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KBRA Affirms Six Ratings and Upgrades Five Ratings on Five Willis Serviced Transactions

5 May 2025   |   New York

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KBRA affirms its ratings on six securities and upgrades its ratings on five securities issued from five aviation ABS transactions serviced by Willis Lease Finance Company. KBRA’s analysis indicated that existing credit enhancement for the securities is sufficient to support the upgraded and affirmed ratings, which reflect improved performance and deleveraging after falling behind in prior periods owing to performance degradation relating to performance issues in the wake of the pandemic. The data used for this review is as of the April 2025 payment date report.

Note: The title of this press release was updated since its initial publication on May 5, 2025 to reflect six affirmations and five upgrades across five transactions.

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Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

A description of all substantially material sources that were used to prepare the credit rating and information on the methodology(ies) (inclusive of any material models and sensitivity analyses of the relevant key rating assumptions, as applicable) used in determining the credit rating is available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) located here.

Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA), one of the major credit rating agencies (CRA), is a full-service CRA registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. In addition, KBRA is designated as a Designated Rating Organization (DRO) by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized as a Qualified Rating Agency by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission and is recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider (CRP) in the U.S.

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