Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management and aircraft lessor Merx Aviation, have completed a sale and leaseback transaction with Air France, part of the Air France-KLM Group. The transaction comprises two Boeing 777F aircraft. The aircraft, manufactured in 2009, were acquired by an aviation platform established by Apollo, which invests in a diverse set of aircraft types, vintages and jurisdictions and is serviced by Merx. Gary Rothschild, CEO of Merx and Head of Aviation Finance at Apollo, said: “We are pleased to have closed this transaction with Air France and to add two more of the highly capable