Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, NY, Aquila Air Capital is a specialty finance platform focused on providing aviation asset financing, as well as purchasing and leasing aircraft and engines. With a management team boasting over 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry, Aquila Air Capital serves a wide range of clients, including buyers and sellers of aviation assets and operators in need of timely and creative financial solutions.
Aquila Air Capital has 12 total employees and operates in the specialized finance and aviation leasing sectors. By focusing on high-touch, metal focused transactions, Aquila has been able to underwrite attractive deal-level economics while building its portfolio to $600 million of capital deployed. Wafra acquired a controlling interest in Aquila Air Capital from Warburg Pincus in Dec-2024.
Recent Leadership News
Aquila announced the appointment of David Crull as Chief Financial Officer to help build on the foundation as the business enters its next phase of growth. Aquila Air Capital also opened a new headquarters in Dublin, Ireland in December 2025.
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