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FTAI Aviation addresses Muddy Waters short report; 10-K may be delayed; guides 2025 EBITDA $1.1-1.15B
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
- Audit Committee launched review following Muddy Waters report; company 'strongly disagrees' but 10-K filing may be delayed.
- CEO remarks: 2025 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $1.1-1.15B, with Aviation Leasing ~$500M and Aerospace Products $600-650M.
- Strategic capital initiative targeting $3B+ annual deployment; first partnership acquiring 46 aircraft from FTAI for $549M.
- PMA: two of five parts approved; third certification very close; expects margins to improve.
- Depreciation policy unchanged since 2015; residual values ~50% of cost; Return on Gross Assets ~10% for nine months ended Sep 30, 2024.