Aquila Air Capital

Aquila Air Capital announced today that?Wafra?Inc. (“Wafra”), a New York-based, global alternative asset manager, completed the acquisition of its platform from Warburg Pincus LLC.?Wafra?entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Aquila on October 18, 2024. Since then,?Wafra?has received all customary regulatory approvals to complete the transaction.?https://lnkd.in/e2gjYpKN #acquisitions #engineleasing?#aircraftleasing?#aviationfinance

Al Wood, Chief Executive Officer of Aquila Air Capital, sat down with Hugh Davies of?Airfinance Global during the ISTAT Americas 2025 conference to share how Aquila was able to scale the business quickly in its first three years of operations to become a “household name” in the midlife-to-mature engine leasing space. #engineleasing?#airfinanceglobal?#industrytalk Read the story at?https://lnkd.in/eAQfkMPY

The great jet engine race began in the 1930s, with the world’s first jet engine roaring into life in early 1937 in Germany— taking Hans von?Ohain?and three assistants eleven months to build this simple demonstration engine that produced 550 pounds of thrust, more than enough to silence doubters. #history #jetengine?#milestones #aviation

The Aquila Air Capital team is pleased to sponsor and participate in the upcoming #ISTATAmericas?conference on March 2-4 in Phoenix, AZ. We look forward to connecting with existing and prospective clients, as well as our network of colleagues in North America. If you’d like to connect with our team, please reach out to?[email protected].?? #istatevents?#connectlive?#engineleasing?#aircraftleasing?#ISTAT

Last week’s #AeroEngines?Americas conference featured insightful discussions from engine lessors about the current market trends and challenges. Aviation Week’s editors discuss a huge in-service fleet, new-generation engines coming online, and a robust market for current-generation engines in terms of both operations and maintenance.? #engineleasing?#AEUSA #ELTFUSA #AviationWeek?#industrytalk https://lnkd.in/enjSkjp9

The Aquila Air Capital team is pleased to sponsor and participate in the upcoming Aero-Engines Americas, co-located with Engine Leasing, Trading & Finance Americas, on January 27-29 in Omni Fort Worth, TX.? We look forward to connecting with airlines, lessors, MROs, OEMs, suppliers, and financiers and consultancies and to discuss the aero engine and leasing market. #engineleasing?#connectlive?#AEUSA #ELTFUSA #AviationWeek?#AeroEngines

Happy Holiday Season from the Aquila Air Capital team. Wishing everyone a wonderful end of 2024 and a joyful new year! #happyholidays?#happynewyear?#celebration???

The Aquila Air Capital team will be joining the annual Growth Frontiers Global conference in January.? We are very pleased to sponsor this important gathering of aviation finance professionals, whose critical discussions with leaders from across the aviation community help guide our industry’s growth trajectory.?Chance Fowler and Matthew White are looking forward to connecting with fellow attendees in Dublin.? #growthfrontiers?#aviation #aircraftleasing?#engineleasing?#connectlive?#Dublin

IBA recently reported that there have been sharp rises for certain engines in both market values and lease rates. For some of these engines, market values exceed base values, and this will be maintained in IBA's upcoming engine value update. Numerous factors are affecting engine availability, such as: MRO capacity and shop visit requirements; turnaround times; upgrades and retrofits; engine rectification work; availability of serviceable engines due to deferred shop visits; aircraft in service extensions; consequent lease extensions, among others.?https://lnkd.in/eTkc6J5q?#engineleasing?#aircraftleasing?#aviation

“We are excited to close our acquisition of Aquila Air Capital and launch the next phase of its growth in partnership with Al and the entire Aquila team. The demand fundamentals for Aquila’s?business in particular, and?aviation equipment finance more broadly, are strong. Aquila is well positioned to continue successfully serving its global customer base.”?- Edward Tsai, Managing Director,?Wafra