We are pleased to announce that SAEL has delivered its 5th aircraft engine to Aeromexico through a sale and leaseback transaction of (1) GEnx – 1B76A engine on 29th November 2024. Roger Welaratne (MD & CEO) said, “We are delighted to further strengthen our partnership with Aeromexico through the successful completion of this sale andContinue reading "SMBC Aero Engine Lease (“SAEL”) grows its portfolio with Aeromexico with an additional sale & leaseback of (1) GEnx – 1B engin..."

Graeme Crickett, our Chief Technical Officer, will be retiring on 31st December 2024. Graeme has been with our company since its establishment 10 years ago and has played an essential role in our growth. His expertise, dedication, and leadership have been instrumental in helping us become one of the leading aircraft engine lessors in theContinue reading "Graeme Crickett Retires from SMBC Aero engine Lease as Chief Technical Officer"

We are pleased to announce its sponsorship of Growth Frontiers Asia Pacific – Singapore will be held from 4th to 6th November, 2024, Roger Welaratne (MD & CEO), Christopher (Chris) Rodrigues (SVP Sales & Marketing), Michael Tan (SVP Credit Risk), Gary Leung (VP Product Support) and Alisa Saitharatanapongse (VP Transaction Management) will participate.Roger will participateContinue reading "Our CEO, Roger will participate in Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Asia Pacific – Singapore with his team"

SMBC Aero Engine Lease (“SAEL”) has delivered a PW1133GA-JM engine to Cebu Pacific Air as part of a sale and leaseback portfolio solution. With this delivery, SAEL’s portfolio reaches the significant milestone of 100 engines. Roger Welaratne, Managing Director and CEO of SAEL, said: “We have moved from strength to strength with Cebu over theContinue reading "SMBC Aero Engine Lease (“SAEL”) reaches 100 engine milestone and celebrates delivery to Cebu Pacific Air"

At this third quarter strategy meeting, management and employees discussed the progress of the business in 2024 together with the actions to be taken towards the end of the year. Together with the strategy meeting, SAEL held a compliance workshop and revisited the compliance policy and the whistle blowing system of the company with allContinue reading "SMBC Aero Engine Lease (“SAEL”) held third quarter strategy meeting on 17th September 2024"

ISTAT EMEA will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 22nd to 24th September, 2024, Roger Welaratne (MD &CEO) and other team members will participate. ISTAT EMEA is an essential event for the advancement of the aviation industry. Our team is very much looking forward to participating is this valuable opportunity and strengthening our collaborative relationshipsContinue reading "Our CEO, Roger Welaratne and other team members will participate in ISTAT EMEA in Istanbul, Turkey"