AIRCRAFT FINANCE TRUST
8-K, 2000-05-15
PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of report (date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2000


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                          Commission File No. 333-82153

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                             AIRCRAFT FINANCE TRUST

                         State of Organization: Delaware

                   IRS Employer Identification No. 51-6512392

       1100 North Market Street, Rodney Square North, Wilmington, Delaware

                           Telephone - (302) 651-1000

                       This document consists of 15 pages.


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Item 5.       Other Events.

Attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the Monthly  Report to Noteholders
for the payment date of May 15, 2000, sent to the holders of the notes. Attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.2 is the Quarterly  Report to  Noteholders  for the quarter
ended March 31, 2000.



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                                    SIGNATURE



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                          AIRCRAFT FINANCE TRUST
                                          (Registrant)





           May 15, 2000                        By:       /s/ Wayne D. Lippman
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                                                        Wayne D. Lippman
                                                        Controlling Trustee


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                             AIRCRAFT FINANCE TRUST
                        ASSET BACKED NOTES, SERIES 1999-1
                              REPORT TO NOTEHOLDERS
                All amounts in US dollars unless otherwise stated

Payment Date                       15th of each month
Convention                          Modified Following Business Day

Current Payment Date                        May 15, 2000
Current Calculation Date                     May 9, 2000

<TABLE>

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1. Account Activity Summary between Calculation Dates
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>

                                                   Prior                                                      Balance on
                                                 Balance             Deposits           Withdrawals     Calculation Date

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                        <C>                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Expense Account                            13,142,547.83         4,186,235.29         (1,853,273.32)       15,475,509.80
Collection Account                         66,149,550.90        13,678,392.95        (14,149,550.90)       65,678,392.95
VARIG Reserve Account                       6,750,000.00                    -                     -         6,750,000.00
Lessee Funded Account                      11,525,327.13           178,032.25           (955,900.42)       10,747,458.96
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                      97,567,425.86        18,042,660.49        (16,958,724.64)       98,651,361.71
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                                                                                        <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Analysis of Expenses Account Activity
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Opening Balance on Previous Calculation Date                                                               13,142,547.83
Transfer from Collection Account on Previous Payment Date                                                   4,186,235.29
Interim Transfer from Collection Account                                                                               -
Payments on Previous Payment Date                                                                            (424,266.77)
Interim payments                                                                                           (1,429,006.55)
Other                                                                                                                  -
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance on Current Calculation Date                                                                        15,475,509.80
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Analysis of Collection Account Activity
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Opening Balance on Previous Calculation Date                                                               66,149,550.90
Collections during period
 - lease rentals                                                                                           10,641,021.02
 - maintenance reserves                                                                                     1,189,198.57
 - other                                                                                                               -
 - interest income                                                                                            424,427.94
Drawings under Credit or Liquidity Enhancement Facilities                                                              -
Repayment of Drawings under Credit or Liquidity Enhancement Facilities                                                 -
Transfer to Expense Account on previous Payment Date                                                       (4,186,235.29)
Net Swap receipts (payments) on previous Payment Date                                                         467,881.60
Net Transfers from (to) Lessee Funded Accounts                                                                955,863.82
Net Transfers from (to) Varig Reserve Accounts                                                                         -
Aggregate Note Payments on previous Payment Date                                                           (9,963,315.61)
Interim Transfer to Expense Account                                                                                    -
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance on Current Calculation Date                                                                        65,678,392.95
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                        <C>
Net Transfers pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Trust Indenture                                                          -
                                                                                                    ---------------------
Available Collections                                                                                      65,678,392.95
                                                                                                    ---------------------

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Analysis of Collection Account Activity (Continued)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Analysis of Current Payment Date Distributions

(i)        Required Expense Amount                                                                            943,884.62
(ii)   a)  Class A Interest but excluding Step-up/Additional Interest                                       4,479,545.77
       b)  Swap Payments other than subordinated swap payments                                                         -
(iii)      Repayment of Primary Eligible Credit Facilities                                                             -
(iv)       First Collection Account top-up                                                                 33,000,000.00
(v)        Class A Minimum principal payment                                                                           -
(vi)       Class B Interest                                                                                   706,610.63
(vii)      Repayment of Secondary Eligible Credit Facilities                                                           -
(viii)     Second collection account top-up                                                                10,000,000.00
(ix)       Class B Minimum principal payment                                                                           -
(x)        Class C Interest                                                                                   706,666.67
(xi)       Repayment of Tertiary Eligible Credit Facilities                                                            -
(xii)      Third Collection Account top-up                                                                  5,000,000.00
(xiii)     Class A Supplemental principal                                                                              -
(xiv)      Class B Supplemental principal                                                                              -
(xv)       Class C Minimum principal payment                                                                           -
(xvi)      Class D Interest                                                                                   586,666.67
(xvii)     Repayment of Subordinate Eligible Credit Facilities                                                         -
(xviii)    Fourth Collection Account top-up                                                                 4,000,000.00
(xix)      Class D Minimum principal payment                                                                           -
(xx)       Expense Accrual                                                                                  2,091,921.34
(xxi)      Additional and Step-up Interest
           (a)  Additional Interest                                                                                    -
           (b)  Maturity Step-up Interest                                                                              -
           (c)  Registration Step-up Interest                                                                          -
(xxii)     Class A Scheduled principal                                                                                 -
(xxiii)    Class B Scheduled principal                                                                                 -
(xxiv)     Class C Scheduled principal                                                                                 -
(xxv)      Class D Scheduled principal                                                                                 -
(xxvi)     Reimbursement of Beneficial Interest Cure Payments                                                          -
(xxvii)    Sale Premium
           (a)  Class C                                                                                                -
           (b)  Class D                                                                                                -
(xxviii)   Expense Account for Modification Accruals and Refinancing Payments                                          -
(xxix)     Class A Outstanding Principal Balance                                                            4,163,097.25
(xxx)      Class B Outstanding Principal Balance                                                                       -
(xxxi)     Class C Outstanding Principal Balance                                                                       -
(xxxii)    Class D Outstanding Principal Balance                                                                       -
(xxxiii)   Subordinated Swap Payments                                                                                  -
(xxxiv)    Additional Servicing Obligations                                                                            -
(xxxv)     Remainder to Beneficial Interest                                                                            -
                                                                                                   ---------------------
                                                                                                           65,678,392.95
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>                                                             <C>                                       <C>
Analysis of Liquidity Reserve Amount

First Collection Account Top-up                                 33,000,000.00
Second Collection Account Top-up                                10,000,000.00
Third Collection Account Top-up                                  5,000,000.00
Fourth Collection Account Top-up                                 4,000,000.00
                                                         ---------------------
  Total Liquidity Reserve Amount                                52,000,000.00                             (52,000,000.00)

             Total Payments with respect to Payment Date
                                                                                                    ---------------------
             less Collection Account Top Ups (iv), (viii), (xii), and (xviii) above                        13,678,392.95
                                                                                                    ---------------------

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4. Payments on the Notes by Subclass
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                                                                     Subclass              Subclass                Class
(a) Floating Rate Notes                                                   A-1                   A-2                    B
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                                            <C>                   <C>                  <C>
Applicable LIBOR                                                     6.13000%              6.13000%             6.13000%
Applicable Margin                                                    0.48000%              0.50000%             1.15000%
Applicable Interest Rate                                             6.61000%              6.63000%             7.28000%
Actual Number of Days                                                      28                    28                   28
Interest Amount Paid                                             2,634,819.44          1,844,726.33           706,610.63
Additional Interest Paid                                                    -                     -                    -
Maturity Step-up Interest Amount Paid                                       -                     -                    -
Registration Step-up Interest Amount Paid                                   -                     -                    -
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Interest Paid                                              2,634,819.44          1,844,726.33           706,610.63
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Expected Final Payment Date                                      May 15, 2004         June 15, 2008         May 15, 2016
Excess Amortization Date                                         May 15, 2004         June 15, 1999        June 15, 1999

Original Balance                                               512,500,000.00        400,000,000.00       126,500,000.00
Opening Outstanding Principal Balance                          512,500,000.00        357,736,198.35       124,793,871.87
Total Principal Distribution Amount                                         -          4,163,097.25                    -
Redemption Amount:
  Amount allocable to principal                                             -                     -                    -
  Amount allocable to premium                                               -                     -                    -
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Closing Outstanding Principal Balance                          512,500,000.00        353,573,101.10       124,793,871.87
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                        Class                 Class
(b) Fixed Rate Notes                                                        C                     D
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Applicable Interest Rate                                                8.00%                11.00%
Number of Days                                                             30                    30
Interest Amount Payable                                            706,666.67            586,666.67
Additional Interest Paid                                                    -                     -
Registration Step-up Interest Amount Paid                                   -                     -
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Interest Paid                                                706,666.67            586,666.67
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Expected Final Payment Date                                     July 15, 2016       August 15, 2016
Excess Amortization Date                                        July 15, 2016          May 15, 2009

Original Balance                                               106,000,000.00         64,000,000.00
Opening Outstanding Principal Balance                          106,000,000.00         64,000,000.00
Total Principal Distribution Amount                                         -                     -


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Redemption Amount:
 Amount allocable to principal                                              -                     -
 Amount allocable to premium                                                -                     -
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Closing Outstanding Principal Balance                          106,000,000.00         64,000,000.00
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                                             <C>                      <C>                   <C>
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5. Floating Rate Note information for next Interest Accrual Period
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Next Payment Date                                               June 15, 2000
Next Calculation Date                                            June 9, 2000
Reference Date                                                   May 11, 2000

                                                                     Subclass              Subclass                Class
                                                                          A-1                   A-2                    B
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Applicable LIBOR                                                     6.52250%              6.52250%             6.52250%
Applicable Margin                                                    0.48000%              0.50000%             1.15000%
Applicable Interest Rate                                             7.00250%              7.02250%             7.67250%

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Payments per $100,000 Initial Outstanding Principal Balance of Notes
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Subclass              Subclass                Class
(a) Floating Rate Notes                                                   A-1                   A-2                    B
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Opening Outstanding Principal Balance                              100,000.00             89,434.05            98,651.28
Total Principal Payments                                                    -              1,040.77                    -
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Closing Outstanding Principal Balance                              100,000.00             88,393.28            98,651.28

Total Interest                                                         514.11                461.18               558.59
Total Premium                                                               -                     -                    -
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                        Class                 Class
(b) Fixed Rate Notes                                                        C                     D
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Opening Outstanding Principal Balance                              100,000.00            100,000.00
Total Principal Payments                                                    -                     -
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Closing Outstanding Principal Balance                              100,000.00            100,000.00

Total Interest                                                         666.67                916.67
Total Premium                                                               -                     -
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


Swap  Payments  to be made on the  current  Payment  Date  are  included  in the
'Analysis of Current Payment Date  Distributions'.  Swap Receipts to be received
on the current  Payment Date are considered a Collection and are included in the
next  Collection  Period.  The amount of Swap  Receipts  to be  received  on the
current Payment Date are as follows: 310,916.67


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                             Aircraft Finance Trust
                         Quarterly Report to Noteholders
                                 March 31, 2000

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.

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
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

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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 a party to five interest rate swap  agreements at March 31, 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 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 March 31, 2000.

Recent 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 to be  redirected  to the
Class A Notes.

In February 2000, the 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 at a lower rental rate than the former  lease.  The aircraft with respect
to this lessee represents approximately 2.6% of the aggregate appraised value 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. These leases are guaranteed by Air Canada.
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 March 31, 2000,  all rent  amounts due under these leases had been paid.  The

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two aircraft  with respect to this lessee  represent  approximately  4.5% of the
aggregate appraised value of the aircraft 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 to  November  2001 at a lower
rental rate. The aircraft with respect to this lessee  represents  approximately
1.9% of the aggregate appraised value at December 31, 1999.

The B767-300ER  aircraft  currently on lease with a Swedish lessee,  has a lease
expiration  date in May 2000.  AFT has entered  into a letter of intent to lease
this  aircraft  to a  Canadian  lessee  for a lease  term of 36  months  with an
anticipated delivery date in May 2000.

At March 31, 2000 there were two existing  lessees on  non-accrual  status.  The
total amount of rental payments and  maintenance  reserve  payments  outstanding
under the leases for the three aircraft from these two existing lessees amounted
to  approximately  $5.7 million as of March 31, 2000.  One of these two lessees,
based in Brazil, owed approximately $1.6 million for outstanding rental payments
and maintenance  reserve payments at March 31, 2000. AFT holds security deposits
of $0.9 million  against  these  arrearages.  The aircraft  with respect to this
lessee  represents  approximately  2.7%  of the  aggregate  appraised  value  at
December 31, 1999. The other lessee,  based in Turkey,  owed  approximately $4.1
million for  outstanding  rental payments and  maintenance  reserve  payments at
March 31,  2000.  AFT  holds  security  deposits  and  letters  of credit in the
aggregate of $1.1  million  against  these  arrearages.  The two  aircraft  with
respect to this lessee represents  approximately 5.2% of the aggregate appraised
value at December 31, 1999. In April 2000,  the Turkish  lessee  returned one of
the two aircraft early. This aircraft was re-delivered to a new lessee (based in
Belgium) in April 2000 for a lease term of 36 months at a lower rental rate.

In May 2000, the B737-300 aircraft leased to TransBrasil was returned early. The
aircraft  is  currently  being  remarketed  for lease.  AFT is in the process of
quantifying  and evaluating  the  likelihood of and amount of  collections  with
respect  to its  claim  for  outstanding  rent,  maintenance  reserves,  accrued
interest  and  re-delivery  costs.  The  aircraft  with  respect to this  lessee
represents  approximately 2.7% of the aggregate  appraised value at December 31,
1999.


Analysis of Activity in the Collections Account

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.  The financial
data in the following table includes  transfers and payments made by AFT for the
period from December 16, 1999 to March 15, 2000,  but includes  receipts for the
period from December 10, 1999 to March 9, 2000 this being the  Calculation  Date
for the March 15, 2000 Payment Date (the "Quarter").

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         Beginning balance                                   $ 52,000,000

         Collections:
              Lease rental payments                            31,045,145
              Maintenance reserve payments                      4,929,714
              Interest income                                   1,195,867
              Swap receipts                                     1,135,204
         Less:
              Transfers to Expense Account                     (9,068,716)
              Aggregate note payments                         (29,237,181)
              Other                                                   (33)
                                                             ------------

         Ending balance                                      $ 52,000,000
                                                             ============
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

AFT reported aggregate collections of $38.3 million for the Quarter. Collections
consist  primarily of lease rental payments,  maintenance  reserve payments from
lessees, interest income earned on cash balances and swap receipts. Lease rental
payments,  maintenance reserve payments, interest income earned on cash balances
and swap  receipts  were $31.1  million,  $4.9  million,  $1.2  million and $1.1
million, respectively, during the Quarter.

Interest  income of $1.2  million  was  mostly  earned by  investing  AFT's cash
balances in short term,  highly rated,  highly liquid  investments  as permitted
under the terms of the indenture.

Swap  receipts of $1.1  million  were  received by AFT,  during the Quarter as a
result of LIBOR  exceeding the fixed interest  rates on the notional  amounts of
AFT's swaps.

Payments of principal on the Notes  amounted to $8.5 million during the Quarter.
As a result,  the  outstanding  balance  of the Notes was  reduced  to  $1,167.7
million.  The  principal  payments  were made with  respect to the Class A-2 and
Class B notes. The projected  outstanding  balance of the Notes according to the
Offering Memorandum was $1,172.4 million.

Interest  payments to  noteholders  under the Notes  amounted  to $20.7  million
during the Quarter.  The interest payments were made with respect to all classes
of the Notes outstanding.

Transfers from the Collection  Account to the Expense  Account  aggregated  $9.1
million  during  the  Quarter.  These  transfers  were made for the  payment  of
maintenance  expense,  aircraft delivery costs,  service provider fees and other
costs.  The remaining  balance in the Expense Account was $13.6 million at March
15, 2000.

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Description of the Aircraft and Leases

The following  tables set forth details of the aircraft owned by AFT as of March
31, 2000. See "Management's  Discussion and Analysis - Recent  Developments" for
further  information  about events that have  occurred  subsequent  to March 31,
2000.


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 March 31, 2000.

                                                             % of Aircraft by
                                              Number of    Appraised Value as of
Country                                       Aircraft       December 31, 1999
- -------                                       --------       -----------------
U.K..........................................     7                   22.0%
U.S..........................................     6                   15.8
Italy........................................     2                    9.0
Brazil.......................................     3                    7.8
Canada.......................................     3                    7.2
France.......................................     2                    6.3
Turkey.......................................     2                    5.2
China........................................     2                    5.2
Spain........................................     3                    5.1
Ireland......................................     2                    5.0
Sweden.......................................     1                    4.7
India........................................     2                    4.1
Philippines..................................     1                    2.6
                                                ---                 ------
Total........................................    36                  100.0%


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The following  table  identifies the regions in which the 36 aircraft are based,
calculated as of March 31, 2000.

                                                             % of Aircraft by
                                              Number of    Appraised Value as of
Region                                        Aircraft       December 31, 1999
- ------                                        ---------      -----------------
Developed Markets
     Europe..................................    17                  52.1%
     North America...........................     9                  23.0
Emerging Markets
     Asia....................................     5                  11.9
     Europe and the Middle East..............     2                   5.2
     Latin America...........................     3                   7.8
                                                ---                 -----
Total........................................    36                 100.0%


The  following  table  identifies  the  current  lessees  of  the  36  aircraft,
calculated as of March 31, 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....................    2                   4.5
Airtours International Airways Limited........    2                   4.6
Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A....................    1                   7.1
America West Airlines, Inc....................    1                   2.7
Britannia Airways Limited.....................    1                   4.7
British Airways...............................    1                   2.6
British Midland Airways PLC...................    3                   7.7
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
Istanbul Hava Yollari A.S.....................    2                   5.2
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
TransBrasil S.A. Linhas Aereas................    1                   2.7
TransMeridian Airlines, Inc...................    1                   2.4
TWA...........................................    1                   5.0
VARIG.........................................    2                   5.2
Virgin Express S.A. N.V.......................    2                   5.1
                                                ---                ------
Total.........................................   36                100.0%

Total Number of Lessees: 23


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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 March 31, 2000 is  approximately
5.7 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 March 31, 2000 are
contained in the table below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     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
- ------    -----------------        ------            ----          ----           --   -----------      ----        -----
                                                                                                        ($000)
<S>                           <C>                 <C>           <C>              <C>      <C>       <C>            <C>
Europe (Developed)
           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
           Sweden             Britannia (1)       B767-300ER    CF6-80C2B6F      25221     7/91          59,513      4.7
           United Kingdom     British Airways     B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28548    12/97          33,207      2.7

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           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      TransMeridian
                              Airlines            A320-200      V2500-A1           373     1/93          30,623      2.4
           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             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
Europe & Middle East (Emerging)
           Turkey             Istanbul            B737-400      CFM56-3C1        28490    11/96          32,510      2.6
           Turkey             Istanbul            B737-400      CFM56-3C1        28491    11/96          32,550      2.6
Latin America (Emerging)
           Brazil             Transbrasil         B737-300      CFM56-3C1        28564    11/97          33,321      2.7
           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
                                                                                                    -----------      ---
Total                                                                                               $ 1,256,134      100  %

<FN>
(1) Leased to Britannia (United Kingdom) and subleased to Britannia Airways AB (Sweden).
</FN>
</TABLE>



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