AWAS delivers a Boeing 737-300 to New Customer VivaAerobus

Dublin, 1 March 2011

Dublin based aircraft lessor, AWAS, announced today that it has delivered a Boeing 737-300 to successful, low-cost carrier VivaAerobus.  Based in Monterrey, Mexico, VivaAerobus operates an all-737 fleet offering intra-Mexico and international flights providing comfort, quality and international standards at market leading low fares.

Juan Carlos Zuazua, CEO of VivaAerobus commented, “We are very happy to receive this excellent aircraft from AWAS, and to begin what we hope will be a long and profitable relationship with them.  This 737 will assist us with our fleet expansion plans, and will be used as part of our domestic network to offer more choices and superior service to customers in and out of Mexico City.”

“VivaAerobus is a successful and growing regional, ultra low cost carrier and we are proud to have them join us as a customer,” said Ray Sisson, President & CEO of AWAS. “We look forward to continuing to build upon our relationship, helping them to drive growth well into the future.”
About AWAS

AWAS is one of the leading aircraft leasing companies and recently celebrated its 25th year of serving customers around the globe.  The company is managed by a highly experienced and dedicated team of commercial aviation industry professionals serving markets in The Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia/Pacific.

AWAS owns a portfolio of more than 200 modern aircraft with 100+ aircraft on order from Airbus and Boeing including a number of next generation aircraft. The aircraft portfolio is on lease to over 90 airline customers in 44 countries. The AWAS fleet features a full range of the most popular aircraft types which includes both narrow-bodied and wide-body aircraft.

AWAS is headquartered in Dublin, with offices in New York, Miami, and Singapore.

About VivaAerobus

Based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, VivaAerobus is Mexico’s ultra low cost airline. It began operations on November 2006, after being created with the combined experience of IAMSA and Irelandia. It operates a fleet of 11 Boeing 737-300 aircraft on 58 national routes and 2 in the United States. Eight additional aircraft will join the fleet in 2011.

IAMSA is the leading company of ground passenger transportation in Mexico. It operates a fleet of 9 thousand buses on 22 states in the country which transport over 260 million passengers a year, reaching over 70% of the country’s population.

Irelandia is owned by the Ryan family, founder of Ryanair, the biggest and most successful low cost airline in Europe. Irelandia is a leader in the development of low cost airlines around the world, being an investor in companies such as Tiger Airways in Singapore.

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