Nordic Aviation Capital secures purchase of Irish leasing company Aldus Aviation

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is to acquire Irish aviation leasing company Aldus Aviation Limited (Aldus), the Shannon-based specialist in Embraer E-Jet operating leases. Founded in 2008, the business has steadily expanded and today manages a fleet of 30 E-Jet aircraft, operating with airlines around the world. Aldus is a good fit for NAC, the world’s largest turboprop lessor, which recently announced its expansion into regional jet leasing with the purchase of Jetscape, another E-Jet leasing company specialist. Aldus will eventually operate under the NAC brand, establishing Nordic Aviation Capital as one of the largest players in the large regional jet and large turboprop sector. Aldus adds a further 30 managed regional jets to NAC’s expanding portfolio, bolstering the combined delivered fleet to a total of 294 aircraft + 48 managed. In addition, the group has a further 74 aircraft on firm order (20 E-Jet, 54 ATR). Together with Jetscape, the three combined businesses will support some 169 employees, and going forward, NAC will be able to serve an ever greater customer base with a substantially wider range of lease and associated services.