6 March 2023 | Stratos, a leading independent aircraft investment specialist, has today reached an agreement to acquire Magi Aviation Capital (“Magi”), a fellow independent aircraft finance specialist and aircraft asset manager, and its various subsidiaries.The all-cash deal, which has recently received regulatory approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority,will see Stratos acquire Magi in… Continue reading Stratos to acquire Magi Aviation Capital
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Stratos Donates to Airlink’s Turkey & Syria Earthquake Campaign
13 February 2023 | Stratos has donated to Airlink’s Turkey (Türkiye) and Syria Earthquake support campaign. Airlink is coordinating flights and other transportation and logistics for responders starting with search and rescue teams. Humanitarian aid is also being coordinated for delivery, saving partner organizations tens of thousands of dollars they can put back into programs… Continue reading Stratos Donates to Airlink’s Turkey & Syria Earthquake Campaign
Stratos selected as a judge for the 2022 AirFinance Journal Global Awards
03 February 2023 | Chairman of Stratos, David Goring-Thomas has been selected as a judge for the 2022 AirFinance Journal Global Awards:The AFJ Global Awards recognize excellence among market participants on deals across the airline, lessor and OEM financings in all regions around the world. David will be joined by a varied and highly-experienced panel of experts who will reflect… Continue reading Stratos selected as a judge for the 2022 AirFinance Journal Global Awards
Stratos in the Press: Aviation News Interview
01 February 2023 | Over the past decade, Stratos has grown into a leading aircraft investment specialist with a substantial portfolio of leased aircraft. Our CEO Gary Fitzgerald was interviewed by KPMG Ireland / Airline Economics (Aviation News) as part of the “Aviation Leaders Report “ in late 2022. Here is the video:
Stratos moderated a panel at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dublin
18 January 2023 | CEO of Stratos, Gary Fitzgerald moderated the JOL/JOLCO panel at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers conference which took place between 15-18 January 2023 in Dublin.
Stratos continues to support Educational Charity
22 December 2022 | Stratos continues to support Propel Education, a non-profit organisation focusing on developing education programmes in Zambia. Propel Education is a fantastic initiative widely supported by the Irish jet aircraft leasing industry and through the Linda Community School helps children to have access to comparable levels of education and technology available to… Continue reading Stratos continues to support Educational Charity
Stratos delivers pair of 737-800 to Air Europa
17 August 2022 | Stratos announced the delivery of two Boeing 737-800 on long term operating lease to Air Europa as the airline takes off towards a new stage of growth with a significant fleet expansion. The aircraft (MSNs 39866 and 39858) are part of the Stratos securitised portfolio JOL Air 2019-1 and underwent substantial… Continue reading Stratos delivers pair of 737-800 to Air Europa
Stratos continues to grow its Technical Team
05 August 2022 | Stratos has announced the appointment of Ailish Woulfe as Technical Manager to further strengthen its servicing team in Shannon, Ireland. Ailish brings 10 years of technical experience from major lessor’s. Prior to joining Stratos, Ailish spent 3 years as Technical Asset Manager for Avolon covering the Asia-Pacific region. She began her… Continue reading Stratos continues to grow its Technical Team
Stratos Opens its Japan Office
30 June 2022 | Stratos has expanded its presence in Japan with a dedicated office in Toranomon, Tokyo staffed by two industry veterans. Masayuki Kamada has been appointed as Head of Japan and joins from FPG where he spent the past 7 years as branch manager / senior sales executive covering various key territories around… Continue reading Stratos Opens its Japan Office
Stratos leases 737- 800 to Jet2.com
6 April 2022 | Stratos announced the delivery of one 737-800 on long term operating lease to Jet2.com (UK) to support its growing network. The aircraft (MSN 40260) is part of the Stratos securitised portfolio JOL Air 2019-1 and was recently returned from flydubai. Philip Meeson, Executive Chairman of Jet2.com said “Very pleased to get… Continue reading Stratos leases 737- 800 to Jet2.com