Aviator Capital raises up to $225 million

Aviator Capital, a newly formed joint venture, has raised up to $225 million in equity financing from an institutional investor to invest in used commercial passenger aircraft. Aviator’s management team has over 100 years of combined experience in the commercial aircraft leasing business. Aviator will leverage its unique expertise in all areas of commercial aviation leasing and will be building a portfolio of commercial aircraft under lease to Tier I and Tier II passenger carriers around the world. Aviator Capital is a full service commercial aircraft leasing and management firm headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a satellite office in Seattle, Washington.