Cosmos Aviation Holdings

Cosmos Aviation Holdings is an aircraft leasing, trading and finance platform based in Los Angeles. The company is newly launched and has a global reach.

It works through two subsidiaries. Cosmos Aviation Capital puts capital into aircraft assets. Cosmos Aviation Advisors gives advice on the aviation asset market. Together they serve capital providers, lessors, airlines and investors.

The company points to more than 20 years of experience across well known lessors and advisory firms, including Air Lease Corporation, AerCap and ILFC. It reports over US$5 billion in aircraft trading and sales, publicly reported at Air Lease Corporation. It also cites more than 500 aircraft lease agreements across 60 or more countries, and work with over 100 lessors and trading counterparties. Its experience includes restructurings, bankruptcies and repossessions in many places and through several industry cycles.

Its investment approach splits strategy from tactics. Strategy means long-term goals that stay the same. Tactics are shorter decisions that respond to interest rates, fuel prices and other changes. The company says leasing is a long-term business, not a quick trade. It aims to own the aircraft that airlines want most, but it also keeps older aircraft that can earn good returns.

The company says it studies every purchase with the exit in mind. A way out can be a new lease, a sale, a part-out or engine leasing. It says active trading locks in gains and helps investor returns. It also says it wants strong, honest ties with airlines, aircraft makers and trading partners.

The company gives four reasons why now is a good time for aircraft leasing. New aircraft supply is tight, with an order backlog of about 11 years and a shortfall of over 3,000 aircraft since 2019. Lease rates and values are strong. Over 10,000 of about 30,000 commercial aircraft are more than 20 years old. Lessors and airlines also keep selling aircraft, which creates steady deal flow.

Services

• Aircraft leasing
• Aircraft trading
• Aircraft sales
• Aircraft finance
• Sale and leaseback
• Advisory services
• Capital deployment
• Investor opportunities