Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer of DAE, stated, “Our first half 2023 results continue to demonstrate the strong demand we are seeing in the market for aircraft from our airline customers. COVID-era deferral programs are being repaid ahead of schedule and secondary market aircraft valuations remain robust. This resulted in revenue growth of 15% compared to the first six months of 2022.
We have continued with our program of active liability management, repurchasing a further US$102 million of principal amount of our bonds during the quarter, bringing the total to US$307 million in the first six months of 2023. We had US$368 million of remaining bond repurchase authorization at the end of the quarter. Our liquidity coverage ratio remains exceptionally strong at 281%, and our available liquidity is US$2.3 billion.
Our profitability metrics continue to trend towards pre-pandemic levels. The resilience of our business model continues to be demonstrated by the strength of our credit quality and funding metrics in the quarter. In addition, during the quarter, Fitch Ratings revised its Outlook on DAE to Positive from Stable.
DAE Engineering continues to increase its global footprint and grow its widebody maintenance offering with expanding relationships in Asia Pacific and the Americas. During the quarter, Joramco announced that Joramco Academy, one of the few training institutions in the Middle East with EASA approval, is extending its training offering with expansion in Ghana through a partnership with locally based Aerojet Aviation.”
