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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT
 
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                                                      to                                                                 
Commission file number 001-31616
INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  22-3059110
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California

(Address of principal executive offices)
  90067
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 788-1999
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer oAccelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
     As of August 6, 2010, there were 45,267,723 shares of Common Stock, no par value, outstanding.
     Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this form with the reduced disclosure format.
 
 

 


 

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TABLE OF DEFINITIONS
     
AIG
  American International Group, Inc.
AIG Funding
  AIG Funding, Inc.
AIGFP
  AIG Financial Products Corp.
Airbus
  Airbus S.A.S.
AOCI
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
ASC
  FASB Accounting Standards Codification
Boeing
  The Boeing Company
The Company, ILFC, we, our, us
  International Lease Finance Corporation
CPFF
  FRBNY Commercial Paper Funding Facility
CVA
  Credit Value Adjustment
ECA
  Export Credit Agency
FASB
  Financial Accounting Standards Board
Fitch
  Fitch Ratings, Inc.
FRBNY
  Federal Reserve Bank of New York
FRBNY Credit Agreement
  The credit agreement, dated as of September 22, 2008, as amended, between AIG and the FRBNY
GAAP
  Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America
KrasAir
  Krasnoyarsk Airlines
Moody’s
  Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.
MVA
  Market Value Adjustment
OCI
  Other comprehensive income
QSPE
  Qualifying special-purpose entity
SEC
  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
S&P
  Standard and Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
VaR
  Value at Risk
VIEs
  Variable Interest Entities
Volare
  Estate of Volare Airlines
WKSI
  Well Known Seasoned Issuer

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents, including interest bearing accounts of $2,962,212 (2010) and $324,827 (2009)
  $ 2,969,395     $ 336,911  
Restricted cash, including interest bearing accounts of $825,706 (2010) and $246,115 (2009)
    883,820       315,156  
Notes receivable, net of allowance, and net investment in finance and sales-type leases
    151,502       373,141  
Flight equipment under operating leases
    55,067,929       57,718,323  
Less accumulated depreciation
    14,255,035       13,788,522  
 
           
 
    40,812,894       43,929,801  
Flight Equipment Held for Sale
    2,144,936        
Deposits on flight equipment purchases
    149,312       163,221  
Lease receivables and other assets
    446,736       477,218  
Derivative assets
    1,651       190,857  
Variable interest entities assets
          79,720  
Deferred debt issue costs, less accumulated amortization of $157,153 (2010) and $146,933 (2009)
    179,236       101,017  
 
           
 
  $ 47,739,482     $ 45,967,042  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Accrued interest and other payables
  $ 541,370     $ 474,971  
Current income taxes
    85,592       80,924  
Tax benefit sharing payable to AIG
          85,000  
Loans from AIG Funding
    3,938,487       3,909,567  
Debt financing, net of deferred debt discount of $65,492 (2010) and $9,556 (2009)
    26,485,463       24,802,172  
Subordinated debt
    1,000,000       1,000,000  
Foreign currency adjustment related to foreign currency denominated debt
    56,380       391,100  
Derivative liabilities
    70,831        
Security deposits on aircraft, overhauls and other
    1,691,989       1,469,956  
Rentals received in advance
    278,307       315,154  
Deferred income taxes
    4,932,723       4,881,558  
Variable interest entities liabilities, net
          6,464  
Commitments and Contingencies — Note K
               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Market Auction Preferred Stock, $100,000 per share liquidation value; Series A and B, each having 500 shares issued and outstanding
    100,000       100,000  
Common stock — no par value; 100,000,000 authorized shares, 45,267,723 issued and outstanding
    1,053,582       1,053,582  
Paid-in capital
    605,504       603,542  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (63,724 )     (138,206 )
Retained earnings
    6,962,978       6,931,258  
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    8,658,340       8,550,176  
 
           
 
  $ 47,739,482     $ 45,967,042  
 
           
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INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009  
REVENUES
               
Rental of flight equipment
  $ 1,291,758     $ 1,298,870  
Flight equipment marketing
    (56,454 )     9,282  
Interest and other
    8,791       22,001  
 
           
 
    1,244,095       1,330,153  
 
               
EXPENSES
               
Interest
    407,708       353,213  
Effect from derivatives, net of change in hedged items due to changes in foreign exchange rates
    4,783       (6,441 )
Depreciation of flight equipment
    475,658       488,777  
Provision for overhauls
    127,947       74,084  
Flight equipment rent
    4,500       4,500  
Selling, general and administrative
    49,141       51,623  
 
           
 
    1,069,737       965,756  
 
           
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    174,358       364,397  
Provision for income taxes
    63,605       127,472  
 
           
NET INCOME
  $ 110,753     $ 236,925  
 
           
INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009  
REVENUES
               
Rental of flight equipment
  $ 2,616,511     $ 2,560,256  
Flight equipment marketing
    (492,605 )     3,140  
Interest and other
    21,777       37,330  
 
           
 
    2,145,683       2,600,726  
 
               
EXPENSES
               
Interest
    742,574       708,607  
Effect from derivatives, net of change in hedged items due to changes in foreign exchange rates
    44,849       (4,327 )
Depreciation of flight equipment
    965,899       960,900  
Provision for overhauls
    222,837       143,385  
Flight equipment rent
    9,000       9,000  
Selling, general and administrative
    84,778       103,862  
 
           
 
    2,069,937       1,921,427  
 
           
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    75,746       679,299  
Provision for income taxes
    27,919       239,417  
 
           
NET INCOME
  $ 47,827     $ 439,882  
 
           
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INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009  
NET INCOME
  $ 110,753     $ 236,925  
 
           
 
               
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX
               
Net changes in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $(13,485) (2010) and $15,224 (2009)
    25,045       (28,274 )
Change in unrealized appreciation on securities available for sale, net of taxes of $79 (2010) and $(32) (2009)
    (147 )     59  
 
           
 
    24,898       (28,215 )
 
           
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 135,651     $ 208,710  
 
           
INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009  
NET INCOME
  $ 47,827     $ 439,882  
 
           
 
               
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX
               
Net changes in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $(40,172) (2010) and $5,448 (2009)
    74,606       (10,118 )
Change in unrealized appreciation on securities available for sale, net of taxes of $66 (2010) and $(12) (2009)
    (123 )     22  
 
           
 
    74,483       (10,096 )
 
           
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 122,310     $ 429,786  
 
           
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INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net (Loss) income
  $ 47,827     $ 439,882  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation of flight equipment
    965,899       960,900  
Change in deferred income taxes
    19,754       234,379  
Change in fair value of derivative instruments
    374,814       (75,227 )
Foreign currency adjustment of non-US$ denominated debt
    (334,720 )     67,570  
Amortization of deferred debt issue costs
    21,873       22,628  
Amortization of debt discount
    4,983       6,873  
Amortization of prepaid lease costs
    20,282       27,741  
Aircraft impairment charges
    412,457        
Lease expenses related to aircraft sales
    89,213        
Interest paid-in-kind to AIG Funding
    28,920        
Other, including foreign exchange adjustments on foreign currency denominated cash
    (18,192 )     (8,167 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease (increase) in lease receivables and other assets
    51,776       (62,569 )
Increase in accrued interest and other payables
    65,689       34,733  
Change in current income taxes
    4,668       1,365  
Tax benefit sharing with AIG
    (85,000 )      
(Decrease) increase in rentals received in advance
    (36,847 )     2,023  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    1.633,396       1,652,131  
 
           
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Acquisition of flight equipment for operating leases
    (219,450 )     (2,058,544 )
Payments for deposits and progress payments
    (22,974 )     (49,657 )
Proceeds from disposal of flight equipment — net of gain
    24,641       89,434  
Increase in restricted cash
    (568,664 )     (264,239 )
Collections on notes receivable and finance and sales-type leases — net of income amortized
    59,791       89,246  
Other
          (11 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (726,656 )     (2,193,771 )
 
           
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Net change in commercial paper
          (1,752,000 )
Loans from AIG Funding
          1,700,000  
Proceeds from debt financing
    4,315,872       1,328,099  
Payments in reduction of debt financing
    (2,637,564 )     (2,022,980 )
Debt issue costs
    (100,131 )     (44,847 )
Payment of preferred dividends
    (207 )     (2,560 )
Increase (decrease) in customer and other deposits
    152,616       (52,779 )
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    1,730,586       (847,067 )
 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    2,637,326       (1,388,707 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (4,842 )     215  
Cash at beginning of period
    336,911       2,385,948  
 
           
Cash at end of period
  $ 2,969,395     $ 997,456  
 
           
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CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
                 
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009  
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest, excluding interest capitalized of $3,080 (2010) and $7,216 (2009)
  $ 642,037     $ 708,278  
Income taxes, net
    3,495       3,673  
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
2010:
Flight equipment under operating leases in the amount of $2,165,077 was transferred to Flight equipment held for sale.
Net investment in finance leases of $192,161 was transferred to Flight equipment under operating leases.
$29,177 of Deposits on flight equipment purchases was applied to Acquisition of flight equipment under operating leases.
$11,193 of Lease receivables and other assets and $36,799 of Deposits on flight equipment purchases were applied to Acquisition of flight equipment under operating leases.
Flight equipment under operating leases in the amount of $3,225 was transferred to Lease receivables and other assets.
2009:
$357,669 of Deposits on flight equipment purchases was applied to Acquisition of flight equipment under operating leases.
An aircraft with a net book value of $20,921 and released overhaul reserves in the amount of $6,891 were reclassified to Lease receivables and other assets of $33,223 to reflect pending proceeds from the loss of an aircraft.
An aircraft with a net book value of $10,521 was reclassified to Lease receivables and other assets in the amount of $2,400 with a $7,507 charge to income when reclassified to Flight equipment held for sale.
$1,500 was reclassified from Security deposits on aircraft, overhauls and other to Deposits on flight equipment purchases for concessions received from manufacturers.
A reduction in certain credits from aircraft and engine manufacturers in the amount of $742 increased the basis of Flight equipment under operating leases and decreased Lease receivables and other assets.
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INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
A.   Basis of Preparation
     ILFC is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG. AIG is a holding company, which, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United States and abroad. The accompanying unaudited, condensed, consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.
     The accompanying unaudited, condensed, consolidated financial statements include our accounts, accounts of all other entities in which we have a controlling financial interest, as well as accounts of VIEs in which we are the primary beneficiary. Prior to January 1, 2010, the primary beneficiary of a VIE was defined as the party with a variable interest in an entity that absorbs the majority of the expected losses of the VIE, receives the majority of the expected residual returns of the VIE, or both. On January 1, 2010, a new accounting standard became effective that changed the primary beneficiary to the enterprise that has the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance, in addition to looking at which party absorbs losses and has the right to receive benefits, as further discussed in Note B — Recent Accounting Pronouncements. See Note L — Variable Interest Entities for further discussions on VIEs. All material intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented have been included. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2009 unaudited, condensed, consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2010 presentation. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2010, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
AIG Going Concern Consideration
     In connection with the preparation of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, AIG management assessed whether AIG has the ability to continue as a going concern. Based on the U.S. government’s continuing commitment, the already completed transactions with the FRBNY, AIG management’s plans and progress made to stabilize its businesses and dispose of certain of its assets, and after consideration of the risks and uncertainties of such plans, AIG management indicated in the AIG quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010, that it believes that it will have adequate liquidity to finance and operate its businesses, execute its asset disposition plan, and repay its obligations for at least the next twelve months. It is possible that the actual outcome of one or more of AIG management’s plans could be materially different, or that one or more of AIG management’s significant judgments or estimates about the potential effects of these risks and uncertainties could prove to be materially incorrect, or that the transactions with the FRBNY discussed in AIG’s Form 10-Q fail to achieve their desired objectives. If one or more of these possible outcomes is realized and financing is not available, AIG may need additional U.S. government support to meet its obligations as they come due. If AIG is not able to continue as a going concern it will have a significant impact on our operations, including limiting our ability to issue new debt.
B.   Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     We adopted the following accounting standards during the first six months of 2010:
Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets
     In June 2009, the FASB issued an accounting standard addressing transfers of financial assets that removes the concept of a QSPE from the FASB ASC and removes the exception from applying the consolidation rules to QSPEs. The new standard was effective for interim and annual periods beginning on

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INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
January 1, 2010. Earlier application was prohibited. The adoption of the new standard had no effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, as we are not involved with any QSPEs.
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
     In June 2009, the FASB issued an accounting standard that amended the rules addressing the consolidation of VIEs, with an approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance and has (i) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (ii) the right to receive benefits from the entity. The new standard also requires enhanced financial reporting by enterprises involved with VIEs. The new standard was effective for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2010, with earlier application prohibited. We determined that we were not involved with any VIEs that were not previously consolidated and had to be consolidated as a result of the adoption of this standard. However, we determined that we do not control the activities that significantly impact the economic performance of ten of the VIEs that were consolidated as of the adoption of the standard. Accordingly, on January 1, 2010, we deconsolidated these entities and we removed Assets of VIEs and Liabilities of VIEs from our consolidated balance sheet of $79.7 million and $6.5 million, respectively. The assets and liabilities of these entities were previously reflected on our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2009. Our involvement at June 30, 2010, with these entities is reflected in investments in senior secured notes of $44.9 million and guarantee liabilities of $3.0 million. As a result of the adoption of this standard, we recorded a $15.9 million charge, net of tax, to beginning retained earnings on January 1, 2010. See Note L — Variable Interest Entities.
Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value
     In August 2009, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to clarify how to apply the fair value measurement principles when measuring liabilities carried at fair value. The update explains how to prioritize market inputs in measuring liabilities at fair value and what adjustments to market inputs are appropriate for debt obligations that are restricted from being transferred to another obligor. The update was effective for interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 2009. The adoption of the update did not have any effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, but affected the way we valued our debt when disclosing its fair value.
Subsequent Events
     In February 2010, the FASB amended a previously issued accounting standard to require all companies that file financial statements with the SEC to evaluate subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued. The standard was further amended to exempt these companies from the requirement to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. This amendment is effective for us for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2010. Because this new standard only modifies disclosures, its adoption will have no effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Future Application of Accounting Standards:
Disclosures of the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses
     In July 2010, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to require enhanced, disaggregated disclosures regarding the credit quality of finance receivables and the allowance for credit losses. The update is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. We are currently evaluating the increased annual and interim financial statement disclosure requirements. Because this update only modifies disclosure requirements, its adoption will have no effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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C.   Flight Equipment Marketing
     During the six months ended June 30, 2010, to generate liquidity to repay maturing debt obligations, we agreed to sell 61 aircraft from our leased fleet to third parties. Primarily as a result of these sales, we reported losses of $56.5 million and $492.6 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, in Flight equipment marketing as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30, 2010     June 30, 2010  
    (Dollars in millions)  
 
               
Impairment charges on Flight equipment held for sale, aircraft sold, or aircraft designated for part-out
  $ 53.0     $ 404.3  
Lease related charges on Flight equipment held for sale or aircraft sold
    5.2       89.2  
Other net flight equipment marketing activity
    (1.7 )     (0.9 )
 
           
 
  $ 56.5     $ 492.6  
 
           
     Management evaluates all contemplated aircraft sale transactions as to whether all the criteria required have been met under GAAP in order to classify an aircraft as Flight equipment held for sale. Management uses judgment in evaluating these criteria. Due to the uncertainties and uniqueness of any potential sale transaction, the criteria generally will not be met for an aircraft to be classified as Flight equipment held for sale unless the aircraft is subject to a signed sale agreement, or management has made a specific determination and obtained appropriate approvals to sell a particular aircraft or group of aircraft. At the time aircraft are sold, or classified as Flight equipment held for sale, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the related accounts. Any gain or loss recognized is recorded in Flight equipment marketing in our Condensed, Consolidated Statements of Income. Situations may arise where an aircraft does not meet all the criteria to be classified as Flight equipment held for sale, but an impairment charge is required under GAAP in anticipation of the sale. In these cases, we record the impairment charge and other costs of sales in Flight equipment marketing. When an impairment charge is required on aircraft in our leased fleet, and intended to be held for use, we record the charge in Selling, general and administrative in our Condensed, Consolidated Statements of Income.
     Three months ended June 30, 2010:
     For the three months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded the following amounts in Flight equipment marketing:
    On July 6, 2010, we signed an agreement to sell six aircraft to a third party. As of June 30, 2010, the six aircraft met the criteria to be recorded as Flight equipment held for sale, and for the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, we recorded impairment charges in Flight equipment marketing aggregating $40.1 million and lease charges aggregating $5.9 million related to the six aircraft. The aggregate net book value of the six aircraft after we recorded an impairment charge of $40.1 million was approximately $290.7 million and is included in Flight equipment held for sale on our June 30, 2010, Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
    As part of our normal recurring fleet assessment, we also recorded an impairment charge in Flight equipment marketing of $12.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, related to one aircraft that was designated for part-out from our leased fleet during that period.

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     Six months ended June 30, 2010:
     In addition to the above transactions, for the six months ended June 30, 2010, the following was recorded in Flight equipment marketing:
    On April 13, 2010, we signed an agreement to sell 53 aircraft from our existing fleet to a third party for an aggregate purchase price of $1.987 billion. At March 31, 2010, we considered the sale more likely than not to occur and deemed 50 of the 53 aircraft to be impaired. As a result, we recorded in Flight equipment marketing impairment charges aggregating $319.1 million and related lease charges aggregating $69.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010. The aggregate net book value of the portfolio after the recorded impairment charge of $319.1 million was approximately $1.9 billion. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, appropriate approvals were obtained, the sales agreement was signed and 50 of the 53 aircraft in the portfolio met the criteria required to be recorded as Flight equipment held for sale. We completed the sale of one of the 50 aircraft prior to June 30, 2010, and the net book value of the remaining 49 aircraft is included in Flight equipment held for sale, which is presented separately on our June 30, 2010, Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
    On June 22, 2010, as part of our normal recurring fleet assessment, we sold two aircraft from our leased fleet. At March 31, 2010, we considered the sale more likely than not to occur and deemed the aircraft to be impaired. As a result, we recorded in Flight equipment marketing impairment charges aggregating $32.7 million and lease related charges aggregating $13.5 million relating to those two aircraft for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010.
     The completion of the sales of most of the aircraft classified as Flight equipment held for sale are expected to occur during the remainder of 2010. Net cash proceeds from the sales will be received as the individual aircraft sales are consummated. The actual aggregate loss may differ from the impairment charge recorded depending on the timing of the completion of the sale and whether any aircraft in the portfolio are subsequently substituted with different aircraft. The 56 aircraft reclassified to Flight equipment held for sale generated aggregate quarterly lease revenue of approximately $70.0 million and the quarterly depreciation aggregated approximately $23.0 million.
D.   Restricted Cash
     We entered into ECA facility agreements in 1999 and 2004 through subsidiaries. See Note F — Debt Financings. Our current long-term debt ratings require us to segregate security deposits, maintenance reserves and rental payments received under the leases of the aircraft funded under the 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities (segregated rental payments are used to make scheduled principal and interest payments on the outstanding debt). The segregated funds are deposited into separate accounts controlled by the security trustees of the ECA facilities. At June 30, 2010, we had segregated security deposits, maintenance reserves and rental payments aggregating approximately $383 million related to aircraft funded under the ECA facilities. The segregated amounts fluctuate with changes in security deposits, maintenance reserves, rental payments and debt maturities related to the aircraft funded under the ECA facilities.
     In March 2010, we entered into a $550 million secured term loan through a newly formed subsidiary. The proceeds from this transaction are restricted until the collateral is transferred to certain of our subsidiaries that guarantee the debt on a secured basis and whose equity were pledged to secure the term loan. At June 30, 2010, $501 million of the proceeds remained restricted. See Note F — Debt Financings. At August 5, 2010, $74.2 million of the $501 million had become available to us.

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     The subsidiaries described above meet the definition of a VIE and are non-restricted subsidiaries, as defined in our public debt indentures. See Note F — Debt Financings and Note L— Variable Interest Entities.
E.   Flight Equipment Held for Sale
     ILFC classifies aircraft as Flight equipment held for sale when management has received appropriate approvals to sell the aircraft and is committed to a formal plan, the aircraft are available for immediate sale, the aircraft are being actively marketed, the sale is anticipated to occur during the ensuing year, and certain other specified criteria are met. Aircraft classified as Flight equipment held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or estimated fair value. If the carrying value of the aircraft exceeds its estimated fair value, then a loss is recognized in Flight equipment marketing in our Condensed, Consolidated Statements of Income. Depreciation is not recorded on Flight equipment held for sale.
     At June 30, 2010, 55 aircraft from two portfolio sales met the criteria for, and were reclassified as, Flight equipment held for sale. As a result, $2.14 billion, representing the estimated fair value of such aircraft, was recorded in Flight equipment held for sale. We did not record depreciation expense on these assets subsequent to the transfer from Flight equipment under operating leases. In addition, in accordance with the portfolio sales agreements, we will transfer lease payments received subsequent to the execution dates of the sales agreements to the buyer, and we have therefore recorded those payments aggregating $64.2 million, together with the related overhaul balances and security deposits aggregating $149.0 million, in Security deposits on aircraft, overhauls and other on our June 30, 2010 Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheet. We expect to complete the sales of most of these aircraft during the remainder of 2010. The net cash proceeds from these sales will be received as the individual aircraft sales are consummated.
F.   Debt Financings
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Secured
               
ECA financings
  $ 3,051,370     $ 3,004,763  
Loans from AIG Funding
    3,938,487       3,909,567  
Bank debt (a)
    2,155,000        
Other secured financings (b)
    1,444,775       153,116  
 
           
 
    10,589,632       7,067,446  
Unsecured
               
Bonds and Medium-Term Notes
    17,435,560       16,566,099  
Bank debt
    2,464,250       5,087,750  
 
           
 
    19,899,810       21,653,849  
Total Secured and Unsecured Debt Financing
    30,489,442       28,721,295  
Less: Deferred debt discount
    (65,492 )     (9,556 )
 
           
 
    30,423,950       28,711,739  
Subordinated Debt
    1,000,000       1,000,000  
 
           
 
  $ 31,423,950     $ 29,711,739  
 
           
 
(a)   On April 16 2010, we entered into an amendment to our revolving credit facility dated October 13, 2006. Upon effectiveness of this amendment, approximately $2.2 billion of our previously unsecured bank debt became secured by the equity interests in certain of our non-restricted subsidiaries. Those subsidiaries, upon completion of the transfer of certain aircraft into the subsidiaries, will hold a pool of aircraft with an appraised value of not less than 133% of the principal amount of the outstanding loans.
 
(b)   Includes secured financings non-recourse to ILFC of $121.7 million and $129.6 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

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     The above amounts represent the anticipated settlement of our outstanding debt obligations as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Certain adjustments required to present currently outstanding hedged debt obligations have been recorded and presented separately on our Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheets, including adjustments related to foreign currency hedging and interest rate hedging activities.
     We have created wholly-owned, or indirectly wholly-owned, subsidiaries for the purpose of purchasing aircraft and obtaining financings secured by such aircraft. These entities are non-restricted subsidiaries, as defined by our public debt indentures, and meet the definition of a VIE. We have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of such VIEs and, accordingly, we consolidate such entities into our condensed, consolidated financial statements. See Note L — Variable Interest Entities for more information on VIEs.
ECA Financings
     We entered into ECA facility agreements in 1999 and 2004 through non-restricted subsidiaries. The facilities were used to fund purchases of Airbus aircraft through 2001 and June 2010, respectively. New financings are no longer available to us under either ECA facility. The loans made under the ECA facilities were used to fund a portion of each aircraft’s net purchase price. The loans are guaranteed by various European ECAs. We have collateralized the debt with pledges of the shares of wholly-owned subsidiaries that hold title to the aircraft financed under the facilities.
     In January 1999, we entered into the 1999 ECA facility to borrow up to $4.3 billion for the purchase of Airbus aircraft delivered through 2001. We used $2.8 billion of the amount available under this facility to finance purchases of 62 aircraft. Each aircraft purchased was financed by a ten-year fully amortizing loan with interest rates ranging from 5.753% to 5.898%. At June 30, 2010, 17 loans with an aggregate principal value of $72.8 million remained outstanding under the facility and the net book value of the aircraft owned by the subsidiary was $1.7 billion.
     In May 2004, we entered into the 2004 ECA facility, which was most recently amended in May 2009 to allow us to borrow up to $4.6 billion for the purchase of Airbus aircraft delivered through June 30, 2010. We used $4.3 billion of the available amount to finance purchases of 76 aircraft. Each aircraft purchased was financed by a ten-year fully amortizing loan. As of June 30, 2010, approximately $3 billion was outstanding under this facility. The interest rates on the loans outstanding under the facility are either fixed or based on LIBOR and ranged from 0.39% to 4.71% at June 30, 2010. The net book value of the related aircraft was $4.4 billion at June 30, 2010.
     Our current long-term debt ratings require us to segregate security deposits, maintenance reserves and rental payments received for aircraft with loan balances outstanding under the 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities (segregated rental payments are used to make scheduled principal and interest payments on the outstanding debt). The segregated funds are deposited into separate accounts pledged to and controlled by the security trustees of the facilities. In addition, we must register the existing individual mortgages on the aircraft funded under both the 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities in the local jurisdictions in which the respective aircraft are registered (mortgages are only required to be filed on aircraft with loan balances outstanding or otherwise as agreed in connection with the cross-collateralization as described below). At June 30, 2010, we had segregated security deposits, maintenance reserves and rental payments aggregating approximately $383 million related to aircraft funded under the 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities. The segregated amounts will fluctuate with changes in deposits, maintenance reserves and debt maturities related to the aircraft funded under the facilities.
     During the first quarter of 2010, we entered into agreements to cross-collateralize the 1999 ECA facility with the 2004 ECA facility. As part of such cross-collateralization we (i) guaranteed the obligations under the 2004 ECA facility through our subsidiary established to finance Airbus aircraft under our 1999 ECA facility; (ii) agreed to grant mortgages over certain aircraft financed under the 1999 ECA facility (including aircraft which are not currently subject to a loan under the 1999 ECA facility) and security interests over other collateral related to the aircraft financed under the 1999 ECA facility to secure the guaranty obligation; (iii)

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accepted a loan-to-value ratio (aggregating the loans and aircraft from the 1999 ECA facility and the 2004 ECA facility) of at least fifty percent, in order to release liens (including the cross-collateralization arrangement) on any aircraft financed under the 1999 ECA facility or other assets related to the aircraft; and (iv) agreed to allow proceeds generated from certain disposals of aircraft to be applied to obligations under both the 1999 ECA and 2004 ECA facilities.
     We also agreed to additional restrictive covenants relating to the 2004 ECA facility, restricting us from (i) paying dividends on our capital stock with the proceeds of asset sales and (ii) selling or transferring aircraft with an aggregate net book value exceeding a certain disposition amount, which is currently approximately $10.7 billion. The disposition amount will be reduced by approximately $91.4 million at the end of each calendar quarter during the effective period. The covenants are in effect from the date of the agreement until December 31, 2012. A breach of these restrictive covenants would result in a termination event for the ten loans funded subsequent to the date of the agreement and would make those loans, which aggregated $318.0 million at June 30, 2010, due in full at the time of such a termination event.
     In addition, if a termination event resulting in an acceleration event were to occur under the 1999 or 2004 ECA facility, we would have to segregate lease payments, maintenance reserves and security deposits received after such acceleration event occurred relating to all the aircraft subject to the 1999 ECA facility, including those aircraft no longer subject to a loan.
Loans from AIG Funding
     In March 2009, we entered into two demand note agreements aggregating $1.7 billion with AIG Funding in order to fund our liquidity needs. Interest on the notes was based on LIBOR with a floor of 3.5%. On October 13, 2009, we amended and restated the two demand note agreements, including extending the maturity dates, and entered into a new $2.0 billion credit agreement with AIG Funding. We used the proceeds from the $2.0 billion loan to repay in full our obligations under our $2.0 billion revolving credit facility that matured on October 15, 2009. On December 4, 2009, we borrowed an additional $200 million from AIG Funding to repay maturing debt. The amount was added to the principal balance of the new credit agreement. These loans, aggregating $3.9 billion, mature on September 13, 2013, and are due in full at maturity with no scheduled amortization. The loans initially bore interest at 3-month LIBOR plus a margin of 3.025%, which was subsequently increased to a margin of 6.025%, as discussed below. The funds for the loans were provided to AIG Funding by the FRBNY pursuant to the FRBNY Credit Agreement. In order to receive the FRBNY’s consent to the loans, we entered into guarantee agreements to guarantee the repayment of AIG’s obligations under the FRBNY Credit Agreement up to an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding balance of the loans from AIG Funding.
     These loans (and the related guarantees) are secured by (i) a portfolio of aircraft and all related equipment and leases, with an aggregate average appraised value as of April 26, 2010, of approximately $7.2 billion plus additional temporary collateral with an aggregate average appraised value as of April 26, 2010, of approximately $9.2 billion that will be released upon the perfection of certain security interests, as described below; (ii) any and all collection accounts into which rent, maintenance reserves, security deposits and other amounts owing are paid under the leases of the pledged aircraft; and (iii) the shares or other equity interests of certain subsidiaries of ours that may own or lease the pledged aircraft in the future. In the event the appraised value of the collateral held falls below certain levels, we will be forced either to prepay a portion of the term loans without penalty or premium, or to grant additional collateral.
     We are also required to prepay the loans, without penalty or premium, upon (i) the sale of a pledged aircraft (other than upon the sale or transfer to a co-borrower under the loans) in an amount equal to 75% of the net sale proceeds; (ii) the receipt of any hull insurance, condemnation or other proceeds in respect of any event of loss suffered by a pledged aircraft in an amount equal to 75% of the net proceeds received on account thereof; and (iii) the removal of an aircraft from the collateral pool (other than in connection with the substitution of a non-pool aircraft for such removed aircraft in accordance with the terms of the loans) in an

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amount equal to 75% of the most recent appraised value of such aircraft. In addition, we are required to repay the loans in full upon the occurrence of a change in control, which is defined in the loan agreements to include AIG ceasing to beneficially own 100% of our equity interests. We may voluntarily prepay the loans in part or in full at any time without penalty or premium. On April 13, 2010, we entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of 53 aircraft, some of which serve as collateral for the loans from AIG Funding, and we agreed with AIG Funding and the FRBNY not to make any prepayment of the loans in connection with the sale but to substitute alternative aircraft for the aircraft serving as collateral that are being sold. On July 6, 2010, we entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of six aircraft, all of which serve as collateral for the loans from AIG Funding, and we intend to prepay the loans in an amount equal to 75% of the net sale proceeds.
     The loans contain customary affirmative and negative covenants and include restrictions on asset transfers and capital expenditures. The loans also contain customary events of default, including an event of default under the loans if an event of default occurs under the FRBNY Credit Agreement. One event of default under the loans was the failure to perfect security interests, for the benefit of AIG Funding and the FRBNY, in certain aircraft pledged as collateral by December 1, 2009. We were unable to perfect certain of these security interests in a manner satisfactory to the FRBNY by December 1, 2009, and as a result entered into temporary waivers and amendments which (i) will require us to transfer pledged aircraft to special purpose entities within a prescribed time period (not less than three months from the date of notice) upon request, at any time by AIG Funding (the “Transfer Mandate”) and (ii) allow us to release the temporary collateral of approximately $9.2 billion once we have completed such transfers and perfected the security interests of all such aircraft for the benefit of AIG Funding and the FRBNY. In addition, we were required to add certain aircraft leasing subsidiaries as co-obligors on the loans. Pursuant to the temporary waiver and amendment, until all perfection requirements with regard to the pledged aircraft have been satisfied, the interest rate was increased to three-month LIBOR plus a margin of 6.025%, of which 3.0% may be paid-in-kind (of which some has been added to the principal balance of the loans and some has been paid in cash). Additionally, if we do not comply with a Transfer Mandate within the prescribed time period, we will be in default under the loan agreements with AIG Funding and the interest rate may increase to three-month LIBOR with a 2.0% floor plus a margin of 9.025%. As of August 6, 2010, the FRBNY had not presented us with a Transfer Mandate. Within 30 days after our compliance with the perfection requirements for all of the pledged aircraft, including the transfer of all pledged aircraft to special purpose entities, a pool of aircraft with a 50% loan-to-value ratio will be selected by AIG Funding and the FRBNY from the pledged aircraft, and the remaining additional temporary collateral will be released. In addition, after our compliance with the perfection requirements, the interest margin of the loans will revert to 3.025%.
Secured Bank Debt
     We have a revolving credit facility, dated October 13, 2006, under which the maximum amount available of $2.5 billion is outstanding. On April 16, 2010, we entered into an amendment to this facility with lenders holding $2.155 billion of the outstanding loans under the facility (the “Electing Lenders”). Subject to the satisfaction of the collateralization requirements discussed below, the Electing Lenders agreed to, among other things:
    Increase our permitted secured indebtedness basket under the credit facility from 12.5% to 35% of our Consolidated Tangible Net Assets, as defined in the credit agreement;
 
    Extend the scheduled maturity date of their loans totaling $2.155 billion to October 2012. The extended loans will bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.15%, plus facility fees of 0.2% on the outstanding principal balance; and
 
    Permit liens securing (i) the loans held by the Electing Lenders and (ii) certain funded term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500 million.
     The collateralization requirement provides that the $2.155 billion of loans held by Electing Lenders must be secured by a lien on the equity interests of certain of ILFC’s non-restricted subsidiaries that will own aircraft with aggregate appraised values of not less than 133% of the $2.155 billion principal amount (the

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“Required Collateral Amount”). We must transfer all aircraft meeting the Required Collateral Amount to the pledged subsidiaries prior to April 16, 2011. The amendment also requires, subject to our right to post cash collateral for any shortfall, that we transfer one third of the required aircraft on or prior to October 16, 2010, and an additional one third of the required aircraft on or prior to January 16, 2011. After we have transferred the required amount of aircraft to the pledged subsidiaries, the credit facility includes an ongoing requirement, tested periodically, that the appraised value of the eligible aircraft owned by the pledged subsidiaries must be equal to or greater than 100% of the Required Collateral Amount. This ongoing requirement is subject to the right to transfer additional eligible aircraft to the pledged subsidiaries or ratably prepay the loans held by the Electing Lenders. We also guarantee the loans held by the Electing Lenders through certain other subsidiaries.
     The amended facility permits us to incur liens securing certain additional secured indebtedness prior to the satisfaction of the collateralization requirement, provided we use any net cash proceeds from the additional secured indebtedness to prepay the obligations under our revolving credit facility expiring in October 2010 and one of our term loans maturing in 2011. The amended facility prohibits us from re-borrowing amounts repaid under this facility for any reason.
     The remaining $345 million of loans held by lenders who are not party to the amendment will mature on their originally scheduled maturity date in October 2011 without any increase to the margin.
Other Secured Financing Arrangements
     In May 2009, ILFC provided $39.0 million of subordinated financing to a non-restricted subsidiary. The entity used these funds and an additional $106.0 million borrowed from third parties to purchase an aircraft, which it leases to an airline. ILFC acts as servicer of the lease for the entity. The $106.0 million loan has two tranches. The first tranche is $82.0 million, fully amortizes over the lease term, and is non-recourse to ILFC. The second tranche is $24.0 million, partially amortizes over the lease term, and is guaranteed by ILFC. Both tranches of the loan are secured by the aircraft and the lease receivables. Both tranches mature in May 2018 with interest rates based on LIBOR. At June 30, 2010, the interest rates on the $82.0 million and $24.0 million tranches were 3.504% and 5.204%, respectively. The entity entered into two interest rate cap agreements to economically hedge the related LIBOR interest rate risk in excess of 4.00%. At June 30, 2010, $95.1 million was outstanding under the two tranches and the net book value of the aircraft was $139.6 million.
     In June 2009, we borrowed $55.4 million through a non-restricted subsidiary, which owns one aircraft leased to an airline. Half of the original loan amortizes over five years and the remaining $27.7 million is due in 2014. The loan is non-recourse to ILFC and is secured by the aircraft and the lease receivables. The interest rate on the loan is fixed at 6.58%. At June 30, 2010, $49.7 million was outstanding and the net book value of the aircraft was $92.9 million.
     On March 17, 2010, we entered into a $750 million term loan agreement secured by 43 aircraft and all related equipment and leases. The aircraft had an average appraised base market value of approximately $1.3 billion, for an initial loan-to-value ratio of approximately 56%. The loan matures on March 17, 2015, and bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 4.75% with a LIBOR floor of 2.0%. The principal of the loan is payable in full at maturity with no scheduled amortization, but we can voluntarily prepay the loan at any time, subject to a 1% prepayment penalty prior to March 17, 2011. On March 17, 2010, we also entered into an additional term loan agreement of $550 million through a newly formed non-restricted subsidiary. The obligations of the subsidiary borrower are guaranteed on an unsecured basis by ILFC and on a secured basis by certain non- restricted subsidiaries of ILFC that hold title to 37 aircraft. The aircraft had an average appraised base market value of approximately $969 million, for an initial loan-to-value ratio of approximately 57%. The loan matures on March 17, 2016, and bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 5.0% with a LIBOR floor of 2.0%. The principal of the loan is payable in full at maturity with no scheduled amortization. The proceeds from this loan are restricted from use in our operations until we transfer the related collateral to the non-restricted subsidiaries. At June 30, 2010, $501 million of the proceeds remained restricted. At August 5, 2010, $74.2 million of the $501 million had become available to us. We can voluntarily prepay the loan at any time subject

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to a 2% prepayment penalty prior to March 17, 2011, and a 1% prepayment penalty prior to March 17, 2012. Both loans require a loan-to-value ratio of no more than 63%.
Bonds and Medium-Term Notes
     Automatic Shelf Registration: We have an effective automatic shelf registration statement filed with the SEC. As a result of our WKSI status, we have an unlimited amount of debt securities registered for sale. At June 30, 2010, we had $12.8 billion of bonds and MTNs outstanding, issued under previous registration statements, with interest rates ranging from 0.62% to 7.95%.
     Euro Medium-Term Note Programme: We have a $7.0 billion Euro Medium-Term Note Programme, under which we have $1.9 billion of Euro denominated notes outstanding. The notes mature through 2011 and bear interest based on Euribor with spreads ranging from 0.375% to 0.450%. We have hedged the notes into U.S. dollars and fixed interest rates ranging from 4.615% to 5.367%. The programme is perpetual and the principal amount of a bond becomes available for new issuances at maturity.
     Other Senior Notes: On March 22, 2010 and April 6, 2010, we issued a combined $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 8.625% senior notes due September 15, 2015, and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 8.750% senior notes due March 15, 2017, pursuant to an indenture dated as of March 22, 2010. The aggregate net proceeds from the issuances were approximately $2.67 billion after deducting initial purchasers’ discounts and estimated offering expenses. The notes are due in full on their scheduled maturity dates. The notes are not subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity and there are no sinking fund requirements. In connection with the note issuances, we entered into registration rights agreements obligating us to, among other things, complete a registered exchange offer to exchange the notes of each series for new registered notes of such series with substantially identical terms, or register the notes pursuant to a shelf registration statement.
     If (i) the registration statement for the exchange offer is not declared effective by the SEC by January 26, 2011, or ceases to be effective during the required effectiveness period; (ii) we are unable to consummate the exchange offer by March 22, 2011; or (iii) if applicable, the shelf registration statement has not been declared effective or ceases to be effective during the required effectiveness period, the annual interest rate on affected notes will increase by 0.25% per year for the first 90-day period during which such registration default continues. The annual interest rate on such notes will increase by an additional 0.25% per year for each subsequent 90-day period during which such registration default continues, up to a maximum additional rate of 0.50% per year. If the registration default is cured, the applicable interest rate will revert to the original level.
     The indenture governing the notes contains customary covenants that, among other things, restrict our, and our restricted subsidiaries’, ability to (i) incur liens on assets; (ii) declare or pay dividends or acquire or retire shares of our capital stock during certain events of default; (iii) designate restricted subsidiaries as non-restricted subsidiaries or designate non-restricted subsidiaries; (iv) make investments in or transfer assets to non-restricted subsidiaries; and (v) consolidate, merge, sell, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.
Unsecured Bank Debt
     Revolving Credit Facility: We have a $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, entered into with an original group of 35 banks, expiring in October 2010. This revolving credit facility provides for interest rates that vary according to the pricing option selected at the time of borrowing. Pricing options include a base rate, a rate ranging from 0.25% over LIBOR to 0.65% over LIBOR based upon utilization, or a rate determined by a competitive bid process with the banks. The credit facility is subject to facility fees, currently 0.2% of amounts available. We are currently paying the maximum fees under the facility. The fees are based on our current credit ratings and may decrease in the event of an upgrade to our ratings. As of June 30, 2010, the maximum amount available of $2.0 billion under our unsecured revolving credit facility was outstanding and interest was accruing at 0.90%.

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     On April 16, 2010, we entered into an amendment to our revolving credit facility expiring in October 2010. The amendment permits, among other things, liens securing (i) the loans under the revolving credit facility originally expiring in October 2011 and (ii) certain other funded term loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500 million. The amendment also permits certain additional secured indebtedness in excess of the credit facility’s permitted secured indebtedness basket of 12.5% of Consolidated Tangible Net Assets (as defined in the credit agreement), provided we use any net cash proceeds from such additional secured indebtedness to prepay the obligations under the revolving credit facility expiring in October 2010 and one of our term loans maturing in 2011.
     In addition, $345 million of the outstanding loans under our revolving credit facility originally expiring in October 2011, held by lenders not party to the amendment to that facility, remain unsecured and will mature on their originally scheduled maturity date in October 2011. See “—Secured Bank Debt” above.
     Term Loans: From time to time, we enter into funded bank financing arrangements. As of June 30, 2010, approximately $119 million was outstanding under these term loan agreements, with varying maturities through December 2011. The interest rates are based on LIBOR with spreads ranging from 0.3% to 1.8%. At June 30, 2010, the interest rates ranged from 0.61% to 2.34%. In April 2010, we prepaid $410 million of our term loans with original maturity dates in 2011 and 2012. We also amended two of our remaining term loans to allow additional liens in excess of our bank facilities’ permitted secured indebtedness basket of 12.5% of Consolidated Tangible Net Assets, in certain cases subject to prepayment requirements similar to the requirements described above for our revolving credit facility due October 2010. See “Unsecured Bank Debt—Revolving Credit Facility” above. In connection with such amendments, we increased the interest rate spread on our $75 million term loan maturing in December 2011 by 1.5%.
Subordinated Debt
     In December 2005, we issued two tranches of subordinated debt totaling $1.0 billion. Both tranches mature on December 21, 2065, but each tranche has a different call option. The $600 million tranche has a call option date of December 21, 2010, and the $400 million tranche has a call option date of December 21, 2015. The tranche with the 2010 call option date has a fixed interest rate of 5.90% for the first five years, and the tranche with the 2015 call option date has a fixed interest rate of 6.25% for the first ten years. Each tranche has an interest rate adjustment if the call option for that tranche is not exercised. The new interest rate would be a floating rate, reset quarterly, based on the initial credit spread of 1.55% and 1.80%, respectively, plus the highest of (i) 3 month LIBOR; (ii) 10-year constant maturity treasury; and (iii) 30-year constant maturity treasury.
G.   Derivative Activities
     We use derivatives to manage exposures to interest rate and foreign currency risks. At June 30, 2010, we had interest rate and foreign currency swap agreements with a related counterparty and interest rate cap agreements with an unrelated counterparty.
     We record changes in fair value of derivatives in income or OCI depending on the designation of the hedge as either a fair value hedge or cash flow hedge, respectively. Where hedge accounting is not achieved, the change in fair value of the derivative is recorded in income. In the case of a re-designation of a derivative contract, the balance accumulated in AOCI at the time of the re-designation is amortized into income over the remaining life of the underlying derivative. Our foreign currency swap agreements mature through 2011, our interest rate swap agreements mature through 2015, and our interest rate cap agreements mature in 2018.
     During the second quarter of 2009, we entered into two interest rate cap agreements with an unrelated counterparty in connection with a secured financing transaction. We have not designated the interest rate caps as hedges, and all changes in fair value are recorded in income.

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     All of our interest rate and foreign currency swap agreements are subject to a master netting agreement, which would allow the netting of derivative assets and liabilities in the case of default under any one contract. Our derivative portfolio is recorded at fair value on our balance sheet on a net basis in Derivative liabilities, net (see Note H — Fair Value Measurements). We account for all of our interest rate swap and foreign currency swap agreements as cash flow hedges. We do not have any credit risk related contingent features and are not required to post collateral under any of our existing derivative contracts.
     Derivatives have notional amounts, which generally represent amounts used to calculate contractual cash flows to be exchanged under the contract. The following table presents notional and fair values of derivatives outstanding at the following dates:
                                 
    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
    Notional Value     Fair Value     Notional Value     Fair Value  
            USD             USD  
    (In thousands)  
June 30, 2010:
                               
 
                               
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
                               
Interest rate swap agreements (a)
  $     $     $ 698,115     $ (48,941 )
Foreign exchange swap agreements
              1,600,000       (21,890 )
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
          $             $ (70,831 )
 
                           
 
                               
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
                               
Interest rate cap agreements
  $ 95,117     $ 1,651     $     $  
 
                           
Total derivatives
          $ 1,651             $ (70,831 )
 
                           
 
                               
December 31, 2009:
                               
 
                               
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
                               
Interest rate swap agreements (a)
  $     $     $ 1,070,513     $ (66,916 )
Foreign exchange swap agreements
  1,600,000       254,261       14,191       (574 )
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
          $ 254,261             $ (67,490 )
 
                           
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
                               
Interest rate cap agreements
  $ 100,631     $ 4,086     $     $ (67,490 )
 
                           
 
          $ 258,347             $ (67,490 )
 
                           
 
(a)   Converts floating interest rate debt into fixed rate debt.

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     During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, we recorded the following in OCI related to derivative instruments:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
Gain (Loss)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Effective portion of change in fair market value of derivatives (a)(b)
  $ (166,030 )   $ 141,084     $ (221,234 )   $ 52,247  
Amortization of balances of de-designated hedges and other adjustments
    1,040       (122 )     1,292       (243 )
Foreign exchange component of cross currency swaps charged (credited) to income
    203,520       (184,460 )     334,720       (67,570 )
Income tax effect
    (13,485 )     15,224       (40,172 )     5,448  
 
                       
Net changes in cash flow hedges, net of taxes
  $ 25,045     $ (28,274 )   $ 74,606     $ (10,118 )
 
                       
 
(a)   Includes $25,208 and $47,195 and $(62,620) and $(60,407) of combined CVA and MVA for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   2010 includes losses of $(15,409) on a derivative contract that matured during the six months ended June 30, 2010, that was de-designated as a cash flow hedge and then subsequently re-designated during the life of the contract.
     The following table presents the effective portion of the unrealized gain (loss) on derivative positions recorded in OCI:
                                 
    Amount of Unrealized Gain or (Loss)  
    Recorded in OCI on Derivatives  
    (Effective Portion)  
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges   2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Interest rate swap agreements
  $ 4,836     $ 23,087     $ (4,582 )   $ 20,003  
Foreign exchange swap agreements
    (198,011 )     98,620       (271,080 )     (543 )
 
                       
Total (a)
  $ (193,175 )   $ 121,707     $ (275,662 )   $ 19,460  
 
                       
 
(a)   Includes $25,208 and $47,195 and $(62,620) and $(60,407) of combined CVA and MVA for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
     The following table presents amounts reclassified from AOCI into income when cash payments were made or received on our qualifying cash flow hedges:
                                 
    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from  
    AOCI Into Income  
    (Effective Portion)  
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI   June 30,     June 30,  
into Income (Effective Portion)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Interest rate swap agreements — interest expense
  $ (8,128 )   $ 4,688     $ (16,915 )   $ (15,981 )
Foreign exchange swap agreements — interest expense
    (19,017 )     (24,382 )     (37,289 )     (18,286 )
Foreign exchange swap agreements — lease revenue
          317       (224 )     1,480  
 
                       
Total
  $ (27,145 )   $ (19,377 )   $ (54,428 )   $ (32,787 )
 
                       

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     We estimate that within the next twelve months, we will amortize into earnings approximately $182.6 million of the pre-tax balance in AOCI under cash flow hedge accounting in connection with our program to convert debt from floating to fixed interest rates.
     The following table presents the effect of derivatives recorded in the Condensed, Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:
                                 
    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized  
    in Income on Derivatives  
    (Ineffective Portion) (a)  
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:
                               
Interest rate swap agreements
  $ (32 )   $ (195 )   $ (91 )   $ (390 )
Foreign exchange swap agreements agreements
    (2,338 )     7,214       (25,629 )     5,174  
 
                       
Total
    (2,370 )     7,019       (25,720 )     4,784  
 
                       
Derivatives Not Designated as a Hedge:
                               
Interest rate cap agreements (b)
    (1,373 )     (700 )     (2,428 )     (700 )
 
                       
Reconciliation to Condensed, Consolidated Statements of Income:
                               
Income effect of maturing derivative contracts
                (15,409 )      
Reclassification of amounts de-designated as hedges recorded in AOCI
    (1,040 )     122       (1,292 )     243  
 
                       
Effect from derivatives, net of change in hedged items due to changes in foreign exchange rates
  $ (4,783 )   $ 6,441     $ (44,849 )   $ 4,327  
 
                       
 
(a)   All components of each derivative’s gain or loss were included in the assessment of effectiveness.
 
(b)   An additional $0.8 million of amortization of premium paid to the derivative counterparty was recognized in Interest expense during the three months ended June 30, 2009.
H.   Fair Value Measurements
     Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The degree of judgment used in measuring the fair value of financial instruments generally correlates with the level of pricing observability. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on our Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheets are measured and classified in a hierarchy for disclosure purposes consisting of three levels based on the observability of inputs available in the marketplace used to measure the fair value. Level 1 refers to fair values determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets; Level 2 refers to fair values estimated using significant other observable inputs; and Level 3 refers to fair values estimated using significant non-observable inputs.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
     The following table presents our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, categorized using the fair value hierarchy described above.
                                         
                            Counterparty        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Netting (a)     Total  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
June 30, 2010:
                                       
Derivative assets
  $     $ 1,651     $     $     $ 1,651  
Derivative liabilities
          (70,831 )(b)                 (70,831 )
 
                             
Total
  $     $ (69,180 )   $     $     $ (69,180 )
 
                             
December 31, 2009:
                                       
Derivative assets
  $     $ 258,347 (b)   $     $ (67,490 )   $ 190,857  
Derivative liabilities
          (67,490 )           67,490        
 
                             
Total
  $     $ 190,857     $     $     $ 190,857  
 
                             
 
(a)   As permitted under GAAP, we have elected to offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities under our master netting agreement.
 
(b)   The balance includes CVA and MVA aggregating $(23.4) million and $24.2 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis
     The fair value of an aircraft is classified as a Level 3 valuation. The unobservable inputs utilized in the calculation are described in our policy in Note N of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
     We measure the fair value of aircraft and certain other assets on a non-recurring basis, generally quarterly, annually, or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded impairment charges of $60.6 million related to eight aircraft. The fair value for these aircraft was based upon recoverability assessments performed, in which it was determined that the carrying amount of the aircraft was not fully recoverable. Six of these aircraft are classified as Flight equipment held for sale, one aircraft is classified in Flight equipment under operating leases, and one aircraft is designated for part-out and was recorded in Lease receivables and other assets on our June 30, 2010, Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheet. We also recorded a $3.5 million impairment charge to record spare parts inventory at its fair value.
     During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we performed recoverability assessments in conjunction with sales of aircraft and determined that 52 aircraft were not fully recoverable. Based upon a fair value analysis, we deemed these aircraft to be impaired and recorded charges of $351.8 million to record the aircraft to their fair value. Of the 52 aircraft that were impaired, we sold three during the three months ended June 30, 2010, and the remaining 49 were classified as Flight equipment held for sale as of June 30, 2010.
     Aggregate impairment charges recorded on 61 aircraft for the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $412.4 million. See Note C — Flight Equipment Marketing for more information.
     During the six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded a $7.5 million impairment charge to record an aircraft classified as Flight equipment held for sale to its fair value. The aircraft was sold in the third quarter of 2009.

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I.   Fair Value Disclosures of Financial Instruments
     We used the following methods and assumptions in estimating our fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
     Cash, Including Restricted Cash: The carrying value reported on the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value.
     Notes Receivable: The fair values for notes receivable are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using market derived discount rates.
     Debt Financing: Quoted market prices are used where available. The following assumptions were made when estimating the fair value of our debt financings:
     Long-term fixed rate debt: Cash flows are discounted using relevant swap zero curves and credit default swap spreads were used to incorporate cost of credit risk protection.
     Floating rate non-ECA debt: Cash flows are estimated using current forward rates. The cash flows are discounted using current swap zero curves and credit default swap spreads were used to incorporate cost of credit risk protection.
     ECA debt: Cash flows are estimated using current forward rates. The cash flows are discounted using current swap zero curves and include adjustments for cost of credit risk protection to reflect guarantees by the European ECAs, implying a AAA-rated government guarantee on the debt.
     Junior subordinated debt: Quoted market prices were used to value the junior subordinated debt.
     Derivatives: Fair values were based on the use of AIG valuation models that utilize, among other things, current interest, foreign exchange and volatility rates, as applicable.
     Guarantees: For guarantees entered into after December 31, 2002, we record the fee paid to us as the initial carrying value of the guarantees which are included in Accrued interest and other payables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fee received is recognized ratably over the guarantee period. Included in the fair value balance below are two loan guarantees entered into prior to December 31, 2002, which are not included in the balance on our Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheets. Fair value for these guarantees is approximately equal to total unamortized fees.
     The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, are as follows:
                                 
    June 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
    Carrying           Carrying    
    Amount of   Fair Value   Amount of   Fair Value
    Asset   of Asset   Asset   of Asset
    (Liability)   (Liability)   (Liability)   (Liability)
    Dollars in thousands)
Cash, including restricted cash
  $ 3,853,215     $ 3,853,215     $ 652,067     $ 652,067  
Notes receivable
    97,526       99,375       112,060       107,063  
Debt financing (including loans from AIG Funding, subordinated debt and foreign currency adjustment, excluding debt discount)
    (31,545,822 )     (30,225,767 )     (30,112,395 )     (26,762,955 )
Derivative (liabilities) assets
    (69,180 )     (69,180 )     190,857       190,857  
Guarantees
    (12,908 )     (14,739 )     (10,860 )     (12,886 )

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J.   Related Party Transactions
     We are party to cost and tax sharing agreements with AIG. Generally, these agreements provide for the allocation of corporate costs based upon a proportional allocation of costs to all subsidiaries. We also pay other subsidiaries of AIG a fee related to management services provided for certain of our foreign subsidiaries. We earned management fees from two trusts consolidated by AIG for the management of aircraft we sold to the trusts in prior years. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we paid AIG $85.0 million that was due and payable on a loan related to certain tax planning activities we had participated in during 2002 and 2003.
     We borrowed $1.7 billion from AIG Funding, an affiliate of our parent, in March 2009 to assist in funding our liquidity needs. In the fourth quarter of 2009, we borrowed an additional $2.2 billion from AIG Funding and amended and restated the existing borrowings of $1.7 billion. A portion of the interest due on these loans may be payable-in-kind and added to the principal amount. See Note F — Debt Financings.
     All of our interest rate swap and foreign currency swap agreements are with AIGFP, a related party. See Note H — Fair Value Measurements and Note G — Derivative Activities. In addition, we purchase insurance through a broker who may place part of our policies with AIG. Total insurance premiums were $3.5 million and $3.2 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
     Our financial statements include the following amounts involving related parties:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,  
Income Statement   2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Expense (income):
                               
Interest expense on loans from AIG Funding
  $ 62,035     $ 28,420     $ 122,545     $ 31,593  
Effect from derivatives on contracts with AIGFP
    (3,410 )     7,141       (42,421 )     5,027  
Interest on derivative contracts with AIGFP
    27,144       19,695       54,203       34,268  
Lease revenue related to hedging of lease receipts with AIGFP
          (318 )     224       (1,480 )
Allocation of corporate costs from AIG
    1,617       3,221       5,877       3,497  
Management fees received
    (2,387 )     (2,367 )     (4,685 )     (4,660 )
Management fees paid to subsidiaries of AIG
    114       257       354       437  
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
Balance Sheet   2010     2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Asset (liability):
               
Loans payable to AIG Funding
  $ (3,938,487 )   $ (3,909,567 )
Derivative (liabilities) assets, net
    (70,831 )     186,771  
Income taxes payable to AIG
    (85,592 )     (80,924 )
Taxes benefit sharing payable to AIG
          (85,000 )
Accrued corporate costs payable to AIG
    (5,418 )     (5,298 )
Accrued interest payable to AIG
    (708 )     (672 )
K.   Commitments and Contingencies
Guarantees
    Asset Value Guarantees: We have guaranteed a portion of the residual value of 22 aircraft to financial institutions and other unrelated third parties for a fee. These guarantees expire at various dates through 2023 and generally obligate us to pay the shortfall between the fair market value and the guaranteed value of the aircraft and provide us with an option to purchase the aircraft for the

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      guaranteed value. At June 30, 2010, the maximum commitment that we would be obligated to pay under such guarantees, without any offset for the projected value of the aircraft, was approximately $530 million.
 
    Aircraft Loan Guarantees: We have guaranteed two loans collateralized by aircraft to financial institutions for a fee. The guarantees expire in 2014, when the loans mature, and obligate us to pay an amount up to the guaranteed value upon the default of the borrower, which may be offset by a portion of the underlying value of the aircraft collateral. At June 30, 2010, the guaranteed value, without any offset for the projected value of the aircraft, was approximately $25 million.
     Management regularly reviews the underlying values of the aircraft collateral to determine our exposure under these guarantees. We were recently called upon to perform under an asset value guarantee and purchased an aircraft for approximately $4 million. The next strike date for asset value guarantees is in 2011. If called upon to perform under the contracts, we would purchase three aircraft for approximately $27.8 million. We do not currently anticipate that we will be required to perform under any of the three guarantees based upon the underlying values of the aircraft collateralized.
     In addition, in October 2009, we entered into guarantee agreements to guarantee the repayment of AIG’s obligations under the FRBNY Credit Agreement up to an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding balance of our borrowings from AIG Funding. See Note F — Debt Financings.
Legal Contingencies
    Flash Airlines: We are named in lawsuits in connection with the January 3, 2004, crash of our Boeing 737-300 aircraft on lease to Flash Airlines, an Egyptian carrier. These lawsuits were filed by the families of victims on the flight and seek unspecified damages for wrongful death, costs and fees. The initial lawsuit was filed in May 2004 in California, and subsequent lawsuits were filed in California and Arkansas. All cases filed in the U.S. were dismissed on the grounds of forum non conveniens and transferred to the French Tribunal de Grande Instance civil court in either Bobigny or Paris. The Bobigny plaintiffs challenged French jurisdiction, whereupon the French civil court decided to retain jurisdiction. On appeal the Paris Court of Appeal reversed, and on appeal the French Cour de Cassation elected to defer its decision pending a trial on the merits. We believe we are adequately covered in these cases by the liability insurance policies carried by Flash Airlines and we have substantial defenses to these actions. We do not believe that the outcome of these lawsuits will have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
    Krasnoyarsk Airlines: We leased a 757-200ER aircraft to a Russian airline, KrasAir, which is now the subject of a Russian bankruptcy-like proceeding. The aircraft lease was assigned to another Russian carrier, Air Company “Atlant-Soyuz” Incorporated, which defaulted under the lease. The aircraft has been detained by the Russian customs authorities on the basis of certain alleged violations of the Russian customs code by KrasAir. While we have prevailed in court proceedings, Russian custom authorities will not provide relevant documents to permit the aircraft to be removed from Russia. We are now pursuing alternative options to resolve the situation and, as such, have performed a recoverability assessment of the fair value of the aircraft. The aircraft was deemed to be impaired and we recorded an $8.1 million impairment charge to Selling, general and administrative expenses in the three months ended June 30, 2010. The aircraft had a net book value of $19.8 million at June 30, 2010. We cannot predict what the outcome of this matter will be, but we do not believe that it will be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
    Estate of Volare Airlines: In November 2004, Volare, an Italian airline, filed for bankruptcy in Italy. Prior to Volare’s bankruptcy, we leased to Volare, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, two A320-200 aircraft and four A330-200 aircraft. In addition, we managed the lease to Volare by an

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      entity that is a related party to us of one A330-200 aircraft. In October 2009, the Volare bankruptcy receiver filed a claim in an Italian court in the amount of €29.6 million against us and our related party for the return to the Volare estate of all payments made by it to us and our related party in the year prior to Volare’s bankruptcy filing. We have engaged Italian counsel to represent us and intend to defend this matter vigorously. We cannot predict the outcome of this matter, but we do not believe that it will be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     We are also a party to various claims and litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe the outcome of any of these matters will be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
L.   Variable Interest Entities
     Our leasing and financing activities require us to use many forms of entities to achieve our business objectives and we have participated to varying degrees in the design and formation of these entities. Our involvement in VIEs varies from being a passive investor with involvement from other parties, to managing and structuring all the activities of the entity, or to being the sole shareholder and sole variable interest holder of the entity. Based on a new accounting standard described below, we only consolidate the results of VIEs for which we (i) control the activities that significantly impact the economic performance of the entity and (ii) have an obligation to absorb the losses of the entity or a right to receive benefits from the entity. Also see Note F — Debt Financings for more information on entities created for the purpose of obtaining financing.
Investment Activities
     We have variable interests in ten entities to which we previously sold aircraft. The interests include debt financings, preferential equity interests and, in some cases, providing guarantees to banks which had provided the secured senior financings to the entities. Each entity owns one aircraft. The individual financing agreements are cross-collateralized by the aircraft. In prior years, we had determined that we were the primary beneficiary of these entities due to our exposure to the majority of the risks and rewards of these entities and consolidated the entities into our condensed, consolidated financial statements. Because we did not have legal or operational control over, and did not own the assets of, nor were we directly obligated for the liabilities of these entities, we presented the assets and liabilities of the entities separately on our Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2009. Assets in the amount of $79.7 million and liabilities in the amount of $6.5 million are included in our Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2009, and net expense of $1.0 million is included in our Condensed, Consolidated Statement of Income for the period ended June 30, 2009.
     On January 1, 2010, we adopted a new accounting standard that amended the rules addressing consolidation of VIEs with an approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance and has (i) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (ii) the right to receive benefits from the entity. Upon adopting the standard, we determined that the ten entities discussed above should be deconsolidated, because we do not control the activities which significantly impact the economic performance of the entities. Accordingly, we removed assets of $79.7 million and liabilities of $6.5 million. In addition, we recorded investments in senior secured notes of $51.7 million and guarantee liabilities of $3.0 million, and we charged our beginning retained earnings of $15.9 million, net of tax, on January 1, 2010, related to our involvement with these entities.
Non-Recourse Financing Structures
     We continue to consolidate one entity in which ILFC has a variable interest that was established to obtain secured financing for the purchase of an aircraft. ILFC provided $39.0 million of subordinated financing to the entity and the entity borrowed $106.0 million from third parties, $82.0 million of which is non-recourse to ILFC. The entity owns one aircraft with a net book value of $139.6 million at June 30, 2010. We have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of this entity because we control and manage all aspects of this

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entity, including directing the activities that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance, and we absorb the majority of the risks and rewards of this entity.
     We also consolidate a wholly-owned subsidiary we created for the purpose of obtaining secured financing for an aircraft. The entity meets the definition of a VIE because it does not have sufficient equity to operate without ILFC’s subordinated financial support in the form of intercompany notes, which serve as equity even though they are legally debt instruments. This entity borrowed $55.4 million from a third party. The loan is non-recourse to ILFC and is secured by the aircraft and the lease receivables. The entity owns one aircraft with a net book value of $92.9 million at June 30, 2010. We have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of this entity because we control and manage all aspects of this entity, including directing the activities that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance, and we absorb the majority of the risks and rewards of this entity.
Wholly-Owned ECA Financing Vehicles
     We have created certain wholly-owned subsidiaries for the purpose of purchasing aircraft and obtaining financing secured by such aircraft. The secured debt is guaranteed by the European ECAs. The entities meet the definition of a VIE because they do not have sufficient equity to operate without ILFC’s subordinated financial support in the form of intercompany notes, which serve as equity even though they are legally debt instruments. We control and manage all aspects of these entities and guarantee the activities of these entities and they are therefore consolidated into our condensed, consolidated financial statements.
Other Secured Financings
     We have created a number of wholly-owned subsidiaries for the purpose of obtaining secured financings. The entities meet the definition of a VIE because they do not have sufficient equity to operate without ILFC’s subordinated financial support in the form of intercompany notes, which serve as equity even though they are legally debt instruments. One of the entities borrowed $550 million from third parties and a portfolio of 37 aircraft will be transferred from ILFC to the subsidiaries of the entity to secure the loan. We control and manage all aspects of these entities and guarantee the activities of these entities and they are therefore consolidated into our condensed, consolidated financial statements. See Note F — Debt Financings for more information on these financings.
Wholly-Owned Leasing Entities
     We have created wholly-owned subsidiaries for the purpose of facilitating aircraft leases with airlines. The entities meet the definition of a VIE because they do not have sufficient equity to operate without ILFC’s subordinated financial support in the form of intercompany notes, which serve as equity even though they are legally debt instruments. We control and manage all aspects of these entities and guarantee the activities of these entities and they are therefore consolidated into our condensed, consolidated financial statements.
M.   Subsequent Events
     On July 6, 2010, we signed an agreement to sell six aircraft to a third party for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $299 million. As of June 30, 2010, the six aircraft met the criteria to be recorded as Flight equipment held for sale and we recorded impairment charges aggregating $40.1 million and lease charges aggregating $5.9 million related to the six aircraft for the three months ended June 30, 2010. As the impairment charges were in anticipation of the ultimate sale of the aircraft, the impairment charge and related lease charges were charged to Flight equipment marketing in the period ended June 30, 2010. The aggregate net book value of the six aircraft was approximately $290.7 million at June 30, 2010, after recording the impairment charges, and is included in Flight equipment held for sale on our June 30, 2010, Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheet. Net cash proceeds from the sale will be transferred as the individual aircraft sales are consummated. The actual aggregate loss may differ from the impairment charge recorded depending on the timing of the completion of the sales of the aircraft.

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     On July 28, 2010, an aircraft owned by one of our non-restricted subsidiaries was involved in an accident that will likely result in a total loss of the aircraft. We believe that we have adequate insurance coverage and do not expect that this event will be material to our financial condition or results of operations.

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Information
     This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other publicly available documents may contain or incorporate statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements appear in a number of places in this Form 10-Q and include statements regarding, among other matters, the potential sale of us by our parent, AIG, the state of the airline industry, our access to the capital markets, our ability to restructure leases and repossess aircraft, the structure of our leases, regulatory matters pertaining to compliance with governmental regulations and other factors affecting our financial condition or results of operations. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and “should,” and variations of these words and similar expressions, are used in many cases to identify these forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results to vary materially from our future results, performance or achievements, or those of our industry, expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general industry, economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect demand for aircraft, availability and creditworthiness of current and prospective lessees, lease rates, availability and cost of financing and operating expenses, governmental actions and initiatives, and environmental and safety requirements, as well as the factors discussed under “Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors,” in this Form 10-Q. We do not intend and undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking information to reflect actual results or future events or circumstances.
Overview
     ILFC’s primary business operation is to acquire new commercial jet aircraft from aircraft manufacturers and other parties and lease those aircraft to airlines throughout the world. We also provide management services to investors and/or owners of aircraft portfolios for a management fee. In addition to our leasing activities, we sell aircraft from our leased aircraft fleet to other leasing companies, financial services companies and airlines. We have also provided asset value guarantees and a limited number of loan guarantees to buyers of aircraft, or to financial institutions, for a fee. Additionally, we remarket and sell aircraft owned, or managed, by others for a fee.
     Starting in the third quarter of 2008, worldwide economic conditions began to deteriorate significantly. The decline in economic conditions resulted in highly volatile markets, a steep decline in equity markets, less liquidity, the widening of credit spreads and several prominent financial institutions seeking governmental aid. In the first half of 2010, we began to see an improvement in these conditions and regained access to the debt markets.
Operating Results
     We reported net income of approximately $110.8 million and $47.8 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively. Our income before income taxes decreased approximately $190.0 million and $603.5 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2009. The decreases are primarily due to (i) impairment and other lease related charges taken on aircraft we have agreed to sell to generate liquidity to repay maturing debt obligations and (ii) increasing costs of borrowing.
     Since March 31, 2010, we signed agreements to sell two aircraft portfolios aggregating 59 aircraft. We reclassified 56 of the 59 aircraft from Flight equipment under operating leases into Flight equipment held for sale and completed the sale of one of those aircraft during the three months ended June 30, 2010. Due to current market conditions, we recorded impairment charges on the aircraft sold or classified as Flight equipment held for sale, and lease related charges on some of those aircraft, during the six months ended June 30, 2010. As part of our normal recurring fleet assessment, we also completed the sale of two aircraft and designated one aircraft for part-out. Additional impairment charges were recorded related to those aircraft and on one other aircraft as part of our normal recurring assessment.
     We expect most of the sales of the aircraft classified as Flight equipment held for sale to be consummated during the remainder of 2010. The remaining 55 aircraft we have contracted to sell will generate aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.1 billion. The 56 aircraft reclassified to Flight equipment held for sale generated

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aggregate quarterly lease revenue of approximately $70 million and the quarterly depreciation aggregated approximately $23 million.
     The reclassification of the aircraft from our lease fleet had the following additional impact on our operating income during the following periods:
                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2010   June 30, 2010
    (Dollars in millions)
Impairment charges taken on aircraft
  $ 53.0     $ 404.3  
Lease related charges
    5.2       89.2  
     Our cost of borrowing is increasing as we refinance our existing debt with new financing arrangements, reflecting relatively higher interest rates due to our current long-term debt ratings. Our average composite interest rate for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010, increased 0.57% and 0.33%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2009. Our average debt outstanding remained relatively constant over the three-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, and decreased slightly for the six months ended June 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. We had cash and restricted cash aggregating $3.9 billion at June 30, 2010. If we were to pay down the principal balance of certain outstanding indebtedness using the unrestricted cash of approximately $3 billion, our interest expense would decrease by approximately $37 million per quarter, using our average composite interest rate for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
     Additionally, our estimated future overhaul reimbursements increased during 2010 and we recorded additional charges to Provision for overhauls of $42.6 million and $56.7 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, to reflect the increase. As our average fleet ages, we anticipate that estimated future overhaul reimbursements will increase as well.
Our Fleet
     During the six months ended June 30 2010, we had the following activity related to Flight equipment under operating leases:
         
    Number of Aircraft
Flight equipment under operating leases at December 31, 2009
    993  
Aircraft reclassified from Net investment in finance and sales-type leases
    7  
Aircraft purchases
    5  
Aircraft sold
    (2 )
Aircraft transferred to Flight equipment held for sale
    (56 )
Aircraft designated for part-out
    (1 )
 
       
Flight equipment under operating leases at June 30, 2010
    946  
 
       
     As of June 30, 2010, we owned 946 aircraft in our leased fleet, had four additional aircraft in the fleet classified as finance and sales-type leases, and provided fleet management services for 99 aircraft. We have contracted with Airbus and Boeing to buy 115 new aircraft for delivery through 2019 with an estimated purchase price of $13.5 billion, six of which are scheduled to deliver during 2011. Currently we are also considering purchasing new aircraft from airlines and leasing them back to the airlines. We anticipate financing the purchases in part by operating cash flows and in part by incurring additional debt. We have not entered into any new purchase agreements with manufacturers during 2010.
     Of the 115 aircraft on order, 74 are 787s from Boeing with the first aircraft currently scheduled to deliver in July 2012. The contracted delivery dates were originally scheduled from January 2010 through 2017, but Boeing has experienced delays in the production of the 787s. We have signed contracts for 29 of the 74 787s on order. The leases we have signed with our customers and our purchase agreements with Boeing are both subject to cancellation

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clauses related to delays in delivery dates, though as of June 30, 2010, there have been no cancellations by any party. We are in discussions with Boeing related to revisions to the delivery schedule and potential delay compensation and penalties for which we may be eligible. Under the terms of our 787 leases, particular lessees may be entitled to share in any compensation that we receive from Boeing for late delivery of the aircraft.
Debt Financing
     We have generally financed our aircraft purchases through available cash balances, internally generated funds, including aircraft sales, and debt financings. During 2009, we were unable to issue commercial paper or unsecured debt and relied primarily on loans from AIG Funding, an affiliate of our parent, to fulfill our liquidity needs. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we regained access to the debt markets and issued approximately $4.4 billion of secured and unsecured debt. The $4.4 billion included borrowing $326.8 million under our 2004 ECA facility to finance five Airbus aircraft delivered during the second quarter of 2010 and re-finance five Airbus aircraft purchased in 2009, entering into new secured financing transactions aggregating $1.3 billion, and issuing $2.75 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes in private placements. See “Liquidity” below.
Industry Condition and Sources of Revenue
     Our revenues are principally derived from scheduled and charter airlines and companies associated with the airline industry. We derive more than 90% of our revenues from airlines outside of the United States. The airline industry is cyclical, economically sensitive, and highly competitive. Airlines and related companies are affected by fuel prices and shortages, political or economic instability, natural disasters, terrorist activities, changes in national policy, competitive pressures, labor actions, pilot shortages, insurance costs, recessions, health concerns and other political or economic events adversely affecting world or regional trading markets. Our customers’ ability to react to and cope with the volatile competitive environment in which they operate, as well as our own competitive environment, will affect our revenues and income.
     In each of April and May 2010, European air space was closed to air traffic for a number of days as a result of eruptions of an Icelandic volcano. The International Air Transport Association has estimated lost revenue for the airline industry in excess of $1.7 billion during these periods. The eruptions had no significant impact on our operating income for the three or six-month periods ended June 30, 2010.
     Recently, we have seen improvements in passenger and freight traffic, and we currently see our customers increasingly willing to extend their existing leases. This is consistent with the beginning of a financial recovery of the airline industry. However, we continue to see financial stress to varying degrees across the airline industry largely precipitated by past volatility in fuel costs, lower demand for air travel, tightening of the credit markets, and generally worsened economic conditions. This financial stress has caused a slow-down in the airline industry. We believe that the worst of this cyclical downturn has passed and that our business, and that of our customers, will improve during the second half of 2010. Nevertheless, the negative impact on our operating results through lower lease rates and increased costs associated with repossessing and redeploying aircraft will continue through 2010 and 2011. In addition, lower lease rates could possibly result in future aircraft impairment charges.
     As a result of the above described financial stress on the airline industry, one of our customers, Skyservice Airlines Inc. (“Skyservice”), operating one owned aircraft, ceased operations on March 31, 2010. At June 30, 2010, we had leased the aircraft previously leased to Skyservice to another airline. On August 2, 2010, one of our customers, Mexicana de Aviación (“Mexicana”), operating 12 of our owned aircraft, of which eight are leased from us and four are subleased from another one of our customers, filed for bankruptcy protection. At August 6, 2010, the 12 aircraft remained in the possession of Mexicana. We had three aircraft in our fleet that were not subject to a signed lease agreement or a signed letter of intent at June 30, 2010, two of which were subsequently leased.
     We typically contract to re-lease aircraft before the end of the existing lease term. For aircraft returned before the end of the lease term, we have generally been able to re-lease aircraft within two to six months of their return. In monitoring the aircraft in our fleet for impairment charges, we consider facts and circumstances, including potential sales, that would require us to modify our assumptions used in our recoverability assessments and prepare revised recoverability assessments as necessary. Further, we identify those aircraft that are most susceptible to failing the

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recoverability assessment and monitor those aircraft more closely, which may result in more frequent recoverability assessments. The recoverability of these aircraft is more sensitive to changes in contractual cash flows, future cash flow estimates and residual values. These aircraft are typically older planes that are less in demand and have lower lease rates. As of June 30, 2010, we had identified 15 aircraft as being susceptible to failing the recoverability test. These aircraft had a net book value of $333.6 million at June 30, 2010. Management believes that the carrying value of these aircraft is supported by the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by each aircraft. As a result of our recurring recoverability analysis, we recorded an $8.1 million impairment charge in Selling, general and administrative expenses on an aircraft that remained in our leased fleet for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. We recorded impairment charges of $404.3 million in Flight equipment marketing for the six months ended June 30, 2010, including $359.3 million related to 56 aircraft reclassified as Flight equipment held for sale during the period, as discussed above under Operating Results.
     There are lags between changes in market conditions and their impact on our results, as contracts signed during times of higher lease rates currently remain in effect. Therefore, the current market conditions and their potential effect may not have yet been fully reflected in our results. Additionally, management monitors all lessees that are behind in lease payments and discusses relevant operational and financial issues facing the lessees with our marketing executives in order to determine the amount of rental income to recognize for the past due amounts. Lease payments are due in advance and we generally recognize rental income only to the extent we have received payments or hold security deposits. At June 30, 2010, 14 customers operating 51 aircraft were two or more months past due on $19.9 million of lease payments relating to some of those aircraft. Of this amount, we recognized $14.7 million in rental income through June 30, 2010. In comparison, at June 30, 2009, 22 customers operating 109 aircraft were two or more months past due on $80.6 million of lease payments relating to some of those aircraft, $70.0 million of which we recognized in rental income through June 30, 2009. The decrease is primarily due to restructuring $35.1 million of past due lease payments in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $15.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010.
     Management also reviews all outstanding notes that are in arrears to determine whether we should reserve for, or write off any portion of, the notes receivable. In this process, management evaluates the collectability of each note and the value of the underlying collateral, if any, by discussing relevant operational and financial issues facing the lessees with our marketing executives. As of June 30, 2010, customers with $2.3 million carrying value of notes receivable, net of reserves, were two months or more behind on principal and interest payments totaling $4.9 million.
     Despite industry cyclicality and current financial stress, we remain optimistic about the long-term future of air transportation and, more specifically, the growing role that the leasing industry and ILFC specifically, provides in facilitating the fleet transactions necessary for the growth of commercial air transport. At June 30, 2010, we had signed leases for all of our new aircraft deliveries through the end of August 2012. Furthermore, our contractual purchase commitments for future new aircraft deliveries from 2011 to 2019 are at historic lows. For these reasons, we believe we are well positioned to manage the current cycle and to take advantage of improving market conditions.
Liquidity
     During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we regained access to debt markets, to which we had limited access throughout 2009. We issued secured and unsecured debt aggregating $4.4 billion to support our liquidity needs in excess of our operating cash flows. The $4.4 billion included borrowing $326.8 million under our 2004 ECA facility to finance five Airbus aircraft and to re-finance five Airbus aircraft purchased in 2009, entering into new secured financing transactions aggregating $1.3 billion, and issuing $2.75 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes in private placements. Of the $1.3 billion of secured financings, $501 million was restricted from use in our operations at June 30, 2010, and becomes available to us as we transfer collateral to certain subsidiaries we created to hold the aircraft serving as collateral.
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restricted until we transfer collateral, as described above. At August 5, 2010, $74.2 million of the $501 million had become available to us. See Note D of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
     At June 30, 2010, we did not have any borrowing capacity available under our revolving credit facilities and one facility with $2.0 billion outstanding is scheduled to mature in October 2010. In addition, we had minimal capacity under the permitted secured indebtedness basket contained in our public debt indentures and certain of our bank loans. At June 30, 2010, we were able to enter into secured financings for up to 12.5% of our consolidated net tangible assets, as defined in our debt agreements, which was approximately $5 billion, nearly all of which we had borrowed. On April 16, 2010, we amended our revolving bank facility originally maturing in October 2011 to, among other things, increase our capacity to enter into secured financings to up to 35% of consolidated net tangible assets upon the completion of certain collateralization requirements. Prior to the completion of the collateralization requirements, we can incur secured indebtedness in excess of the current permitted secured indebtedness basket of 12.5% of consolidated tangible net assets under certain of our bank facilities, provided that we use the net cash proceeds to prepay the obligations under our revolving credit facility maturing in October 2010 and one of our term loans maturing in 2011. Under our public debt indentures we may also be able to obtain secured financings without regard to the 12.5% consolidated net tangible assets limit in such indentures by doing so through subsidiaries that qualify as non-restricted subsidiaries under our public debt indentures.
     We anticipate that we will complete most of the sales of 55 aircraft that are classified as Flight equipment held for sale at June 30, 2010, during the remainder of 2010. The sales will generate approximately $2.1 billion in proceeds. The proceeds are receivable upon the completion of each individual sale. As of August 5, 2010, we had completed four sales generating proceeds of $108.9 million. The 56 aircraft reclassified to Flight equipment held for sale generated aggregate quarterly lease revenue of approximately $70 million. As part of our ongoing fleet strategy, we may pursue additional potential aircraft sales. In evaluating potential aircraft sales, we are balancing the need for funds with the long-term value of holding aircraft and other financing alternatives. Because the current market for aircraft is depressed due to the economic downturn and limited availability of buyer financing, any additional aircraft sales would likely also result in a realized loss. As discussed above under Operating Results, due to current market conditions, we recorded aircraft impairment losses of $404.3 million and lease related expenses of $89.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, related to disposals, or contracted future disposals, of aircraft.
     We do not have any scheduled aircraft purchases delivering during the remainder of 2010, and six new aircraft with an estimated purchase price of $247.6 million are scheduled to deliver during 2011. We plan to finance those deliveries partly by operating cash flows and partly by incurring additional debt. If we are unable to meet our aircraft purchase commitments as they become due, it could expose us to breach of contract claims by our lessees and the manufacturers, as discussed under “Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors — Liquidity Risk.
     We believe the sources of liquidity mentioned above, together with our cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to operate our business and repay our debt maturities for at least the next twelve months.
     In addition, based on our level of increased liquidity and expected future sources of funding, including future cash flows from operations, AIG now expects that we will be able to meet our existing obligations as they become due for at least the next twelve months solely from our future cash flows from operations, potential debt issuances and aircraft sales. Therefore, while AIG has acknowledged its intent to support us through February 28, 2011, at the current time AIG believes that any further extension of such support will not be necessary. We are also currently seeking financing, which could be secured or unsecured debt, to repay all or a portion of the outstanding amount of approximately $3.9 billion under our term loans from AIG Funding. See “Debt Financings—Loans from AIG Funding” below.
Our Relationship with AIG
Potential Change in Ownership
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such sale of us by AIG would require consideration of these credit arrangements. In addition, an event of default or declaration of acceleration under our bank term loans and revolving credit agreements could also result in an event of default under our other debt agreements, including the indentures governing our public debt. If AIG sells any portion of its equity interest in us, we would be required to prepay all amounts outstanding under the loans we entered into with AIG Funding on October 13, 2009, which are described below under “Debt Financings — Loans from AIG Funding.
     AIG has been dependent on transactions with the FRBNY as its primary source of liquidity, as more fully described in AIG’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010.
AIG Loan from the FRBNY
     AIG has a revolving credit facility and a guarantee and pledge agreement with the FRBNY. AIG’s obligations under the FRBNY Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain AIG subsidiaries and secured by a pledge of certain assets of AIG and its subsidiaries. We have entered into guarantee agreements under which we agreed to guarantee AIG’s repayment of the FRBNY Credit Agreement up to the aggregate outstanding loan obligations we owe to AIG Funding, which is currently $3.9 billion. See “Debt Financings—Loans from AIG Funding” below. As a subsidiary of AIG, we are also subject to covenants under the FRBNY Credit Agreement, including covenants that may, among other things, limit our ability to incur debt, encumber our assets, enter into sale-leaseback transactions, make equity or debt investments in other parties and pay distributions and dividends on our capital stock. AIG is required to repay the FRBNY Credit Agreement primarily from proceeds of sales of assets, including businesses. AIG is exploring divestiture opportunities for its non-core businesses. Although AIG has no present intention to sell us, it is considering strategic alternatives for ILFC, which may include the sale of additional aircraft portfolios to third parties.
AIG Going Concern Consideration
     In connection with the preparation of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, AIG management assessed whether AIG has the ability to continue as a going concern. Based on the U.S. government’s continuing commitment, the already completed transactions with the FRBNY, AIG management’s plans and progress made to stabilize its businesses and dispose of certain of its assets, and after consideration of the risks and uncertainties of such plans, AIG management indicated in the AIG quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010, that it believes that it will have adequate liquidity to finance and operate its businesses, execute its asset disposition plan, and repay its obligations for at least the next twelve months. It is possible that the actual outcome of one or more of AIG management’s plans could be materially different, or that one or more of AIG management’s significant judgments or estimates about the potential effects of these risks and uncertainties could prove to be materially incorrect, or that the transactions with the FRBNY discussed in AIG’s Form 10-Q fail to achieve their desired objectives. If one or more of these possible outcomes is realized and financing is not available, AIG may need additional U.S. government support to meet its obligations as they come due. If AIG is not able to continue as a going concern it will have a significant impact on our operations, including limiting our ability to issue new debt.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
     Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed, consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Periodically, we evaluate the estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue, depreciation, overhaul reserves and contingencies. The estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

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     We believe that the following critical accounting policies can have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position and financial statement disclosures, and may require subjective and complex estimates and judgments.
    Lease Revenue
 
    Initial Indirect Costs
 
    Flight Equipment Marketing
 
    Provision for Overhauls
 
    Flight Equipment
 
    Derivative Financial Instruments
 
    Fair Value Measurements
 
    Income Taxes
     For a detailed discussion on the application of these accounting policies, see “Part II — Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Also see Note C of Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements for additional clarification of our policy on the recording of gains (losses) in Flight equipment marketing.
Debt Financings
     We generally fund our operations, including aircraft purchases, through available cash balances, internally generated funds, including aircraft sales, and debt financings. We borrow funds to purchase new and used flight equipment, make progress payments during aircraft construction and pay off maturing debt obligations. These funds have in the past been borrowed principally on an unsecured basis from various sources, and include both public debt and bank facilities. During 2009, we were unable to access our traditional sources of liquidity and borrowed $3.9 billion from AIG Funding, a subsidiary of AIG.
     During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we borrowed approximately $4.4 billion and $1.6 billion was provided by operating activities. The $4.4 billion borrowed included $2.75 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes, $1.3 billion of secured financings, and $326.8 million borrowed under our 2004 ECA facility to fund Airbus aircraft purchases. At June 30, 2010, we had approximately $3 billion in cash and cash equivalents available for use in our operations and $884 million of restricted cash, $74.2 million of which subsequently became available as we fulfilled certain collateral requirements, as discussed below under Other Secured Financing Arrangements. We also have agreed to sell aircraft that will generate future cash flows of approximately $2.1 billion.
     At June 30, 2010, we were in compliance in all material respects with the covenants in our debt agreements, including our financial covenants to maintain a maximum ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated tangible net worth, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a minimum consolidated tangible net worth.

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     Our debt financing was comprised of the following at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Secured
               
ECA financings
  $ 3,051,370     $ 3,004,763  
Loans from AIG Funding
    3,938,487       3,909,567  
Bank debt (a)
    2,155,000        
Other secured financings (b)
    1,444,775       153,116  
 
           
 
    10,589,632       7,067,446  
Unsecured
               
Bonds and Medium-Term Notes
    17,435,560       16,566,099  
Bank debt
    2,464,250       5,087,750  
 
           
 
    19,899,810       21,653,849  
Total Secured and Unsecured Debt Financing
    30,489,442       28,721,295  
Less: Deferred debt discount
    (65,492 )     (9,556 )
 
           
 
    30,423,950       28,711,739  
Subordinated Debt
    1,000,000       1,000,000  
 
           
 
  $ 31,423,950     $ 29,711,739  
 
           
Selected interest rates and ratios which include the economic effect of derivative instruments:
               
Composite interest rate
    5.07 %     4.35 %
Percentage of total debt at fixed rates
    59.66 %     58.64 %
Composite interest rate on fixed rate debt
    5.96 %     5.42 %
Bank prime rate
    3.25 %     3.25 %
 
(a)   On April 16, 2010, we entered into an amendment to our revolving credit facility dated October 13, 2006. Upon effectiveness of this amendment, approximately $2.2 billion of our previously unsecured bank debt became secured by the equity interests in certain of our non-restricted subsidiaries. Those subsidiaries, upon completion of the transfer of certain aircraft into the subsidiaries, will hold a pool of aircraft with an appraised value of not less than 133% of the principal amount of the outstanding loans.
 
(b)   Includes secured financings non-recourse to ILFC of $121.7 million and $129.6 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
     The above amounts represent the anticipated settlement of our outstanding debt obligations as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Certain adjustments required to present currently outstanding hedged debt obligations have been recorded and presented separately on our Condensed, Consolidated Balance Sheet, including adjustments related to foreign currency hedging and interest rate hedging activities. We have eliminated the currency exposure arising from foreign currency denominated notes by hedging the notes through swaps. Foreign currency denominated debt is translated into US dollars using exchange rates as of each balance sheet date. The foreign exchange adjustment for the foreign currency denominated debt hedged with derivative contracts increased the balance by $56.4 million at June 30, 2010 and $391.1 million at December 31, 2009. Composite interest rates and percentages of total debt at fixed rates reflect the effect of derivative instruments. The higher composite interest rate at June 30, 2010, compared to December 31, 2009, is due to recently issued secured and unsecured debt with relatively higher interest rates due to our current long-term debt ratings. We expect our composite interest rate to increase as we refinance our existing debt with higher cost financings.
     We have created wholly-owned subsidiaries for the purpose of purchasing aircraft and obtaining financings secured by such aircraft. These entities are non-restricted subsidiaries, as defined by our public debt indentures, and meet the definition of a VIE. We have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of such VIEs and,

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accordingly, we consolidate such entities into our condensed, consolidated financial statements. See Note L of Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on VIEs.
ECA Financings
     We entered into ECA facility agreements in 1999 and 2004 through non-restricted subsidiaries. The facilities were used to fund purchases of Airbus aircraft through 2001 and June 2010, respectively. New financings are no longer available to us under either ECA facility. The loans made under the ECA facilities were used to fund a portion of each aircraft’s net purchase price. The loans are guaranteed by various European ECAs. We have collateralized the debt with pledges of the shares of wholly-owned subsidiaries that hold title to the aircraft financed under the facilities.
     In January 1999, we entered into the 1999 ECA facility to borrow up to $4.3 billion for the purchase of Airbus aircraft delivered through 2001. We used $2.8 billion of the amount available under this facility to finance purchases of 62 aircraft. Each aircraft purchased was financed by a ten-year fully amortizing loan with interest rates ranging from 5.753% to 5.898%. At June 30, 2010, 17 loans with an aggregate principal value of $72.8 million remained outstanding under the facility and the net book value of the aircraft owned by the subsidiary was $1.7 billion.
     In May 2004, we entered into the 2004 ECA facility, which was most recently amended in May 2009 to allow us to borrow up to $4.6 billion for the purchase of Airbus aircraft delivered through June 30, 2010. We used $4.3 billion of the available amount to finance purchases of 76 aircraft. Each aircraft purchased was financed by a ten-year fully amortizing loan. As of June 30, 2010, approximately $3 billion was outstanding under this facility. The interest rates on the loans outstanding under the facility are either fixed or based on LIBOR and ranged from 0.39% to 4.71% at June 30, 2010. The net book value of the related aircraft was $4.4 billion at June 30, 2010.
     Our current long-term debt ratings require us to segregate security deposits, maintenance reserves and rental payments received for aircraft with loan balances outstanding under the 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities (segregated rental payments are used to make scheduled principal and interest payments on the outstanding debt). The segregated funds are deposited into separate accounts pledged to and controlled by the security trustees of the facilities. In addition, we must register the existing individual mortgages on the aircraft funded under both the 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities in the local jurisdictions in which the respective aircraft are registered (mortgages are only required to be filed on aircraft with loan balances outstanding or otherwise as agreed in connection with the cross-collateralization as described below). At June 30, 2010, we had segregated security deposits, maintenance reserves and rental payments aggregating approximately $383 million related to aircraft funded under the 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities. The segregated amounts will fluctuate with changes in deposits, maintenance reserves and debt maturities related to the aircraft funded under the facilities.
     During the first quarter of 2010, we entered into agreements to cross-collateralize the 1999 ECA facility with the 2004 ECA facility. As part of such cross-collateralization we (i) guaranteed the obligations under the 2004 ECA facility through our subsidiary established to finance Airbus aircraft under our 1999 ECA facility; (ii) agreed to grant mortgages over certain aircraft financed under the 1999 ECA facility (including aircraft which are not currently subject to a loan under the 1999 ECA facility) and security interests over other collateral related to the aircraft financed under the 1999 ECA facility to secure the guaranty obligation; (iii) accepted a loan-to-value ratio (aggregating the loans and aircraft from the 1999 ECA facility and the 2004 ECA facility) of at least fifty percent, in order to release liens (including the cross-collateralization arrangement) on any aircraft financed under the 1999 ECA facility or other assets related to the aircraft; and (iv) agreed to allow proceeds generated from certain disposals of aircraft to be applied to obligations under both the 1999 ECA and 2004 ECA facilities.
     We also agreed to additional restrictive covenants relating to the 2004 ECA facility, restricting us from (i) paying dividends on our capital stock with the proceeds of asset sales and (ii) selling or transferring aircraft with an aggregate net book value exceeding a certain disposition amount, which is currently approximately $10.7 billion. The disposition amount will be reduced by approximately $91.4 million at the end of each calendar quarter during the effective period. The covenants are in effect from the date of the agreement until December 31, 2012. A breach of these restrictive covenants would result in a termination event for the ten loans funded subsequent to the date of

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the agreement and would make those loans, which aggregated $318.0 million at June 30, 2010, due in full at the time of such a termination event.
     In addition, if a termination event resulting in an acceleration event were to occur under the 1999 or 2004 ECA facility, we would have to segregate lease payments, maintenance reserves and security deposits received after such acceleration event occurred relating to all the aircraft subject to the 1999 ECA facility, including those aircraft no longer subject to a loan.
Loans from AIG Funding
     In March 2009, we entered into two demand note agreements aggregating $1.7 billion with AIG Funding in order to fund our liquidity needs. Interest on the notes was based on LIBOR with a floor of 3.5%. On October 13, 2009, we amended and restated the two demand note agreements, including extending the maturity dates, and entered into a new $2.0 billion credit agreement with AIG Funding. We used the proceeds from the $2.0 billion loan to repay in full our obligations under our $2.0 billion revolving credit facility that matured on October 15, 2009. On December 4, 2009, we borrowed an additional $200 million from AIG Funding to repay maturing debt. The amount was added to the principal balance of the new credit agreement. These loans, aggregating $3.9 billion, mature on September 13, 2013, and are due in full at maturity with no scheduled amortization. The loans initially bore interest at 3-month LIBOR plus a margin of 3.025%, which was subsequently increased to a margin of 6.025%, as discussed below. The funds for the loans were provided to AIG Funding by the FRBNY pursuant to the FRBNY Credit Agreement. In order to receive the FRBNY’s consent to the loans, we entered into guarantee agreements to guarantee the repayment of AIG’s obligations under the FRBNY Credit Agreement up to an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding balance of the loans from AIG Funding.
     These loans (and the related guarantees) are secured by (i) a portfolio of aircraft and all related equipment and leases, with an aggregate average appraised value as of April 26, 2010, of approximately $7.2 billion plus additional temporary collateral with an aggregate average appraised value as of April 26, 2010, of approximately $9.2 billion that will be released upon the perfection of certain security interests, as described below; (ii) any and all collection accounts into which rent, maintenance reserves, security deposits and other amounts owing are paid under the leases of the pledged aircraft; and (iii) the shares or other equity interests of certain subsidiaries of ours that may own or lease the pledged aircraft in the future. In the event the appraised value of the collateral held falls below certain levels, we will be forced either to prepay a portion of the term loans without penalty or premium, or to grant additional collateral.
     We are also required to prepay the loans, without penalty or premium, upon (i) the sale of a pledged aircraft (other than upon the sale or transfer to a co-borrower under the loans) in an amount equal to 75% of the net sale proceeds; (ii) the receipt of any hull insurance, condemnation or other proceeds in respect of any event of loss suffered by a pledged aircraft in an amount equal to 75% of the net proceeds received on account thereof; and (iii) the removal of an aircraft from the collateral pool (other than in connection with the substitution of a non-pool aircraft for such removed aircraft in accordance with the terms of the loans) in an amount equal to 75% of the most recent appraised value of such aircraft. In addition, we are required to repay the loans in full upon the occurrence of a change in control, which is defined in the loan agreements to include AIG ceasing to beneficially own 100% of our equity interests. We may voluntarily prepay the loans in part or in full at any time without penalty or premium. On April 13, 2010, we entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of 53 aircraft, some of which serve as collateral for the loans from AIG Funding, and we agreed with AIG Funding and the FRBNY not to make any prepayment of the loans in connection with the sale but to substitute alternative aircraft for the aircraft serving as collateral that are being sold. On July 6, 2010, we entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of six aircraft, all of which serve as collateral for the loans from AIG Funding, and we intend to prepay the loans in an amount equal to 75% of the net sale proceeds.
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satisfactory to the FRBNY by December 1, 2009, and as a result entered into temporary waivers and amendments which (i) will require us to transfer pledged aircraft to special purpose entities within a prescribed time period (not less than three months from the date of notice) upon request, at any time by AIG Funding (the “Transfer Mandate”) and (ii) allow us to release the temporary collateral of approximately $9.2 billion once we have completed such transfers and perfected the security interests of all such aircraft for the benefit of AIG Funding and the FRBNY. In addition, we were required to add certain aircraft leasing subsidiaries as co-obligors on the loans. Pursuant to the temporary waiver and amendment, until all perfection requirements with regard to the pledged aircraft have been satisfied, the interest rate was increased to three-month LIBOR plus a margin of 6.025%, of which 3.0% may be paid-in-kind (of which some has been added to the principal balance of the loans and some has been paid in cash). Additionally, if we do not comply with a Transfer Mandate within the prescribed time period, we will be in default under the loan agreements with AIG Funding and the interest rate may increase to three-month LIBOR with a 2.0% floor plus a margin of 9.025%. As of August 6, 2010, the FRBNY had not presented us with a Transfer Mandate. Within 30 days after our compliance with the perfection requirements for all of the pledged aircraft, including the transfer of all pledged aircraft to special purpose entities, a pool of aircraft with a 50% loan-to-value ratio will be selected by AIG Funding and the FRBNY from the pledged aircraft, and the remaining additional temporary collateral will be released. In addition, after our compliance with the perfection requirements, the interest margin of the loans will revert to 3.025%.
     We are currently seeking financing, which could be secured or unsecured debt, to repay all or a portion of the outstanding amount of approximately $3.9 billion under our term loans from AIG Funding.
Secured Bank Debt
     We have a revolving credit facility, dated October 13, 2006, under which the maximum amount available of $2.5 billion is outstanding. On April 16, 2010, we entered into an amendment to this facility with lenders holding $2.155 billion of the outstanding loans under the facility (the “Electing Lenders”). Subject to the satisfaction of the collateralization requirements discussed below, the Electing Lenders agreed to, among other things:
    Increase our permitted secured indebtedness basket under the credit facility from 12.5% to 35% of our Consolidated Tangible Net Assets, as defined in the credit agreement;
 
    Extend the scheduled maturity date of their loans totaling $2.155 billion to October 2012. The extended loans will bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.15%, plus facility fees of 0.2% on the outstanding principal balance; and
 
    Permit liens securing (i) the loans held by the Electing Lenders and (ii) certain funded term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500 million.
     The collateralization requirement provides that the $2.155 billion of loans held by Electing Lenders must be secured by a lien on the equity interests of certain of ILFC’s non-restricted subsidiaries that will own aircraft with aggregate appraised values of not less than 133% of the $2.155 billion principal amount (the “Required Collateral Amount”). We must transfer all aircraft meeting the Required Collateral Amount to the pledged subsidiaries prior to April 16, 2011. The amendment also requires, subject to our right to post cash collateral for any shortfall, that we transfer one third of the required aircraft on or prior to October 16, 2010, and an additional one third of the required aircraft on or prior to January 16, 2011. After we have transferred the required amount of aircraft to the pledged subsidiaries, the credit facility includes an ongoing requirement, tested periodically, that the appraised value of the eligible aircraft owned by the pledged subsidiaries must be equal to or greater than 100% of the Required Collateral Amount. This ongoing requirement is subject to the right to transfer additional eligible aircraft to the pledged subsidiaries or ratably prepay the loans held by the Electing Lenders. We also guarantee the loans held by the Electing Lenders through certain other subsidiaries.
     The amended facility permits us to incur liens securing certain additional secured indebtedness prior to the satisfaction of the collateralization requirement, provided we use any net cash proceeds from the additional secured indebtedness to prepay the obligations under our revolving credit facility expiring in October 2010 and one of our term loans maturing in 2011. The amended facility prohibits us from re-borrowing amounts repaid under this facility for any reason.

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     The remaining $345 million of loans held by lenders who are not party to the amendment will mature on their originally scheduled maturity date in October 2011 without any increase to the margin.
Other Secured Financing Arrangements
     In May 2009, ILFC provided $39.0 million of subordinated financing to a non-restricted subsidiary. The entity used these funds and an additional $106.0 million borrowed from third parties to purchase an aircraft, which it leases to an airline. ILFC acts as servicer of the lease for the entity. The $106.0 million loan has two tranches. The first tranche is $82.0 million, fully amortizes over the lease term, and is non-recourse to ILFC. The second tranche is $24.0 million, partially amortizes over the lease term, and is guaranteed by ILFC. Both tranches of the loan are secured by the aircraft and the lease receivables. Both tranches mature in May 2018 with interest rates based on LIBOR. At June 30, 2010, the interest rates on the $82.0 million and $24.0 million tranches were 3.504% and 5.204%, respectively. The entity entered into two interest rate cap agreements to economically hedge the related LIBOR interest rate risk in excess of 4.00%. At June 30, 2010, $95.1 million was outstanding under the two tranches and the net book value of the aircraft was $139.6 million.
     In June 2009, we borrowed $55.4 million through a non-restricted subsidiary, which owns one aircraft leased to an airline. Half of the original loan amortizes over five years and the remaining $27.7 million is due in 2014. The loan is non-recourse to ILFC and is secured by the aircraft and the lease receivables. The interest rate on the loan is fixed at 6.58%. At June 30, 2010, $49.7 million was outstanding and the net book value of the aircraft was $92.9 million.
     On March 17, 2010, we entered into a $750 million term loan agreement secured by 43 aircraft and all related equipment and leases. The aircraft had an average appraised base market value of approximately $1.3 billion, for an initial loan-to-value ratio of approximately 56%. The loan matures on March 17, 2015, and bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 4.75% with a LIBOR floor of 2.0%. The principal of the loan is payable in full at maturity with no scheduled amortization, but we can voluntarily prepay the loan at any time, subject to a 1% prepayment penalty prior to March 17, 2011. On March 17, 2010, we also entered into an additional term loan agreement of $550 million through a newly formed non-restricted subsidiary. The obligations of the subsidiary borrower are guaranteed on an unsecured basis by ILFC and on a secured basis by certain non-restricted subsidiaries of ILFC that hold title to 37 aircraft. The aircraft had an average appraised base market value of approximately $969 million, for an initial loan-to-value ratio of approximately 57%. The loan matures on March 17, 2016, and bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 5.0% with a LIBOR floor of 2.0%. The principal of the loan is payable in full at maturity with no scheduled amortization. The proceeds from this loan are restricted from use in our operations until we transfer the related collateral to the non-restricted subsidiaries. At June 30, 2010, $501 million of the proceeds remained restricted. At August 5, 2010, $74.2 million of the $501 million had become available to us. We can voluntarily prepay the loan at any time subject to a 2% prepayment penalty prior to March 17, 2011, and a 1% prepayment penalty prior to March 17, 2012. Both loans require a loan-to-value ratio of no more than 63%.
Bonds and Medium-Term Notes
     Automatic Shelf Registration: We have an effective automatic shelf registration statement filed with the SEC. As a result of our WKSI status, we have an unlimited amount of debt securities registered for sale. At June 30, 2010, we had $12.8 billion of bonds and MTNs outstanding, issued under previous registration statements, with interest rates ranging from 0.62% to 7.95%.
     Euro Medium-Term Note Programme: We have a $7.0 billion Euro Medium-Term Note Programme, under which we have $1.9 billion of Euro denominated notes outstanding. The notes mature through 2011 and bear interest based on Euribor with spreads ranging from 0.375% to 0.450%. We have hedged the notes into U.S. dollars and fixed interest rates ranging from 4.615% to 5.367%. The programme is perpetual and the principal amount of a bond becomes available for new issuances at maturity.
     Other Senior Notes: On March 22, 2010 and April 6, 2010, we issued a combined $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 8.625% senior notes due September 15, 2015, and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 8.750% senior notes due March 15, 2017, pursuant to an indenture dated as of March 22, 2010. The aggregate net

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proceeds from the issuances were approximately $2.67 billion after deducting initial purchasers’ discounts and estimated offering expenses. The notes are due in full on their scheduled maturity dates. The notes are not subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity and there are no sinking fund requirements. In connection with the note issuances, we entered into registration rights agreements obligating us to, among other things, complete a registered exchange offer to exchange the notes of each series for new registered notes of such series with substantially identical terms, or register the notes pursuant to a shelf registration statement.
     If (i) the registration statement for the exchange offer is not declared effective by the SEC by January 26, 2011, or ceases to be effective during the required effectiveness period, (ii) we are unable to consummate the exchange offer by March 22, 2011, or (iii) if applicable, the shelf registration statement has not been declared effective or ceases to be effective during the required effectiveness period, the annual interest rate on affected notes will increase by 0.25% per year for the first 90-day period during which such registration default continues. The annual interest rate on such notes will increase by an additional 0.25% per year for each subsequent 90-day period during which such registration default continues, up to a maximum additional rate of 0.50% per year. If the registration default is cured, the applicable interest rate will revert to the original level.
     The indenture governing the notes contains customary covenants that, among other things, restrict our and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to (i) incur liens on assets; (ii) declare or pay dividends or acquire or retire shares of our capital stock during certain events of default; (iii) designate restricted subsidiaries as non-restricted subsidiaries or designate non-restricted subsidiaries; (iv) make investments in or transfer assets to non-restricted subsidiaries; and (v) consolidate, merge, sell, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.
Unsecured Bank Debt
     Revolving Credit Facility: We have a $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, entered into with an original group of 35 banks, expiring in October 2010. This revolving credit facility provides for interest rates that vary according to the pricing option selected at the time of borrowing. Pricing options include a base rate, a rate ranging from 0.25% over LIBOR to 0.65% over LIBOR based upon utilization, or a rate determined by a competitive bid process with the banks. The credit facility is subject to facility fees, currently 0.2% of amounts available. We are currently paying the maximum fees under the facility. The fees are based on our current credit ratings and may decrease in the event of an upgrade to our ratings. As of June 30, 2010, the maximum amount available of $2.0 billion under our unsecured revolving credit facility was outstanding and interest was accruing at 0.90%.
     On April 16, 2010, we entered into an amendment to our revolving credit facility expiring in October 2010. The amendment permits, among other things, liens securing (i) the loans under the revolving credit facility originally expiring in October 2011 and (ii) certain other funded term loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500 million. The amendment also permits certain additional secured indebtedness in excess of the credit facility’s permitted secured indebtedness basket of 12.5% of Consolidated Tangible Net Assets (as defined in the credit agreement), provided we use any net cash proceeds from such additional secured indebtedness to prepay the obligations under the revolving credit facility expiring in October 2010 and one of our term loans maturing in 2011.
     In addition, $345 million of the outstanding loans under our revolving credit facility originally expiring in October 2011, held by lenders not party to the amendment to that facility, remain unsecured and will mature on their originally scheduled maturity date in October 2011. See “—Secured Bank Debt” above.
     Term Loans: From time to time, we enter into funded bank financing arrangements. As of June 30, 2010, approximately $119 million was outstanding under these term loan agreements, with varying maturities through December 2011. The interest rates are based on LIBOR with spreads ranging from 0.3% to 1.8%. At June 30, 2010, the interest rates ranged from 0.61% to 2.34%. In April 2010, we prepaid $410 million of our term loans with original maturity dates in 2011 and 2012. We also amended two of our remaining term loans to allow additional liens in excess of our bank facilities’ permitted secured indebtedness basket of 12.5% of Consolidated Tangible Net Assets, in certain cases subject to prepayment requirements similar to the requirements described above for our revolving credit facility due October 2010. See “Unsecured Bank Debt—Revolving Credit Facility” above. In

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connection with such amendments, we increased the interest rate spread on our $75 million term loan maturing in December 2011 by 1.5%.
Subordinated Debt
     In December 2005, we issued two tranches of subordinated debt totaling $1.0 billion. Both tranches mature on December 21, 2065, but each tranche has a different call option. The $600 million tranche has a call option date of December 21, 2010, and the $400 million tranche has a call option date of December 21, 2015. The tranche with the 2010 call option date has a fixed interest rate of 5.90% for the first five years, and the tranche with the 2015 call option date has a fixed interest rate of 6.25% for the first ten years. Each tranche has an interest rate adjustment if the call option for that tranche is not exercised. The new interest rate would be a floating rate, reset quarterly, based on the initial credit spread of 1.55% and 1.80%, respectively, plus the highest of (i) 3 month LIBOR; (ii) 10-year constant maturity treasury; and (iii) 30-year constant maturity treasury.
Commercial Paper
     Commercial Paper: We have a $6.0 billion Commercial Paper Program and we had access to the FRBNY CPFF until January 2009. As previously discussed under “Liquidity,” due to our current short-term debt ratings it is presently economically unattractive to issue new commercial paper and we cannot determine when we may issue commercial paper again. At June 30, 2010, we have no commercial paper outstanding.
Derivatives
     We employ derivative products to manage our exposure to interest rates risks and foreign currency risks. We enter into derivative transactions only to economically hedge interest rate risk and currency risk and not to speculate on interest rates or currency fluctuations. These derivative products include interest rate swap agreements, foreign currency swap agreements and interest rate cap agreements. At June 30, 2010, all our interest rate swap and foreign currency swap agreements were designated as and accounted for as cash flow hedges and we had not designated our interest rate cap agreements as hedges.
     When interest rate and foreign currency swaps are effective as cash flow hedges, they offset the variability of expected future cash flows, both economically and for financial reporting purposes. We have historically used such instruments to effectively mitigate foreign currency and interest rate risks. The effect of our ability to apply hedge accounting for the swap agreements is that changes in their fair values are recorded in OCI instead of in earnings for each reporting period. As a result, reported net income will not be directly influenced by changes in interest rates and currency rates.
     The counterparty to our interest rate swaps and foreign currency swaps is AIGFP, a non-subsidiary affiliate. The swap agreements are subject to a bilateral security agreement and a master netting agreement, which would allow the netting of derivative assets and liabilities in the case of default under any one contract. Failure of the counterparty to perform under the derivative contracts would have a material impact on our results of operations and cash flows. The counterparty to our interest rate cap agreements is an independent third party with whom we do not have a master netting agreement.
Credit Ratings
     Our current long-term debt ratings impose the following restrictions under our 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities: (i) we must segregate all security deposits, maintenance reserves and rental payments related to the aircraft financed under our 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities into separate accounts controlled by the security trustees (segregated rental payments are used to make scheduled principal and interest payments on the outstanding debt) and (ii) we must file individual mortgages on the aircraft funded under both the1999 and 2004 ECA facilities in the local jurisdictions in which the respective aircraft are registered.
     While a ratings downgrade does not result in a default under any of our debt agreements, it would adversely affect our ability to issue unsecured debt, obtain new financing arrangements or renew existing arrangements, and would increase the cost of such financing arrangements.

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     The following table summarizes our current ratings by Fitch, Moody’s and S&P, the nationally recognized rating agencies:
Unsecured Debt Ratings
                 
                Date of Last
Rating Agency   Long-term Debt   Corporate Rating   Outlook   Ratings Action
 
               
Fitch   BB   BB   Evolving   April 30, 2010
Moody’s   B1   Not Rated   Negative   December 18, 2009
S&P   BB+   BBB-   Negative   January 25, 2010
Secured Debt Ratings
         
    $750 Million   $550 Million
Rating Agency   Term Loan   Term Loan
         
Fitch   BBB-   BB
Moody’s   Ba2   Ba3
S&P   BBB   BBB-
     These credit ratings may be changed, suspended or withdrawn at any time by the rating agencies as a result of various circumstances including changes in, or unavailability of, information.

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Existing Commitments
     The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at June 30, 2010:
                                                         
    Commitments Due by Fiscal Year
    Total   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   Thereafter
    (Dollars in thousands)
Bonds and medium-term notes
  $ 17,435,560     $ 2,143,282     $ 4,379,105     $ 3,570,786     $ 3,541,361     $ 1,040,482     $ 2,760,544  
Unsecured Bank Loans
    2,464,250       2,044,250       420,000                          
Secured Bank Loans
    2,155,000                   2,155,000                    
ECA Financings
    3,051,370       258,216       458,007       428,960       428,960       423,863       1,053,364  
Other Secured Financings
    1,444,775       6,588       13,901       14,878       15,963       36,716       1,356,729  
Loans from AIG Funding
    3,938,487                         3,938,487              
Subordinated Debt
    1,000,000                                     1,000,000  
Interest Payments on Debt Outstanding (a)(b)(c)
    8,246,245       823,020       1,359,429       1,086,916       828,988       488,189       3,659,703  
Operating Leases (d)(e)
    65,580       5,792       11,968       12,448       12,947       13,362       9,063  
Pension Obligations (f)
    8,483       1,268       1,319       1,370       1,431       1,512       1,583  
Purchase Commitments
    13,502,100             247,600       639,400       1,103,000       1,822,700       9,689,400  
     
Total
  $ 53,311,850     $ 5,282,416     $ 6,891,329     $ 7,909,758     $ 9,871,137     $ 3,826,824     $ 19,530,386  
     
Contingent Commitments
                                                         
    Contingency Expiration by Fiscal Year
    Total   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   Thereafter
    (Dollars in thousands)
AVGs (g)
  $ 554,524     $  —     $ 27,842     $ 78,950     $ 96,003     $ 39,115     $ 312,614  
     
Total (h)
  $ 554,524     $  —     $ 27,842     $ 78,950     $ 96,003     $ 39,115     $ 312,614  
     
 
(a)   Includes interest on loans from AIG Funding.
 
(b)   Future interest payments on floating rate debt are estimated using floating interest rates in effect at June 30, 2010.
 
(c)   Includes the effect of interest rate and foreign currency derivative instruments.
 
(d)   Excludes fully defeased aircraft sale-lease back transactions.
 
(e)   Minimum rentals have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $7.2 million receivable in the future under non-cancellable subleases.
 
(f)   Our pension obligations are part of intercompany expenses, which AIG allocates to us on an annual basis. The amount is an estimate of such allocation. The column “2010” consists of total estimated allocations for 2010 and the column “Thereafter” consists of the 2015 estimated allocation. The amount allocated has not been material to date.
 
(g)   From time to time, we participate with airlines, banks and other financial institutions in the financing of aircraft by providing asset guarantees, put options or loan guarantees collateralized by aircraft. As a result, should we be called upon to fulfill our obligations, we would have recourse to the value of the underlying aircraft.
 
(h)   Excluded from total contingent commitments are $196.5 million of uncertain tax liabilities. The future cash flows to these liabilities are uncertain and we are unable to make reasonable estimates of the outflows.

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Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements
     We have not established any unconsolidated entities for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or for other contractually narrow or limited purposes. We have, however, from time to time established subsidiaries, entered into joint ventures or created other partnership arrangements or trusts with the limited purpose of leasing aircraft or facilitating borrowing arrangements. See Note L of Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding our involvement with VIEs.
Results of Operations
Income before Income Taxes for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 Versus 2009
     We reported income before income taxes of approximately $174.4 million and $75.7 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010, representing decreases of approximately $190.0 million and $603.6 million, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2009. The decreases were primarily due to the following factors:
    To generate liquidity to repay maturing debt obligations, at April 13, 2010, and July 6, 2010, we contracted to sell two portfolios aggregating 59 aircraft. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, we transferred 56 aircraft from our leased fleet to Flight equipment held for sale and completed the sale of one of those aircraft. As part of our normal recurring fleet assessment, we also completed the sale of two other aircraft and designated another aircraft for part-out. Due to current market conditions we recorded impairment charges on the aircraft sold or classified as Flight equipment held for sale. We also recorded lease related charges related to some of those aircraft.
 
    Our cost of borrowing for new financings is increasing due to our current long-term debt ratings, which affects our composite interest rates. Our average composite interest rate for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010, increased 0.57% and 0.33%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2009.
 
    Our estimated future overhaul reimbursements increased and we recorded related charges to Provision for overhauls for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
          See below for a more detailed discussion of the effects of each item affecting income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, as compared with the same periods in 2009.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 Versus 2009
     Revenues from rentals of flight equipment decreased 0.5% to $1,291.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, from $1,298.9 million for the same period in 2009. The number of aircraft in our fleet decreased to 946 at June 30, 2010, compared to 992 at June 30, 2009, primarily due to reclassification of 56 aircraft to Flight equipment held for sale. Revenues from rentals of flight equipment decreased by (i) $48.8 million because we did not record lease revenue related to 50 of the aircraft classified as Flight equipment held for sale after April 13, 2010, because the rentals will be paid to the purchaser upon the aircraft’s delivery; (ii) $11.2 million due to a decrease in lease rates on aircraft in our fleet during both periods, that were re-leased or had lease rates change between the two periods; and (iii) $6.2 million due to a decrease related to aircraft in service during the three months ended June 30, 2009, and sold prior to June 30, 2010. These revenue decreases were partly offset by increases of (i) $30.7 million due to the addition of new aircraft to our fleet after June 30, 2009, and aircraft in our fleet as of June 30, 2009, that earned revenue for a greater number of days during the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, than during the same period in 2009; (ii) $14.2 million due to an increase in the number of leases containing overhaul provisions and an increase in the aggregate hours flown on which we collect overhaul revenue; and (iii) $14.2 million due to fewer aircraft in transition between lessees and a decrease in repossessions of aircraft during the period.

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     Three aircraft in our fleet were not subject to a signed lease agreement or a signed letter of intent at June 30, 2010, two of which were subsequently leased.
     In addition to our leasing operations, we engage in the marketing of our flight equipment throughout the lease term, as well as the sale of third party owned flight equipment and other marketing services on a principal and commission basis. We incurred a loss of $56.5 million from flight equipment marketing for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to revenue of $9.3 million for the same period in 2009. The loss was primarily due to impairment and lease related charges related to aircraft reclassified to Flight equipment held for sale during the three months ended June 30, 2010. To generate liquidity to repay maturing obligations, on July 6, 2010, we entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of six aircraft. We recorded impairment losses aggregating $40.1 million and lease related charges of $5.9 million related to the portfolio during the three months ended June 30, 2010. In addition, as part of our normal recurring fleet assessment, we recorded an impairment charge of $12.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, related to an aircraft designated for part-out. Flight equipment marketing revenue of $9.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, was primarily generated from the sale of two aircraft. See Note C of Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements.
     Interest and other revenue decreased to $8.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $22.0 million for the same period in 2009 due to (i) a $7.0 million increase in foreign exchange loss, net of gains; (ii) a $5.4 million decrease in other revenue due to proceeds received in the three month period ended June 30, 2009, related to a loss of an aircraft, with no such proceeds received in the three months ended June 30, 2010; (iii) a $3.1 million decrease in revenues from VIEs, which we consolidated into our 2009 income statement and deconsolidated January 1, 2010, as a result of our adoption of new accounting guidance; and (iv) a $1.3 million decrease in forfeitures of security deposits due to lessees’ non-performance under leases. These decreases were partially offset by (i) an increase in interest and dividend revenue of $2.7 million driven by an increase in our notes receivable balance and (ii) other minor fluctuations aggregating $0.9 million.
     Interest expense increased to $407.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $353.2 million for the same period in 2009 due to a 0.57% increase in our average composite interest rate and an increase in average debt outstanding (excluding the effect of debt discount and foreign exchange adjustments) to $32.0 billion during the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $31.8 billion during the same period in 2009.
     Our composite borrowing rates in the second quarters of 2010 and 2009, which include the effect of derivatives, were as follows:
                         
                    Increase
    2010   2009   (Decrease)
Beginning of Quarter
    4.69 %     4.37 %     0.32 %
End of Quarter
    5.07 %     4.25 %     0.82 %
Average
    4.88 %     4.31 %     0.57 %
     We recorded a charge of $4.8 million and income of $6.4 million related to derivatives for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, primarily related to ineffectiveness of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges. (See Note G of Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements.)
     Depreciation of flight equipment decreased 2.7% to $475.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $488.8 million for the same period in 2009, due to a decrease in the cost of our fleet from $44.5 billion at June 30, 2009 to $40.8 billion at June 30, 2010. The decrease is primarily due to the reclassification of 50 aircraft to Flight equipment held for sale, which were not depreciated after April 13, 2010.

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     Provision for overhauls increased to $127.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $74.1 million for the same period in 2009 primarily due to a $42.6 million charge recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2010, to reflect an increase in our estimated future reimbursements. We collect overhaul revenue on the aggregate number of hours flown and an increase in hours flown result in an increase in the estimated future reimbursements.
     Flight equipment rent expense relates to two sale-leaseback transactions.
     Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $49.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $51.6 million for the same period in 2009 due to (i) a $5.0 million decrease in Salaries and employee related expenses driven primarily by performance incentive and retention bonuses awarded in the prior year which did not recur in the current period; (ii) a decrease in aircraft related operating expenses of $5.0 million resulting from the reduction in the number of aircraft included in our leased fleet; and (iii) $4.1 million decrease in expenses from VIEs, which we consolidated into our 2009 income statement and deconsolidated January 1, 2010, as a result of our adoption of new accounting guidance. These decreases were partially offset by (i) an $8.1 million impairment charge for an aircraft subject to ongoing litigation with a foreign customs authority and (ii) a $3.5 million charge to record spare parts inventory to its fair value.
     Our effective tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, increased slightly to 36.5% from 35.0% for the same period in 2009. Our effective tax rate continues to be impacted by minor permanent items and interest accrued on uncertain tax positions and prior period audit adjustments. Our reserve for uncertain tax positions increased by $18.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009 due to the continued uncertainty of tax benefits related to the Foreign Sales Corporation and Extraterritorial Income regimes, the benefits of which, if realized, would have a significant impact on our effective tax rate.
     Other comprehensive income was $24.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to a loss of $28.2 million for the same period in 2009. This change was primarily due to changes in the market value on derivatives qualifying for and designated as cash flow hedges, which includes other comprehensive income of $25.2 million and a charge of $62.6 million relating to CVA and MVA for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 Versus 2009
     Revenues from rentals of flight equipment increased slightly to $2,616.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, from $2,560.3 million for the same period in 2009. The number of aircraft in our fleet decreased to 946 at June 30, 2010, compared to 992 at June 30, 2009, primarily due to reclassification of 56 aircraft to Flight equipment held for sale. Revenues from rentals of flight equipment increased by (i) $85.3 million due to the addition of new aircraft to our fleet after June 30, 2009, and aircraft in our fleet as of June 30, 2009, that earned revenue for a greater number of days during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, than during the same period in 2009; (ii) $36.1 million due to an increase in the number of leases containing overhaul provisions and an increase in the aggregate hours flown on which we collect overhaul revenue; and (iii) $4.4 million due to fewer aircraft in transition between lessees and a decrease in repossessions of aircraft during the period. These revenue increases were partially offset by decreases of (i) $38.9 million because we did not record lease revenue related to 50 of the aircraft classified as Flight equipment held for sale after April 13, 2010, because the rentals will be paid to the purchaser upon the aircraft’s delivery; (ii ) $20.2 million due to lower lease rates on aircraft in our fleet during both periods, that were re-leased or had lease rates change between the two periods; and (iii) $10.5 million related to aircraft in service during the six months ended June 30, 2009, and sold prior to June 30, 2010.
     Three aircraft in our fleet were not subject to a signed lease agreement or a signed letter of intent at June 30, 2010, two of which were subsequently leased.
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commission basis. We incurred a loss of $492.6 million from flight equipment marketing for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to revenue of $3.1 million for the same period in 2009. To generate liquidity to repay maturing obligations, since April 1, 2010, we have entered into agreements to sell two portfolios aggregating 59 aircraft. We have recorded impairment losses aggregating $359.3 million and lease related charges of $75.6 million related to the portfolios during the six months ended June 30, 2010.
     Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2010, as part of our normal recurring fleet assessment, we sold two aircraft to a third party and designated one aircraft for part-out. We recorded impairment losses aggregating $45.0 million and lease related expenses of $13.5 million related to the three aircraft during the six months ended June 30, 2010. In comparison, we sold two aircraft to third parties during the six months ended June 30, 2009, and recorded an impairment charge of $7.5 million related an aircraft that was reclassified to held-for sale. See Note C of Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements.
     Interest and other revenue decreased to $21.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $37.3 million for the same period in 2009 due to (i) a $6.8 million decrease in revenues from VIEs, which we consolidated into our 2009 income statement and deconsolidated January 1, 2010, as a result of our adoption of new accounting guidance; (ii) a $6.8 increase in foreign exchange losses, net of gains; and (iii) a $5.4 million decrease in other revenue due to proceeds related to the loss of an aircraft received in the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, with no such proceeds received in the six months ended June 30, 2010. These decreases were partially offset by (i) a $2.3 million increase in interest and dividend revenue; (ii) a $1.1 million increase in forfeitures of security deposits due to lessees’ non-performance under leases; and (iii) other minor fluctuations aggregating an increase of $0.1 million.
     Interest expense increased to $742.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $708.6 million for the same period in 2009 due to a 0.33% increase in our average composite interest rate, partially offset by a decrease in average debt outstanding (excluding the effect of debt discount and foreign exchange adjustments) to $30.6 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $32.1 billion during the same period in 2009.
     Our composite borrowing rates in the first six months of 2010 and 2009, which include the effect of derivatives, were as follows:
                         
                    Increase
    2010   2009   (Decrease)
Beginning of six months
    4.35 %     4.51 %     (0.16 )%
End of six months
    5.07 %     4.25 %     0.82 %
Average
    4.71 %     4.38 %     0.33 %
     We recorded a charge of $44.8 million and income of $4.3 million related to derivatives for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The charge primarily consisted of losses on matured swaps aggregating $15.4 million and ineffectiveness on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges aggregating $25.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. (See Note G of Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements.)
     Depreciation of flight equipment remained relatively constant at $965.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $960.9 million for the same period in 2009. Depreciation expense increased due to an increase in the average cost of the fleet generated by aircraft purchases, which was partially offset by 50 aircraft being reclassified as Flight equipment held for sale and not depreciated after April 13, 2010.
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a $56.7 million charge; (ii) an increase in the number of leases with overhaul provisions; and (iii) an increase in the aggregate number of hours flown. We collect overhaul revenue on the aggregate number of hours flown and an increase in hours flown result in an increase in the estimated future reimbursements.
     Flight equipment rent expense relates to two sale-leaseback transactions.
     Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $84.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $103.9 million for the same period in 2009 due to (i) a $18.4 million decrease in Salaries and employee related expenses, driven primarily by performance incentive and retention bonuses awarded in the prior year which did not recur in the current period; (ii) a $10.1 million decrease in aircraft operating expenses stemming from a reduction in the size of our leased fleet; and (iii) an $8.7 million decrease in expenses from VIEs, which we consolidated into our 2009 income statement and deconsolidated January 1, 2010, as a result of our adoption of new accounting guidance. These decreases were partially offset by (i) an $8.1 million impairment charge for an aircraft subject to ongoing litigation with a foreign customs authority; (ii) a $4.6 million increase in write-off of notes receivable; (iii) a $3.5 million impairment charge to record spare parts inventory to its fair value; and (iv) other minor fluctuations aggregating an increase of $1.9 million.
     Our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2010, increased slightly to 36.9% from 35.2% for the same period in 2009. Our effective tax rate continues to be impacted by minor permanent items and interest accrued on uncertain tax positions and prior period audit adjustments. Our reserve for uncertain tax positions increased by $30.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009, due to the continued uncertainty of tax benefits related to the Foreign Sales Corporation and Extraterritorial Income regimes, the benefits of which, if realized, would have a significant impact on our effective tax rate.
     Other comprehensive income was $74.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to a loss of $10.1 million for the same period in 2009. This change was primarily due to changes in the market value on derivatives qualifying for and designated as cash flow hedges, which includes other comprehensive income of $47.2 million and a charge of $60.4 million relating to CVA and MVA for the six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Value at Risk
     Measuring potential losses in fair values is performed through the application of various statistical techniques. One such technique is VaR, a summary statistical measure that uses historical interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and equity prices and which estimates the volatility and correlation of these rates and prices to calculate the maximum loss that could occur over a defined period of time given a certain probability.
     Management believes that statistical models alone do not provide a sufficient method of monitoring and controlling market risk. While VaR models are relatively sophisticated, the quantitative market risk information generated is limited by the assumptions and parameters established in creating the related models. Therefore, such models are tools and do not substitute for the experience or judgment of senior management.
     We are exposed to market risk and the risk of loss of fair value and possible liquidity strain resulting from adverse fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange prices. We statistically measure the loss of fair value through the application of a VaR model on a quarterly basis. In this analysis, our net fair value is determined using the financial instrument and other assets. This analysis also includes tax adjusted future flight equipment lease revenues and financial instrument liabilities, which includes future servicing of current debt. The estimated impact of current derivative positions is also taken into account.
     We calculate the VaR with respect to the net fair value by using historical scenarios. This methodology entails re-pricing all assets and liabilities under explicit changes in market rates within a specific historical time period. In this case, the most recent three years of historical information for interest rates and foreign exchange rates were used to construct the historical scenarios at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. For each scenario, each financial instrument is re-priced. Scenario values for us are then calculated by netting the values of all the underlying assets and liabilities. The final VaR number represents the maximum adverse deviation in net fair value incurred under these scenarios over a one-month period with 95% confidence (i.e. only 5% of historical scenarios show losses greater than the VaR figure). A one month holding period is assumed in computing the VaR figure. The table below presents the average, high and low VaRs on a combined basis and of each component of market risk for us for the periods ended June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Total VaR for ILFC increased from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the second quarter of 2010 due to an increase in interest rates and an increase in volatility of interest rates.
                                                 
    ILFC Market Risk
    At   At
    June 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
    (Dollars in millions)
    Average   High   Low   Average   High   Low
Combined
  $ 56.2     $ 106.1     $ 20.0     $ 46.5     $ 80.0     $ 35.9  
Interest Rate
    56.2       106.1       20.0       46.6       80.0       36.2  
Currency
    0.1       0.3             0.3       0.7       0.1  

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ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(A)   Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
     We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “Certifying Officers”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, including the Certifying Officers, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
     We have evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Certifying Officers, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a — 15(e) and 15d — 15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of June 30, 2010. Based on that evaluation, our Certifying Officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level at June 30, 2010.
(B)   Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
     There has been a change in our Certifying Officers. On May 18, 2010, Henri Courpron was named Chief Executive Officer and is signing this Form 10-Q as the Principal Executive Officer. Alan H. Lund, formerly our interim President and Chief Executive Officer, remains as Vice Chairman and President.
     Other than the changes discussed in the previous paragraph, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2010, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     Flash Airlines: We are named in lawsuits in connection with the January 3, 2004, crash of our Boeing 737-300 aircraft on lease to Flash Airlines, an Egyptian carrier. These lawsuits were filed by the families of victims on the flight and seek unspecified damages for wrongful death, costs and fees. The initial lawsuit was filed in May 2004 in California, and subsequent lawsuits were filed in California and Arkansas. All cases filed in the U.S. were dismissed on the grounds of forum non conveniens and transferred to the French Tribunal de Grande Instance civil court in either Bobigny or Paris. The Bobigny plaintiffs challenged French jurisdiction, whereupon the French civil court decided to retain jurisdiction. On appeal the Paris Court of Appeal reversed, and on appeal the French Cour de Cassation elected to defer its decision pending a trial on the merits. We believe we are adequately covered in these cases by the liability insurance policies carried by Flash Airlines and we have substantial defenses to these actions. We do not believe that the outcome of these lawsuits will have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
     Krasnoyarsk Airlines: We leased a 757-200ER aircraft to a Russian airline, KrasAir, which is now the subject of a Russian bankruptcy-like proceeding. The aircraft lease was assigned to another Russian carrier, Air Company “Atlant-Soyuz” Incorporated, which defaulted under the lease. The aircraft has been detained by the Russian customs authorities on the basis of certain alleged violations of the Russian customs code by KrasAir. While we have prevailed in court proceedings, Russian custom authorities will not provide relevant documents to permit the aircraft to be removed from Russia. We are now pursuing alternative options to resolve the situation and, as such, have performed a recoverability assessment of the fair value of the aircraft. The aircraft was deemed to be impaired and we recorded an $8.1 million impairment charge to Selling, general and administrative expenses in the three months ended June 30, 2010. The aircraft had a net book value of $19.8 million at June 30, 2010. We cannot predict what the outcome of this matter will be, but we do not believe that it will be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     Estate of Volare Airlines: In November 2004, Volare, an Italian airline, filed for bankruptcy in Italy. Prior to Volare’s bankruptcy, we leased to Volare, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, two A320-200 aircraft and four A330-200 aircraft. In addition, we managed the lease to Volare by an entity that is a related party to us of one A330-200 aircraft. In October 2009, the Volare bankruptcy receiver filed a claim in an Italian court in the amount of €29.6 million against us and our related party for the return to the Volare estate of all payments made by it to us and our related party in the year prior to Volare’s bankruptcy filing. We have engaged Italian counsel to represent us and intend to defend this matter vigorously. We cannot predict the outcome of this matter, but we do not believe that it will be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     We are also a party to various claims and litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe the outcome of any of these matters will be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
     Our business is subject to numerous significant risks and uncertainties as described below. Many of these risks are interrelated and occur under similar business and economic conditions, and the occurrence of certain of them may in turn cause the emergence, or exacerbate the effect, of others. Such a combination could materially increase the severity of the impact on us.
Capital Structure Risk
     The aircraft leasing business is capital intensive and we have a substantial amount of indebtedness, which requires significant interest and principal payments. As of June 30, 2010, we had approximately $31.5 billion in principal amount of indebtedness outstanding.

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     Our substantial level of indebtedness could have important consequences to holders of our debt, including the following:
    making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our indebtedness;
 
    requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing funds available for other purposes, including acquiring new aircraft and exploring business opportunities;
 
    increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions;
 
    limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry; and
 
    limiting our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance our existing indebtedness.
Liquidity Risk
     We will require a significant amount of cash to service our indebtedness and make planned capital expenditures and we may not have adequate capital resources to meet our obligations as they become due.
     We have generally financed our aircraft purchases through available cash balances, internally generated funds, including aircraft sales and debt financings. During 2009, we were unable to issue commercial paper or unsecured debt and relied primarily on loans from AIG Funding, an affiliate of our parent, to fulfill our liquidity needs. The loans are secured by a portfolio of aircraft and other assets related to the pledged aircraft. In the first half of 2010, we regained access to debt markets, to which we had limited access throughout 2009, and issued secured and unsecured debt aggregating approximately $4.4 billion to support our liquidity needs in excess of our operating cash flows. The $4.4 billion included borrowing $326.8 million under our 2004 ECA facility to finance five Airbus aircraft and to re-finance five Airbus aircraft purchased in 2009, entering into new secured financing transactions aggregating $1.3 billion, and issuing $2.75 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes in private placements. Of the $1.3 billion of secured financings, $501 million was restricted from use in our operations at June 30, 2010, and becomes available to us as we transfer collateral to certain subsidiaries we created to hold the aircraft serving as collateral. At August 5, 2010, $74.2 million of the $501 million had become available to us.
     At June 30, 2010, the maximum amount available under our revolving credit facilities was outstanding. At June 30, 2010, we had approximately $3.9 billion of cash and cash equivalents, $383 million of which was restricted under our ECA facilities and $501 million of which becomes available to us as we transfer collateral, as described above. See Note D of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
     Under our existing public debt indentures and certain of our bank loans, as of June 30, 2010, we and our subsidiaries were restricted from incurring secured indebtedness in excess of 12.5% of consolidated net tangible assets, as defined in our debt agreements. At June 30, 2010, we had minimal capacity under this limit, which was approximately $5 billion. On April 16, 2010, subject to the completion of certain collateralization requirements, we amended our bank facilities to increase our capacity to enter into secured financings up to 35% of consolidated net tangible assets, as defined in the debt agreements, currently approximately $15 billion, provided that we must use the proceeds from certain additional secured indebtedness to prepay the obligations under our revolving credit facility due in October 2010 and one of our term loans maturing in 2011. Prior to the completion of the collateralization requirements, we can incur secured indebtedness in excess of the 12.5% limit under our bank facilities, provided we use the proceeds to prepay the obligations under our revolving credit facility due in October 2010 and one of our term loans maturing in 2011. Under our indentures we may, subject to receipt of any required consents under the FRBNY Credit Agreement and our bank facilities and term loans, be able to obtain secured financings without regard to the 12.5% consolidated net tangible asset limit referred to above (but subject to certain other limitations) by doing so through subsidiaries that qualify as non-restricted under our public debt indentures.

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     In the six months ended June 30, 2010, we agreed to sell 59 aircraft. One sale was completed during the period and 55 of the aircraft were classified as Flight equipment held for sale. Proceeds from the sales will aggregate approximately $2.1 billion. The proceeds are receivable upon the completion of each individual sale, and we expect most of the sales to be consummated during the remainder of 2010. As of August 5, 2010, we had completed four sales generating proceeds of $108.9 million.
     We are currently pursuing additional potential aircraft sales and we have presented proposed portfolios to potential buyers. In evaluating these potential sales, we are balancing the need for funds with the long-term value of holding aircraft and long-term prospects for us. Significant uncertainties exist as to the aircraft comprising any actual sale portfolio, the sale price of any such portfolio, and whether we could reach an agreement with terms acceptable to all parties. Furthermore, if an agreement is reached, the transaction would have to be approved by the FRBNY. Therefore, we cannot predict whether an additional sale of aircraft will occur. Because the current market for aircraft is depressed due to the economic downturn and limited availability of buyer financing, a sale would likely result in a realized loss. Based on the range of potential aircraft portfolio sales currently being explored, the potential for impairment or realized loss could be material to the results of operations for an individual period. The amount of potential loss would be dependent upon the specific aircraft sold, the sale price, the sale date and any other sale contingencies.
     We have no new aircraft scheduled to deliver during the remainder of 2010 and six new aircraft are scheduled to deliver during 2011. We expect to finance the aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2011 partly from cash generated from operations and partly by incurring additional debt.
     There is no guarantee that we will continue to have access to the secured or unsecured debt markets in the future or that we will be able to sell additional aircraft. We believe that our cash on hand, cash flows generated from operations, which include aircraft sales, together with the cash generated from the above-mentioned financing arrangements are sufficient for us to operate our business and repay our maturing debt obligations for the next twelve months. If we are unable to raise sufficient cash from these strategies, we may be unable to meet our debt obligations as they become due. Further, we may not be able to meet our aircraft purchase commitments as they become due, which could expose us to breach of contract claims by our lessees and manufacturers.
     In addition, based on our level of increased liquidity and expected future sources of funding, including future cash flows from operations, AIG now expects that we will be able to meet our existing obligations as they become due for at least the next twelve months solely from our own future cash flows. Therefore, while AIG has acknowledged its intent to support us through February 28, 2011, at the current time AIG believes that any further extension of such support will not be necessary. We are also currently seeking financing, which could be secured or unsecured debt, to repay all or a portion of the outstanding amount of approximately $3.9 billion under our term loans from AIG Funding.
Borrowing Risks
     Credit Ratings Downgrade Risk Our ability to access debt markets and other financing sources is, in part, dependent on our credit ratings. In addition to affecting the availability of financing, credit ratings also directly affect our cost of financing. Since September 2008, we have experienced multiple downgrades in our credit ratings by the three major nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. These credit rating downgrades, combined with externally generated volatility, have limited our ability to access debt markets and resulted in unattractive funding costs.
     Additionally, our current long-term debt ratings impose the following restrictions under our 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities: (i) we must segregate all security deposits, maintenance reserves and rental payments related to the aircraft financed under our 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities into separate accounts controlled by the security trustees (segregated rental payments are used to make scheduled principal and interest payments on the outstanding debt) and (ii) we must file individual mortgages on the aircraft funded under both the1999 and 2004 ECA facilities in the local jurisdictions in which the respective aircraft are registered. At June 30, 2010, we had segregated security

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deposits, maintenance reserves and rental payments aggregating approximately $383 million related to aircraft funded under the 1999 and 2004 ECA facilities.
     Further ratings downgrades could increase our borrowing costs and further limit our access to the unsecured debt markets.
     Interest Rate Risk We are impacted by fluctuations in interest rates. Our lease rates are generally fixed over the life of the lease. Changes, both increases and decreases, in our cost of borrowing, as reflected in our composite interest rate, directly impact our net income. We manage the interest rate volatility and uncertainty by maintaining a balance between fixed and floating rate debt, through derivative instruments and through matching debt maturities with lease maturities.
     Our cost of borrowing for new financings is increasing due to our long-term debt ratings. The interest rates that we obtain on our debt financing are a result of several components, including credit spreads, swap spreads, duration and new issue premiums. These are all in addition to the underlying Treasury or LIBOR rates, as applicable. Volatility in our perceived risk of default, our parent’s risk of default or in a market sector’s risk of default all have an impact on our cost of funds. A one percent increase in our composite interest rate at June 30, 2010, would have increased our interest expense by approximately $300 million annually, which would put downward pressure on our operating margins.
Restrictive Covenants on Our Operations
     The agreements governing certain of our indebtedness contain covenants that restrict, among other things, our ability to:
    incur debt;
 
    encumber our assets;
 
    dispose of certain assets;
 
    consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;
 
    enter into sale-leaseback transactions;
 
    make equity or debt investments in other parties;
 
    enter into transactions with affiliates;
 
    make capital expenditures;
 
    designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries; and
 
    pay dividends and distributions.
     These covenants may affect our ability to operate and finance our business as we deem appropriate.
Relationship with AIG
     AIG as Our Parent Company — We are an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG. Although neither AIG nor any of its subsidiaries is a co-obligor or guarantor of our debt securities, circumstances affecting AIG have an impact on us and we can give no assurance how further changes in circumstances related to AIG may impact us.
     AIG as Our Counterparty of Derivatives — AIGFP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG with an explicit guarantee from AIG, is the counterparty of all our interest rate swaps and foreign currency swaps. If our counterparty is unable to meet its obligations under the derivative contracts, it would have a material impact on our financial results and cash flows.

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     AIG Going Concern Consideration — In connection with the preparation of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, AIG management assessed whether AIG has the ability to continue as a going concern. Based on the U.S. government’s continuing commitment, the already completed transactions with the FRBNY, AIG management’s plans and progress made to stabilize its businesses and dispose of certain of its assets, and after consideration of the risks and uncertainties of such plans, AIG management indicated in the AIG quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010, that it believes that it will have adequate liquidity to finance and operate its businesses, execute its asset disposition plan, and repay its obligations for at least the next twelve months. It is possible that the actual outcome of one or more of AIG management’s plans could be materially different, or that one or more of AIG management’s significant judgments or estimates about the potential effects of these risks and uncertainties could prove to be materially incorrect, or that the transactions with the FRBNY discussed in AIG’s Form 10-Q fail to achieve their desired objectives. If one or more of these possible outcomes is realized and financing is not available, AIG may need additional U.S. government support to meet its obligations as they come due. If AIG is not able to continue as a going concern it will have a significant impact on our operations, including limiting our ability to issue new debt.
Key Personnel Risk
     Our senior management’s reputation and relationships with lessees and sellers of aircraft are a critical element of our business. The reduction of AIG’s common stock price has dramatically reduced the value of equity awards previously made to our key employees. Furthermore, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 imposed restrictions on bonus and other incentive compensation payable to certain AIG employees. Presently, we have one employee, our Vice Chairman and President, who is subject to these restrictions. Historically we have embraced a pay-for-performance philosophy. Based on the limitations placed on incentive compensation, it is unclear whether, for the foreseeable future, we will be able to create a compensation structure that permits us to retain and motivate our most highly compensated employees and other high performing employees who may become subject to the limitations. We also stand the risk of our key employees exploring other career opportunities. On February 5, 2010, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy retired as a director and our Chief Executive Officer, and John L. Plueger, our President and Chief Operating Officer, was named Acting Chief Executive Officer. On March 26, 2010, Mr. Plueger retired as our director, acting Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer. On May 18, 2010, Henri Courpron, formerly the President of the Seabury Group, an advisory and investment banking firm in aviation and aerospace based in New York and Toulouse, France, and a former executive at Airbus, was named Chief Executive Officer. Alan H. Lund, previously our Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, was named Vice Chairman and President, and Frederick S. Cromer, previously our Senior Vice President—Finance, succeeded Mr. Lund as our Chief Financial Officer. Julie I. Sackman, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, retired effective May 1, 2010, and Brian M. Monkarsh, formerly our Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, succeeded Ms. Sackman as Senior Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary. The significant restrictions and limitations on compensation imposed on us may adversely affect our ability to attract new talent and to retain and motivate our existing highest performing employees. If we are unable to retain and motivate our key employees, it could negatively impact our ability to conduct business.

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Overall Airline Industry Risk
     We operate as a supplier and financier to airlines. The risks affecting our airline customers are generally out of our control and impact our customers to varying degrees. As a result, we are indirectly impacted by all the risks facing airlines today. Our ability to succeed is dependent upon the financial strength of our customers. Their ability to compete effectively in the market place and manage these risks has a direct impact on us. These risks include:
    Demand for air travel
 
    Competition between carriers
 
    Fuel prices and availability
 
    Labor costs and stoppages
 
    Maintenance costs
 
    Employee labor contracts
 
    Air traffic control infrastructure constraints
 
    Airport access
 
    Insurance costs and coverage
 
    Heavy reliance on automated systems
 
    Geopolitical events
 
    Security, terrorism and war
 
    Worldwide health concerns
 
    Equity and borrowing capacity
 
    Environmental concerns
 
    Government regulation
 
    Interest rates
 
    Overcapacity
 
    Natural disasters
     To the extent that our customers are affected by these risk factors, we may experience:
    lower demand for the aircraft in our fleet and reduced market lease rates and lease margins;
 
    a higher incidence of lessee defaults, lease restructurings and repossessions affecting net income due to maintenance, consulting and legal costs associated with the repossessions, as well as lost revenue for the time the aircraft are off lease and possibly lower lease rates from the new lessees;
 
    a higher incidence of situations where we engage in restructuring lease rates for our troubled customers which reduces overall lease revenue;
 
    an inability to immediately place new and used aircraft on commercially acceptable terms when they become available through our purchase commitments and regular lease terminations, resulting in lower lease margins due to aircraft not earning revenue and resulting in payments for storage, insurance and maintenance; and
 
    a loss if our aircraft is damaged or destroyed by an event specifically excluded from the insurance policy such as dirty bombs, bio-hazardous materials and electromagnetic pulsing.
Lessee Non-Performance Risk
     Our business depends on the ability of our airline customers to meet their obligations to us and if their ability materially decreases, it may negatively affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, as discussed above in Overall Airline Industry Risk.
     We manage lessee non-performance risk by obtaining security deposits and overhaul rentals as well as continuous monitoring of lessee performance and outlook.
Airframe, Engine and Other Manufacturer Risks
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the manufacturers’ success in remaining financially stable, producing aircraft and related components, that meet the airlines’ demands, in both type and quantity, and fulfilling their contractual obligations to us. Further, competition between the manufacturers for market share is intense and may lead to instances of deep discounting for certain aircraft types and may negatively impact our competitive pricing. Should the manufacturers fail to respond appropriately to changes in the market environment or fail to fulfill their contractual obligations, we may experience:
    missed or late delivery of aircraft ordered by us and an inability to meet our contractual obligations to our customers, resulting in lost or delayed revenues, lower growth rates and strained customer relationships;
 
    an inability to acquire aircraft and related components on terms which will allow us to lease those aircraft to customers at a profit, resulting in lower growth rates or a contraction in our fleet;
 
    a marketplace with too many aircraft available, creating downward pressure on demand for the aircraft in our fleet and reduced market lease rates;
 
    poor customer support from the manufacturers of aircraft and components resulting in reduced demand for a particular manufacturer’s product, creating downward pressure on demand for those aircraft in our fleet and reduced market lease rates for those aircraft; and
 
    reduction in our competitiveness due to deep discounting by the manufacturers, which may lead to reduced market lease rates and may impact our ability to remarket or sell aircraft in our fleet.
     For example, we have ordered 74 787 aircraft from Boeing with the first aircraft currently scheduled to deliver in July 2012. The contracted delivery dates were originally scheduled from January 2010 through 2017, but Boeing has experienced delays in the production of the 787s. We have signed contracts for 29 of the 74 787s on order. The leases we have signed with our customers and our purchase agreements with Boeing are both subject to cancellation clauses related to delays in delivery dates, though as of June 30, 2010, there have been no cancellations by any party. We are in discussions with Boeing related to revisions to the delivery schedule and potential delay compensation and penalties for which we may be eligible. Under the terms of our 787 leases, particular lessees may be entitled to share in any compensation that we receive from Boeing for late delivery of the aircraft.
Aircraft Related Risks
     Residual Value — We bear the risk of re-leasing or selling the aircraft in our fleet that are subject to operating leases at the end of their lease terms. Operating leases bear a greater risk of realizations of residual values, because only a portion of the equipment’s value is covered by contractual cash flows at lease inception. In addition to factors linked to the aviation industry in general, other factors that may affect the value and lease rates of our aircraft include (i) maintenance and operating history of the airframe and engines; (ii) the number of operators using the particular type of aircraft; and (iii) aircraft age. If both demand for aircraft and market lease rates decrease and the conditions continue for an extended period, they could affect the market value of aircraft in our fleet and may result in impairment charges. See “Part II — Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates — Flight Equipment” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Further, deterioration of aircraft values may create losses related to our aircraft asset value guarantees.
     Obsolescence Risk — Aircraft are long-lived assets requiring long lead times to develop and manufacture. As a result, aircraft of a particular model and type tend to become obsolete and less in demand over time, when newer more advanced and efficient aircraft are manufactured. This life cycle, however, can be shortened by world events, government regulation or customer preferences. As aircraft in our fleet approach obsolescence, demand for that particular model and type will decrease. This may result in declining lease rates, impairment charges or losses related to aircraft asset value guarantees.

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     Greenhouse Gas Emissions Risk — Aircraft emissions of greenhouse gases vary with aircraft type and age. In response to climate change, if any, worldwide government bodies may impose future restrictions or financial penalties on operations of aircraft with high emissions. It is unclear what effect, if any, such regulations will have on our operations.
Other Risks
     Foreign Currency Risk — We are exposed to foreign currency risk through the issuance of debt denominated in foreign currencies and through leases negotiated in Euros. We reduce the foreign currency risk by negotiating the majority of our leases in U.S. dollars and by hedging all the foreign currency denominated debt through derivative instruments. If the Euro exchange rate to the U.S. dollar deteriorates, we will record less lease revenue on lease payments received in Euros.
     Accounting Pronouncements — A joint committee of the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, and the International Accounting Standards Board is developing a new standard for lease accounting. In March 2009, both Boards released separate Discussion Papers for which the comment period closed in July 2009. The Boards have continued to discuss and modify their views on the issues presented in the Discussion Papers. The current view is to have lessees record a “right to use” asset and a lease obligation on their statement of financial position based upon the discounted lease payments, as defined. Lessors would record lease receivables and a performance obligation liability on their statement of financial position also based on the discounted lease payments, as defined. Lessor revenue would be modified to contain an interest income component as well as lease revenue. These views continued to be discussed and modified and are subject to further change as the Boards continue to deliberate. The Boards intend to issue an Exposure Draft of the proposed standard in the third quarter of 2010 and have a final standard promulgated in the second quarter of 2011. At present management is unable to assess the effects of adopting the new standard.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
  a)   Changes have been made to our board of directors since the filing of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2010. As of the date of this quarterly report, our directors are as follows:
     
Name   Title
Douglas M. Steenland
  Chairman
Henri Courpron
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
Alan H. Lund
  Vice Chairman and President
Leslie L. Gonda
  Director
Robert H. Benmosche
  Director
William N. Dooley
  Director
David L. Herzog
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
  a)   Exhibits
  2.1   Aircraft Sale Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2010, by and between Macquarie Aerospace Limited, as buyer, and the Company, as seller.
 
  3.1   Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
  3.2   Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, as adopted on April 13, 2010.
 
  4.1   The Company agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request a copy of each instrument with respect to issues of long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, the authorized principal amount of which does not exceed 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.
 
  10.1   Employment Letter, dated May 17, 2010, by and between Henri Courpron and American International Group, Inc. (filed as an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
  10.2   Amendment No. 3 to Schedules of Certain Loan Documents made and entered into as of May 25, 2010, by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company named therein, AIG Funding Inc., as lender, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, as trustee. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.)
 
  10.3   Amendment No. 4 to Schedules of Certain Loan Documents made and entered into as of June 2, 2010, by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company named therein, AIG Funding Inc., as lender, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, as trustee. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.)
 
  10.4   Amendment No. 5 to Schedules of Certain Loan Documents made and entered into as of July 9, 2010, by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company named therein, AIG Funding Inc., as lender, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, as trustee. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.)
 
  12.   Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
 
  31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
 
  31.2   Certification of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
 
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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION
         
     
August 6, 2010  /s/ Henri Courpron    
  HENRI COURPRON   
  Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) 
 
 
     
August 6, 2010  /s/ Frederick S. Cromer    
  FREDERICK S. CROMER   
  Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) 
 
 
     
August 6, 2010  /s/ Kurt H. Schwarz    
  KURT H. SCHWARZ   
  Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)   
 

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Table of Contents

INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
  2.1   Aircraft Sale Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2010, by and between Macquarie Aerospace Limited, as buyer, and the Company, as seller.
 
  3.1   Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
  3.2   Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, as adopted on April 13, 2010.
 
  4.1   The Company agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request a copy of each instrument with respect to issues of long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, the authorized principal amount of which does not exceed 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.
 
  10.1   Employment Letter, dated May 17, 2010, by and between Henri Courpron and American International Group, Inc. (filed as an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
  10.2   Amendment No. 3 to Schedules of Certain Loan Documents made and entered into as of May 25, 2010, by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company named therein, AIG Funding Inc., as lender, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, as trustee. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.)
 
  10.3   Amendment No. 4 to Schedules of Certain Loan Documents made and entered into as of June 2, 2010, by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company named therein, AIG Funding Inc., as lender, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, as trustee. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.)
 
  10.4   Amendment No. 5 to Schedules of Certain Loan Documents made and entered into as of July 9, 2010, by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company named therein, AIG Funding Inc., as lender, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, as trustee. (Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.)
 
  12.   Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
 
  31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
 
  31.2   Certification of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
 
  32.1   Certification under 18 U.S.C., Section 1350.

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