Investors in senior tranches are welcoming some of the recent structural changes to recent aviation ABS deals, but spreads may have to rise to accommodate investors in new deals, warned speakers last week at Ishka’s Investing in Aviation Finance: Europe. more

02/04/2025

BOC Aviation has ordered 70 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, along with 50 Boeing 737-8 aircraft. more

01/04/2025

Airlines and lessors are initiating earlier RFP processes amid intensifying competition among lessors for SLB mandates and between lenders (and some lessors) for financing mandates. more

31/03/2025

Ishka looks to see why age is becoming less important when airlines are sourcing narrowbody capacity. more

28/03/2025

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 training aircraft market. more

27/03/2025

Stratton Borchers, founder and CEO, of GraySky Aviation chats to Ishka about market gaps, raising capital and potential lessor M&A. more

26/03/2025

Ishka takes a look at publicly traded lessor and aviation stocks. more

25/03/2025

The global aviation industry ramps up its response to mounting US tariff pressures, with reactions from AerCap, Boeing and a coalition of 15 aviation groups. Castlelake closes its fifth aviation credit fund with over $2bn in committed capital. more

24/03/2025

Ishka’s latest bank survey reveals adjusted risk margins continue to fall for both lessors and airlines. more

21/03/2025

Mid-life widebody values trended upwards in Q1, with 2015 vintage 777-300ERs the most notable increase, climbing into the mid $50 million range. more

20/03/2025

Lessors surveyed by Ishka expect sale/leaseback lease rate factors to marginally strengthen in upcoming campaigns, while purchase prices are expected to remain stable more

19/03/2025

After a rapid succession of commercial aircraft ABS came to market in the first few months of the year, issuance announcements have slowed. more

18/03/2025

AerCap’s CEO, Aengus Kelly, explained that under a ‘worst-case’ scenario new tariffs could increase the cost of a Boeing 787 by an additional $40 million. more

14/03/2025

This is the 4th 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

13/03/2025

Uncapped OEM escalation costs are deterring some lessors from placing new aircraft orders, according to leasing executives speaking at last week’s ISTAT conference in Phoenix. more

12/03/2025

Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more

11/03/2025

Lessors raised approximately $426 million in unsecured capital markets debt in February. more

10/03/2025

Ishka takes a look at AerCap's Q4 2024 earnings call and results. more

07/03/2025

IATA Director General Willie Walsh caused a stir this week at the ISTAT Americas conference warning that airlines might need to re-evaluate their Net Zero 2050 targets. Ishka caught up with Walsh on the sidelines of the conference. more

06/03/2025

A panel of aircraft lessor CEOs at ISTAT Americas this week discussed how the inflationary impact of new US tariffs could ultimately increase the cost of new aircraft. more

05/03/2025

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

04/03/2025

This report examines 13 airlines that commenced operations in 2024. more

28/02/2025

The total number of aircraft being actively remarketed on sites analysed by Ishka remains low at 283. more

27/02/2025

This is the 18th 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

26/02/2025

Lessors have released several new aircraft portfolios available for sale in what has been a busy start to the year for aircraft traders. more

25/02/2025

This edition of On Watch covers recent updates on the following airlines: Spirit Airlines, GOL, Azul, JetBlue, TAP Air Portugal and Air Europa. more

24/02/2025

Two recently marketed aircraft lease ABS issuances from Gilead (the Pimco-AerCap JV) and Altavair have now priced. more

21/02/2025

Air Lease Corporation expects to largely self-fund its OEM deliveries in 2025 through operating cash flow and aircraft sales proceeds, the lessor shared during its recent Q4 2024 earnings call. more

20/02/2025

Three Ishka SAVi highlights offering a snapshot of recent reporting on major sustainability issues shaping aviation finance. more

19/02/2025

Multiple airlines are active in the market with sale/leaseback and finance RFPs, several of which are already being shortlisted for first bids. Ishka summarises recent RFPs and updates from the last 10 days.   more

18/02/2025

Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more

17/02/2025

Altavair is in the market with its debut $582.88 million aircraft lease ABS issuance, ALTDE 2025-1. more

14/02/2025

Two struggling African flag carriers are struggling to survive amid mounting levels of debt. As Air Senegal deals with a lease controversy that has grounded four of its planes, TunisAir is proceeding with its restructuring plan in the face of leadership changes and funding dilemmas. more

13/02/2025

Ishka catches up with Keith Allman, Head of US ABS at Nomura to understand the bank's new expansion into ABS and aviation finance. more

12/02/2025

Aircraft lessors have released several new portfolios of leased aircraft available for sale in January and February. more

11/02/2025

Castlelake’s recent $819.75 million CLAS 2025-1 aircraft lease ABS has priced with yields of 5.85% and 6.5% on its series A and B notes respectively. more

10/02/2025

Gilead, the Pimco-AerCap JV, is in the market with a $600 million aircraft lease ABS. more

10/02/2025

Multiple airlines are active in the market with sale/leaseback and finance RFPs, several of which are already being shortlisted for first bids. Airlines are currently shortlisting lessors and banks with several appearing open to hybrid financing solutions. more

08/02/2025

Lessors issued $2.5 billion in unsecured capital markets debt in January, with issuances from AerCap, BOC Aviation, and Aircastle. more

06/02/2025

US fund manager and leasing firm Castlelake, L.P. is in the market with an $819.75 million aircraft lease ABS, Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust 2025-1. more

05/02/2025

Airlines are starting the year with a bang as several have issued financing RFPs for new aircraft deliveries. Ishka notes that many airlines are asking for finance leases as well as sale/leasebacks. Ishka is still in the process of collecting pricing data, but based on initial conversations there appears to be some upward pressure on lease rate factors. more

04/02/2025

Aircraft sellers welcome the influx of capital in the secondary market but complain about higher execution risk with some buyers walking away from deals. more

02/02/2025

Ishka hears that a lessor is set to part out two six-year-old A320neos, due to the elevated lease rates available on the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines, making these among the first A320neos to be parted out. more

31/01/2025

The first aircraft ABS issuance of 2025, Carlyle Aviation Partners’ AASET 2025-1, has priced with yields of 6.017% and 6.667% for the A-1 and B-1 tranches respectively. more

30/01/2025

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

29/01/2025

Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more

28/01/2025

Carlyle Aviation Partners is back in the market with the first commercial aircraft ABS of 2025, the $518.3 million AASET 2025-1. more

27/01/2025

Narrowbody engine prices continued to see upward pressure across most types in the last three months of 2024, while lease rates continued to stabilise or slightly decline, according to Ishka’s latest engine buyers survey more

24/01/2025

FTAI Aviation stock has begun to recover slightly after a dramatic drop last week, which followed allegations of misleading financial reporting by an online research firm. more

23/01/2025

Falko’s Chief Commercial Officer Mark Hughes talks to Ishka about the firm’s new owners, its strategy, and how it became a leader in the small aircraft space. more

21/01/2025