Exhibit A


                                AIRPLANES Group

                         Report to Certificateholders

                  All numbers in US$ unless otherwise stated

Payment Date: 16 October 2000.
Calculation Date: 10 October 2000.



(i)  ACCOUNT ACTIVITY SUMMARY (Between Calculation Dates)
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                                                                                                                       Balance on
                                                                  Prior Balance      Deposits       Withdrawals     Calculation Date
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                                                                    11-Sep-00                                          10-Oct-00
                                                                                                         
     Lessee Funded Account                                                  0.00            0.00            (0.00)             0.00
     Expense Account (note ii)                                      1,069,416.05   10,950,601.50   (10,789,362.64)     1,230,654.91
     Collection Account (note iii)                                209,198,836.41   40,853,375.18   (53,630,733.41)   196,421,478.17
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     - Miscellaneous Reserve                                       40,000,000.00                                      40,000,000.00
     - Maintenance Reserve                                         80,000,000.00                                      80,000,000.00
     - Security Deposit                                            35,200,439.00                                      35,568,103.00
     - Other Collections (net of interim withdrawals)              53,998,397.41                                      40,853,375.18
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Total                                                             210,268,252.46   51,803,976.68   (64,420,096.05)   197,652,133.08
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(ii) ANALYSIS OF EXPENSE ACCOUNT ACTIVITY
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     Balance on preceding Calculation Date (September 11, 2000)     1,069,416.05
     Transfer from Collection Account (previous Payment Date)      10,930,583.95
     Transfer from Collection Account (interim deposit)                     0.00
     Interest Earned during period                                     20,017.55
     Payments during period between prior Calculation Date
     and the relevant Calculation Date:
     - Payments on previous Payment Date                           (3,384,921.72)
     - Other payments                                              (7,404,440.92)
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     Balance on relevant Calculation Date (October 10, 2000)        1,230,654.91
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(iii) ANALYSIS OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT ACTIVITY
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     Balance on preceding Calculation Date (September 11, 2000)   209,198,836.41
     Collections during period                                     40,422,589.33
     Swap receipts (previous Payment Date)                            430,785.85
     Transfer to Expense Account  (previous Payment Date)         (10,930,583.95)
     Transfer to Expense Account  (interim withdrawal)                      0.00
     Net transfer to Lessee Funded Accounts                                 0.00
     Aggregate Certificate Payments (previous Payment Date)       (42,528,301.99)
     Swap payments (previous Payment Date)                           (171,847.47)
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     Balance on relevant Calculation Date (October 10, 2000)      196,421,478.18
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                                AIRPLANES Group

                         Report to Certificateholders

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(iii) ANALYSIS OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT ACTIVITY (Cont'd)

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        ANALYSIS OF CURRENT PAYMENT DATE DISTRIBUTIONS
        Priority of Payments
    (i) Required Expense Amount                                   12,000,000.00
   (ii) a) Class A Interest                                       11,698,186.14
        b) Swap Payments                                             152,437.11
  (iii) First Collection Account Top-up                          120,000,000.00
   (iv) Minimum Hedge Payment                                              0.00
    (v) Class A Minimum Principal                                          0.00
   (vi) Class B Interest                                           1,825,581.15
  (vii) Class B Minimum Principal                                  1,223,530.30
 (viii) Class C Interest                                           2,375,979.69
   (ix) Class D Interest                                           3,580,412.50
    (x) Second Collection Account Top-up                          35,028,066.00
   (xi) Class A Principal Adjustment Amount                        9,767,940.19
  (xii) Class C Scheduled Principal                                        0.00
 (xiii) Class D Scheduled Principal                                        0.00
  (xiv) Modification Payments                                              0.00
   (xv) Soft Bullet Note Step-up Interest                                  0.00
  (xvi) Class E Minimum Interest                                           0.00
 (xvii) Supplemental Hedge Payment                                         0.00
(xviii) Class B Supplemental Principal                                     0.00
  (xix) Class A Supplemental Principal                                     0.00
   (xx) Class D Outstanding Principal                                      0.00
  (xxi) Class C Outstanding Principal                                      0.00
 (xxii) Class E Supplemental Interest                                      0.00
(xxiii) Class B Outstanding Principal                                      0.00
 (xxiv) Class A Outstanding Principal                                      0.00
  (xxv) Class E Accrued Unpaid Interest                                    0.00
 (xxvi) Class E Outstanding Principal                                      0.00
(xxvii) Charitable Trust                                                   0.00
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Total Payments with respect to Payment Date                      197,652,133.08
  Less Collection Account Top-Ups ((iii) and (x)above)          (155,028,066.00)
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                                                                  42,624,067.08
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                         Report to Certificateholders

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(iv) PAYMENT ON THE CERTIFICATES


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(a)  FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATES                        A-4              A-6              A-7              A-8          Class B
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     Applicable LIBOR                             6.62125%         6.62125%         6.62125%         6.62125%         6.62125%
     Applicable Margin                            0.62000%         0.34000%         0.26000%         0.37500%         0.75000%
     Applicable Interest Rate                     7.24125%         6.96125%         6.88125%         6.99625%         7.37125%
     Interest Amount Payable                  1,247,104.17     2,974,861.48     3,259,036.46     4,217,184.03     1,825,581.15
     Step Up Interest Amount                          0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00

     Opening Principal Balance              200,000,000.00   496,272,629.55   550,000,000.00   700,000,000.00   287,607,898.57
     Minimum Principal Payment Amount                 0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00     1,223,530.30
     Adjusted Principal Payment Amount                0.00     9,767,940.19             0.00             0.00             0.00
     Supplemental Principal Payment Amount            0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00
     Total Principal Distribution Amount              0.00     9,767,940.19             0.00             0.00     1,223,530.30
     Redemption Amount
      - amount allocable to principal                 0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00
      - premium allocable to premium                  0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00             0.00
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     Outstanding Principal Balance
       (October 16, 2000)                   200,000,000.00   486,504,689.36   550,000,000.00   700,000,000.00   286,384,368.27
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     (b)  FIXED RATE CERTIFICATES                  Class C          Class D
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          Applicable Interest Rate                 8.1500%         10.8750%
          Interest Amount Payable             2,375,979.69     3,580,412.50

          Opening Principal Balance         349,837,500.00   395,080,000.00
          Scheduled Principal Payment Amount          0.00             0.00
          Redemption Amount                           0.00             0.00
           - amount allocable to principal            0.00             0.00
           - amount allocable to premium              0.00             0.00
          Actual Pool Factor                     0.9329000        0.9877000
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          Outstanding Principal Balance
            (October 16, 2000)              349,837,500.00   395,080,000.00
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Table of rescheduled Pool Factors                      n/a              n/a
  in the event of a partial redemption




                                AIRPLANES Group

                         Report to Certificateholders

                  All numbers in US$ unless otherwise stated



(v)  FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATE INFORMATION FOR NEXT INTEREST ACCRUAL PERIOD (Aggregate Amounts)

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                                                  A-4              A-6               A-7                A-8            Class B
     Applicable LIBOR                        6.62000%         6.62000%          6.62000%           6.62000%           6.62000%
     Applicable Margin                       0.62000%         0.34000%          0.26000%           0.37500%           0.75000%
     Applicable Interest Rate                7.24000%         6.96000%          6.88000%           6.99500%           7.37000%
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(vi) CURRENT PERIOD PAYMENTS Per $100,000 Initial Outstanding Principal Balance of Certificates)

(a)  FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATES
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                                                  A-4              A-6               A-7                A-8            Class B

     Opening Principal Amount                2,000.00         4,962.73          5,500.00           7,000.00           2,876.08
     Total Principal Payments                    0.00            97.68              0.00               0.00              12.24
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     Closing Outstanding Principal Balance   2,000.00         4,865.05          5,500.00           7,000.00           2,863.84

     Total Interest                             12.47            29.75             32.59              42.17              18.26
     Total Premium                               0.00             0.00              0.00               0.00               0.00
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(b)  FIXED RATE CERTIFICATES
                                              Class C         Class D

     Opening Principal Amount                3,498.38        3,950.80
     Total Principal Payments                    0.00            0.00
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     Outstanding Principal Balance           3,498.38        3,950.80

     Total Interest                             23.76           35.80
     Total Premium                               0.00            0.00
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