Brazil's Gol in $600 mln Castlelake deal for new Boeing aircraft

SAO PAULO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Gol said on Monday it has signed a deal with U.S. private equity firm Castlelake LP to get up to $600 million in financing to purchase new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, as the company is formally known, said in a securities filing the deal includes 10 finance leases and two sale-leasebacks. The new aircraft are expected to be delivered from this month, it added. (Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; editing by Jason Neely)