Dublin | January 2026 – Avolon has issued its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 update, highlighting sustained growth across its fleet, financing and placement activity during the year.

 

During 2025, the global aviation finance company acquired 168 aircraft, including 106 aircraft as part of the Castlelake Aviation Limited transaction. Twenty-one aircraft were added during the fourth quarter alone. Over the same period, Avolon sold a record 95 aircraft with an average age of 10 years, including 26 aircraft in Q4, with a further 72 aircraft agreed for sale.

 

Placement activity remained strong, with 59 new-technology aircraft placed during the full year, including 10 aircraft in the fourth quarter. The company also placed significant long-term orders with Airbus, committing to 90 new aircraft comprising 75 A321neo and 15 A330neo aircraft, with deliveries scheduled through to 2033.

 

Avolon ended 2025 with an owned, managed and committed fleet of 1,132 aircraft, including orders and commitments for 500 aircraft. The year was also marked by positive credit developments, with Moody’s and Fitch upgrading Avolon’s investment-grade ratings, while S&P revised its outlook to positive.

 

From a financing perspective, Avolon extended its unsecured revolving credit facility to October 2029 and increased the facility to US$6.3 billion. In addition, the company contracted US$6.6 billion of new unsecured debt financing during 2025, including US$3.6 billion in senior unsecured notes and US$3.0 billion in new unsecured bank facilities sourced from its global lending group.

 

Avolon continues to operate with a long-term investment approach, working with 139 airlines across 61 countries. As of 31 December 2025, the company’s owned, managed and committed fleet stood at 1,132 aircraft, reinforcing its position as a leading global aviation finance platform.