DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AerCap Holdings N.V. (“AerCap”) (NYSE: AER) has announced its major business transactions during the full year and fourth quarter 2017:
Full Year 2017 Transactions
- Signed lease agreements for 230 aircraft.
- Purchased 58 aircraft.
- Executed sale transactions for 114 aircraft.
- Signed financing transactions for $12.6 billion.
Fourth Quarter 2017 Transactions
- Signed lease agreements for 46 aircraft, including 20 widebody aircraft and 26 narrowbody aircraft.
- Purchased 25 aircraft, including 15 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, 4 Airbus A350s and 6 Boeing 787s.
- Executed sale transactions for 29 aircraft, including 12 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, 1 Airbus A330, 1 Airbus A340, 8 Boeing 737NGs, 2 Boeing 757s, 2 Boeing 777-200ERs and 1 Boeing 777-300ER from AerCap’s owned portfolio, and 1 Airbus A320 Family aircraft and 1 Boeing 777-200ER from AerCap’s managed portfolio. We continue to manage 4 aircraft that were sold from our owned portfolio during the quarter.
- Signed financing transactions for $1.7 billion.
- Exercised options with Airbus to purchase 50 A320neo Family aircraft, with deliveries starting from 2022.
About AerCap
AerCap is the global leader in aircraft leasing with, as of December 31, 2017, 1,531 owned, managed or on order aircraft in its portfolio. AerCap has one of the most attractive order books in the industry. AerCap serves approximately 200 customers in approximately 80 countries with comprehensive fleet solutions. AerCap is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (AER) and has its headquarters in Dublin with offices in Los Angeles, Shannon, Fort Lauderdale, Singapore, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Seattle and Toulouse.
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