Avolon

Overview

Avolon is an Ireland-based aircraft lessor owned by Bohai Leasing / 渤海租赁 and used by the source as the entry point into the global leasing industry’s expansion and concentration.

Current Profile

The episode presents Avolon as a large lessor using long-horizon orders to secure scarce aircraft supply. Its agreements for 250 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, with options for another 100 Airbus aircraft, expand an already large fleet and order book while illustrating why manufacturer access, finance, and global airline relationships now matter together.

Key Characteristics

• Large aircraft lessor with a reported existing fleet of 561 aircraft.
• Buyer using firm orders and options to reserve future production capacity.
• Company whose reported order book rises from 499 to 749 aircraft after the new agreements.
• Irish operating base connected to the country’s leasing expertise, legal rules, tax system, and treaty network.
• Subsidiary through which Bohai Leasing / 渤海租赁 shifted greater strategic weight toward aircraft leasing.

Evidence

• Fleet and order scale: 全球一半的客机都是租来的，为什么航空公司越来越依赖租飞机？ reports the 250-aircraft order, 100 options, 561-aircraft fleet, and expanded order book.
• Scarce-capacity strategy: 全球一半的客机都是租来的，为什么航空公司越来越依赖租飞机？ says aircraft can take roughly five to eight years from order to delivery, making advance positions valuable.
• Ownership and location: 全球一半的客机都是租来的，为什么航空公司越来越依赖租飞机？ places Avolon in Ireland and says Bohai Leasing / 渤海租赁 acquired it in 2016.

Qualifications

The profile relies on one structured episode summary rather than company filings, contracts, delivery schedules, or a fleet database. Aircraft totals, option terms, delivery timing, ownership implications, and strategic intent remain source-scoped; large order books also create financing, demand, residual-value, and execution exposure that the episode does not analyze in depth.

What Changed

• Created a focused profile for the lessor anchoring the episode’s market analysis.
• Added advance aircraft ordering as both a capacity-access advantage and a long-duration commitment.

Relationships

• Bohai Leasing / 渤海租赁 - parent company presented as concentrating more of its business on aircraft leasing.
• Aviation Finance Leasing - market mechanism through which Avolon supplies airline fleet access.
• Aircraft Leasing Industry Scale - scale advantages expressed through orders, finance, discounts, and placement reach.
• Airbus - manufacturer covered by Avolon’s firm orders and additional options.
• Boeing - manufacturer covered by Avolon’s firm orders.
• Ireland - operating and institutional base for the company.