Inkampani yezindiza ethwala ifulegi yase-Colombia iletha i-A330-200

Umthwali wefulegi waseColombia kanye nenye yezinkampani zezindiza ezinkulu eLatin America, i-Aircastle Limited, umemezele namuhla ukuthi enye yezinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo ilethe indiza entsha ye-Airbus A330-200 eqashiswe isikhathi eside i-Aerovias del Continente Americano (Avianca). Lona umsebenzi wesibili omusha we-Aircastle we-A330 kulo nyaka nge-Avianca.

Le ndiza iwukuthuthukela kwesinye sezindawo zoku-oda zendiza entsha ye-Aircastle i-A330 kanye nesesibili esisha se-A330 esibekwe ne-Avianca, enezindiza eziyishumi ezengeziwe okwamanje ezihlelelwe ukulethwa zisuka ku-Airbus phakathi kuka-2010 no-2012.

U-Ron Wainshal, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Aircastle uphawule wathi: “Siyajabula ukwakha phezu kobudlelwano bethu obuqinile ne-Avianca nokubamba iqhaza ohlelweni lwayo lokuvuselela imikhumbi. Lokhu kulethwa kwezindiza kwenzeke ngesikhathi i-Avianca igubha iminyaka engama-90 yaba khona, futhi siyabahalalisela ngokufinyelela lesi sinyathelo esibalulekile. Lolu wuxhaso lwethu lwezimali lwesibili olusekelwa yi-ECA nge-Coface kanye nokwakamuva [kumugqa] omude wemisebenzi ne-Calyon. Sibheke ngabomvu ukwenza amabhizinisi amaningi anjalo futhi sijabule ngamathuba okukhula esiwabona phambili njengoba izimakethe zomhlaba zithuthuka.”

U-Fabio Villegas Ramirez, oyi-CEO ye-Avianca waphawula: “I-Avianca iqhubekela phambili nenqubo yokuvuselela izimoto zayo futhi izohlanganisa i-Airbus A330-200 yayo yesihlanu. Le ndiza ihlalisa abagibeli abangu-252 - 30 esigabeni samabhizinisi nabangu-222 esigabeni somnotho. Indiza izokwabelwa ukuhambela izindiza phakathi kweColombia ne-United States, iLatin America, neYurophu. Le A330 entsha, eqashwe kwa-Aircastle, isivumela ukuthi siqinise ubudlelwano bethu bezentengiselwano nalo mholi womhlaba ezinhlelweni zezezimali nokuqashisa izindiza.”

Ukuxhaswa ngezimali kwesikweletu salokhu kuthengwa kwendiza kwahlelwa futhi kwanikezwa i-Calyon futhi yasekelwa isiqinisekiso esivela ku-Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur (Coface), i-French export credit agency (ECA).