Jul 8, 2019   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Avolon Q2 Update

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, issues an update for the second quarter of 2019 (‘Q2’).

AVOLON FLEET METRICS | Q2 2019

Q2 2019

Q2 2018

CHANGE

Owned, managed and committed fleet (aircraft)

923

890

4%

Owned and managed fleet (aircraft)

530

562

(6%)

Airline customers

149

156

(4%)

Q2 FLEET METRICS & BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

- Owned and managed fleet of 530 aircraft at end Q2, with total orders and commitments for 393 new technology aircraft;

- Executed a total of 24 lease transactions in the quarter comprising new aircraft leases, follow-on leases and lease extensions;

- Delivered a total of 15 new aircraft to 10 customers and transitioned 11 aircraft to follow-on lessees;

- Sold 38 aircraft during the quarter including the sale of 34 regional aircraft; and

- Total of 149 airline customers operating in 60 countries.

Q2 STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

- Closing of a private offering by Avolon of US$2.5 billion, aggregate principal amount, of senior unsecured notes, upsized from an initial target size of US$1.8 billion due to significant investor demand;

- Corporate credit rating upgraded to investment grade by Fitch, Moody’s and S&P. Credit ratings at quarter end were:

  • Fitch BBB- (Stable Outlook)
  • Moody’s Baa3 (Stable Outlook)
  • S&P BBB- (Stable Outlook)

- Upsized our unsecured revolving credit facility by US$488 million bringing the total facility size to over US$2.8 billion;

- Repriced our senior secured Term Loan B facility to LIBOR plus 1.75% in conjunction with the repayment of US$800 million of the facility; and

- Ordered 140 CFM LEAP-1A Engines, to power 70 A320neo family aircraft, valued at US$2 billion at list prices announced at 2019 Paris Air Show.

ENDS

About Avolon

Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the United States, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Avolon provides aircraft leasing and lease management services. Avolon is 70% owned by an indirect subsidiary of Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd., a public company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SLE: 000415) and 30% owned by ORIX Aviation Systems, a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation which is listed on the Tokyo and New York Stock Exchanges (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX). Avolon is the world’s third largest aircraft leasing business with an owned, managed and committed fleet, as of 30 June 2019 of 923 aircraft.

Website: www.avolon.aero

Twitter: @avolon_aero

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