KBRA releases research that examines the various levels of sovereign assistance to the aviation sector as a result of the COVID-19 economic disruption. The pandemic provided a lens on a credit theme that KBRA has highlighted in aviation, namely, that sovereign support can be a meaningful input into an airline's credit profile. Given airlines' importance in the economy?including global and domestic connectivity, their role in preserving jobs and supporting related sectors?many sovereigns provided domestic airlines with tangible financial support during the pandemic. While there was an uptick in financially distressed airlines, restructurings and liquidations did not universally occur.
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