Dubai, UAE – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise announced the results of its business and commercial operations for the entire year 2025.
The Emirates News Agency (WAM) said that according to a press release issued, the group raised financing worth $3.9 billion through borrowing with a weighted average maturity period of 5.3 years.
It also entered the sukuk market by issuing reference sukuk worth $650 million for a period of 5 years.
It received a positive outlook from credit rating agency KBRA.
According to the statement, the aircraft leasing division continued its growth, signing and completing the acquisition deal of Nordic Aviation Capital worth two billion dollars, and acquiring 280 aircraft, “261 of which are owned and 19 managed”.
The year also witnessed the sale of 112 aircraft, “95 of which were owned and 17 operated”.
Last year also witnessed the signing of 273 lease, extension and amendment agreements, “227 owned and 46 managed”.
A long-term sale and leaseback deal for ten Boeing 737-9 aircraft was signed and completed with United Airlines.
In addition to leasing ten Boeing 737-8 aircraft to AJet on a long-term contract.
And pricing the issuance of bonds secured by ABS aircraft assets worth $610 million distributed over two tranches.
This is for the benefit of a client whose assets are managed by the company.
The company’s engineering department, DAE Engineering, recorded more than 1.8 million working hours and more than 320 aircraft inspections.
In addition to serving more than 60 airlines from more than 30 countries on 5 continents, and opening a new hangar on five routes.
Which increased capacity by 30%.
