FTAI Aviation Ltd. filings document operating results, material agreements, governance actions and capital-structure matters for an aviation engine maintenance and leasing company. Form 8-K reports include quarterly and annual results, dividend announcements, officer appointments and amendments to the company’s revolving credit facility, including borrowing, letter-of-credit and subsidiary borrower provisions.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting voting matters and board governance. The filing record also identifies common shares and fixed-rate reset cumulative perpetual redeemable preferred shares, along with shareholder voting and other material-event disclosures.
Shikiar Asset Management Inc. has filed a Schedule 13G revealing ownership of 152,700 FTAI Aviation Ltd. Series D Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, representing 5.9 % of the class as of 30 June 2025. The New-York-based investment adviser reports sole voting and dispositive power over the entire stake, with no shared control. The filing is made under Rule 13d-1(b) because the firm qualifies as an Investment Adviser ("IA").
Crossing the 5 % threshold mandates this passive disclosure but does not signal an intent to influence company control; the certification expressly states the position is held in the ordinary course of business. While the preferred-share position does not affect common-stock governance, it adds another institutional holder to the preferred equity base, implying incremental demand for the income-oriented Series D shares.
FTAI Aviation has announced a significant change in its external auditor. The company's Audit Committee has appointed KPMG LLP as its new independent registered public accounting firm effective June 17, 2025, replacing Ernst & Young LLP (EY) who had served since 2016.
Key points from the transition:
- The change follows a comprehensive, competitive auditor selection process
- EY's dismissal was not due to any dissatisfaction with their services
- EY's reports for fiscal years 2023-2024 contained no adverse opinions or modifications
- No disagreements occurred between FTAI and EY on accounting principles, practices, or procedures
- No reportable events or prior consultations with KPMG on accounting matters
The Audit Committee Chair noted this change aligns with good corporate governance practices, particularly following FTAI's successful internalization and recent termination of their transition services agreement with their former manager.