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GKL to Attend Airline Economics Growth Frontiers New York 2026
Global Knafaim Leasing (GKL) will take part in the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers conference in New York on October 21–22, 2026. The company will be represented by Sidney Slasky, President and CEO; Nimrod Borovitz, Chairman of the Board; and Eran Ben Menachem, CEO of Knafaim Holdings. They will be available for meetings throughout the event. […]
S&P Maalot Upgrades Global Knafaim Leasing to ‘ilBBB+’ with a Stable Outlook
On September 28, 2026, S&P Global Ratings Maalot raised Global Knafaim Leasing’s issuer rating from ‘ilBBB’ to ‘ilBBB+’, with a stable outlook. At the same time, it raised the rating of the company’s unsecured Series C bonds to ‘ilA-‘. S&P Maalot attributed the upgrade to a steady improvement in the company’s financial profile. Its EBIT […]
Global Knafaim Leasing Completes New Lease of Airbus A330-300
Global Knafaim Leasing has completed the lease of an Airbus A330-300 to a European airline that is a new customer of the company. The aircraft was returned by its previous lessee, Sunclass Airlines, and delivered to the new lessee on the same day, for a lease term of about three years. The aircraft is jointly […]
GKL at Growth Frontiers Dubai | October 2026
GKL participated in Airline Economics Growth Frontiers, held in Dubai on 5–7 October 2026. Rob Watts, GKL’s Head of Origination, spoke on the Aircraft Trading, Remarketing and Conversion panel alongside Tristan Brouard (ACC Aviation) and Jessie Singh (Embraer), moderated by Zachary Hall (AvAir). The conference provided a valuable opportunity to engage with airlines, lessors, and […]
Global Knafaim Leasing Welcomes Shlomo Group as a Strategic Partner
Global Knafaim Leasing announced that Shlomo Group, headed by Asi Shmeltzer, has joined the company as a strategic partner. Under the deal, Shlomo Group invested approximately $40.4 million in Global Knafaim in exchange for about 40.1% of the company’s shares. The investment reflected a pre-money valuation of approximately $60.3 million for Global Knafaim. With the […]