CORPORATE PROFILE

Sky Holding Company, LLC is a San Francisco-based
commercial aircraft lessor and aircraft management company.
Sky was founded in September 2007 by its President and CEO
Rich Wiley. The company is staffed to fulfill all of the
company's management, legal, marketing, finance, technical,
and IT/operations functions. All of the company's employees
previously worked at Pegasus Aviation Finance Company, Inc.,
which traces its roots back to the foundation in 1988 of Pegasus
("PAFCO")by Rich Wiley and General Counsel Carol Chase. At the
time of its sale in June 2007, PAFCO was one of the world's largest
commercial aircraft lessors, with a $3 billion balance sheet,
a fleet of over 200 aircraft, and a worldwide customer base of
approximately 100 airlines.

Sky currently owns and manages a portfolio of over 90
aircraft. The company's principal business is the ownership
and/or management of long-term aircraft leases to passenger
and cargo airlines worldwide. The management team at Sky
has strong relationships with both manufacturers, as well the
world's airlines and financial institutions. Sky's management
team, including CEO Rich Wiley, COO Scott Weiss, and
EVP & General Counsel Carol Chase, has a strong industry
reputation for being both innovators and customer oriented.
Building on these strengths, Sky plans to increase its owned
aircraft fleet through a variety of sale-leaseback transactions directly
with airlines and orders with manufacturers in the coming years.

 
 
 
 
 
Our People
  •  Rich Wiley, President & CEO
    • Over 30 years of aircraft leasing experience

    • Founded Pegasus Aviation in 1988 and led it through its highly successful sale to Terra Firma / AWAS in 2007

    • Strong relationships with over 50 airlines worldwide and all of the aircraft & engine manufacturers

    • Has purchased over 300 aircraft in career (over $9 billion in value)

  •  Scott Weiss, COO/Capital Markets
    • Over 15 years of leasing & banking experience (former investment banker at DLJ & HSBC)

    • Raised over $2 billion in debt from 2004 – 2007

    • Relationships with over 30 commercial banks and airlines worldwide

    • Previously headed all capital markets and structured finance at Pegasus Aviation
  •  Carol Chase, EVP & General Counsel
    • Over 30 years of aircraft leasing at Pegasus and Transamerica Airlines

    • Substantial experience in lease, purchase, PDP and loan documentation

    • Admitted to the State Bar of California and the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court
  •  Toby Bright, CMO
    • Over 30 years of experience in commercial aviation

    • EVP and Head of commercial aircraft sales for Boeing

    • Chief Marketing Officer for Pegasus Aviation Leasing

  •  Wilson Chen, CFO
    • CPA, CIA with 15 years of accounting and leasing experience

    • Substantial experience with financial reporting and asset management systems
  •  Kevin McDonald, SVP/Capital Markets
    • 10+ years of leasing and banking experience (former investment banker at DLJ & Credit Suisse)

    • Raised over $300 million in private equity for Pegasus and managed its sale process to Terra Firma/AWAS
  •  Manuel Cordero, VP/Technical
    • Previous experience at Pegasus, AWAS and AeroPeru

    • Has integrated over 150 aircraft
  •  Liwen Huang, SVP/Marketing - Asia
    • 18 years experience in aircraft lease and finance at Intrepid Aviation, Pegasus Aviation and Xiamen Airlines

    • Leased, financed and purchased over 60 aircraft in Asia market

  •  Alfredo Sarria, VP/Marketing
    • 15 years of aircraft marketing experience at Pegasus, Grupo Cintra: Aeromexico, Mexicana & Aero Peru

    • Has leased or purchased over 50 aircraft, primarily in Europe and Latin America
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