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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
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'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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
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
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
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
in Lessors & Asset managers , Capital Markets , Aviation Banks and Lenders
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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
This is the 19th 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
24/04/2025
Lessor Phoenix Aviation Capital (Phoenix) has agreed a PDP financing facility of up to $300 million with AIP Capital, to be used for Phoenix’s order book of 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s. more
17/04/2025
Aircraft lessors have been warned that they could be exposed to a $80 million tax bill from the Indian authorities relating to aircraft leases for several Indian airlines including IndiGo. more
14/04/2025
Aero Capital Solutions (ACS) announced the closing of its fourth fund last week, ending with total equity commitments of $936 million. more
10/04/2025
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more
09/04/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
In a guest Insight, PwC’s Ron Doyle and Mark Brennan unpick what impact US tariffs will have for aviation. more
08/04/2025
Multiple airlines remain active in the market with both sale/leaseback and financing RFPs. more
08/04/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
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
in Lessors & Asset managers , Capital Markets , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis
Ishka looks to see why age is becoming less important when airlines are sourcing narrowbody capacity. more
28/03/2025
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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Ishka takes a look at publicly traded lessor and aviation stocks. more
25/03/2025
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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
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
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
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
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
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
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
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
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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
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
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
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
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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
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
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
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
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
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
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
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