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Update: AA prices $726m EETC

28 September 2011

The bond, which priced at 8.625%, was more than three-times oversubscribed.

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American Airlines has priced a single tranche enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC). The $726 million Class A notes, which mature on October 15 2021, priced yesterday at 8.625% and were three-times oversubscribed.

The fixed-rate bond is secured by a pool of 43 Boeing aircraft, which have an average life of 10 years. Moody's rated the deal Baa3,...


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“At the current pricing it will become attractive again to issue Ex-Im-guaranteed bonds. This will help stabilize and drive pricing down from where it is now.”

Kostya Zolotusky, managing director, capital markets, Boeing Capital, says about the price of export credit.


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