Jackson Square Aviation (“JSA”) is pleased to announce the first of seven Airbus A320 deliveries to Concesionaria Vuela Compania de Aviacion (“Volaris”). This delivery is in connection with a long-term operating lease, for which DVB Bank SE provided senior debt. JSA has also provided PDP financing to Volaris in connection with this transaction.
“We are thrilled to provide Volaris with financing for this aircraft,” said Alfredo Sarria, JSA SVP of Marketing for Latin America. “This is the first of seven A320 deliveries we have in place with Volaris through 2012, demonstrating our commitment to provide capital to airlines through bulk transactions tailored to each customer’s specific needs. We are extremely enthusiastic about Volaris and the Mexican market in general.”
Fernando Suarez, Chief Financial Officer of Volaris, said “This A320 aircraft will play an important role in our 2011 growth plan, as we continue to add frequencies to key cities and new destinations to our network. We are pleased to partner with Jackson Square Aviation in our fleet expansion program and look forward to a long lasting business relationship.”
Jackson Square Aviation is a full-service aircraft leasing company based in San Francisco with offices in Seattle, London, Miami, Toulouse, and a new office in Singapore. The management team, which had previously worked together at Pegasus Aviation Finance Company, has over 100 years of combined industry experience. JSA’s current fleet (owned and committed) includes nearly 70 aircraft valued in excess of $3 billion, originated via sale/leasebacks with many of the world’s leading airlines. Led by the experienced aircraft leasing trio of Richard Wiley, Toby Bright and Scott Weiss, the team has collectively acquired over $11 billion of aircraft, has purchased and/or remarketed over 400 aircraft, and has established relationships with over 30 commercial lenders and investment banks throughout Europe, Asia and North America. JSA’s primary shareholder is Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., a Los Angeles based $80+ billion institutional money manager.
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