Air Lease Corporation Announces the Placement of Two New Airbus A321-200s with Frontier Airlines


LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) announced long term lease agreements with Frontier Airlines, an ultra-low-cost carrier based in the United States, for two new Airbus A321-200s. These aircraft are from ALC’s order book with Airbus and will deliver in the fourth quarter of 2018. This agreement follows two new A320-200s delivered from ALC to the airline in 2016.

“We are pleased to announce these two additional A321-200 lease placements with Frontier Airlines. We look forward to a long-term relationship with Frontier as they continue to add new Airbus aircraft to modernize their expanding fleet and grow their network,” said Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Air Lease Corporation’s Executive Chairman.

“We remain focused on delivering on our mission to provide Low Fares, Nationwide and we look forward to continuing to work with Air Lease Corp. to achieve this goal,” said Barry Biffle, president and CEO for Frontier Airlines. “These additional aircraft help pave the way for us to modernize and renew our fleet while helping us build a strong foundation for the future.”

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About Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL)

ALC is a leading aircraft leasing company based in Los Angeles, California that has airline customers throughout the world. ALC and its team of dedicated and experienced professionals are principally engaged in purchasing commercial aircraft and leasing them to its airline customers worldwide through customized aircraft leasing and financing solutions. For more information, visit ALC's website at www.airleasecorp.com.

About Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines is committed to offering ‘Low Fares Done Right’ to more than 60 destinations in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic on more than 270 daily flights. Headquartered in Denver, Frontier’s hard-working aviation professionals pride themselves in delivering the company’s signature Rocky Mountain hospitality to customers. Frontier Airlines is the proud recipient of the Federal Aviation Administration’s 2014 Diamond Award for maintenance excellence and was recently named the industry’s most fuel-efficient airline by The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) as a result of superior technology and operational efficiencies.

For more information or to purchase a Frontier flight, visit FlyFrontier.com, where Frontier guarantees the best travel value for Frontier flights. Customers can sign up at FlyFrontier.com/email-alert to receive special discounts and promotions only available to Frontier’s email subscribers. Special offers are also available by following Frontier on Twitter at Twitter.com/FlyFrontier or by liking Frontier on Facebook at Facebook.com/FlyFrontier.

Investors:

Mary Liz DePalma
Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations
Email: mdepalma@airleasecorp.com

Media:

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Manager, Media and Investor Relations
Email: lwoeste@airleasecorp.com