Aircastle (AYR) 13 Jan 222021 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good day, and welcome to the Aircastle's Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Jim Connelly, SVP of ESG and Corporate Communications. Please go ahead sir.

Thank you, operator. welcome Limited’s and financial quarter everyone call. update morning to third Aircastle XXXX Good are Chief Mike Aaron today me With Inglese, Financial Dahlke, Executive Officer. Chief and Officer; who members Also the are the available other on management Q&A. line team will be during of but presentation and that at recorded like to replay www.aircastle.com. Web site will be We'll this shortly, remind is call begin I'd the our being a everyone available through release and call. you our presentation There the can this find that press also accompany PowerPoint today, statements which not I'd like that to forward-looking out may facts, deemed are be point historical statements. from Actual differ estimates may in results expressed those materially the or expectations statements. Certain detailed to differ in that our also materially are filings, cause SEC on expectations can which Limited's facts actual our be could from site. results found Aircastle Web Aircastle statement press full to the Limited's legend. for forward-looking release I'll direct you turn With to call the that, over I'll Mike. now

Thanks, everyone. Jim. today. for joining you us thank Good And morning,

fiscal much continued optimism and We industry of brought the that aviation XXXX. of which short transatlantic be may the For international travel following. XX, positive Strong our ended aircraft soon November routes values saw bolster trajectory. narrowbody haul a third continue reopening quarter, recoveries improving to volumes

were positive a COVID-XX now variant. find developments, ourselves new challenged by we Omicron these While

reduce full Omicron's to staffing risk in challenges. we global present in flight per in a to U.S. variant to may due Although Europe winter restrictions as the the to early normal Government to reactions significant volumes, due a Traffic decrease it's too also forecast the term, particularly expect seasonal near impact new should in to aviation. trends. likely flight is

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Thanks, Mike.

XX Garuda impairment three million we aircraft net in adjusted of mentioned, a which Mike and charge results offset million. As non-cash XX a of of by maintenance bankruptcy loss comprised with XX finished for third of net the quarter EBITDA The million XXX million, XX million. of revenue

quarter were XXX increase aircraft quarter acquisitions improved second This rental primarily revenues million. versus million of and was XX third collections. For lease the the to due rent

lease and is of rentals, points cash third XXX the percentage quarter Our that's approximately XXX% the This collected XX cash from Year-to-date, XXX% second was flow sale collections quarter million. improvement from in of second was from deferrals flight equipment, higher driven a the quarter. cash reported year, finance report for XX we this of which the million which primarily operations than prior rate we from by and proceeds on and rents the year.

end structure, capital of now is debt to Turning the versus our leverage at X.Xx X.Xx our to fiscal equity XXXX. net

billion of third at April the We or our X.X was and have end total no quarter, notes unsecured XXXX XX% the due which was billion debt until unsecured. X.X of

new requests to deferral Moving down. are number The of deferral. on

agreed leases, that to exchange important the these security restructure with liquidity in providing. pursue next and longer to we're XX As valuable payments for strongly repay we for of broader beyond packages, overtime. of we defer X, January XX accommodation, to stress restructurings, other with million to part terms are lease months. amend It's airlines repayment have of opportunity or XX consideration approximately to in XX% deferrals any better lease payment terms, for the the

of reserves, letters deposits million as addition, XX, These In held of credits million lessees. we our in in combined XX and equals from million. maintenance XXX November in XXX XXX security million

terms projected cash, our X.X adjusted and comprised flows liquidity. we is ample In billion unrestricted billion through with of cash January billion more This X.X X, of liquidity, credit XXXX. contracted had undrawn asset X.X operating of of facilities sales and of than coverage

strategy, As flow. Mike and us improved revenues challenges but which in now there are we our believe cash has stronger mentioned, brought ahead,

strategic our competitive a structure as standalone view advantage. of also We capital ownership

maintaining diversifying most for to the And our grade recovery was are ownership Aircastle the liquid on our and investment up that open narrowbody investments as And base focusing conservative happy leverage. operator, This aircraft unique is approach our importantly, well call We questions. credit sustainability benefits. aviation we're while long-term rating, path. with to great with industries positions

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that aircraft what of impairment? always percentage number the Good questions, so prior XX% did down, million book morning, any value XX%? carrying write was Couple to those XX of of like sort everyone. XX%, sort you of know ballpark gross impairment, Just we Aaron,

in would of and me. of Mark. about. XX I to value decline months, afternoon, But kind you primarily pre-COVID when that that change Good change you can don't XX% percentage something level, XX% change front bodies say or fair wide I since at the aircraft past of look the over think that, have is

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question. good a it's Mark, Yes.

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have front me of haven't right And that, percentage don't say in specifics up. And now. I that been given so that I we would

picture No you. big for Okay. question And then, problem. Mike,

production this shortage so forth in aircraft on talking much competition really a was I to with a single importance chain, so on read an just love here, and having not Edinburgh, seeing increase X.X. aircraft it consultants aisle EMEA Scotland below aisle and about about, going hear couple there on is to able article factors be debate was book started to appraisers And side, in conference, over single a tying about production reading got certain an there's enough about by in term, there rates, cadence. the back about, the meet coming, and I'm picking some OEMs, right was order lessors to Airbus, about fast I'd controversy if we already getting talking think on now whatever the single there the when just it next leaseback demand cetera. I week said too OEM debate. there in rates there's think are again, weigh is an sale And is in interesting shortage, right, near I this Austin, markets. is very I lease how years, because And that real time the fast won't it the rate you aisle And commodity supply And the steam. really of because et of up talking to and

and Aircastle that tie into cetera production how supply order demand, into strategy. to rates, trying fits book, So et

reabsorbed Okay, there's looking so, unpack NGs to But bit for generation up couple a homes fair so, certainly as years. new of current picks CEOs there. an And the and for that'll next over and yes, there MAX's. get a demand clearly, is NEO's quite few appetite to XX still be tech,

betting occurs. are change which I pop book as invested may market. big to through pressure originally, that you're on I'm today. some big reabsorption think able up is be park to sort at is next that order dramatically capacity because book big none or And a and to Omicron see as strategy Aircastle implausible player, of start each last see, we order get this to think the change It's to big take if delivering, or which a a never who that, maybe occasionally going not Airbus sure There approach to serious so? think Boeing, been there'd be to perhaps point. is with advantage to We've likely variant, Airbus, my don't ramps player. anybody's that this prone Are with people of of. not be shift But I Aircastle's and place So the to order we in going I shareholders weren't of year Aircastle or OEM, don't should up we else opportunities I don't the looking over a strategy the this anyone expecting me,

the on Airbus the going you Boeing in or fast and enough? are that camp in not fast So ramp are up too production

Look, try a they I as different than they're fast do. model because to have going to go as business they can

of chain, I going but in don't going they're going in world, going be ramp to I So to say they're they're body resources and doing think the take to they think how to the expecting, to what's given going will to recover. try and do, years? people be work to in side, do Airbus things to able But what context faster wide don't on as seen. supply or ramped. know get the they that to next think that they're believing go I be I to going many do ramp who it's are much people up they're don't gives they on where what going can. Boeing think I can longer as No, whether to them Mark, than to divert that remains the two And opportunity at the are

the time. Appreciate Great, much. thanks very

Mark. Thanks,

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Yes, good morning.

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aircraft finalizing two which verge extensions we're have the of We for. on

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never the general, customers future? maintenance I some payers. that in you of thing. And be write that that are vulnerable in degree that can general restructurings in your as in offs But wondering could fact do feel comprehensive as the are fleet I'm there the maintenance highlight of Write you Great. most percent your with, guess, what Or payers? further offs ameliorated to risks revenue for good Thank offset pain. a maintenance are answer. you

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since I'll that looks structure, other for record ownership couple XXXX. questions. fleet, Well, ABS ABS, Mark in for we're any were early of given inclinations? the a in given there an Obviously, past, your It player in role poised brave, given Is like potentially space. maybe so you was ask your issuance aircraft your

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you the of you the yourself? of the What the are start space in the the are for globally of since consolidation lastly, your strategic be owners? Okay. further And there's speculated and are see long coming. announced playing seeing What awaited to opportunities? own seems what space? Aircastle medium size, one been a potentially then, do one very strategic your I guess and transaction transaction, and large, How inclinations What

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for Great. answers. Thanks very the all comprehensive much

Thanks, Doug.

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Pleasure. Thanks, Robert.

well as your today's Aircastle's We you third will With the no conference for earnings participation. Q&A further conclude holding, as session quarter questions call. I now thank

great You may a now disconnect day. and have

everyone. Thanks,