CDB Aviation and United Agree to Purchase and Leaseback for
Stay informed with our
free newsletters

CDB Aviation and United Agree to Purchase and Leaseback for 2 787-9 and 10 737 MAX 8 Aircraft

Major Transaction in Relation to the Purchase and Leaseback of Twelve Aircraft

The board of directors (the “Board”) of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC (“CDBALF”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and certain wholly-owned subsidiaries and nominees of CDBALF, have entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement (the “Purchase and Leaseback Agreement”) with United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) on 22 September 2020, pursuant to which United agreed, among other things, to assign to the Lessor (as defined hereinafter) United’s right to purchase and take delivery of each of two (2) new Boeing 787-9 aircraft and ten (10) new Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft (the “Aircraft”) from Boeing (as defined hereinafter) pursuant to the original purchase contract between United and Boeing. Each Aircraft will be leased back by the Lessor to United under an operating lease agreement upon delivery.

The Lessor expects to take delivery of the Aircraft under the Purchase and Leaseback Agreement between 2020 and 2021.

Supersonic Business Jet Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis to 2031

Supersonic Business Jet Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis to 2031

Key data points: The growth forecast = 4.0% annually for the next 7 years. Scroll below to get more insights. This market report covers Trends, opportunity and forecast in supersonic business jet market to 2031 by type (type I and type II), application (commercial and household), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World)

Download free sample pages

Publishdate:
Sep 23, 2020

National Forum on FOCI 2025

National Forum on FOCI 2025

Washington, DC
Sep 29 - 30, 2025

View agenda