Jackson Square Aviation Announces Boeing 777-300ER Delivery to Air France

By Jackson Square Aviation Llc, PRNE
Thursday, March 31, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2011 - Jackson Square Aviation ("JSA") is excited to announce the delivery of
one Boeing B777-300ER to Air France, in connection with a long-term operating
lease. DVB Bank, AG provided senior debt for the aircraft.

"We are thrilled to provide Air France with financing for this aircraft,"
said Chris Dailey, JSA's VP of Marketing. "This is the first of four 2011
deliveries we have in place with Air France, demonstrating our commitment to
provide capital to airlines through bulk transactions tailored to each
customer's specific needs. Between this B777 and three A320s which deliver
later this year, we are delighted to count Air France amongst our largest
customers."

Jackson Square Aviation is a full-service aircraft leasing company based
in San Francisco with offices in Seattle, London and Miami, with an Asian
office opening later in 2011. The management team, which had previously
worked together at Pegasus Aviation Finance Company, has over 100 years of
combined industry experience. JSA's current fleet (owned and committed)
includes over 60 aircraft valued in excess of $3 billion, originated via
sale/leasebacks with many of the world's leading airlines. Led by the
seasoned aircraft leasing trio of Richard Wiley, Toby Bright and Scott Weiss,
the team has collectively acquired over $10 billion of aircraft, has
purchased and/or remarketed over 400 aircraft, and has developed
relationships with over 30 commercial lenders and investment banks across
Europe, Asia and North America. JSA's primary shareholder is Oaktree Capital
Management, L.P., an $80+billion institutional money manager based in Los
Angeles
.

www.jacksonsquareaviation.com

Jackson Square Aviation, LLC, +1-415-655-5000, info at jacksonsquareaviation.com

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