A SMBC Aviation Capital da Irlanda e a CDPQ do Canadá formam uma empresa de financiamento e leasing de aeronaves de US$ 1,5 bilhão, Maple Aircraft Co Holdings, para capitalizar a escassez de aeronaves e as altas receitas de aluguel. Ireland's SMBC Aviation Capital and Canada's CDPQ form $1.5bn aircraft financing & leasing firm, Maple Aircraft Co Holdings, to capitalize on aircraft shortage and high rental revenues.

A SMBC Aviation Capital, com sede na Irlanda, e a canadense CDPQ, uma importante gestora de fundos de pensão canadense, anunciaram planos para criar uma empresa de financiamento e leasing de aeronaves de US$ 1,5 bilhão chamada Maple Aircraft Co Holdings. Ireland-based SMBC Aviation Capital and Canada's CDPQ, a leading Canadian pension fund manager, have announced plans to create a $1.5-billion aircraft financing and leasing firm called Maple Aircraft Co Holdings. A empresa pretende implantar inicialmente US$ 500 milhões por ano, com o SMBC fornecendo as transações. The company aims to initially deploy $500 million per year, with SMBC sourcing the transactions. Esta mudança ocorre num momento em que os locadores de aeronaves estão a beneficiar de receitas de aluguer mais elevadas devido à escassez de jactos comerciais causada por problemas na cadeia de abastecimento e um aumento na procura de viagens. This move comes as aircraft lessors are benefiting from higher rental revenues due to a shortage of commercial jets caused by supply chain issues and a surge in travel demand.