The world's leading airplane leasing firm, ILFC, saw its founder retire this week. It was expected but still. Here is a man who is an industry pioneer who started out in the business while he was still a student. His influence in the industry is legendary. To say he is one of the aviation world's characters is no understatement. His visions were grand and he built a portfolio of 1,000 aircraft.

Taking a look at what this retirement could mean are George Hamlin from Hamlin Transportation Consulting and Scott Hamilton from Leeham Co.