Aer Lingus has taken delivery of EI-EPU Airbus A319-111 c/n 3102 “St Conleth” ex EC-KDI Hex code 4CAB05 on Friday 31st May 2013 as EIN991 from Madrid to Dublin arriving 2316 local. This is the fourth Airbus A319 to be leased from SMBC Aviation Capital.
The delivery of EI-EPU completes the transaction with SMBC Aviation Capital (Formerly RBS Aviation Capital) announced on 5th July 2011.
EI-EPU entered revenue service today on Dublin to London Gatwick operating EIN230/6/242.
The aircraft’s first flight was on 3rd April 2007 as D-AVYA and delivered to Iberia Airlines on 7th May as EC-KDI on lease from RBS Aerospace.
SMBC Aviation Capital with its headquarters in Dublin manages and owns 329 aircraft with 40 airline customers around the globe. 94% of its fleet is Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft with a further 64 aircraft on order from Airbus and Boeing.
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