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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section~~Report 13(Date orof ~~15(d~~earliest event reported): ofNovember 13, ~~the~~2014

~~Securities~~INTERNATIONAL ~~Exchange~~LEASE ~~Act~~FINANCE CORPORATION (Exact name of ~~1934~~registrant as specified in its charter)

~~Date~~CALIFORNIA of(State ~~Report~~or ~~(Date~~other jurisdiction of ~~earliest~~incorporation) ~~event~~1-31616 ~~reported~~(Commission File Number)~~: September~~ ~~24,~~22-3059110 ~~2014~~(IRS Employer Identification No.)

~~INTERNATIONAL~~10250 ~~LEASE~~Constellation ~~FINANCE~~Boulevard, ~~CORPORATION~~Suite 3400, Los Angeles, California 90067 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

~~(Exact~~Registrants' telephone ~~name~~numbers, ofincluding ~~registrant~~area ascode: ~~specified in its charter~~(310) 788-1999

CALIFORNIA	1-31616	22-3059110
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 3400, Los Angeles, California 90067

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(310) 788-1999

(Registrants’ telephone numbers, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o: Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o: Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o: Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On ~~September 24~~November 13, 2014, AerCap ~~Holdings~~Global ~~N.V.~~Aviation Trust (“"AerCap” Trust") ~~issued~~released aits Quarterly ~~press~~Report ~~release~~for (the ~~“Press~~quarter ~~Release”)~~ended ~~announcing~~September 30, ~~that~~2014 ~~AerCap Ireland Capital Limited~~ (~~“AerCap~~the ~~Ireland”) and~~ "AerCap ~~Global Aviation~~ Trust ~~(“AerCap~~Quarterly ~~Trust”~~Report"). ~~and,~~The ~~together with~~ AerCap ~~Ireland,~~Trust ~~the~~Quarterly ~~“Issuers”),~~Report ~~each~~included unaudited asummary ~~wholly-owned~~financial ~~subsidiary~~information of ~~AerCap,~~International ~~priced~~Lease ~~their~~Finance ~~previously~~Corporation ~~announced~~("ILFC") ~~offering~~for ofperiods ~~senior~~prior ~~notes,~~to ~~consisting of $800~~May 14,~~000,000~~ ~~aggregate~~2014 ~~principal~~and ~~amount~~unaudited summary offinancial ~~5.00%~~information ~~senior~~for ~~notes due 2021 (the “Notes”).~~ AerCap ~~filed~~Trust afor ~~Current~~periods ~~Report~~ on ~~Form~~and ~~6-K~~after ~~on September 24~~February 5, 2014, ~~announcing pricing of~~ the ~~Notes~~date ~~and~~AerCap ~~attaching~~Trust ~~the~~was ~~Press Release as Exhibit 99~~formed.1 ~~thereto (the “AerCap 6-K”).~~

As previously disclosed, on May 14, 2014, AerCap UHoldings N.SV. ~~Global Aviation LLC~~("AerCap"), through a wholly -owned subsidiary ~~of AerCap~~, completed the acquisition ~~(the “Acquisition”)~~ of 100 percent of the common stock of ~~International~~ILFC ~~Lease Finance Corporation~~ (~~“ILFC”~~the "Acquisition"). In connection with the Acquisition, AerCap Trust assumed substantially all of ILFC’'s liabilities and AerCap Trust succeeded ILFC as the issuer under certain of ILFC’'s indentures.

The ~~information contained in the~~ AerCap ~~6-K~~Trust ~~under~~Quarterly ~~the~~Report ~~heading~~is ~~“Other~~filed ~~Events—Senior~~as ~~Notes Offering” and~~ Exhibit 99.1 ~~thereto~~to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ILFC is filing ~~this~~the ~~Current~~AerCap ~~Report~~Trust onQuarterly ~~Form~~Report ~~8-K~~ to voluntarily provide financial information with respect to itself and AerCap Trust to holders of AerCap Trust’'s debt. The AerCap Trust Quarterly Report is prepared with the reduced disclosure format consistent with General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.			Description

	99.1		AerCap Global Aviation Trust and Subsidiaries Quarterly Report for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2014

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~each~~the ~~Registrant~~registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

~~DATED~~Date: ~~September 24~~ November 13, 2014

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE
CORPORATION

/s/ NAJIM CHELLIOUI

Najim Chellioui

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