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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2

                          FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE



        FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of November 1, 2000 (this
"Supplement"), between International Lease Finance Corporation, a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California
(hereinafter called the "Company"), and U.S. Bank Trust, National Association,
as Trustee (hereinafter called the "Trustee").


                             RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

        The Company has heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as
of November 1, 1991 (hereinafter called the "Indenture") with the Trustee, as
successor to Continental Bank, National Association providing, among other
things, for the issuance from time to time of the Company's unsecured
debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness in one or more series.

        Pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, an Officers' Certificate dated
May 21, 1997 (the "Officers' Certificate") and instructions from a Designated
Person of the Company in connection with the Notes (as defined below),
Medium-Term Notes, Series I, due November 15, 2005 in the aggregate principal
amount of $50,000,000 (the "Notes") were issued on May 30, 1997.

        Pursuant to Section 902 of the Indenture, the Holders of the Notes have
consented and agreed to certain changes to the terms of the Notes.

        It is deemed advisable and appropriate that the terms of the Notes be
amended to reflect the changes consented and agreed to by the Holders of the
Notes.

        All things necessary to make this Supplement a valid agreement of the
Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

                   NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENT WITNESSETH:

        For and in consideration of the premises, it is mutually covenanted and
agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders of the Notes
only, as follows:

        1. The terms used in this Supplement and defined in the Indenture,
Officers' Certificate or Instructions shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture, Officers' Certificate or Instructions, as the case may be.



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        2. The terms of the Notes are hereby amended as follows:

        (i) The Stated Maturity shall be November 15, 2007.

        (ii) Interest on the Notes accruing from October 15, 2000 to November
    15, 2000 will be paid on November 15, 2000 at a rate of 6.59813% per annum
    to the Holders of the Notes on November 1, 2000.

        (iii) Interest on the Notes from and including November 15, 2000 to but
    excluding November 15, 2002, shall accrue at the fixed rate of 6.99% per
    annum, payable semi-annually on each April 15 and October 15, and on
    November 15, 2002, on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months,
    without adjustment for Interest Payment Dates that are not Business Days.
    Interest on the Notes will be payable to the persons in whose names the
    Notes are registered on the April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business
    Day) immediately preceding the Applicable Interest Payment Date.

        (iv) The Additional Terms of the Notes shall be amended in their
    entirety to read as set forth in Annex A hereto.

        3. The Trustee assumes no duties, responsibilities or liabilities by
reason of this Supplement other than as set forth in the Indenture, and this
Supplement is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to all terms and
conditions of its acceptance of the Trust under the Indenture, as fully as if
said conditions were hereby set forth at length. The Trustee assumes no
responsibility or liability for the recitals of the Company set forth in this
Supplement.

        4. As amended and modified by this Supplement, the Indenture, Officers'
Certificate and Instructions are in all respects ratified and confirmed.

        5. This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
one of which shall be an original, and all of which together constitute but one
and the same instrument.

        6. Trustee hereby accepts the modification of the Indenture, Officers'
Certificate and Instructions hereby effected and the trust in this Supplement
declared and provided, upon the terms and conditions hereinabove set forth.


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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplement to be
executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and
attested, all as of the day and year first above written.


                                        INTERNATIONAL LEASE
                                        FINANCE CORPORATION



                                        By:  /s/ Alan H. Lund
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Attest:

         /s/ Pamela S. Hendry
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                                        U.S. BANK TRUST,
                                        NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


                                        By:  /s/ P.J. Crowley
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                                             P.J. Crowley
                                             Vice President


Attest:

         /s/ Cynthia W. Brown
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                                                                         Annex A

                                ADDITIONAL TERMS

INTEREST RATES

        If the Calculation Agent has not given the Put Notice (as defined
below), then during the period from and including November 15, 2002 to the
Maturity Date (the "Fixed Rate Period"), the Notes will bear interest at a fixed
rate calculated as described below (see "Reset of Interest Rate for Fixed Rate
Period" below). Interest during the Fixed Rate Period will be payable
semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, commencing April 15,
2003 (each a "Fixed Rate Interest Payment Date"), to the person in whose name a
Note is registered on the April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day)
immediately preceding the applicable Fixed Rate Interest Payment Date. However,
interest payable on the Maturity Date will be paid to the person to whom
principal on the Note is paid. The amount of interest payable during the Fixed
Rate Period will be computed and paid on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months.

PUT OPTION

        The Calculation Agent has the right to require the Company to repurchase
all (but not less than all) of the Notes on November 15, 2002 at a purchase
price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued but unpaid
interest to but excluding November 15, 2002 (the "Redemption Price"), by
delivering written notice thereof to the Company on behalf of all (but not fewer
than all) holders of the Notes (the "Put Notice"). Such Put Notice shall be
given no later than 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on November 8, 2002. The
Calculation Agent shall give the Put Notice if the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Notes request the Calculation Agent to give the Put
Notice, in which event the Put Notice shall be binding on all Noteholders; the
Calculation Agent shall not give the Put Notice absent such request of the
holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes. In the event the Put
Notice is timely given, the Company shall repurchase the Notes at the Redemption
Price on November 15, 2002.

        IF REQUIRED BY THE CALCULATION AGENT, EACH HOLDER SHALL INDICATE ITS
ELECTION TO HAVE THE CALCULATION AGENT DELIVER THE PUT NOTICE TO THE COMPANY BY
DELIVERING WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH ELECTION TO THE CALCULATION AGENT BY NO LATER
THAN 12:00 NOON (NEW YORK TIME) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2002.

RESET OF INTEREST RATE FOR FIXED RATE PERIOD

        If the Calculation Agent has not delivered the Put Notice to the Company
in accordance with the terms set forth under "Put Option" above, the Company and
the Calculation Agent, on November 8, 2002, shall undertake the following
actions to calculate the fixed rate of interest to be paid on the Notes during
the Fixed Rate Period. All references to specific hours are references to
prevailing New York time. Each notice, bid or offer (including those given by
the Reference Dealers [as defined below]) shall be given telephonically and
shall be confirmed as soon as possible by facsimile to each of the Calculation
Agent and the Company. The times set forth below are guidelines for action by
the Company and the Calculation Agent, and each shall use its best efforts to
adhere to such times. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Reference Dealers to take all actions contemplated below in as timely a manner
as possible.

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        A HOLDER SHALL INDICATE ITS ELECTION TO SELL ITS NOTE TO, AND PURCHASE
DESIGNATED TREASURY BONDS FROM, THE FINAL DEALER OR FINAL DEALERS (AS DEFINED
BELOW) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (e) BELOW BY
NOTIFYING THE CALCULATION AGENT OF SUCH ELECTION BY NO LATER THAN 9:35 A.M. (NEW
YORK TIME) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2002. IF THE CALCULATION AGENT HAS NOT RECEIVED
WRITTEN ELECTION FOR THE SALE OF AT LEAST $25,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF THE NOTES TO THE FINAL DEALER OR FINAL DEALERS, THE CALCULATION AGENT SHALL
SELECT PRO RATA FROM ALL HOLDERS NOTES IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THAT, WHEN
AGGREGATED WITH THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES FOR WHICH THE CALCULATION AGENT
HAS RECEIVED A WRITTEN ELECTION TO SELL, WILL TOTAL $25,000,000, AND SHALL
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY SUCH HOLDERS OF SUCH SELECTION. THE HOLDERS OF SUCH RANDOMLY
SELECTED NOTES SHALL SELL THEIR NOTES TO, AND PURCHASE DESIGNATED TREASURY BONDS
FROM, THE FINAL DEALER OR FINAL DEALERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH
IN PARAGRAPH (e) BELOW.

        (a) At 9:00 a.m., the Company shall provide to the Calculation Agent the
        names of four financial institutions that deal in the Company's debt
        securities and have agreed to participate as reference dealers in
        accordance with the terms set forth below (the "Reference Dealers") and,
        for each Reference Dealer, the name of and telephone and facsimile
        numbers for one individual who will represent such Reference Dealer.

        (b) At 9:15 a.m., the Calculation Agent shall:

                (i) determine and provide to the Company the 5-year Treasury
                bond yield determined at or about such time (the "Designated
                Treasury Yield") based on an issue of 5-year Treasury bonds
                chosen by the Calculation Agent (the "Designated Treasury
                Bonds");

                (ii) calculate and provide to the Company the "Premium", which
                shall equal the present value (expressed as a percentage rounded
                to four decimal places) of the Treasury Rate Difference applied
                over the 10 semi-annual periods from November 15, 2002 to the
                Maturity Date, discounted at the Discount Rate divided by two,
                where:

                        "Treasury Rate Difference" means the difference between
                6.585% (the "Initial Treasury Yield") minus the Designated
                Treasury Yield; and

                        "Discount Rate" means the sum of the Designated Treasury
                Yield plus 0.50%; and

                (iii) provide to the Company the aggregate principal amount of
                the Designated Treasury Bonds that the Holders will purchase
                (the "Hedge Amount") in the event that all of the Notes are sold
                to one or more of the Reference Dealers in accordance with
                paragraph (e) below.

        (c) The Calculation Agent immediately thereafter shall contact each of
        the Reference Dealers and request that each Reference Dealer provide to
        the Calculation Agent the following firm bid and firm offer for the
        benefit of the Holders (which bid and offer shall remain firm for 15
        minutes):


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                (i) a firm bid (on an all-in basis), expressed as a spread to
                the Designated Treasury Bonds (using, for such purposes, the
                Designated Treasury Yield), at which such Reference Dealer would
                purchase any Notes offered (up to Notes in a principal amount
                equal to $50,000,000, provided that such Reference Dealer shall
                not be obligated to purchase Notes in a principal amount less
                that $25,000,000) at a price equal to 100% plus the Premium for
                settlement on the Redemption Date (the lowest of such spreads,
                the "Spread"); and

                (ii) a firm offer (on an all-in basis) to sell Designated
                Treasury Bonds in a principal amount equal to the Hedge Amount
                at a yield equal to the Designated Treasury Yield for settlement
                on the Redemption Date.

        (d) At 9:30 a.m., the following shall occur following receipt of the
        bids and offers requested in paragraph (c) above:

                (i) the Calculation Agent shall calculate and provide to the
                Company the "Adjusted Coupon", which shall be the fixed rate of
                interest on the Notes required to produce a yield on the Notes
                equal to the sum of the Designated Treasury Yield and the Spread
                given a purchase price of 100% plus the Premium;

                (ii) the Interest Rate on the Notes shall be adjusted and shall
                equal, effective from and including November 15, 2002 to the
                Maturity Date, the Adjusted Coupon; and

                (iii) the Reference Dealer providing the Spread shall be deemed
                the "Final Dealer"; provided that if two or more Reference
                Dealers shall have quoted such Spread, the Company shall
                determine which of such Reference Dealers shall be the Final
                Dealer or the Final Dealers (and, in the latter case, the
                allocation to be made between them).

        (e) The Holders:

                (i) shall sell Notes to the Final Dealer or Final Dealers in a
                principal amount which shall be not less than $25,000,000 nor
                more than $50,000,000 at a price equal to 100% plus the Premium;
                and

                (ii) shall purchase Designated Treasury Bonds from the Final
                Dealer or Final Dealers in a principal amount equal to the Hedge
                Amount (adjusted pro rata based on the amount of Notes sold in
                the event that less than $50,000,000 principal amount is sold),
                at a price based on the Designated Treasury Yield, in each case
                for settlement on the Redemption Date and, in the case of more
                than one Final Dealer, according to the allocation designated by
                the Company under paragraph (d)(iii) above.

        If the Calculation Agent determines that (i) a Market Disruption Event
(as defined below) has occurred or (ii) two or more of the Reference Dealers
have failed to provide indicative or firm bids or offers in a timely manner
substantially as provided above, the steps contemplated above shall be delayed
until the next trading day on which there is no Market


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Disruption Event and no such failure by two or more Reference Dealers. "Market
Disruption Event" shall mean any of the following: (i) a suspension or material
limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or
the establishment of minimum prices on such exchange: (ii) a general moratorium
on commercial banking activities declared by either federal or New York State
authorities; (iii) any material adverse change in the existing financial,
political or economic conditions in the United States or America or elsewhere;
(iv) an outbreak or escalation of major hostilities involving the United States
of America or the declaration of a national emergency or war by the United
States of America; or (v) any material disruption of the U.S. government
securities market, U.S. corporate bond market and/or U.S. federal wire system.


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