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Phoenix Aviation Upsizes Credit Facility to $550M
Phoenix Aviation Capital has increased its financing firepower, boosting its senior secured credit facility to $550 million to back aircraft leasing and airline customers globally.
On October 23, 2025, Phoenix Aviation Capital — managed by AIP Capital — confirmed a $250 million upsizing that brings the Phoenix Aviation credit facility to $550 million in total commitments. The move strengthens the lessor’s capacity to finance aircraft leasing and deliver fleet solutions to airlines around the world.
Phoenix Aviation credit facility: who’s behind the deal
The expanded facility is a syndicated senior secured credit line that includes major banking participants: HSBC, Truist, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Bayern LB, with RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) acting as structuring agent. That mix of European and North American lenders reflects continued investor appetite for aircraft-leasing finance despite market cycles.
Phoenix said the injection of capital will be used to support new and existing lease placements and to provide working capital flexibility for airline customers. Managed by AIP Capital, Phoenix Aviation focuses on acquiring and leasing modern passenger aircraft to global carriers — a business that benefits from larger committed credit lines when airlines accelerate fleet growth or reposition capacity.
- Phoenix Aviation credit facility now totals $550M after a $250M increase announced on October 23, 2025.
For airlines and lessors, larger secured facilities can shorten transaction timelines and lower funding costs by spreading risk among bank syndicates. While Phoenix did not disclose specific aircraft types or lessee names in its announcement, the scale of the facility signals readiness to back medium- and large-aircraft transactions as market demand picks up.
Industry watchers will be looking for follow-on activity from Phoenix Aviation and AIP Capital — lease placements, sale-and-leaseback deals, or portfolio purchases — that put the newly committed capital to work. The participation of established banks and a leading structuring agent like RBC suggests the facility is structured to serve both near-term opportunities and multi-year growth plans.
