Peter Juhas, CFO of AerCap, sat down with Andrew Waddington, Managing Director, Industrials at Mizuho Americas to discuss AerCap’s strategy and approach to challenges.

In our series Blindspots, which examines the evolving role of the CFO, Peter Juhas, Chief Financial Officer of AerCap, sat down with Andrew Waddington, Managing Director, Industrials at Mizuho Americas Investment & Corporate Banking. AerCap is the largest owner of commercial aircraft in the world and the most active aircraft trader, with a fleet of over 1,800 aircraft representing approximately $70 billion in total owned assets. They are the world’s number one lessor of aircraft, engines and helicopters, with over 300 customers and an order book of over 450 aircraft. Peter and Andrew discuss AerCap’s recent acquisition of GECAS, AerCap’s strategy towards change, and how they have faced the unprecedented challenges in the aviation industry.