Avation PLC INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (1597T)
02 July 2018 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1597T
Avation PLC
01 July 2018
AVATION PLC
("Avation" or "the Company")
INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
Trading Update
Avation PLC (LSE: AVAP), the commercial passenger aircraft
leasing company provides an update in respect of trading
performance for the financial year ended 30 June 2018.
The Company's business is operating in line with expectations.
Management estimates that revenue for the year ended 30 June 2018
will be US$109 million (unaudited), representing an increase of 15%
over the prior year.
Operational Update
As at 30 June 2018 Avation's fleet comprised 38 aircraft which
are on lease to 13 airlines in 10 countries. The Company advises
that it is scheduled to take delivery of two additional new
aircraft early in the financial year commencing 1 July 2018. The
first is a single aisle CS300 aircraft which will commence a 12
year lease to airBaltic in July 2018. The second is an ATR 72-600
aircraft which is expected to commence a 12 year lease to Far
Eastern Air Transport Corp. of Taiwan in September 2018.
The Company is also assessing other aircraft purchase
opportunities with a view to growing the fleet and further
diversifying the Company's airline customer base. Additions to the
fleet are subject to finding aircraft that meet the Company's
investment and risk management criteria.
Finance Update
The Company recently completed a US$300 million issue of notes
under the previously announced US$1 billion Global Medium Term Note
(GMTN) programme. The GMTN programme has enabled Avation to create
an efficient and flexible capital structure.
The Company's management believes that Avation has adequate
liquidity and flexibility in its credit facilities to fund
additional short-term fleet growth.
Credit Ratings
Following the US$300 million notes issue under the GMTN
programme, Fitch Ratings upgraded Avation's corporate credit rating
to 'BB-' from 'B+', outlook stable. The notes issued under the GMTN
programme are also rated 'BB-'.
In April 2018, Standard & Poor's Global Ratings revised its
rating outlook on Avation from stable to positive and affirmed
their 'B+' long-term issuer credit rating on the Company. The
rating attached to the notes issued under the GMTN programme has
been maintained at 'B'.
Results Timetable
Avation intends to release its unaudited results for the
financial year ending 30 June 2018 at 7:00am (BST) on 6 September
2017. The Company will hold a conference call for shareholders and
bondholders at 1:00pm (BST) on 6 September 2017. Dial in details
for the conference call will be published in due course.
The Company's Executive Chairman, Jeff Chatfield, said: "The
Company has continued to perform strongly in the year ended 30 June
2018 and has grown the fleet by almost 40% and revenues by 15%. We
continue to focus on delivering further growth in our aircraft
fleet."
-ENDS-
Enquiries:
Avation
Jeff Chatfield, Executive Chairman T: +65 6252 2077
Note to Editors:
Avation PLC is a commercial passenger aircraft leasing company,
headquartered in Singapore, owning and managing a fleet of jet and
turboprop aircraft which it leases to airlines across the world.
The Company's customers include airBaltic, EVA Air, easyJet,
Philippine Airlines, Air France, Air India, Flybe, Fiji Airways,
Thomas Cook, Virgin Australia, Mandarin Airlines and Vietjet
Air.
More information on Avation PLC can be seen at:
www.avation.net
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