DAE Announces Full Year 2025 Business and Operational Highlights

DAE Capital acquired 280 aircraft, sold 112 aircraft, signed 273 lease transactions DAE Engineering booked over 1.8 million man-hours

Dubai, U.A.E., 05 January 2026 – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd (“DAE”), the global aviation services company, today reported its business transactions update for the full year 2025.

DAE Capital:

·                     Signed and closed the US$2.0 billion acquisition of Nordic Aviation Capital

• Acquired 280 aircraft (owned: 261; managed: 19)
• Sold 112 aircraft (owned: 95; managed: 17)
• Signed 273 lease agreements, extensions and amendments (owned: 227; managed: 46)

·                     Signed and completed a long-term sale and lease back transaction with United Airlines for 10 Boeing 737-9 aircraft

·                     Placed on long-term lease 10 Boeing 737-8 aircraft with AJet

·                     Priced a US$610 million two-tranche aircraft ABS for a DAE managed asset client

DAE Engineering:

• Booked >1.8 million man hours
• Performed >320 aircraft checks
• Served >60 airline customers from >30 countries across 5 continents

·                     Inaugurated a new 5-bay hangar, increasing capacity by 30%

Group:

• Raised US$3.9 billion in debt financing with a weighted average maturity of 5.3 years
• Accessed the sukuk market by issuing a US$650 million 5-year benchmark transaction
• Placed on Positive Outlook by KBRA

Commenting on the results, Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer of DAE, said: “2025 was another defining year for DAE in which we further enhanced our global franchise and strengthened our position as a leading aviation services corporation. DAE Capital ended the year with 35% fleet growth and now ranks within the top five global lessors by fleet count. DAE Engineering continues to be the leading independent airframe MRO in the region.”