Air Lease Corporation (ALC) is a U.S.-based aircraft leasing company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2010 by industry executives Steven F. Udvar-Házy and John L. Plueger, the company acquires new commercial aircraft—primarily from Airbus and Boeing—and places them on long-term operating leases with airlines worldwide.
ALC’s portfolio covers narrowbody and widebody jets and serves a diversified customer base across multiple regions. In addition to originating and managing leases, the company engages in aircraft sales and trading, remarketing, and asset management for third parties to manage fleet lifecycles and risk. It maintains an order book of modern, fuel-efficient aircraft to support airline fleet replacement and growth.