Our Social Responsibility

AerCap is proud to sponsor Tennis Ireland and to support the development of young players and expand the number of Irish children who play the game through the TI Junior Kids Programme. Our partnership with Tennis Ireland is part of our commitment to support local community initiatives, particularly in the areas of education and sport. This programme includes the AerCap TI Junior Kids Tour, which will provide hundreds of young players under 8, 9, and 10 years old with a welcoming introduction to competitive tennis. The tour is structured across regional and national levels, ensuring that our youngest players learn and enjoy how to score in tennis, through organised, appropriate and fun competition.

AerCap is proud to support Aisling Project, which is an after-school intervention for children and young people in the Ballymun area, in north Dublin. Aisling Project provides meals and a wide range of activities in a caring and secure environment, working individually with each child to understand and address their specific needs. AerCap has pledged to fund the development of a new centralized kitchen facility to serve the five centers it operates, from which they provide over 700 breakfasts to local schools and 150 hot dinners to children who avail of afterschool care each weekday. AerCap employees are invited to share their career insights with the students and volunteer their time to support the staff at the various centers. Education is a key area of focus within AerCap’s social responsibility program. 

Each year, AerCap employees and their families participate in the annual Darkness Into Light sunrise walk in locations around the world. The aim of the event is to raise awareness of suicide prevention services and combat the stigma surrounding mental health. AerCap and its people are proud to support this important cause and to help raise vital funds for mental health and suicide prevention charities in our communities around the world.

AerCap is proud to partner with the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID). The programme, which is part of Trinity College Dublin, aims to support young people with intellectual disabilities to develop to their full potential through participation in a higher education program. Each year, we welcome the TCPID students to AerCap House to learn about the aviation leasing industry and participate in a hands-on workshop covering interview, communications, and presentation skills.

AerCap supports a number of humanitarian agencies and NGOs who deliver critical aid to communities in crisis who are experiencing the aftermath of natural disasters across the world. Our partners include Airlink Inc., the American Red Cross and Unicef. In 2025, AerCap and its people responded to emergencies such as the earthquake in Myanmar and the Californian Wildfires.

At AerCap, fostering diversity, celebrating our differences, and creating an inclusive environment where our people feel empowered to grow and develop while contributing to the overall success of the company is a key priority. One such initiative is our partnership with Belong To - a national organization supporting LGBTQ+ young people in Ireland. Belong To provide in-person workshops and online events and a suite of resources that aim to help support LGBTQ+ family members and friends.  

AerCap has a long-standing partnership with Orbis Ireland – a global charity working to fight blindness in Southern Ethiopia through training, advocacy and research. One of its initiatives, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, is an aircraft with an on-board training facility that reaches developing counties and regions that otherwise may lack access to training. AerCap employees have participated in many fundraising events organized by Orbis, including the Great Ethiopian Run. The 10-kilometre road race takes place each year in Addis Ababa. Through AerCap’s participation and contributions, we have raised over $1 million for Orbis’ sight-saving work in Southern Ethiopia.

The AerCap Singapore team took part in the annual J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge. The event is the world’s largest corporate running event, attracting over 12,000 participants from more than 300 companies in Singapore. This year the charity beneficiary was Handicaps Welfare Association – a local non-profit organization.

As part of our community outreach program, employees volunteer their time to help make a difference in local schools that are in need. AerCap employees volunteered their time to complete a painting project at Ábalta Special School in County Galway and organized a fundraiser for a vital piece of equipment for a sensory room. Our team in Shannon welcomed the students from Aoibhneas - a multi disability class at St. Tola’s national school in Co Clare. During the visit, the  team introduced the students to our ESG mascot, Captain AER, and had the opportunity to learn about AerCap through interactive play and multimedia activities.

At AerCap, our employees are proud to be a part of a company that seeks to do good for each other and our communities. Over the last several years, during the months of October and November, AerCap employees have supported Breast Cancer Awareness month and the Movember campaign – both of which aim to create awareness of women’s and men’s health issues and raise funds to support these causes. AerCap encourages employees to get involved through companywide fundraisers which involve the matching of funds raised through employee organized events.

AerCap is proud to support Francis Street School, located in The Liberties, Dublin 8 - a centuries-old neighbourhood just a short walk from AerCap House. Our contribution helps fund transportation for the students to attend summer camps. These trips offer students a valuable opportunity to explore the great outdoors beyond the usual boundaries of home and school, opening the door to new experiences and perspectives. Education is a key area of focus within AerCap’s social responsibility programme.