As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2024

Registration No. 333-     

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

AerCap Holdings N.V.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in their charters)

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

AerCap House

65 St. Stephen’s Green

Dublin D02 YX20

Ireland

+ 353 1 819 2010

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

Aviation House

Building 3000, Westpark

Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

V14 AN29

+ 353 61 70 6500

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the registrant’s principal executive offices)

Puglisi & Associates

850 Library Avenue, Suite 204

Newark, Delaware 19711

(302) 738-6680

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of the proposed sale of the securities to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.

If only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☒

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

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Schedule A—Table of Subsidiary Guarantors

PROSPECTUS

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

Debt securities (guaranteed to the extent provided herein)

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company (the “Irish Issuer”) and AerCap Global Aviation Trust (the “U.S. Issuer” and, together with the Irish Issuer, the “Issuers”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of AerCap Holdings N.V., may offer and sell from time to time debt securities as separate series in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of sale. The debt securities may consist of debentures, notes or other types of debt. For each offering, a prospectus supplement will accompany this prospectus and will contain the specific terms of the series of debt securities for which this prospectus is being delivered.

The Issuers may sell debt securities to or through one or more underwriters or dealers, and also may sell debt securities directly to other purchasers or through agents. The accompanying prospectus supplement will set forth information regarding the underwriters or agents involved in the sale of the debt securities for which this prospectus is being delivered. See “Plan of Distribution” for possible indemnification arrangements for underwriters, agents and their controlling persons.

This prospectus may not be used for sales of securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

Investing in the debt securities to be offered by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement involves risk. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” on page 3 of this prospectus, any risk factors included in any accompanying prospectus supplement and in the reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before you make an investment in our debt securities.

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is October 18, 2024.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Rather than repeat certain information in this prospectus that we have already included in reports filed with the SEC, we are incorporating this information by reference, which means that we can disclose important business, financial and other information to you by referring to those publicly filed documents that contain the information. The information incorporated by reference is not included or delivered with this prospectus.

We will provide without charge to each person to whom a prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all documents that are incorporated into this prospectus by reference, other than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the documents that this prospectus incorporates. Requests should be directed to AerCap Holdings N.V., AerCap House, 65 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin D02 YX20, Ireland, or by telephoning us at +353 1 819 2010.

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC on Form F-3, utilizing a “shelf” registration process, relating to the debt securities and guarantees described in this prospectus. Under this shelf registration process, the Issuers may, from time to time, sell the debt securities described in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement in one or more offerings. Each time the Issuers sell debt securities, they will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that specific offering, including the offering price of the debt securities. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any specific offering of debt securities, together with additional information described below under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference,” before you decide to invest in any of the debt securities.

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplements, or any free writing prospectus, do not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. We have omitted parts of the registration statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information, we refer you to the registration statement on Form F-3, including its exhibits, of which this prospectus is a part. Statements contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplements about the provisions or contents of any agreement or other document are not necessarily complete. If the SEC rules and regulations require that an agreement or document be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see that agreement or document for a complete description of these matters. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplements, any free writing prospectus or in any documents incorporated herein or therein by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of each of such documents.

Unless indicated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to the terms “our,” “us,” “we,” “AerCap” or the “Company” include AerCap Holdings N.V. and its subsidiaries as a combined entity.

Currency amounts in this prospectus are stated in U.S. dollars, unless indicated otherwise.

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COMPANY INFORMATION

AerCap is the global leader in aviation leasing with one of the most attractive order books in the industry. AerCap serves approximately 300 customers around the world with comprehensive fleet solutions. AerCap’s ordinary shares are listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AER. AerCap’s headquarters is located in Dublin, and AerCap has offices in Shannon, Miami, Singapore, Memphis, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Dubai and other locations.

AerCap Holdings N.V.

AerCap Holdings N.V., the Parent Guarantor, was incorporated in the Netherlands with register number 34251954 on July 10, 2006 as a public limited company under the Dutch Civil Code. The Parent Guarantor’s principal executive offices are located at AerCap House, 65 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin D02 YX20, Ireland, its general telephone number is +353 1 819 2010, and its website address is www.aercap.com. The reference to the website is an inactive textual reference only and the information contained on, or accessible through, such website is not a part of this prospectus. Puglisi & Associates is the Parent Guarantor’s authorized representative in the United States. The address of Puglisi & Associates is 850 Liberty Avenue, Suite 204, Newark, DE 19711 and their general telephone number is +1 (302) 738-6680.

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company, the Irish Issuer, was incorporated in Ireland with registered number 535682 on November 22, 2013 as a private limited company under the Companies Acts 1963 to 2013 and was converted under the Irish Companies Act 2014 to a designated activity company limited by shares on October 7, 2016. The registered office of the Irish Issuer is at Aviation House, Building 3000, Westpark, Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland, V14 AN29 (telephone number + 353 61 70 6500).

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

AerCap Global Aviation Trust, the U.S. Issuer, is a statutory trust formed on February 5, 2014 with file number 5477349 under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C.§§ 3801 et.seq. (the “Delaware Act”), pursuant to a trust agreement between the Irish Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the Delaware Trustee. The principal office of the U.S. Issuer is at Aviation House, Building 3000, Westpark, Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland, V14 AN29 (telephone number + 353 61 70 6500).

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in the securities to be offered by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement involves risk. Before you make a decision to buy such securities, you should read and carefully consider the risks and uncertainties discussed in the section captioned “Risk Factors” in Item 3 of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2024, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A, as filed with the SEC on September 13, 2024 (the “2023 Annual Report”), and in Part II, Item 1 of our interim financial reports contained in our Reports on Form 6-K subsequently filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and incorporated by reference herein, as well as any risks described in any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus or in other documents, including our Reports on Form 6-K, that are incorporated by reference therein. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also have a material adverse effect on us. You should carefully consider the aforementioned risks together with the other information in this prospectus and incorporated by reference herein before deciding to invest in the debt securities. If any of those risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, we may be unable to make required payments of principal of, or premiums, if any, and interest on, the debt securities.

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein may contain “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have based these forward looking statements largely on our current beliefs and projections about future events and financial trends affecting our business. Many important factors, in addition to those discussed in this prospectus, could cause our actual results to differ substantially from those anticipated in our forward looking statements, including, among other things:

The words “believe”, “may”, “will”, “aim”, “estimate”, “continue”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect” and similar words are intended to identify forward looking statements. Forward looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, the effects of future regulation and the effects of competition. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and we undertake no obligation to update publicly or to revise any forward looking statements because of new information, future events or other factors. In light of the risks and uncertainties described above, the forward looking events and circumstances described in this prospectus might not occur and are not guarantees of future performance. The factors described above should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements and the risk factors that are included under “Risk Factors” herein, any prospectus supplement, in AerCap’s 2023 Annual Report incorporated by reference herein and in any Report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC and incorporated by reference herein. Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed a registration statement on Form F-3, including exhibits thereto, with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder, for the registration of the debt securities that are being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not include all of the information contained in the registration statement. You should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits for additional information. Whenever we make reference in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents that we filed as exhibits to the registration statement, the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contracts, agreements or other documents.

We are subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as applicable to foreign private issuers. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing certain disclosure and procedural requirements for proxy solicitations. We file with the SEC an Annual Report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm. We also furnish Reports on Form 6-K containing unaudited interim financial information for the first three quarters of each fiscal year.

The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. You can review our SEC filings, including the registration statement, by accessing the SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov. We will provide each person to whom a prospectus is delivered a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference into this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus upon written or oral request at no cost to the requester. Requests should be directed to: AerCap Holdings N.V., AerCap House, 65 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin D02 YX20, Ireland or by telephoning us at +353 1 819 2010. Our website is located at www.aercap.com. The reference to the website is an inactive textual reference only and the information contained on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this prospectus.

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The following documents filed with or furnished to the SEC are incorporated herein by reference:

All documents subsequently filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and, solely to the extent designated therein, reports made on Form 6-K that we furnish to the SEC, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that contains this prospectus that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and be a part hereof from the date of filing or furnishing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, we intend to use the proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes, including to acquire, invest in, finance or refinance aircraft assets and to repay indebtedness.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES

The debt securities covered by this prospectus may be issued under one or more indentures. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the trustee under the applicable indenture will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. The particular terms of the debt securities offered and their guarantees, if any, will be outlined in a prospectus supplement. The discussion of such terms in the prospectus supplement is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to all provisions in the applicable indenture and any applicable supplemental indenture.

As noted above, the debt securities may be guaranteed by AerCap and one or more of AerCap’s subsidiaries if so provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any guarantees, including, among other things, the ranking of the guarantee, the method for determining the identity of the guarantors and the conditions under which guarantees will be added or released. Any guarantees will be joint and several obligations of the guarantors.

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CERTAIN IRISH, DUTCH AND U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

The material Irish, Dutch and U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the purchase and ownership of the debt securities offered by this prospectus will be set forth in a prospectus supplement.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell the debt securities offered by this prospectus:

The prospectus supplement relating to any offering will identify or describe:

Underwriters

If we use underwriters in the sale, they will acquire the debt securities for their own account and may resell the debt securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Unless we otherwise state in the prospectus supplement, various conditions to the underwriters’ obligation to purchase the debt securities apply, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the debt securities contemplated in an offering if they purchase any of the debt securities. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

Dealers

If we use dealers in the sale, unless we otherwise indicate in the prospectus supplement, we will sell debt securities to the dealers as principals. The dealers may then resell the debt securities to the public at varying prices that the dealers may determine at the time of resale.

Agents and direct sales

We may sell debt securities directly or through agents that we designate, at a fixed price or prices which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any such agent may be deemed to be an underwriter as that term is defined in the Securities Act. The prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offering and sale and will state any commissions we will pay to that agent. Unless we indicate otherwise in the prospectus supplement, any agent is acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

Contracts with institutional investors and delayed delivery

If we indicate in the prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers from various institutional investors to purchase debt securities from it pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date that the prospectus supplement specifies. The underwriters, dealers or agents may impose limitations on the minimum amount that the institutional investor can purchase. They may

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also impose limitations on the portion of the aggregate amount of the debt securities that they may sell. These institutional investors include:

The obligations of any of these purchasers pursuant to delayed delivery and payment arrangements will not be subject to any conditions. However, one exception applies. An institution’s purchase of the particular debt securities cannot at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction that governs the validity of the arrangements or the performance by us or the institutional investor.

Indemnification

Agreements that we enter into with underwriters, dealers or agents may entitle them to indemnification by us against various civil liabilities. These include liabilities under the Securities Act. The agreements may also entitle them to contribution for payments that they may be required to make as a result of these liabilities. Underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.

Market making

Unless otherwise noted in the applicable prospectus supplement, each series of debt securities will be a new issue of securities without an established trading market. Various broker-dealers may make a market in the debt securities, but will have no obligation to do so, and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Consequently, it may be the case that no broker-dealer will make a market in debt securities of any series or that the liquidity of the trading market for the debt securities will be limited.

Expenses

The expenses of any offering of debt securities will be detailed in the relevant prospectus supplement.

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ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITY JUDGMENTS UNDER IRISH LAW

As the United States is not a party to a convention with Ireland in respect of the enforcement of judgments, common law rules apply in order to determine whether a judgment of the courts of the United States is enforceable in Ireland. A judgment of a court of the United States (the “Relevant Court”) will be recognized and enforced by the courts in Ireland if the following general requirements are met:

(a) the Irish court is satisfied (on the basis of Irish conflicts of laws) that the Relevant Court was a court of competent jurisdiction;

(b) the judgment has not been obtained or alleged to have been obtained by fraud or a trick;

(c) the decision of the Relevant Court and the enforcement thereof was not and would not be contrary to natural or constitutional justice under Irish law;

(d) the enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to public policy as understood by the Irish court or constitute the enforcement of a judgment of a penal or revenue nature;

(e) the judgment is not inconsistent with a judgment of the Irish courts in respect of the same matter;

(f) the judgment is final and conclusive and is a judgment against the relevant company for a debt or definite sum of money;

(g) the procedural rules of the Relevant Court and the Irish courts have been observed;

(h) no fresh evidence is adduced by any party thereto which could not have been discovered prior to the judgment of the Relevant Court by reasonable diligence by such party and which shows such judgment to be erroneous; and

(i) there is a practical benefit to the party in whose favor the judgment of the Relevant Court is made in seeking to have that judgment enforced in Ireland.

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ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITY JUDGMENTS UNDER DUTCH LAW

We are organized and existing under the laws of the Netherlands. As such, under Dutch private international law, the rights and obligations of our shareholders vis-à-vis the Company originating from Dutch corporate law and our articles of association, as well as the civil liability of our officers (functionarissen) (including our directors and executive officers) are governed in certain respects by the laws of the Netherlands.

We are not a resident of the United States and our officers may also not all be residents of the United States. As a result, depending on the subject matter of the action brought against us and/or our officers, United States courts may not have jurisdiction. If a Dutch court has jurisdiction with respect to such action, that court will apply Dutch procedural law and Dutch private international law to determine the law applicable to that action. Depending on the subject matter of the relevant action, a competent Dutch court may apply another law than the laws of the United States.

Also, service of process against non-residents of the United States may, in principle (absent, for example, a valid choice of domicile), not be effected in the United States.

On the date of this prospectus, (i) there is no treaty in force between the United States and the Netherlands for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments, other than arbitration awards, in civil and commercial matters and (ii) both the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (2005) and the Hague Judgments Convention (2019) have entered into force for the Netherlands, but have not entered into force for the United States. Consequently, a judgment rendered by a court in the United States will not automatically be recognized and enforced by the competent Dutch courts. However, if a person has obtained a judgment rendered by a court in the United States that is enforceable under the laws of the United States and files a claim with the competent Dutch court, the competent Dutch court will in principle give binding effect to that United States judgment if (i) the jurisdiction of the United States court was based on a ground of jurisdiction that is generally acceptable according to international standards, (ii) the judgment by the United States court was rendered in legal proceedings that comply with the Dutch standards of proper administration of justice including sufficient safeguards (behoorlijke rechtspleging), (iii) binding effect of such United States judgment is not contrary to Dutch public order (openbare orde) and (iv) the judgment by the United States court is not incompatible with a decision rendered between the same parties by a Dutch court, or with a previous decision rendered between the same parties by a foreign court in a dispute that concerns the same subject and is based on the same cause, provided that the previous decision qualifies for recognition in the Netherlands. Even if such a United States judgment is given binding effect, a claim based thereon may, however, still be rejected if the United States judgment is not or no longer formally enforceable. Moreover, if the United States judgment is not final (for instance when appeal is possible or pending) a competent Dutch court may postpone recognition until the United States judgment will have become final, refuse recognition under the understanding that recognition can be asked again once the United States judgment will have become final, or impose as a condition for recognition that security is posted.

A competent Dutch court may deny the recognition and enforcement of punitive damages or other awards. Moreover, a competent Dutch court may reduce the amount of damages granted by a United States court and recognize damages only to the extent that they are necessary to compensate actual losses or damages. Thus, United States investors may not be able, or experience difficulty, to enforce a judgment obtained in a United States court against us or our officers.

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the debt securities will be passed upon for us by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York (with respect to New York and United States federal law), McCann FitzGerald LLP, Dublin, Ireland (with respect to Irish law), NautaDutilh N.V., Amsterdam, the Netherlands (with respect to Dutch law), Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, Delaware (with respect to Delaware law) and Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Los Angeles, California (with respect to California law).

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of AerCap Holdings N.V. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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DISCLOSURE OF SEC POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

Under Dutch law, AerCap is permitted to purchase directors’ and officers’ insurance. AerCap carries such insurance. In addition, the articles of association of AerCap Holdings N.V., the constitution of the Irish Issuer and the trust agreement relating to the U.S. Issuer each include indemnification of their respective directors and officers against liabilities, including judgments, fines and penalties, as well as against associated reasonable legal expenses and settlement payments, to the extent this is allowed under Dutch, Irish or U.S. law, respectively. To be entitled to indemnification, these persons must not have engaged in an act or omission of willful misconduct or bad faith. Insofar as such indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the applicable registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, AerCap has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the said Act and is therefore unenforceable.

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AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

PROSPECTUS

October 18, 2024

PART II—INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 8. Indemnification of Officers and Directors

Insurance

AerCap has a directors and officers liability insurance policy that, subject to policy terms and limitations, includes coverage to reimburse directors and officers of AerCap and its subsidiaries (including the Irish Issuer and the U.S. Issuer) for the costs of defense, settlement or payment of claims and judgments under certain circumstances.

Indemnification

The provisions of Dutch law governing the liability of the members of AerCap’s board of directors are mandatory in nature. Although Dutch law does not provide for any provisions with respect to the indemnification of officers and directors, the concept of indemnification of directors of a company for liabilities arising from their actions as members of the executive or supervisory boards is, in principle, accepted in the Netherlands.

AerCap Holdings N.V.

The current articles of association of AerCap provide for indemnification of the directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Dutch law. The indemnification protects the directors and officers against liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement relating to claims, actions, suits or proceedings to which a director and/or officer becomes a party as a result of his or her position.

Article 18 of the articles of association of AerCap Holdings N.V.—translated into the English language, which is not the authentic language of the articles of association—provides that:

18.1 Subject to the limitations included in this article, every person or legal entity who is, or has been, a director, proxy-holder, staff member or officer (specifically including the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Legal Officer as from time to time designated by the Board of Directors), who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he/she or it becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his/her or its being, or having been, a director, proxy-holder, staff member or officer of the Company, shall be indemnified by the Company, to the fullest extent permitted under the laws of the Netherlands, concerning (A) any and all liabilities imposed on him/her or on it, including judgements, fines and penalties, (B) any and all expenses, including costs and attorneys’ fees, reasonably incurred or paid by him/her or by it, and (C) any and all amounts paid in settlement by him/her or by it, in connection with any such claim, action, suit or other proceeding.

18.2 A director, proxy-holder, staff member or officer shall, however, have no right to be indemnified against any liability in any matter if it shall have been finally determined that such liability resulted from the intent, wilful recklessness or serious culpability of such person or legal entity.

18.3 Furthermore, a director, proxy-holder, staff member or officer shall have no right to be indemnified against any liability in any matter if it shall have been finally determined that such person or legal entity did not act in good faith and in the reasonable belief that his or its action was in the best interest of the company.

18.4 In the event of a settlement, a director, proxy-holder, staff member or officer shall not lose his/her or its right to be indemnified unless there has been a determination that such person or legal entity engaged in intent, wilful recklessness or serious culpability in the conduct of his or its office or did not act in good faith and in the reasonable belief that his/her or its action was in the best interest of the Company:

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18.5 The right to indemnification herein provided (i) may be insured against by policies maintained by the Company, (ii) shall be severable, (iii) shall not affect any other rights to which any director, proxy-holder, staff member or officer may now or hereafter be entitled, (iv) shall continue as to a person or legal entity who has ceased to be a director, proxy-holder, staff member or officer, and (v) shall also inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators or successors of such person or legal entity.

18.6 Nothing included herein shall affect any right to indemnification to which persons or legal entities other than a director, proxyholder, staff member or officer may be entitled by contract or otherwise.

18.7 Subject to such procedures as may be determined by the Board of Directors, expenses in connection with the preparation and presentation of a defence to any claim, action, suit or proceeding of the character described in this article 18 may be advanced to the director, proxy-holder, staff member or officer by the Company prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director, proxy-holder, staff member or officer to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he or it is not entitled to indemnification under this article 18.

AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V.

The current articles of association of AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V. do not provide for indemnification of members of its board of directors and/or representatives (“procuratiehouders”).

However, AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V. has the option to include an indemnity to the members of the AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V. board of directors and/or representatives in specific contracts between AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V. and individual managing directors and/or representatives.

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

The current constitution of AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company provides for the indemnification of all of its directors, managing directors, agents, auditors, secretaries and other officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Irish law, out of its assets for all liabilities in connection with carrying out his or her duties or any liability incurred in defending any proceedings where judgment was returned in his or her favor.

Article 39 of the articles of association contained in the constitution of AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company provides that:

INDEMNITY

39. Every director, managing director, agent, auditor, secretary or other officer of the Company shall be entitled to be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against all losses or liabilities which he or she may sustain or incur in or about the execution of the duties of his or her office or otherwise in relation thereto, including any liability incurred by the officer in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in his or her favour or in which the officer is acquitted or in connection with any application under sections 233 or 234 in which relief is granted to him or her by the Court, and no director or other officer shall be liable for any loss, damage or misfortune which may happen to or be incurred by the Company in the execution of the duties of his or her office or in relation thereto. This regulation shall only have effect in so far as its provisions are not avoided by section 235.

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AerCap Ireland Limited

The current constitution of AerCap Ireland Limited provides for the indemnification of all of its directors and other officers and its auditors, to the fullest extent permitted by Irish law, out of its assets for all liabilities incurred in the execution or discharge of their duties or the exercise of their powers or otherwise in relation to or in connection with their duties, powers or office including any liability incurred by him or her in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in their favor or in which they are acquitted or which are otherwise disposed of without any finding or admission of guilt or breach of duty on their part.

Article 137 of the constitution of AerCap Ireland Limited provides that:

137 Indemnity

Subject to the provisions of and so far as may be permitted by the Act, but without prejudice to any indemnity to which he or she or they may otherwise be entitled, every Director and other officer of the Company and the Auditors shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, loss or expenditure incurred by him or her or them in the execution or discharge of his or her or their duties or the exercise of his or her or their powers or otherwise in relation to or in connection with his or her or their duties, powers or office including (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) any liability incurred by him or her or them in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, which relate to anything done or omitted to be done or alleged to have been done or omitted to be done by him or her or them as officers or employees of the Company and in which judgment is given in his or her or their favour or in which he or she or they are acquitted or which are otherwise disposed of without any finding or admission of guilt or breach of duty on his or her or their part, or incurred by him or her or them in connection with any application under any statute for relief from liability in respect of any such act or omission in which relief is granted to him or her or them by the Court. To the extent permitted by law and by the Company in general meeting, the Directors may arrange insurance cover at the cost of the Company in respect of any liability, loss or expenditure incurred by any Director, officer or the Auditors in relation to anything done or alleged to have been done or omitted to be done by him or her or them as Director, officer or Auditors.

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

The trust agreement relating to AerCap Global Aviation Trust provides for the indemnification of its trustees, officers and committee members to the fullest extent permitted by law. The indemnification protects the trustees, officers and committee members against liabilities that arise by virtue of their holding such position, including against all losses and liabilities in connection with any settlement, proceeding or claim arising in connection with the conduct of the affairs of AerCap Global Aviation Trust.

Section 19 of the trust agreement of AerCap Global Aviation Trust provides that:

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AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC

The limited liability company agreement relating to AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC provides for the indemnification of its directors and officers and their affiliates to the fullest extent permitted by law. The indemnification protects the directors and officers and their affiliates against liabilities that arise by virtue of their holding such position, including against all losses and liabilities in connection with any settlement, proceeding or claim arising in connection with the conduct of the affairs of AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC.

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Section 18 of the limited liability company agreement of AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC provides that:

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International Lease Finance Corporation

The by-laws of International Lease Finance Corporation provide for the indemnification of its directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by law. The indemnification protects the directors, officers and employees against liabilities that arise by virtue of their holding such position, including against all losses and liabilities in connection with any settlement, proceeding or claim arising in connection with the conduct of the affairs of International Lease Finance Corporation.

Section 7.5 of the by-laws of International Lease Finance Corporation provides that:

Section 7.5 Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees

i. Indemnification—General.

(a) Except as provided in Section 7.5(iii), the Corporation shall indemnify the Indemnitees to the fullest extent permissible by California law.

(b) For the purposes of this Section 7.5, the term “Indemnitee” shall mean any person made or threatened to be made a party to any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding, whether threatened, pending or completed, by reason of the fact that such person or such person’s testator or intestate is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or serves or served at the request of the Corporation any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee.

(c) For purposes of this Section 7.5, the term “Corporation” shall include any predecessor of the Corporation and any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed by the Corporation in a consolidation or merger; the term “other enterprise” shall include any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan; service “at the request of the Corporation” shall include service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to be an Expense; and action by a person with respect to an employee benefit plan which such person reasonably believes to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of such plan shall be deemed to be action not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.

ii. Expenses.

(a) Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in defending any such action, suit or proceeding, as described in Section 7.5(i)(b), shall be paid or reimbursed by the Corporation promptly upon receipt by it of an undertaking of Indemnitee to repay such expenses if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.

(b) For the purposes of this Section 7.5, the term “Expenses” shall include all reasonable out of pocket fees, costs and expenses, including without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with defending, preparing to defend, or investigating an action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative but shall exclude the costs of acquiring and maintaining an appeal or supersedeas bond or similar instrument. For the avoidance of doubt, “Expenses” shall not include (x) any amounts incurred in an action, suit or proceeding in which Indemnitee is a plaintiff and (y) any amounts incurred in connection with any non-compulsory counterclaim brought by the Indemnitee.

iii. Limitations. The Corporation shall not indemnify Indemnitee or advance Indemnitee’s Expenses if the action, suit or proceeding alleges (a) claims under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or

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(b) violations of Federal or state insider trading laws, unless, in the case of this clause (b), Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or settled the case with both court approval and the written consent of the Corporation, in which case the Corporation shall indemnify and reimburse Indemnitee.

iv. Standard of Conduct. No claim for indemnification shall be paid by the Corporation unless the Corporation has determined that Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation and, in an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, its shareholders, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. Such determinations shall be made by (a) a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification is sought, or (b) if such a quorum of directors is not obtainable, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (c) by approval of a majority of the shareholders, or (d) the court in which the proceeding is or was pending.

v. Period of Indemnity. No claim for indemnification or the reimbursement of Expenses shall be made by Indemnitee or paid by the Corporation unless the Indemnitee gives notice of such claim for indemnification within one year after the Indemnitee received notice of the claim, action, suit or proceeding.

vi. Confidentiality. Except as required by law or as otherwise becomes public through no action by the Indemnitee or as necessary to assert Indemnitee’s rights under this Section 7.5, Indemnitee will keep confidential any information that arises in connection with this Section 7.5, including but not limited to, claims for indemnification or reimbursement of Expenses, amounts paid or payable under this Section 7.5 and any communications between the parties.

vii. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Section 7.5, the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee (under any insurance policy or otherwise), who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Corporation to effectively bring suit to enforce such rights.

viii. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any matter which may be subject to indemnification or reimbursement of Expenses covered by this Section 7.5. As a condition to indemnification or reimbursement of expenses, any demand for payment by Indemnitee hereunder shall be in writing and shall provide an accounting of the amounts to be paid by Corporation (which shall include detailed invoices and other relevant documentation).

ix. Venue. Any action, suit or proceeding regarding indemnification or advancement or reimbursement of Expenses arising out of the by-laws or otherwise shall only be brought and heard in a California state court.

x. Amendment. No amendment of this Section 7.5 shall eliminate or impair the rights of any Indemnitee arising at any time with respect to an act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought and occurs prior to such amendment.

The indemnification provisions described above are not exclusive of any rights to which any of the indemnitees of AerCap Holdings N.V., AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company, AerCap Global Aviation Trust, AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V., AerCap Ireland Limited, AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC or International Lease Finance Corporation may be entitled. The general effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the circumstances in which such indemnitees may be required to bear the economic burdens of the foregoing liabilities and expenses.

Item 9. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

See Exhibit Index beginning on page II-10 of this registration statement.

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Item 10. Undertakings

(a) The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Filing Fee Tables” or “Calculation of Registration Fee” table, as applicable in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrants include in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or Item 8.A of Form 20-F if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser,

(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

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(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrants will be sellers to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned registrants; (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrants or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrants’ annual reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person the registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dublin, Ireland, on this October 18, 2024.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned officers and directors of AerCap Holdings N.V., hereby severally constitute and appoint Aengus Kelly our true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, in any and all capacities, to sign for us and in our names, this Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments to said Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney, or his substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative of AerCap Holdings N.V. in the United States of America, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC in Newark, Delaware on October 18, 2024.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland, on October 18, 2024.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned officers and directors of AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company, hereby severally constitute and appoint Seamus Fitzgerald our true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, in any and all capacities, to sign for us and in our names, the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments to said Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney, and full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney, or their substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative of AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company in the United States of America, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC in Newark, Delaware on October 18, 2024.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland, on October 18, 2024.

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative of AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company in the United States of America, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC in Newark, Delaware on October 18, 2024.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned officers of AerCap Global Aviation Trust, hereby severally constitute and appoint Seamus Fitzgerald our true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, in any and all capacities, to sign for us and in our names, the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments to said Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney, and full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney, or their substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on October 18, 2024.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned officers and directors of AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V., hereby severally constitute and appoint Johan-Willem Dekkers our true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, in any and all capacities, to sign for us and in our names, the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments to said Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney, and full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney, or their substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative of AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V. in the United States of America, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC in Newark, Delaware on October 18, 2024.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland, on October 18, 2024.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned officers and directors of AerCap Ireland Limited, hereby severally constitute and appoint Seamus Fitzgerald our true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, in any and all capacities, to sign for us and in our names, the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments to said Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney, and full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney, or their substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative of AerCap Ireland Limited in the United States of America, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC in Newark, Delaware on October 18, 2024.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland, on October 18, 2024.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned officers and directors of AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC, hereby severally constitute and appoint Seamus Fitzgerald our true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, in any and all capacities, to sign for us and in our names, the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments to said Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney, and full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney, or their substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami, State of Florida, on October 18, 2024.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned officers and directors of International Lease Finance Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint Bashir Hajjar our true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, in any and all capacities, to sign for us and in our names, the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any and all amendments to said Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney, and full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney, or their substitute, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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Exhibit 5.1

October 18, 2024

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

Form F-3 Registration Statement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special New York counsel to AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company, a designated activity company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of Ireland (the “Irish Issuer”), AerCap Global Aviation Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “U.S. Issuer” and, together with the Irish Issuer, the “Issuers”), and each of the affiliates of the Issuers listed on Annex A to this opinion (the “Guarantors”), in connection with the preparation and filing by the Issuers and the Guarantors with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a registration statement on Form F-3 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the registration under the Act and the proposed issuance and sale from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act of an undetermined amount of debt securities of the Issuers in one or more series (the “Debt Securities”) and guarantees of the Debt Securities by the Guarantors (the “Guarantees”).

Unless otherwise provided in any prospectus supplement forming a part of the Registration Statement relating to a particular series of the Debt Securities, the Debt Securities will be issued under the Indenture, dated as of October 29, 2021 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”).

In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion, including the Indenture. In expressing the opinions set forth herein, we have assumed, with your consent and without independent investigation or verification, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or copies.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and assuming that (i) the Registration Statement and any supplements and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) will have become effective and will comply with all applicable laws; (ii) the Registration Statement and any supplements and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) will be effective and will comply with all applicable laws at the time the Debt Securities and Guarantees are offered or issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement; (iii) a prospectus supplement will have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the Debt Securities and Guarantees offered thereby and will comply with all applicable laws; (iv)

all Debt Securities and Guarantees will be issued and sold in compliance with all applicable Federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the appropriate prospectus supplement; (v) none of the terms of any Debt Security or Guarantee established subsequent to the date hereof, nor the issuance and delivery of any Debt Security or Guarantee, nor the compliance by the Issuers and the Guarantors with the terms of any Debt Security or Guarantee, will violate any applicable law or will result in a violation of any instrument or agreement then binding upon any of the Issuers or Guarantors or any restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over any of the Issuers or the Guarantors; and (vi) a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement and any other necessary agreement with respect to any Debt Securities or Guarantees offered or issued will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Issuers and the Guarantors and the other parties thereto, we are of opinion that:

1. When (A) the Trustee has been qualified to act as Trustee under the Indenture, (B) the Trustee has duly executed and delivered the Indenture, (C) the Indenture has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Issuers and Guarantors to the Trustee, (D) the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), (E) the Debt Securities have been duly authorized by the Issuers and executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, including any supplemental indenture related thereto, and (F) the Debt Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Issuers and the Guarantors upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein, such Debt Securities will be validly issued and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuers, enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

2. When (A) the Trustee has been qualified to act as Trustee under the Indenture, (B) the Trustee has duly executed and delivered the Indenture, (C) the Indenture has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company to the Trustee, (D) the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, (E) the Guarantees have been duly authorized by the Issuers and executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, including any supplemental indenture related thereto, and (F) the Guarantees have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Issuers and the Guarantors upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein, each Guarantee will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the applicable Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

We are admitted to practice in the State of New York, and we express no opinion as to matters governed by any laws other than the laws of the State of New York. In particular, we do not purport to pass on any matter governed by the laws of Delaware, California, Ireland or the Netherlands. Insofar as the opinions expressed herein relate to or depend upon matters governed by the laws of other jurisdictions as they relate to the Issuers or the Guarantors, we

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have relied upon and assumed the correctness of, without independent investigation, the opinions of NautaDutilh N.V., Dutch counsel to the Issuers and the Guarantors, McCann FitzGerald LLP, Irish counsel to the Issuers and the Guarantors, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Delaware counsel to the Issuers and the Guarantors, and Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, California counsel to the Issuers and the Guarantors, each of which is being delivered to you and filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

Aviation House

Building 3000, Westpark

Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

Aviation House

Building 3000, Westpark

Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

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ANNEX A

Guarantors

Exhibit 5.2

ATTORNEYS • CIVIL LAW NOTARIES • TAX ADVISERS
Beethovenstraat 400 1082 PR Amsterdam T +31 20 71 71 000		Amsterdam, 18 October 2024   AerCap Holdings N.V. AerCap House 65 St. Stephen’s Green Dublin 2 Ireland

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Exhibit 5.3

McCann FitzGerald LLP Riverside One Sir John Rogerson’s Quay Dublin 2 Do2 X576   Tel: +353-1-829 0000 Email: inquiries@mccannfitzgerald.com Dx 31 Dublin www.mccannfitzgerald.com

The Addressees in Schedule 1 (Addressees) hereto

(collectively, the “Addressees”)

Private and Confidential

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company and AerCap Ireland Limited

Form F-3 Registration Statement

Dear Sirs

together the “Reviewed Documents”.

“Addressees” means each of the parties set out in Schedule 1 (Addressees);

“Companies Act” means the Companies Act 2014;

“CRO” means the Companies Registration Office of Ireland;

“Courts” means the Courts of Ireland, unless otherwise indicated, and “Court” shall be construed accordingly;

“Data Protection Laws” means all law applicable in Ireland relating to the protection of data, including without limitation the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018 and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), and shall include reference to all implementing measures, delegated acts, guidance, codes of practice and codes of conduct in connection with any thereof;

“Documents” means each of:

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and “Document” means any one of them;

“E-Commerce Act” means the Electronic Commerce Act 2000;

“eIDAS Regulation” means EU Regulation No. 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market;

“EU” means any of the European Communities, the European Union and the European Economic Area, as the context requires or permits;

“Holdings” means AerCap Holdings N.V.;

“Indenture” means the Indenture to be entered into on or prior to the issue of any Debt Securities by, inter alios, the Companies, in the same form as the Form of Indenture;

“Insurance Acts” means the Insurance Acts 1909 to 2021, regulations made thereunder and regulations relating to insurance made under the European Communities Acts 1972 to 2012;

“Parties” means, in respect of a Document, the parties to that Document and “Party” means any of them;

“Searches” means the searches made by independent law searchers on our behalf against each Company on 18 October 2024 in:

“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Documents or any of them, as the context requires or permits.

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Subject to:

we are of the opinion as follows:

AICD is a designated activity company limited by shares and is duly incorporated under the laws of Ireland. It is incorporated for an indefinite period, is a separate legal entity and is subject to suit in its own name.

AIL is a private company limited by shares and is duly incorporated under the laws of Ireland. It is incorporated for an indefinite period, is a separate legal entity and is subject to suit in its own name.

The Searches do not disclose that any steps have been taken to appoint an examiner to either Company, to appoint a receiver to either Company or to any of their respective assets or to wind up either Company. On the basis of the Searches and the Certificates, each Company is validly existing.

Each Company has the necessary legal capacity to enter into, deliver and perform the obligations under the Documents.

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All necessary corporate action required of each Company to authorise the execution and delivery of, and the performance by it of its obligations under, the Documents has been taken.

Each Company has duly executed the Documents.

We have assumed the following in respect of all relevant times (including in respect of any document that predates this Opinion, for the duration of the period from and including the date of such document to and including the date of this Opinion), without any responsibility on our part if any assumption proves to have been untrue or incorrect as we have not independently verified any assumption:

Authenticity/Completeness of the Documents

Purposes, Benefits and Interests

Searches

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Certificates

Governing Law and Foreign Law

For the purposes of this assumption, “relevant laws” in respect of each Document include most notably:

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Parties

under the laws of the jurisdiction under which it is constituted and any other applicable laws; and

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Other Agreements

No Insolvency

Financial Transfers

Calculations

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Section 238 and 239

Group Companies

Insurance Legislation

Securities Laws

Issue of Debt Securities

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Miscellaneous

Electronic Signatures

Our Opinion is subject to the following reservations and qualifications:

Documents

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Insolvency

Similar (but separate) provisions apply in relation to guarantees in the context of a beneficiary’s receipt of notice of a meeting to consider a rescue plan in relation to a small or micro company (pursuant to section 588ZI of the Companies Act and related provisions).

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Enforceability/Binding Nature of Obligations

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Statutes of Limitation

Power of Attorney

Power of the Courts to Stay Actions

and where staying the action is consistent with Council Regulation (EC) No 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters (the “Brussels Recast Regulation”). The Courts will not decline any mandatory jurisdiction arising pursuant to the Brussels Recast Regulation.

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Offer or Sale of Debt Securities in Ireland

Electronic Signatures

Section 14 (Signatures required to be witnessed) of the E-Commerce Act provides that, where a signature to a document is required to be witnessed, that requirement is “…taken to have been met if…” specified criteria are satisfied (including the use of advanced electronic signatures based on qualified certificates by the signatory and the witness). It is our view that this provision is enabling rather than mandatory and, as such, it is possible for an electronic signature of a document to be witnessed otherwise than by satisfying the criteria set out in section 14, provided that the witness is physically present to witness the use of the electronic signature.

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Section 10 (Excluded Laws) of the E-Commerce Act provides that sections 12 to 23 (being the provisions enabling the use of electronic signatures) are “…without prejudice to…the law governing…” matters including (of specific relevance to this Opinion):

The law governing the above matters includes requirements for documents relating to the above matters to be in writing and signed on behalf of the parties thereto. It is our view that the better interpretation of section 10 of the E-Commerce Act and those laws is that they do not preclude the use of electronic signatures for this purpose but, in the absence of binding judicial authority on the issue, it is not possible to provide a definitive opinion on the issue.

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Schedule 1

Addressees

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Exhibit 5.4

MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP

1201 NORTH MARKET STREET

P.O. BOX 1347

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19899-1347

(302) 658-9200

(302) 658-3989 FAX

October 18, 2024

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC

Aviation House

Building 3000, Westpark

Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Delaware counsel to AerCap Global Aviation Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), in connection with certain matters of Delaware law set forth below relating to the filing by AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company, a designated activity company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of Ireland (“AICDC” and together with the Trust, the “Issuers”), the Trust, the Company, AerCap Holdings N.V., a public limited liability company organized under the laws of the Netherlands (“Parent Guarantor”), AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V., a private company with limited liability organized under the laws of the Netherlands (“AerCap Aviation”), AerCap Ireland Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (“AIL”), and International Lease Finance Corporation, a California corporation (“ILFC” and together with the Company, Parent Guarantor, AerCap Aviation and AIL, the “Guarantors”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a registration statement on Form F-3, including the Prospectus of the Issuers and the Guarantors that forms a part thereof (collectively, the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the registration of certain debt securities of the Issuers (the “Debt Securities”).

In rendering this opinion, we have examined and relied upon copies of the following documents in the forms provided to us: the Registration Statement; the Indenture dated as of October 29, 2021 (the “Indenture”) among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which, among other

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things, the Company will guarantee (the “Guarantee”) the obligations of the Issuers under the Debt Securities on an unsecured junior subordinated basis; the Trust Agreement of the Trust dated as of February 5, 2014, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated as of May 5, 2022 (as so amended, the “Trust Agreement”); the Certificate of Trust of the Trust as filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “State Office”) on February 5, 2014 (the “Certificate of Trust”); the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company dated as of February 28, 2014 (the “Company Agreement”); the Certificate of Formation of the Company as filed in the State Office on February 12, 2014, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Formation of the Company as filed in the State Office on February 17, 2014 (as so amended, the “Certificate of Formation”); the Written Consent of the Regular Trustee of the Trust dated as of October 6, 2021; the Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted on October 6, 2021; and certificates of good standing of the Trust and the Company obtained from the State Office as of a recent date. In such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies or drafts of documents to be executed and the legal capacity of natural persons to complete the execution of documents. We have further assumed for purposes of this opinion: (i) except to the extent addressed by our opinions in paragraphs 1 and 2 below, the due formation or organization, valid existence and good standing of each entity that is a signatory to any of the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction of its respective formation or organization; (ii) except to the extent addressed by our opinions in paragraphs 5 and 6 below, the due authorization, adoption, execution and delivery, as applicable, of each of the above-referenced documents; (iii) the payment of consideration for beneficial interests in the Trust by all beneficial owners of the Trust as provided in the Trust Agreement and the satisfaction of, or compliance with, all of the other terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Trust Agreement in connection with the admission of beneficial owners to the Trust and the issuance of beneficial interests in the Trust; (iv) the payment of consideration for limited liability company interests in the Company by all members of the Company as provided in the Company Agreement and the satisfaction of, or compliance with, all of the other terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Company Agreement in connection with the admission of members to the Company and the issuance of limited liability company interests in the Company; (v) that the activities of the Trust have been and will be conducted in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. §§ 3801 et seq. (the “Delaware Trust Act”); (vi) that the activities of the Company have been and will be conducted in accordance with the terms of the Company Agreement and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §§ 18-101 et seq. (the “Delaware LLC Act”); (vii) that no event or circumstance has occurred on or prior to the date hereof that would cause a termination or dissolution of the Trust under the Trust Agreement or the Delaware Trust Act, as applicable; (viii) that no event or circumstance has occurred on or prior to the date hereof that would cause a termination or dissolution of the Company under the Company Agreement or the Delaware LLC Act, as applicable; and (ix) that each of the documents examined by us is in full force and effect, sets forth the entire understanding of the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and has not been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, except as herein referenced. We have not reviewed any documents other than those

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identified above in connection with this opinion, and we have assumed that there are no other documents, facts or circumstances contrary to or inconsistent with the opinions expressed herein. No opinion is expressed herein with respect to the requirements of, or compliance with, federal or state securities or blue sky laws. Further, we express no opinion on the sufficiency or accuracy of any registration or offering documentation relating to the Trust, the Company or the Debt Securities. As to any facts material to our opinion, other than those assumed, we have relied, without independent investigation, on the above referenced documents and on the accuracy, as of the date hereof, of the factual matters therein contained. In addition, we note that the Indenture is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware and, for purposes of our opinions set forth below, we have assumed that the Indenture will be interpreted in accordance with the plain meaning of the written terms thereof as such terms would be interpreted as a matter of Delaware law and we express no opinion with respect to any legal standards or concepts under any laws other than those of the State of Delaware.

Based on and subject to the foregoing, and limited in all respects to matters of Delaware law, it is our opinion that:

1. The Trust is a duly formed and validly existing statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

2. The Company is a duly formed and validly existing limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

3. The Trust has requisite statutory trust power and authority under the Trust Agreement and the Delaware Trust Act to execute and deliver the Indenture and perform its obligations thereunder.

4. The Company has requisite limited liability company power and authority under the Company Agreement and the Delaware LLC Act to execute and deliver the Indenture and perform its obligations thereunder, including without limitation, granting the Guarantee, and performing its obligations thereunder.

5. The Trust has taken all requisite statutory trust action under the laws of the State of Delaware to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Indenture by the Trust.

6. The Company has taken all requisite limited liability company action under the laws of the State of Delaware to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Indenture by the Company, including without limitation the granting and performance of the Guarantee by the Company.

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC

October 18, 2024

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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the heading “LEGAL MATTERS” in the prospectus forming a part thereof. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. This opinion speaks only as of the date hereof and is based on our understandings and assumptions as to present facts and on our review of the above-referenced documents and the application of Delaware law as the same exist on the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or supplement this opinion after the date hereof for the benefit of any person or entity with respect to any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in facts or law that may hereafter occur or take effect.

Exhibit 5.5

444 South Flower Street Suite 1700 Los Angeles, California 90071 Tel: 213 358-7200 www.sgrlaw.com
		October 18, 2024

International Lease Finance Corporation

830 Brickell Plaza, Suite 5000

Miami, Florida 33131

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special California counsel to International Lease Finance Corporation (the “Company”), a California corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AerCap Holdings N.V. (the “Parent Guarantor”), in connection with the shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (the “Registration Statement”) being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on the date hereof by AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company (the “Irish Issuer”), AerCap Global Aviation Trust (the “U.S. Issuer”, and together with the Irish Issuer, the “Issuers”), the Parent Guarantor, and the entities listed in the Table of Subsidiary Guarantors in the Registration Statement (together with the Parent Guarantor, the “Guarantors”).

You have provided us with a draft of the Registration Statement in the form in which it will be filed with the Commission. The Registration Statement includes a base prospectus (the “Prospectus”), which provides that it will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus. The Prospectus provides for the offering of the debt securities of the Issuers (the “Debt Securities”) and the Guarantees (as defined below). The Debt Securities will be issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of October 29, 2021 among the Issuers, the Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Indenture”). The Debt Securities are to be guaranteed by the Guarantors (including, but not limited to, the Company) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture (collectively, the “Guarantees” and, with respect to such guarantee by the Company, the “ILFC Guarantee”) and any applicable supplemental indenture.

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act in connection with the registration of an indeterminate amount of Debt Securities and related guarantees registered on the Registration Statement.

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In rendering this opinion letter, we have reviewed copies, as executed, of the following (collectively, the “Reviewed Documents”):

(i) the Indenture;

(ii) the Certificate of Secretary of the Company addressed to us, dated the date hereof, executed by the Secretary of the Company (the “Secretary’s Certificate”);

(iii) the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, certified to us pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate as being complete and in full force and effect as of the date hereof;

(iv) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as certified to us pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate as being complete and in full force and effect as of the date hereof;

(v) the Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors of the Company dated October 17, 2024 and certified to us pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate as authorizing the ILFC Guarantee, the Indenture and the Registration Statement (together with the documents described in (iii) and (iv) above, the “Company Documents”);

(vi) a Certificate of Status – Domestic Corporation with respect to the Company, issued by the California Secretary of State on October 17, 2024 (the “Certificate of Good Standing”); and

(vii) such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purpose of rendering this opinion letter.

We have made an investigation of such laws, as we have deemed necessary and appropriate for the purpose of rendering this opinion letter.

As to certain factual matters relevant to this opinion letter, we have conclusively relied on the representations and warranties made in the Reviewed Documents by the parties thereto.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed the following:

(a) the genuineness of all signatures;

(b) the legal capacity of natural persons;

(c) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals;

(d) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, facsimile, electronic or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such documents;

(e) the Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation under the laws of each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified;

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(f) there shall be no changes to the Company Documents that would affect the validity of any of the opinions rendered herein;

(g) all representations and warranties made in the Reviewed Documents are true and correct as to factual matters; and

(h) the execution and delivery of the Indenture, and performance of the Indenture by the parties thereto will not require any approval, consent, license, validation, filing, recording, registration or authorization (each an “Approval”) with or from, any third party, including any government entity or any political subdivision thereof, or any jurisdiction, whether state or local, or any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or any other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (each a “Governmental Authority”), required to be obtained or made by or on behalf of such party in connection with such party’s execution, delivery and performance of the Indenture, except for such Approvals as have been obtained or made.

With your permission, we have made no investigation of the facts underlying the foregoing assumptions. We have made no investigation regarding the accuracy or completeness of any warranties, representations and statements of fact contained in any Reviewed Document, nor have you requested us to do so, and we express no opinion herein regarding the same. We express no opinion herein with respect to the effect, if any, that the invalidity or illegality or unenforceability of any Reviewed Document, or such facts or other matters pertaining thereto as may be revealed by inquiry, would have upon the opinions expressed herein.

This opinion letter is limited to the matters stated herein and no opinion may be implied or inferred beyond those opinions expressly stated. For the avoidance of doubt, this opinion does not address the enforceability of the Indenture against any of the parties thereto (including the Company).

Based on the foregoing and upon such investigation of matters of law as we have deemed necessary, and subject to the qualifications and exceptions herein contained, we are of the opinion that:

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We are members of the Bar of the State of California, and our opinions herein are limited and rendered with respect to Generally Applicable Laws. As used herein, the term “Generally Applicable Laws” means those California and federal laws that are generally applicable to the execution, delivery or performance of agreements having terms and provisions of the type contained in the Indenture but not laws that are applicable thereto because of the specific nature of the assets or business, including legal or regulatory status, of any of the parties thereto or their affiliates. We express no opinion as to any laws of any other state or jurisdiction. Our opinion in paragraph 1 as to good standing speaks as of the date of the Certificate of Good Standing, irrespective of the date of this opinion letter.

This opinion letter is limited to the matters stated herein and no opinion may be implied or inferred beyond those opinions expressly stated. Opinions rendered herein are as of the date hereof, and we make no undertaking and expressly disclaim any duty to supplement such opinions if, after the date hereof, facts and circumstances come to our attention or changes in the law occur which could affect such opinions.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus that is included in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our report dated February 23, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of AerCap Holdings N.V. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG

October 18, 2024

Exhibit 25.1

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

AerCap Holdings N.V.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

AerCap Ireland Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

International Lease Finance Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Debt Securities

and Guarantees of Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

Yes.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Act”).

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Jacksonville, and State of Florida, on the 15th day of October, 2024.

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EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

of 333 South Hope Street, Suite 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90071

At the close of business June 30, 2024, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.

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LIABILITIES

EQUITY CAPITAL

I, Shana Quinn, CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

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