Many of the directors and staff of GPA subsequently went on to found or work for other aircraft lessors, such as GECAS, Genesis Lease, CIT, ILFC, Pembroke Capital, AerCap (formerly debisAirFinance), International Aircraft Management Group (subsequently RBS Aviation Capital and later SMBC Aviation Capital), Babcock & Brown (now Fly Leasing) and Aircastle.
Father and son team Leslie Gonda and Louis L. Gonda founded ILFC in 1973 along with Steven F. Udvar-Hazy.