Track Record

We are a team of aircraft professionals going the extra mile with our partners to conclude aircraft transactions in the most reliable and efficient way.

Partial list of our latest transactions

February 2025

Placement of one ATR72-600 aircraft

AFG has successfully placed its recently acquired ATR72-600 aircraft (MSN 1288) with its customer in Indonesia.

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February 2025
February 2025

Acquisition of one ATR72-600 aircraft

AFG successfully closed the acquisition of one (1) ATR72-600 aircraft bearing MSN 1288 from Regourd Aviation, SAS (trading as Amelia).

February 2025
February 2025

Placement of one Airbus A320-214 aircraft

AFG Aviation Ireland Limited successfully placed one (1) Airbus A320-214 aircraft bearing MSN 4927 with its customer in Libya.

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February 2025
February 2025

Acquisition of one Airbus A320-214 aircraft

AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, successfully closed the acquisition of one Airbus A320-214 aircraft bearing MSN 4927 from CAI Limited, an affiliate of Cebu Air, Inc. (Cebu Pacific), the leading airline in the Philippines.

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February 2025
January 2025

Placement of one Airbus A319-115 aircraft

AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, successfully placed one (1) Airbus A319-115 aircraft bearing MSN 2825 with its customer Aero Dili based out of Dili, Timor-Leste.

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January 2025
January 2025

Acquisition of one Airbus A319-115 aircraft

AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, successfully closed the acquisition of one (1) Airbus A319-115 aircraft bearing MSN 2825 from XAero Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Chinese leasing company Xiamen Aircraft Leasing Co., Ltd.

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January 2025
April 2024

Acquisition and placement of two Airbus A319-115 aircraft.

AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, successfully placed its recently acquired two (2) Airbus A319-115 aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial numbers 7284 and 7318 with its customer Air Côte d’Ivoire S.A., the national carrier of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), based in Abidjan.

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April 2024
March 2024

Placement of one Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft

AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, successfully placed one (1) Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft bearing MSN 27362 with its customer Airnesia Royal Cargo. 

March 2024
March 2024

Acquisition of one Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft.

On 13 March 2024 AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, successfully completed the acquisition of one (1) Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft bearing MSN 27362 from Chinese leasing company Tianjin Zhongzhou Qitian Leasing Co., Ltd. 

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March 2024
February 2024

Placement of two (2) Airbus A321-231 aircraft

AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, successfully placed two (2) Airbus A321-231 aircraft with its customer Global Aviation for Air Transportation Ltd. Global Aviation is a new airline based in Baghdad, Iraq and was established as a public-private partnership between the Iraqi Government and a renowned Iraqi businessman.

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February 2024
July 2023

Acquisition of one (1) Airbus A321-231 from Aircastle (Irland) Limited.

AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, announces the completion of its latest acquisition. On July 14, 2023, AFG purchased one Airbus A321-231 aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial number (MSN) 3458 from Aircastle (Ireland) Limited. 

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July 2023
April 2023

Acquisition of one (1) Airbus A321-231 aircraft bearing MSN 6399 from UMB.

On April 5, 2023 AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, successfully completed the acquisition of one (1) Airbus A321-231 aircraft bearing MSN 6399 from UMB, N.A. as owner trustee for New York Life Insurance and managed by DAE Capital.

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April 2023
September 2022

Acquisition of one (1) Boeing 757-200F aircraft bearing MSN 25622 as well as one (1) Rolls-Royce RB211 engine with ESN 30512

On 28 September 2022 AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH (Germany), completed the acquisition of one (1) Boeing 757-200F aircraft bearing MSN 25622 as well as one (1) Rolls-Royce RB211 engine with ESN 30512 from a subsidiary of ASL Aviation Holdings DAC (Ireland) for its customer Airline Geo Sky LLC (Tbilisi, Georgia). For the Georgian cargo airline, founded in 2017 and currently operating successfully two (2) B747-200F aircraft, the newly added B757-200F will further contribute to the development of the airlines’ freighter network.

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September 2022
july 2022

Acquisition of one Rolls Royce RB211-535E4

On 20 July 2022, AFG Aviation Ventures No.1 (Ireland) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany, completed the acquisition of one (1) Rolls Royce RB211-535E4 engine bearing ESN 31391 from a subsidiary of Florida-based Gryphon Aviation Leasing, LLC. The engine is currently on its way to Budapest (Hungary) where it awaits installation on a Boeing 757-200F airframe.

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july 2022
july 2022

Acquisition of one Airbus A330-200

On 11 July 2022, AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany, completed the acquisition of one (1) Airbus A330-200 bearing MSN 926 from a subsidiary of French shipping giant CMA CGM S.A.

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july 2022
April 2022

Sale of one Boeing 747-8JA

AFG Aviation Ireland Limited (AFG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH, is pleased to announce the sale of one Boeing 747-8JA bearing serial number 40065 to The Boeing Company.

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April 2022
November 2021

Acquisition of two Boeing B747-8F

Acquisition of two Boeing B747-8F freighter aircraft to be operated by Air Belgium on behalf of Hongyuan Group

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November 2021
June 2021

Acquisition of one Airbus A320-214

Acquisition of one Airbus A320-214 bearing MSN 4484 from ALAFCO Aviation Lease Finance Company K.S.C.P. (Kuwait) and placement with Berniq Airways Company (Libya)

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June 2021
February 2021

Acquisition of four Airbus A330-200F

Acquisition of four Airbus A330-200F from Qatar Airways and placement with Air Belgium

February 2021
February 2020

Purchase of one used A320

On 20 February 2020, AFG Aviation Ireland Limited completed the acquisition of one Airbus A320-214 bearing MSN 4865 from Vermillion Aviation (Nine) Limited – managed by AMCK Aviation Holdings Ireland Limited.

February 2020

Lease and sale of two Boeing 737 MAX8

Two (2) new Boeing 737 MAX8 sold to a major lessor and on lease with a SE Asian LCC carrier. Transaction volume: USD 105.0 million.

Delivery of three Airbus A320 CEOs

Three (3) new Airbus A320 CEOs delivered to a SE Asian airline. Transaction volume: USD 150.0 million.

Lease and Sale of Used Airbus A320

One used Airbus A320 sold to a major lessor and on lease with a SE Asian airline. Transaction volume: USD 20.0 million.

Lease-Out of Fleet of Aircraft

Multi-year lease-out of a fleet of six (6) A320 and A321 aircraft to a US airline.

New Boeing 737-800 sale and delivery

Sale and delivery of one new Boeing 737-800 to the Air Force of a major nation.

A320 lease to a major airline in Australasia

Dry Lease of one new A320 aircraft to a major airline in Australasia.

Major flag carrier in China

Acquisition of several new Boeing 737-800 aircraft from a major bank and placement of the aircraft on long-term operating lease with a major airline in China. Total transaction volume: USD 300.0 million.

Purchase of six used A320s

Acquisition of several used Airbus A320 aircraft from a major airline and placement of the aircraft on long-term operating lease with a major airline in China. Total transaction volume: USD 250.0 million.

New Airbus A320 from major German Airline

Purchase of three new A320 aircraft from a major German airline and placement of the aircraft with a major operator in Asia. Total transaction volume: USD 135.0 million.

Purchase of two used A319s sisterships

Acquisition of two used Airbus A319 sisterships and placement of same with the government of a European Union member state.

Purchase of two used A319s

Acquisition of two used Airbus A319 aircraft for an onward sale to a major lessor and placement of the aircraft with a German mainline airline.

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