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One of the more interesting comments made from one of the participants of a panel discussion yesterday afternoon on aircraft finance involved the handful of aircraft leasing entities who have gone public.

Companies like AirCastle or AerCap for instance.

As one person said yesterday, the leasing market used to be dominated by two players — GECAS and ILFC. With deep pockets tied to huge parent companies, these two have had the financial flexibility to outmuscle their competitors for years.

But with public equity markets now giving more financial heft to smaller players — this trend should start to change the dynamics of this playing field.