Air Lease Corporation (AL) provided an update on its aircraft investments, sales and significant financing activities occurring in the first quarter of 2025.

As of March 31, 2025, Air Lease’s fleet included 487 owned aircraft and 57 managed aircraft. By the end of the first quarter of 2025, AL had commitments to purchase 255 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus for delivery through 2029.

The company had already delivered 14 new aircraft from AL’s orderbook, including four Airbus A220s, eight Boeing 737-8s, one Boeing 737-9, and one Boeing 787-10. It also sold 16 aircraft to third-party buyers.

Total aircraft investments in the first quarter of 2025 were $800 million. Most of that took place in the second half of the March quarter.

We would like to remind investors that steady fleet growth and an increase in sales activity have been driving Air Lease’s top-line growth.

Given the aforementioned encouraging fleet numbers for the first quarter of 2025, we look forward to AL’s first-quarter 2025 earnings report, which is scheduled to be released on May 5, after market close.

AL’s Zacks Rank

Currently, Air Lease carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

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Air Transport Services

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