WNG Capital LLC is a leading aircraft operating lessor focused on investing in used commercial aircraft manufactured by Airbus and Boeing

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Investment Strategy

WNG Capital is dedicated to making investments in mid-life and older narrow-body Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft providing our investors with attractive returns and a margin of safety. WNG manages investments on behalf of state, municipal and corporate pension funds, university endowments, financial institutions, and family offices.

Over the past 40 years the global demand for air travel has grown at a faster rate than global GDP. Much of the increased demand for air travel relates to deregulation and the corresponding decrease in travel costs and increased availability of flights and destinations. During the same period, ownership of commercial aircraft by operating lessors has grown from less than 5% in 1980 to over 51% in 2024 of the worldwide fleet.

Deregulation resulted in more frequent flights to a larger number of airports, and a focus by airlines on earnings over market share. Airlines’ focus on earnings resulted in greater scrutiny of fleet composition to maximize yield and profits per flight and per route. In order to maximize profits as routes evolved, airlines required greater fleet flexibility and increased the use of operating leases. WNG invests in Boeing 737 NG and Airbus A320 CEO’s, which are both narrow body aircraft, and in total narrow body aircraft constituted 60% of the global commercial aircraft fleet in 2024. WNG investments have established operating economics, offering airlines the lowest operating costs available for the largest number of routes. The result is attractive yields for WNG investors and aircraft to meet the on-going needs of our airline customers.

WNG’s investment philosophy is that through careful, complete analysis of aircraft condition and contractual obligations, it can generate investment opportunities with asymmetrical risk characteristics. This provides investors with attractive rates of return, and a reasonable margin of safety.

WNG is founded on the principle that aircraft investments succeed when costs and risks associated with optimizing return are identified and factored into acquisition cost. We strive to minimize surprises. Our firm possesses the origination and remarketing capability, technical expertise, legal experience, and financial markets skills necessary to accurately price asset and market risks associated with aircraft investments. WNG possesses the systems to monitor lessee utilization and compliance, which simplifies asset management, aircraft returns and preparation for remarketing and sale of its aircraft investments.

Transaction Size and Structure

Although our targeted minimum equity investment is $10 million, the nature of our diversified portfolio, and desire to grow our airline relationships, mean virtually no investment is too small to execute. WNG has fully deployed its Fund II, comprised of $438 million of committed equity, and it is currently seeking additional sources of capital for equity investments. With a diverse group of limited partners as potential co-investors, WNG also has the ability to commit meaningful amounts of equity in any single transaction.

WNG’s extensive industry knowledge and in-house expertise allow us to conduct comprehensive due diligence expeditiously, providing sellers with a timely offer and high probability of closing.

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WNG Capital is a leading aircraft investment manager dedicated to investing in mid-life and older narrow-body commercial aircraft manufactured by Airbus and Boeing. Since its establishment in 2009, WNG managed investment vehicles have made $1.3 billion of aviation investments comprised of 91 aircraft and 16 engines on lease to 60 airlines or lessors located in 35 countries.. Our investors include state, municipal, and corporate pension funds, university endowments, financial institutions, and family offices. WNG team members have extensive aircraft investment management experience and strive to build long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with our airline customers and investors.