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  0001511942
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001487712
  AIR LEASE CORP
  001-35121
  2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
  SUITE 1000-N
  LOS ANGELES
  CA
  90067
  (310) 553-0555
  Khatibi Alex A
  Officer
  Class A
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  11199
  530447.92
  111027252
  03/15/2024
  NYSE
  Class A
  02/13/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  02/13/2023
  Compensation
  Class A
  02/24/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  1935
  02/24/2023
  Compensation
  Class A
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  02/15/2024
  Compensation
  Class A
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  Compensation
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  2000 Avenue of the Stars
  Suite 1000N
  Los Angeles
  CA
  90067
  Class A
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  482739.85
  03/15/2024
  /s/ Gerardo Ibarra-Munoz, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Alex Khatibi