Airstream arranges purchase and onward lease of one ATR42-500

Airstream International Group has arranged, in collaboration with a large US based lessor, the purchase and onward lease of one ATR42-500 to Hevilift Group. MSN497, previously owned and operated by Danish Air Transport, Denmark, will be used on dedicated mining contracts in Papua New Guinea. This is the second ATR aircraft transaction that Airstream has completed involving both DAT and Hevilift. The aircraft will shortly ferry to Cairns, Australia where it will undergo pre service modifications before joining the Hevilift operation.