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KBRA Assigns A- Issuer and Senior Unsecured Debt Ratings to Sumisho Air Lease Corporation; Expects to Rate Senior Unsecured Notes Issuance A-
NEW YORK, March 09, 2026--KBRA assigns issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings of A- to Takeoff Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub"), an entity which will merge with Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL or "Air Lease", a global aircraft leasing company based in Los Angeles, California) and be renamed Sumisho Air Lease Corporation ("SALC" or the company). The rating Outlook is Stable.
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