Air Lease Corporation

Air Lease Corporation, founded by Steven Udvar-Házy in 2010, engages in purchasing, leasing, and selling commercial aircraft.

Global leader in aircraft leasing

Product categories. Aircraft leasing · Equipment finance leasing · Commercial aircraft net operating leases · Aircraft acquisition and placement · Aircraft financing arrangements · Fleet planning and management · Aircraft sales and remarketing

• 2026Air Lease Corporation acquisition closes and business is renamed Sumisho Air Lease Corporation

  The cited reference states that the consortium acquisition closed in April 2026 and that the business was subsequently renamed Sumisho Air Lease Corporation.

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• 2025Air Lease announces agreement to be acquired by aviation and investment consortium

  ALC announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Sumitomo Corporation, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo, and Brookfield for approximately $7.4 billion, with stockholders expected to receive $65 per share.

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• 2019Air Lease announces Airbus A321XLR order and A220-300 letter of intent

  At the Paris Air Show, ALC announced an order for 29 Airbus A321XLR aircraft and a letter of intent for 50 Airbus A220-300 aircraft.

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• 2019Virgin Atlantic selects aircraft supplied partly through Air Lease Corporation

  Virgin Atlantic announced an arrangement for up to 20 Airbus A330-900 aircraft, including six aircraft to be supplied by ALC, with deliveries planned from 2021 through 2024 according to the cited reference.

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• 2011Air Lease Corporation completes initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange

  ALC completed an initial public offering of Class A stock on April 19, 2011, listing under the symbol AL and raising approximately $965.6 million according to the cited reference.

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1. Air Lease Corporation收购完成，业务更名为Sumisho Air Lease Corporation