AerCap (ASX: AER) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
AerCap is a global aircraft leasing company, managing a diverse fleet of fuel-efficient commercial aircraft for airlines.
AerCap
AerCap is an aviation leasing company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and incorporated in the Netherlands. The company specializes in the leasing, financing, purchase, and management of commercial aircraft, aircraft engines, and helicopters. It serves commercial airlines, cargo operators, and helicopter operators globally. AerCap's portfolio includes commercial narrowbody and widebody passenger aircraft, freighter conversions, spare jet engines, and rotorcraft, alongside aircraft disassembly and materials trading services. The company operates regional offices in major aviation hubs across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of AerCap
- Commercial Aircraft Leasing: Operating lease and financing solutions for commercial passenger aircraft, comprising a fleet of 1,589 owned, managed, and ordered narrowbody and widebody jets serving approximately 300 airline customers globally as of mid-2026.
- Aircraft Engine Leasing: Direct lease and leaseback services for commercial jet engines, managing a portfolio of approximately 1,300 engines that support major narrowbody and widebody commercial aircraft platforms operated by airlines and overhaul facilities worldwide.
- Helicopter Leasing: Provision of heavy and medium twin-engine rotorcraft on operating leases, managing a fleet of over 300 helicopters supplied to offshore energy, emergency medical services, search and rescue, and utility operators across global markets.
- Air Cargo Leasing: Conversion of passenger aircraft to freighters and direct leasing of dedicated cargo aircraft to express delivery providers, freight forwarders, and logistics operators to support international air cargo transport networks.
- Aircraft Materials and Services: Supply of certified airframe and engine components, inventory management, and aircraft disassembly services, providing recycled parts and component repair solutions to commercial airlines, maintenance facilities, and MRO providers worldwide.
- Fleet Trading and Order Book Management: Procurement of new technology aircraft and engines through a 400-asset order book, alongside active portfolio management including secondary market sales and leasebacks with global airline customers.
AerCap executive team
- Mr. Aengus Kelly A.C.A.CEO & Executive Director
- Mr. Peter L. Juhas J.D.Chief Financial Officer
- Mr. Bart LigthartChief Investment Officer
- Mr. John BurkeChief Technical Officer
- Mr. Jorg KoletzkiChief Information & Information Security Officer
- Mr. Joseph McGinley C.F.A.Head of Investor Relations
- Mr. Vincent DrouillardGeneral Counsel
- Mr. Risteard SheridanCompany Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
- Gillian CulhaneVice President of Corporate Communications
- Ms. Theresa MurrayHead of Human Resources