Aviation insurance and aircraft finance providers

Susan Weeden is an aircraft finance broker at The Aircraft Lenders, focused on matching US aircraft buyers with a 50+ bank/private-investor lending network for piston, turboprop, jet, helicopter, light sport, experimental, and charter-use financing.

Brian Macbean leads credit and sales for AOPA Aviation Finance, an AOPA-affiliated aircraft loan broker that matches members with aviation lenders for owner-flown and general aviation financing.

Credit-union specialty lender for U.S. aircraft purchase, refinance and upgrades, with published loan-size, term, inspection and insurance requirements but limited public aircraft-rate and prepayment transparency.

Piedmont Advantage Credit Union offers direct aircraft loans for eligible members focused on light sport and piston aircraft up to $500,000.

Pinnacle Financial Partners is a direct bank aircraft finance team focused on corporate turboprop, jet, and helicopter purchase/refinance and lease structures.

AirFleet Capital is a U.S.-based aircraft-finance specialist founded in 1994 that works directly with borrowers and partner banks on aircraft loans across piston, turboprop, jet, and helicopter segments.

Caroline Childs is AOPA Aviation Finance's Senior Account Executive for the Northern Region, helping AOPA members navigate brokered aircraft loan approvals from inquiry through closing.

JetLoan Capital is an independent aircraft and yacht finance broker that shops transactions across a large aviation lending network.

Joe Dini is a senior advisor and board member associated with AOPA Aviation Finance, an AOPA-affiliated aircraft loan broker that matches members with aviation lenders.

Karen Malachowski is AOPA Aviation Finance's Southern Region account executive, supporting aircraft loan originations and closings through AOPA's aviation lender network.

Kevin Gregor leads AvCap Financial, a Lone Mountain-affiliated aircraft loan brokerage that places general aviation purchase financing through aviation-focused lender relationships.

Scope Aircraft Finance is a Park National specialty lender focused on $200,000-plus aircraft loans for high-performance piston, turboprop and light jet buyers in the United States.

Michael Thompson is Vice President at JetLoan Capital, an independent Stuart, Florida aircraft and yacht finance broker with a large lender network and online quote/application options.

Andrew Beard is AOPA Aviation Finance's official Western Region account executive, working within AOPA's aircraft-loan broker network for member aircraft purchases and refinances.

Oklahoma-based aircraft finance arranger for purchase, refinance, leasing, international, older-aircraft, and startup-airline scenarios.

First National Capital Corporation is an Irvine-based independent commercial finance company offering private aircraft loans, leases, and structured finance for complex Part 91 and Part 135 situations.

Boutique U.S.-headquartered aviation finance advisor and arranger focused on export-credit-backed, cross-border financing for new jets, turboprops, helicopters, and related aircraft assets.

Direct bank aircraft lender for $500,000+ private, corporate, commercial, and selective cross-border aircraft financing.

Amber Cascio is an AvCap Financial aviation finance specialist supporting aircraft purchase financing through a brokered network of aviation-focused lenders.

Textron Financial is Textron's captive aircraft finance arm for Textron Aviation aircraft and Bell helicopters, offering customized loans, leases and structured financing globally.

FLYING Finance is a Chattanooga aircraft finance broker and arranger within the Firecrown/FLYING aviation ecosystem, focused on GA aircraft, upgrades, simulators, fleets, and selected lease programs.

Kenneth Parzygnat is President of V1 Capital Aircraft Financing, an aircraft finance broker arranging loans, leases, refinances, pre-approvals, and fractional-ownership financing through specialized aircraft lenders.

Rachel Lark is a Chattanooga-based Aircraft Loan Specialist with Prestige Aircraft Finance, a NAFA-listed aviation finance brokerage arranging aircraft loans and lease structures through lender networks.

Shearwater Global Capital is an Atlanta-based aviation finance arranger and private-credit lender focused on business jets, special mission aircraft, and complex transactions outside conventional bank appetite.

V1 Capital Aircraft Financing is a Boca Raton aircraft-finance broker that matches aircraft buyers and operators with specialized lending partners for purchase, refinance, lease, and pre-approval structures.

JSSI Aviation Capital is JSSI's asset-based business-aircraft finance unit, offering customized loans and leases for business jet transactions.

M&T Commercial Equipment Finance is a bank-backed direct aircraft lender focused on higher-dollar business aircraft loans and leases for jets, turboprops and turbine helicopters.

CAS Group is a New York-based aircraft finance advisory firm that says it arranges aircraft financing, refinancing, and leasing through a broad lender network.

PEFCO is an institutional export-finance lender and secondary-market buyer for EXIM-supported U.S. export loans, with meaningful aviation exposure but no public online consumer application flow.

Enterprise Bank & Trust is a direct bank lender with a specialized Enterprise Aircraft Finance unit for tailored aircraft loans and leasing.

Ford von Weise is the CEO of Sankaty Jet Capital, an AIP-backed business aviation finance platform focused on business aircraft lending for buyers, fleet operators, broker/dealers, and specialty lenders.

Huntington Bank is a direct bank lender focused on larger jet and turboprop loans, leases, refinancing, bridge financing, and progress-payment structures.

Thomas W. Mitchell is a VanAllen vice president and former Essex Aviation executive advising business-aircraft clients on acquisitions, leasing, lender introductions, and technical due diligence.

Aviation Capital Group is a Tokyo Century-owned global commercial aircraft lessor offering airline-focused leasing, sale-leaseback, asset management, trading, and structured aircraft financing solutions.

Institutional aircraft finance advisor and capital arranger focused on complex commercial aviation transactions rather than self-serve aircraft loans.

SKY Leasing is an institutional commercial-aircraft lessor and aviation investment manager focused on airline sale-leasebacks, operating leases and structured aircraft finance, not retail aircraft loans.

White Bridge Capital is a Miami-based cross-border lending and aircraft advisory firm serving family offices, RIAs and UHNW business aviation clients.

AirFinance is a specialist aviation lender and arranger focused on ECA-backed financing for new aircraft and aerospace exports.

Merit AirFinance is a Castlelake-backed non-bank aviation lender focused on customized debt capital for global airlines and aircraft leasing companies.

Institutional aircraft and engine leasing platform backed by AE Industrial Partners, focused on commercial, business, and special mission assets.

Marsh Aviation & Space is Marsh's global specialty brokerage and risk-advisory practice for airlines, general aviation, airports, aerospace, space, and aircraft finance risks.

Wells Fargo Equipment Finance is a bank-owned commercial equipment finance lender that publicly supports aircraft as an eligible equipment type, best aligned with larger commercial and middle-market borrowers.

Bank of America GCAF is a direct bank aircraft finance and leasing platform for high-value fixed-wing private and corporate aircraft transactions.

Boeing's captive customer-finance platform for airline-scale Boeing aircraft delivery financing and third-party capital coordination.

Richard Spaulding is a Seabury Aircraft Capital vice president focused on structured commercial aircraft finance advisory and capital arranging.

Cincinnati aircraft finance advisory firm focused on business aircraft acquisition finance, refinancing, troubled-loan restructuring, and aircraft appraisals.

Citi Private Bank Aircraft Finance is a global private-bank aircraft lender for HNW/UHNW clients seeking customized private jet financing, refinancing, or equity release.

Ashland Place Finance is a Davidson Kempner-backed institutional lender focused on aircraft- and engine-secured financing for the global commercial aviation market.

Jill Adams is a Newport Beach aircraft loan broker at FinancAir, visible through NAFA and dealer-partner references rather than a substantive current website.

FinancAIR is a Newport Beach aircraft finance brokerage led by Jill Adams, focused on helping aircraft buyers navigate lender fit, leasing, and valuations.

Fort Worth aircraft finance broker arranging acquisition and refinance financing through multiple financial institutions.

Jonathan Robinett is the Fort Worth-based President of Aircraft Finance Specialists, a NAFA-listed aircraft finance broker for acquisition and refinance of jets, turboprops, and pistons.