Aircraft
BAE sees stronger demand for Avro RJ/146 fleet
by Charles Alcock BAE Systems’s asset management division has reported an uptick in demand for its portfolio of pre-owned Avro RJ and 146 reg

BAE Systems’s asset management division has reported an uptick in demand for its portfolio of pre-owned Avro RJ and 146 regional jets. The UK-based group is also taking on more contracts to remarket other manufacturers’ aircraft and is seeing growth in its product support and engineering activities.

Last year BAE placed 52 aircraft–a 15-percent increase on the number of transactions it completed during 2009. Of these, 45 were BAE-built 146s and Avro RJs. According to the company, the recovery in demand has continued into this year. The most recent deals include the sale of a 146-200 to South American carrier Aerolineas Star Peru and an Avro RJ to the UK’s Titan Airways.