BRA - Braathens Regional Airlines (Stockholm Bromma) issued a Request for Proposals for the dry-lease of five A319-100s in early July 2022 and is currently shortlisting lessors with the commitment expected to be signed by early October.
"The RFP has been met with significant interest from the lessor community," the Swedish carrier said in a statement.
BRA announced plans to enter the narrowbody market in late June after signing a three-year SEK2 billion kronor (USD197 million) agreement with tour operator Ving. The five A319s are expected to "predominantly" operate leisure charters to Mediterranean destinations.
The airline also announced it had agreed to lease a further two ATR72-600s from Nordic Aviation Capital. One new-build aircraft will deliver this month with another, a 2019 build, due in October 2022. They will increase the airline's fleet of the type to 14, all of which are operated by technical subsidiary BRA - Braathens Regional Airways (TF, Trollhättan). The ch-aviation fleets ownership module shows BRA owns 10 of the aircraft via its Braganza, Bramora, and Hurricane Leasing entities, while the other two are dry-leased from Avation.
