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14-Aug-2008
Quarterly Report
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-Q, including the sections entitled "Risk Factors," and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to, among other things:
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our business strategy;
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our value proposition;
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the market opportunity for our services, including expected demand for our services;
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information regarding the replacement, deployment, acquisition and financing of certain numbers and types of aircraft, and projected expenses associated therewith;
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costs of compliance with FAA regulations, Department of Homeland Security regulations and other rules and acts of Congress;
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the ability to pass taxes, fuel costs, inflation, and various expense to our customers;
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certain projected financial obligations;
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our estimates regarding our capital requirements; and
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any of our other plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this prospectus that are not historical facts.
These statements, in addition to statements made in conjunction with the words "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate" and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and only reflect management's expectations and estimates. You should read this Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. We undertake no duty to update these forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q, even though our situation may change in the future. The following is a list of factors, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:
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changing external competitive, business, budgeting, fuel supply, weather or economic conditions;
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changes in our relationships with employees or code share partners;
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availability and cost of funds for financing new aircraft and our ability to profitably manage our existing fleet;
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adverse reaction and publicity that might result from any accidents;
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the impact of current or future laws and government investigations and regulations affecting the airline industry and our operations;
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additional terrorist attacks; and
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consumer unwillingness to incur greater costs for flights.
Overview
We operate a scheduled airline, scheduled and on-demand charter services, and a flight training academy for commercial pilots.
Our most significant market opportunity relates to the fact that we currently operate in and have targeted future expansion in unserved and underserved short haul markets, which is a growing opportunity for two principal reasons. Many smaller markets are being abandoned by major carriers, as they shift their focus increasingly to international markets and reduce capacity in domestic markets and hubs. In addition, many smaller markets are also being abandoned by regional airlines, as they continue to gravitate toward larger jet aircraft in the 70-100 seat range, and away from smaller regional jets and turboprop aircraft. As a result, we will continue to seek opportunities to grow in the expanding number of smaller underserved or unserved markets that are suitable for our fleet of small-capacity aircraft.
Our most significant challenges relate to:
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unprecedented increases and volatility in the price of aircraft fuel, which accounts for 31.4% of our ongoing operating expenses during the second quarter of 2008; and
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securing cost-effective maintenance resources as the average age of our aircraft fleet increases.
In January 2008, we adopted a revised business plan to improve liquidity by selling certain aircraft and parts inventory, to reduce the complexity of our operations, and to lower our operating expenses. During the second quarter of 2008, we made progress in all of the following areas:
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We expect to raise approximately $4.9 million of cash subsequent to the end of the second quarter, after repayment of $7.2 million of existing bank debt, through the sale of our fleet of eight Embraer aircraft and related parts inventory;
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Effective with the start of our August 2008 flight schedule, we have restructured our route network and eliminated city pairs that are no longer profitable in the current high fuel price environment;
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We are redeploying certain assets to profitable routes by initiating service on September 3, 2008 between Continental's Cleveland hub and five smaller cities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia in conjunction with Essential Air Service routes awarded by the Department of Transportation;
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We increased our average ticket prices during the second quarter by 14.7% to help offset the rising price of jet fuel;
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We added a $25 charge for checking a second piece of luggage, which became effective in June 2008; and
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We achieved certain cost reductions throughout the organization, and we expect additional cost reductions during the second half of the year.
Our financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2008 reflected initial improvements resulting from certain of these initiatives. However, our financial results continued to be significantly overwhelmed by the unprecedented rise in fuel prices. We expect our recent business initiatives to produce greater positive contributions to operating results during the second half of 2008 and into 2009.
In addition to the cash generated through our aircraft sales, we must secure
additional capital in the short term. On August 4, 2008, we executed a
non-binding term sheet with a prospective lender for $5.1 million of secured
debt financing, for a term of 36 months. The lender has begun its due diligence
process and the parties are planning to close by the beginning of September.
This financing will be subject to the Company obtaining certain third party
consents.
In the event that this proposed financing does not close, we will continue to
pursue other financing alternatives. However, we can make no assurance that the
proposed financing or any alternative financing will close, or that additional
sources of capital will be available under terms acceptable to us, or at all.
If the proposed transaction is not consummated and we are unable to consummate
another transaction to raise additional capital in the coming months, we will
experience a significant liquidity shortage.
Results of Operations
Comparative Results for the Three-Month and Six-Month Periods Ended June 30,
2007 and 2008
The following table sets forth our financial results (unaudited) for the three
and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2008.
Three Months Ended June 30, Percent Six Months Ended June 30, Percent
2007 2008 Change 2007 2008 Change
(In thousands) (In thousands)
Revenue
Airline passenger
revenue $ 30,756 $ 27,614 -10.2 % $ 58,413 $ 55,352 -5.2 %
Academy, charter and
other revenue 1,388 3,438 147.7 % 2,957 6,955 135.2 %
Total Revenue 32,144 31,052 -3.4 % 61,370 62,307 1.5 %
Operating Expenses
Flight operations 3,212 3,498 8.9 % 6,541 7,388 12.9 %
Aircraft fuel 6,816 10,063 47.6 % 12,445 18,249 46.6 %
Aircraft rent 1,590 1,615 1.6 % 3,181 3,234 1.7 %
Maintenance 6,293 5,976 -5.0 % 11,590 13,553 16.9 %
Passenger service 6,244 6,045 -3.2 % 11,979 12,698 6.0 %
Promotion & sales 2,188 1,971 -9.9 % 4,252 4,124 -3.0 %
General and
administrative 1,888 1,809 -4.2 % 3,620 3,843 6.2 %
Depreciation and
amortization 939 1,116 18.8 % 1,859 2,191 17.9 %
Impairment charge -
assets held for sale - 4,467 - 4,467
Operating Expenses 29,170 36,560 25.3 % 55,467 69,747 25.7 %
Income (loss) from
operations 2,974 (5,508 ) NM 5,903 (7,440 ) NM
Non-Operating Income
and (Expense)
Interest (expense) (289 ) (148 ) -48.8 % (583 ) (302 ) -48.2 %
Other income 85 (8 ) NM 105 8 NM
Non-Operating Income
and (Expense) (204 ) (156 ) -23.5 % (478 ) (294 ) -38.5 %
Income (loss) before
taxes 2,770 (5,664 ) NM 5,425 (7,734 ) NM
Provision (benefit) for
income taxes 1,044 (2,120 ) NM 2,046 (2,903 ) NM
Income (loss) before
minority interest 1,726 (3,544 ) NM 3,379 (4,831 ) NM
Minority interest (5 ) - NM - - NM
Net income (loss) $ 1,721 (3,544 ) NM $ 3,379 $ (4,831 ) NM
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Operating Statistics. The following table sets forth our major operational statistics and the percentage-of-change for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2008.
Three Months Ended June 30, Percent Year-to-Date Ended June 30, Percent
2007 2008 Change 2007 2008 Change
Operating Statistics
(unaudited):
Available seat miles
(000's) (1) 77,124 71,615 -7.1 % 152,085 143,800 -5.4 %
Revenue passenger miles
(000's) (2) 49,531 39,275 -20.7 % 94,840 80,606 -15.0 %
Revenue passengers
carried 251,311 196,797 -21.7 % 480,540 404,299 -15.9 %
Departures flown 18,544 17,303 -6.7 % 36,621 34,805 -5.0 %
Passenger load factor
(3) 64.2 % 54.8 % -14.6 % 62.4 % 56.1 % -10.1 %
Average yield per
revenue passenger mile
(4) $ 0.621 $ 0.703 13.2 % $ 0.616 $ 0.687 11.5 %
Revenue per available
seat miles (5) $ 0.417 $ 0.427 2.6 % $ 0.401 $ 0.428 6.8 %
Operating costs per
available seat mile (6) $ 0.365 $ 0.500 37.0 % $ 0.352 $ 0.472 34.0 %
Average passenger fare
(7) $ 122.38 $ 140.32 14.7 % $ 121.56 $ 136.91 12.6 %
Average passenger trip
length (miles) (8) 197 200 1.3 % 197 199 1.0 %
Average fuel cost per
gallon (incl taxes) $ 2.31 $ 3.69 59.7 % $ 2.13 $ 3.33 56.3 %
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"Available seat miles" or "ASMs" represent the number of seats available for passengers in scheduled flights multiplied by the number of scheduled miles those seats are flown.
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"Revenue passenger miles" or "RPMs" represent the number of miles flown by revenue passengers.
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"Passenger load factor" represents the percentage of seats filled by revenue passengers and is calculated by dividing revenue passenger miles by available seat miles.
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"Average yield per revenue passenger mile" represents the average passenger revenue received for each mile a revenue passenger is carried.
"Revenue per available seat mile" or "RASM" represents the average total operating revenue received for each available seat mile.
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"Operating cost per available seat mile" represents operating expenses divided by available seat miles.
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"Average passenger fare" represents passenger revenue divided by the number of revenue passengers carried.
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"Average passenger trip length" represents revenue passenger miles divided by the number of revenue passengers carried.
Net Income. The consolidated net loss for the second quarter of 2008 was $3.5 million compared to net income of $1.7 million for the comparable period last year, while the consolidated net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $4.8 million compared to net income of $3.4 million for the comparable period last year. These results were primarily due to the unprecedented rise in fuel prices in 2008 compared to last year, as well as the $4.5 million non-recurring impairment charge related to the sale of our fleet of eight Embraer aircraft that is expected to be completed by the end of September 2008.
Operating Income. The consolidated operating loss for the second quarter of 2008 was $5.5 million compared to operating income of $3.0 million for the comparable period last year. Similarly, the consolidated operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $7.4 million compared to operating income of $5.9 million for the comparable period last year. The following table identifies the operating profit impact of each of our respective operating components.
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