FTAI 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
FTAI Aviation Ltd. (also FTAIM) · Nasdaq · Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing · CIK 1590364 · All filings on SEC.gov
At a glance
What changed in the latest 10-K
Risk Factors
Removed heading “We are reliant on certain transition services provided by the Former Manager under the Transition Services Agreement, and may not find a suitable provider for these transition services if the Former Manager no longer provides the transition services to which we are entitled under the Transition Services Agreement.”
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“We remain reliant on the Former Manager during the period of the Transition Services Agreement, and the loss of these transition services could adversely affect our operations. …”see in full comparison
“We are reliant on certain transition services provided by the Former Manager under the Transition Services Agreement, and may not find a suitable provider for these transition services if the Former Manager no longer provides the transition services to which we are entitled under the Transition Services Agreement.”see in full comparison
“In connection with the Internalization, we entered into a Transition Services Agreement with the Former Manager. Under the Transition Services Agreement, the Former Manager is required to continue to provide the Company and its affiliates with certain Services for a transition period during which the Company will procure replacements for the Services. …”see in full comparison
see in full comparisonSome of ourOur subsidiaries are subject to income, withholding or other taxes in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions by reason of their jurisdiction of incorporation, activities and operations, where their assets are used or where the lessees of their assets (or others in possession of their assets) are located, and it is also possible that taxing authorities in any such jurisdictions could assert that we or our subsidiaries are subject to greater taxation than we currently face or otherwise anticipate. Further, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the “OECD”),istogetherconductingwithaotherprojectcountriesfocused on base erosion and profit shifting in international structures, which seeks to establish certain international standards for taxingcomprising theworldwide incomemembership ofmultinational companies. In addition,theOECD“InclusiveisFramework,”working on aestablished “BEPS 2.0” initiative, which is aimed at (i) shifting taxing rights to the jurisdiction of the consumer and (ii) ensuring all companies pay a global minimum tax.On October 8, 2021, the OECD announced an agreement among over 140 countries delineating an implementation plan, on December 20, 2021, the OECD released model rules for the domestic implementation of a 15% global minimum tax, on December 15, 2022, the member states of the European Union unanimously voted to adopt the OECD’s minimum tax rules and phase them into national law, and on February 2, 2023 the OECD released technical guidance on the global minimum tax which was agreed by consensus of the BEPS 2.0 signatory jurisdictions.Numerous countries, including European Union member states, have enacted or are expected to enact minimum tax legislation, and other countries may enact such legislation in the future.Additionally, On December 27, 2023, Bermuda enacted a corporate tax regime with a 15% rate (the “Bermuda CIT”) and with requirements similar to those of the OECD’s minimum tax proposal. The Bermuda CIT is effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025 (see footnote 12 to our consolidated financial statements entitled “Income Taxes” included elsewhere in this Annual Report).As a result of these developments, the tax laws of certain countries in which we and our affiliates do businessarehaveexpected to change (and could change on a retroactive basis)increased andcertainmayof such changes are expected tofurther increase our liabilities for taxes (and possibly interest and penalties),and thereforewhich could harm our business, cash flows, results of operations and financial position. For instance, Bermuda has enacted a corporate tax regime with a 15% rate to which the Company has been subject to beginning January 1, 2025. The impact on the Company of these legislative and regulatory changes will depend on the timing of implementation, the exact nature of each country's legislation, guidance and regulations thereon and their application by tax authorities either prospectively or retrospectively. In addition, a portion of certain ofour orour non-U.S. corporate subsidiaries’ income is treated as effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business and is accordingly subject to U.S. federal income tax or may be subject to gross-basis U.S. withholding tax. It is possible that the IRS could assert that a greater portion of our or any such non-U.S. subsidiaries’ income is effectively connected income that should be subject to U.S. federal income tax or subject to withholding tax.
Parts of our business depend on the secure operation of our IT systems and the IT systems of our third-party providers to manage, process, store, and transmit information associated with aircraft leasing. We have, from time to time, experienced threats to our data and systems, including malware and computer virus attacks. A cyberattack that bypasses our IT security systems or the IT security systems of our third-party providers, causing an IT security breach, could adversely impact our daily operations and lead to the loss of sensitive information, including our own proprietary information and that of our customers, suppliers and employees. Such losses could harm our reputation and result in competitive disadvantages, litigation, regulatory enforcement actions, lost revenues, additional costs and liabilities. While we devote substantial resources to maintaining adequate levels of cybersecurity, our resources and technical sophistication may not be adequate to prevent all types ofsee in full comparisoncyberattacks.cyberattacks, and increased adoption of artificial intelligence could heighten these risks.
“Although certain provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Pub. L. No. 119-21 (the “OBBA”) may provide to us a current cash tax benefit, we currently do not otherwise expect the enactment of the OBBA, nor the recent tariff policies of the U.S. federal government, to have a material impact on our financial statements.”see in full comparison
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Uncertainty and negative trends in general economic conditions in the United States and abroad, including significant tightening of credit markets and commodity price volatility, historically have created and continue to create difficult operating environments for owners and operators in the aviation industry. As a provider of products and services to the commercial aviation industry, we are greatly affected by the overall economic conditions and other trends that affect our customers and lessees in that industry, including any projected market growth that may not materialize or be sustainable.sustainable and any lasting effects of tariffs. The commercial aviation industry is historically cyclical and has been negatively affected in the past, and could be negatively affected in future periods, by geopolitical events, natural disasters, pandemics, supply chain disruptions, labor issues, environmental concerns (including climate change), lack of capital, cost inflation, and weak or volatile economic conditions. A number of governments have implemented, or are considering implementing, a broad variety of governmental actions or new regulations for the financial markets.markets and international trade. In addition, limitations on the availability of capital, higher costs of capital for financing expenditures or the desire to preserve liquidity, may cause our current or prospective customers and lessees to make reductions in future capital budgets and spending.
•governmental regulationregulation, including on international trade;
Governmental agencies throughout the world, including the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) and, Transport Canada, and European Union Aviation Safety Agency, prescribe standards and qualification requirements for aircraft components, including virtually all commercial airline and general aviation products. Specific regulations vary from country to country, although compliance with FAA requirements generally satisfies regulatory requirements in other countries. If any material authorization or approval qualifying us to supply our products is revoked or suspended, then sale of the product would be prohibited by law, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Depending on the specific sector, the risk of contractual defaults may be elevated due to excess capacity as a result of oversupply during the most recent economic downturn. We lease assets to our lessees pursuant to fixed-price contracts, and our lessees then seek to utilize those assets to transport goods and provide services. If the price at which our lessees receive for their transportation services decreases as a result of an oversupply in the marketplace, then our lessees may be forced to reduce their prices in order to attract business (which may have an adverse effect on their ability to meet their contractual lease obligations to us), or may seek to renegotiate or terminate their contractual lease arrangements with us to pursue a lower-priced opportunity with another lessor, which may have a direct, adverse effect on us. See “-The industriesaviation inindustry which we operate havehas experienced periods of oversupply during which lease rates and asset values have declined, particularly during economic downturns, and any future oversupply could materially adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows.” Any default by a material customer or lessee would have a significant impact on our profitability at the time the customer or lessee defaulted, which could materially adversely affect our operating results and growth prospects. In addition, some of our counterparties may reside in jurisdictions with legal and regulatory regimes that make it difficult and costly to enforce such counterparties’ obligations.
We acquire a high concentration of CFM-56CFM-56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engines and related parts and our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected by changes in market demand or problems specific to that asset or sector.
If weWe acquire a high concentration of CFM-56CFM-56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engines and related parts and our business and financial results could be adversely affected by sector-specific or asset-specific factors. If the market demand for such engines and related parts declines, it is redesigned or replaced by its manufacturer or it experiences design or technical problems, the value and rates relating to such asset may decline, and we may be unable to lease or sell such engines or related parts on favorable terms, if at all. Any decrease in the value and rates of our assets may have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Market competition for our Aerospace Products business includes aircraftengine manufacturers, aircraftengine component and parts manufacturers, airline and aircraft service companies, companies providing maintenance, repair and overhaul services and aircraft spare parts distributors and redistributors.
We currently perform maintenance, repair and exchange activities at our maintenance facilities.facilities in the United States, Canada and Europe. Our maintenance facilities could become unavailable either temporarily or permanently due to labor disruptions at any of our facilities or other circumstances that may be beyond our control, such as geopolitical developments or logistical complications arising from catastrophic and weather-related events.
On December 30, 2024, we announced the launch of a Strategic Capital Initiative in collaboration with third-party institutional investors. The first partnership under the initiativeinitiative, (the “2025 Partnership”)Partnership, will focusfocuses on acquiring 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. The Strategic Capital Initiative, and its related partnerships, will allow us to maintain an asset-light business model while the partnerships actively acquire on-lease narrowbody aircraft at scale. We have agreed that theThe 2025 Partnership, and follow-on partnerships, will beis the primary buyer of all future on-lease 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. We will provide aircraft management services to the 2025 Partnership, and the Company will receivereceives customary, market-based compensation for providing such services. The Company has also committed to makemade a minority investmentcapital commitment and will make additional commitments in the 2025 Partnership. We expect to provide aircraft management services to, and make minority investments in, future partnerships. Our Strategic Capital Initiative is subject to certain risks, which include, but are not limited to:
•Market Risk. Difficult market conditions may adversely affect our Strategic Capital Initiative in many ways, including by negatively impacting the 2025 Partnership and future partnerships’ ability to raise or deploy capital, lowering managementservicing fee incomefees and incentiveprofit income,participation distributions, increasing the cost of financial instruments and executing transactions and adversely affecting the performance of the partnerships’ investments. In addition, market or idiosyncratic factors may make it difficult to raise new capital from investors into the Strategic Capital Initiative. Any of these circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
•Litigation Risk. One of our subsidiaries is the general partnerServicer of the 2025 Partnership and we expect to serve as general partnerServicer of future partnerships. As general partner,Servicer, we may be subject to the risk of litigation by third parties, including investors in our Strategic Capital Initiative dissatisfied with our management of the Strategic2025 CapitalPartnership Initiativeand future partnerships or the performance thereof.
•Allocation and Conflicts of Interest Risk. We have agreed that theThe 2025 Partnership, and follow-on partnerships, will beis the primary buyer of all future on-lease 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. In the future, we may agree to allocate buying opportunities for certain assets to other partnerships. In addition, potential conflicts of interest may arise with respect to our decisions regarding how to allocate investment opportunities between us and partnerships in our Strategic Capital Initiative. Allocating investment opportunities appropriately frequently involves significant and subjective judgments. Investors in our Strategic Capital Initiative and our shareholders may perceive conflicts of interest regarding such investment decisions, which could harm our reputation with such investors and our shareholders.
•Leverage Risk. Our Strategic Capital Initiative expects to useutilizes leverage in investments, which could materially adversely affect its ability to achieve positive rates of return on those investments. The use of leverage poses a significant degree of risk, including by significantly increasing the risk of loss associated with leveraged investments that decline in value, and enhances the possibility of a significant loss in the value of the investments made by our Strategic Capital Initiative.
•Risks of loss related to our investment. We agreed to makemade a minority investmentscapital commitment and will make additional commitments in the 2025 Partnership and expect to make minority investments in future partnerships. Our investmentinvestments isare subject to the risk of loss if the 2025 Partnership and future partnership do not perform well. In addition, we will receive managementservicing fees and incentiveprofit feesparticipation distributions for the services we provide to the 2025 Partnership and expect to perform for future partnerships. If the 2025 Partnership and future partnerships are not successful, that will have an adverse affect on our results of operations and cash flows.
•Hedging and Risk Management. Risk management activities may materially adversely affect the return on our Strategic Capital Initiative’s investments. When managing our Strategic Capital Initiative’s exposure to market risks, we may from timeexpect to time use hedging strategies, and if our risk management processes and systems are ineffective, we may be exposed to material unanticipated losses.
Our customers and lessees operate in highly regulated industries such as aviation. A number of our contractual arrangements - for example, our leasing of aircraft engines to third-party operators-requireoperators require the operator (our lessee) to obtain specific governmental or regulatory licenses, consents or approvals. These include consents for certain payments under such arrangements and for the export, import or re-export of the related assets. Failure by our lessee or, in certain circumstances, by us, to obtain certain licenses and approvals could negatively affect our ability to conduct our business. In addition, the shipment of goods, services and technology across international borders subjects the operation of our assets to international trade laws and regulations. Moreover, many countries, including the United States, control the export and re-export of certain goods, services and technology and impose related export recordkeeping and reporting obligations. Governments also may impose economic sanctions against certain countries, persons and other entities that may restrict or prohibit transactions involving such countries, persons and entities. If any such regulations or sanctions affect the asset operators that are our customers, lessees, our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be materially adversely affected.
To the extent that we acquire assets in emerging markets-whichmarkets - which we may do throughout the world-additionalworld - additional risks may be encountered that could adversely affect our business. Emerging market countries have less developed economies and infrastructure and are often more vulnerable to economic and geopolitical challenges and may experience significant fluctuations in gross domestic product, interest rates and currency exchange rates, as well as civil disturbances, government instability, nationalization and expropriation of private assets and the imposition of taxes or other charges by government authorities. In addition, the currencies in which investments are denominated may be unstable, may be subject to significant depreciation and may not be freely convertible or may be subject to the imposition of other monetary or fiscal controls and restrictions.
In connection with the Internalization, we entered into a Transition Services Agreement with the Former Manager. Under the Transition Services Agreement, the Former Manager is required to continue to provide the Company and its affiliates with certain Services for a transition period during which the Company will procure replacements for the Services. The Services are provided to the Company for a fee equal to the Former Manager’s cost of providing the Services, including the allocated cost of, among other things, overhead, employee wages and compensation, rent and related real estate expenses and actually incurred out-of-pocket expenses, plus a mark-up of ten percent (10%). The Company is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the Former Manager certain employees of the Company who were previously employees of the Former Manager to provide the Reverse Services, subject to certain exceptions. The Former Manager is required to continue to provide the services that are reasonably required by the Company to prepare its quarterly and annual financial statements until May 31, 2025. The Company is required to continue to provide the Reverse Services until the later to occur of the dissolution or sale of the entities receiving Reverse Services. The Transition Services Agreement may be terminated earlier (x) by mutual agreement of the parties, (y) by either the Former Manager or the Company in the event of a material breach by the non-terminating party that is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notification thereof, or (z) by the Former Manager if the Company fails to pay any undisputed sum overdue and payable for a period of at least thirty (30) days. The failure to effectively complete the transition of these services to a fully internal basis, efficiently manage the transition with the Former Manager or find adequate internal replacements for these services, could impede our ability to achieve the targeted cost savings of the Internalization and adversely affect our operations. In addition, complexities arising from the Internalization could increase our overhead costs and detract from management’s ability to focus on operating our business. There can be no assurance we will be able to realize the expected cost savings of the Internalization.
We are reliant on certain transition services provided by the Former Manager under the Transition Services Agreement, and may not find a suitable provider for these transition services if the Former Manager no longer provides the transition services to which we are entitled under the Transition Services Agreement.
We remain reliant on the Former Manager during the period of the Transition Services Agreement, and the loss of these transition services could adversely affect our operations. We are subject to the risk that the Former Manager will default on its obligation to provide the transition services to which we are entitled under the Transition Services Agreement, or that we or the Former Manager will terminate the Transition Services Agreement pursuant to its termination provisions, and that we will not be able to find a suitable replacement for the transition services provided under the Transition Services Agreement in a timely manner, at a reasonable cost or at all. In addition, the Former Manager’s liability to us if it defaults on its obligation to provide transition services to us during the transition period is limited by the terms of the Transition Services Agreement, and we may not recover the full cost of any losses related to such a default. We may also be adversely affected by operational risks, including cybersecurity attacks, that could disrupt the Former Manager’s financial, accounting and other data processing systems during the period of the transition services.
Our business is capital intensive, and weWe have used and may continue to employ leverage to finance our operations. Accordingly, our ability to successfully execute our business strategy and maintain our operations depends on the availability and cost of debt and equity capital. Additionally, our ability to borrow against our assets is dependent, in part, on the appraised value of such assets. If the appraised value of such assets declines, we may be required to reduce the principal outstanding under our debt facilities or otherwise be unable to incur new borrowings.
Under some environmental laws in the United States and certain other countries, strict liability may be imposed on the owners or operators of assets, which could render us liable for environmental and natural resource damages without regard to negligence or fault on our part. We could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines and third-party claims for property damage and personal injury, as a result of violations of or liabilities under environmental laws and regulations in connection with our or our lessee’s or charterer’s current or historical operations, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, a variety of new legislation is being enacted, or considered for enactment, at the federal, state and local levels relating to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. While there has historically been a lack of consistent climate change legislation, as climate change concerns continue to grow, further legislation and regulations are expected to continue in areas such as greenhouse gas emissions control, emission disclosure requirements and building codes or other infrastructure requirements that impose energy efficiency standards. Government mandates, standards or regulations intended to mitigate or reduce greenhouse gas emissions or projected climate change impacts could result in increased energy and transportation costs, and increased compliance expenses and other financial obligations to meet permitting or development requirements that we may be unable to fully recover (due to market conditions or other factors), any of which could result in reduced profits and adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, there also is an increasing number of state-levelgovernment anti-ESGpolicies and initiatives in the U.S. that may conflict with other regulatory requirements, resulting in regulatory uncertainty. While we typically maintain liability insurance coverage and typically require our lessees to provide us with indemnity against certain losses, the insurance coverage is subject to large deductibles, limits on maximum coverage and significant exclusions and may not be sufficient or available to protect against any or all liabilities and such indemnities may not cover or be sufficient to protect us against losses arising from environmental damage. In addition, changes to environmental standards or regulations in the industries in which we operate could limit the economic life of the assets we acquire or reduce their value, and also require us to make significant additional investments in order to maintain compliance, which would negatively impact our cash flows and results of operations.
Parts of our business depend on the secure operation of our IT systems and the IT systems of our third-party providers to manage, process, store, and transmit information associated with aircraft leasing. We have, from time to time, experienced threats to our data and systems, including malware and computer virus attacks. A cyberattack that bypasses our IT security systems or the IT security systems of our third-party providers, causing an IT security breach, could adversely impact our daily operations and lead to the loss of sensitive information, including our own proprietary information and that of our customers, suppliers and employees. Such losses could harm our reputation and result in competitive disadvantages, litigation, regulatory enforcement actions, lost revenues, additional costs and liabilities. While we devote substantial resources to maintaining adequate levels of cybersecurity, our resources and technical sophistication may not be adequate to prevent all types of cyberattacks.cyberattacks, and increased adoption of artificial intelligence could heighten these risks.
The failure to effectively complete the transition of the Former Manager’s services to a fully internal basis, efficiently manage the transition with the Former Manager or find adequate internal replacements for these services, could impede our ability to achieve the targeted cost savings of the Internalization and adversely affect our operations. In addition, complexities arising from the Internalization could increase our overhead costs and detract from management’s ability to focus on operating our business. There can be no assurance we will be able to realize the expected cost savings of the Internalization.
The Company has been and may be a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) and it could be a controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which may result in adverse tax considerations for U.S. shareholders.
We believe that the Company was treated as a PFIC in the taxable years ended December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2023 (collectively with any other taxable years in which we are treated as a PFIC, the “PFIC Years”). Based on our analysis, the Company was not a PFIC for the taxable years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025, and do not currently expect it to be a PFIC thereafter, however, no assurance can be given in that regard. In addition, the Company could be treated as a CFC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any given taxable year.
The Company may be treated as a PFIC for the taxable year ended December 31, 2024, or for any subsequent taxable year, and we believe it was treated as a PFIC in the taxable years ended December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2023 (collectively, the “PFIC years”). In addition, it could be treated as a CFC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any given taxable year. If you are a U.S. person and do not make a valid qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election with respect to us and each of our PFIC subsidiaries, then, unless we are a CFC and you own 10% or more of our shares (by vote or value), you would generally be subject to special deferred tax with respect to certain distributions on our shares, any gain realized on a disposition of our shares, and certain other events. These rules generally continue to apply to each shareholder who held our shares during any PFIC Year (“PFIC Holders”) and has not made either (i) a valid QEF election for the first PFIC Year in which such shareholder held our shares or (ii) certain other elections with respect to our shares under the PFIC yearsrules, even if the Company is not treated as a PFIC for any subsequent taxable year. The effect of this deferred tax could be materially adverse to you. Alternatively, if you are such a shareholderPFIC Holder and make a valid QEF election for us and each of our PFIC subsidiaries, or if we are a CFC and you own 10% or more of our shares (by vote or value), you will generally not be subject to those taxes, but could recognize taxable income in a taxable year in which the Company is treated as a PFIC with respect to our shares in excess of any distributions that we make to you in that year,you, thus giving rise to so called “phantom income” and to a potential out-of-pocket tax liability. No assurances can be given that any given shareholder will be able to make a valid QEF election with respect to us or our PFIC subsidiaries. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations —Considerations for U.S. Holders—PFIC Status and Related Tax Considerations.” The Company intends to provide information to shareholders regarding its PFIC status for the taxable year ended December 31, 2024, once determination has been made.
AssumingFor weany arePFIC Year or taxable year of ours immediately following a PFIC,PFIC Year, distributions made by us to a U.S. person will generally not be eligible for taxation at reduced tax rates generally applicable to “qualified dividends” paid by certain U.S. corporations and “qualified foreign corporations” to individuals. The more favorable rates applicable to other corporate dividends could cause individuals to perceive investment in our shares to be relatively less attractive than investment in the shares of other corporations, which could adversely affect the value of our shares.
If we are treated as engaged in a trade or business in the United States, the portion of our net income, if any, that is “effectively connected” with such trade or business would be subject to U.S. federal income taxation at maximum corporate rates, currently 21%. In addition, we may be subject to an additional U.S. federal branch profits tax on our effectively connected earnings and profits at a rate of 30%. The imposition of such taxes could adversely affect our business and would result in decreased cash available for distribution to our shareholders. Although we (or one or more of our non-U.S. corporate subsidiaries) are expected to be treated as engaged in a U.S. trade or business, it is currently expected that only a small portion of our taxable income will be treated as effectively connected with such U.S. trade or business. However, no assurance can be given that the amount of effectively connected income will not be greater than currently expected, whether due to a change in our operations or otherwise.
If there is not sufficient trading in our shares, or if 50% of our shares are held by certain 5% shareholders, we could lose our eligibility for an exemption from U.S. federal income taxation on rental income from our aircraft or ships used in “international traffic” and could be subject to U.S. federal income taxation which would adversely affect our business and result in decreased cash available for distribution to our shareholders.
Some of ourOur subsidiaries are subject to income, withholding or other taxes in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions by reason of their jurisdiction of incorporation, activities and operations, where their assets are used or where the lessees of their assets (or others in possession of their assets) are located, and it is also possible that taxing authorities in any such jurisdictions could assert that we or our subsidiaries are subject to greater taxation than we currently face or otherwise anticipate. Further, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the “OECD”), istogether conductingwith aother projectcountries focused on base erosion and profit shifting in international structures, which seeks to establish certain international standards for taxingcomprising the worldwide incomemembership of multinational companies. In addition, the OECD“Inclusive isFramework,” working on aestablished “BEPS 2.0” initiative, which is aimed at (i) shifting taxing rights to the jurisdiction of the consumer and (ii) ensuring all companies pay a global minimum tax. On October 8, 2021, the OECD announced an agreement among over 140 countries delineating an implementation plan, on December 20, 2021, the OECD released model rules for the domestic implementation of a 15% global minimum tax, on December 15, 2022, the member states of the European Union unanimously voted to adopt the OECD’s minimum tax rules and phase them into national law, and on February 2, 2023 the OECD released technical guidance on the global minimum tax which was agreed by consensus of the BEPS 2.0 signatory jurisdictions. Numerous countries, including European Union member states, have enacted or are expected to enact minimum tax legislation, and other countries may enact such legislation in the future. Additionally, On December 27, 2023, Bermuda enacted a corporate tax regime with a 15% rate (the “Bermuda CIT”) and with requirements similar to those of the OECD’s minimum tax proposal. The Bermuda CIT is effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025 (see footnote 12 to our consolidated financial statements entitled “Income Taxes” included elsewhere in this Annual Report). As a result of these developments, the tax laws of certain countries in which we and our affiliates do business arehave expected to change (and could change on a retroactive basis)increased and certainmay of such changes are expected tofurther increase our liabilities for taxes (and possibly interest and penalties), and thereforewhich could harm our business, cash flows, results of operations and financial position. For instance, Bermuda has enacted a corporate tax regime with a 15% rate to which the Company has been subject to beginning January 1, 2025. The impact on the Company of these legislative and regulatory changes will depend on the timing of implementation, the exact nature of each country's legislation, guidance and regulations thereon and their application by tax authorities either prospectively or retrospectively. In addition, a portion of certain of our or our non-U.S. corporate subsidiaries’ income is treated as effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business and is accordingly subject to U.S. federal income tax or may be subject to gross-basis U.S. withholding tax. It is possible that the IRS could assert that a greater portion of our or any such non-U.S. subsidiaries’ income is effectively connected income that should be subject to U.S. federal income tax or subject to withholding tax.
Although certain provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Pub. L. No. 119-21 (the “OBBA”) may provide to us a current cash tax benefit, we currently do not otherwise expect the enactment of the OBBA, nor the recent tariff policies of the U.S. federal government, to have a material impact on our financial statements.
Our board of directors has adopted the FTAI Aviation Ltd. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan,Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), which provides for the grant of equity-based awards, including restricted shares, stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards, restricted share units, tandem awards and other equity-based and non-equity based awards, in each case the Former Manager, to the directors, officers, employees, service providers, consultants and advisors of the Former Manager who performed services for us, and to our directors, officers, employees, service providers, consultants and advisors. We initially reserved 30,000,0005,750,000 ordinary shares for issuance under the Incentive Plan. As of December 31, 2024,2025, rights relating to 112,3435,738,844 of our ordinary shares were outstanding under the Incentive Plan. In the future on the date of any equity issuance by us during the remaining portion of the ten-year term of the Incentive Plan (including in respect of securities issued as consideration in an acquisition), the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Plan will be increased to include an additional number of ordinary shares equal to ten percent (10%) of either (i) the total number of ordinary shares newly issued by us in such equity issuance or (ii) if such equity issuance relates to equity securities other than our ordinary shares, a number of our ordinary shares equal to 10% of (A) the gross capital raised in an equity issuance of equity securities other than ordinary shares during the ten-year term of the Incentive Plan, divided by (B) the fair market value of an ordinary share as of the date of such equity issuance.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
New heading “Net income (loss)”
New heading “(Benefit from) provision for income taxes”
New heading “Former Management Agreement”
New heading “Strategic Capital Initiative”
Removed heading “Spin-Off of FTAI Infrastructure Inc. (“FTAI Infrastructure”)”
Removed heading “Presentation of aircraft and engine sales”
Removed heading “Net income (loss) from continuing operations”
Removed heading “Net loss from discontinued operations”
Removed heading “Cash Flows of Discontinued Operations”
Largest changes
“Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to shareholders from continuing operations, adjusted (a) to exclude the impact of provision for (benefit from) income taxes, equity-based compensation expense, acquisition and transaction expenses, losses on the modification or extinguishment of debt and preferred shares and capital lease obligations, changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments, asset impairment charges, incentive allocations, depreciation and amortization expense, dividends on preferred shares and interest expense, internalization fee to affiliate …”see in full comparison
“Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to shareholders from continuing operations, adjusted (a) to exclude the impact of provision for (benefit from) income taxes, equity-based compensation expense, acquisition and transaction expenses, losses on the modification or extinguishment of debt and preferred shares and capital lease obligations, asset impairment charges, incentive allocations, depreciation and amortization expense, dividends on preferred shares and interest expense, internalization fee to affiliate, (b) to include the impact of our pro-rata share of Adjusted …”see in full comparison
“•Asset impairment decreased by $135.1 million, primarily due to the 2022 write down of aircraft and engines located in Russia and Ukraine that were deemed not recoverable. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.”see in full comparison
“•Asset impairment decreased by $135.1 million, primarily due to the 2022 write down of aircraft and engines located in Russia and Ukraine that were deemed not recoverable. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.”see in full comparison
“We assess the recoverability of goodwill using a qualitative evaluation or a quantitative test to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. The determination of fair value requires management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate industry and economic factors and the profitability of future business strategies. The Company conducts impairment testing based on current business strategy in light of present industry and economic conditions, as well as future expectations.”see in full comparison
“Recoverability of Goodwill—Goodwill is not amortized but rather is tested at least annually during the fourth quarter for impairment, or more often if events or circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable.”see in full comparison
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The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help you understand FTAI Aviation Ltd. (the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”). Our MD&A should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes, and with Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We are a leading independent engine maintenance platform focused on the CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 aircraft engines which power the 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. We repair and rebuild engines in our maintenance facilities and with our joint venture partners, and sell or lease the engines to airlines and asset owners around the world. Our primary business model is to sell or lease engines via exchange through our proprietary Maintenance, Repair and Exchange (“MRE”) model which is reported under our Aerospace Products segment.
We also own and manage a portfolio of on- and off-lease aircraft and engines through our Aviation Leasing segment. While historically these investment activities have been primarily held on balance sheet, at the end of 2024, we launched our Strategic Capital Initiative, which consists of an asset management business that manages third-party capital to invest in on-lease aircraft and engines. We expect our primary investment activities to be through our Strategic Capital Initiative going forward.
As of December 31, 2025, we had total consolidated assets of $4.4 billion and total equity of $334.2 million.
We own, lease and sell aviation equipment. We also develop and manufacture through a joint venture, and repair and sell, through our maintenance facilities and exclusivity arrangements, aftermarket components for aircraft engines. We target assets that, on a combined basis, generate strong cash flows with potential for earnings growth and asset appreciation. We believe that there is a large number of acquisition opportunities in our markets and that our expertise and business and financing relationships, together with our access to capital, will allow us to take advantage of these opportunities. As of December 31, 2024, we had total consolidated assets of $4.0 billion and total equity of $81.4 million.
On May 28, 2024, the Company entered into definitive agreements with the Former Manager and Master GP to internalize the Company’s management function. As part of the termination of the Management Agreement, the Company (i) agreed to paypaid the Former Manager (for itself and on behalf of the Master GP, as applicable) the Cash Consideration, the compensation accrued and payable, but not yet paid, under the Management Agreement and the expenses that were reimbursable, but not yet reimbursed, under the Management Agreement; (ii) issued to the Former Manager (for itself and on behalf of the Master GP, as applicable) the Share Consideration; and (iii) purchased from Master GP all of its partnership interests in FTAI Aviation Holdco Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, in exchange for $30 thousand. Following the Internalization, the Company no longer pays management fees or incentive distributions to the Former Manager and Master GP.
In connection with the termination of the Management Agreement, the Company also entered into a Transition Services Agreement with the Former Manager. Under the Transition Services Agreement, the Former Manager was required to continue to provide the Company and its affiliates with all of the Services for a transition period until October 31, 2024, during which the Company procured replacements for the Services. In addition, the Former Manager was required to continue to provide the services that were reasonably required by the Company to prepare its quarterly and annual financial statements until May 31, 2025. The Services were provided to the Company for a fee equal to the Former Manager’s cost of providing the Services, including the allocated cost of, among other things, overhead, employee wages and compensation, rent and related real estate expenses and actually incurred out-of-pocket expenses, plus a mark-up of ten percent (10%). The Company was required to use commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the Former Manager certain employees of the Company who were previously employees of the Former Manager to provide the Reverse Services, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the Former Manager is required to continue to provide the services that are reasonably required by the Company to prepare its quarterly and annual financial statements until May 31, 2025. The Company is required to continue to provide the Reverse Services until the later to occur of the dissolution or sale of the entities receiving Reverse Services. The Transition Services Agreement may be terminated earlier (x) by mutual agreement of the parties, (y) by either the Former Manager or the Company in the event of a material breach by the non-terminating party that is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notification thereof, or (z) by the Former Manager if the Company fails to pay any undisputed sum overdue and payable for a period of at least thirty (30) days.
Spin-Off of FTAI Infrastructure Inc. (“FTAI Infrastructure”)
On August 1, 2022, Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (“we”, “us”, “our”, “FTAI” or the “Company” pre-Merger, as defined below, and FTAI Aviation Ltd. post-Merger) effected a spin-off of the Company’s infrastructure business held by FTAI Infrastructure (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) as a distribution of all of the shares owned by the Company of common stock of FTAI Infrastructure to the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares as of July 21, 2022.
FTAI Infrastructure is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and holds, among other things, the Company’s previously held interests in the (i) Jefferson Terminal business, (ii) Repauno business, (iii) Long Ridge investment, and (iv) Transtar business. FTAI Infrastructure retained all related project-level debt of those entities. In connection with the spin-off, FTAI Infrastructure paid a dividend of $730.3 million to the Company. The Company used these proceeds to repay all outstanding borrowings under its 2021 bridge loans, $200.0 million of its 6.50% senior unsecured notes due 2025, and approximately $175.0 million of the outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility. FTAI retained the aviation business and certain other assets, and FTAI’s remaining outstanding corporate indebtedness.
In connection with the spin-off, the Company and the Former Manager assigned the Company’s then-existing management agreement to FTAI Infrastructure, and FTAI Infrastructure and the Former Manager executed an amended and restated agreement. The Company and certain of its subsidiaries executed a new management agreement with the Former Manager. The new management agreement has an initial term of six years. The Former Manager was entitled to a management fee and reimbursement of certain expenses on substantially similar terms as the previous arrangements with the Former Manager, which were assigned to FTAI Infrastructure. Prior to the Merger described below, our Former Manager remained entitled to incentive allocations (comprised of income incentive allocation and capital gains incentive allocation) on the same terms as they existed prior to spin-off. Following the Former Merger, the Company entered into a Services and Profit Sharing Agreement (the “Services and Profit Sharing Agreement”), with a subsidiary of the Company and Fortress Worldwide Transportation and Infrastructure Master GP LLC (“Master GP”), pursuant to which Master GP is entitled to incentive payments on substantially similar terms as the previous arrangements.
On November 10, 2022, the Company completed the transactions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger”) between Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (“FTAI”) and FTAI Aviation Ltd. (“FTAI Aviation”) and certain other parties, with FTAI becoming a subsidiary of the company. As a result of the merger, the FTAI became a Cayman Islands exempted company. Upon merger completion, Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC public common shareholders’ shares of the Company were exchanged automatically for shares of FTAI Aviation Ltd. without any further action from the shareholders.
On December 30, 2024, the Companywe announced the launch of a Strategic Capital Initiative in collaboration with third-party institutional investors. The first partnership under the initiative (the “2025 Partnership”) will focus on acquiring 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. The Strategic Capital Initiative, and its related partnerships, willallows allow the Companyus to maintain an asset-light business model while the partnerships actively acquire on-lease narrowbody aircraft at scale. The Companyfirst haspartnership agreed thatunder the initiative (the “2025 Partnership,Partnership”) andfocuses follow-onon partnerships, will be the primary buyer of on-leaseacquiring 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. The Company2025 willPartnership providecompleted aircraftits managementfundraise servicesin to theOctober 2025 Partnership,with and$2.0 thebillion Companyof willequity receive customary, market-based compensation for providing such services. The Company has also committed to make a minority investment in the 2025 Partnership. The Company expects to provide aircraft management services to, and make minority investments in, future partnerships.commitments.
The 2025 Partnership, and follow-on partnerships, is the primary buyer of all future on-lease 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. The Company, as the Servicer, provides aircraft management services to the 2025 Partnership, and the Company receives customary, market-based compensation for providing such services. The Company also made a minority capital commitment and will make additional commitments to the 2025 Partnership in the same proportion relative to additional third-party institutional investors.
The key factors used to identify the reportable segments are the organization and alignment of our internal operations and the nature of our products and services. Our two reportable segments are (i) AviationAerospace LeasingProducts and (ii) Aviation Leasing. The Aerospace Products.Products segment, through our maintenance facilities and joint ventures, among other investments, develops and manufactures, repairs/refurbishes and sells aircraft engines and aftermarket components primarily for the CFM56-7B, CFM56-5B and V2500 commercial aircraft engines. The Aviation Leasing segment owns and manages aviation assets, including aircraft and aircraft engines, which it leases and sells to lesseeslessees, directly and customers. The Aerospace Products segment,also through our maintenance facilities,its equity method investment and exclusivity arrangements, develops and manufactures, repairs/refurbishes and sells aircraft engines and aftermarket components for the CFM56-7B, CFM56-5B and V2500 commercial aircraft engines.investment.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to shareholders from continuing operations, adjusted (a) to exclude the impact of provision for (benefit from) income taxes, equity-based compensation expense, acquisition and transaction expenses, losses on the modification or extinguishment of debt and preferred shares and capital lease obligations, asset impairment charges, incentive allocations, depreciation and amortization expense, dividends on preferred shares and interest expense, internalization fee to affiliate, (b) to include the impact of our pro-rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated entities and (c) to exclude the impact of equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities, if any.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to shareholders from continuing operations, adjusted (a) to exclude the impact of provision for (benefit from) income taxes, equity-based compensation expense, acquisition and transaction expenses, losses on the modification or extinguishment of debt and preferred shares and capital lease obligations, changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments, asset impairment charges, incentive allocations, depreciation and amortization expense, dividends on preferred shares and interest expense, internalization fee to affiliate, (b) to include the impact of our pro-rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated entities and (c) to exclude the impact of equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities and the non-controlling share of Adjusted EBITDA, if any.
(1) Includes servicing fees of $10,150 for the year ended December 31, 2025 from the 2025 Partnership.
(2) Includes the profit elimination of $(22,829) for the year ended December 31, 2025 for sales to the 2025 Partnership.
__________________________________________________ (1) Includes the following items for the years ended December 31, 2024,2025, 20232024 and 20222023: (i) depreciation and amortization expense of $218,064,$225,797, $169,877$218,064 and $152,917,$169,877, (ii) lease intangible amortization of $15,597,$6,710, $15,126$15,597 and $13,913$15,126 and (iii) amortization for lease incentives of $28,370,$35,132, $28,638$28,370 and $23,201,$28,638, respectively.
(2) Includes the following items for the years ended December 31, 2024,2025, 20232024 and 20222023: (i) net income of $16,011, net loss of $2,200, $1,606$2,200 and $369,$1,606, (ii) interest expense of $6,899 $0 and $0, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of $308,$10,932, $1,488$308 and $409 and$1,488, (iiiiv) acquisition and transaction expense of $0,$769, $0 and $428 and (v) tax benefit of $72, $0 and $0, respectively.
(3) Excludes the profit elimination of $22,829 for the year ended December 31, 2025 for sales to the 2025 Partnership.
Total revenues increased by $772.5 million, driven by the following:
•Aerospace products revenue increased by $520.6 million, primarily due to a $499.7 million increase in CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engine and module sales, as well as a $4.8 million increase in other maintenance service revenues.
•MRE Contract revenue increased by $335.8 million, due to engine and module sales made to the 2025 Partnership.
•Asset sales revenue decreased by $85.2 million, primarily due to change in product mix of assets sold in the current period as compared to the prior period. Specifically, the number of engines sold in the prior period was higher than the current period.
Total expenses increased by $269.0 million, driven by the following:
•Cost of sales increased by $523.8 million, primarily due to increases in CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engine and module sales, and parts inventory sales, which directly corresponds to components of increases in Aerospace products revenue over the same period.
•Operating expenses increased by $36.7 million, primarily due to higher compensation and benefits expense incurred during the current year.
•Internalization fee to affiliate decreased by $300.0 million relating to the Internalization effective May 28, 2024.
Other expense
Total other expense increased by $89.1 million due to the following:
•Other income increased by $56.2 million, primarily due to a $54.3 million insurance settlement related to aircraft and engines located in Russia.
•Gain on sale to the 2025 Partnership increased by $46.4 million, primarily resulting from the sale of 45 aircraft to the 2025 Partnership within the Aviation Leasing Segment.
•Loss on debt extinguishment decreased by $17.1 million, driven by the 2024 redemption of Senior Notes due 2025 and Senior Notes due 2027.
•Interest expense increased by $26.0 million, reflecting increases in interest expense in (i) the 7.00% Senior Notes due 2032 of $26.0 million, (ii) the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2033 of $22.7 million, and (iii) the 7.00% Senior Notes due 2031 of $13.8 million. These were partially offset by decreases in interest expense in (i) the 9.75% senior notes due 2027 of $22.3 million, and (ii) the 6.5% senior notes due 2025 of $13.0 million.
The Provision for income taxes increased $100.1 million, primarily driven by the higher income generated in the Aerospace Products segment within taxable jurisdictions for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, and the higher income generated in the Aviation Leasing segment within taxable jurisdictions for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.
Net income (loss)
Net income increased by $492.4 million, primarily due to the changes noted above.
Adjusted EBITDA increased by $328.9 million, primarily due to the changes noted above.
Presentation of aircraft and engine sales
During the third quarter of 2022, we updated our corporate strategy based on the opportunities available in the market such that the sale of aircraft and engines is now an output of our recurring, ordinary activities. As a result of this update, the transaction price allocated to the sale of assets is included in Revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations beginning in the third quarter of 2022 and is accounted for in accordance with ASC 606. The sale of CFM56-7B, CFM56-5B and V2500 engines are included in the Aerospace Products Segment and the sale of aircraft and other engines are included in the Aviation Leasing Segment. The corresponding net book values of the assets sold are recorded in Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Operations beginning in the third quarter of 2022. Sales transactions of aircraft and engines prior to the third quarter of 2022 were accounted for in accordance with ASC 610-20, Gains and losses from the derecognition of nonfinancial assets and were included in Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, as we were previously only occasionally selling these assets. Generally, assets sold were included in Leasing equipment, net, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Aerospace Products segment, through our maintenance facilities and joint ventures, among other investments, develops and manufactures, repairs/refurbishes, and sells aircraft engines and aftermarket components primarily for the CFM56-7B, CFM56-5B, and V2500 commercial aircraft engines. Our engine, module, and parts sales are facilitated through a dedicated commercial maintenance program designed to focus on modular and parts repair and refurbishment of CFM56-7B and CFM56-5B engines. In addition, other serviceable used modules and parts are sold through our exclusive partnership, which is responsible for the teardown, repair, marketing, and sales of parts from our CFM56 engine pool. On December 30, 2025, the Company announced the launch of FTAI Power, a platform focused on converting CFM56 engines to power turbines.
In 2023, we acquired the remaining interest in Quick Turn Engine Center LLC (“QuickTurn”), a dedicated hospital maintenance and testing facility specializing in the CFM56-7B and CFM56-5B engines.
In 2024, we acquired Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions (“LMCES”) to establish permanent engine and module manufacturing capabilities.
In 2025, we entered into an agreement within our MRE business to supply replacement aircraft engines and modules for the life of the 2025 Partnership. We also acquired Pacific Aerodynamic Inc. (“Pac Aero”), a specialist in CFM56 compressor blade and vane repairs, expanding our repair capabilities, and the MRE business of AerotechOPS (“ATOPS”), expanding our MRE business in Miami.
Additionally, we maintain a (i) 25% equity interest in the Advanced Engine Repair joint venture, which focuses on developing innovative cost-saving programs for engine repairs, and a (ii) 50% equity interest in QuickTurn Europe, which operates as a dedicated maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility for CFM56 engines.
(1) Includes the following items for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023: (i) net income of $2,896, net loss of $1,993 and net loss of $1,458 (ii) depreciation and amortization of $954, $224 and $1,236 (iii) acquisition and transaction expense of $0, $0, and $428 and (iv) tax benefit of $72, $0 and $0, respectively.
Total revenues increased by $462.5$856.4 million, drivendue byto the following:
•Aerospace productsProducts revenue increased by $276.5$520.6 million, primarily due to a $213.0$499.7 million increase in CFM56-7B,CFM56-5B, CFM56-5BCFM56-7B and V2500 enginesengine and module sales, as well as a $44.7$4.8 million increase in parts inventory sales, $16.7 million increase due to engine management contracts, and other salesmaintenance revenueservice of $2.0 million from the QuickTurn acquisition. See above discussion regarding presentation of asset sales.revenues.
•Asset sales revenue increased by $119.6 million, primarily due to an overall increase in the number of material sales transactions of commercial aircraft and engines. Specifically, 13 aircraft and 41 engines were sold in 2023 as compared to eight aircraft and 71 engines sold in 2022. See above discussion regarding presentation of asset sales.
•Maintenance revenue increased $42.5 million. Engine maintenance revenue increased by $26.5 million, driven by an increased number of engines on lease in 2023 as compared to 2022. Aircraft maintenance revenue increased $16.0 million primarily due to $20.1 million of maintenance reserves taken into revenue due to the early redelivery of five aircraft, partially offset by less aircraft on lease.
•Lease income increased by $28.6 million, primarily due to an increase in engine lease revenue of $19.7 million, driven by an increased number of engines on lease, partially offset by an increase in the number of engines redelivered. An increase of $7.4 million in the Offshore Energy business due to one of our vessel being on-hire longer in 2023 compared to 2022, and with a charterer at higher rates.
•Other revenue decreased by $4.7 million, primarily due to a decrease in assets with end-of-lease redelivery compensation. During 2023, eight aircraft and four engines had end-of-lease redelivery compensation, as compared to 18 aircraft and one engine in 2022.
Total expenses increased by $206.7 million, driven by the following:
•Cost of sales increased by $253.7 million, primarily due to an increase of $170.8 million in our Aerospace Products segment, primarily due to increases in CFM56-7B, CFM56-5B and V2500 engine and module sales, parts inventory sales, and directly corresponds to components of increases in Aerospace products revenue over the same period. An increase of $82.9 million in the Aviation Leasing segment primarily due to an overall increase in the number of material sales transactions of commercial aircraft and engines, as well as the gross presentation of asset sales revenues and related costs of sales as described above.
•Gain on sale of assets, net decreased by $77.2 million, primarily due to the change in presentation of asset sales recorded during 2022. See above discussion regarding presentation of asset sales and impact on Gain on sale of assets, net.
•Depreciation and amortization increased by $17.0 million, primarily driven by an increase in the number of assets owned and on lease, partially offset by an increase in the number of aircraft redelivered and parted out into our engine leasing pool.
•ManagementMRE feesContract and incentive allocation to affiliaterevenue increased by $14.5$335.8 million, primarily due to a $13.6 million increase in incentive fee due to the Former Manager driven by an increase in netengine income.and module sales made to the 2025 Partnership.
•Asset impairment decreased by $135.1 million, primarily due to the 2022 write down of aircraft and engines located in Russia and Ukraine that were deemed not recoverable. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
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Risk Factors
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As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we had $3.53.5 billion of indebtedness outstanding. Our ability to make payments on our indebtedness depends on our ability to generate cash flow in the future. This ability, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. If we do not generate sufficient free cash flow to satisfy our debt obligations, including interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, we may have to undertake alternative financing plans, such as refinancing or restructuring our debt, selling assets, reducing or delaying capital investments or seeking to raise additional capital. We cannot provide assurance that any refinancing would be possible, that any assets could be sold, or, if sold, of the timeliness and amount of proceeds realized from those sales, that additional financing could be obtained on acceptable terms, if at all, or that additional financing would be permitted under the terms of our various debt instruments then in effect. Furthermore, our ability to refinance would depend upon the condition of the finance and credit markets. Our inability to generate sufficient free cash flow to satisfy our debt obligations, or to refinance our obligations on commercially reasonable terms or on a timely basis, would materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
On December 30, 2024, we announced the launch of a Strategic Capital Initiative in collaboration with third-party institutional investors. The first partnership under the initiative, the 2025 Partnership, focuses on acquiring 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. The Strategic Capital Initiative, and its related partnerships, allow us to maintain an asset-light business model while the partnerships actively acquire on-lease narrowbody aircraft at scale. The 2025 Partnership, and follow-on partnerships, is the primary buyer of all future on-lease 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. We provide aircraft management services to the 2025 Partnership, and the Company receives customary, market-based compensation for providing such services. The Company has also made a minority capital commitment and will make additional commitments into the 2025 Partnership. We expect to provide aircraft management services to, and make minority investments in, future partnerships. Our Strategic Capital Initiative is subject to certain risks, which include, but are not limited to:
•Risks of loss related to our investment. We made a minority capital commitment and will make additional commitments in the 2025 Partnership and expect to make minority investments in future partnerships. Our investments are subject to the risk of loss if the 2025 Partnership and future partnership do not perform well. In addition, we will receive servicing fees and profit participation distributions for the services we provide to the 2025 Partnership and expect to perform for future partnerships. If the 2025 Partnership and future partnerships are not successful, that will have an adverse affect on our results of operations and cash flows.
Transitions to new suppliers may lead to significant costs and delays, particularly due to the recertification of newly supplied parts, as required by our customers, lessees, and/or regulatory agencies. Our inability to fill our supply needs could jeopardize our ability to fulfill obligations under contracts, which could result in reduced revenues and profits, contract penalties or terminations, and damage to lessee and customer relationships. Further, increased costs of such components could reduce our profits if we were unable to pass along such price in-creasesincreases to our customers and lessees.
Our board of directors has adopted the FTAI Aviation Ltd. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), which provides for the grant of equity-based awards, including restricted shares, stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards, restricted share units, and other equity-based and non-equity based awards, to the directors, officers, employees, service providers, consultants and advisors who performed services for us, and to our directors, officers, employees, service providers, consultants and advisors. We initially reserved 5,750,000 ordinary shares for issuance under the Incentive Plan. As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, rights relating to 5,693,6055,653,927 of our ordinary shares were outstanding under the Incentive Plan.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
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The 2025 Partnership, andsee in full comparisonfollow-onfollow on partnerships, is the primary buyer ofall futureon-lease 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. The Company, as the Servicer,manages theprovides aircraftinmanagement services to the 2025 Partnership, and the Company receives customary, market-based compensation for providing such services. The Companyalsomadeaminority capitalcommitment and will make additionalcommitments to the 2025 Partnership in the same proportion relative to additional third-party institutionalinvestors Our principal uses of liquidity have been and continue to be (i) acquisitions of aircraft and engines, (ii) dividends to our ordinary and preferred shareholders, (iii) expenses associated with our operating activities, and (iv) debt service obligations associated with our investments.investors.
“Our principal uses of liquidity have been and continue to be (i) acquisitions of aircraft and engines, (ii) dividends to our ordinary and preferred shareholders, (iii) expenses associated with our operating activities, and (iv) debt service obligations associated with our investments.”see in full comparison
Total other incomesee in full comparisonincreaseddecreased by$27.4$34.3 million, primarily due (i) a$14.5$32.1 millionincreasedecrease in gain on sale to the 2025 Partnership, driven by the lower number of Seed Assets sold to the 2025 Partnership as compared to the prior period, and (ii) a $19.7 million decrease in other income driven by a decrease in insurancesettlements,settlements in the current period; partially offset by (iiiii)ana$8.5$17.5 million increase in equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities as a result of net income earned by the 2025Partnership, and (iii) a $4.3 million increase in gain on sale to the 2025 Partnership, driven by the sale of Seed Assets to the 2025Partnership.
“Total other income decreased by $7.0 million, primarily due (i) a $27.8 million decrease in gain on sale to the 2025 Partnership, driven by the lower number of Seed Assets sold to the 2025 Partnership as compared to the prior period; partially offset by (ii) a $26.0 million increase in equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities as a result of net income earned by the 2025 Partnership.”see in full comparison
“Includes the following items for the six months ended June 30, 2026: (i) net income of $24,204 (2025 - net loss of $732), (ii) interest expense of $9,267 (2025 - $1,490), (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of $14,747 (2025 - $3,628), (iv) acquisition and transaction expenses of $0 (2025 - $470), and (v) tax expense of $55 (2025 - $0).”see in full comparison
“•Operating expenses increased by $32.5 million, primarily due to increases in compensation and benefits expense and shipping and logistics expense across our operating segments, as well as increased technology development costs and general operating expense resulting from acquisitions in the second half of 2025.”see in full comparison
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As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we had total consolidated assets of $4.5 billion and total equity of $431.7$404.0 million.
The 2025 Partnership, and follow-on partnerships, is the primary buyer of all future on-lease 737NG and A320ceo aircraft. The Company, as the Servicer, provides aircraft management services to the 2025 Partnership, and the Company receives customary, market-based compensation for providing such services. The Company also made a minority capital commitment and will make additional commitments to the 2025 Partnership in the same proportion relative to additional third-party institutional investors.
Comparison of the three monthsand endedsix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025
(1)Includes servicing fees of $5,861$6,988 and $0$12,849 for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 20262026, respectively (2025 - $2,052 and 2025,$2,600, respectively,respectively), from the 2025 Partnership.
(2)Includes the profit elimination of $(10,0006,597) and $(6,95016,597) for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 20262026, respectively (2025 - $(4,935) and 2025,$(11,885), respectively,respectively), for sales to the 2025 Partnership.
(1)Includes the following items for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025: (i) depreciation and amortization expense of $52,289$46,986 and(2025 $59,562,- $55,236), (ii) lease intangible amortization of $337$(89) and(2025 $3,206- $2,153) and (iii) amortization for lease incentives of $6,887$5,221 and(2025 $5,619,- respectively.$8,288).
Includes the following items for the six months ended June 30, 2026: (i) depreciation and amortization expense of $99,275 (2025 - $114,798), (ii) lease intangible amortization of $248 (2025 - $5,359) and (iii) amortization for lease incentives of $12,108 (2025 - $13,907).
(2)Includes the following items for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025: (i) net income of $7,637$16,567 and(2025 - net loss of $664,$68), (ii) interest expense of $3,496$5,771 and(2025 $0,- $1,490), (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of $9,067$5,680 and(2025 $158,- $3,470), (iv) acquisition and transaction expenses of $0 and(2025 $547,- $(77)), and (v) tax expense of $27$28 and(2025 $0,- respectively.$0).
Includes the following items for the six months ended June 30, 2026: (i) net income of $24,204 (2025 - net loss of $732), (ii) interest expense of $9,267 (2025 - $1,490), (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of $14,747 (2025 - $3,628), (iv) acquisition and transaction expenses of $0 (2025 - $470), and (v) tax expense of $55 (2025 - $0).
(3)Excludes the profit elimination of $10,000$6,597 and $6,950$16,597 for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 20262026, respectively (2025 - $4,935 and 2025,$11,885, respectively,respectively), for sales to the 2025 Partnership.
•Lease income decreased by $28.5$34.7 million, primarily due to decreases in aircraft lease revenue of $24.9$19.5 million, driven by the sale of Seed Assets to the 2025 Partnership.Partnership, and decreases in engine lease revenue of $15.2 million, driven by a decrease in revenue generating assets on lease.
Total expenses increased by $309.2 million, driven by the following:
•Cost of sales increased by $275.6 million, primarily due to increases in CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engine and module sales, and parts inventory sales, which directly corresponds to components of increases in Aerospace products revenue over the same period.
•Operating expenses increased by $32.5 million, primarily due to increases in compensation and benefits expense and shipping and logistics expense across our operating segments, as well as increased technology development costs and general operating expense resulting from acquisitions in the second half of 2025.
Total other expense decreased by $24.7 million driven by the following:
•OtherAsset incomesales increasedrevenue $14.5decreased by $31.0 million, drivenprimarily bydue to an increaseoverall decrease in insurancethe proceedsnumber of sales transactions of commercial aircraft and engines in the current period as compared to the prior period.
Total revenues increased by $605.5 million, driven by the following:
•Aerospace Products revenue increased by $529.7 million, primarily due to a $509.4 million increase in CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engine and module sales.
•EquityMRE inContract losses of unconsolidated entitiesrevenue increased by $5.3$233.8 million, drivenprimarily bydue netto incomean realizedincrease byin engine and module sales made to the 2025 Partnership.
•Maintenance revenue decreased by $66.3 million, primarily due to a decrease in aircraft maintenance revenue of $39.1 million and a decrease in engine maintenance revenue of $27.2 million, both driven by a decrease in revenue generating assets on lease.
•Lease income decreased by $63.2 million, primarily due to a decrease in aircraft lease revenue of $44.2 million, and a decrease in engine lease revenue of $19.0 million, both driven by a decrease in revenue generating assets on lease.
•Asset sales revenue decreased by $39.7 million, primarily due to an overall decrease in the number of sales transactions of commercial aircraft and engines in the current period as compared to the prior period.
Total expenses increased by $292.5 million, driven by the following:
•Cost of sales increased by $266.5 million, primarily due to increases in CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engine and module sales, and parts inventory sales, which directly corresponds to components of increases in Aerospace products revenue over the same period.
•Operating expenses increased by $33.2 million, primarily due to increases in compensation and benefits expense and shipping and logistics expense across our operating segments, as well as increased technology development costs and general corporate expenses.
Total expenses increased by $601.7 million, driven by the following:
•Cost of sales increased by $542.1 million, primarily due to increases in CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engine and module sales, and parts inventory sales, which directly corresponds to components of increases in Aerospace products revenue over the same period.
•Operating expenses increased by $65.8 million, primarily due to an increase in compensation and benefits expense due to an increase in employee headcount and increased overall compensation, technology development costs and general corporate expenses.
Total other expense increased by $36.9 million driven by the following:
•Gain on sale to the 2025 Partnership increaseddecreased by $4.3$32.1 million, resultingdriven fromby the salelower number of 9Seed aircraftAssets sold to the 2025 Partnership withinin the Aviationcurrent Leasingperiod Segment.as compared to the prior period.
The provision for income taxes increased $8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the prior period, primarily driven by higher income generated in the Aerospace Products segment within taxable jurisdictions.
Net•Other income increaseddecreased $19.6 million, driven by $35.5a milliondecrease forin insurance settlements in the threecurrent months ended March 31, 2026,period as compared to the prior period, primarily due to the changes noted above.period.
•Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities increased by $15.0 million, driven by net income earned by the 2025 Partnership in the current period, compared to losses in the prior period.
Total other expense increased by $12.2 million driven by the following:
•Gain on sale to the 2025 Partnership decreased by $27.8 million, driven by the lower number of Seed Assets sold to the 2025 Partnership in the current period as compared to the prior period.
•Other income decreased by $5.1 million, primarily due a decrease in insurance settlements in the current period as compared to the prior period.
•Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities increased by $20.2 million, driven by net income earned by the 2025 Partnership in the current period, compared to losses in the prior period.
AdjustedThe EBITDAprovision increasedfor byincome $57.0taxes decreased $12.3 million and $3.7 million for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, as compared to the prior period, primarily duedriven toby lower income generated in the changesAviation notedLeasing above.segment within taxable jurisdictions.
Net income decreased by $40.3 million and $4.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the prior period, primarily due to the changes noted above.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $56.4 million and increased by $0.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the prior period, primarily due to the changes noted above.
(1)Includes the following items for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025: (i) net loss of $40$182 and(2025 - net income of $113,$714), (ii) depreciation and amortization expense of $427$204 and(2025 $56,- $169), and (iii) tax expense of $27$28 and(2025 $0,- respectively.$0).
Includes the following items for the six months ended June 30, 2026: (i) net loss of $222 (2025 - net income of $827), (ii) depreciation and amortization expense of $631 (2025 - $225), and (iii) tax expense of $55 (2025 - $0).
Total expensesrevenues increased by $287.4$763.5 million, due to the following:
•CostAerospace ofproducts salesrevenue increased by $282.3$529.7 million, primarily due to increasesa $509.4 million increase in CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engine and module sales and parts inventory sales, which directly corresponds to components of increases in Aerospace products revenue over the same period.sales.
•MRE Contract revenue increased by $233.8 million, primarily due to an increase in engine and module sales made to the 2025 Partnership.
Total expenses increased by $299.0 million, due to the following:
•Cost of sales increased by $297.1 million, primarily due to increases in CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engine and module sales and parts inventory sales, which directly corresponds to components of increases in Aerospace products revenue over the same period.
Total expenses increased by $586.4 million, due to the following:
•Cost of sales increased by $579.3 million, primarily due to increases in CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B and V2500 engine and module sales and parts inventory sales, which directly corresponds to components of increases in Aerospace products revenue over the same period.
•Operating expenses increased by $5.2 million, primarily due to higher operating expenses due to the acquisition of ATOPS, compensation and benefits expense due to increased headcount at the Company’s maintenance facilities, as well as an increase in shipping and logistics expense.
The provision for income taxes increased by $14.3$24.1 million and $38.5 million for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, as compared to the prior period, primarily due to the increase in income discussed above from Aerospace Products activities in jurisdictions subject to taxes.
Net income increased $77.1$60.7 million and $137.8 million for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, respectively, as compared to the prior period, primarily due to the changes noted above.
Adjusted EBITDA increased $91.6$84.9 million and $176.5 million for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, respectively, as compared to the prior period, primarily due to the changes noted above.
As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, in our Aviation Leasing segment, we own and manage 230198 aviation assets, consisting of 2922 commercial aircraft and 201176 engines.
As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, 2619 of our commercial aircraft and 11493 of our engines were leased to operators or other third parties. Aviation assets currently off lease are either undergoing repair and/or maintenance, being prepared to go on lease or held in short term storage awaiting a future lease. Our aviation equipment was approximately 73%68% utilized during the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, based on the percent of days on-lease in the quarter weighted by the monthly average equity value of our aviation leasing equipment, excluding airframes. Our aircraft currently have a weighted average remaining lease term of 37 months, and our engines currently on-lease have an average remaining lease term of 3829 months. The table below provides additional information on the assets in our Aviation Leasing segment, including transfers which involve aircraft breakdowns, engine transfers from leasing equipment to inventory for manufacturing and sales, and engine transfers from inventory to leasing equipment for rebuilding and sales:
(1)Includes servicing fees of $5,861$6,988 and $0$12,849 for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 20262026, respectively (2025 - $2,052 and 2025,$2,600, respectively,respectively), from the 2025 Partnership.
(1)Includes the following items for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025: (i) depreciation expense of $46,485$40,985 and(2025 $55,061,- $50,423), (ii) lease intangible amortization of $337$(89) and(2025 $3,206- $2,153) and (iii) amortization for lease incentives of $6,887$5,221 and(2025 $5,619,- respectively.$8,288).
Includes the following items for the six months ended June 30, 2026: (i) depreciation expense of $87,470 (2025 - $105,484), (ii) lease intangible amortization of $248 (2025 - $5,359) and (iii) amortization for lease incentives of $12,108 (2025 - $13,907).
(2)Includes the following items for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025: (i) net income of $7,677$16,749 and(2025 - net loss of $777,$782), (ii) interest expense of $3,496$5,771 and(2025 $0,- $1,490), (iii) depreciation and amortization of $8,640$5,476 and(2025 $102,- $3,301), and (iv) acquisition and transaction expense of $0 and(2025 $547,- respectively.$(77)).
Includes the following items for the six months ended June 30, 2026: (i) net income of $24,426 (2025 - net loss of $1,559), (ii) interest expense of $9,267 (2025 - $1,490), (iii) depreciation and amortization of $14,116 (2025 - $3,403) and (iv) acquisition and transactions expenses of $0 (2025 - $470).
FTAI insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 1 Form 4 filing (1 insider, 1 trade date, 2,475 shares, about $498.1K) and open-market sales in 2 filings (2 insiders, 3 trade dates, 254,515 shares, about $61.6M). Net open-market shares: -252,040 (purchases minus sales); net value about -$61.1M.Totals add up every open-market (code P and S) line in those filings, using the prices reported in the filings. Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed below but not counted.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Tuchman Martin |
Grant/award | 118 | — | — |
| 2026-09-15 | Robinson Ray M |
Grant/award | 164 | — | — |
| 2026-09-15 | Goodwin Paul R |
Grant/award | 171 | — | — |
| 2026-09-15 | Gidumal Shyam H |
Grant/award | 125 | — | — |
| 2026-09-01 | Yoon Bohee |
Shares withheld for tax | 398 | $190.10 | $75.7K |
| 2026-08-10 | Robinson Ray M |
Gift | 3,673 | — | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Moreno David |
Open-market purchase | 2,475 | $201.27 | $498.1K |
| 2026-07-01 | Kuperus Stacy |
Shares withheld for tax | 17,973 | $270.53 | $4.9M |
| 2026-07-01 | Moreno David |
Shares withheld for tax | 41,475 | $270.53 | $11.2M |
| 2026-06-15 | Tuchman Martin |
Grant/award | 86 | — | — |
| 2026-06-15 | Robinson Ray M |
Grant/award | 119 | — | — |
| 2026-06-15 | Goodwin Paul R |
Grant/award | 124 | — | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Tuchman Martin |
Grant/award | 552 | — | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Robinson Ray M |
Grant/award | 552 | — | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Levison A Andrew |
Grant/award | 552 | — | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Hannaway Judith A |
Grant/award | 552 | — | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Goodwin Paul R |
Grant/award | 552 | — | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Gidumal Shyam H |
Grant/award | 552 | — | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Adams Joseph P. Jr. |
Shares withheld for tax | 10,783 | $262.78 | $2.8M |
| 2026-05-27 | Hannaway Judith A |
Open-market sale | 255 | $253.89 | $64.7K |
| 2026-05-11 | Adams Joseph P. Jr. |
Shares withheld for tax | 7,752 | $270.29 | $2.1M |
| 2026-05-11 | Adams Joseph P. Jr. |
Option exercise | 12,448 | $25.44 | $316.7K |
| 2026-05-04 | Tuchman Martin |
Open-market sale | 43,176 | $240.64 | $10.4M |
| 2026-05-04 | Tuchman Martin |
Open-market sale | 67,500 | $241.99 | $16.3M |
| 2026-05-01 | Tuchman Martin |
Open-market sale | 143,584 | $242.44 | $34.8M |
Well-known investors holding FTAI (13F)
| Investor | Quarter | Shares | Reported value | % of their 13F | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies | 2026-06-30 | 212,900 | $52.2M | — | Sold out |
| Millennium Management (Israel Englander) | 2026-06-30 | 141,882 | $38.4M | 0.03% | Added 31% |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 18,814 | $5.1M | 0.0% | Reduced 80% |
| AQR Capital Management (Cliff Asness) | 2026-06-30 | 11,400 | $3.1M | 0.0% | Added 25% |
| Bridgewater Associates | 2026-06-30 | 6,713 | $1.8M | 0.01% | New position |
| Point72 Asset Management (Steve Cohen) | 2026-06-30 | 5,000 | $1.4M | 0.0% | No change |
| First Eagle Investment Management | 2026-06-30 | 4,686 | $1.3M | 0.0% | Added 11% |
| Polen Capital Management | 2026-06-30 | 1,404 | $379.8K | 0.0% | Reduced 20% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 1,056 | $285.7K | 0.0% | New position |
| Duquesne Family Office (Stanley Druckenmiller) | 2026-06-30 | 20,200 | $5.5K | 0.13% | New position |