Aerospace & Transportation Infrastructure Division

Sojitz has served as a sales consultant for Boeing Commercial Airplanes for roughly 70 years since signing its first agreement with The Boeing Company in 1956. Sojitz has since collaborated with and supported Boeing to supply commercial aircraft to airlines in Japan and holds the top share of the domestic market. With offices in Tokyo, Amsterdam, and Singapore, we provide operating leases, Japanese Operating Leases (JOLs), and comprehensive lease and asset management services, including remarketing, for JOL investor-owned aircraft.

We provide integrated solutions related to business aviation, including aircraft sales and acquisition consulting, aircraft management, charter services, maintenance support, and Japan’s first international fractional ownership program for business jets (Share Jet Program).

With Phenix Jet International, LLC as the core of our international flight operations and the JAPCON Group overseeing domestic aircraft management and maintenance services, we have established a fully integrated business structure covering aircraft sales, operations, and maintenance. By continuously enhancing safety, reliability, and operational efficiency, we deliver comprehensive services that meet the increasingly diverse and sophisticated needs of our clients.

Through this integrated platform, we have built one of Japan’s leading business jet service frameworks, capable of providing end-to-end solutions from aircraft sales and management to maintenance and premium charter services. We are also accelerating our expansion into overseas markets, particularly in Southeast Asia, aiming to grow our global presence and further increase market share.

In 2026, Sojitz acquired a 50% equity interest in UGL Transport Holdings Pty Ltd., a business engaged in the engineering, design, and construction of advanced signaling and communications systems, manufacturing of rolling stock, and operation and maintenance (O&M) of transport assets primarily in Australia. Through this acquisition, Sojitz will enter the rail O&M business to expand on its existing rail engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) business in Asia with the aim of developing and providing comprehensive rail-related services.

Sojitz is contributing to infrastructure development in India through collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on construction projects including a dedicated freight corridor between Delhi and Mumbai, and a high-speed railway between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. In May 2024, we joined a project to install and deliver an integrated railway system in Jakarta, Indonesia, and we will continue to develop projects in South and Southeast Asia.

In North America, we have been involved in the operation of a Canadian railcar MRO business since our initial investment in 2015. Sojitz also invested in a North American railcar leasing company in March 2021. Finally, Sojitz expanded MRO business locations through an investment in a U.S.-based MRO business in July 2024. Our goal going forward is to stabilize our earnings while broadening our scope of operations in North America so that we can leverage our accumulated expertise in a variety of ways.

We are actively involved in the airport management business, both overseas in countries including Palau and in Japan in locations such as Kumamoto and Shimojishima. The division aims to contribute to the revitalization of regional communities through steady expansion of existing airport business operations. We are using the experience gained from these businesses to strengthen our airport management and operation functions. In addition, we are working to increase the convenience of our airport-related services and expand our earnings foundation by collaborating with Sojitz Group companies and pursuing synergy with other Group businesses, including aircraft ground operations, cargo handling, retail, and catering.

We are developing and operating industrial parks in emerging Asian countries. Sojitz contributes to the sustainable development of local communities by providing high-quality utility services as well as supplying high-value-added digital transformation (DX) and decarbonization services. In the Indonesia’s Deltamas City, Sojitz is engaged in a comprehensive urban development project with ever-growing value that is well positioned for the future. The city integrates residential, commercial, industrial, administrative, educational, and medical facilities.