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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
period ended December 31, 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: March 25, 2003                      /s/ DAVID B. GEBLER
                                           _____________________________________
                                               David B. Gebler
                                               Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
                                               and President