AerCap delivers second Airbus A350 XWB aircraft to Cathay Pacific Airways

AerCap Holdings N.V. announced the delivery of a second new Airbus A350-900 to Cathay Pacific Airways, on long-term lease from AerCap’s order book with Airbus. This follows delivery of the first A350-900 aircraft to Cathay Pacific in May 2016. AerCap has one of the largest Airbus A350 XWB portfolios with a total of five owned and 24 on order aircraft delivering through 2019. AerCap has now leased two A350 XWB aircraft to Vietnam Airlines, one to Ethiopian Airlines with a second to follow next month, and two to Cathay Pacific Airways.