AerSale Corporation, a US-based supplier of aftermarket commercial aircraft, engines, and proprietary engineered solutions, has leased a Boeing 757-200PCF aircraft to Mister Air Transport, a Romanian-based cargo carrier.
The converted freighter is expected to enter revenue service this month (October). Delivery of the 757-200PCF freighter marks the launch of Mister Air’s own flight operations, flying under its own certificate and crews rather than chartering capacity from other carriers.
The aircraft is to be the first of more, as Mister Air seeks to build a dedicated medium-haul freighter fleet.
The Boeing 757-200PCF freighter’s combination of long range, high payload capacity and operational reliability is well suited to Mister Air’s strategy of targeting the ‘middle-mile’ markets, AerSale said.
That strategy is expected to connect major production and e-commerce gateways across Central and Eastern Europe, offering services where the use of larger widebodies would be uneconomic.
Craig Wright, AerSale’s senior vice president & head of asset management, observed: “The 757 remains one of the most capable and sought-after platforms in its segment, and this transaction reflects both the strength of that asset class and AerSale’s ability to deliver flight-ready aircraft to operators pursuing ambitious growth.”
Ireneusz Dylczyk, chief executive of Mister Air, remarked: “This Boeing 757-200PCF marks an important milestone in Mister Air’s growth and the launch of our own flight operations.
“The 757’s range and payload make it the ideal aircraft for our customers. AerSale proved to be a professional and responsive partner throughout the process. This aircraft lays the foundation for the additional freighters we intend to introduce as we scale our network.”
Operating under a Romanian air operator certificate (AOC) but based at Lódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) in Poland, Mister Air is a cargo charter airline providing scheduled and ad-hoc freighter services focused on express e-commerce and parcel cargo between Asia, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.
Its operations are managed by Lódź-headquartered AerCommerce, which provides cargo charter and brokerage services, and Mister Air is to deploy the aircraft on behalf of AerCommerce’s established cargo customer base.
