High Ridge Aviation

High Ridge Aviation is an aircraft leasing and aviation finance business founded and led by industry veterans and supported by the financial strength of PIMCO's investor base through a strategic platform. Headquartered at 5 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2, Ireland, with teams in the United States, Dubai and Hong Kong, it serves airlines, aircraft traders, lessors, investors, financial institutions and manufacturers worldwide. The company is led by chief executive Greg Conlon, with Margaret Clandillon as board chair, and together with its subsidiary LR AirFinance offers financing and liquidity solutions for commercial passenger and cargo aircraft and jet engines.

Products and services

• Operating leases from short to long term, with aircraft configured to the airline's brand standard, giving fleet flexibility and removing residual value risk
• Sale and leasebacks of aircraft and engines that release equity for other business needs
• Secured debt financing arranged and syndicated through LR AirFinance
• Engine leasing and aircraft trading
• Asset management and servicing for investors, including the sale of individual aircraft and portfolios

Portfolio and funding

Transactions announced on its site include four Boeing 787-8 purchase and leasebacks with Air Canada in 2026, an A330 P2F freighter from CDB Aviation, a 787-8 from BBAM, two 737 MAX 8s on lease to Aerolineas Argentinas from ICBC, A220s delivered to Breeze Airways and airBaltic, 737 MAX 8s to GOL and WestJet, A320neos operated by TAP, SKY express, Sky Airlines, Air Astana, LATAM and SAS Connect, five new aircraft for IndiGo, and 737-800s on lease to Korean carriers and Shandong Airlines. Citi and Deutsche Bank arranged a USD 500 million warehouse facility in 2023, later upsized with Credit Agricole and three further lenders, and in February 2026 the company closed its first aircraft lease asset-backed securitisation, Phantom 2026-1. Team members have been named in Airline Economics' 40 Under 40 in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and the company presents the Jane O'Callaghan Award with AWAR.

Shows

High Ridge Aviation appears in the speaker and supporter lists of Ishka Airfinance Trading 2027 and Ishka Airfinance Investival North America 2026.

Contact

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