Stratos, an aircraft investment specialist and asset manager, announced the delivery of an Airbus A330-200 on long-term operating lease to Iberia, Spain’s biggest airline and part of the International Airlines Group (IAG).
The aircraft (MSN 1319) is owned by a US-based investor and was recovered from Virgin Australia and transitioned to Iberia. The aircraft will be deployed on operations for Level, the IAG low-cost brand based in Barcelona.
Camille Pousseur, Marketing Director at Stratos said “This aircraft has been a real challenge for our technical team and has proven once again Stratos’ ability to handle extremely complex projects and achieve profitable outcomes for our clients (investors and airlines). We are delighted to welcome Iberia as a new airline partner.”
Founded in 2013, Stratos is a top 10 aircraft asset manager and leading independent aircraft investment specialist providing acquisition, re-marketing, servicing, advisory and capital raising services to airlines, lenders and investors in large commercial aircraft.
Stratos is the only aircraft servicer to hold both a UK FCA-issued fund license and a Select Servicer qualification from rating agency Standard & Poors. To date, the company has placed and sourced over 200 new and used aircraft worth over $7 billion and raised or traded $4.2 billion of aircraft-backed debt. Stratos manages a fleet of 61 aircraft worth over $3 billion.
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