KBRA out with ABS market and widebody analysis

In a new report, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) looks back at the Aircraft ABS transactions issued over the past year and focuses on several developing trends and challenges facing the sector. First and foremost, 2017 was a record year for Aircraft ABS issuance, with 12 transactions totaling over $6.5 billion completed. Over the past several years, investor appetite has increased for the sector and spreads continued to tighten over the course of 2017. Companies who chose to access the capital markets in 2017 represented a “who’s who” of aircraft lessors, including a few repeat issuers as well as first