▁c ash ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁with ▁newly ▁issued ▁Aer Cap ▁common ▁shares . ▁The ▁deal ▁gave ▁Aer Cap ▁$ 4 3 ▁billion ▁in ▁total ▁assets ▁and ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁aircraft , ▁compared ▁to ▁G E ▁Capital ▁A viation ▁Services ▁with ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 + ▁aircraft . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Aer Cap ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Bo eing ▁for ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 ▁MAX ▁ 8 ▁aircraft ▁with ▁deliver ies ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁A IG ▁sold ▁about ▁ 7 1 . 2 ▁million ▁shares ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁offering ▁and ▁Aer Cap ▁purchased ▁an ▁additional ▁ 1 5 . 7 ▁million ▁of ▁its ▁shares ▁from ▁A IG . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁A IG ▁completed ▁its ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁air plane - le asing ▁business ▁with ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁additional ▁ 1 0 . 7 ▁million ▁shares . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Aer Cap ' s ▁port folio ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 9 7 ▁aircraft ▁that ▁were ▁owned , ▁on ▁order , ▁under ▁contract ▁or ▁managed ▁( including ▁aircraft ▁owned ▁by ▁Aer Drag on , ▁a ▁non - con sol id ated ▁joint ▁vent ure ). ▁The ▁average ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁owned ▁fleet