On Air: $2bn and Counting: Merit AirFinance’s Pat Mahoney on Aviation Private Credit

03 Sep 2026

In this episode of On Air, Ishka Airfinance Editor Dickon Harris sits down with Pat Mahoney, President of Merit AirFinance, as the platform marks its first full year of operations.

They discuss Merit’s growth to more than $2 billion in originations and expected funding, the increasing role of alternative lenders in aviation finance, changing bank appetite, the evolution of the aircraft loan ABS market and where private credit could go next.

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