Dhaka : NOVOAIR tapped UK aircraft remarketer and lessor Airstream International Group to sell five ATR72-500s, specifically S2-AJL, S2-AHQ, S2-AJK, S2-AJM and S2-AHF, said reports.
The aircraft are available for immediate sale.
Reports cited Airstream saying, "We are delighted to continue our close and longstanding relationship with NOVOAIR, having recently sold a further two ATR72-500s on their behalf to Yeti Airlines."
Earlier, Airstream sold NOVOAIR two ex flybe E145s, then subsequently disposed of those planes and one other E145 to National Airways (Ethiopia).
The move also helped NOVOAIR procure its ATR turboprops, sourced from Air New Zealand and BQB Líneas Aéreas.
It may be mentioned here that the aforementioned five ATRs make up the entire NOVOAIR fleet.
Earlier, NOVOAIR's CEO Mofizur Rahman said, the airline was expecting a pair of A321-200s, as per reports.
NOVOAIR currently operates daily flights from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar, Saidpur, Chattogram, Jashore, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Kolkata.