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Feb 08 2012

Emirates Airline Hires Banks To Arrange $517 Mln Islamic Loan

Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012

(This story was originally published Tuesday.)

DOHA (Zawya Dow Jones)--Dubai's Emirates Airline , the biggest carrier in the Middle East, said Tuesday it has hired three local banks to arrange a $517 million Islamic loan facility to buy three aircraft.

"Emirates can confirm that we have mandated a 12-year Islamic Lease (Ijara) financing worth AED1.9 billion (US$517 million) to a local consortium led by Dubai Islamic Bank ," a spokesperson for the airline said.

The financing is for a total of three aircraft, a combination of Boeing 777-300ERs and Airbus A380s.

Dubai Islamic Bank is the co-ordinating bank and a mandated lead arranger along with Al Hilal Bank and Ajman Bank, the spokesperson said. The aircraft will be delivered between February and October 2012, Emirates added.

-By Alex Delmar-Morgan, Dow Jones Newswires; +974 6659 9818; alex.delmar-morgan@dowjones.com

Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Co.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

08-02-12 0409GMT

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