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Nordic Aviation Capital to buy Ireland's Aldus Aviation

Irish leasing company Aldus Aviation in deal with Denmark's NAC
Irish leasing company Aldus Aviation in deal with Denmark's NAC

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has agreed to buy Irish leasing company Aldus Aviation, which manages a fleet of 30 jets. 

No financial details of the deal were disclosed. 

Denmark-based NAC, the world's largest turboprop lessor recently announced its expansion into regional jet leasing with the purchase of Jetscape, another jet leasing company. 

NAC's combined fleet of aircraft after the takeover will be 294 and a further 48 managed craft. 

The group has also ordered a further 74 aircraft.

Shannon-based Adlus is owned by its management team, which includes chairman Philip Bolger. 

The latest set of accounts for the company show that it generated a profit of almost $400,000 in the financial year ended March 31, 2015.