AerCap Holdings N.V.
AerCap Holdings N.V. is an aircraft leasing company with $25.8B market cap, showing a dominant political signal via Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) trading the stock 35 times and selling $106.5K-$1.065M worth in the last 12 months, while the company lobbies on defense issues including sanctions and aircraft certification.
BusinessWhat AER does
AerCap Holdings N.V. is a global aircraft leasing company that leases commercial aircraft to airlines worldwide. Its revenue lines primarily consist of lease rental income from its owned and managed fleet, along with sales of aircraft and engines. The company's business model involves acquiring aircraft through purchases or sale-leaseback transactions and leasing them under long-term contracts.
6 months past · 3 months futureAER activity timeline
Lifetime Government AwardsAER federal contracts
AER doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding AER
Politicians Trading AERMembers of Congress with recent AER positions
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading AER
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
Political ProfileWhere AER sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: Lobbying alignment with defense committees (House Armed Services, Foreign Affairs) via two representatives with jurisdiction over sanctions and export controls. EVIDENTIARY: Rep. McCaul executed 15 sales in the last 12 months (Top congressional traders) totaling at least $100K-$500K+ range, indicating sustained selling pressure by a key committee member. Net: High trading activity by a committee-aligned politician with consistent sales, offset by no insider buys (corporate_insider_signal tier F, 0 buys).
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Sanctions and export controls development impacting aircraft leasing to certain regionsDepartment of State, Department of Commerce"get_political_influence.lobbying_patterns[0].committees[0].name: House Committee on Armed Services and lobbying filings specific_issues: 'Development of sanctions / export controls; development / cert"
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Influence on aircraft type certification processesFederal Aviation Administration"Lobbying filings specific_issues: 'development / certification of aircraft types' from Lobbying filings touching this ticker[0]."
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Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
LobbyingWho's hired to advocate for AER
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