Nordic Aviation Capital


Nordic Aviation Capital is an aircraft leasing company based in Billund, Denmark. NAC owns the world's largest fleet of smaller regional aircraft.

History

The company was founded in 1990 by Martin Møller Nielsen, and had its initial headquarters in Skive, Denmark.
In 2004, Nordic Aviation Capital moved its headquarters to Billund. A new office in Ireland was also opened in the same year.
In August 2015, the Swedish capital fund EQT Partners became the majority shareholder in NAC.
EQT Partners announced it would be putting up its 54% shareholding for sale in October 2018.

Aircraft leasing

Tarom

has agreed to lease 9 ATR 72-600 aircraft from Nordic Aviation Capital, with deliveries expected from October 2019 until 2021. They are to replace existing ATR 42-500 and ATR 72-500 aircraft.