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CITIC Financial Leasing

Beijing, Beijing, China

CITIC Financial Leasing is a regulated China CITIC Bank-owned financial leasing company. Official materials show it entered aircraft leasing in 2023, works with domestic airlines, has a fleet scale above ten aircraft, and offers operating and finance leases covering aircraft and engines. Its public profile is institutional and relationship-led rather than consumer or owner-flown.

Contact

Contact

Websiteciticleasing.com

Phone+86 10 5393 9600

Contact formciticleasing.com

LinkedIncn.linkedin.com

Best for

  • Domestic airlines
  • Commercial aviation operators
  • Institutional aircraft or engine leasing transactions
  • China-based aviation and eVTOL ecosystem partnerships

Potential drawbacks

  • No direct aircraft leasing inquiry email found
  • No online aircraft application or preapproval URL found
  • No public aircraft rates, fees, term range, or min/max transaction size
  • No clear borrower-facing cross-border aircraft leasing terms
  • Independent aircraft borrower review evidence is thin

Coverage and fit

Aircraft segments

commercial transport aircraftjetaircraft engineseVTOL / advanced air mobility

Coverage lines

Not listed.

Borrower segments

commercial/operatorairlinesaviation companiesmedium-sized and large corporate customers

Usage segments

airline operationscommercial aviationlow-altitude economy operations

Research signals

Reputation score

Not scored

Signal strength

low

Sources

20

Independent aircraft-borrower review evidence is very thin. Public discussion is dominated by official announcements, trade coverage, and industry commentary describing CITIC Financial Leasing as a fast-growing, bank-backed institutional lessor. No recurring aircraft borrower complaints, pilot-forum threads, Reddit discussions, or detailed service reviews were found.

Positive themes

  • CITIC Bank ownership and capital support are repeatedly presented as credibility signals.
  • Trade and official coverage describe rapid expansion into aircraft, engine, ship, and eVTOL-related leasing.
  • Industry-facing sources note awards, Dongjiang aircraft-finance forum participation, and strategic cooperation activity.

Negative themes

  • Aircraft pricing, term range, transaction size, eligibility, and application process are not publicly transparent.
  • No direct aircraft borrower review base was found, limiting confidence in service-quality assessment.
  • Available public forum discussion is general industry commentary rather than verified customer experience.

Forum themes

  • A Zhihu discussion about CITIC Financial Leasing and the leasing industry includes general views that the sector is competitive and that CITIC Leasing appears active in green finance and large-asset areas, but it is not a verified aircraft borrower review thread.
  • No meaningful Reddit, Beechtalk, Pilots of America, PPRuNe, or similar aviation-forum discussion about CITIC Financial Leasing aircraft borrower experience was found.

Sources