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Aircraft lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise turned profitable in 2023

DAE gets $750m liquidity boost from Emirates NBD

Aircraft leasing company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has secured AED2.75 billion ($750 million) in funding from Dubai-listed Emirates NBD. The five-year unsecured term loan will be used for general corporate purposes and to support the company’s financing requirements, the aircraft lessor said in a statement. NewsletterGet the Best of AGBI delivered straight to your inbox […]

DAE's credit facility was increased to more than twice the proposed initial target following significant investor demand

Dubai Aerospace secures $420m from Chinese lenders

Aircraft lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a $420 million five-year unsecured term loan with Chinese entities to support its business expansion. The DIFC branch of China Construction Bank and China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation offered the loan facility. “This term loan will serve to further strengthen our already exceptional liquidity, which stood at […]

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Dubai Aerospace turns profit after Aeroflot settlement

The aircraft leasing company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) turned profitable in 2023, as it received a settlement of $118.3 million for seven aircraft leased to Russia’s Aeroflot airline. The company reported a net profit of $350.6 million for 2023, a turnaround from a loss of $279.3 million a year ago. Revenue rose 16 percent to […]

DAE's credit facility was increased to more than twice the proposed initial target following significant investor demand

Dubai plane lessor increases credit facility to $1.6bn

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a new facility worth $1.6 billion with a group of 26 financiers, its largest bank loan financing to date. The transaction was increased to more than twice the proposed initial target following significant investor demand, the state-owned company said in a statement published on the UAE Wam news agency. […]

A trade boost is expected following a meeting between UAE president Sheikh Mohamed and King Abdullah of Jordan

Joramco flies high as UAE and Jordan deepen industrial ties

Commercial aircraft maintenance operator Joramco is establishing a new Boeing Converted Freighter production line in the Jordanian capital of Amman. The company, which is part of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, is flying the flag for trade relations between the UAE and Jordan as they expand their joint industrial ambitions. Joramco said the new venture will support […]

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise to buy 64 Boeing 737 Max

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise said an affiliate has signed an agreement to acquire the rights and interests of a portfolio of 64 Boeing 737 Max aircraft from a subsidiary of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings.  The global aviation services company – which is one of the largest aircraft leasing companies in the world – said the […]

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise signs $800m unsecured term financings

Global aviation services company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd has signed a new senior unsecured term financings for a total of $800 million. The term financings have a weighted average maturity of 5.5 years in two transactions and were each underwritten by a “leading bank in the region”, according to a statement on Tuesday. Firoz […]

AerCap, the world's biggest aircraft lessor, has submitted a $3.5 billion insurance claim. Picture: Creative Commons

Billion dollar battle to begin for planes grounded in Russia

Lessors with hundreds of jets stuck in Russia are preparing for what one said would be a “vigorous” pursuit of insurance claims while maintaining discreet contact with some customers after Moscow blocked the jets from leaving. The loss of over 400 leased planes worth almost $10 billion since Western countries sanctioned Russia has led to […]