Mai Gao Zheng Quan·2025-11-17 05:16Investment Rating - Industry rating: Outperform the market [1] Core Insights - Aircraft manufacturers are slowly recovering capacity, but supply chain challenges continue to hinder aircraft supply. As of October 2025, Boeing delivered 493 aircraft and Airbus delivered 585 aircraft this year, with backlogged orders remaining at historically high levels [2][5][6] - Global aviation market demand growth has slowed down, with all regions experiencing a deceleration. The Middle East and Africa saw year-on-year increases of 6.2% and 6.1%, respectively, while North America experienced a slight decline of 0.1%. The Asia-Pacific region's international passenger volume grew by 7.4% year-on-year [2][11][16] - Overall, while aircraft manufacturers' capacity is recovering, it still cannot meet the expanding demand for aircraft. The aircraft leasing industry is expected to benefit from the tight supply-demand situation, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, which presents significant growth potential for Chinese aircraft leasing companies [2][40] Summary by Sections 1. Aircraft Supply Continues to be Tight - Boeing's average monthly delivery has significantly improved compared to last year, while Airbus's delivery is slightly better than the same period last year. However, both manufacturers are still far from previous high levels [5] - The backlog of aircraft orders remains at a historical high, with Boeing and Airbus accumulating new orders of 836 and 722 aircraft, respectively, this year [6] 2. Civil Aviation Passenger Demand Update - Global aviation passenger volume continues to grow, but the growth rate has slowed. In September 2025, global revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) increased by 3.6% year-on-year, while the global load factor was 83.4%, slightly lower than the previous year [11][16] - Domestic aviation RPK in September grew by 0.9% year-on-year, with Brazil showing a remarkable increase of 12.1% [21][20] 3. Aircraft Leasing Company Dynamics - Chinese aircraft leasing companies are currently valued relatively low compared to global leaders like AerCap, and they possess higher order elasticity, making them worthy of attention [2][38] - As of June 30, 2025, Bohai Leasing had the highest number of owned aircraft at 628, while China Aircraft Leasing had the least at 151 [44]