Flight equipment subject to operating lease

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Flight equipment subject to operating lease

The following table summarizes the activities for the Company’s flight equipment subject to operating lease for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:


	(in thousands)
Net book value as of December 31, 2023	$	26,231,208
Purchase of aircraft	3,730,181
Depreciation	(849,374)
Flight equipment subject to operating leases reclassified to flight equipment held for sale	(1,143,097)
Flight equipment subject to operating leases reclassified to investment in sales-type lease	(74,017)
Net book value as of September 30, 2024	$	27,894,901

Accumulated depreciation as of September 30, 2024	$	(5,958,105)

Update on Russian fleet

As previously disclosed in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in June 2022, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries submitted insurance claims to the insurers on its aviation insurance policies to recover losses relating to aircraft detained in Russia for which the Company recorded a net write-off of its interests in its owned and managed aircraft totaling approximately $771.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. In December 2022, the Company filed suit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of the State of California against its aviation insurance carriers in connection with its previously submitted insurance claims for which a trial date has been set for April 17, 2025. The Company continues to have significant claims against its aviation insurance carriers and will continue to vigorously pursue all available insurance claims and its related insurance litigation, and all rights and remedies therein. Collection, timing and amounts of any future insurance and related recoveries and the outcome of the Company’s ongoing insurance litigation remain uncertain at this time.

In January 2024, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed suit in the High Court of Justice, Business & Property Courts of England & Wales, Commercial Court against the Russian airlines’ aviation insurers and reinsurance insurers (collectively, the “Airlines’ Insurers”) seeking recovery under the Russian airlines’ insurance policies for certain aircraft that remain in Russia. The lawsuit against the Airlines’ Insurers is in the early stages and no trial date has been set.

As of November 7, 2024, 16 aircraft previously included in the Company’s owned fleet are still detained in Russia. The operators of these aircraft have continued to fly most of the aircraft notwithstanding the termination of leasing activities and the Company’s ongoing demands for the return of its assets.