Six lessors have confirmed to Ishka that they plan to sell aircraft portfolios in the first half of 2026. more

20/01/2026

Phantom 2026-1, a $603.2 million aircraft lease securitisation, is a dual-tranche ABS and the second deal to hit the market in 2026. more

20/01/2026

MAPS 2026-1, the new aircraft lease ABS from Perseus Asset Management has priced more

19/01/2026

Perseus Asset Management (Perseus) is hitting the ABS market early with the first securitisation of the year – a $680.11 million lease ABS. more

15/01/2026

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

15/01/2026

This is the 23rd 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

14/01/2026

A total of 248 aircraft were listed on sites tracked by Ishka in January. more

13/01/2026

The first new fund announced in 2026 is for engine lessor Willis Lease under its new asset management division, Willis Aviation Capital (WAC). The $1 billion partnership with Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) aims to deploy over $1 billon in the next two years in current and next generation aircraft engines and select aircraft. more

12/01/2026

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

09/01/2026

Ishka and Airfinance Global are now accepting submissions for their combined Deal of the Year Awards. The Deal of the Year Awards celebrate the best-closed aircraft financings of 2025. more

09/01/2026

Ishka sits down with Cansu Şenol Başpınar, senior head of corporate finance at Pegasus Airlines (Pegasus) to talk about supported financing, sale/leasebacks and the JOLCO market.  Pegasus won Ishka’s Best ECA Deal 2024 for a Bpifrance-supported Engine Maintenance Financing. more

07/01/2026

Just over $10 billion in aviation ABS paper was issued in 2025. more

07/01/2026

The Ishka engine survey explores spot market pricing, and leases, for popular narrowbody engine types based on responses by active engine lessors and investors. The latest survey was conducted between October and December 2025. more

05/01/2026

Ishka takes a look back at the fund closes announced throughout last year. more

02/01/2026

Ishka is taking a short break over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. We want to thank all our readers for their continued help and engagement with Ishka Insights. Your normal Insights service will resume in January. more

22/12/2025

Five noteworthy aviation sustainability developments in the past seven days curated by the Ishka SAVi team. more

19/12/2025

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

18/12/2025

Spirit Airlines has announced the amendment of its debtor-in-possession (DIP) credit agreement to bring forward the availability of $100 million in credit for use. more

17/12/2025

Ishka’s Airline Credit Profile team provide a detailed macro and operational breakdown, aimed at risk officers, for some of the key airlines in the headlines... more

17/12/2025

The latest aircraft engine ABS from Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC), WEST IX, has priced with tightened spreads compared to the lessor’s previous issuance this year. more

15/12/2025

Lessors adapt risk strategies to accommodate increasing large aircraft End-of-Lease Compensation claims. more

12/12/2025

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (Willis) is in the market with a $392.9 million engine ABS. more

12/12/2025

Allegiant Air (Allegiant) has 34 remaining Boeing 737 MAX deliveries from a 50-strong order announced in January 2022, along with 80 options. Ishka speaks with Asad Shaikh, Vice President of Fleet & Corporate Finance at Allegiant about the airline’s immediate fleet and financing plans. more

10/12/2025

Ishka’s Airline Credit Profile team provide a detailed macro and operational breakdown, aimed at risk officers, for some of the key airlines in the headlines. more

09/12/2025

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

04/12/2025

Lessors hurry airlines to finish novations in time for end-of-year aircraft trading rush. more

04/12/2025

Lessors tracked by Ishka raised $2.25 billion in unsecured debt in November, with bonds issued by AviLease, SMBC Aviation Capital, CDB Leasing, and ICBCIL. more

03/12/2025

Ishka has received further confirmation that lessors with rejected Spirit Airlines aircraft are in talks with part-out firms as they debate whether or not to sell the assets for tear down. more

02/12/2025

The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) ended in Brazil on 21st November with a final agreement delivered on 22nd November after all-night negotiations. more

01/12/2025

Airbus has provided an update on the identified flight control issue that led to an Alert Operators Transmission (AOT) being issued on 28th November, impacting around 6,000 A320 family aircraft. more

01/12/2025

The latest Ishka loan datasheet examines recent loans for commercial aircraft lessors and airlines, and the dynamics impacting aircraft lenders. more

27/11/2025

Ishka speaks with Joe McConnell, Castlelake’s deputy co-chief investment officer about aircraft acquisitions plans for next year, how its alt lender subsidiary Merit AirFinance is performing and asks if the lessor has any plans for the engine market. more

26/11/2025

Ishka’s Pricing Benchmark looks at lease rates and prices for eight and 16-year-old A320ceos and 737NGs. more

25/11/2025

Remarketing availability remained broadly flat moving into November, with 267 aircraft being listed on sites tracked by Ishka, down from 270 last month. more

24/11/2025

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

21/11/2025

Lessors state that revised LLP escalation rates have increased expected maintenance costs for several common narrowbody engine types. Ishka presents a quick review of current MRO costs. more

20/11/2025

Those at the meeting expressed “strongly differing views” as to the appropriate steps to be taken on monetary policy next month. more

20/11/2025

Lessors state they expect engine OEMs to continue to add significant LLP price hikes for the foreseeable future, potentially adding millions of dollars of costs for airlines and engine investors when it comes to overhauling and servicing aircraft assets. more

18/11/2025

The majority of aircraft have seen stable current market values (CMVs) over the past six months, according to Ishka Transaction Economics data. more

17/11/2025

The latest aircraft lease ABS from Carlyle Aviation Partners (Carlyle) has priced, achieving yields of 5.301% on its $526.182 series A notes and 5.801% on its $76.254 million series B notes. more

17/11/2025

Carlyle Aviation Partners (Carlyle) is back in the aircraft lease ABS market with its third transaction of the year, AASET 2025-3. more

13/11/2025

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

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