Aircraft Leasing Industry Competitors

Not to be confused with the inflatable palaces parents rent for their for kids' birthday parties, Aircastle Limited is an aircraft leasing concern. The company owns a portfolio of jet aircraft which it leases to passenger and cargo airlines. Aircastle boasts a portfolio of more than 130 aircraft which are leased to about 60 different lessees....

Aviation Capital Group provides spares for the airline industry -- spare aircraft, that is. The company, which was founded in 1989, acquires commercial jet aircraft and leases them to airlines worldwide. Its fleet of roughly 200 aircraft, which it owns and manages, includes the Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737s, Boeing 757s, MD-80s, and other wide-body and freighter aircraft....

Need financing for that 747? Boeing Capital, a subsidiary of Boeing, provides asset-backed leasing and lending services through two divisions: Aircraft Financial Services offers financing and leasing services for airlines and governmental customers interested in Boeing aircraft; Space & Defense Financial Services offers similar services for Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems customers....

Everyone who owns a car has heard about car leases; what a lot of people don't realize is that many airlines lease some or all of their aircraft. GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) has the largest fleet of planes for leasing in the world. Its more than 1,300 aircraft include widebodies, narrowbodies, freight planes, and regional jets....

Magellan Air, like its namesake explorer, can boast that it has circumnavigated the globe. The company manages a fleet of about 40 aircraft for about a dozen regional carriers and aircraft leasing clients. Magellan's complete aircraft asset management service includes marketing aircraft to interested parties, terms negotiations, aircraft technical monitoring, as well as invoicing and payment monitoring....

The Telford Group, through its Telford Aviation Services unit, offers aircraft leasing and maintenance. The company's fleet includes Cessna Caravan and de Havilland DHC-7 aircraft; Telford provides maintenance, overhaul, and repair services for several other aircraft models, as well....

AerCap Holdings causes its customers to take flight. The company leases and sells aircraft and engines to commercial airlines worldwide. AerCap also sells parts and provides aircraft management, engine maintenance, and aircraft repair and disassembly services....

With a high-flyin' inventory, AeroCentury leases used turboprop aircraft and engines to regional airlines and other commercial customers. The company often buys equipment from an airline, then leases it back to the seller, usually for a term of three to five years....

Leased is most for Babcock & Brown Air. Founded by Babcock & Brown in 2007 and spun off in an IPO, the company has taken off with a fleet of about 50 commercial jet aircraft that it leases under long-term contracts to a variety of airlines....

Genesis Lease needs airplanes like Phil Collins needs drumsticks. Genesis Lease, formed in late 2006, has used funds from its public offering to finalize the purchase of about 40 aircraft from affiliates of the world's largest leaser of airplanes GE Commercial Aviation Services....

John Travolta bought his own Boeing; if your cash flow is more limited, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) would be glad to lease you one. The company, which leases the entire range of Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft, lays claim to being the largest lessor of new aircraft and the largest lessor of widebody aircraft in the world....

Jetscape leases commercial jet aircraft to airline operators and provides management, maintenance, and remarketing services. It also maintains a fixed-based operations (FBO) facility at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida, offering services such as flight planning, fueling, and ground handling....

Hey, buddy, got any spare Pratt & Whitneys? Willis Lease Finance buys and sells aircraft engines that it leases to commercial airlines, air cargo carriers, and maintenance and repair organizations in some 30 countries. Its portfolio includes more than 140 aircraft engines and related equipment made by Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, CFM, GE Aircraft Engines, and International Aero....