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Economy Local 2026-04-09T17:56:57+00:00

Dubai Aerospace and Blackstone Launch $1.6B Investment Program

Dubai Aerospace Limited and Blackstone Credit and Insurance have announced a partnership to create the long-term investment program Equator, which will invest in commercial aircraft. The program targets annual investments of $1.6 billion.

Dubai Aerospace and Blackstone Launch $1.6B Investment Program

Two companies, "Dubai Aerospace Limited" and "Blackstone Credit and Insurance", today announced a partnership to launch a new long-term global investment program called "Equator" for investing in aircraft leased to commercial airlines. Target investments are approximately $1.6 billion per year (around 5.87 billion dirhams). According to a press release from "Dubai Aerospace", "Equator" will build a diversified portfolio of commercial aircraft leased to leading airlines worldwide. "Dubai Aerospace" will provide assets from third parties, while its aircraft investor services platform will manage assets owned by "Equator".

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