AerCap has reported a characteristically active third quarter. The lessor executed a broad range of transactions across aircraft, engines, and helicopters, while also advancing shareholder returns and securing legal settlements.
AerCap signed 66 lease agreements, including 14 widebody aircraft, 25 narrowbody aircraft, 15 engines and 12 helicopters.
The lessor also completed 35 purchases for 17 aircraft (including eight Airbus A320neo Family aircraft and 9 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for AerCap's owned aircraft portfolio), 11 engines for AerCap's owned engine portfolio and seven helicopters.
Trading activity was solid, with sales completed for 40 aircraft (including two A320 Family aircraft, 10 A320neo Family aircraft, one A330, five 737NGs, seven 777-300ERs and five E190/E195s from AerCap's owned aircraft portfolio and 10 aircraft from AerCap's managed aircraft portfolio).
AerCap also sold four engines (including one from its owned engine portfolio and three engines from its managed engine portfolio) and one helicopter.
As previously reported, AerCap received cash insurance settlement proceeds of approximately €203 million during the quarter, and was awarded approximately $234 million of interest on the June 11, 2025 judgment of the Commercial Court in London, in respect of its assets lost in Russia in 2022.
AerCap continued its share repurchase scheme, buying back approximately 8.2 million shares, at an average price of $119.95 per share, for a total of approximately $981 million.
AerCap has declared a quarterly cash dividend on ordinary shares of $0.27 per share.