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                             Aircraft Finance Trust
                        Asset Backed Notes, Series 1999-1
                         Quarterly Report to Noteholders
                               September 30, 2000

I. Management's Discussion and Analysis

Any statements  contained herein that are not historical facts, or that might be
considered an opinion or projection, whether expressed or implied, are meant as,
and should be considered,  forward-looking statements as that term is defined in
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
are based on assumptions and opinions  concerning a variety of known and unknown
risks.  If any  assumptions or opinions  prove  incorrect,  any  forward-looking
statements made on that basis may also prove materially  incorrect.  AFT assumes
no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results
or changes in the factors affecting such forward-looking statements.

Background and General

On May 5, 1999,  Aircraft  Finance  Trust (AFT) issued  $1,209  million of Asset
Backed  Notes (the  "Initial  Notes").  The  Initial  Notes were  issued in five
classes;  Class A-1,  Class A-2, Class B, Class C and Class D. The Initial Notes
were issued  simultaneously  with the  execution of an agreement for the sale of
the  beneficial  interest of AFT for $39 million and an  agreement to acquire 36
commercial jet aircraft for $1,196 million.  On January 20, 2000 four classes of
the Initial  Notes were  exchanged for four  corresponding  classes of new notes
(the "Exchange Notes"), as more fully discussed below. The remaining outstanding
Initial Notes and the outstanding Exchange Notes are together referred to as the
Notes.

AFT is a special  purpose  entity,  which owns  aircraft  subject  to  operating
leases.  AFT's business  consists of aircraft leasing  activities.  AFT may also
engage  in  acquisitions  of  additional  aircraft  and sales of  aircraft.  Any
acquisitions of additional aircraft and the related issuance of additional notes
will  require  confirmation  by the  rating  agencies  that they will not lower,
qualify or withdraw their ratings on the  outstanding  Notes as a result.  AFT's
cash  flows  from such  activities  will be used to  service  the  interest  and
principal on the outstanding Notes and to make distribution of remaining amounts
to the holders of the  beneficial  interest  certificates,  after the payment of
expenses incurred by AFT.

AFT's ability to generate  sufficient  cash from its aircraft  assets to service
the outstanding  Notes will depend  primarily on the rental rates it can achieve
on leases,  the lessees' ability to perform according to the terms of the leases
and the prices it can achieve on any aircraft  sales.  AFT's  ability to service
the outstanding Notes will also depend on the level of AFT's operating expenses,
including maintenance  obligations that are expected to increase as the aircraft
age, and any  unforeseen  contingent  liabilities.  The indenture  governing the
Notes  requires  that AFT  maintain  a cash  reserve  balance  on  deposit  in a
collections account and permits AFT to establish a credit facility,  in order to
provide a source of liquidity for AFT's obligations.

Interest  incurred  by AFT on the Notes and the rental  income  received  by AFT
under operating  leases are based on combinations of variable and fixed measures
of interest  rates.  AFT is exposed to interest rate risk to the extent that the
mix of variable and fixed interest  obligations under the Notes do not correlate

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to the mix of variable and fixed rents under operating  leases.  AFT has engaged
advisors  to  monitor  interest  rates in  order to  mitigate  its  exposure  to
unfavorable variations.  AFT utilizes interest rate swaps that shift the risk of
fluctuations  in  floating  rates to the  counterparty  in  exchange  for  fixed
payments by AFT. Risks in the use of these  instruments  arise from the possible
inability of the  counterparties  to meet the terms of their  contracts and from
market movements in securities values and interest rates.

AFT was party to seven  interest  rate swap  agreements  at September  30, 2000.
Under the  agreements  AFT will pay a fixed  rate of  interest  on the  notional
amount to the counterparty and, in turn, the counterparty will pay AFT a rate of
interest on the notional amount based on 30-day LIBOR.

Additional  financial  information  regarding  AFT,  including  AFT's annual and
quarterly reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, respectively, have been filed with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission.  These  reports can be viewed at the SEC's
website (http://www.sec.gov).

The  indenture   governing  the  Notes  and  other  governing  documents  impose
restrictions  on  how  AFT  operates  its  business.   For  example,  there  are
concentration  limits  contained in the indenture that restrict AFT's ability to
lease a certain  percentage of aircraft to any individual  lessee, to lessees in
particular  countries,  or to lessees in particular  geographical  regions.  The
tables  included  in the  section  "Description  of  the  Aircraft  and  Leases"
illustrate such concentrations as of September 30, 2000.


Recent Developments

The Aircraft and Lessees

         In February 2000, a B737-300 aircraft formerly leased to a Dutch lessee
was delivered for lease to a lessee based in the Philippines for a lease term of
57 months.  The aircraft  with respect to this lessee  represents  approximately
2.6% of the  aggregate  appraised  value of all  aircraft  owned at December 31,
1999.

         In March 2000, AFT entered into a restructuring agreement with Canadian
Airlines,  a lessee of two Airbus  A320-200  aircraft.  Under the  restructuring
agreement,  Canadian  Airlines,  a subsidiary of Air Canada, was replaced by Air
Canada  Capital  LTD as the new  lessee.  Air Canada  guarantees  these  leases.
Pursuant to this restructuring,  the cash security deposits of $1.5 million held
by AFT in connection with these aircraft were returned to Canadian Airlines.  As
of September 30, 2000,  all current rent amounts due under these leases had been
paid. The two aircraft with respect to this lessee represent  approximately 4.5%
of the aggregate appraised value at December 31, 1999.

         In April 2000,  AFT entered into an agreement  for one MD-83  aircraft,
currently  leased to an Italian  lessee,  to extend the lease from April 2000 to
November 2001. The aircraft with respect to this lessee represents approximately
1.9% of the aggregate appraised value at December 31, 1999.

         In April 2000, a B737-400  aircraft formerly leased to a Turkish lessee
was returned early and  re-delivered to a new lessee (based in Belgium) in April
2000 for a lease term of 36 months. This aircraft represents  approximately 2.6%
of the aggregate appraised value at December 31, 1999.

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         In May 2000, a B737-300  aircraft  formerly  leased to Transbrasil  was
returned  early.  In July 2000, this aircraft was delivered to VARIG for a lease
term  of 60  months.  The  aircraft  with  respect  to  this  lessee  represents
approximately 2.7% of the aggregate appraised value at December 31, 1999.

         In June 2000, a B767-300ER aircraft formerly leased to a Swedish lessee
was delivered for lease to a Canadian lessee for a lease term of 36 months.  The
aircraft  with  respect  to this  lessee  represents  approximately  4.7% of the
aggregate appraised value at December 31, 1999.

         In July 2000, a second  B737-400  aircraft was returned  from a Turkish
lessee.  AFT has  entered  into a letter of intent to lease this  aircraft to an
Indonesian  lessee for a term of 60 months with an anticipated  delivery date in
November  2000.  This aircraft  represents  approximately  2.6% of the aggregate
appraised value at December 31, 1999.

         In September  2000, an A320-200  aircraft  formerly  leased by a lessee
based in the United States was returned  early.  In October 2000,  this aircraft
was  delivered to a lessee  based in Mexico for a lease term of 60 months.  This
aircraft  represents  approximately  2.4% of the  aggregate  appraised  value at
December 31, 1999.

Other Developments

         On January 20, 2000, AFT completed an exchange offer whereby AFT issued
four classes of new notes, the Exchange Notes,  designated Class A-1, A-2, B and
C, in exchange  for the four  corresponding  classes of the Initial  Notes.  The
terms of the  Exchange  Notes are  identical  in all  material  respects  to the
Initial  Notes,  except  that  the  Exchange  Notes  are  registered  under  the
Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended.  The Class D Notes were not  exchanged and
remain unchanged. $3 million of the Class A-2 Initial Notes were not tendered in
the exchange offer and remain outstanding.

         Under the terms of the  indenture,  AFT is  required  to obtain  annual
appraisals of its aircraft.  In February  2000,  AFT received  appraisals of the
adjusted  base  values of the  aircraft  as of  December  31,  1999  from  three
independent  appraisers  that  are  members  of  the  International  Society  of
Transport Aircraft Trading,  as required by the indenture.  The aggregate of the
average of the three appraisals (the current appraised value) of the aircraft at
December 31, 1999 was $1,256.1 million.  The appraisals at December 31, 1999 did
not  indicate a decline in value of the aircraft  sufficiently  in excess of the
value decline  assumed  under the terms of the indenture to require  excess cash
flows, as defined, to be redirected to the Class A Notes.

         As  previously  discussed,  AFT has entered  into  agreements  with two
lessees for the two aircraft  formerly leased to Turkish and Brazilian  lessees.
As a result of these  agreements,  the concentration of the five largest lessees
is  38.8% of the  most  recent  appraised  value  of the  portfolio.  One of the
concentration  limits in the indenture  requires the five largest lessees not to
exceed  35% of the most  recent  appraised  value of the  portfolio.  Under  the
indenture,  AFT is not  permitted  to enter  into a lease  agreement  that would
exceed   certain   concentration   limits  unless  it  receives   rating  agency
confirmation that the rating agencies will not downgrade,  qualify,  or withdraw
their ratings on the Notes. AFT received such rating agency  confirmations  from
the rating agencies during June 2000.

         On June 21, 2000,  Wayne  Lippman  tendered his  resignation  as Equity
Trustee of AFT effective upon the appointment of a replacement. At September 30,
2000 a replacement had not been appointed.

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         During the nine month period ended September 30, 2000, there were three
lessees on non-accrual  status.  All aircraft with respect to these lessees have
been  returned  early,  as  discussed  above.  The  total  amount  of  rent  and
maintenance reserve payments  outstanding under the leases for the four aircraft
from these three lessees amounted to approximately  $5.8 million as of September
30, 2000. One of these lessees, based in Brazil, owed approximately $1.0 million
at September 30, 2000 for outstanding  maintenance  reserve payments,  after the
application of a $1.0 million cash security deposit.  The second lessee based in
the United  States owed  approximately  $1.2 million at  September  30, 2000 for
outstanding  maintenance  reserve payments after the application of $0.8 million
of cash security  deposits and a letter of credit.  The third  lessee,  based in
Turkey,  owed  approximately  $3.6 million at September 30, 2000 for outstanding
rent and maintenance  reserve  payments after the application of $1.1 million of
cash security deposits and letters of credit.

         As of  September  30,  2000,  AFT has repaid  principal on the Notes of
$65.8  million,  as  compared  to  $58.7  million  anticipated  in the  Offering
Memorandum  dated April 21, 1999 (the "Offering  Memorandum").  AFT's ability to
generate  sufficient  cash from its aircraft  assets to service the  outstanding
Notes will depend  primarily on the rental  rates it can achieve on leases,  the
lessees' ability to perform  according to the terms of the leases and the prices
it can achieve on any aircraft  sales.  AFT's ability to service the outstanding
Notes  will  also  depend on the level of AFT's  operating  expenses,  including
maintenance  obligations  that are expected to increase as the aircraft age, and
any  unforeseen  contingent  liabilities.  The  indenture  governing  the  Notes
requires  that AFT maintain a cash reserve  balance on deposit in a  collections
account and permits AFT to  establish a credit  facility,  in order to provide a
source of liquidity for AFT's obligations.


II. Analysis of Activity in the Collection Account during the Quarter

AFT makes  payments on the Notes monthly on the 15th of each month,  or the next
business day if the 15th is not a business day (the "Payment Date").  The amount
of cash available for payment is determined on the  Calculation  Date,  which is
defined as being four business days prior to the Payment Date.  For the purposes
of this report,  the "Three Month Period"  comprises  information from the three
Monthly Reports to Noteholders through September 15, 2000 and the "Cumulative to
Date",  comprises  information  from all of the Monthly  Reports to  Noteholders
since the Closing Date, May 5, 1999, through September 15, 2000.

The Offering  Memorandum  contains  assumptions  in respect of AFT's future cash
flows and expenses  (the  "Assumed  Case").  The  following  reports  contain an
analysis  of the actual cash flows  versus the Assumed  Case for the Three Month
Period and Cumulative to Date.


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                             Aircraft Finance Trust
                        Asset Backed Notes, Series 1999-1
                      Actual Cash Flows versus Assumed Case
            Three Month Period - June 16, 2000 to September 15, 2000

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   Three months ended September 15, 2000             As % of Assumed Lease Rentals
                                   Actual         Assumed        Variance          Actual        Assumed      Variance
                                   ------         -------        --------          ------        -------      --------
<S>                               <C>             <C>             <C>                 <C>           <C>          <C>
CASH COLLECTIONS
Lease rentals                       34,072,617     34,072,617               0         100.00%       100.00%        0.00%
- Renegotiated leases                  248,865              0         248,865           0.73%         0.00%        0.73%
- Rental resets                      (694,854)              0       (694,854)          -2.04%         0.00%       -2.04%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
Contracted lease rentals            33,626,628     34,072,617       (445,989)          98.69%       100.00%       -1.31%

Movement in current arrears
balance                              1,232,426              0       1,232,426           3.62%         0.00%        3.62%
Less net stress related costs
- Bad debts                          (933,585)      (341,659)       (591,926)          -2.74%        -1.00%       -1.74%
- AOG                              (1,143,708)    (1,024,978)       (118,730)          -3.36%        -3.01%       -0.35%
- Other leasing income                  40,997              0          40,997           0.12%         0.00%        0.12%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
Sub-total                            (803,870)    (1,366,637)         562,767          -2.36%        -4.01%        1.65%

Net lease revenues                  32,822,758     32,705,980         116,778          96.33%        95.99%        0.34%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------

Interest earned                      1,470,618        748,463         722,155           4.32%         2.20%        2.12%

Maintenance receipts                 5,276,751                      5,276,751          15.49%                     15.49%
Maintenance disbursements          (5,000,269)                    (5,000,269)         -14.68%                    -14.68%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
Net maintenance                        276,482              0         276,482           0.81%         0.00%        0.81%

                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
           Total cash
           collections              34,569,858     33,454,443       1,115,415         101.46%        98.19%        3.27%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------

CASH EXPENSES
Aircraft operating expenses          (596,453)    (1,366,638)         770,185          -1.75%        -4.01%        2.26%

SG&A expenses
Aircraft servicer fees             (1,103,334)    (1,116,120)          12,786          -3.24%        -3.28%        0.04%
Other                                (207,191)      (525,000)         317,809          -0.61%        -1.54%        0.93%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
Sub-total                          (1,310,525)    (1,641,120)         330,595          -3.85%        -4.82%        0.97%

                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
          Total cash expenses      (1,906,978)    (3,007,758)       1,100,780          -5.60%        -8.83%        3.23%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------

NET CASH COLLECTIONS
Total cash collections              34,569,858     33,454,443       1,115,415         101.46%        98.19%        3.27%
Total cash expenses                (1,906,978)    (3,007,758)       1,100,780          -5.60%        -8.83%        3.23%
Movement in expense account          (183,138)              0       (183,138)          -0.54%         0.00%       -0.54%
Interest payments                 (21,961,327)   (17,769,808)     (4,191,519)         -64.45%       -52.15%      -12.30%
Swap receipts (payments)             2,234,465    (1,208,775)       3,443,240           6.56%        -3.55%       10.11%

                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
          Total                     12,752,880     11,468,102       1,284,778          37.43%        33.66%        3.77%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------

Principal payments
A1                                           0              0               0           0.00%         0.00%        0.00%
A2                                (10,761,820)    (9,472,949)     (1,288,871)         -31.58%       -27.80%       -3.78%
B                                  (1,991,060)    (1,995,153)           4,093          -5.84%        -5.86%        0.01%
C                                            0              0               0           0.00%         0.00%        0.00%
D                                            0              0               0           0.00%         0.00%        0.00%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
          Total                   (12,752,880)   (11,468,102)     (1,284,778)         -37.43%       -33.66%       -3.77%
                               -----------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------
</TABLE>


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                             Aircraft Finance Trust
                        Asset Backed Notes, Series 1999-1
                      Actual Cash Flows versus Assumed Case
             Cumulative to Date - May 5, 1999 to September 15, 2000

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Cumulative to Date                        As % of Assumed Lease Rentals
                                   Actual         Assumed         Variance           Actual        Assumed      Variance
                                   ------         -------         --------           ------        -------      --------
<S>                             <C>               <C>             <C>                   <C>           <C>           <C>
CASH COLLECTIONS
Lease rentals                     183,326,108     183,326,108                0          100.00%       100.00%        0.00%
- Renegotiated leases               (380,795)               0        (380,795)           -0.21%         0.00%       -0.21%
- Rental resets                     (787,304)               0        (787,304)           -0.43%         0.00%       -0.43%
- Excess rents at closing           5,924,523               0        5,924,523            3.23%         0.00%        3.23%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
Contracted lease rentals          188,082,532     183,326,108        4,756,424          102.59%       100.00%        2.59%

Movement in current arrears
balance                             (882,610)               0        (882,610)           -0.48%         0.00%       -0.48%
Less net stress related costs
- Bad debts                       (2,173,418)     (1,838,282)        (335,136)           -1.19%        -1.00%       -0.18%
- AOG                             (1,561,094)     (5,514,847)        3,953,753           -0.85%        -3.01%        2.16%
- Other leasing income                284,561               0          284,561            0.16%         0.00%        0.16%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
Sub-total                         (4,332,561)     (7,353,129)        3,020,568           -2.36%        -4.01%        1.65%

Net lease revenues                183,749,971     175,972,979        7,776,992          100.23%        95.99%        4.24%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------

Investment income                   6,212,354       4,055,544        2,156,810            3.39%         2.21%        1.18%

Maintenance receipts               25,278,169                       25,278,169           13.79%                     13.79%
Maintenance disbursements        (13,452,646)                     (13,452,646)           -7.34%                     -7.34%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
Net maintenance                    11,825,523               0       11,825,523            6.45%         0.00%        6.45%

                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
          Total cash
          collections             201,787,848     180,028,523       21,759,325          110.07%        98.20%       11.87%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------

CASH EXPENSES
Aircraft operating expenses       (2,436,329)     (7,353,129)        4,916,800           -1.33%        -4.01%        2.68%

SG&A expenses
Aircraft servicer fees            (6,068,823)     (5,984,025)         (84,798)           -3.31%        -3.26%       -0.05%
Other                             (2,002,901)     (2,800,000)          797,099           -1.09%        -1.53%        0.43%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
Sub-total                         (8,071,724)     (8,784,025)          712,301           -4.40%        -4.79%        0.39%

                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
          Total cash expenses    (10,508,053)    (16,137,154)        5,629,101           -5.73%        -8.80%        3.07%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------

NET CASH COLLECTIONS
Total cash collections            201,787,848     180,028,523       21,759,325          110.07%        98.20%       11.87%
Total cash expenses              (10,508,053)    (16,137,154)        5,629,101           -5.73%        -8.80%        3.07%
Movement in expense account      (18,021,424)               0     (18,021,424)           -9.83%         0.00%       -9.83%
Interest payments               (110,098,153)    (98,265,765)     (11,832,388)          -60.06%       -53.60%       -6.45%
Swap receipts (payments)            2,607,334     (6,951,567)        9,558,901            1.42%        -3.79%        5.21%

                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
          Total                    65,767,552      58,674,037        7,093,515           35.87%        32.01%        3.87%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------

Principal payments
A1                                          0               0                0            0.00%         0.00%        0.00%
A2                               (62,070,364)    (55,036,977)      (7,033,387)          -33.86%       -30.02%       -3.84%
B                                 (3,697,188)     (3,637,060)         (60,128)           -2.02%        -1.98%       -0.03%
C                                           0               0                0            0.00%         0.00%        0.00%
D                                           0               0                0            0.00%         0.00%        0.00%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
          Total                  (65,767,552)    (58,674,037)      (7,093,515)          -35.87%       -32.01%       -3.87%
                               ------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
</TABLE>


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Notes:

The line item  descriptions  below should be read in conjunction with the Actual
Cash Flows versus Assumed Case reports provided above.

Lease rentals. Lease rentals refers to gross revenue based on the assumptions in
the offering memorandum dated April 21, 1999.

Renegotiated  leases.  Renegotiated  leases refer to the loss in rental  revenue
caused by a lessee  negotiating a reduction in the lease  rental.  This can be a
permanent  reduction  over  the  remaining  lease  term in  exchange  for  other
contractual  concessions  or a result of  seasonal  adjustments  in the  monthly
rental amount.

Rental resets. Rental resets are a measure of the gain or loss in rental revenue
when new lease  rates are  different  from those  assumed in the  Assumed  Case,
including lease rate  adjustments for changes in interest rates on floating rate
leases,  lease  extensions  or renewals  with current  lessees at the end of the
lease term.

Excess  rents at  closing.  Excess  rents at Closing  refer to the excess of the
actual  rental  revenue over the  anticipated  rental  revenue under the Assumed
Case.  AFT  received  rents from April 29,  1999  forward and  pro-rated  rental
payment from the seller,  for rents earned by AFT, but received by the seller(s)
prior to the close of AFT.

Contracted  lease  rentals.  Contracted  lease  rentals  represent  the  current
contracted  lease rental rollout which equates to the Assumed Case lease rentals
less  adjustments  for  renegotiated  leases,  rental  resets and excess rent at
closing.

Movement in current arrears balance.  Movement in current arrears balance is the
total contracted lease rentals  outstanding from current lessees at a given date
and excludes any amounts classified as bad debts.

Net stress-related  costs. Net stress-related  costs is a combination of all the
factors  which  can cause  actual  lease  rentals  received  to differ  from the
contracted lease rentals.  The Assumed Case estimated net  stress-related  costs
based on a  percentage  of the sum of the  Assumed  Case lease  rentals  and the
interest on the lease rentals.

Bad debts.  Bad debts are total  contracted  lease  rentals in  arrears,  net of
security  deposits drawn down,  owed by lessees who have defaulted and which are
deemed  irrecoverable.  Rental arrears from non-accrual lessees are reclassified
to Bad Debts when the aircraft is redelivered from the lessee.

Aircraft on ground ("AOG"). AOG is defined as the Assumed Case lease rental lost
when an aircraft is off-lease and non-revenue earning.

Other leasing  income.  Other leasing income  consists of  miscellaneous  income
received in connection with a lease other than contracted  rentals,  maintenance
receipts and security  deposits,  such as early termination  payments or default
interest.

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Net lease  rentals.  Net lease  rentals is  contracted  lease  rentals  less any
movement in current arrears balance and net stress-related costs.

Interest  earned.  Interest  earned mainly relates to interest  received on cash
balances held in the  collection,  expense and certain  lessee funded  accounts.
Cash held in the  collection  account  consists  of the cash  liquidity  reserve
amount of $52 million,  in addition to the intra-month cash balances for all the
rentals and  maintenance  payments  collected prior to the monthly payment date.
The  expense  account  contains  cash set  aside to pay for  expenses  which are
expected to be payable over the next five months. Lessee funded accounts consist
of cash security  deposits.  In most instances,  interest earned from the lessee
funded accounts, accrues in favor of AFT.

Net maintenance.  Net maintenance refers to maintenance reserve revenue received
less any  maintenance  reimbursements  paid. The Assumed Case assumes that, over
time,  maintenance revenue will equal maintenance  expenditures.  However, it is
unlikely that in any particular  note payment period,  maintenance  revenue will
exactly equal maintenance expenses.

Aircraft   operating   expenses.   Aircraft   operating  expenses  includes  all
operational  costs  related to the  leasing of an  aircraft  including  costs of
re-leasing, repossession and other overhead costs.

Aircraft servicer fees.  Aircraft servicer fees are amounts paid to the aircraft
servicer, GE Capital Aviation Services Ltd., in accordance with the terms of the
servicing agreement.

Other.  Other  relates  to fees  and  expenses  paid to and  for  other  service
providers including the administrative agent, financial advisor, legal advisors,
auditors,  rating  agencies,  the  trustees,  and  other  selling,  general  and
administrative expenses.

Movement in expense account. Movement in expense account relates to increases or
decreases in the accrued  expense  amounts  transferred in or out of the expense
account.

Interest  payments.  Interest payments  represent the amount of interest paid on
AFT's outstanding classes of Notes issued on May 5, 1999.

Swap  receipts  (payments).  According  to the terms of the  interest  rate swap
agreements,  AFT pays a fixed rate of  interest  on the  notional  amount of the
swaps  to the  counterparty  and in turn  the  counterparty  pays  AFT a rate of
interest  on the  notional  amount  based on the 30 day LIBOR  rate,  which will
results in monthly net swap payments paid or received.


III. Description of the Aircraft and Leases

The  following  tables  set forth  details  of the  aircraft  owned by AFT as of
September  30,  2000.  See  "Management's   Discussion  and  Analysis  -  Recent
Developments" for further information about events that have occurred subsequent
to September 30, 2000.

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The following table identifies the 36 aircraft by type of aircraft.

                                                             % of Aircraft by
                     Type of      Number of                Appraised Value as of
Manufacturer        Aircraft      Aircraft    Body Type      December 31, 1999
------------        --------      --------    ---------      -----------------
Boeing              B737-300         11       Narrowbody             28.6 %
                    B737-400          5       Narrowbody             11.9
                    B767-200ER        2       Widebody                5.2
                    B767-300ER        4       Widebody               23.8
Airbus              A310-300          1       Widebody                2.7
                    A320-200          7       Narrowbody             17.8
McDonnell Douglas   DC-10-30          2       Widebody                3.0
                    MD-83             4       Narrowbody              7.0
                                    ---                            ------
Total                                36                             100.0 %

All of the aircraft  hold or are capable of holding a noise  certificate  issued
under  Chapter 3 of Volume I, Part II of Annex 16 of the Chicago  Convention  or
have been shown to comply with the Stage 3 noise  levels set out in Section 36.5
of Appendix C of Part 36 of the United States Federal Aviation Regulations.


The  following  table  identifies  the  countries in which the lessees of the 36
aircraft are based, calculated as of September 30, 2000.

                                                           % of Aircraft by
                                           Number of     Appraised Value as of
Country                                    Aircraft        December 31, 1999
-------                                    --------        -----------------
U.K.......................................     7                    22.0  %
U.S.......................................     5                    13.4
Canada....................................     4                    11.9
Italy.....................................     2                     9.0
France....................................     2                     6.3
China.....................................     2                     5.2
Brazil....................................     3                     7.9
Spain.....................................     3                     5.0
Ireland...................................     2                     5.0
India.....................................     2                     4.1
Philippines...............................     1                     2.6
Belgium...................................     1                     2.6

Off Lease.................................     2                     5.0
                                             ---                  ------
Total.....................................    36                   100.0  %

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The following  table  identifies the regions in which the 36 aircraft are based,
calculated as of September 30, 2000.

                                                           % of Aircraft by
                                           Number of     Appraised Value as of
Region                                     Aircraft        December 31, 1999
------                                     --------        -----------------
Developed Markets
     Europe...............................    17                    49.9  %
     North America........................     9                    25.3
Emerging Markets
     Asia.................................     5                    11.9
     Latin America........................     3                     7.9

Off Lease.................................     2                     5.0
                                             ---                  ------
Total.....................................    36                   100.0  %


The  following  table  identifies  the  current  lessees  of  the  36  aircraft,
calculated as of September 30, 2000.

                                                             % of Aircraft by
                                               Number of   Appraised Value as of
Lessee                                         Aircraft      December 31, 1999
------                                         --------      -----------------
Air 2000 Limited.............................      1                   7.0  %
Air Canada Capital Limited...................      3                   9.2
Airtours International Airways Limited.......      2                   4.6
Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A...................      1                   7.1
America West Airlines, Inc...................      1                   2.7
British Airways..............................      1                   2.6
British Midland Airways PLC..................      3                   7.7
CityBird.....................................      1                   2.6
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited...      2                   5.2
Continental Airlines, Inc....................      2                   3.0
Eurofly S.p.A................................      1                   1.9
Frontier Airlines, Inc.......................      1                   2.6
Jet Airways (India) Limited..................      2                   4.1
Philippine Airlines Inc......................      1                   2.6
Royal Aviation, Inc..........................      1                   2.7
Spanair S.A..................................      3                   5.1
Societe de Transport Aerien Regional.........      2                   6.3
TWA..........................................      1                   5.0
VARIG........................................      3                   7.9
Virgin Express S.A. N.V......................      2                   5.1

Off Lease....................................      2                   5.0
                                                 ---                ------
Total........................................     36                100.0%

Total Number of Lessees: 20

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The following table lists the 36 aircraft by seat category.

                                                             % of Aircraft by
                                               Number of   Appraised Value as of
Seat Category       Aircraft Types             Aircraft      December 31, 1999
-------------       --------------             --------      -----------------
121-170             B737-300, B737-400, MD-83     20                 47.5   %
135-180                              A320-200      7                 17.8
171-240      A310-300, B767-200ER, B767-300ER      7                 31.7
240+                                 DC-10-30      2                  3.0
                                                 ---                -----
Total                                             36                100.0   %


The following table identifies the aircraft by year of aircraft manufacture. The
weighted   average  age  of  the  36  aircraft  as  of  September  30,  2000  is
approximately 6.2 years.

                                                             % of Aircraft by
                                             Number of     Appraised Value as of
Year of Manufacture                          Aircraft        December 31, 1999
-------------------                          --------        -----------------
1980......................................       1                     1.4  %
1982......................................       1                     1.6
1986......................................       1                     1.5
1987......................................       2                     5.2
1988......................................       1                     2.7
1989......................................       1                     1.7
1991......................................       6                    15.7
1992......................................       4                    11.1
1993......................................       1                     2.4
1996......................................       5                    12.8
1997......................................      10                    27.1
1998......................................       1                     2.7
1999......................................       2                    14.1
                                              ----                  ------
Total.....................................      36                   100.0  %


Further particulars of the 36 aircraft,  calculated as of September 30, 2000 are
contained in the table below:

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                                                                                                       Appraised
                                                                                                      Value as of
          Country in which                         Aircraft         Engine     Serial     Date of    December 31,    % of
Region    Aircraft is Based        Lessee            Type            Type        No.    Manufacture      1999        Total
------    -----------------        ------            ----            ----        --     -----------      ----        -----
Europe (Developed)                                                                                      ($000)
<S>                           <C>                 <C>           <C>              <C>      <C>       <C>              <C>
           Belgium            CityBird            B737-400      CFM56-3C1        28491    11/96     $    32,550      2.6  %
           France             STAR Airlines       A320-200      CFM56-5B4          737     9/97          39,404      3.1
           France             STAR Airlines       A320-200      CFM56-5B4          749     9/97          39,401      3.1
           Ireland            Virgin Express      B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28333     8/96          30,721      2.5
           Ireland            Virgin Express      B737-400      CFM56-3C1        28489    11/96          32,640      2.6
           Italy              Alitalia            B767-300ER    CF6-80C2B7F      30008     3/99          88,549      7.1
           Italy              Eurofly S.p.A.      MD-83         JT8D-219         53199     3/92          24,288      1.9
           Spain              Spanair S.A.        MD-83         JT8D-219         49398    11/86          18,829      1.5
           Spain              Spanair S.A.        MD-83         JT8D-219         49791     9/89          21,674      1.7
           Spain              Spanair S.A.        MD-83         JT8D-219         53198     4/91          22,882      1.8
           United Kingdom     Air 2000            B767-300ER    CF6-80C2B7F      29617     3/99          88,308      7.0
           United Kingdom     Airtours            A320-200      CFM56-5A3          221     9/91          29,019      2.3
           United Kingdom     Airtours            A320-200      CFM56-5A3          222    10/91          29,053      2.3

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           United Kingdom     British Airways     B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28548    12/97          33,207      2.7
           United Kingdom     British Midland     B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28554    12/96          31,282      2.5
           United Kingdom     British Midland     B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28557     3/97          32,447      2.6
           United Kingdom     British Midland     B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28558     4/97          32,518      2.6
North America (Developed)
           United States      America West        B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28740     6/98          34,467      2.7
           United States      Continental         DC-10-30      CF6-50C2         46584     2/80          18,070      1.4
           United States      Continental         DC-10-30      CF6-50C2         48292     2/82          19,966      1.6
           United States      Frontier Airlines   B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28563     8/97          32,874      2.6
           United States      TWA                 B767-300ER    PW4060           25403     1/92          62,950      5.0
           Canada             Air Canada          A320-200      CFM56-5A1          210     7/91          27,962      2.2
           Canada             Air Canada          A320-200      CFM56-5A1          231     9/91          28,330      2.3
           Canada             Air Canada          B767-300ER    CF6-80C2B6F      25221     7/91          59,513      4.7
           Canada             Royal Aviation      A310-300      CF6-80C2A2         448     2/88          34,087      2.7
Asia (Emerging)
           China              China Eastern       B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28561     6/97          32,424      2.6
           China              China Eastern       B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28562     7/97          32,538      2.6
           India              Jet Airways         B737-400      CFM56-3C1        25663    11/92          25,913      2.1
           India              Jet Airways         B737-400      CFM56-3C1        25664    11/92          26,071      2.1
           Philippines        Philippine Airlines B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28559     5/97          32,701      2.6
Latin America (Emerging)
           Brazil             VARIG               B767-200ER    CF6-80C2B        23805     7/87          32,515      2.6
           Brazil             VARIG               B767-200ER    CF6-80C2B        23806     7/87          32,527      2.6
           Brazil             VARIG               B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28564    11/97          33,321      2.7

Off Lease
                                                  B737-400      CFM56-3C1        28490    11/96          32,510      2.6
                                                  A320-200      V2500-A1           373     1/93          30,623      2.4
                                                                                                    -----------      ---
Total                                                                                               $ 1,256,134      100  %
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