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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * UDVAR-HAZY STEVEN F 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AIR LEASE CORP [AL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AIR LEASE CORPORATION, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1000N 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2026 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 02/12/2026 A 122,595(1) A $ 0 1,409,961 D Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 02/12/2026 F 46,737 D $64.66 1,363,224 D Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 30,745 I See footnote(2) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 14,050 I See footnote(3) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 19,500 I See footnote(3) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 10,000 I See footnote(4) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 21,500 I See footnote(4) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 1,300 I See footnote(5) Air Lease Corporation- Class A Common Stock 1,300 I See footnote(5) Air Lease Corporation- Class A Common Stock 1,300 I See footnote(5) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 31,000 I See footnote(6) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 321,350 I See footnote(7) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 71,000 I See footnote(8) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 2,640,000 I See footnote(9) Air Lease Corporation - Class A Common Stock 955,526 I See footnote(10)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
UDVAR-HAZY STEVEN F C/O AIR LEASE CORPORATION 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1000N LOS ANGELES, CA 90067	X

Signatures

/s/ Lauren Jaeger, Attorney-in-Fact		02/17/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares issued upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person in 2023 under the Air Lease Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.
(2)	These shares are owned by the reporting person's wife. The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	These shares are owned by one of the reporting person's daughters. The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	These shares are owned by one of the reporting person's sons. The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(5)	These shares are held by the reporting person as custodian for one of the reporting person's grandchildren under the California Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(6)	These shares are held by Emerald Financial LLC. A separate trust for each of the reporting person's four children owns 25% of the membership interests of Emerald LLC. Inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(7)	These shares are held by Air Intercontinental, Inc., of which the reporting person is the sole stockholder.
(8)	These shares are held by Ocean Equities, Inc. which is 100% owned by the Hazy Family Community Property Trust 5/28/85 of which the reporting person is the trustee and beneficial owner.
(9)	These shares are held by the Hazy Family Community Property Trust 5/28/85, of which the reporting person is the trustee and beneficial owner.
(10)	These shares are held by the Udvar-Hazy Separate Property Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee.

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