Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AerVenture to Lease Six New Airbus A320 to TAP Portugal
Amsterdam, The Netherlands; January 8, 2008 - AerCap Holdings N.V. (“AerCap,” NYSE: AER) today announced that AerVenture Limited, a joint venture company owned by AerCap, LoadAir and Al Fawares, has signed agreements to lease six new Airbus A320-200 aircraft to the Portuguese national airline Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (“TAP”) for a period of eight years. The aircraft are powered by CFM56 engines and are scheduled to be delivered in 2009.
The six new A320s will be leased to TAP under an operating lease agreement and are part of the order for 70 A320 family aircraft that the joint venture company placed in December 2005.
José Viegas, Fleet Management Director of TAP said: “These additional A320s are a natural choice to meet TAP’s expansion and replacement plans. They perfectly fit our existing single aisle fleet and they have excellent records in terms of economics and efficiency, offering the best possible comfort for the passengers.”
Soeren Ferré, AerCap’s Head of Aircraft Marketing for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, commented on the transaction: “We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with TAP. TAP is one of 15 airline clients we have added to our broad customer base since the end of 2006, thereby further diversifying our client portfolio which includes national flag carriers like TAP, low-cost operators, charter operators, niche-carriers and cargo operators worldwide.
The long term of the lease agreements with TAP is strong evidence of the robust aviation lease market in the current environment.”
About AerCap
AerCap is an integrated global aviation company with a leading market position in aircraft and engine leasing, trading and parts sales. AerCap also provides aircraft management services and performs aircraft and engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services and aircraft disassemblies. AerCap has a fleet of 325 aircraft and 65 commercial engines that were either owned, on order, under contract or letter of intent, or managed. AerCap is headquartered in The Netherlands and has offices in Ireland, the United States, China and the United Kingdom.
About LoadAir and Al Fawares
AerCap’s Kuwaiti partners in AerVenture are LoadAir, a company active in air cargo operations as well as aviation-related investment activities and Al Fawares, an investment company with a global portfolio of businesses encompassing media, telecommunications, real estate and banking in addition to aviation.