UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 25, 2026

FTAI Aviation Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Cayman Islands	001-37386	98-1420784
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

405 West 13th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10014 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(332) 239-7600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:

Trading Symbol:

Name of exchange on which registered:

Ordinary shares, $0.01 par value per share

FTAI

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

8.25% Fixed-Rate Reset Series C Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Shares

FTAIN

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

9.50% Fixed-Rate Reset Series D Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Shares

FTAIM

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 25, 2026, FTAI Aviation Ltd. (“FTAI” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company's results for its fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the Company's press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure.

This Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any of the Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Exchange Act, unless expressly set forth as being incorporated by reference into such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description


99.1						Press release, dated February 25, 2026, issued by FTAI Aviation Ltd.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FTAI Aviation Ltd.


			By:			/s/ Eun (Angela) Nam
			Name:			Eun (Angela) Nam
			Title:			Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Date: February 25, 2026

FTAI Aviation Ltd. 8-K