I'd like to welcome everyone to AerSale's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. A reconciliation of those non-GAAP metrics to the nearest GAAP metric can be found in the earnings presentation materials made available on the Investors section of the AerSale website at ir.aersale.com. This quarter, we continued to focus on executing our strategic priorities, monetizing our asset base, scaling our MRO operations, and growing recurring revenue streams to achieve more consistent earnings. That said, both revenue of $70.9 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $2.2 million came in below the prior year period.

Disregarding flight equipment sales, overall revenue decreased 4.2% year-over-year from lower USM sales. We view these as investments in future earnings power, not structural cost increases, and we're already seeing the operating leverage begin to improve. In Millington, our new CRJ700-900 multi-line maintenance program drove higher MRO revenue this quarter. These transactions will support the improvement in earnings and add available liquidity in the second half.

Let me now turn to segment performance in order to provide more insight into the results. Leasing revenue grew approximately 50% year-over-year to $12.4 million, reflecting an expanded engine and freighter lease portfolio. Higher lease rates and improved utilization continued to lift asset yields and support our goal of building a larger, more consistent recurring revenue base. This growth will also benefit from the addition of currently owned engines that are completing the repair cycle, as well as the revenue from the remaining 757 freighters.

What went well
  • Leasing revenue grew about 50% year-over-year to $12.4 million, and the company ended the quarter with 18 engines and three 757 freighters on lease (versus 16 and one), expanding recurring revenue.
  • Placed the fourth converted 757 freighter on lease in July and signed a lease for a fifth, leaving only two P2F freighters to monetize.
  • TechOps revenue rose 8.7% to $33.8 million on the Millington CRJ multi-line ramp, higher storage volume at Goodyear and higher landing-gear and aerostructures activity.
  • Secured a $35 million 737 sale to the U.S. Marshals Service (plus several engines) expected to close in late Q3 or early Q4, with 17 engines nearing completion for lease or sale.
  • The landing-gear shop received 737 MAX and 787 gear for two key customer programs and is running near 80% of single-shift capacity, with an added shift planned.
  • SG&A declined to $21 million from $22.8 million on lower rent and variable expenses.
What went wrong
  • Revenue fell to $70.9 million from $107.4 million and Adjusted EBITDA dropped to $2.2 million (3.1% margin) from $18.3 million (17%) on the absence of flight-equipment sales.
  • Results swung to a $5.6 million net loss (adjusted net loss of $4.3 million) from $8.6 million of net income a year earlier.
  • Overall gross margin compressed to 22.9% from 32.9% on missing high-margin asset sales, lower USM gross profit and stand-up costs for new capacity.
  • Asset Management revenue fell 51.3% (13.6% excluding sales) as lower USM offset leasing growth, with USM hurt by low first-half feedstock ($5.6 million in Q2 versus $27.1 million) and internal material consumption.
  • Goodyear ran at under 20% capacity as the expected Spirit-related heavy-maintenance work developed more slowly than planned, weighing on margins.
  • Cash used in operations reached $33.5 million year-to-date and liquidity tightened further to $34 million with only $2.2 million of cash.

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Reported 2026-08-06 · figures from the AerSale Corp Q2 2026 earnings call.

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