ABL Aviation, the independent and dedicated global full-service aircraft asset management firm, reports that its deal flow asset value topped $4.5 billion of capital deployed in aviation assets across all major aircraft types for the first time, as the business continued its strong growth trajectory in line with increasing demand from global investors for aircraft exposure within their portfolios – a trend likely to continue as more inflation-proof assets are sought in the coming years.
Despite ongoing challenges facing the industry, ABL Aviation facilitated aircraft transactions with a total catalog value of $2.5 billion in the last 12 months onboarding new airline customers including American Airlines, Alaska Air, and KLM, thus increasing its diverse customer base with more of the world’s leading airlines.
In this period, ABL Aviation’s commitment to innovation has been recognized through several industry awards including the “Best Institutional Product/Strategy” by AsianInvestor Asset Management Awards 2022; the “Aviation 100 New Fund of the Year 2022” by Airline Economics for the ABL Aviation and Ellington Management Group $800 million joint venture to opportunistically invest across the global aviation industry; the “Americas JOL Deal of the Year 2022” by Airline Economics for the acquisition of two Airbus A321neo on lease to American Airlines; and the “Editor’s Deal of the Year 2022” at the AFJ Awards for the acquisition of eight A220 aircraft on lease to Delta Air and structured as a Japanese Operating Lease (JOL), representing the first time the A220 model was brought to the Japanese market.
Separately, within this period, ABL Aviation became a Strategic Partner of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and recently joined the Aviation Working Group (AWG), a not-for-profit legal entity comprised of major aviation manufacturers, leasing companies, and financial institutions that contributes to the development of policies, laws, and regulations that facilitate advanced international aviation financing and leasing.
Lastly, the personnel headcount has exceeded 45 professionals from 17 different nationalities who aim to promote cultural diversity and gender equality with 50/50 men and women employees, operating across our five offices worldwide, including the recently opened ABL Aviation Japan office.
Ali Ben Lmadani, CEO of ABL Aviation commented:
“Transacting aircraft with a value of over $4.5 billion, with $2.5 billion in the last 12 months, is a testament to ABL Aviation’s consistent growth despite the multiple challenges impacting the aviation industry. We are a hands-on asset manager with a specialized team of more than 45 members including in-house technical experts and investment professionals with experience in investing and managing aviation assets across multiple economic and business cycles, generating, and protecting value for our investors at every stage of the investment period.
Furthermore, ABL Aviation’s role in supporting key players in the aviation industry, whilst simultaneously protecting investors’ interests, positions our company as not only a trusted partner for stakeholders but also as a long-term supporter of the transportation sector.”
Carlos Garcia Merino
VP CEO’s Office
