Aircraft leasing manager Rockton has launched a closed-ended USD200m fund targeting the global regional aircraft sector.

The fund is aimed at professional investors such as family offices, asset managers, and institutions.

Rockton has during the last ten years exploited the regional aircraft segment on behalf of a narrow group of investors returning a triple digit yield. Rockton operates globally with offices in the US and Sweden.

Rockton says aircraft investments with operational leases to airlines have become the most profitable segment within the commercial aviation industry and have over the last 15 years shown good growth.

It says the regional aircraft sector is undergoing substantial change at the same time as the future demand for regional aircraft is massive, both for replacing aging aircraft assets and in order to meet the continued growth of the regional airline industry.