- BOC Aviation
BOC Aviation, formerly named Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), is a company engaged in
Commercial Aircraft Sales and Leasing , with headquarters inSingapore and offices in theUK andUSA . Owned by theBank of China , the company provides operating lease and fleet financing services for airlines. BOC Aviation-owned aircraft are currently in service with airlines inAfrica , theAsia-Pacific region,Europe , theMiddle East , and North andSouth America .BOC Aviation currently owns 72 aircraft with an average age of approximately five years. The fleet is principally composed of aircraft from the
Airbus A320 family andBoeing 737 and 777 series.History
SALE was jointly owned by four shareholders:
*Singapore Airlines (35.5%)
*WestLB (35.5%)
*GIC (14.5%)
*Temasek Holdings (14.5%)On
15 December 2006 ,Bank of China bought out all four companies' shares for US$980m. [ cite press release | title = SALE WINS DEAL OF THE YEAR AWARD | publisher = | date =2007-03-06 | url = http://www.saleleasing.com/content_press_release.php?oid=press_release&limit=5# | format = | language = | accessdate = | quote = ] [ cite web |url=http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/news.htm?expressnews&20061215&55&364925 |title= 中 國 銀 行 收 購 新 加 坡 飛 機 租 賃 公 司 |accessdate= |format= |work= |date = 2006-12-15] . Thus, to reflect the change in ownership, the company was renamed BOC Aviation on 2 July 2007.External links
* [http://www.bocaviation.com BOC Aviation]
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