Azorra Aviation entered into long-term lease agreements covering six Embraer E170s to be operated by American Airlines’ wholly-owned Envoy subsidiary.

Azorra will purchase the aircraft from BA CityFlyer (a wholly-owned regional subsidiary of British Airways) after they transition through maintenance and modification at the Embraer Aircraft maintenance services facility in Macon, GA. The passenger cabins will be reconfigured to 65 seats and the aircraft will be refurbished and rebranded to operate for Envoy.

“We are thrilled to have this opportunity to engineer such a unique transition of aircraft between two of the world’s most distinguished global air carriers, facilitating a repositioning of these aircraft to replace less efficient smaller jets within American’s regional networks,” John Evans, CEO of Azorra, said. “This is yet another example of how Azorra continues to bring innovative fleet rationalization, transition and financing solutions for our customers.”

This transaction follows a recent trade in which Azorra aggregated 14 Embraer E190s formerly with Copa Airlines (Panama), transitioning them to Alliance Airlines (Australia), a newly established operator.

Azorra is a commercial aircraft lessor, providing lease, financing and asset management solutions with a focus on regional, crossover and small narrowbody aircraft.