Cabot Aviation

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December 2011

Cabot is pleased to announce the sale on 12 December 2011 of one Fokker 50 passenger aircraft, MSN 20240. This aircraft was previously owned by SonAir, Angola. The new operator is TransNusa Air of Indonesia.

November 2011

Cabot is pleased to announce the sale on 29 November 2011 of one 12-seater Sikorsky S76C+ Helicopter, MSN 760543. This helicopter is in utility/offshore oil configuration and was previously owned by Sonair, Angola. The new operator is Titan Helicopter Group of South Africa.

October 2011

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce it has been exclusively mandated by Abu Dhabi-based Maximus Air Cargo to remarket one Airbus A300B4-622RF freighter aircraft. Built in 2000, it is serial number 797 which has PW4158 engines and will be available fresh from conversion and 12 year structural check from EFW Dresden in December this year.

With the possible exception of one 747-400, Cabot Aviation believes serial number 797 is the youngest freighter aircraft of any type currently available and comfortably meets even the most stringent age-related importation limits now being imposed around the world. For more information please contact: greg@cabotaviation.com

September 2011 – Sale of 1 x 747-400

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of one Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft. The aircraft is serial number 25547 which was built in 1992 and it was operated from new by Qantas Airways Limited. The aircraft is being dismantled with the engines having been bought separately and the airframe by A J Walter Aviation Ltd. Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive sales agent for HKAC Asset Management Services (AML) Pty in its capacity as remarketing agent for the SPC owner RIL Aviation OJR Pty Limited. For more information please contact: greg@cabotaviation.com

June 2011 – Sale of 1 x 757-200ER

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of one B757-200ER aircraft on behalf of Flycraft 11 Ltd. The aircraft has been acquired by Wings Aviation Inc. The aircraft is serial number 30233 and is powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4-B engines. It was originally delivered new to ATA in 1999 and was subsequently operated by VIM-Avia in Russia and Aurela in Lithuania. The aircraft was sold on 30 June 2011. Cabot acted as the exclusive remarketing agent of Flycraft 11 Ltd. For more information please contact: tony@cabotaviation.com

May 2011 – Sale of 1 Airbus A300B4-100F plus 2 Airbus A300B4-200F

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of one Airbus A300B4-100F plus two Airbus A300B4-200F aircraft on behalf of TNT Airways S.A. These aircraft have all been purchased by Kalitta Turbine Leasing, LLC based in the United States.
The three aircraft are serial numbers 124, 155 and 261 which were phased out of TNT service during the course of 2009.
For more information please contact:
Greg Cope, SVP, Cabot Aviation
Tel 44 (0)1892 526 767
Email greg@cabotaviation.com

March 2011 – Sale of 1 x A320-200

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of one A320-200 aircraft on behalf of Cyprus Airways. The aircraft was sold to Myanmar Airways International Co. Ltd on Wednesday 2 March. The aircraft was serial number 0295. This aircraft has been owned and operated by Cyprus Airways since new. It was manufactured in 1992 and equipped with IAE V2500-A1 engines. Cabot acted as the exclusive remarketing agent for Cyprus Airways. For more information please contact: tim@cabotaviation.com

March 2011 – Carpatair Appointment

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by Carpatair, Romania, to remarket for sale three F100 aircraft. The subject aircraft are serial numbers 11340, 11369 and 11395 manufactured in 1991 and 1992.

They were originally operated by American Airlines and have been in service with Carpatair since 2005. The airplanes are equipped with Rolls-Royce Tay 650 engines and are in 105Y configuration.

The three sister-ship aircraft are low timed and are in excellent condition.

Carpatair is an EU-OPS1 and IOSA registered airline with a fleet of 3 F100s, 3 F70s and 10 Saab 2000s operated on scheduled services throughout Europe.

February 2011 – Sale of 1 x B757-200ER

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of one B757-200ER aircraft on behalf of Flycorp Ltd. The aircraft has been acquired by Icelandair. The aircraft is serial number 30735 and is powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4-B engines. It was originally delivered new to ATA in 2000 and was subsequently operated by VIM-Avia in Russia and Aurela in Lithuania. The aircraft was sold on 25 February 2011. Cabot acted as the exclusive remarketing agent of Flycorp. For more information please contact:tony@cabotaviation.com

December 2010 – Sale of 1 x B757-200ER

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it arranged the sale of a 1995 Boeing 757-200ER aircraft leasehold on behalf of a US-based client. The aircraft leasehold was purchased by another US entity. The aircraft is serial number 26482, FAA registration N535US. The transaction closed 22nd December 2010.
This Boeing 757 was originally delivered to Northwest Airlines in 1995 and is now on a long term lease to Delta Air Lines with whom Northwest merged in 2008. For more information please contact: charley@cabotaviation.com

September 2010 – Sale of 1 x A320-200

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of one A320-200 aircraft on behalf of Cyprus Airways. The aircraft was sold to Phoenix Aircraft Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a Kuala Lumpur based aircraft leasing company, on Thursday 16 September. The aircraft was serial number 316. This aircraft has been owned and operated by Cyprus Airways since new. It was manufactured in 1992 and equipped with V2500-A1 engines. Cabot acted as the exclusive remarketing agent for Cyprus Airways. For more information please contact: tim@cabotaviation.com

August 2010 – Sale of 1 x Dornier 328-100

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the third successful sale of a Dornier 328-100 previously operated by Air Alps Aviation of Innsbruck. The 1999 aircraft (msn 3119) powered by Pratt & Whitney 119B engines was sold on 5th August 2010 to TEC Aircraft Leasing GmbH & Co.KG, Salzburg, Austria. It is the eleventh aircraft TEC has purchased and leased out to one of its clients.

July 2010 – Sale of 3 x A300B4-200Fs on behalf of TNT Airways S.A

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of three Airbus A300B4-200F aircraft on behalf of TNT Airways S.A. These aircraft have all been purchased by Aerotransporte de Carga Union S.A (“AeroUnion”) based in Mexico City and will join AeroUnion’s existing A300B4F operating both domestic and international services. The three aircraft are serial numbers 210, 227 and 247 which were phased out of TNT service during the course of 2009. For more information please contact:greg@cabotaviation.com

December 2009 – 3 x B747-400

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce it has been exclusively appointed by INV 747-320 Leasing Company to remarket three Boeing 747-400 aircraft. Sisterships built in 1993 and 1994, all three aircraft are powered by PW4056 engines and are available immediately. Please contact greg@cabotaviation.com

November 2009 – Sale of 2 x 747-400Fs on behalf of Cargolux

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale and delivery of two Boeing 747-400Fs from Cargolux to United Parcel Service Co. Cabot Aviation was Cargolux’s exclusive remarketing agent for the aircraft which are serial numbers 25632 and 25866 and were delivered during September 2009.

October 2009 – Sale of MD82

Cabot Aviation is pleased to have arranged the purchase by AvtecUSA from seller Verizon Capital of a 1985 ex-American Airlines MD82, N295AA/msn 49307. Senior Vice President – N. America Charley Cleaver said, “Purchase of this aircraft advances the Dugan Kinetics Ejector Thrust Reverser flight test programme in which Avtec is an investor. We are pleased to be associated with such a promising concept.

September 2009 – Sale of 2 x BAe 146-300s on behalf of KLM cityhopper
Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of two BAe 146-300 aircraft on behalf of KLM cityhopper. The aircraft have been sold to WDL in Germany who operate a fleet of five BAe 146 aircraft and several F27 freighter aircraft. The first aircraft, serial number E3157, was delivered on 23 January 2009 and the second, E3142, was delivered on 18 September 2009.

These aircraft were previously operated by Air UK, KLM UK, Buzz and CityJet.

WDL is an airline based in Cologne, Germany, and it will operate these aircraft on wet lease and charter contracts.

August 2009 – Sale of 1 x Dornier 328-100

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce it has arranged the sale of a Dornier 328-100 aircraft (msn 3089) previously operated by Air Alps Aviation of Innsbruck, Austria. The 1998 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney 119B engines and complete with APU was sold on 26 August 2009 to DASI, Innsbruck, for operation by Dornier Aviation Nigeria AIEP (DANA). Part of a two-aircraft deal, this is the second delivery. MSN 3073 was sold to DASI on 15 July 2009. Cabot is mandated to sell two further D328s from the fleet of Air Alps Aviation.

August 2009 – Sale of 2 x Fokker F50s on behalf of KLM cityhopper

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that on behalf of KLM Cityhopper B.V. it has arranged the sale of two Fokker F50s, MSNs 20206 and 20207, to First Prop Aviation Company, Cyprus.
Both aircraft were manufactured in 1991 and operated by KLM Cityhopper since new.

July 2009 – New Appointment: Tim Dobson, Vice President – Financial Products

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that Tim Dobson has joined them and will be based in their UK office. Tim’s position will be Vice President – Financial Products and he will work closely with Malcolm Holt. Cabot’s Chairman. Tim’s most recent position was with Alliance & Leicester’s aviation group.

“Cabot has become increasingly busy in the sale and leaseback market so we have brought Tim on board to add his expertise to the Cabot team where his experience in the aviation finance markets will be extremely useful” – Malcolm Holt

July 2009 – Sale of Dornier 328-100

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce it has arranged the sale of a Dornier 328-100 aircraft (msn 3073) previously operated by Air Alps Aviation of Innsbruck. The 1997 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney 119B engines and complete with APU was sold on 15th July to DASI, Innsbruck, for operation by Dornier Aviation Nigeria AIEP (DANA). Part of a two-aircraft deal, the second aircraft is due to be delivered in August.

July 2009 – Sale of 2 x A320s on behalf of Cyprus Airways

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the purchase of two A320-200 aircraft on behalf of TCS Investment Holding Company in the USA. These aircraft have been purchased from Cyprus Airways. The aircraft are serial numbers 037 and 038 and they were purchased by TCS on 30 June 2009. This is a follow on deal from earlier this year when serial number 035 was acquired from Cyprus Airways.

On closing of the sale both aircraft were immediately leased back to Cyprus Airways with lease terms until end of October 2009.

All three aircraft have been owned and operated by Cyprus Airways since new. MSN 035 was manufactured in 1988 and 037 and 038 in 1989 and all are equipped with V2500-A1 engines.

"We are delighted to have arranged this transaction and also been able to assist Cyprus with its fleet planning requirements by arranging for them to lease back the aircraft for their peak summer season." - Tony Whitty

Cabot acted as deal arranger for TCS.

For more information please contact: Tony Whitty, CEO, Cabot Aviation - Tel 44 (0)8700 347 747 - Fax 44 (0)8700 347 757 - Email tony@cabotaviation.com

May 2009 – Sale of B737-200A

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of B737-200A aircraft, MSN 22857. The aircraft was purchased by KAL Aviation for onward lease to Shaheen Air International. This is the second of seven deliveries scheduled for 2009.

April 2009 – Sale of B737-300

Cabot Aviation announces the sale of a 1987 ex-United Airlines 737-300 on behalf of a Fortune 500 US-based energy company to Aurora Aviation Group acting on behalf of the buyer.

April 2009 – Sale of 1/7 of B737-200

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that the first of seven Boeing 737-200 aircraft bought by Sharjah-based KAL Aviation from Aerotrans Leasing Limited has just been delivered to Karachi-based Shaheen Air International. Shaheen Air International is leasing the aircraft from KAL Aviation which purchased them earlier this year in a transaction arranged by Cabot Aviation.

All seven aircraft were last operated by Nationwide in South Africa and will be delivered to KAL Aviation following maintenance being carried out in Johannesburg. The first aircraft was MSN 22634 which was manufactured in 1982 and originally delivered to Lufthansa before being operated by Nationwide.

April 2009 – New Appointment: Vincent Lam, Senior Vice President

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the appointment of Vincent Lam as Senior Vice President – Asia. Vincent graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge in 1996 with a BA (Hons) and Master of Engineering degree. He started his career with Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group then joined Bank of America Leasing & Capital Group for 6 years before moving to DVB Bank in the Netherlands. He has been at Standard Chartered Bank since 2005 where he has been leading the aircraft financing and remarketing activities and has built up an extensive network of contacts in the Asia Pacific region.

At Cabot Aviation Vincent will be based in Singapore and be responsible for all Cabot’s activities in the Asia Pacific region.

Cabot is one of the world’s leading independent aircraft remarketing companies. Its head office is in the UK near to London Gatwick Airport. It now has regional offices in the USA, Mexico and Singapore.

“For some time we have been looking to open up an office in the Asia Pacific region so we are delighted to have found someone of Vincent’s calibre and experience to do this for us. In particular we see China as a very important market and Vincent has been working with the Chinese airlines for several years. With four worldwide offices plus coverage of Russia and the CIS countries via our UK based Russian speaker we feel we have the resources to provide the level of service that our customers and clients require in today’s tough market conditions” – Tony Whitty

March 2009 – New Mandates: 6 x Fokker F50s on behalf on KLM cityhopper & 4 x Dornier 328-100s

Cabot Aviation has won two turboprop mandates covering a total of 10 aircraft.
The remarketing company will sell six Fokker F50s on behalf of KLM CityHopper. The MSNs are 2206, 2207, 2211, 2217, 2218, 2219. All six aircraft were built in 1991 and are equipped with PW125B engines. The first aircraft is being released in April while the remaining five are scheduled throughout 2009. These aircraft have been operated by CityHopper since new, are equipped with APUs and are fully EASA compliant.

Cabot Aviation will also remarket four Dornier 328-100 aircraft that are currently being operated by AirAlps. The MSNs are 3073, 3089, 3110 and 3119 which are all equipped with PW119B engines. The aircraft were built between 1997 and 1999 and are fully EASA compliant.

February 2009 – Sale of 7 x B737-200 on behalf of Aerotrans Leasing Limited

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of seven Boeing 737-200 aircraft on behalf of Aerotrans Leasing Limited. These aircraft have all been purchased by KAL Aviation, based in the United Arab Emirates, which will lease them to operators in the region.
All seven aircraft were last operated by Nationwide in South Africa and will be delivered to KAL Aviation following maintenance being carried out in Johannesburg.

For more information please contact: Greg Cope- greg@cabotaviation.com

January 2009 – Sale of 3 x A320s

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the purchase of three A320-200 aircraft on behalf of Aircraft Solutions A320 LLC in the USA. These aircraft have all been purchased from Cyprus Airways. The first aircraft, serial number 035, was delivered on Wednesday January 14th 2009. The second and third aircraft are MSNs 037 and 038 and these are due for delivery in the first half of 2009.

All three aircraft have been owned and operated by Cyprus Airways since new. MSN 035 was manufactured in 1988 and the others in 1989 and all are equipped with V2500-A1 engines.

For more information please contact: Tony Whitty - tony@cabotaviation.com

November 2008 – For Immediate Release

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the purchase of four B767-200ER aircraft together with a spare GE CF6-80C2B2 Engine on behalf of Aircraft Solutions from VGS Aircraft Holding (Ireland) Limited.

The aircraft are msn's 23900, 23901, 23902 and 26847 and they are all on lease with US Airways Inc.

For more information please contact: Malcolm Holt - malcolm@cabotaviation.com

November 2008 – For Immediate Release

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by DVB Aviation Asset Management to jointly work alongside its team to remarket six B747-400 freighter aircraft. The aircraft are being acquired as passenger aircraft from May 2009 through the first quarter of 2011 and will be converted to freighters at the IAI/Bedek facility in Tel Aviv. The first aircraft is being offered for delivery in October 2009 with three further deliveries in 2010 and the last two in the first half of 2011.

Aircraft type msn year of build available for delivery
B747-400 25344 1991 October 2009
B747-400 24155 1991 March 2010
B747-400 24969 1991 July 2010
B747-400 24990 1991 August 2010
B747-400 25600 1992 April 2011
B747-400 25602 1992 May 2011

Jon Skirrow, Managing Director of DVB Aviation Asset Management says:

“We have chosen to work with Cabot Aviation on this project as both ourselves and Cabot have had recent success placing both B747 passenger and cargo aircraft and we feel that by combining our resources and experience in this sector we can ensure that these aircraft are successfully placed on the best possible financial and commercial terms.”

Tony Whitty, CEO of Cabot, says:

“We are very excited to be working with DVB Aviation Asset Management on this project. We have successfully completed several projects on behalf of DVB Bank and always enjoy working with one of the world’s leading transportation finance banks”.

July 2008 – For Immediate Release

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of one Boeing 737-500 aircraft on behalf of 735 Leasing Limited. The aircraft has been sold to MAT Macedonian Airlines and is Serial Number 25249 which was delivered on 24th July 2008.

MAT Macedonian Airlines is based in Skopje, and will begin operating this aircraft immediately on its developing route network.

Cabot is an independent aircraft remarketing company based in the UK and acted as the exclusive agent of 735 Leasing Limited in this transaction.

If you require any further information please contact: Tony Whitty - tony@cabotaviation.com

May 2008 – For Immediate Release

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of a Saab 340A freighter aircraft. Adria Airways, Slovenia, has sold its Saab 340A Cargo aircraft (020) to Bridges Aviation, Hong Kong. Bridges originally sold the aircraft to Adria in 2006, and is now building up a Saab 340 regional express feeder network in LJU for the region.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of Adria.

January 2008 – For Immediate Release

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the wet lease of two B747-300 aircraft to GMG Airlines in Bangladesh. The aircraft have been leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic. The first aircraft is Serial Number is 23028 and will be delivered on 1 February 2008 and the second is 23030 which will be delivered on 1 April 2008.

GMG Airlines is a privately owned airline based in Dhaka which has been operating since 1998. It will operate these B747 aircraft on scheduled routes from Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur and Dubai and has plans to extend its network to neighboring countries in the near future. GMG currently operates three DHC8s and two MD82s on a variety of domestic and international routes. It already operates to Kuala Lumpur on a daily basis with an MD82 but Dubai will be a new route.

Tony Whitty says "We talked to several operators and selected Air Atlanta due to its long term reputation in the ACMI market. They have operated for many years throughout the world and their experience will be very valuable to GMG. We have been working with GMG for a long period of time and recently helped them buy a DHC8. They are a very professional airline who is seeking to help the people of Bangladesh fly to various cities for work and pleasure and we are looking at several additional aircraft for them."

November 2007 – For Immediate Release – Two BAe 125 “Hawker” 700B

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed to sell two BAe 125 “Hawker” 700B corporate jet aircraft. The aircraft are serial numbers 257054 and 257124 which were originally delivered in 1979 and 1981 respectively.

As with all 125 models before and since, the 700 provided market leading performance and comfort, with the longest range in the largest cabin in its class, characteristics which continue to make the 700 a popular choice in operations around the world.

Cabot Aviation is an independent aircraft remarketing company based in the UK and acts as the exclusive agent of Middle East Aviation Services in this transaction.

October 2007 – For Immediate Release – DHC8-311Q aircraft, MSN 464

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the purchase of one DHC8-311Q aircraft, MSN 464, on behalf of GMG Airlines of Bangladesh. GMG now operates two DHC8-100s, one DHC8-300, one DHC8-300Q and two MD82s. This DHC8-311Q was sold by MDT First Greenwich Kahala and had been previously operated by Brymon Airways, BA Connect and Flybe
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GMG Airlines is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and it operates these aircraft on scheduled routes within Bangladesh and also internationally. GMG has been operating since 1997 and is in the process of expanding its network internationally.

Cabot Aviation is an independent aircraft remarketing company which has been in business since 1998 and has acted for a variety of clients worldwide to sell or acquire jet and turboprop aircraft.

MDT First Greenwich Kahala is the joint venture company formed by MDT (UK) Limited and First Greenwich Kahala to acquire 4 x DHC8-Q300 aircraft in December 2006. All four aircraft have now been successfully remarketed. The joint venture will announce new regional aircraft acquisitions in the coming months.

February 2007 – For Immediate Release – BAe 146-300 Aircraft
Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that is has been appointed by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to sell two BAe 146-300 aircraft. The aircraft are MSNs HS3142 and HS3157 which were originally delivered to Air UK in 1989 and 1990 respectively. The aircraft have been on lease to City Jet (Ireland) since 2004 and these leases expire later this year.

Cabot is an independent aircraft remarketing company based in the UK and acts as the exclusive agent of KLM in this transaction.

October 2006 – For Immediate Release – B747-400 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of a second B747-400 to Oasis Hong Kong Airlines. MSN 24065 was delivered to Oasis on 14 September 2006.

This B747-400 aircraft was originally operated by Singapore Airlines and is powered by PW4056 engines.

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Limited is a new airline which is planning to launch scheduled services out of Hong Kong on 25 October 2006. It has been granted licences to operate to several destinations including London Gatwick, Milan, Berlin, Cologne, Oakland and Chicago. Further information can be found on www.oasis-air.com.

Cabot is an independent aircraft remarketing company based in the UK and acted as the exclusive agent of the seller, DVB Bank AG.

July 2006 – For Immediate Release – B747-400 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of a B747-400 aircraft to Oasis Hong Kong Airlines. The aircraft is Serial Number 24063 and was delivered on Thursday 26 July 2006. Originally a Singapore Airlines aircraft, and maintained by Singapore Airlines Engineering Company since birth, it was recently returned off lease. Oasis is a new low fare airline based in Hong Kong, offering two class configuration and value fares to long haul destinations. It will start scheduled operations in October this year to several international destinations, including London Gatwick.

Cabot is an independent aircraft remarketing company based in the UK and acted as the exclusive agent of the seller.

July 2006 – For Immediate Release – B747-400F Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that Cargolux Airlines International S.A. has appointed Cabot Aviation as its exclusive remarketing agent for two factory-built GE CF6-80C2B1F powered Boeing 747-400Fs.

Cargolux became the Launch Customer for the new Boeing 747-8F in November 2005 when it announced its order for 10 firm plus 10 options. The first of the 747-8F to be delivered will replace those that are now being offered for sale.
Buyers will be required to make a formal commitment (including payment of deposits) to the aircraft before 31 December 2006 with aircraft delivery anticipated during the third or fourth quarter of 2009.

Cargolux, based in Luxembourg, is Europe's largest all-cargo airline, operating a modern fleet of 14 B747-400 freighters on a worldwide network, covering 90 destinations, 60 of which are served on scheduled all-cargo flights. The company has more than 85 offices in over 50 countries and also offers an extensive trucking network to more than 70 destinations in Europe and the US as well as charter and aircraft maintenance services. Cargolux employs almost 1400 staff worldwide.

May 2006 – For Immediate Release – B737-300 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of one B737-300 aircraft. The aircraft has been sold to Galaxy Aviation Ireland One Limited under the management of World Star Aviation. The aircraft is Serial Number 23833 and was delivered on Friday 28 April 2006.

World Star Aviation represented Galaxy Aviation Ireland One Limited in the purchase of the Aircraft. Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive remarketing agent for the undisclosed owner of the aircraft.

Cabot is an independent aircraft remarketing company based in the UK.

December 2005 – For Immediate Release – B747-400 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by DVB Bank AG, as Investment Advisor to the Deucalion aviation funds, as its exclusive remarketing agent for four B747-400 aircraft. The four aircraft are available for immediate sale together with their leases (to two separate carriers) and freight conversion slots.

All of the B747 aircraft were originally operated by Singapore Airlines and are powered by PW 4056 engines.

November 2005 – For Immediate Release – B737-300 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed to sell one B737-300 Aircraft, serial number 23833, by ITF Ltd. The aircraft was originally operated by Condor and Germania before being leased to Delta Airlines in 1998.

August 2005 – For Immediate Release – F100 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the purchase of two F100s. The two aircraft, MSNs 11434 and 11408, were last operated by Jetsgo and have been acquired by Universal Asset Management, Memphis, USA. These aircraft were manufactured in 1992 and 1993.

Cabot acted as the exclusive purchasing agent for Universal Asset Management.

August 2005

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that the ex-Ansett Australia B767-200 aircraft, serial number 22694, has been delivered to AeroTurbine, Inc. This is the sixth and final aircraft to be delivered from the six former Ansett Australia aircraft that AeroTurbine have purchased. This aircraft was equipped with CF6-80A engines and was manufactured in 1983.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of the appointed administrators, KordaMentha, who are responsible for the Ansett Australia Group administration.

June 2005 – For Immediate Release – B767-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that the ex-Ansett Australia B767-200 aircraft, serial number 22980, has been delivered to AeroTurbine, Inc. This is the fifth aircraft to be delivered from the six former Ansett Australia aircraft that AeroTurbine have purchased. This aircraft was equipped with CF6-80A engines and was manufactured in 1983.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of the appointed administrators, KordaMentha, who are responsible for the Ansett Australia Group administration.

June 2005 - For Immediate Release - Fokker 100 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale and delivery of former bmi F100 Aircraft msn 11327 (G-BXWE) to Phoenix Aircraft Leasing, a Singapore based leasing company. The aircraft was delivered to Phoenix on Tuesday 28 June. Prior to delivery bmi performed a 12 Year Inspection including paint and interior refurbishment at its East Midlands Airport Engineering facility in the UK.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent for bmi.

June 2005 - For Immediate Release - MD82 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale and delivery of former Alaska Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft msn 49387 (N953AS) on behalf of DaimlerChrysler Capital Services North America LLC to 1Time Airlines in South Africa. The aircraft has Pratt & Whitney PW217A engines and was ferried from the Hamilton Aviation facility, Tucson International Airport, Arizona USA to 1Times maintenance facility at Johannesburg International Airport, South Africa. Once the Heavy check and modifications have been completed, the aircraft will enter passenger service in South Africa on 1Time routes.

Cabot Aviation acted as exclusive agent for DaimlerChrysler Capital Services

April 2005 - For Immediate Release - MD-82 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale and delivery of former Alaska Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft msn 49386 (N953AS) on behalf of DaimlerChrysler Capital Services North America LLC to AAR Parts Trading Inc. The aircraft has Pratt & Whitney PW217A engines and was delivered at the Hamilton Aviation facility, Tucson International Airport, Arizona USA.

Cabot Aviation acted as exclusive agent for DaimlerChrysler Capital Services

April 2005 - For Immediate Release - B737-400 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of Two B737-400 aircraft msn 27001 and 27003 to companies affiliated with Aircastle Investment Limited.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent for Stephen Akers and Nick Wood of Grant Thornton International LLP, the Liquidators of the Flightlease Group.

April 2005 - For Immediate Release - B767-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that the ex-Ansett Australia B767-200 aircraft, serial number 22696, has been delivered to AeroTurbine, Inc. This is the fourth aircraft to be delivered from the six former Ansett Australia aircraft that AeroTurbine have purchased. These aircraft are all equipped with CF6-80A engines and were manufactured in 1983.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of the appointed administrators, KordaMentha, who are responsible for the Ansett Australia Group administration.

April 2005 - For Immediate Release - Fokker 100 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale and delivery of former bmi F100 Aircraft msn 11328 (G-BXWF) to Indonesian VIP Charter Operator - PT Ekspres Transportasi Antarbenua. The Aircraft bmi pilots ferried the aircraft to Australia where it will be retrofitted with 24 business class and 13 VIP seats, having just had its 12 year check and repaint completed by bmi at its East Midlands Airport Engineering facility in the UK.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent for bmi.

March 2005 - For Immediate Release - B767-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that the ex-Ansett Australia B767-200 aircraft, serial number 22695, has been delivered to AeroTurbine, Inc. This is the third aircraft to be delivered from the six former Ansett Australia aircraft that AeroTurbine have purchased. These aircraft are all equipped with CF6-80A engines and were manufactured in 1983.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of the appointed administrators, KordaMentha, who are responsible for the Ansett Australia Group administration.

January 2005 - For Immediate Release - A340-313 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of Airbus A340-313 msn 374 which is on lease to SriLankan Airlines, to an investor group consisting of debis airfinance and Deucalion Capital I Limited, who are co-funded by DVB Bank and Investec Bank.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent for Stephen Akers and Nick Wood of Grant Thornton International LLP, the Liquidators of the Flightlease Group.

December 2004 - For Immediate Release - B767-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that the ex-Ansett Australia B767-200 aircraft, serial number 22692, has been delivered to AeroTurbine, Inc. This is the second aircraft to be delivered from the six former Ansett Australia aircraft that AeroTurbine have purchased. These aircraft are all equipped with CF6-80A engines and were manufactured in 1982 and 1983.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of the appointed administrators, KordaMentha, who are responsible for the Ansett Australia Group administration.

November 2004 - For Immediate Release - B747-200B Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that the sale of the last KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-200B Stretched Upper Deck aircraft. Registration number PH-BUR, MSN 22379, was delivered to KLM in 1980 and has been sold to Southern Air. This US cargo carrier previously purchased several other KLM 747-200's PH-BUI (MSN 21111), PH-BUL (MSN 21550) and PH-BUN (MSN 21660). Southern Air has also previously purchased another ex-KLM B747-200, registration PH-BUT, MSN 22380.

PH-BUR was delivered to Southern Air on 29 November 2004. It had been in storage in the Mojave Desert in California.

The transaction with Southern Air was arranged by Cabot Aviation, who acted as the exclusive agent of KLM.

November 2004 - For Immediate Release - B767-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that the ex-Ansett Australia B767-200 aircraft, serial number 22981, has been delivered to AeroTurbine, Inc. AeroTurbine has also agreed to purchase the remaining five B767-200 aircraft from the old Ansett fleet and these will be delivered in the coming months. These aircraft are all equipped with CF6-80A engines and were manufactured in 1982 and 1983.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of the appointed administrators, KordaMentha, who are responsible for the Ansett Australia Group administration.

October 2004 - For Immediate Release - L1011-500 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of one L1011-500 aircraft on behalf of BWIA West Indies Airways in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The aircraft has been sold to Star Airlines who are based in Amman, Jordan.

Star will operate the aircraft on various charter contracts along with the three L1011's it already operates.

The aircraft was serial number 1222 which was manufactured in 1980 and had only previously been operated by BWIA on it's own scheduled routes, mainly to London Heathrow.

In the last month Cabot has concluded a variety of transactions on behalf of its clients. Last week Cabot sold A310-300, SN 443, to AeroTurbine who have also agreed to buy six ex-ansett 767-200s in another deal arranged by Cabot Aviation.

September 2004 - For Immediate Release - A310-300 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale A310-300 aircraft, serial number 443, to AeroTurbine, Inc. The aircraft was sold by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A. as owner trustee for Rolls Royce Aircraft Management Limited. The aircraft is equiped with PW4152-3 engines, was manufactured in 1987 and had been previously operated by Singapore Airlines and Air Comet.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of Rolls-Royce Aircraft Management Limited.

September 2004 - For Immediate Release - B767-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that a sale has been agreed for the six ex-Ansett Australia B767-200 aircraft. The US based AeroTurbine, Inc. has agreed to buy all six aircraft which were previously operated by Ansett Australia before it ceased operations in 2001. These aircraft are equipped with CF6-80A engines and were manufactured in 1982 and 1983. In addition to the aircraft, AeroTurbine has also agreed to purchase four spare engines.

AeroTurbine was established in 1997 to provide aftermarket commercial aircraft engines for sale, lease and exchange. Through selective acquisition of today's most desirable powerplants, it has assembled the largest privately held Stage III engine lease pool, with a diversified inventory of CFM56, CF6, V2500, JT8D and PW4000 engines. Looking to the future, AeroTurbine is focused on fleet expansion to become the premier supplier of aftermarket spare engines.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of the appointed administrators, KordaMentha, who are responsible for the Ansett Australia Group administration.

August 2004 - For Immediate Release - B757-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by MyTravel Airways to sell four B757-200 aircraft. The aircraft are serial numbers 22194, 22195, 22197 and 22200. These were all manufactured in either 1982 or 1983 and have RB211-535E4 engines. MyTravel will phase these B757s out of their fleet on 31 October 2004.

MyTravel is a charter airline based in Manchester, England and it currently operates a fleet of B767-300ER, A320, A321, DC10 and A330 aircraft.

August 2004 - For Immediate Release - A320-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the lease of one A320-200 Aircraft for Jet Club in Switzerland. The Aircraft, serial number 211, was previously operated by Air France and has been leased from one of the world's leading aircraft lessors, Debis AirFinance. Since the incorporation of its business in 1984, Jet Club has specialised in charter, management and consulting for corporate jets and this A320 represents it's first venture into commercial aircraft. The Aircraft will be operated on a long term contract for a Swiss tour operator.

Serial number 211 is an Airbus A320-200, was manufactured in 1991 and had been previously operated by Air France.

May 2004 - For Immediate Release - B747-200M Aircraft

Cabot Aviation are pleased to announce the sale of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 to international cargo carrier Southern Air Inc of Connecticut, USA. This aircraft, a B747-206M [SUD] Combi, MSN 21660 with registration PH-BUN, was manufactured in 1979 and operated by KLM since new. This is the third B747 sold by KLM to Southern Air in the past nine months.

In addition, Southern Air has recently acquired two other ex-KLM B747s from US leasing companies.

Southern Air provides charter and ACMI services for international carriers and forwarders worldwide and is currently expanding it's fleet to meet growing demand.

Cabot Aviation acted as the re-marketing agent for KLM and advisor on the transaction.

April 2004 - For Immediate Release - RB211-524B4 Engine

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of one RB211-524B4 engine to euroAtlantic Airlines in Portugal. Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of BWIA in this transaction.

euroAtlantic operate one L1011-500 msn 1240 on various charter contracts. In addition to the L1011-500 their fleet comprises of two B737-300s and five B767-300ERs.

December 2003 - For Immediate Release - B747-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation are pleased to announce the sale of two B747-200B Aircraft. Both Aircraft were previously operated and owned by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and have been sold to Holiday Airlines in Thailand. Holiday Airlines is part of the Andaman Club group of companies which also includes Phuket Airlines.

The Aircraft will be flown in Phuket Airline colours and on its AOC. KLM E&M will assist Phuket Airlines with Engineering Services for the Aircraft Maintenance Programme.

Aircraft serial number 21848 is a B747-200B SUD and was manufactured in 1979, having been operated by KLM since new. Aircraft serial number 21659 is a B747-200B Combi SUD with a side cargo door, was manufactured in 1978 and was also operated by KLM since new.

Cabot continues to remarket a further two B747-200B and one B747-300M aircraft on behalf of KLM. Cabot Aviation acted as exclusive agent of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and this transaction was jointly arranged with Principal Aviation Limited based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Cabot Celebrates 100 Years of Flight

Cabot Aviation is very pleased to announce that "Wilbur Wright" is once more back in the skies!

100 years after its namesake, the ex-KLM B747-200 (PH-BUI) named "Wilbur Wright" is back in the skies with new operator - Southern Air in the USA. This purchase was arranged by Cabot and new owners Southern Air, have decided to keep the name worn by the aircraft for so many years in KLM service, as a tribute to the early pioneers of flight in this centenary year

A Selection of Past Cabot Aviation Press Releases

L1011-500 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of one L1011-500 aircraft on behalf of BWIA West Indies Airways in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The aircraft has been sold to Star Airlines who are based in Amman, Jordan.

Star will operate this aircraft on various charter contracts along with the two L1011s it already operates. Star has also agreed to acquire BWIA's two remaining L1011-500s, serial numbers 1222 and 1233.

Star took delivery of the L1011-500, serial number 1179, on Friday 12 September. The aircraft was manufactured in 1980 and had only previously been operated by BWIA on it's own scheduled routes, mainly to London Heathrow.

In the last four months Cabot has concluded a variety of transactions on behalf of its clients. These include the sale of two Embraer Brasilias on behalf of KLM exel, the sale of one B737-200A on behalf of Cypress Leasing, the sale of two B747-200s on behalf of KLM and the lease of two BAe 146-300s on behalf of the Bank of Scotland.

B747-200 Aircraft
Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the sale of two B747-200 Aircraft. Both Aircraft were owned by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and have been sold to Southern Air in the USA. Serial number 21111 is a B747-200SF which was manufactured in 1975 and has been operated by KLM since new. Serial number 21550 is a B747-200B Combi SUD which was manufactured in 1978 and was also operated by KLM since new.

Cabot continues to remarket other B747-200 aircraft on behalf of KLM.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of the by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in this transaction.

BAe 146-300 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the lease of two BAe 146-300 Aircraft, serial numbers E3-202 and E3-209, on behalf of the Bank of Scotland. The aircraft have been leased to Flybe, the Exeter, UK, based carrier. Flybe operates a fleet of BAe 146 and Bombardier DHC8 aircraft as a low fare, scheduled airline on routes within Europe.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive agent of the Bank of Scotland.

Embraer Brasilia 120 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of two Embraer Brasilia 120 aircraft on behalf of KLM exel in the Netherlands. These aircraft have been sold to Caucasus Airlines in Georgia who had previously leased both aircraft. The aircraft are serial numbers 120081 and 120082.

Caucasus is an airline based in Tbilisi, Georgia and it will operate these aircraft on scheduled routes.

B747 and B737-300 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as its exclusive remarketing agent for all KLM’s 747-200/300 aircraft, including passenger, combi and freighter models. Some aircraft are available now, others will be phased-out in the near future. Furthermore Cabot has also been appointed to remarket several B737-300 aircraft.

All of theB747 aircraft have been operated and maintained by KLM since new and are powered by CF6-50E2 engines. The B737-300s have also been operated and maintained by KLM since new and are powered by CFM56-3B1 engines.

B737-200A Aircraft
We are pleased to announce that Cypress Leasing has sold its B737-200A aircraft, serial number 21774, to Rutaca Airlines of Venezuela. Rutaca have been in operation since 1974 operating a fleet of various turboprop aircraft types. This B737 is the second of that type in their fleet. Serial Number 21774 was manufactured in 1979 and was originally delivered to Air Europe. Prior to Rutaca purchasing the aircraft it had been on lease with Delta Airlines.

Cabot Aviation acted as exclusive remarketing agent for Cypress and the transaction was jointly arranged with Aires Financial Corporation and Jetmark Aviation.

Embraer ERJ145LR Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed to remarket one Embraer ERJ145LR aircraft, serial number 145106, on behalf of the current owner and operator, KLM exel. KLM exel has been operating this aircraft on its charter work but is now looking to standarize it fleet with the ERJ145MP model of which it currently operates two and has two on order. KLM exel is a longstanding client of Cabot's and in the recent past Cabot has assisted KLM exel with the placement of three of its Brasilia aircraft.

Cabot has been extremely active in the regional jet aircraft market this year. It has placed one BAe 146-300 with Air Jet in France, three ex-bmi British Midland F70s with KLM Cityhopper and has sourced two BAe 146-200 aircraft on behalf of the new Italian operator, Club Air.

Fokker 70 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the delivery of F70 aircraft, serial number 11539, by bmi British Midland to KLM Cityhopper. The Aircraft has been re-registered as PH-KZP. This was the third F70 leased by KLM Cityhopper from bmi which now leaves bmi with no F70s in its fleet.

Cabot Aviation acted on behalf of bmi British Midland.

BAe 146-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce the delivery of BAe 146-200 aircraft, serial number 2012, to Club Air. This aircraft has been leased from IMP Group Ltd of Canada for three years. The aircraft was delivered on 3 October at Southend Airport, UK, following a C Check which was performed by RFS Aircraft Engineering. The delivery of the second aircraft, serial number 2014, is scheduled for 15 October 2002.

Club Air is based in Verona, Italy and it will operate these aircraft mainly on routes from Northern Italy to Romania.

Cabot Aviation acted as the exclusive acquisition agent for Club Air.

F27-500 Freighter Aircraft
Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed to remarket one F27-500 freighter aircraft for SixCargo in Italy. SixCargo are based in Brescia and have been operating this aircraft for the Italian Post Office and on ad hoc charter work. The aircraft was formerly operated by Jersey European Airlines and BAC Express Airlines and is available immediately. It was manufactured in 1983 and is serial number 10637.

ATR42-500 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the exclusive agent of TAROM Romanian Airlines to remarket for wet lease two ATR42-500 aircraft, serial numbers 589 and 591. TAROM took delivery of these aircraft in 1999 and has been operating them on their scheduled routes both domestically and internationally. The aircraft are configured with 48 seats and are fitted with the Pratt & Whitney PW127E engines.

BAe 146-200 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation has been appointed as the exclusive agent of Club Air in Italy to source two BAe 146-200 aircraft on a dry lease basis. Club Air is a subsidiary of the tour operator, Valsole Viaggi e Turisme.
It is intended that these aircraft will enter service in October 2002 and they will mainly fly on routes from Italy to Romania. They will be configured with 92 seats in a two class layout.

British Aerospace 146-300 Aircraft

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the lease of one British Aerospace 146-300 on behalf of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS). The aircraft, MSN:E3-202, has been leased to Air Jet based at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France. Delivery took place at Exeter Airport on Wednesday 3 April 2002 prior to the aircraft being ferried to Paris later the same day.

Air Jet, formerly owned by TNT, has been privately owned since December 2000 and plans to operate this aircraft initially on a scheduled service between Paris and St Etienne. The airline has a history with the BAe 146 stretching back 10 years. Its existing aircraft include two 146-200QCs which operate freight by night and a mixture of scheduled and charter flights by day. It also operates charters with one Saab 2000.

Cabot are also offering a second HBoS aircraft, MSN: E3-209, available for lease parked at Exeter.

bmi F70 Aircraft Serial Numbers: 11528, 11539 and 11551

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the lease of three F70 aircraft on behalf of bmi in the United Kingdom. These aircraft have been leased to KLM Cityhopper in the Netherlands. The Serial Numbers of the aircraft are 11528, 11539 and 11551.

Cabot Aviation is also remarketing two F100s for bmi and are offering these aircraft on a sale or lease basis.

KLM exel Embraer Brasilia 120RT/ER Aircraft - Serial Numbers 120081 and 120082

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the lease of two Embraer Brasilias 120RT/ER aircraft on behalf of KLM exel in the Netherlands. The aircraft have been leased by Silk Route Airways. The first aircraft (Serial Number 120081) was delivered on 27 December 2001 and the second (Serial Number 120082) is scheduled for 15 January 2002.

Silk Route is a new airline based in Tbilisi, Georgia, and it will operate these aircraft on scheduled routes from Tbilisi to domestic destinations such as Batumi and Poti with plans to extend the network to neighbouring countries in the near future.

Three of KLM exel Brasilias have now been placed and therefore there is one remaining aircraft (Serial Number 120091) available.

Halifax Bank of Scotland - BAe 146-300s - Serial numbers 3202 & 3209

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by Halifax Bank of Scotland to market two BAe 146-300s.

The two aircraft were originally delivered in 1991 and 1992 and are currently on the UK register having recently been returned off lease. Currently configured with 94 seats, these aircraft are available for immediate lease.

Long Drive Management Trust - B767-200ER Aircraft - Serial Number 23250

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as exclusive agent to sell a B767-200ER aircraft, serial number 23250. The aircraft is owned by Long Drive Management Trust.

This B767 aircraft is currently on lease to Air New Zealand and will be available in May 2002. Originally delivered to Britannia in 1985 the only other operators of this aircraft have been ANZ and LOT Polish Airlines. It is powered by General Electric CF6-80A engines and has a MTOW of 360,000lbs.

FINOVA Capital Plc - MD83 to TransJet Airways AB, Sweden

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the lease of a FINOVA Capital owned MD-83, SN 49402, to new Swedish start-up TransJet Airways AB for a 32 month term. TransJet took delivery of the aircraft on Friday 25 May at the SOGERMA maintenance facility in Bordeaux immediately prior to ferrying the aircraft to Manchester where it will be based this summer.

TransJet will be wet leasing the aircraft to Excel Airways who will be using it to augment their charters originating out of Manchester to various holiday destinations around Europe. Excel Airways is a member of the Libra Holidays Group and itself operates six B737-800 and three B767-200ER aircraft.

Prior to being delivered to TransJet this MD-83 was on lease to Air Liberte who also operated the aircraft on charter flights in an all economy configuration.

BWIA - Sale and leaseback of L1011-500s msn 1179 & 1222

Cabot Aviation, the aircraft trader and marketing agent, is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale and leaseback of two L1011-500 aircraft on behalf of BWIA West Indies Airways. Funding was arranged by The United Bank of Kuwait PLC, London, and provided by Ahli United Bank BSC, Bahrain.

The aircraft have been in service with BWIA since their manufacture in 1980 and 1981, respectively, and will continue to operate on the operator's transatlantic service to London Heathrow.

Cabot Aviation Purchase A310-204 - MSN 424 from Thai Airways International

Cabot Aviation, the aircraft trader and marketing agent, is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of an Airbus A310-200 (manufacturer's serial number 424) from Thai Airways International.

The aircraft is powered by CF6-80C2A2 engines and has been in service with Thai Airways since its manufacture in 1986. This is the last A310 to leave the Thai Airways fleet but the airline continues to operate Airbus aircraft in the guise of the A300-600 and A330-300 aircraft.

Cabot Aviation is offering the aircraft for sale and Chief Executive, Mike Skinner, says:

"The A310 market has been buoyant over the past few months and we already have interest from two or three potential buyers. We expect to conclude a sale of the aircraft in the near future."

Cabot Aviation arranges Wet Lease of European Aviation Air Charter (EAC) B737-200C (Quick Change) to Axis Airways, France

Cabot Aviation has arranged the 6 month wet lease of one of EAC's recently acquired ex Sabena B737-200C (Quick Change) aircraft to new start up French freight and passenger charter operator, Axis Airways, based at Marseilles Airport.

The core of the operation will involve a nightly freight run between Marseilles and Paris -Charles de Gaulle. However, this will be augmented by passenger charters originating out of Marseilles to a range of popular destinations through the summer season. EAC are expecting the operation to continue up to the end of September after which the aircraft will be available for sale.

Interestingly this is one of the first occasions that a B737-200C in Quick Change configuration has been used in its role as a QC on the G register. Axis Airways started operations recently with wet leased Fokker F27-500, Shorts 360 and Electra aircraft and is planning shortly to begin its own operation with aircraft on dry lease.

KLM Exel - Embraer Brasilias - S/Nos 120081, 120082, 120091 and 120121

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the exclusive agent of KLM Exel (Netherlands) to sell their fleet of four Embraer Brasilia aircraft.

The four Aircraft are Serial Numbers 120081, 120082, 120091 and 120121 which were all originally delivered in 1988 or 1989. The current airframe hours are low for Aircraft of this vintage with each Aircraft having between 15000 and 18000 hours. The engines are PW118s and the Aircraft are all configured with 30 seats.

These Aircraft are all still in scheduled service but are available immediately.

SixCargo - F27-500 - S/No 10637

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the purchase of one F27-500 aircraft on behalf of SixCargo in Italy. The aircraft has been acquired from BAC Leasing Limited and will be delivered to SixCargo on 2 April 2001. This aircraft has recently been converted to freighter configuration with the installation of an E Class freight compartment. The aircraft is Serial Number 10637 which was manufactured in 1982.

SixCargo is a new cargo airline based in Brescia, Italy. It expects to acquire a second F27-500 this year and future plans call for the introduction of stage three, narrowbody jet aircraft in freight configuration.

KLMuk - ATR72 - S/Nos 509 & 523

Cabot Aviation is pleased to announce that it has arranged the lease of two ATR72-202 aircraft on behalf of KLM UK. Both Aircraft have been leased to Vietnam Airlines and first Aircraft, serial number 509, was delivered on 27 September 2000. The second will follow in October.

These Aircraft, serial numbers 509 and 523, were originally delivered new to KLM UK in 1998.