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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.
Responding to Ishka, Avia Solutions Group (ASG) addresses the sale and recent restructuring of its former subsidiary SmartLynx Latvia. The firm also commented on the ACMI market and answered questions about the firm’s new Dublin-based leasing platform Waypoint Operating Lease Finance (WOLF), currently in the market for a $500 million capital raise. more
12/11/2025
SmartLynx Latvia owes over €238 million in total liabilities, according to creditor notices reviewed by Ishka. The majority, around €171 million, or 72%, is owed to entities linked to former parent Avia Solutions Group. more
12/11/2025
Satair, an Airbus company, has agreed to buy aircraft parts firm Unical Aviation Inc. (Unical) and its tear-down and aircraft storage subsidiary ecube. more
10/11/2025
Key trends, recent deal flow, and announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing. more
07/11/2025
This edition of On Watch provides updates on Caribbean Airlines and Regional Express (Rex). more
06/11/2025
Risk-adjusted margins on new aircraft loans and warehouse facilities dropped again slightly in the past three months, Ishka research shows, driven by tough competition between lenders looking to win financing mandates. more
06/11/2025
October was a bumper month for airlines in the Capital Markets with American Airlines marketing a $1.1 billion EETC and Southwest Airlines pricing $1.5 billion in unsecured bonds. more
04/11/2025
SmartLynx Airlines has entered legal protection proceedings on 28th October 2025, according to a filing in the Riga District Court. This follows the news that former parent, Avia Solutions Group, had divested it's stake in the Latvian AOC. more
03/11/2025
AerCap adds ex-Spirit Airbus orders to its own book - but also has to contend with rejected aircraft. more
31/10/2025
The latest Ishka loan datasheet examines recent loans for commercial aircraft lessors and airlines, and the dynamics impacting aircraft lenders. more
30/10/2025
Aviation insurance brokers say premium levels for annual hull and liability portfolio renewals are expected to remain broadly flat through 2025, but sources caution that post-Russia confiscation caps are likely to persist. more
29/10/2025
There are 270 aircraft being actively remarketed on sites tracked by Ishka in October 2025, a 15% drop compared to October 2024. more
28/10/2025
FTAI Aviation Ltd (FTAI) has raised $2 billion in equity commitments for its latest fund – which is now estimated to be the largest aircraft leasing vehicle dedicated to acquiring mid-life, current generation aircraft. more
28/10/2025
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at the key trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing. more
27/10/2025
Prices for previous-tech narrowbody engines remained broadly stable in Q3 2025 compared with the previous quarter, according to Ishka research. more
24/10/2025
This is the 8th edition of Ishka’s Engine Buyers List, where Ishka profiles some of the most active commercial engine buyers in the secondary market. more
23/10/2025
Aviation alt lenders have dropped margins further in the last two months, according to Ishka research, with multiple surveyed respondents citing the successful pricing of Ashland Price’s $414.4 million second aircraft loan ABS as a key benchmark. more
23/10/2025
Ishka understands that several lessors are debating whether to overhaul or part out several GTF-powered A320neos set to be rejected by Spirit Airlines as part of its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. more
21/10/2025
Griffin Global Asset Management (Griffin)’s $1.245 billion aircraft lease ABS, GGAM 2025-1, has priced. more
20/10/2025
This edition of On Watch provides updates on Gol, Avianca, Spirit Airlines and Spicejet. more
20/10/2025
One of the big questions from attendees at the Ishka Aviation Investival: North America in New York was the level of investor appetite for subordinated ABS tranches - including the elusive aircraft ABS E note. more
17/10/2025
Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has made its debut direct aircraft order with a firm agreement with Embraer for 20 E195-E2s. New lessor WOLF launches a $500mn equity raise. more
16/10/2025
Aircraft lessor ACIA CEO Mick Mooney tells Ishka the lessor is expanding beyond its roots of acquiring older ATRs and is eying ATR sale/leasebacks. Mooney also talks about ATR freighter conversions and standalone engine leasing amid tightening supply chains. more
15/10/2025
Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has increased its maintenance guidance for lessors for the PW1100G-JM - the powerplant behind the A320neo - by more than 30% in October, as well as shortening the advised time on-wing. more
13/10/2025
Setna iO CEO David Chaimovitz tells Ishka the firm is scaling its aircraft-leasing platform, targeting 17–20 aircraft by 2026, while maintaining a self-funded model and expanding its footprint across engine trading and MRO services. more
13/10/2025
CLAS 2025-3, the latest aircraft lease ABS transaction from Castlelake – and its third of the year – has priced. more
10/10/2025
Griffin Global Asset Management (Griffin) is marketing its debut aircraft lease ABS, GGAM 2025-1. more
10/10/2025
CLAS 2025-3 is a $758.56 million triple-tranche aircraft lease ABS with a majority midlife portfolio. more
08/10/2025
Around $21 billion in US dollar-denominated unsecured lessor bonds is due to mature next year, with a weighted average issuance yield of 3.18%. more
08/10/2025
This is the 22nd 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
07/10/2025
US carrier Spirit Airlines filed a court motion to reject 87 additional aircraft leases, bringing the total number of rejections sought under its Chapter 11 process to more than 100 aircraft as lessors brace to see what the impact will be. more
06/10/2025
This edition of On Watch provides updates on Fly PLAY, TAP Air Portugal, SriLankan Airlines and Rex Airlines. more
02/10/2025
Spirit Airlines has secured $475 million in DIP financing and settled with AerCap to reject costly leases, as it continues its Chapter 11 restructuring. more
02/10/2025
After a muted August for unsecured lessor bond issuance, several key players have returned to the market. more
30/09/2025
Ashland Place’s new $414.4 million loan ABS has priced, achieving a record-low spread on its senior tranche. more
30/09/2025
Ishka's asset managers datasheet provides a summary of recent news, activity, and metrics of aircraft asset managers in Q3 2025. more
29/09/2025
Alternative lender Ashland Place is back in the ABS market with its second issuance, APL Finance 2025-1 – a $414.4 million four-tranche aviation loan securitisation. more
26/09/2025
Engine lessors were candid about the difficulty in investing in the latest technology narrowbody aircraft engines, arguing that the lack of information and data surrounding performance, time on wing, maintenance, and residual values made new technology engines especially difficult to model. more
25/09/2025
Azul filed its Chapter 11 plan of reorganisation in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York as it seeks to eliminate more than $2 billion of debt and raise around $950 million in new capital. more
24/09/2025
Delegates at Ishka’s Japan conference signalled strong interest for either JOL or JOLCO transactions involving engines, as the local investor market continues to warm up to the asset class. more
23/09/2025
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at the key trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing. more
22/09/2025
Insurers have been blocked from appealing a June 2025 London High Court decision while cases remain ongoing in the US with a “second wave” of operator policy claims expected to be heard next year. more
19/09/2025
Ishka updates a report looking at the services offered by Castlelake's new lending arm – Merit AirFinance more
19/09/2025
In response to a reader's request, Ishka is providing a quick snapshot of expected unlevered returns for commercial aircraft engines, based on surveyed engine lessors and traders. more
18/09/2025
Navigator 2025-1, the third and latest aircraft lease ABS issuance from the Navigator platform, has priced. more
18/09/2025
Ishka provides a status update on the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine, including Pratt’s attempts to expand its MRO network, improve time-on-wing, and updates to the engine’s revised hot-section. more
16/09/2025
Six lessors have confirmed to Ishka that they plan to sell aircraft portfolios in the second half of 2025. more
15/09/2025
The recent $28.2 billion acquisition of Air Lease Corporation by Sumitomo Corporation, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo, and Brookfield is one of the most significant recent mergers in the aircraft leasing space. more
12/09/2025
Aircraft retirements in 2025 are expected to fall short of 2024 levels, according to Ishka estimates, reflecting limited replacement capacity as Boeing and Airbus continue to lag on deliveries. more
11/09/2025
PK AirFinance’s latest aviation loan ABS, PKAIR 2025-2, has priced. more
10/09/2025
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