Engineering

The DAE Technical Group are sometimes described as the people behind the planes. This division works across the full spectrum of aircraft managment, including Fleet Management; Powerplant; Engineering; New Aircraft; and Suveillance & Asset Managment.

Their engineering team is responsible for the provision of technical information and recommendations to other areas of the business; technical solutions for aircraft transition, repossession and divestments; and the review of current and proposed regulatory airworthiness and technical requirements, which affect the business.

The Powerplant team comprise experts in the field of new and used engine asset management. They are responsible for the technical programme management of all engine assets associated with DAE’s fleet of aircraft.

The New Aircraft team are the people who support new asset negotiations with Airbus and Boeing amongst others; and ensure oversight of the new aircraft in production, final assembly and delivery to our customers.

Financial

The Finance divsion at DAE focuses on a number of areas of financial management, including Corporate Finance; Tax; Treasury; Financial Planning & Analysis and External Reporting.

The Corporate Finance team is responsible for raising bank commercial debt to acquire aircraft; fund down-payments due to the manufacturers of aircraft; and the refinancing of assets in the portfolio as leases and related loans expire.

The Tax team manage compliance obligations in multiple jurisdictions, for hundreds of entities, and covering tax heads such as Corporate Tax, VAT and Goods & Services Tax among others.

The Treasury team interact closely with the Corporate Finance team in negotiating new debt facilities and mitigating any interest rate exposure amongst other areas of activity within the business.

Working in this fast paced enviroment with industry experts from a variety of backgrounds provides a rewarding career path for ambitious financial professionals and graduates.

Legal

The work of the Legal team at DAE covers a wide range of disciplines inlcuding, Transaction Legal; Corporate Secretarial; Corporate Governance; Legal and Regulatory Compliance; and Ethical Compliance.

The legal team are the guardians of good governance and legal compliance within the organisation, and are responsible for monitoring and ensure compliance by the DAE Capital Group and its employees with all rules, legislation, laws and regulations affecting the business in the countries and markets within which we operate.

The legal team also manages the day to day transactional activity of the organisation, which includes the legal oversight for the acquisition of new aircraft; the re-marketing of aircraft to airlines around the world; aircraft in transition; and lease agreements with our customers in over 100 countries.

Commercial

The Commercial division of DAE manages all sales, trading and commercial operations for the company.

The Sales team are the customer facing side of the company. They are responsible for ensuring all aircraft are placed with customers on the best terms on a timely basis. One of the main skills required is an ability to positively maintain and develop relationships with existing customers and to impress upon potential customers in line with companies needs and customers’ requirements.

The Trading team is responsible for the firm’s secondary market aircraft investment and divestment activity along with its new aircraft OEM activities, which includes working with global aircraft manufacturers, such as Boeing and Airbus.
The Treasury team interact closely with the Corporate Finance team in negotiating new debt facilities and mitigating any interest rate exposure amongst other areas of activity within the business.

Working in this fast paced enviroment with industry experts from a variety of backgrounds provides a rewarding career path for ambitious financial professionals and graduates.