The Platform

3 business lines.
1 thesis.

Crestone Air Partners operates across trading, leasing, and investments with a single focus: extracting residual value from commercial aircraft in the final decade of their lifecycle. Every position we take is informed by operational infrastructure most asset managers cannot access.

01 / Trading

Secondary market
transactions.

Crestone acquires and sells commercial aircraft and engines in the secondary market, focusing on assets at the inflection point where traditional lessors exit and depreciation curves create buying opportunities. Our positioning in end-of-life assets is not a compromise. It is the thesis.

We trade narrowbody platforms (737NG, A320ceo family), widebody airframes (777, A330), and the engines that power them (CFM56, V2500, CF6, GE90, PW4000). Every trade is underwritten against real part-out economics, not theoretical residual curves, because Air T's disassembly and material sales operations give us transparent pricing on components other traders estimate.

  • Full-airframe and engine acquisitions in secondary and tertiary markets
  • Green-time optimization and maintenance reserve analysis
  • Part-out valuation backed by Air T's material sales data
  • Global counterparty network spanning airlines, lessors, and MROs
  • Rapid execution on distressed and off-market opportunities
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02 / Leasing

Operating leases,
global reach.

Crestone provides operating leases to airlines worldwide, focusing on proven platforms with remaining economic life. We serve operators who need capacity without new delivery slots and who value flexible structures over long-term commitments tied to new-build timelines.

Our lease portfolio targets aircraft in the final 5 to 10 years of operational life. This is the segment where traditional lessors have exited, where lessee demand exceeds available inventory for many aircraft types, and where lease rates remain attractive relative to residual values. We manage transitions, remarketing, and return conditions with the operational precision that comes from sitting inside the Air T platform.

  • Operating leases on narrowbody and widebody platforms
  • Lease placements across 6 continents with airline counterparties of all tiers
  • Transition management and technical oversight
  • Remarketing and return condition negotiations
  • Flexible structures: short-term, bridge, and seasonal leases
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03 / Investments

Institutional asset
management.

Crestone operates as a full-service aviation asset manager for institutional capital partners. We source, structure, manage, and monetize aviation assets with a focus on liquid positions that carry strong optionality and deliver risk-adjusted returns through residual maintenance value.

Our investment thesis is specific: commercial aircraft and engines in the final decade of their lifecycle trade at discounts to intrinsic value because most market participants lack the operational infrastructure to extract that value. Crestone, through Air T's integrated subsidiaries, has that infrastructure. We convert what looks like depreciation risk into component-level upside.

  • Bespoke investment vehicles for institutional and family office capital
  • Sourcing pipeline fed by trading relationships and market access
  • Asset management across the hold period: leasing, maintenance, remarketing
  • Exit strategies including part-out, engine-on-wing sales, and green-time harvesting
  • Full reporting, compliance, and investor relations
  • Differentiated returns from assets most managers overlook
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The right asset. The right
structure. The right decade.

Whether you are trading, leasing, or investing, the platform is built to move.

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