Bank of America Global Corporate Aircraft Finance
Frisco, TX, United States
Bank of America Global Corporate Aircraft Finance sits inside Bank of America Global Leasing and supports loans, leases, refinancing, syndications and advisory services for new and pre-owned fixed-wing aircraft. Public materials point to a high-touch, advisor-led model with preferred transactions of $5 million or more, in-house aviation specialists, and support for complex ownership, tax and international considerations. It is not presented as a self-serve consumer aircraft-loan product.
Contact
Websitebankofamerica.com
Email[email protected]
Phone+1 469-294-7167
Contact formbankofamerica.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com
Best for
- High-net-worth individuals and family offices buying or refinancing private aircraft
- Privately held companies and Fortune 1000 corporations financing business aircraft
- Borrowers needing customized debt, lease or syndication structures for $5 million-plus fixed-wing transactions
Potential drawbacks
- No public aircraft-specific online application or preapproval URL was found
- No public GCAF rate or fee schedule was found
- Preferred transaction size and advisor-led process may be a poor fit for smaller owner-flown piston aircraft buyers
Coverage and fit
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Aircraft-finance-specific public commentary is sparse. Official and association sources position Bank of America GCAF as a large, specialized, high-value aircraft finance platform. Independent pilot-forum discussion is mostly old and often concerns the former AOPA/Bank of America or MBNA-era retail aircraft-loan context rather than current GCAF. The clearest current fit is complex private, corporate and family-office aircraft financing, not self-serve small-aircraft borrowing.
Positive themes
- Official and association sources emphasize specialized aircraft-finance expertise, capital strength and broad deal-team support.
- One older pilot-forum commenter reported using AOPA/Bank of America with no problems and a fair rate, but that does not establish current GCAF performance.
- The historical AOPA article described an easy preapproval process for the old AOPA/Bank of America program.
Negative themes
- No current public aircraft-specific online application, online preapproval flow, or rate/fee schedule was found.
- Older owner-pilot forum discussions often compare Bank of America unfavorably with local banks, credit unions, home-equity borrowing or specialty lenders for smaller general aviation aircraft.
- Some older forum comments refer to higher rates or uncertainty about whether Bank of America still served small retail aircraft loans; these comments should not be generalized to current GCAF.
Forum themes
- Older Pilots of America threads discuss Bank of America mainly in the context of small general aviation loans, AOPA Finance, MBNA legacy loans and local bank alternatives.
- Forum users frequently discuss down payments, rate opacity, local-bank familiarity with aircraft, and paperwork burden rather than current high-value corporate aircraft leasing.
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