Aircraft Debt Sales Are Rebounding After Russia Plane Seizures
- More than $5 billion of aviation ABS has been sold in 2024
- The riskiest bonds hard to sell following 2022 losses
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A market for aircraft bonds that all but shut down after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is showing signs of life again, a development that makes it easier for investment firms to buy planes.
Sales of airplane leases bundled into bonds have climbed to more than $5 billion this year, from around $1 billion in 2022 and 2023. Carlyle Aviation Partners and Global Jet Capital are among the leasing companies that have sold the debt in recent weeks.