CALC commits to 36 A320s

China Aircraft Leasing Co., a Hong Kong based aircraft leasing company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Farnborough International Air show for 36 current generation A320s. CALC currently owns 11 Airbus aircraft including five A320s, five A321s and one A330. It also has three A330s and five A320s aircraft in its delivery pipeline. (Source: Airbus, 07/11/12) Gulf Coast note: Airbus plans to build an A320 assembly line in Mobile, Ala.