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Supporting aviation finance operations with market intelligence and data
How PAFS Ireland use the entire Intelligence Suite to support their business and service their clients more efficiently.
Overview
Phoenix American Financial Services, through its subsidiary PAFS Ireland Limited, provides specialist back-office services to the aviation finance industry, supporting ABS transactions, lessors, joint ventures, funds, and aviation platforms.
Based in Ireland, Director Robert Cassidy, part of the senior leadership that oversees a global aviation-focused team of around 100 staff supporting clients across a range of aviation finance operations and accounting functions.
To stay informed on market activity, monitor transactions, and support client reporting and audit processes, PAFS Ireland relies on Ishka Airfinance’s Market Intelligence, Airline Intelligence, Airline Credit Profiles, and events.
The challenge
Operating in aviation finance requires constant visibility into market activity, transaction flow, airline performance, and financing trends.
For PAFS Ireland, this means staying up to date on:
- Aviation finance market developments
- ABS pricing and spreads
- Transaction activity and deal flow
- Airline credit risk
- Equity raises and platform expansion
- Accounting and audit support requirements
The team also needed a trusted source of aviation finance-specific intelligence, rather than broader aviation news coverage.
The solution
PAFS Ireland uses Ishka Airfinance across both its market intelligence and data workflows. The team relies on Insights and market intelligence to stay informed on market developments, transaction activity, financing trends, and active participants across the aviation finance sector.
“The news bulletins coming up, it keeps us up to date on what’s going on. Who’s active in the market, who’s buying what.”
The platform also plays an important role in ABS-related work, helping the team monitor pricing, spreads, deal flow, and wider market conditions. Airline Credit Profiles are used extensively during accounting and audit processes, helping PAFS Ireland assess airline credit positions using trusted third-party analysis recognised across the industry.
“We use the Airline Credit Profiles because it’s third party, it’s respected, all the auditors use it as well.”
The team also uses market intelligence to identify new business opportunities. For example, tracking new equity raises or platform expansion activity can help identify when aviation businesses may require outsourced back-office support.
“If we see someone has raised money… that usually means they’re going out to buy aircraft or engines, and that’s usually when we can step in to help.”
The ROI result
By using Ishka Airfinance’s Insights, Airline Credit Profiles, Market Intelligence, and events, PAFS Ireland is able to improve visibility across the aviation finance market while supporting accounting, audit, and client servicing activities more efficiently.
Key areas of value include:
- Faster access to aviation finance market intelligence
- Improved visibility into deal activity and transaction flow
- Better-informed ABS and accounting support
- Trusted third-party airline credit analysis for audit processes
- Greater awareness of market opportunities and client expansion activity
- Access to highly targeted aviation finance conferences and networking opportunities
The team also highlighted the combined strength of Ishka Airfinance’s conferences and editorial insight alongside data-driven market intelligence. “It’s the best of both worlds.”
“It’s the best of both worlds. You have the conferences and the insights, and when you have to get your head down and do the work, you have the data behind it.”
Robert Cassidy - Director at PAFS Ireland Ltd
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