Company History

2011

  •

    Acquired 1 B757-200 from Boeing Capital Corporation

  • Sold 1 B757-200 to Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc. (CAM)

  • Leased 2 B757-200's to DHL

  • Sold 1 PW2037M to AAR

     
2010

 

  • Acquired 3 B757-200 from Far Eastern Air Transport

  • Acquired 3 B757-200PCF from Merrill Lynch

  • Acquired 1 B757 from GOAL, on lease to OpenSkies

  • Acquired 1 B757-200 from AeroTurbine

  • Acquired 1 B757-200 from Royal Air Maroc

  • Converting 3 B757's at Flightstar using Precision Conversions STC

  • Lease of 3 B757-200's to DHL

  • Sold 1 A300B4-200F to Midex

2009
 
  • Sold 2 DC10-30F aircraft to Kelowna Flightcraft 

2008

  • Sold 2 DC10-30F aircraft to Kelowna Flightcraft
  • Acquired (JV) 1 B757-200 from PNC Bank, aircraft on lease to United Airlines
  • Sold 1 DC10-30F to Capital Asset (UAE)

2007

  • Acquired (JV) 1 A300B4-200F aircraft from Finova, leased to European Air Transport (DHL)
  • Sold 1 DC10-30F to Arrow Air
  • Sold 2 A300B4-200F aircraft to Midex Airlines

2006

  • Sold 4 A300B4-200F to Midex Airlines (Abu Dhabi)
  • Acquired (JV) 4 DC10-30F aircraft from Finova, aircraft on lease to DAS Cargo and Variglog
  • Leased 1 A300B4-200F to European Air Transport (DHL)
  • Acquired (JV) 2 DC10-30 aircraft from CIT
  • Acquired (JV) 1 DC10-30 aircraft from SH&E
  • Sold 4 DC8-73Fs to Air Transport International
  • Sold (JV) 3 DC10-30 aircraft to Qwest
  • Sold 1 DC8-73F to BETA (Brazil)

2005
  • Acquired (JV) 2 DC10-30F aircraft from ILFC, aircraft on lease to World Airways
2003
  • Sold 1 DC8-62F to Capital Asset (UAE)
  • Sold 1 DC8-63F to Capital Asset (UAE)
2002
  • Leased 4 DC8-73Fs to Air Transport Airways
  • Sold 2 DC8-63Fs to Arrow Air
2001
  • Hired by Consolidated Freightways in 2001 to redeploy Emery's lease fleet of 38 DC8 and DC10 aircraft
2000
  • Leased 7 A300B4-200Fs to Express.net Airlines
  • Sold 1 DC8-62F to MK Airlines
1999
  • Aerolease entered into a $130,000,000 securitization (Aerofreighter Finance Trust)
  • Acquired 3 A300B4-200Fs from Aviation Sales
1998
  • Formed Joint Venture with Babcock and Brown to purchase 3 A300B4-200 aircraft, converted these to freighters and leased them to European Air Transport (DHL)
  • Acquired 4 A300B4-200 aircraft from Qantas Airways and converted to freighter
  • Leased 2 DC8-73/71F aircraft to Emery Worldwide Airlines
1997
  • Acquired 4 DC8-73F aircraft from Lufthansa Cargo and leased to Emery Worldwide Airlines
1996
  • Acquired 1 DC8-71 passenger aircraft from Zambia Airways, converted the aircraft to freighter and leased to Southern Air Transport
  • Sold 2 DC8-63F aircraft to Airborne Express
1995
  • Acquired 1 DC8-73F from the Royal Flight of Oman
  • Leased 1 DC8-73F to Southern Air Transport
  • Sold 2 DC8-63F aircraft to Airborne Express
1994
  • Acquired 2 DC8-63 passenger aircraft from African Safari
  • Sold 2 DC8-63 passenger aircraft to Airborne Express
1993
  • Acquired 2 DC8-63 passenger aircraft from Aerolineas Argentina
  • Sold 2 DC8-63 aircraft to Airborne Express
1992
  • Sold 2 DC8-63Fs to Airborne Express
1991
  • Converted 3 DC8-63 passenger aircraft to freighters
  • Sold 3 DC8-63Fs to Airborne Express
1990
  • Acquired 4 DC8-63 aircraft for Worldways of Canada, Converted all four aircraft to freighters
  • Leased 3 DC8-63F to BAX Global (Flown by ATI)
  • Leased 1 DC8-63F to Arrow Air
1989
  • Acquired 3 DC8-62F aircraft from the Royal Thai Air Force
  • Leased 2 DC8 aircraft to Arrow Air
  • Leased 1 DC8 aircraft (combi) to Hawaiian Airlines
1988
  • Acquired 8 DC8-63 passenger aircraft from SAS
  • Leased 2 DC8-63 passenger aircraft to Gulf Air
  • Leased 2 DC8-63 passenger aircraft to Aero Peru
  • Converted 4 DC8-63 aircraft to Freighters
  • Leased 2 aircraft to Challenge Air Cargo
  • Leased 1 aircraft to Tampa Columbia
  • Leased 1 aircraft to BAX Global
1987
  • Acquired 3 DC8-63F aircraft from Emery Worldwide Airlines and leased back
1986
  • Aerolease International - founded by Michael Goldberg