ACIA Aero Leasing has completed a sale-and-leaseback transaction for two ATR 72-600 passenger aircraft with Braathens Regional Airlines. The deal increases ACIA’s leased fleet with Braathens to three aircraft and brings its total ATR fleet to 38.
The transaction follows an earlier delivery of an ATR 72-600 to Braathens in April 2025 under a leasing agreement. That aircraft, configured in a 72-seat layout, operates on behalf of SAS Scandinavian Airlines through an ACMI contract, primarily on domestic Swedish routes and connections to SAS’s Copenhagen hub. Braathens now operates 15 ATR aircraft in total, supporting its seven-year wet-lease agreement with SAS that began January 1, 2025.
Braathens is expanding its fleet to meet ACMI demands, targeting 17 ATR 72-600s and seven A320-family aircraft by summer 2025. This includes three ATR 72-600s for Austrian Airlines alongside SAS operations. ACIA, based in Dublin, provides leasing and management services for regional passenger and freighter aircraft to operators in over 21 countries.