Here we rank the world's top 50 operating lease companies and provide a snapshot of their owned and managed fleets, using data from ACAS. These links are data-rich - please allow extra time for them to load.
Top 50 leasing companies: contact details and descriptions
Top 50 lessors by fleet value
Top 50 lessors by fleet size
Top 15 leasing companies by order backlog
Leasing company year-end jet aircraft order backlog and share of total
Leased vs owned fleet
Top narrowbody lessors by fleet value
Top widebody lessors by fleet value
Top regional jet lessors by fleet value
Top turboprop lessors by fleet value
Leased mainline aircraft fleet
Leased regional jet fleet
Leased turboprop fleet
Share of survey fleet by manufacturers
Will the good times last for leasing companies?
The leasing business has boomed for over three years, creating a buoyant and confident industry with plenty of new players. But will the champagne continue to flow for the next few years?
Middle East leasing companies continue to expand
High-profile start-up DAE is one of four leasing firms in the Middle East with bold expansion plans. Is there room for so many new big players?
Financings to become tougher for US airlines
US airlines will need to think about different forms of raising money as tighter credit markets mean more expensive capital market financings
Chinese banks poised to enter leasing market
Lessors from overseas have long dominated the aircraft leasing market in China, but Chinese banks are poised to enter the scene and shake things up
Where is DAE in building up its portfolio?
Notes and definitions
The survey is based on the Top 50 companies with a substantial operating lease business ranked by the value of their owned and/or managed fleets at the end of November 2007.
The change figures included in this survey are based on fleets and value supplied by ACAS. for November 2006 and November 2007.
Lessors are defined as those with an active operating lease business and a substantial investment in fleet. Companies that are solely or predominantly financiers have been excluded.
The survey represents a snapshot of fleets, including stored aircraft, with fair market generic values. Note that the composition of fleets is constantly changing.
Additional information
All fleet and ownership/leasing data has been supplied by ACAS, the sister company of Airline Business. ACAS produces the leading aviation market information system, from which this survey has been compiled.
Source: Airline Business
