The entirety of Cobalt’s fleet was leased with its two all-white A319s owned by CIT group and two of the airline’s four A320s leased from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) while the remaining two aircraft’s source has remained anonymous. As of Oct. 25, all six aircraft are still on the ground in Larnaca, and not for a good reason.
According to
Kathimerini Cyprus, GECAS sent pilots from the U.S. to Cyprus last week to repossess and retrieve 5B-DCR and 5B-DDC immediately after Cobalt stopped flying. The pilots found their aircraft blocked by vehicles, not allowing the plane to be moved without being damaged.
GECAS pilots have been in Cyprus for six days now attempting to take back the planes. The bizarre situation may become a political one, with reports that the pilots have asked the American Embassy in Nicosia to assist in the situation.
