NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to three note classes of Business Jet Securities 2020-1, LLC, Secured Notes, Series 2020-1. The Notes are newly issued asset-backed securities secured by payments due under the lease of, and loans secured by, business jet aircraft and the economic ownership of each business aircraft and helicopter subject to an operating lease and terms of the fixed rate notes as of October 15, 2020.
As of August 31, 2020, the aggregate asset value is approximately $636.4 million. The portfolio consists of 55 assets to 50 obligors. The average asset value is approximately $11.6 million and the weighted average remaining term is approximately 65 months. Operating leases account for approximately 63.1% of the initial portfolio by asset value, while 29.9% are loans and 7.0% are finance leases.
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