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The current global business jet leasing and debt financing market was created to provide financing for high net worth individuals and large corporations desiring to own and operate their own aircraft.  Over the last 5 years the business aircraft market has been in transition from a traditional “mom and pop” cottage and owner operated industry to a landscape dominated by professional aviation companies focused on building profitable and high efficient businesses.  However, the financing for business jet aircraft has not evolved and adapted to this new environment – resulting in a financing climate that focuses almost exclusively on the personal balance sheets and credit worthiness of the individuals and corporations, but not the underlying value of the assets.

Historically, the only leases available to those professional operators resembled mortgage style aircraft loans with high security deposits – typically 10-30% of the aircraft value required up front – and often personal guarantees.   For  those  rapidly  growing  professional

* Lease Factors: A representative 1.2% average lease factor implies a revenue yield of assets of 14.4% annually.