Maldivian (Q2, Malé) has signed a longterm lease agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for one Airbus A321-200 (cn 2599), formerly EC-JMR with Iberia (IB, Madrid Barajas). The aircraft will be delivered in the first quarter of 2015.

“Maldivian will operate the A321 on lease from ALC on its growing network connecting Male, Maldives with cities in South Asia, China and Southeast Asia,” said Kishore Korde, Senior Vice President of Air Lease Corporation.

The Maldivian national carrier operates an A320-200, 8Q-IAN (cn 2347), also on lease from ALC.