Air Lease Corporation Commences Initial Public Offering of Class A Common Stock

LOS ANGELES - Monday, April 4th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Air Lease Corporation (the “Company”) today announced the launch of its initial public offering of 25,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. All shares included in the initial public offering are being sold by the Company. The estimated initial public offering price is between $25.00 and $28.00 per share. The Company’s Class A Common Stock has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AL.” The underwriters have the option to purchase from the Company up to an additional 3,750,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions, to cover over-allotments, if any.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., FBR Capital Markets & Co., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC will act as joint book-running managers for the offering, with Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC acting as co-managers.

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained for free by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the preliminary prospectus by contacting:

* J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at 1-866-803-9204
* Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Credit Suisse Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, or by telephone at 1-800-221-1037

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Contacts

Air Lease Corporation

John Plueger

Ph: 310-553-0555

lstjohn@airleasecorp.com