In 2020 commercial aircraft delivery funding volume dropped by 40% when compared to 2019 levels to $59 billion, according to Boeing Capital’s 2021 Current Aircraft Finance Market Outlook (CAFMO). A significant trend to note in this year’s report, is that leasing companies have provided a larger proportion of that total funding figure than in previous years. According to CAFMO, aircraft lessors have utilised their healthy balance sheets – shored up by extensive capital market issuance – to execute a significant volume of sale-leaseback transactions. This was especially prevalent in North America, where 29% of all Boeing deliveries were financed via