Nordic Aviation Capital
Industry | Aircraft Leasing |
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Headquarters | Limerick , |
Parent | EQT Partners (54% shareholding) |
Website | www |
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is an aircraft leasing company with offices in Ireland, Denmark, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Toronto and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. NAC owns the world's largest fleet of regional aircraft.[1][2]
History[]
The company was founded in 1990 by Martin Møller Nielsen, and had its initial headquarters in Skive, Denmark.
In 2004, Nordic Aviation Capital moved its headquarters to Billund. A new office in Ireland was also opened in the same year.
In August 2015, the Swedish capital fund EQT Partners became the majority shareholder in NAC.[3]
EQT Partners announced it would be putting up its 54% shareholding for sale in October 2018.[4]
In January 2020, NAC opened its new headquarters in Limerick, Ireland.[5]
Fleet[]
As of June 2021, the Nordic Aviation Capital fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]
Aircraft | Owned | Managed | Total |
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ATR 72 | 163 | - | 163 |
Embraer 190/195 | 146 | - | 146 |
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 | 90 | - | 90 |
ATR 42 | 37 | - | 37 |
Embraer 170/175 | 28 | - | 28 |
Bombardier CRJ900/1000 | 16 | - | 16 |
Airbus A220 | - | 7 | 7 |
Total | 480 | 7 | 487 |
Aircraft leasing[]
Tarom[]
Tarom has agreed to lease 9 ATR 72-600 aircraft from Nordic Aviation Capital, with deliveries expected from October 2019 until 2021. They are to replace existing ATR 42-500 and ATR 72-500 aircraft.[7]
References[]
- ^ "About us - Nordic Aviation Capital". Nordic Aviation Capital.
- ^ "Nordic Aviation Capital: the world's largest regional aircraft lessor".
- ^ eqt. "Nordic Aviation Capital - EQT". Eqtpartners.com. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ Daga, Anshuman. "EQT puts Nordic Aviation Capital up for sale".
- ^ "Nordic Aviation Capital fleet reaches 500 aircraft, celebrates the opening of its new HQ in Limerick, Ireland and posts its strongest first-half financial performance to date". Nordic Aviation Capital. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "Our Fleet". Nordic Aviation Capital. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Turboprops for Tarom". Airliner World. August 2019: 11.
External links[]
- Aircraft leasing companies
- Danish companies established in 1990
- 1990 establishments in Denmark
- Companies based in Billund Municipality