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Financing LuminArx and AB CarVal establish new credit platformsTwo new aviation financing platforms have launched, both offering secured debt options for airlines and aircraft leasing companies, and are amongst the latest moves by global investment and credit firms teaming up with sector specialists to deploy capital in commercial aviation, with new aircraft deliveries for 2026 forecast to reach $120 billion. Aviation ABS Sustained momentum of aviation loan ABS market anticipated
Leasing Business AI and leasing: a step-by-step guide for advanced implementationArtificial Intelligence (AI) offers many benefits to aircraft leasing companies but many can struggle to move beyond the experimentation stage into full-scale, targetted adoption writes PwC Ireland’s Paul Sheridan. He offers a practical guide on the key preparatory and implementation steps needed to fully leverage the latest developments in AI for lessors. |
In this issue In this issueWith the value of new commercial aircraft to be delivered across 2026 forecast to grow to $120 billion the need for new pools of capital to finance the growth of the commercial aviation industry continues to grow. In this issue we look at two new credit platforms, both backed by alternative investment managers, looking to grow in the space. Elsewhere, the latest research from KBRA on aviation loan ABS, as well as PK AirFinance's latest issuance in the space, highlights the growth and potential in the asset class. The key takeaways from the aviation finance industry's Dublin get together, predictions for the market in 2026 and AI implementation for leasing companies also feature. Aircraft Leasing Consolidation, capital and supply on the radar in Dublin
Loan ABS Loan ABS: PK AirFinance brings first loan ABS of 2026 to market2025 was a record year for the young, but growing, aviation loan ABS market with almost $2 billion issued across three transactions. Apollo’s PK AirFinance, the leading issuer of the asset class, has brought the first aviation loan ABS of 2026 to market. |
With the inaugural aviation loan ABS transaction issuing in 2021 global credit rating agency KBRA shares it observations on the early stages of this small, but growing, segment of the aviation ABS market. In a recent research paper KBRA analysed the key characteristics of aviation loan ABS, comparing them to aviation lease ABS, and expects sustained momentum in 2026 following the strong growth experienced in 2024 and 2025.
The annual January gathering of the global aviation finance sector in Dublin, home to many of the world’s largest leasing companies, was an opportunity to gauge the industry mood just days after the geopolitical upheavals around the World Economic Forum at Davos with lessor consolidation, delayed deliveries, persistent engine issues and the growing demand for capital central to the discourse.