Carlyle Aviation Partners

Today, Carlyle Aviation Partners announced the closing of its seventeenth aircraft asset-backed securitization, which issued $518 million of Secured Notes that will be used to purchase a portfolio of 23 aircraft. This deal marks the first commercial aircraft asset-backed securitization issuance in 2025, signaling a strong opening of the year for the aircraft securitization market. “We are encouraged by the strong demand and favorable terms of this transaction. The innovative master trust structure of AASET 2025-1 highlights our continued commitment to excellence in this space” – Javier Meireles, Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle Aviation Read more: http://spr.ly/6049IFWZJ

Robert Korn (President and Co-Founder) sat down for a fireside chat with Drew Fine (Partner at Milbank LLP) on day two of Airline Economics' Growth Frontiers Dublin 2025. During their conversation, Robert shared his perspective on the current and future state of the aviation finance industry along with the return of the ABS market.    Many thanks to Airline Economics for the insightful session and the opportunity to connect with our business partners. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!   #airlineeconomics #dublin25 #aviation #finance #aircraftleasing

It was a pleasure welcoming the Carlyle Aviation Partners team to our ADE MRO Hangar! 🎉 We had great conversations with Rob Taylor (Chief Technical Officer) and Craig Richardson (VP, Technical, APAC) as they got a closer look at our operations, met our team, and how we ensure the aircraft we serviced fly longer. Thanks to the Carlyle Aviation Partners team for stopping by. We’re excited about the connections made and look forward to future collaborations! #ADEmro

Having recovered from the unprecedented shock of the pandemic, the global aviation industry faces a new challenge—dealing with a shortage of roughly 3,000 aircraft over three years’ time, as demand continues to surge while supply remains constrained. In our recent whitepaper, Carlyle Aviation's Javier Meireles is joined by Hannah Khizgilov from our Global Research team who discuss the unfolding supply-demand mismatch and implications for aviation finance. Swipe to read the full report.

GE Aerospace is collaborating with Microsoft and Accenture to develop generative AI-powered solutions for the aviation industry, unveiling its first proof-of-concept to help airlines and lessors rapidly access maintenance records in mere minutes. Carlyle Aviation Partners was the first company to test the solution in a private preview. The new asset insights solution allows maintenance and repair workers to receive status information on their aircraft at any point in time. It can inform customers about leasing details, gaps in critical documents, and, for lessors specifically, it can help quickly determine the technical status of their leased aircraft to help protect asset value and proactively identify contractual compliance concerns. Donal Mc Gowan, Senior Vice President of Technical Management, said about the tool: “This has the potential to open so many opportunities to actively manage our fleet, giving us instant access to data and information that would normally take hours, days or even weeks to find.” Learn more about the GenAI Assistant tool for maintenance records here: https://lnkd.in/eFFmj8xW

Robert Korn (President and Co-Founder of Carlyle Aviation Partners) was recently interviewed by Joe O'Mara (Partner and Head of Aviation Finance, KPMG Ireland) as part of Airline Economics’ Aviation Global Leaders series for 2025. During the interview, Robert discussed the current supply demand environment, his outlook for the aviation finance market in 2025, and Carlyle Aviation’s platform growth to over $12 billion AUM. Catch the full interview below.

Alexander Rasnavad, Chief Commercial Officer, recently represented Carlyle Aviation Partners in a conference panel featuring leading lessors at AE New York. He participated in an engaging discussion to provide his thoughts on the overall health of the market along with current and future positions in this cycle.   Alexander shared the stage with other aviation industry leaders including Michael Inglese, CFA, NACD.DC (CEO, Aircastle), Ali Ben Lmadani (CEO, ABL Aviation), and Paul Geaney (President & CCO, Avolon) with @Joe O’Mara (Partner & Head of Aviation Finance, KPMG Ireland) as moderator. Special thanks to Airline Economics for hosting this event.

Robert Korn, President and Co-Founder of Carlyle Aviation, recently participated on a panel at the 2024 IATA World Sustainability Symposium (#IATAWSS) where he joined fellow industry executives for a wide-ranging discussion on Balancing Finance, Investor, and Airline Information Needs and the challenge to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions in the industry by 2050. Thank you, Jill Blickstein for facilitating an insightful discussion, and to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) team for putting on a great event!

Earlier this month, Carlyle Aviation Partners hosted its 9th annual charity football tournament in #Dublin at Energia Park. Congratulations to Waystone for winning the 2024 Stephanie Miller Memorial Cup after securing a 3-0 victory in the final against defending champions, Avolon. We are pleased to announce that 44 teams of dedicated professionals across the #AviationFinance industry competed to raise over €100,000 in support of the Cancer Clinical Research Trust (CCRT). CCRT is a registered Irish charity with a compact team of volunteers dedicated to providing the highest level of care to cancer patients through continuous research and access to cutting edge clinical trials. Since its inception in 2014, this annual event has raised more than €420,000 for cancer research. To donate and learn more, visit: http://spr.ly/6040oEhGn Many thanks to all participants and special acknowledgment to SMBC Aviation Capital, Falko, and Spire Flight Solutions for their continued support as event sponsors. Full tournament results are available at: http://spr.ly/6041oEhGX

Congratulations to Cillian Spain on being named to Airline Economics’ 40 under 40 Class of 2024 listing, which celebrates rising stars in the industry. Cillian is a Vice President of Portfolio & Fund Management at Carlyle Aviation Partners, focusing on asset-backed financing program, aircraft warehouse financing arrangements, and multiple term-loan facilities. Cillian joined Carlyle Aviation in 2013 and has been extensively involved in the firm’s growth, including playing a key role in the liability underwriting for the acquisitions of FLY Leasing in 2021 and the AMCK portfolio in 2022. Learn more: http://spr.ly/6049WtyHd