Aircraft leasing company Avolon said 2023 started with “positive momentum” as the company executed a number of new lease transactions and delivered new aircraft in the first quarter of the year. The company said it executed 31 lease transactions, including new aircraft leases, follow-on leases and lease extensions, during the first three months of the year. It also delivered nine new aircraft and transitioned nine aircraft to 13 customers, and sold two aircraft, with agreed letters of intent for the sale of a further 13. The airline now has 147 customers operating in 65 countries, after it added three new…