OREANDA-NEWS. GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced it will lease four new Airbus A321 aircraft to Air China to help expand the carrier’s fleet.

The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in August 2014. All four aircraft come from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus.

Air China is one the world’s largest airlines with a fleet of some 300 aircraft.