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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric Company, have reached an agreement to amend its original sales contract with Embraer for the acquisition of two more EMBRAER 190s. The announcement was made today at the Paris Air Show. Delivery of the first aircraft is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2012.
GECAS presently has 93 E-Jets of all models on lease with 15 airlines around the world.
“GECAS is a valued customer and Embraer partner that is helping us facilitate the placement of E-Jets around the world,” said Paulo César de Souza e Silva, Embraer President, Commercial Aviation. “We're pleased to see GECAS further increasing their E-Jet portfolio.”
Norman Liu, President and CEO of GECAS, said “We’ve been supporting the E-Jet program from the beginning and we recognized early the long-term potential for Embraer’s family of aircraft. We’re pleased to announce these additions to the GECAS fleet."
About GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)
GECAS, the U.S. and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE, has a fleet of over 1,800 owned and managed aircraft with approximately 245 airlines in 75 countries. GECAS offers a wide range of aircraft types and financing options, including operating leases and secured debt financing, and also provides productivity solutions including spare engine leasing, spare parts financing and management. GECAS, a unit of GE Capital, has offices in 25 cities around the world.
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