James Hunt

James Hunt serves as Senior Vice President – Finance of AIP Capital in Dublin, Ireland. He has over ten years’ experience working in Finance, seven of which have been in the aviation space. Mr. Hunt is responsible for a broad spectrum of responsibilities within the Finance function, with a keen focus on forecasting and budgeting.

Prior to joining AIP Capital, he served as AVP Finance at AMCK Aviation, a Dublin headquartered aircraft lessor which was wholly owned by Hong Kong based CK Asset Holdings, a multi-national conglomerate. AMCK Aviation was sold to Carlyle Aviation Partners in 2022, and Mr. Hunt was a key member of the transaction team which oversaw the sale of the $4.3 billion portfolio of 130 aircraft.

Prior to his time at AMCK Aviation, he worked at AerGen Aviation, a Seattle headquartered aircraft lessor which was managed by the Greenbriar Equity Group. Mr. Hunt began his career as a chartered accountant with KPMG Ireland, where he worked in the Financial Audit and Information Risk Management departments. He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from University College Dublin and is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland.