Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings has upgraded United Airlines' issuer default rating to BB+ from BB, with a rating outlook of “stable”.The ratings agency affirmed United's senior secured debt ratings at BBB- with recove...

Global air traffic volumes are expected to remain resilient in 2026, said Fitch Ratings in a report yesterday (December 16). The ratings agency said this outlook is “underpinned by robust middle-class...

The global airports outlook for 2026 is “neutral”, Fitch Ratings says in a new report, despite “enduring traffic consolidation” that is expected to continue throughout the year.Traffic consolidation i...

Carlyle Aviation Partners has marketed its aviation asset-backed securities (ABS) AASET 2025-3 under its master trust transaction AASET MT-1.The $602.4 million deal marks Carlyle's 19th serviced aviat...

Fitch Ratings has upgraded FTAI Aviation from BB- to BB+, with the firm's outlook maintained as "stable".The key drivers for the upgrade were FTAI's strategic focus on “widely deployed” narrowbody CFM...

S&P Global has assigned Phoenix Aviation Capital (PAC) a B rating, with outlook stable. “The B issuer credit rating incorporates our view that PAC is a small aircraft lessor with a limited track recor...

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Spirit Airlines’ credit rating to CCC- from CCC+, citing mounting operational losses, deteriorating liquidity, and heightened risk of default.Fitch also downgraded debt ti...

Retail and real estate operations is boosting European airport revenues and diversifying its income, said Fitch Ratings in a report on October 7, 2024. With airports in the region developing into comp...

AerCap has completed its inaugural sukuk issuance of $500 million 4.500% with a five-year maturity period on October 3, 2024. The Sharia-compliant bond was issued by subsidiary AerCap Sukuk. The compa...

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Embraer’s rating from BB+ to BBB-. According to the agency, improving production, delivery profile and the profitability of the business, combined with gross debt reduction,...

With Boeing factory workers rejecting a pay offer from the OEM and opting instead for strike action, Boeing may move closer to the workers' initial demands, an analyst said. Some 96% of Seattle- and P...

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are expanding their airports in anticipation of a tourism-led increase in passenger numbers, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. The GCC is brings...