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LCAL goes the 787 route
01 May 2007
Dubai-based lessor LCAL is already convinced by the 787 and the role of new aircraft in protecting the environment.
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LCAL
Boeing
Clive Joy
Stephen Clarke
787
What came first, the chicken or the egg? Thankfully in aviation most things start with an aircraft, including LCAL, the Dubai-based lessor that has based its conception on that of the 787. It is so convinced by Boeing's latest aircraft that founder Clive Joy decided to make it the first of the company's aircraft orders.
Stephen Clarke, president and chief operating officer, is equally convinced. "The 787 is a composite airplane capable of reducing CO2 emissions and lowering maintenance costs," he says. "The other key thing about the airplane is its expected 35-year economic lifecycle."
Of the 15 787s on order by LCAL, eight of these will be delivered to two flag carriers in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific. The lessor has a clear picture of the types of carriers it wants to do business with. "We are looking at the 20 to 30 sized aircraft carriers that want...
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