EXHIBIT 99.1


                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 (the "Report") of Airlease Ltd., A
California Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"), I, David B. Gebler,
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Airlease Management Services,
Inc., the General Partner of the Partnership, hereby certify pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      the Report fully complies with the requirements of section
         13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
         all material respects, the financial condition and results of
         operations of the Partnership.


Dated: November 7, 2002                    /s/ DAVID B. GEBLER
                                           _____________________________________
                                               David B. Gebler
                                               Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
                                               and President