Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has completed its $9 billion acquisition of Macquarie AirFinance, lifting its fleet to about 1,000 aircraft and making the Dubai company the world\u2019s third-largest aircraft lessor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The enlarged owned, managed and committed fleet serves more than 175 airlines across over 75 countries, expanding DAE\u2019s role in supplying aircraft to carriers worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $9 billion, including changes to Macquarie AirFinance\u2019s fleet between the announcement of the deal and its completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAE also has commitments to acquire about 150 aircraft from Boeing, Airbus, ATR and aircraft trading counterparties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company said delivery positions in its orderbook now extend into the 2030s, giving it greater capacity to meet the future fleet requirements of airline customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firoz Tarapore, CEO of DAE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n DAE leases aircraft to airlines through its aviation finance business, allowing carriers to expand or renew their fleets without purchasing every aircraft directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The acquisition will add new airline customers to DAE Capital while expanding existing relationships with carriers already served by the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis transaction also allows us to deepen our long-standing relationships with Boeing and Airbus. Delivery slots on our orderbook now extend into the 2030s, giving us the flexibility to better support our airline customers\u2019 fleet requirements,\u201d Tarapore said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n DAE said its fleet services are also supported by recently announced initiatives with Blackstone and Neuberger, which cover different stages of an aircraft\u2019s operating lifecycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction was first announced in February 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has completed its $9 billion acquisition of Macquarie AirFinance, lifting its fleet to about 1,000 aircraft and making the Dubai company the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,4,281],"tags":[902,341],"class_list":["post-4255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-finance","category-international","category-travel","tag-dae","tag-dubai"],"yoast_head":"\nDAE expands its airline customer base<\/h3>\n\n\n\n