FTAI Aviation (FTAI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph. P. Adams, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, was paid $6M in 2025, down 78% from $26.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 77:1, on median employee pay of $77,422.

Filed
April 15, 2026
Annual meeting
May 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6M-78% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
77:1median $77,422
CEO pay in equity
44%$2.6M in awards
CEO Salary
$975,000Unchanged from prior year
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$2,340,000Based on Adjusted EBITDA metrics
Median Employee Pay
$77,422Global workforce of 890 employees
President Total Compensation
$6,131,546Includes stock and non-equity awards

How Jr. was paid

$6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary16%Stock awards44%Non-equity incentive39%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joseph. P. Adams, Jr.Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board$5,988,406
David MorenoPresident$6,131,546
Stacy KuperusChief Operating Officer$3,436,176
BoHee YoonGeneral Counsel and Secretary$1,703,969
Eun (Angela) NamFormer Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer$1,814,237

What changed and why

  • $26.7MChief Executive Officer total compensation decreased from $26,655,142 in 2024 to $5,988,406 in 2025.
  • $2.3MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was established at $2,340,000 for 2025.
  • $2.6MStock awards granted to the CEO for 2025 totaled $2,647,254 based on grant date fair value.
  • The ratio of annual total compensation of the CEO to the median employee was 77.3 to 1.
  • Adjusted EBITDA metrics and relative total shareholder return serve as core performance conditions for incentive awards.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.