According to Boeing Capital‘s 2022 Commercial Aircraft Financing Market Outlook, the aircraft financing market is showing improved financing stability as the industry recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Financiers and investors remain committed to the long-term fundamentals that continue to make aircraft a valuable asset class,” Tim Myers, president of Boeing Capital, said. “Despite the changing landscape since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry remains resilient and there continues to be sufficient liquidity in the market for our customers with increasing opportunities as traffic recovers.”

The 2022 Commercial Aircraft Financing Market Outlook reflects Boeing’s near-term view of market dynamics and assesses financing sources for new commercial airplane deliveries.
“Industry fundamentals continue to show varying degrees of strength in different markets that reflect the regional trends of the global pandemic,” Myers said.

Outlook Highlights

• For the second consecutive year, 100% of Boeing deliveries were financed by third parties, with the top sources of delivery funding in cash, capital markets and sale leasebacks.
• The capital markets continued to play a key role in shoring up liquidity for the sector, with the market close to pre-pandemic levels for most issuers as spreads tightened throughout the year.
• Secured debt for lessors also made a return to pre-pandemic levels, with the asset-backed securities market making a comeback with volumes at around $8.7 billion as lessors took advantage of a favorable rate environment.
• Although risk tolerance and activity levels were below pre-pandemic levels, pockets around the world are increasingly looking for business through bank debt.
• Institutional investors and funds continued to seek aviation exposure, filling in where traditional sources of capital retrenched.
• Export credit supported financing for Boeing aircraft contributed about 5% of total funding last year, primarily by the Export-Import Bank of the United States and with one deal supported by UK Export Finance.

The Boeing 2021 Commercial Market Outlook, a separate annual 20-year forecast addressing the market for commercial airplanes and services, projects that there will be demand for more than 43,500 new airplanes valued at $7.2 trillion through 2040.