OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has affirmed and assigned the following Recovery Ratings (RRs) to Transportation and Aerospace & Defense Companies with 'BB' category Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs):

Delta Air Lines
--IDR at 'BB';
--Senior secured notes 'BB+/RR1'.

The Rating Outlook is Positive.

Huntington Ingalls Industries
--IDR at 'BB+';
--Senior secured debt 'BBB-/RR1';
--Senior unsecured debt 'BB+/RR4';

The Rating Outlook is Stable.

The assignment of the Recovery Ratings reflects Fitch's 'Recovery Ratings and Notching Criteria for Non-Financial Corporates issuers' (dated Nov. 18, 2014), which allows for the assignment of Recovery Ratings for issuers with IDRs in the 'BB' category.