquired an ex-Sabena Boeing 737-200QC from European Aviation, in a deal arranged by Airstream International Group. Sabena has abandoned plans to lease two Airbus A340-200s to Algerian carrier Khalifa, which is now expected to lease three A300B4 freighters from Aviation Sales. RegionAir, the Singapore-based charter carrier and wet-lease operator, has leased two Airbus A310s from ILFC and a third from GATX. One aircraft is to be wet-leased to Vietnam Airlines and the other two are going to an Indonesian start-up called Awair International, according to Flight International's sister on-line service Air Transport Intelligence (ATI). Arkia Israeli Airlines is seeking buyers for three aircraft, two Boeing 737-200 Advs and a 727-200Adv which is due back from lease in September from Sabre Airways. Fortis has been appointed to remarket the aircraft. FINOVA Capital has appointed Cabot Aviation to remarket three Swissair/SAS Boeing MD-81s and two MD-83s (one ex-Bel Air and the other leased to American Airlines). The aircraft have been returned from lease. China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines will receive the first of three Boeing 737-800s early next year on five-year leases from International Lease Finance. BAE Systems Asset Management has placed two former buzz BAE 146-300s on long-term lease with Aer Lingus, with the first delivered in May and the second arriving in late June. Germany's WDL has purchased a Series 200 from BAE, while Qantas has received a 146-200 on long-term lease from the lessor.
Source: Flight International
