Venezuela's LAV Aeropostal has added its first widebodied types - two Airbus A310s - on lease from Airbus Industrie.
The Latin American airline has concluded a deal to acquire two 11-year-old Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered ex-Pan Am/ Delta Air Lines A310-300s on five-year leases from Airbus Industrie Leasing. Deliveries are scheduled this month.
Aeropostal, one of Venezuela's major carriers following the demise of flag carrier Viasa, operates a fleet of eight McDonnell Douglas DC-9s on regional services to domestic and international destinations. The airline recently concluded a code-share with Delta on the US airline's services from Atlanta to Caracas, and is looking to use the A310s to move into long-haul charters.
Another South American A310 operator, Brazil's Passaredo Transportes Aereos, has doubled its A310 fleet by leasing an eight-year-old PW4000-powered -300 from International Lease Finance.
Source: Flight International
