Air Lease Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Air Lease's CEO is John Plueger, appointed in Mar 2010, has a tenure of 14.08 years. total yearly compensation is $9.08M, comprised of 11% salary and 89% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.69% of the company’s shares, worth $37.09M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 11.8 years and 13.8 years respectively.

Key information

John Plueger

Chief executive officer

US$9.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage11.0%
CEO tenure14.1yrs
CEO ownership0.7%
Management average tenure11.8yrs
Board average tenure13.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Should You Think About Buying Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) Now?

Apr 01
Should You Think About Buying Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) Now?

Air Lease: Tremendous Value Hiding In "Plane" Sight

Mar 08

Air Lease: Nice Growth And Solid Margins At Cheap Valuation

Feb 01

Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing

Jan 29
Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing

Here's What To Make Of Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Jan 08
Here's What To Make Of Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

At US$40.10, Is It Time To Put Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) On Your Watch List?

Dec 14
At US$40.10, Is It Time To Put Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) On Your Watch List?

Air Lease Corporation: Underappreciation For Airplane Assets Drives Significant Upside

Nov 06

Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Oct 05
Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Air Lease Corporation: I Still Prefer The Preferreds

Oct 04

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL)?

Sep 11
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL)?

Air Lease: Shares Underperforming Lately, Earnings Growth Questionable, Macro Risks

Aug 08

Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Jun 28
Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Should You Think About Buying Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) Now?

May 31
Should You Think About Buying Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) Now?

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital

Mar 30
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital

Air Lease: Still A Mixed Outlook, Maintain Hold

Feb 21

Air Lease Corporation: Shares Near Fair Value After A Strong Q4

Jan 25

Air Lease puts Airbus aircrafts on long-term contracts with Croatia Airlines

Jan 16

Air Lease prices $700M senior unsecured medium-term notes

Jan 10

Returns On Capital At Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Paint A Concerning Picture

Dec 14
Returns On Capital At Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Paint A Concerning Picture

Air Lease closes $400M term loan facility

Dec 09

Air Lease Corporation: Should Continue To Trade Choppy And In A Tight Range

Nov 07

Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Nov 07
Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Air Lease signs aircraft lease deal with Aeroitalia

Nov 01

Air Lease, LATAM Airlines sign lease deal for five Airbus A321-200 XLR jets

Oct 13

Air Lease announces lease placement of Boeing 737-8 aircraft with Polish airline

Oct 05

Air Lease enters long-term lease deal with Air Transat

Sep 08

Air Lease signs long-term lease deal with Condor

Aug 16

Air Lease Q2 Non-GAAP EPS, revenue up Y/Y

Aug 04

Air Lease delivers 21 aircraft, buys one Airbus A321neo in Q2

Jul 12

Investors Could Be Concerned With Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital

Jun 10
Investors Could Be Concerned With Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital

Air Lease Corporation: Still A Buy After Loss

May 31

Air Lease Corporation: The $800 Million Mistake In Russia

Apr 26

Behind The Bullish Boeing 737 MAX Buy From Air Lease Corporation

Apr 07

Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Mar 03
Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Nov 19
Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Ciao, ITA! Air Lease Corporation Wins With New Airline

Oct 05

How To Deal With Air Lease

Aug 29

Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Aug 21
Air Lease (NYSE:AL) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Air Lease delivers new Boeing 737-9 aircraft to Aeromexico

Jun 03

Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

May 23
Air Lease's (NYSE:AL) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Air Lease EPS misses by $0.01, misses on revenue

May 06

Air Lease announces lease placement of four new Airbus A320neo with Volaris

Apr 26

Is Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) The Right Choice For A Smart Dividend Investor?

Apr 17
Is Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) The Right Choice For A Smart Dividend Investor?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Plueger's remuneration changed compared to Air Lease's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2023US$9mUS$1m

US$573m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$497m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$475m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$459m

Dec 31 2022US$9mUS$1m

-US$139m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$131m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$131m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$152m

Dec 31 2021US$9mUS$1m

US$408m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$373m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$390m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$448m

Dec 31 2020US$6mUS$1m

US$501m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$555m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$590m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$570m

Dec 31 2019US$8mUS$1m

US$575m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$552m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$547m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$538m

Dec 31 2018US$8mUS$1m

US$511m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$844m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$796m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$782m

Dec 31 2017US$8mUS$1m

US$756m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD9.08M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.30M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

John Plueger (69 yo)

14.1yrs

Tenure

US$9,075,696

Compensation

Mr. John L. Plueger has been Chief Executive Officer of Air Lease Corporation since July 2016 and as its President and Director since March 2010 and April 2010 respectively. Mr. Plueger served as Chief Ope...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Steven Udvar-Hazy
Executive Chairman of the Board14.2yrsUS$9.40m5.22%
$ 282.4m
John Plueger
CEO, President & Director14.1yrsUS$9.08m0.69%
$ 37.1m
Gregory Willis
Executive VP & CFO12.1yrsUS$2.86m0.060%
$ 3.3m
Carol Forsyte
Executive VP11.6yrsUS$2.99m0.057%
$ 3.1m
Grant Levy
Executive Vice President of Marketing & Commercial Affairsno dataUS$3.28m0.13%
$ 7.2m
Jason Arnold
Vice President of Investor Relations2.3yrsno datano data
Courtney McKeown
Senior Vice President of Human Resourcesno datano datano data
Alex Khatibi
Executive Vice President14yrsno data0.059%
$ 3.2m
John Poerschke
Executive Vice President of Aircraft Procurement & Specification14.1yrsno data0.080%
$ 4.3m
Eric Hoogenkamp
Senior Vice President of Technical Asset Management5.2yrsno datano data
Kishore Korde
Executive Vice President of Marketingno dataUS$2.77m0.091%
$ 4.9m
Shirley Lu
Senior VP4.2yrsno datano data

11.8yrs

Average Tenure

60.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AL's management team is seasoned and experienced (11.8 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Steven Udvar-Hazy
Executive Chairman of the Board14.2yrsUS$9.40m5.22%
$ 282.4m
John Plueger
CEO, President & Director14yrsUS$9.08m0.69%
$ 37.1m
Matthew Hart
Independent Director13.9yrsUS$255.00k0.046%
$ 2.5m
Marshall Larsen
Independent Director9.9yrsUS$230.00k0.012%
$ 628.3k
Robert Milton
Lead Independent Director14yrsUS$305.00k0.037%
$ 2.0m
Cheryl Krongard
Independent Director10.3yrsUS$240.00k0.025%
$ 1.3m
Ian Saines
Independent Director13.8yrsUS$225.00k0.014%
$ 738.0k
Susan McCaw
Independent Director4.4yrsUS$220.00k0.0088%
$ 475.8k
Yvette Clark
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$225.00k0.012%
$ 642.9k

13.8yrs

Average Tenure

67yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AL's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.8 years average tenure).


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