AeroCentury reports third quarter earnings of US$385,000

AeroCentury an independent aircraft leasing company, has reported third quarter 2017 earnings of US$385,000 compared to US$356,000 in the second quarter of 2017 and compared to US$530,000 in the third quarter of 2016. In the first nine months of 2017, net income grew 10% to approximately US$1.4m from approximately US$1.3m in the first nine months of 2016. AeroCentury announced on October 26th the signing of a merger agreement to acquire JetFleet Holding Corp. (JHC), the parent of JetFleet Management Corp., which has managed the Company’s operations and aircraft portfolio since the Company’s founding in 1997. Under the Merger Agreement, JHC shareholders are to receive US$3.5m in cash and 129,286 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, subject to various adjustments at closing, in return for all the outstanding capital stock of JHC. The closing of the acquisition is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2018.