Aero Capital Solutions

Aero Capital Solutions, also known as ACS, is an aircraft and engine leasing company based in Austin, Texas. It specializes in mid-life narrowbody aircraft and has offices in the United States, Ireland and Singapore.

ACS was founded in Austin in 2010. It grew from a base in mid-life aircraft and engine trading into a full-service leasing platform. It leased its first aircraft in October 2012. In 2015 it opened ACS Aero Management in Dublin to support lease portfolio growth. Its funds followed: Fund 1 in September 2017, Fund 2 in September 2019 and Fund 3 in September 2021. The first asset in Fund 4 was acquired in December 2023.

The company takes an asset-focused approach to the value of aircraft and engines over their life. It builds financial and operational solutions for the short-term and long-term fleet goals of its partners. It buys on-lease aircraft from lessor partners. It also offers financing and operational solutions to commercial operators through fleet retirement programs and forward or off-lease purchases.

ACS also works with freighters. It converts and leases Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A321 freighters. It launched its 737-800 passenger-to-freighter program in October 2020 and its A321 program in September 2022. On-site teams manage each step of the conversion.

On the engine side, ACS says it keeps one of the largest standalone narrowbody engine portfolios in the industry. It focuses on V2500, CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines. Offers include single-engine leases and scheduled multi-engine programs. Green time leases bridge surges in maintenance work. Engine exchanges give customers a ready replacement engine for their run-out engine. Thrust programs place spare engines in advance for planned and unplanned removals.

By January 2026 the company managed 290 assets with 222 active lessees in 48 countries. It has deployed 6.4 billion dollars of capital since 2010 and has more than 65 employees worldwide. Its team has backgrounds in MRO, aftermarket, engine trading, engine leasing and airline operations.

Services

• Narrowbody aircraft acquisitions and leasing
• Freighter conversion and leasing
• Engine leasing
• Engine green time leasing
• Engine exchanges
• Engine program support
• Fleet retirement programs
• Aircraft financing solutions