AerCap signed lease agreements with EL AL for two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners at the Paris Air Show. The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in Q4/25 and Q1/26.
“AerCap is delighted to partner with EL AL on this deal following the long history of successful cooperation between our two companies,” Aengus Kelly, CEO of AerCap, said. “We are very pleased to support EL AL’s ongoing fleet modernization program with the lease of these two new 787s and help them meet their sustainability commitments. We wish Dina Ben Tal Ganancia and all the team at EL AL continued success.”
“As part of EL AL’s strategic implementation plan, we signed an important agreement today for the lease of two new 787-9 Dreamliners that will join EL AL’s wide-body fleet in 2025 and 2026,” Ben Tal Ganancia, CEO of EL AL, said. “These advanced aircrafts will be the 18th and 19th aircraft in our fleet. In order to meet our business goals, set in the strategic plan, we are required to adjust our acquisition plan, and I am pleased to sign this agreement today, which is another step towards realizing the goals for our fleet. These aircraft enable us to expand our route network and add more attractive destinations for our customers. I would like to thank our partners at AerCap and Boeing for their support and partnership along the way.”
