KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Business Jet Securities 2026-1, LLC Secured Notes, Series 2026-1

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to three classes of notes issued by Business Jet Securities 2026-1, LLC Secured Notes, Series 2026-1 (BJETS 2026-1), a business jet ABS transaction. BJETS 2026-1 is the ninth business jet ABS transaction sponsored and serviced by Global Jet Capital, Inc. (GJC). BJETS 2026-1 is collateralized by lease payments due for business jet aircraft subject to an operating lease, and payments due for loans and finance leases secured by business jet aircraft, as well as the economic ownership of each business jet aircraft subject to an operating lease. GJC will retain the equity position in BJETS 2026-1 as it has done in previous securitizations.

As of March 31, 2026, the portfolio consists of 28 business jet aircraft (the Portfolio), with 25 unique obligors with a weighted average age of 5.4 years, weighted average remaining term of 5.5 years, and weighted average original term of 7.0 years. At closing, the Portfolio has an aggregate asset value of approximately $813.6 million.

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Methodologies

• Structured Finance: Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
• ABS: General Global Rating Methodology for Asset Backed Securities

Disclosures

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