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Trusted, expert assessment of the latest industry trends from the respected Ishka team, including regional analysis, airlines, lessors and critical emerging issues.
$1.25 billion in unsecured debt was raised by lessors in June. more
02/07/2025
Ishka Limited and Airfinance Global Limited (AFG) today announced their merger in a strategic transaction backed by Foundation Investment Partners (FIPL), a London-based, private investment firm focused on scaling high-potential businesses. more
01/07/2025
Independent aircraft asset managers have successfully raised billions of dollars of equity since the start of 2024, according to Ishka research. more
30/06/2025
Oil and jet fuel prices have climbed down from a peak following the de-escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict in the Middle East. more
27/06/2025
This is the 20th edition of Ishka’s aircraft buyers list, where Ishka summarises a list of potential and active buyers of leased aircraft on the secondary market. more
27/06/2025
Two key takeaways from Ishka’s recent webinar: "Risks, Shifts and Strategic Opportunity". more
25/06/2025
Aircraft lessors have announced equity raises for a total of $4.7 billion of fresh equity into aviation funds so far in 2025, according to Ishka research, a significant improvement compared to the last two years. more
24/06/2025
The latest Ishka loan datasheet examines recent loans for commercial aircraft lessors and airlines, and the dynamics impacting aircraft lenders. more
23/06/2025
The total number of aircraft being actively remarketed on sites analysed by Ishka has remained largely consistent across H1 2025, and is now at 282. more
20/06/2025
A muted Paris Air Show - partly down to the absence of any new order announcements for Boeing aircraft. more
18/06/2025
Ishka's report investigates why aircraft lessors are parting out A320neos. more
17/06/2025
Carlyle Aviation Partners (Carlyle) has priced $525.667 million of new 2025-2 aviation ABS notes. more
16/06/2025
Engine lessor CEOs say that MRO turnaround times for latest technology narrowbody engines are improving but warn that it could be several years before LEAP or GTF powerplants routinely complete a full performance restoration within 120-days. more
13/06/2025
Carlyle Aviation Partners is marketing $525.667 million in new 2025-2 ABS notes, to be issued within the master trust established with the issuance of AASET 2025-1 issued earlier this year. more
13/06/2025
A London High Court judge has ruled in favour of lessors, finding that losses from Russia’s invasion fall under war risk, not all risks, policies. more
12/06/2025
Airlines have been actively exploring various financing structures to help fund new deliveries with Ishka understanding several North American carriers have issued RFPs in recent weeks. more
11/06/2025
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more
10/06/2025
Spirit Airlines has said it may seek to “postpone or cancel delivery” of certain aircraft currently scheduled for delivery as a result of the impact of tariffs on aircraft and parts costs. more
10/06/2025
Boeing has hit a 38-per-month production target on the 737 programme, a key milestone in the production ramp-up of its flagship narrowbody. Boeing confirmed to Ishka that it had reached 'rate 38' on the 737 programme in May. more
06/06/2025
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC)’s $596 million ABS, WEST VIII, has priced. more
05/06/2025
Ishka Advisory’s latest update and review of current market values (CMVs) for key aircraft continues to highlight changing market conditions. more
05/06/2025
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) is in the market with a $596 million ABS, Willis Engine Structured Trust VIII / WEST VIII. more
04/06/2025
Engine manufacturers GE Aerospace and CFM International, a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran, are looking to apply tariff surcharges on parts and engines. more
03/06/2025
This is the 5th edition of Ishka’s Engine Buyers List, where Ishka summarises a list of some of the most active commercial engine buyers in the secondary market. more
02/06/2025
A judge in the English High Court has ruled in favour of Japanese investors in a dispute with VietJet over four Airbus A320s. more
30/05/2025
Azul files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as aviation industry groups urge recommitment to zero-tariff rules. Elsewhere, a US federal appeals court has reinstated President Trump’s tariff plans. more
29/05/2025
The post ‘liberation day’ capital market environment was described as ‘tepid’ last week in Dublin as industry professionals gathered for Ishka’s Aviation Finance Festival and Trading Summit: Midlife, Engines & Parts conferences. more
28/05/2025
Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management (Cerberus) has acquired turboprop lessor Abelo from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. more
27/05/2025
Aircraft sellers say trading in the first five months of 2025 has been largely unaffected by tariff threats and announcements from the Trump administration. more
27/05/2025
The total number of aircraft being actively remarketed on sites analysed by Ishka is around 19% lower than a year ago, at 280. more
22/05/2025
In a guest Insight, Aldo Giovannitti from consultancy, Aernovum Aviation looks at the pricing, opportunity and risks for an alternative aircraft asset often overlooked by many investors – the Special Mission Aircraft market. more
21/05/2025
SKY Leasing (SKY)’s $503 million aircraft lease ABS SLAM 2025-1 has priced, achieving a spread of 180 on its single A tranche. more
20/05/2025
Aircraft leasing firm and JOLCO arranger FPG has introduced "F.bit," Japan's first publicly offered, fractionalised aircraft investment product tailored for individual Japanese investors. more
19/05/2025
A group of French Aviation banks are in talks, through various channels, with the European Banking Authority (EBA) to delay or potentially modify part of the incoming Basel 3.1 banking regulations over concerns they are pushing banks to chase riskier deals, and could potentially deter some institutions away from the sector. more
16/05/2025
Ishka explores the implications for future insurance policies following the settlement of all claims in Ireland's landmark aviation insurance dispute. more
15/05/2025
SKY Leasing is in the market with a $503 million aircraft lease ABS, SLAM 2025-1. more
14/05/2025
Lessor capital market activity has generally been quite muted, with no new bond issuances in the last six weeks more
13/05/2025
San Francisco-based aviation investment manager SKY Leasing announced earlier this week it has acquired JetBlue’s venture capital arm JetBlue Ventures, an early investor in innovative companies in enterprise and frontier technology solutions. more
12/05/2025
Ishka has announced the full list of winners for its deal of the year awards. The awards will be celebrated across three upcoming Ishka conferences in Dublin, New York and Singapore. more
09/05/2025
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more
08/05/2025
An escalation and continuation of global tariffs could push up the values of used aircraft as operators turn to less costly forms of lift, AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly noted during the lessor’s Q1 2025 earnings call. more
07/05/2025
Ishka's asset managers datasheet provides a summary of recent news, activity, and metrics of aircraft asset managers in Q1 2025. more
06/05/2025
Ishka explains how Delta Air Lines is avoiding US tariffs by taking delivery of new aircraft in Tokyo, as Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury confirms that US carriers will have to pay the tariff costs. more
06/05/2025
Alt lender PK AirFinance is back in the ABS market with the first aviation loan securitisation of the year, PKAIR 2025-1. more
02/05/2025
The Ishka survey explores spot market pricing for popular narrowbody engine types based on responses by active engine lessors and investors. The latest survey was conducted between January and the start of April 2025. more
02/05/2025
Saudi lessor AviLease has closed a $1.5 billion three-year unsecured revolving credit facility, while Avolon has announced the completion of a five-year $1.1 billion senior unsecured facility. more
30/04/2025
Ishka reveals two new narrowbody RFPs with submission deadlines set for May. Elsewhere, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement with Airbus. more
29/04/2025
US Treasury bond yields have seen a large amount of volatility in recent weeks. more
28/04/2025
Airbus deliveries to US customers have slowed, representing just 12% of the manufacturer’s output so far in April, down from 20% in the first quarter. more
25/04/2025
Air India is negotiating with Boeing to acquire ten 737 MAX aircraft initially scheduled for Chinese airlines. more
25/04/2025
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