Largest Aircraft Leasing Companies

While there are over 160 operating lessors globally, the sector is dominated by players with 50 or more aircraft in their portfolios. Among these, AerCap and GECAS head the list of lessors with over a thousand aircraft each, while the next on the list would be the Avolon/CIT Group with around 600 aircraft. An interesting fact about the aircraft leasing industry is that, of the top 12 lessors, four are from China, whereas there had not been any just ten years ago.

Table 1 – TOP 10 LEASING COMPANIES (RANKED BY NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT)

ManagerTotal PortfolioOn OrderEst Portfolio Value ($m)Current Rank
AerCap1,02228829,7321
GECAS98925319,3772
Avolon57824018,3683
BBAM51618,254
Nordic Aviation Capital483724,5735
SMBC Aviation Capital47322316,676
ICBC Leasing45710815,7857
BOC Aviation40413515,9298
Air Lease Corporation39636916,0859
DAE Capital3658,73710
Source: KPMG (January 2021)

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