Air Lease (AL) 8-K Air Lease Corporation Announces Public Offering of $400.0 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2020

Exhibit 23.1

AVITAS, Inc. World Headquarters

14520 Avion Parkway, Suite 300

Chantilly, Virginia 20151 USA

Phone: 703.476.2300

Fax: 703.860.5855

www.avitas.com

January 28, 2013

Ms. Carol H. Forsyte

Executive Vice President, General Counsel,

Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Air Lease Corporation

2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000N

Los Angeles, California 90067

Re:Written Consent to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and

Prospectus Supplement of Air Lease Corporation

Dear Ms. Forsyte:

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” and to the use of information contained in our report entitled “Report on the Aviation Industry,” dated January 2013, in the preliminary prospectus supplement and prospectus supplement of Air Lease Corporation for the offering of its senior unsecured notes in a registered offering pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-184382).

Sincerely,

John W. Vitale

President & CEO