Duijvestijn Aviation has signed a five-year agreement with Martini Airfreight for the lease of two Ayres Loadmasters. The Amsterdam Lelystad Airport-based aircraft sales and leasing company, which has an firm order for five Loadmasters and an option for a further five, is due to take delivery of the first aircraft in December 1999. It will then be handed over to Martini for postal shipment operations.
Source: Flight International
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