CDB Aviation has completed the delivery of three Airbus A321-251NX aircraft to Jet2, marking a new leasing relationship with the U.K.’s leading leisure travel airline.
The aircraft have been delivered as part of Jet2’s ongoing fleet renewal programme, which began in March 2023 following the airline’s firm order for 155 new Airbus A321neo aircraft. The latest additions join Jet2’s growing next-generation fleet and will operate in an all-economy configuration, providing capacity for 232 passengers per aircraft.
The three A321neos feature Jet2holidays livery and represent the latest step in the airline’s programme to modernise its fleet with more fuel-efficient aircraft. The A321neo has become an increasingly prominent part of Jet2’s fleet strategy as the carrier continues to expand its operations and renew its aircraft portfolio.
For CDB Aviation, the transaction also strengthens its presence in the U.K. aviation market and establishes a new relationship with one of the country’s leading leisure airlines.
“Cultivating customer relationships is at the heart of everything we do at CDB Aviation. We strive to be a company that our customers can trust and rely on to execute. The addition of Jet2 in a key market, such as the U.K., is a testament to our commercial team’s razor focus on meeting our customers’ needs. We are delighted that the Jet2 team opted to engage us in securing the leasing of these A321neo deliveries with Airbus.”
– Gavan Daly, CDB Aviation’s Head of Commercial, EMEA.
The completed deliveries highlight CDB Aviation’s continued activity in the European aviation leasing market while supporting Jet2’s longer-term fleet modernisation strategy with the addition of new-generation Airbus aircraft.
CDB Aviation is an Irish-based aircraft leasing company and a wholly owned subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (CDB Leasing). CDB Leasing has operations across several leasing sectors, including aviation, infrastructure, shipping, commercial vehicles and construction machinery, and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 1606.
CDB Aviation is rated investment grade by Moody’s (A1), S&P Global (A) and Fitch (A). Its parent company, CDB Leasing, is backed primarily by China Development Bank, one of China’s largest development finance institutions.
The company’s aviation business provides aircraft leasing solutions to airlines globally, supporting fleet growth and renewal across a range of markets and aircraft types.
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