Services
Lease ManAgement | Remarketing | Financing | Sourcing | Advisory
Stratos leverages the knowledge and expertise of its highly experienced industry and finance professionals in order to deliver world class solutions to its customers.
- Is an Investor-led organization offering solutions that match risk with appropriate returns.
- Identifies and arranges aircraft investment opportunities for investors in multiple jurisdictions.
- Is a world-class financing and asset management platform that provides a one-stop shop for aircraft investment opportunities. This includes structuring, cash flow analysis and risk analysis at inception and during the investment tenor.
- Coordinates the entire investment process and works closely with all parties involved including lawyers, managing agents, accountants, tax advisors and other related parties.
- Sources and structures the most efficient debt solutions for investors and airlines.
- Offers bespoke funding solutions to airlines, including highly leveraged loans, tax-enhanced leases etc.
- Delivers a comprehensive suite of services across the aircraft investment lifecycle—ranging from lease and technical management to sourcing, remarketing, strategic advisory, and M&A support—ensuring value creation, compliance, and optimal outcomes at every stage.
Services
Lease Management
- Invoice & Receivables Management
- Lessee Performance
- Sanctions Compliance
- Insurance
- Utilization Trend Analysis
- Annual Budgets
- Investor Reporting
Aircraft lease agreements are intricate legal documents that are designed to protect the asset owner but are only as good as the team monitoring and ensuring the aircraft operator is in compliance with its contractual obligations. In addition to excellent people, Stratos utilises leading technologies and has a Select Servicer designation from Standard & Poor’s.
Technical Management
- Maintenance Events & Claims
- Inspections
- Records Management
- Modification Requests
- Component Tracking
- Transitions (Deliveries / Redeliveries / Repossessions)
- Maintenance / Leasing Strategy over the Assets Lifecycle
Technical plays a crucial role in ensuring value preservation of aircraft assets that is often overlooked. A capable and pro-active technical team, in addition to preserving asset value and maintenance standards, can add significant economic value to an aircraft over its leasing lifecycle.
At Stratos, our Technical Team works closely with the Remarketing Team and Aircraft Acquisition & Disposal Team ensuring our Clients get the best outcomes.
Remarketing
- Preparation of aircraft specs and marketing materials
- Engaging with all potential buyers or lessees using Stratos’ vast network of contacts and relationships
- Negotiating the best possible terms, presenting various options to our clients and advising on selection
- Negotiation of formal documentation (LOIs, Sale or Lease Agreements etc).
- Delivery support (inspections, spares, logistics, maintenance slots, work scopes, commercial support, etc).
With an extensive global network and long-standing relationships across the aviation industry, we have direct access to airlines, lessors, part-out companies, and other key buyers. This close proximity to decision-makers allows us to identify and secure the best opportunities quickly, ensuring optimal outcomes and safeguarding our clients’ investments.
Our deep expertise spans airline credit assessments, market valuations, and complex lease or sale negotiations, including contract drafting and finalization. This comprehensive approach -enhanced by high-standard technical assessments- has been instrumental in consistently maximizing asset value for our clients.
From initial engagement through to successful placement (whether lease or sale) our dedicated team remains fully involved at every stage. We also provide continued support throughout the lease term whenever needed.
Sourcing
- Engaging with all potential sellers or lessees using Stratos vast network of contacts and relationships
- Negotiating the best terms and presenting those various terms to our clients
- Negotiation of formal documentation (LOIs, Sale or SLB etc).
- Delivery support (inspections, spares, logistics, maintenance slots, work scopes etc).
- Aircraft and records pre-purchase inspections. We could add another bullet here “Pre-purchase lease due diligence
Selecting the right aircraft asset and negotiating on the required terms is an important function for many airlines and investors. Through its extensive airline and investor network, Stratos is in a prime position to assist in shortlisting and securing the most appropriate aircraft, either on lease or to purchase.
Our broad experience in evaluating and negotiating both single aircraft as well as large portfolios on behalf of various investors, lessors and airlines has yielded a detailed understanding of pricing and differing commercial structures on a multitude of aircraft types from regional aircraft to large wide-bodies.
Financing
- Advising on and raising debt to complement investor or owner equity, enabling the successful purchase or refinancing of aircraft, whether on or off lease
- Sourcing a broad range of financing structures, including senior and junior loans, recourse and non-recourse options, as well as tax-enhanced vehicles
- Arranging various types of financing solutions such as term loans, bridge financing, and warehouse facilities
- Maintaining active relationships with debt market participants to ensure access to competitive and bespoke financing options for each project
- Providing independent debt arranging services for investors, lessors, and airlines
- Supporting debt restructuring efforts during periods of industry or transaction stress to align repayment profiles with asset cashflow generation
The availability and optimisation of debt financing is typically fundamental to the successful execution of aircraft acquisitions and refinancings. At Stratos, our dedicated Investment & Finance team is composed of recognised former banking professionals with deep knowledge of the aviation debt market—including lenders, structures, and pricing dynamics.
We apply this expertise across a wide spectrum of transactions, from aircraft purchases sourced by Stratos on behalf of investors to independent financing mandates for third-party stakeholders. Our tailored solutions are informed by real-time market engagement, ensuring our clients benefit from the most suitable and competitive funding structures available.
In times of stress, our experience in restructuring helps clients adapt debt arrangements to align with aircraft-generated cashflows—preserving asset value and maintaining financial stability.
Advisory Services
- Aircraft-backed debt underwriting or restructuring (evaluation and execution of economies)
- Detailed lease analysis, future cost projections, expenditure minimisation etc.
- Market positioning & strategy
- Airline fleet analysis and renewal strategy
- Engine and MRO PBH service arrangement including securing slots and defining workscopes
- Physical inspections of aircraft, engines and records and lease return or delivery management
- Advice in connection with aviation M&A projects, including strategic review of operating entities, asset valuation, financing, due diligence etc.
As an independent company, Stratos provides truly impartial advisory services – from M&As through aircraft redelivery management to bespoke project solutions for large and small companies.
The Stratos team is composed of highly experienced professionals who have previously held roles within airlines, OEM’s, lessors, law firms, banks and other financial institutions. Having acted for these key counterparties in the aviation sector we understand the diverse concerns and requirements of our clients. We leverage this knowledge and the depth of our relationships across sectors and continents, built over time and on trust and integrity, to deliver value.