Overview
AerCap Holdings N.V. is an aviation asset-leasing company that leases and manages commercial aircraft, engines and helicopters, with related offerings including spare-engine services and cargo-aircraft conversions. Its customer base spans every major geographic region, and the company describes its purpose as helping customers grow profitably and sustainably through tailored fleet solutions and access to aviation assets.[1][2][3] [1][2][3][3]
Products & services
AerCap’s products include commercial aircraft across narrowbody, widebody, regional and freighter categories, as well as aircraft engines and helicopters. Its disclosed aircraft families include Airbus A220, A320/A320neo, A330/A330neo and A350; Boeing 737NG/737 MAX, 777 and 787; and Embraer E190/E195/E2. The company also leases and manages engines and helicopters. Its second-quarter 2026 report counted 3,567 aircraft, engines and helicopters owned, on order or managed, including 1,461 owned aircraft and 128 managed aircraft.[4][5]
Services include operating and finance leasing, asset management, equipment purchases and sales, trading, and lease-related maintenance rents and other receipts. AerCap Materials supplies spare airframe and engine components and offers component and asset leasing, consignment services, and asset-repair management. AerCap Cargo supports freighter conversions, including programs for the Boeing 777-300ER, 767-300, 737-800 and Airbus A321; its Big Twin 777-300ER conversion is a long-haul, large-capacity freighter offering.[6][7][8]
AerCap reports revenue by broad streams such as basic rents, maintenance rents and other receipts, asset-sale gains, and other income, rather than by aircraft family or other specific product category.[9] [4][5][6][7][8][9]
Geographic presence
AerCap reports lease revenue by its customers’ principal place of business. For FY2025, the regional shares were Asia/Pacific 30%, Europe 28%, United States/Canada/Caribbean 19%, Latin America 12%, and Africa/Middle East 11%; the company also reports leasing to customers in every major geographic region.[10][11] The FY2025 report does not provide a country-level revenue breakdown.[11]
As of December 31, 2025, AerCap’s employee distribution was Ireland 67%, United States 20%, Singapore 8%, and other locations 5%.[12] Its offices include Dublin and Shannon in Ireland, Miami and Memphis in the United States, Singapore, London, Amsterdam, Shanghai, and Dubai; the company identifies Dublin as its headquarters.[13][14] [10][11][11][11][11][11][12][13][14][12]
Business segments
AerCap Holdings N.V. reports one operating segment: the Commercial Flight Equipment Segment. Its activities include leasing, financing, selling and managing commercial flight equipment. The company’s chief executive officer evaluates this segment using net income and returns on segment assets.[6][15]
This single segment represents 100% of reported segment operations; AerCap does not disclose separate segment contribution percentages for multiple businesses. Aircraft, engines and helicopters are portfolio categories, not separately reported operating segments.[16][17] [6][15][16][17]
Company history
AerCap’s business roots trace to Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA), established in Shannon, Ireland, in 1975. AerCap Holdings C.V. was formed in 2005 to acquire AerCap B.V., formerly debis AirFinance, and the company completed its initial public offering in 2006.[18][19]
AerCap completed its all-share merger with Genesis Lease in March 2010. In 2011, Aengus Kelly was appointed CEO.[20][21] In 2014, AerCap completed its acquisition of International Lease Finance Corporation from AIG, and in 2021 it completed the acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services from GE, marking two major expansions of the company.[22][23][24] [21][24][18][19][20][22][23]
Sources
- AerCap Holdings N.V. — Full financial report (2025 Y)
- www.aercap.com[3]
- AerCap Holdings N.V. — Full financial report (2026 Q 1)[4]
- AerCap Holdings N.V. — Full financial report (2026 Q 2)
- www.aercap.com[12]
- www.aercap.com[18]
- www.aercap.com[19]
- www.aercap.com[20]
- AerCap Holdings N.V. — Full financial report (2021 Y)[21][24]
- www.aercap.com[22]
- www.aercap.com[23]
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