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Wheels Up enters $105M sale-leaseback for 10 aircraft; net proceeds ~$40M for fleet expansion
Wheels Up Experience Inc.
- Sale-leaseback of 3 Challenger 300s and 7 Phenom 300s for ~$104.7M; closes by Dec 31, 2025.
- Net cash proceeds of ~$39.4M to balance sheet after repaying ~$65M debt under revolving equipment notes facility.
- Proceeds and incremental borrowing capacity to fund planned 2026 acquisitions of additional Challenger and Phenom aircraft.
- Company has acquired or agreed to acquire 10 additional aircraft in Q4, supporting Signature membership growth.
- First Phenom 300 equipped with Gogo Galileo HDX satellite Wi-Fi enters service; fleet-wide upgrade underway.
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