China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) has entered into a sale-and-leaseback transaction with CALC covering half of its current fleet of twenty owned B737-700s.
All ten aircraft will be delivered to CALC's mainland China affiliate China Aviation Aftermarket (CAAM) by the end of June 2022. ch-aviation research reveals that the aircraft are the following units:
- B-5250 (msn 35378),
- B-5252 (msn 35382),
- B-5236 (msn 35362),
- B-5240 (msn 35368),
- B-5283 (msn 38919),
- B-5069 (msn 32934),
- B-2917 (msn 32940),
- B-5233 (msn 35361), which is operated by China Southern's subsidiary Henan Airlines,
- B-5251 (msn 35384), and
- B-5291 (msn 38962).
CALC said it was selected as the buyer through an open tender process.
The ch-aviation fleets module shows that China Southern Airlines operates twenty B737-700s, 14.6 years old on average. The airline also owns six aircraft of the type operated on its behalf by Henan Airlines.
CALC currently owns five A320-200s, five A321-200s, and five A330-200s leased to China Southern Airlines.
Editorial Comment: The article updates with details of the aircraft involved. - 23May2022 - 10:26 UTC