Aegis | Aircraft Leasing

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
FOR MAJOR AIRLINES

Aegis Aircraft Leasing provides the sophisticated, flexible and innovative financial solutions major airlines around the world need to meet their operational needs and reach their business goals. We bring the highest level of aircraft leasing and financing experience and capital resources to solve your airline’s challenges, meet capacity and help increase profits.

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ADVANTAGES

Unmatched Expertise

What’s the caliber of the people you work with? Do they have senior level experience in crafting commercial aircraft leasing and financing solutions for major players around the world? The senior partners at Aegis fully understand your operational needs and goals, and have a track record of constructing seamless win-win transactions that get results.

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Strong Financial Resources

Does your lessor have the financial strength, broad lending resources, and the level of capital needed to ensure your transactions go off without a hitch? Aegis is well-capitalized with a strong investment portfolio, as well as established business relationships with leading commercial aircraft banks and lenders.

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Deal Structures that Work

Are your options limited by narrowly-defined transaction structures that simply don’t address the complexity of your fleet, operational and financial realities? We specialize in architecting sophisticated financing solutions that don’t just meet the need of major airlines—they can help your operation grow, profit and thrive.

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Strategic Thinking

Do your commercial aircraft deals match up with your fleet modernization strategy? Do they take into account your long-term goals? Our senior partners will work one-on-one with senior management to put their strategic thinking to work for you, creating smart and tactical solutions that align with your long-term vision.

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Past Transactions

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Brian Hollnagel
Managing Director

Craig Papayanis
Managing Director

MEET THE LEADERS

The Aegis team is led by two senior-level experts in the commercial aircraft leasing and financing industry: Brian Hollnagel and Craig Papayanis. With accumulated experience of fifty years between these two industry veterans, you can be assured that you’ll be working directly with an expert team that will help you fulfill your fleet objectives. You’ll also benefit from an experienced support staff that will ensure all the details of your transaction are handled flawlessly.

Meet the Leaders

HIGHEST CALIBER
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE

HIGHEST CALIBER
OF LEASING AND FINANCiNG EXPERIENCE

BEST OPPORTUNITIES
FROM FOUR CORE AEGIS ADVANTAGES

WINNING TRANSACTIONS
FOR MAJOR AIRLINES AROUND THE WORLD

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
FOR MAJOR AIRLINES

ADVANTAGES

Unmatched Expertise

Strong Financial Resources

Deal Structures that Work

Strategic Thinking

Past Transactions

Executed sale and leaseback of 4 747-400s to Air France with financing from Sachsen Landesbank, Shinsei Bank, Deutsche Bank and CIC

Executed sale and leaseback of 4 737-400s leased to KLM Royal Dutch Airline with financing from GMAC

Acquired fleet of 26 737-200s from Delta Air Lines with financing provided by Transamerica Equipment Financial and GMAC Business Credit; successfully remarketed entire fleet

Acquired (2) A340 aircraft on lease to Air Namibia with financing through Rand Bank

Purchased A330-200 aircraft on lease to Swiss International Airlines

Acquired 5 CL-600 aircraft from Bombardier Capital on long-term lease to Air Canada with financing provided by NordLB

Acquired Alaska Airlines fleet of 737-200QCs and leased them to Aloha Airlines

Completed successful sale and leaseback of four Airbus A321 aircraft to Alitalia

Purchased a fleet of 13 737-300s and -400s leased to US Airways. Subsequently purchased 3 sister ship aircraft.

Obtained financing from a European lender for the acquisition of (3) 767-300s and structured long-term leases with TUI AG

Acquired and negotiated financing with PK Airfinance for an A330-300 on lease to LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH

Leased first Western-built aircraft to the Moscow government-owned airline

Successfully remarketed close to 100 737 classic aircraft, including more than 20 in 2013-2015. In addition successfully placed 2 MD-80s and 6 A340s in the same period

Leased aircraft to African flag carriers Ghana Airways and Air Namibia

Converted and successfully sold commercial aircraft to VVIP jets, customized for a Head of State

Navigated numerous airline bankruptcies and airline restructurings

Completed transactions with many other major domestic and international carriers, including: Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, British Airways, Continental Airlines

MEET THE LEADERS

HIGHEST CALIBER COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE

HIGHEST CALIBER OF LEASING AND FINANCiNG EXPERIENCE

BEST OPPORTUNITIES FROM FOUR CORE AEGIS ADVANTAGES

WINNING TRANSACTIONS FOR MAJOR AIRLINES AROUND THE WORLD

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR MAJOR AIRLINES

ADVANTAGES

Unmatched Expertise

Strong Financial Resources

Deal Structures that Work

Strategic Thinking

Past Transactions

Executed sale and leaseback of 4 747-400s to Air France with financing from Sachsen Landesbank, Shinsei Bank, Deutsche Bank and CIC

Executed sale and leaseback of 4 737-400s leased to KLM Royal Dutch Airline with financing from GMAC

Acquired fleet of 26 737-200s from Delta Air Lines with financing provided by Transamerica Equipment Financial and GMAC Business Credit; successfully remarketed entire fleet

Acquired (2) A340 aircraft on lease to Air Namibia with financing through Rand Bank

Purchased A330-200 aircraft on lease to Swiss International Airlines

Acquired 5 CL-600 aircraft from Bombardier Capital on long-term lease to Air Canada with financing provided by NordLB

Acquired Alaska Airlines fleet of 737-200QCs and leased them to Aloha Airlines

Completed successful sale and leaseback of four Airbus A321 aircraft to Alitalia

Purchased a fleet of 13 737-300s and -400s leased to US Airways. Subsequently purchased 3 sister ship aircraft.

Obtained financing from a European lender for the acquisition of (3) 767-300s and structured long-term leases with TUI AG

Acquired and negotiated financing with PK Airfinance for an A330-300 on lease to LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH

Leased first Western-built aircraft to the Moscow government-owned airline

Successfully remarketed close to 100 737 classic aircraft, including more than 20 in 2013-2015. In addition successfully placed 2 MD-80s and 6 A340s in the same period

Leased aircraft to African flag carriers Ghana Airways and Air Namibia

Converted and successfully sold commercial aircraft to VVIP jets, customized for a Head of State

Navigated numerous airline bankruptcies and airline restructurings

Completed transactions with many other major domestic and international carriers, including: Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, British Airways, Continental Airlines

MEET THE LEADERS

HIGHEST CALIBER
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE

HIGHEST CALIBER
OF LEASING AND FINANCiNG EXPERIENCE

BEST OPPORTUNITIES
FROM FOUR CORE AEGIS ADVANTAGES

WINNING TRANSACTIONS
FOR MAJOR AIRLINES AROUND THE WORLD

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
FOR MAJOR AIRLINES