Aircraft lenderCompany
Clearwater, FL, United States
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.
U.S. personal aircraft borrowersBusiness aircraft borrowers using Part 91 personal/business policiesBorrowers using LLC, trust or other SPE ownershipExperimental and light-sport aircraft buyers where collateral and documentation fit published requirements
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Piedmont Advantage Credit Union offers direct aircraft loans for eligible members focused on light sport and piston aircraft up to $500,000.
Eligible PACU membersPrivate pilotsLight sport aircraft buyersPiston single-engine aircraft buyers
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai Islamic Bank is a large UAE Islamic bank with documented commercial-airline Ijarah and cross-border structured finance activity, but no public retail aircraft loan product or aircraft-specific rate sheet.
Large airlines and operators seeking Shariah-compliant fleet finance.Corporate borrowers needing bespoke Ijarah, Sukuk, syndicated or cross-border Islamic finance.Borrowers that can work through a relationship-driven corporate banking process.Islamic Bank
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Pinnacle Financial Partners is a direct bank aircraft finance team focused on corporate turboprop, jet, and helicopter purchase/refinance and lease structures.
Corporate aircraft buyers and refinancersTurboprop, jet, and helicopter transactionsPart 91 and Part 135 operatorsBorrowers seeking tailored loan, lease, rate, swap, and tax-sensitive structures
Aircraft lenderCompany
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Absa Bank Limited is a South African bank with documented Commercial Asset Finance aviation lending and CIB structured aircraft-finance activity across Africa.
South African aviation businessesCommercial aircraft operatorsCharter servicesRegional operators
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Chandler, Arizona, United States
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.
Owner-pilot and general-aviation aircraft purchasesRefinancing existing aircraft debtBorrowers who want direct guidance through underwriting and closingBusiness buyers needing aviation-specialist handling for jet or turboprop transactions
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Aircraft finance brokerAircraft lenderCompany
Herrin, IL, United States
Banterra Aircraft Finance is Banterra Bank's specialty aircraft-finance team, combining direct bank lending with brokerage/arranged-credit options when needed.
Owner-flown aircraft buyersPart 91 personal or business aircraft useAircraft purchase and refinance loansU.S.-based piston, turboprop, light business jet, LSA, experimental, vintage, and warbird aircraft
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Kelmscott, Western Australia, Australia
Nationwest/Aviation Loans is an Australian commercial aircraft-finance provider for business-use aircraft, offering leases, hire purchase, chattel mortgages, trade finance, and related aviation infrastructure finance.
Australian business-use aircraft buyersCommercial operators and business owners seeking aircraft or helicopter financeAsset-backed borrowers needing structured chattel mortgage, lease, hire purchase, or trade-finance supportBorrowers financing aviation infrastructure alongside aircraft
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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.
Owner-flown aircraft buyersHigh-performance piston, turboprop and light jet financingBorrowers seeking purchase loans or refinanceBorrowers who value a direct aviation-focused lender
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Deucalion Aviation is an SVP-backed institutional commercial aircraft finance, leasing, investment and asset-management platform focused on mid-life and end-of-life aircraft.
Airlines seeking liquidity through sale-leasebacks or leasesOperating lessors and aircraft owners selling aircraft or poolsAviation lenders needing restructuring, risk-offtake or balance-sheet solutionsInstitutional investors seeking managed exposure to mid-life commercial aircraft
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Aircraft lenderCompany
London, England, United Kingdom
HSBC Private Bank is a global relationship-led private bank that publicly advertises specialised asset finance for personal and business jets, but it does not publish aircraft-loan pricing or underwriting limits.
HNW/UHNW private banking clients seeking bespoke private or business jet lendingBorrowers with complex wealth, international assets, trusts, companies, or estate structuresClients who prefer relationship-manager-led underwriting over self-service aircraft-loan platformsPrivate Bank
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lombard Aviation Finance is NatWest Group's customer-facing aircraft finance route for UK business aircraft, helicopters, corporate jets, commercial aviation, and engine-related funding.
UK business aircraft buyersCorporate jet and helicopter operatorsCommercial aviation, airline, and lessor transactionsAircraft engine overhaul or upgrade finance
Aircraft lenderCompany
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Merchant West is a South African non-bank asset-finance house offering bespoke aircraft finance for new and used fixed-wing and rotor aircraft.
South African aircraft buyers and owners seeking tailored non-bank financeNew or used fixed-wing and rotor aircraftAircraft upgrades, engine overhauls, and rebuildsBusinesses considering instalment sale or sale-and-leaseback structures
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Nedbank offers aircraft finance through its CIB and Private Wealth channels, with public evidence strongest for structured airline, lessor, and high-net-worth asset finance.
AirlinesAircraft lessorsCommercial aviation borrowers in AfricaPrivate wealth clients financing aircraft or helicopters
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Aircraft lenderCompany
SBI Leasing Services is a Tokyo-based SBI Group company specializing in JOL/JOLCO aircraft and real-asset operating-lease structures, with general-aviation leasing exposure and money-lending registration.
Corporate investors considering Japanese operating lease productsAirlines and operators seeking structured lease or sale-and-leaseback solutionsAdvisors working with Japanese corporate tax and real-asset investment strategiesGeneral-aviation lease investment products involving small aircraft or helicopters
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Aircraft lenderCompany
South Bend, Indiana, United States
Direct bank aircraft lender for $500,000+ private, corporate, commercial, and selective cross-border aircraft financing.
Private and corporate aircraft buyersPart 91 and Part 135 operatorsTurboprop, business jet, and turbine helicopter borrowersBorrowers needing a direct bank lender with cross-border experience
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Airbus-owned German bank focused on institutional, asset-based aerospace finance rather than retail private-aircraft loans.
Airlines and operating lessors financing Airbus commercial aircraft.Institutional aviation investors and financial institutions.Commercial helicopter and engine finance transactions.Aerospace suppliers and service providers in Europe.
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
BNDES is a Brazilian federal development bank best understood as an institutional aircraft export-finance and equipment-finance source, not a conventional retail aircraft lender.
Brazilian aerospace exportersForeign importers/operators buying Brazilian-made aircraftLarge structured export-credit transactionsEligible Brazilian companies acquiring new commercial or executive aircraft through BNDES programs
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Aircraft lenderCompany
London, England, United Kingdom
Specialist commercial aviation finance platform of Investec Bank plc focused on structured aircraft debt, leasing and fund solutions for airlines, lessors and larger aviation clients.
Airlines and lessors seeking bespoke fleet financeLarge commercial aircraft acquisition or refinanceStructured debt, leasing and sale-and-leaseback transactionsInstitutional aviation investors and debt fund platforms
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Axis Bank Limited is a major Indian private-sector bank with verified GIFT City IBU aircraft-finance execution for Air India's leasing arm.
Large corporate aviation borrowersAirlines and airline leasing subsidiariesGIFT City IFSC aircraft-finance structuresForeign-currency term-loan needs
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Aircraft lenderCompany
London, England, United Kingdom
Long-established UK specialist lender for aircraft and helicopter purchases and refinances, operating as a Close Brothers banking division.
UK aircraft buyers needing specialist purchase financeAircraft owners seeking refinance or capital releaseBorrowers financing piston, turboprop, helicopter or business-jet assetsVintage-aircraft and historic-aviation buyers needing a lender familiar with older assets
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Textron Financial is Textron's captive aircraft finance arm for Textron Aviation aircraft and Bell helicopters, offering customized loans, leases and structured financing globally.
Textron Aviation and Bell buyersQualified pre-owned Textron/Bell aircraft buyersCorporate, civic and government aircraft customersInternational buyers needing OEM-linked finance support
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Aircraft finance brokerAircraft lenderCompany
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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.
Business jet acquisition or ownership financeSpecial mission aircraft financeOlder or harder-to-place aircraft collateralCross-border aviation finance
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Chicago, IL, United States
JSSI Aviation Capital is JSSI's asset-based business-aircraft finance unit, offering customized loans and leases for business jet transactions.
Business jet buyers and owners seeking custom asset-based financeMid-vintage or pre-owned business aircraft transactionsCross-border business aircraft dealsBorrowers considering leases, bridge loans, refinance, or PDP financing
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Bridgeport, CT, United States
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.
Business jet, turboprop and turbine helicopter buyersPart 91 owners and Part 135 operatorsHigh-net-worth individuals, corporations and co-ownershipsBorrowers seeking bank-backed term loans, leases, refinance, tax-exempt or sale-leaseback structures
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Bank of India is a major Indian public-sector bank with documented participation in a large commercial aircraft term loan through GIFT City.
Large commercial aviation borrowersAirline-affiliated leasing subsidiariesGIFT City IFSC financing structuresStructured or syndicated foreign-currency corporate lending
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Global wholesale bank providing bespoke aviation and aircraft asset finance for airlines, aircraft lessors, and large institutional clients.
AirlinesAircraft lessorsLarge corporatesInstitutional aviation borrowers
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Aircraft lenderCompany
London, England, United Kingdom
volofin Capital Management is a London-based institutional commercial aviation lender focused on bespoke aircraft, engine, spares, and structured finance transactions.
Commercial airlinesAircraft lessorsAviation investment firmsInstitutional borrowers financing commercial aircraft, engines, APUs, landing gear, spares, or P2F conversions
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Deutsche Bank AG is a global bank offering relationship-led private aircraft and institutional aviation finance, with strong evidence of commercial aircraft loan activity but little public product-detail transparency.
UHNW entrepreneursfamily officesprivate-bank clients needing bespoke aircraft financeairlines and aircraft lessors
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
DAE Capital is a global commercial-airline aircraft lessor and aviation asset-management platform, not a retail private-aircraft lender.
commercial airlines needing operating leasesairlines pursuing sale-and-leaseback transactionslarge airline fleet planning teamsinstitutional aviation asset investors
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Clayton, Missouri, United States
Enterprise Bank & Trust is a direct bank lender with a specialized Enterprise Aircraft Finance unit for tailored aircraft loans and leasing.
business aviation borrowers seeking custom bank financingaircraft dealers and brokerscorporate and high-net-worth aircraft buyersborrowers who want a relationship lender involved through inspection and closing
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Issaquah, WA, United States
Altavair L.P. is a KKR-backed commercial aircraft leasing and aviation asset-management platform focused on airline and cargo-operator transactions.
Commercial airlinesCargo operatorsLarge aircraft sale-leaseback transactionsCommercial jet leasing and portfolio transactions
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
BOCOM Leasing is a Bank of Communications-owned institutional aircraft and shipping lessor focused on commercial, regional and business jet leasing rather than retail general-aviation loans.
AirlinesCommercial aircraft operatorsInstitutional business aviation operatorsCross-border aircraft leasing counterparties
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
CDB Leasing, through CDB Aviation, is a China Development Bank-backed global commercial aircraft lessor for airlines, not a retail aircraft loan provider.
Airlines and commercial operators seeking commercial jet fleet leasing or sale-leaseback capacityInstitutional aircraft owners or buyers dealing in commercial aircraft portfoliosGlobal airline customers that need a direct, well-capitalized lessorCommercial Jets
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Huntington Bank is a direct bank lender focused on larger jet and turboprop loans, leases, refinancing, bridge financing, and progress-payment structures.
$2M+ aircraft borrowersJet and turboprop buyersCorporate and personal aircraft ownersRefinance and lease structures
Aircraft lenderCompany
Newport Beach, CA, United States
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.
Airlines needing commercial jet leases or sale-leasebacksAirline customers seeking structured aircraft purchase financingInstitutional aircraft investors needing asset management or trading expertiseGlobal Lessor
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Aircraft lenderCompany
BOC Aviation is an institutional global aircraft operating lessor for airline-scale fleet financing, not a retail aircraft loan or online preapproval provider.
Commercial airlinesAirline fleet growth and replacement programsSale-and-leaseback for latest-generation commercial jetsAircraft owners, banks and institutional investors seeking asset management
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Aircraft lenderCompany
ICBC Financial Leasing is an ICBC-owned institutional aircraft lessor focused on airline-scale finance leases, operating leases, sale-leasebacks and aviation advisory work.
Airlines and commercial aviation operatorsAircraft manufacturers and civil aviation companiesInstitutional aircraft leasing and sale-leaseback transactionsCross-border or China-linked commercial aircraft finance
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Aircraft lenderCompany
QNB Group is a Qatar-based bank suited to large airline and commercial aircraft finance, not a public-facing private-aircraft loan shop.
AirlinesCommercial aviation operatorsLarge corporatesInstitutional borrowers
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
AirFinance is a specialist aviation lender and arranger focused on ECA-backed financing for new aircraft and aerospace exports.
International aircraft buyers needing ECA-backed financingNew business jet, turboprop and helicopter acquisitionsAerospace manufacturers and suppliers needing export working capital or inventory financeBorrowers in markets where ordinary bank aircraft finance is limited
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Aircraft lenderCompany
New York, NY, United States
Merit AirFinance is a Castlelake-backed non-bank aviation lender focused on customized debt capital for global airlines and aircraft leasing companies.
Global airlinesAircraft leasing companiesLarge commercial aircraft or engine finance transactionsCustomized secured aviation credit
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Aircraft lenderCompany
London, England, United Kingdom
Standard Chartered Bank is a global institutional bank that supports commercial aviation and transportation finance, not a public online general-aviation loan shop.
large airlinesaircraft lessors and lesseescommercial aircraft operatorsOEMs
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
UBS AG offers bespoke aircraft and private jet financing for HNW/UHNW clients through its Global Lending Unit, with global and multi-currency structuring but no public rates or online preapproval.
Existing UBS private-bank or wealth-management clientsHNW and UHNW buyers of private jets or other qualifying aircraftCross-border aircraft acquisitionsBorrowers needing multi-currency or registration-jurisdiction structuring
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Boca Raton, FL, United States
Institutional aircraft and engine leasing platform backed by AE Industrial Partners, focused on commercial, business, and special mission assets.
Airlines and commercial operatorsBusiness aviation operators seeking institutional leasing or financing solutionsGovernment-backed or special mission aviation programsAircraft and engine transactions requiring direct institutional structuring
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Arena Aviation Capital is an institutional commercial-aircraft asset investment manager and leasing platform, not a retail general aviation aircraft lender.
Institutional aircraft investorsCommercial airline lease and portfolio transactionsCommercial jet leasing and asset managementAircraft portfolio acquisition, remarketing, and sale execution
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Hong Kong licensed corporate bank branch with an official aircraft-finance product focused on airlines, aircraft lessors, and large structured cross-border transactions.
AirlinesAircraft leasing companiesLarge corporate borrowersCross-border Greater China financing needs
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Aircraft lenderCompany
MUFG Bank is a global institutional aviation finance bank for airlines, lessors, investors and commercial aviation assets, not a published-rate retail aircraft lender.
AirlinesOperating lessorsAviation investorsCommercial aircraft and engine portfolio finance
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Global wholesale bank providing bespoke aircraft finance and aviation structured-finance solutions for airlines, lessors and institutional clients.
AirlinesOperating lessorsInstitutional investorsLarge corporates
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Aircraft lenderCompany
SMBC is a global institutional aviation-finance bank for commercial aircraft, engines and complex structures such as JOLCO, PDP and export-credit financing, not a retail aircraft-loan storefront.
Airlines and commercial aviation operatorsAircraft lessors and institutional investorsAirframe and engine manufacturersFinancial institutions active in aviation
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Minneapolis, MN, United States
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.
Middle-market commercial borrowersCorporate/business aircraft buyersCompanies seeking bank lease or loan structuresBorrowers already connected to Wells Fargo commercial banking
Aircraft lenderCompany
Frisco, TX, United States
Bank of America GCAF is a direct bank aircraft finance and leasing platform for high-value fixed-wing private and corporate aircraft transactions.
High-net-worth individuals and family offices buying or refinancing private aircraftPrivately held companies and Fortune 1000 corporations financing business aircraftBorrowers needing customized debt, lease or syndication structures for $5 million-plus fixed-wing transactionsBank
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
KGAL Investment Management is a German institutional real-asset manager with commercial aircraft leasing exposure through KGAL aviation funds and the GOAL/Lufthansa platform.
Commercial airlines seeking structured aircraft lease or sale-and-leaseback solutionsInstitutional investors seeking aircraft leasing fund or mandate exposureGlobal commercial jet and regional-aircraft transactions requiring technical asset management and remarketing capabilityCommercial Aircraft
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Aircraft lenderCompany
Renton, Washington, United States
Boeing's captive customer-finance platform for airline-scale Boeing aircraft delivery financing and third-party capital coordination.
Boeing commercial airplane customersCommercial airlines arranging delivery financingAircraft lessors and buyers involved in Boeing deliveriesLarge structured-finance aviation transactions
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Aircraft lenderCompany
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.
UHNW private-bank clients financing private jetsfamily offices seeking aircraft acquisition or refinance supportclients needing customized loan structuringclients with cross-border private-banking needs
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