- CEO
- Steven Matthew Townend
- Full Time Employees
- 204
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Rental & Leasing Services
- Address
- No. 15-01, 79 Robinson Road Singapore Singapore 068897
- IPO Date
- Apr 18, 2018
- Business
- BOC Aviation Limited is a leading global aircraft operating leasing company that acquires fuel-efficient, in-demand new aircraft directly from manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing; provides long-term operating and finance leases, sale-and-leaseback facilities, engine finance leases, and third-party asset management services; and offers aircraft remarketing, technical management, structured finance, debt financing, and aircraft sales to airlines, banks, and investors worldwide. The company, founded in 1993 as Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise Pte. Ltd. and headquartered at 79 Robinson Road in Singapore, operates a young fleet of approximately 452 owned aircraft (with an average age of around five years), 17 managed aircraft, and 343 on order as of late 2025, serving over 88 airline customers across more than 46 countries and regions including North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; it maintains offices in Dublin, London, New York, and Tianjin. A subsidiary of Bank of China Limited and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx: 2588), BOC Aviation focuses on narrowbody aircraft like the Airbus A320neo family, Boeing 737 MAX, and A350, with recent strategic expansions including a March 2025 order for 120 single-aisle jets from Airbus and Boeing to grow its fleet toward 1,000 aircraft by decade-end; a December 2024 lease agreement for 14 Boeing 737-8s with TUI Airways; a June 2025 commitment of nine A320neos to Avianca; and November 2025 purchase-and-leaseback deals for three Airbus A350-900s with Egyptair and three Boeing 737-8s with Akasa Air, alongside ongoing quarterly transactions such as 70 deals in Q3 2024 that included 19 purchase commitments, seven deliveries, six sales, and 35 leases.