FTAI Acquires 27 Boeing 737-700 Aircraft from WestJet
FTAI Aviation announced the acquisition of 27 Boeing 737-700 aircraft from WestJet, one of its largest aircraft transactions to date. FTAI's 2026 SPV — the second Strategic Capital vehicle — acquired 17 of the aircraft on lease to WestJet in a sale-leaseback, while FTAI took 10 off-lease aircraft to supply its Aerospace Products business. The off-lease aircraft expand the company's pool of CFM56-7B engines and modules for Maintenance, Repair and Exchange customers.
Key figures
- Aircraft acquired
- 27
- Off lease aircraft
- 10
- Prior spv total capital
- $6.0 billion
- Sale leaseback aircraft
- 17
- Prior spv aircraft count
- more than 300
- Prior spv equity commitments
- $2.0 billion
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