AerCap Holdings N.V. reports news on its global aviation leasing business, including lease agreements, aircraft purchases and sales, engine and helicopter activity, and additions to its aircraft order book. The company provides fleet solutions for airline and aviation customers and reports activity across owned and managed aviation assets.
Recurring AerCap developments also include quarterly and annual financial results, financing transactions, share repurchase programs, ordinary-share dividends, annual general meeting outcomes, board composition, and corporate responsibility disclosures. Customer lease announcements and manufacturer orders often reflect the company’s role in financing and managing commercial flight equipment.
AerCap Holdings (AER) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results before U.S. financial markets open on October 28, 2026. A conference call and webcast will follow at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The earnings release and presentation slides will be posted in the Investors section of AerCap's website, where the webcast replay will remain available for one year.
AerCap (AER) signed leases and completed purchases and sales covering 204 assets during the third quarter of 2026. Activity comprised 85 lease agreements, 34 purchases and 85 sale transactions. AerCap also signed financing transactions for approximately $900 million and repurchased 5.3 million shares for approximately $783 million. It declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per ordinary share.
AerCap Holdings (AER) announced on September 23, 2026, that its wholly owned subsidiary priced $1.5 billion of senior notes.
AerCap Funding Designated Activity Company priced $750 million of 5.500% notes due 2030 and $750 million of 5.875% notes due 2033. AerCap and certain other subsidiaries will fully and unconditionally guarantee the notes on a senior unsecured basis. The issuer intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including aircraft asset acquisitions, investment, financing or refinancing, and debt repayment. The registration statement for the underwritten public offering became effective upon filing on June 29, 2026.
AerCap (NYSE:AER) has delivered its tenth Boeing 787 on lease to Aeroméxico, marking AerCap's 100th 787 delivery from its direct Boeing orderbook and Aeroméxico's 25th Dreamliner. AerCap highlighted its position as the world's largest Boeing 787 owner with about 140 aircraft owned and on order.
AerCap (NYSE: AER) reported that it has filed its interim financial report, including unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 6-K is available on AerCap’s investor website and the SEC’s EDGAR site.
AerCap (NYSE:AER) reported second quarter 2026 net income of $726 million, or $4.59 per share, and adjusted net income of $811 million, or $5.14 per share. The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted earnings per share guidance to approximately $16.80, excluding any additional second-half gains on sale.
According to AerCap, Q2 return on equity was 16% and adjusted return on equity 18%. The company completed $1.4 billion of asset sales with $223 million of gains, generated $1.5 billion of operating cash flow, invested $1.9 billion of capex, repurchased 4.9 million shares for $691 million, declared a $0.40 quarterly dividend, reported book value per share of $119.21 (up ~16% year over year), and ended the quarter with an adjusted debt/equity ratio of 2.05 to 1.
AerCap (NYSE: AER) announced a direct order for 15 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners at the 2026 Farnborough International Air Show, lifting its 787 fleet to approximately 140 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled through 2033.
AerCap has selected GE Aerospace GEnx-1B engines for the new 787s. The agreement includes substitution rights to the larger Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, providing fleet-planning flexibility as AerCap seeks to meet evolving airline customer needs.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and AerCap (NYSE: AER) announced that AerCap, already the leasing industry's largest 787 Dreamliner customer, ordered 15 additional 787-9 jets, bringing its 787 portfolio to about 140 airplanes. The agreement, disclosed at Farnborough, includes substitution rights allowing AerCap to switch to the larger 787-10 variant.
According to AerCap and Boeing, the deal supports airline customers seeking modern, fuel-efficient widebody aircraft, with the 787-10 offering around 50 more seats than the 787-9 and up to 25% lower fuel use and emissions versus the airplanes it replaces.
AerCap (NYSE: AER) and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance signed an agreement to form a 50/50 LEAP engine leasing joint venture, subject to approvals by relevant authorities. The venture is intended to meet rising demand for CFM LEAP spare engines worldwide.
The joint venture plans to provide spare engine support to AFI KLM E&M customers operating LEAP-powered aircraft and is expected to initially acquire about 40 new CFM LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B spare engines. Deliveries are scheduled through 2032, with the first four engines targeted to be available to AFI KLM E&M customers by early 2027. AerCap will contribute engine leasing expertise, while AFI KLM E&M will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities as part of a long-term partnership focused on securing access to critical spare engine capacity.
AerCap (NYSE:AER) signed lease agreements with China Southern Group for three Boeing 777-300ERSF converted freighters, also known as “The Big Twin.”
The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in October 2027, with the second and third in Q1 and Q2 2028, supporting China Southern’s intercontinental cargo expansion strategy.