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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from       to       

 

Commission file number 1-31443

 

HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

71-0879698

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

3375 Koapaka Street, Suite G-350

 

 

Honolulu, HI

 

96819

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(808) 835-3700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x  Yes  o  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  o  Yes  o  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o  Yes  x  No

 

As of October 14, 2009, 51,467,919 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 

 

 



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Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Form 10-Q

Quarterly Period ended September 30, 2009

 

Table of Contents

 

Part I.

Financial Information

3

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (Unaudited)

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

13

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

24

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

25

 

 

 

Part II.

Other Information

25

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

25

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

25

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

25

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

25

 

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

26

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

26

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

26

 

 

 

 

Signatures

27

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Operating Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passenger

 

$

269,199

 

$

312,028

 

$

779,983

 

$

837,554

 

Cargo

 

16,346

 

10,775

 

46,403

 

27,553

 

Other

 

20,082

 

17,115

 

59,868

 

45,222

 

Total

 

305,627

 

339,918

 

886,254

 

910,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft fuel, including taxes and oil

 

68,427

 

131,233

 

173,287

 

345,646

 

Wages and benefits

 

68,399

 

61,646

 

202,636

 

183,905

 

Aircraft rent

 

25,603

 

24,041

 

77,837

 

71,176

 

Maintenance materials and repairs

 

37,111

 

23,950

 

94,091

 

83,285

 

Aircraft and passenger servicing

 

15,340

 

13,859

 

44,570

 

41,845

 

Commissions and other selling

 

15,112

 

10,394

 

48,827

 

46,710

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

13,408

 

11,922

 

39,185

 

35,696

 

Other rentals and landing fees

 

12,074

 

10,470

 

38,327

 

27,583

 

Litigation settlement

 

 

 

 

(52,500

)

Other

 

26,427

 

25,094

 

76,119

 

73,211

 

Total

 

281,901

 

312,609

 

794,879

 

856,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

23,726

 

27,309

 

91,375

 

53,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonoperating Income (Expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

 

(5,140

)

(4,777

)

(15,160

)

(15,257

)

Interest income

 

1,203

 

1,913

 

3,666

 

5,773

 

Gains (losses) on investments

 

555

 

 

2,226

 

 

Gains (losses) on fuel derivatives

 

(3,310

)

(9,182

)

1,813

 

5,269

 

Other, net

 

(64

)

(668

)

(14

)

(532

)

Total

 

(6,756

)

(12,714

)

(7,469

)

(4,747

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Income Taxes

 

16,970

 

14,595

 

83,906

 

49,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(13,700

)

8,558

 

2,209

 

8,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

30,670

 

$

6,037

 

$

81,697

 

$

40,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Per Common Stock Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.60

 

$

0.13

 

$

1.58

 

$

0.85

 

Diluted

 

$

0.58

 

$

0.12

 

$

1.57

 

$

0.81

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

288,160

 

$

203,872

 

Restricted cash

 

29,843

 

28,043

 

Short-term investments

 

14,752

 

2,076

 

Total cash, restricted cash and short-term investments

 

332,755

 

233,991

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,327 and $983 as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008

 

53,025

 

32,816

 

Spare parts and supplies, net

 

16,265

 

16,002

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

24,509

 

28,226

 

Total

 

426,554

 

311,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $99,991 and $73,908 as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008

 

310,644

 

315,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term prepayments and other

 

32,927

 

52,637

 

Long-term investments

 

29,555

 

27,673

 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $101,602 and $84,013 as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008

 

98,069

 

115,657

 

Goodwill

 

106,663

 

106,663

 

Total Assets

 

$

1,004,412

 

$

929,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

45,750

 

$

46,065

 

Air traffic liability

 

224,339

 

218,688

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

55,418

 

56,039

 

Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

47,401

 

27,058

 

Total

 

372,908

 

347,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

 

212,247

 

232,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Liabilities and Deferred Credits:

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated pension and other postretirement benefit obligations

 

229,169

 

227,117

 

Other liabilities and deferred credits

 

52,121

 

68,636

 

Total

 

281,290

 

295,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Special preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, three shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 51,669,570 shares issued and 51,467,919 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2009; 51,516,827 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2008

 

516

 

515

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

239,374

 

236,606

 

Treasury stock, 201,651 and no shares, at cost, at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008

 

(754

)

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(67,847

)

(148,631

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(33,322

)

(35,177

)

Total

 

137,967

 

53,313

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

$

1,004,412

 

$

929,134

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Net cash provided by Operating Activities

 

$

111,651

 

$

141,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property and equipment

 

(20,055

)

(10,137

)

Progress payments on flight equipment

 

(1,435

)

(13,814

)

Purchases of short-term investments

 

(41,056

)

(15,784

)

Sales of short-term investments

 

31,578

 

17,180

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(30,968

)

(22,555

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

 

 

8,000

 

Forward sale of miles

 

24,086

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

251

 

2,306

 

Proceeds from warrant conversions

 

 

12,955

 

Treasury stock repurchase

 

(754

)

 

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

 

 

946

 

Repayments of long and short-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

(19,978

)

(25,822

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

3,605

 

(1,615

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

84,288

 

117,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of Period

 

203,872

 

94,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents - End of Period

 

$

288,160

 

$

211,371

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Business and Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (the Company) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations and financial position for the periods presented.  Due to seasonal fluctuations common to the airline industry, the results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the entire year.  The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes of the Company included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

 

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (SFAS No. 168) [ASC 105-10].  SFAS No. 168 replaces SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” and establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by non-governmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP.  Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants.  The Codification has become the exclusive authoritative reference effective September 30, 2009.  This Form 10-Q includes a dual presentation of the Codification and the former reference.

 

In preparing the accompanying unaudited financial statements, and in accordance with the recently issued SFAS No. 165 “Subsequent Events” [ASC 855-10], the Company’s management has evaluated subsequent events through October 22, 2009, which is the date that the financial statements were filed.

 

Frequent flyer program

 

During the third quarter of 2009, the Company changed the terms of its HawaiianMiles frequent flyer program with respect to the expiration of frequent flyer miles.  Effective September 1, 2009, frequent flyer miles in HawaiianMiles accounts with no activity (frequent flyer miles earned or redeemed) for eighteen months automatically expire.  Prior to this change, frequent flyer miles automatically expired after thirty-six months of inactivity in the HawaiianMiles member’s account.  As a result of this change, the Company recorded a reduction in its frequent flyer incremental cost liability and a one-time benefit of $1.3 million as a component of commissions and other selling expense.

 

The impact of this change on estimates of the program’s breakage used in estimating the incremental cost liability and certain deferred revenue estimates will be updated when sufficient history is available.

 

Aircraft maintenance and repair costs

 

In its June 12, 2008 meeting, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) issued EITF 08-03, “Accounting by Lessees for Maintenance Deposits under Lease Agreements” (EITF 08-03) [ASC 840-10] to provide additional guidance on accounting for maintenance deposits which became effective on January 1, 2009.  Under EITF 08-03, lessees should account for nonrefundable maintenance deposits as an asset until it is determined that any portion of the estimated total amount of the deposit at the next maintenance event is less than probable of being returned.  In addition, payments of maintenance deposits that are not “substantially and contractually related to maintenance of the leased assets” should be expensed as incurred.  Upon adoption of EITF 08-03, the Company completed a forecast of maintenance costs for the next scheduled event on applicable leased aircraft and compared these estimates to its forecasted nonrefundable deposits, to identify costs not expected to be recoverable.  Any costs not expected to be recoverable are considered to be not “substantially and contractually related to maintenance of the leased asset” and the Company will bifurcate deposit payments and expense the proportionate share that is estimated to not be recoverable from existing and future nonrefundable deposits.

 

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Upon completion of its analysis during the second quarter, the Company adopted EITF 08-03 as of January 1, 2009 and recorded a cumulative effect adjustment to reduce recorded maintenance deposits, and increase accumulated deficit, by $0.9 million.  The impact of adopting EITF 08-03 on future periods is not expected to be significant.

 

In connection with its review of nonrefundable maintenance deposits to apply EITF 08-03, the Company also changed the estimate of recoverability on certain deposits covering engine life limited parts, and recorded an additional charge to Aircraft rent expense of $3.8 million to adjust the balance of such deposits to reflect uncertainty on whether life limited parts replacements will occur prior to lease termination.  The impact of recording the change in estimate for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was a decrease of $3.8 million to net income or $0.07 per share.

 

2. Earnings Per Share

 

Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.  Diluted earnings per share uses the treasury stock method for in-the-money stock options, warrants and restricted stock.

 

 

 

Three Months ended September 30,

 

Nine Months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(in thousands, except for per share data)

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common stock shares outstanding - Basic

 

51,437

 

47,828

 

51,595

 

47,571

 

Assumed exercise of equity awards and warrants

 

1,327

 

4,250

 

600

 

2,312

 

Weighted average common stock shares outstanding - Diluted

 

52,764

 

52,078

 

52,195

 

49,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common stock share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.60

 

$

0.13

 

$

1.58

 

$

0.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

$

0.58

 

$

0.12

 

$

1.57

 

$

0.81

 

 

Options and other equity awards to acquire approximately 0.2 million and 1.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock were not included in the calculation of diluted net income per share of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, as the inclusion of the options and other equity awards would be antidilutive.  Options and other equity awards to acquire approximately 0.2 million and 1.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock were not included in the calculation of diluted net income per share of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, as the inclusion of such shares would be antidilutive.  In addition, 6.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of common stock warrants were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 0.1 million and 4.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of common stock warrants were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, as the inclusion of the warrants would be antidilutive.

 

3.  Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company records its financial assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157 [ASC 820-10].  The table below presents the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of September 30, 2009:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2009

 

 

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash equivalents

 

$

271,366

 

$

271,366

 

$

 

$

 

Short-term investments

 

14,752

 

14,752

 

 

 

Long-term investments

 

29,555

 

 

 

29,555

 

Fuel derivative contracts*

 

4,635

 

 

4,635

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

320,308

 

$

286,118

 

$

4,635

 

$

29,555

 

 


* As of September 30, 2009, the fuel derivative contract assets are reported in Prepaid expenses and other assets in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Cash equivalents and Short-term investments.  The Company has classified its money market securities, U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. government-sponsored enterprise notes (GSE) that are considered to be highly liquid and easily tradable as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. These securities are valued using inputs observable in active markets for identical securities.

 

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Long-term investments.  At September 30, 2009, the Company held tax-exempt municipal auction rate securities at a par value of $32.3 million and a fair value of $29.6 million. The contractual maturities for the tax-exempt bonds underlying these auction rate securities are approximately 20 years with an interest rate that resets every seven days and is currently equal to 1.75 times the seven-day London Interbank Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a spread based on the current credit rating of the bonds. Typically, the fair value of auction rate security investments approximates par value due to the frequent interest rate resets and liquidation opportunities offered by the auction process. However, starting in the first quarter of 2008, the auction events for these instruments experienced failures and continue to fail through the end of the third quarter of 2009. While the Company continues to earn interest on its auction rate security investments at the maximum contractual rate, these investments are not auctioning and, therefore, do not have a readily determinable market value.

 

The Company uses a discounted cash flow model to determine the estimated fair value of its investment in auction rate securities which is included in Long-term investments in the table above.  The assumptions used in preparing the discounted cash flow model include estimates for interest rates, including an illiquidity discount, timing and amount of cash flows, and a duration estimate for the underlying tax-exempt bonds.  The discount rate assumption is based on the credit quality of similar investments and their related insurance enhancements.  Additionally, an illiquidity discount is added to the base discount rate to incorporate the illiquidity present in the market for these securities.

 

During the second quarter of 2009, the Company recorded a $1.7 million correction related to the other-than-temporary impairment charge previously recognized on these investments as of December 31, 2008.  The Company believes that the impact of this correction was not significant to the period of correction or prior periods and that the impact on subsequent periods will not be significant.

 

In July 2009, the Company received a sinking fund redemption payment of $3.2 million.  As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a $0.6 million realized gain which is reflected in Gains (losses) on investments.  Aside from this transaction, the Company continues to believe that the market for these instruments may take in excess of twelve months to fully recover.  As a result, the Company continues to classify the remaining investments as Long-term investments in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2009.

 

As of September 30, 2009, the fair value of the remaining auction rate securities increased by approximately $1.3 million from December 31, 2008 which is reflected in Accumulated other comprehensive income in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Activity in our Level 3 investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is as follows:

 

 

 

Auction rate securities
(Level 3)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance as of December 31, 2008

 

$

27,673

 

Redemptions

 

(3,200

)

Accretion of discount

 

1,549

 

Correction of other-than-temporary impairment

 

1,671

 

Realized and unrealized net gains:

 

 

 

Included in earnings

 

555

 

Included in other comprehensive income

 

1,307

 

Balance as of September 30, 2009

 

$

29,555

 

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP 115-2 and FSP 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments” [ASC 320-10-65] to make other-than-temporary impairment guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements.  This FSP modified the current indicator that management must assert that it has both the intent and the ability to hold an impaired security for a sufficient time to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value or an impaired security may be considered other than temporarily impaired.  The new guidance requires management to assert that (a) it does not have the intent to sell the security and (b) it is more likely than not that it will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis.  Upon adoption of the FSP on April 1, 2009 and as of September 30, 2009, the Company reassessed its position of its auction rate securities, and concluded that it was more likely than not that it would have to sell these securities before recovery.  As a result, the other-than-temporary impairment loss that was previously recorded was not reclassified to other comprehensive income.

 

Fuel derivative contracts.  The Company’s fuel derivative contracts consist of crude oil caps (or call options) and synthetic collars (a combination of call options and put options of crude oil and/or heating oil) which are not traded on a public exchange. The fair value

 

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of these instruments is determined based on inputs available from public markets; therefore, they are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” (SFAS No. 157) [ASC 820-10], which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157,” [ASC 820-10-55] which deferred the effective date for all nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except for those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (that is, at least annually), until January 1, 2009.  The Company adopted the deferred provisions of SFAS No. 157 on January 1, 2009.  The Company performs an annual assessment of impairment on its intangible assets and goodwill and is required to perform an additional assessment on these and other long-lived assets if impairment indicators are present.  The Company will be performing its annual assessment of impairment during the fourth quarter of 2009.  At September 30, 2009, there were no impairment indicators for these assets that would have required an updated assessment of recorded values.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” [ASC 820-10-65]  to provide additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157.  The guidance sets forth factors to consider when evaluating whether there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity when compared with normal market activity.  If the reporting entity concludes that there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity in relation to normal market activity, then transactions or quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value, thus prompting further analysis and adjustment to the transactions or quoted prices in estimating fair value.  There was no impact upon adoption of this guidance on April 1, 2009.

 

4.  Financial Instruments and Risk Management

 

On April 1, 2009, the Company adopted FSP 107-1 and Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” [ASC 825-10-65] which requires additional disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods as well as in annual financial statements.

 

Financial Instruments

 

All investments are classified as available-for-sale and stated at fair value.  Investments as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 recorded at fair value consisted of:

 

 

 

September 30, 2009

 

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

29,555

 

$

27,673

 

U.S. government-sponsored enterprise notes

 

14,752

 

1,068

 

Corporate and bank notes

 

 

1,008

 

 

 

$

44,307

 

$

29,749

 

 

Investments at September 30, 2009, by contractual maturity included:

 

 

 

September 30, 2009*

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

16,370

 

Due after one year through five years

 

7,017

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

9,945

 

Due after 10 years

 

10,975

 

 

 

$

44,307

 

 


*The contractual maturity for the auction rate securities is based on a forecasted redemption schedule.

 

Gross unrealized gains on the auction rate securities were $1.3 million as of September 30, 2009.  The table below shows the fair value of the auction rate securities and the location of the unrealized gains as of September 30, 2009:

 

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As of September 30, 2009

 

 

 

Par Value

 

Amortized Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Unrealized Gains
Recorded in AOCI

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

 32,300

 

$

 28,248

 

$

 29,555

 

$

 1,307

 

 

Gross unrealized gains and losses for all other available-for-sale investments were not material.

 

The fair value of the Company’s debt (excluding obligations under capital leases) with a carrying value of $216.0 million and $212.2 million at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, was approximately $195.5 million and $216.0 million. These estimates were based on the discounted amount of future cash flows using the Company’s estimated current incremental rate of borrowing as comparable market prices were not available.

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, other receivables and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature.

 

Fuel Risk Management

 

The Company adopted SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of SFAS No. 133” (SFAS No. 161) [ASC 815-10] effective January 1, 2009.  SFAS No. 161 requires an entity to provide greater transparency about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, how the instruments and related hedged items are accounted for, and how the instruments and related hedged items affect the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of such entity under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (SFAS No. 133) [ASC 815].

 

The Company’s operations are inherently dependent upon the price and availability of aircraft fuel.  To manage risks associated with fluctuations in aircraft fuel prices, the Company periodically enters into derivative financial instruments such as heating oil futures contracts and swaps, crude oil caps (or call options) and synthetic collars (a combination of call options and put options of crude oil and/or heating oil).  During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company primarily used crude oil caps (call options) and collars (combinations of call options and put options) to hedge its aircraft fuel expense.  As of September 30, 2009, the Company had outstanding fuel derivative contracts covering 38 million gallons of jet fuel that will be settled over the next 12 months.  These derivative instruments were not designated as hedges under SFAS No. 133.  As a result, any changes in fair value of these derivative instruments are adjusted through Nonoperating (income) expense in the period of change.

 

The following table shows the amount and location of realized and unrealized gains and losses that were recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and where those gains and losses were recorded in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for hedges accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and other hedges not designated as cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133.

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash Flow Hedge Derivatives Under SFAS No. 133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective portion of fuel hedge gains recognized in Aircraft fuel expense

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Under SFAS No. 133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains (losses) on fuel derivatives recorded in Nonoperating income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark-to-fair value gains (losses) on undesignated fuel hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized gain (losses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains (losses) realized at settlement

 

$

682

 

$

(498

)

$

(10,494

)

12,367

 

Reversal of prior period unrealized amounts

 

(2,210

)

(4,910

)

11,646

 

(3,324

)

Unrealized gains (losses) on contracts that will settle in future periods

 

(1,782

)

(3,774

)

661

 

(3,774

)

Gains (losses) on fuel derivatives recorded as Nonoperating income

 

$

(3,310

)

$

(9,182

)

$

1,813

 

$

5,269

 

 

FSP FASB Interpretation Number (FIN) 39-1, “Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39” [ASC 815], requires a reporting entity to elect a policy of whether to offset rights to reclaim cash collateral or obligations to return cash collateral against derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty, or present such amounts on a gross basis.  The Company’s accounting policy is to present its derivative assets and liabilities on a net basis including the collateral posted with the counterparty.

 

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The following table presents the fair value of the asset and liability derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments under SFAS No. 133 as well as the location of the asset and liability balances within the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Derivatives not designated as

 

 

 

Fair Value of Derivatives

 

hedging instruments under

 

Balance Sheet

 

Assets as of

 

Liabilities as of

 

SFAS No. 133

 

Location

 

September 30, 2009

 

December 31, 2008

 

September 30, 2009

 

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Fuel derivative contracts

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

$

 4,635

 

$

 1,536

 

$

 —

 

$

 11,512

 

 

In the table above, fuel derivative contracts do not reflect $0 and $17.5 million of cash collateral that was required to be posted with counterparties as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the cash collateral was reported with the fuel derivative contracts in prepaid expenses and other in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there were no fuel derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedges.

 

5. Debt and Common Stock Warrant

 

On March 31, 2009, the Company reached an agreement with its co-branded credit card partner (Partner) to extend its co-branded credit card agreement (Amendment).  Under the Amendment, the Partner purchases frequent flyer miles from the Company for mileage credits earned by HawaiianMiles members for making purchases using a Hawaiian Airlines branded credit card issued by the Partner.  The Amendment provides for an increase in the rate per frequent flyer mile sold to the Partner effective January 1, 2009 as well as an advance payment of $24.1 million to the Company for the forward sale of miles, which was received during the three months ended June 30, 2009.  Per the Amendment, $20 million of the forward sale of miles cannot be applied to any miles sold prior to January 2010.  Should the Amendment be terminated early, any miles not issued to the Partner as of the date of termination are required to be repaid by the Company.

 

During the second quarter of 2009, the Company recorded $22.9 million of the advance purchase of mileage credits as a loan with an implicit interest rate of 6.75% in accordance with the provisions of EITF 88-18, “Sales of Future Revenue” [ASC 470-10].  Subsequently, the debt balance was reduced by $4.1 million upon the sale of miles to the Partner.  The remaining liability is reported as Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2009 and will be reduced ratably in 2010 as the mileage credits are issued to the Partner.  Additionally, approximately $1.2 million of the advance received from the Partner is treated as consideration for certain other commitments with respect to the co-branding relationship, including extension of the terms of the Amendment until December 2013.  This amount is reported in Air traffic liability in our unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2009 and will be recognized as Other revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement.

 

6. Employee Benefit Plans

 

Net periodic defined pension and other post-employment and post-retirement benefit expense included the following components:

 

Components of Net Periodic

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

Benefit Cost

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

1,756

 

$

1,656

 

$

5,409

 

$

4,968

 

Interest cost

 

5,946

 

5,794

 

17,878

 

17,382

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(3,121

)

(5,202

)

(9,379

)

(15,606

)

Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss

 

139

 

(808

)

326

 

(2,426

)

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

4,720

 

$

1,440

 

$

14,234

 

$

4,318

 

 

The Company made contributions of $7.9 million and $10.5 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, to its defined benefit pension and disability plans.  The Company has made its required contributions for 2009 and no other contributions are anticipated for the remainder of 2009.  The Company estimates that it will be required to fund approximately $35.0 million to its defined benefit pension and disability plans in 2010.

 

In December 2008, the FASB issued Financial Staff Position (FSP) SFAS No. 132(R)-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Post-retirement Benefit Plan Assets” (SFAS 132(R)-1) [ASC 715-20].  This FSP amends SFAS No. 132 [ASC 230-10] to provide users of financial statements with useful, transparent and timely information about the asset portfolios of post-retirement benefit plans.  These amended disclosure requirements include: a principle for disclosing the fair value of categories of plan assets; categories of plan assets; the nature and amounts of concentrations of risk; and disclosures about fair value measurements similar to those required by SFAS No. 157 , “Fair Value Measurements,” (SFAS No. 157) [ASC 820-10].  These disclosure requirements will be effective December 31, 2009.

 

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7. Income Taxes

 

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $13.7 million and a tax expense of $2.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.  The primary differences between the statutory rate and the effective rate for these periods were permanent differences, state income taxes, changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits and changes in the deferred tax valuation allowance.

 

The valuation allowance decreased by approximately $27.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  This amount included a decrease of $35.0 million, which was attributable to the current period tax provision, offset by $8.0 million which reflects a correction of the opening balance in the deferred tax assets and related valuation allowance.  The $35.0 million decrease in the valuation allowance consisted of $18.2 million related to changes in the Company’s tax return accounting methods, which resulted in the recoverability of deferred tax assets that were previously subject to a full valuation allowance, $13.2 million related to the realization of deferred tax assets resulting from positive originating temporary differences during the period, and $3.4 million related to changes in estimates, primarily due to the timing of the Company’s funding of its pension plans.  The change in the Company’s tax accounting policy became effective during the quarter ended September 30, 2009, upon the filing of applicable requests with the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Utilization of deferred tax assets is generally based on the Company’s ability to generate taxable income in future years.  In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized.  As of September 30, 2009, we have a deferred tax asset valuation allowance balance of $93.5 million.  The Company reviews its tax valuation allowance on an annual basis or as events occur that may impact its position, based on the current trends in the performance and operations of the business.  The Company will be performing its annual review of its valuation allowance during the fourth quarter of 2009.  The Company recorded an income tax expense of $8.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

The Company’s unrecognized tax benefits increased by $2.2 million during the third quarter of 2009 primarily related to prior years, all of which would favorably affect the Company’s effective income tax rate if recognized in future periods.

 

SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) “Business Combinations” (SFAS No. 141R) [ASC 805] amends SFAS No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes” (SFAS No. 109) [ASC 740], to require the acquirer in a business combination to recognize changes in the amount of its deferred tax benefits that are recognizable because of a business combination either in income from continuing operations in the period of the combination or directly in contributed capital, depending on the circumstances.  (Such changes arise through changes in the balance of the acquirer’s valuation allowance on its previously existing deferred tax assets because of the business combination.)  Previously, SFAS No. 109 required a reduction of the acquirer’s valuation allowance because of a business combination to be recognized through a corresponding reduction to goodwill or certain noncurrent assets or an increase in so-called negative goodwill.  The Company adopted the requirements of SFAS No. 141R effective January 1, 2009.  The impact of adopting SFAS No. 141R was a reduction in the income tax expense and a corresponding increase in net income of $13.6 million (or $0.26 per diluted share) and $13.9 million (or $0.27 per diluted share) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.

 

Cash payments for federal and state income taxes were $23 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  No payments were made during the three months ended September 30, 2009 and the comparable periods in 2008.

 

8. Comprehensive Income

 

The components of comprehensive income included the following:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net income

 

$

30,670

 

$

6,037

 

$

81,697

 

$

40,467

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized net gains (losses) on hedge instruments and short and long-term investments

 

(1,316

)

(207

)

1,305

 

(1,826

)

Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses on employee benefit plans

 

203

 

(809

)

551

 

(2,426

)

Total comprehensive income

 

$

29,557

 

$

5,021

 

$

83,553

 

$

36,215

 

 

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9. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

 

Litigation and Contingencies

 

The Company is subject to legal proceedings arising in the normal course of its operations.  Management does not anticipate that the disposition of such proceedings will have a material effect upon the Company’s financial statements.

 

Credit Card Holdback

 

Under Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.’s (Hawaiian’s) credit card processing agreements, certain proceeds from advance ticket sales are held back to serve as collateral to cover any possible chargebacks or other disputed charges that may occur.  These holdbacks, which are included in restricted cash in the Company’s unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaled $29.8 million at September 30, 2009.  The funds are interest-bearing and are subsequently made available to the Company when air travel is provided.  The agreement with Hawaiian’s largest credit card processor (Credit Card Agreement) also contains financial triggers which require, among other things, that Hawaiian maintain a minimum amount of unrestricted cash and short-term investments (Unrestricted Cash Trigger), and maintain certain levels of debt service coverage and operating income.  Under the terms of the Credit Card Agreement, the level of credit card holdback is subject to adjustment based on these specific financial triggers.

 

As of September 30, 2009, the holdback was at the contractual level of 25% of the applicable credit card air traffic liability.  If these specific financial triggers are not met in the future, the holdback could increase incrementally up to 100% of the applicable credit card air traffic liability, which would also cause an increase in the level of restricted cash.  If the Company is unable to obtain a waiver of, or otherwise mitigate the increase in restriction of cash, it could also cause a covenant violation under other debt or lease obligations and have a material adverse impact on the Company.

 

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect our current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance.  Such forward-looking statements include any expectations of operating expenses, deferred revenue, interest rates, income taxes, deferred tax assets or other financial items; statements regarding factors that may affect our operating results; estimates of fair value measurements; statements related to aircraft maintenance and repair costs and deposits and timing of maintenance activities; statements related to cash flow from operations and seasonality; estimates of required funding of and contributions of our defined benefit pension and disability plan; estimates of annual fuel expenses and measure of the effects of fuel prices on our business; potential dilution of our securities; statements regarding cost liability and deferred revenue estimates related to the frequent flyer program; statements related to our hedging program; statements concerning the impact of, and changes to, accounting principles, policies and estimates; statements related to markets for and interest earned on auction rate securities; statements regarding credit card holdback; potential violations under the Company’s debt or lease obligations; statements regarding our ability to comply with covenants under our financing arrangements; statements related to risk management, credit risks and air traffic liability; statements related to future U.S. and global economic conditions or performance; statements related to changes in our fleet plan; statements related to the effects of any litigation on our operations or business; statements as to other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements.

 

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·      economic volatility, including a continued decline in the U.S. and global economies;

 

·      the price and availability of aviation fuel;

 

·      competition in the transpacific, interisland and South Pacific/Australia/Asia markets;

 

·      the competitive advantages held by network carriers in the transpacific markets;

 

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·      reduced fares and the demand for transportation in the markets in which we operate;

 

·      our dependence on tourist travel;

 

·      the effects of seasonality and cyclicality;

 

·      the concentration of our business in Hawaii, and between Hawaii and the western United States;

 

·      our ability to implement our growth strategy and related cost reduction goals;

 

·      fluctuations of our share price (including as a result of bankruptcies in the airline industry);

 

·      our increasing dependence on technologies to operate our business;

 

·      our fleet concentration in Boeing 767 aircraft and out-of-production Boeing 717 aircraft;

 

·      our reliance on other companies for facilities and services;

 

·      our dependence on satisfactory labor relations and our ability to negotiate amendments to labor agreements which are currently amendable;

 

·      our ability to attract, motivate and retain key executives and other employees;

 

·      our substantial debt;

 

·      the effects of credit market conditions on our financial liquidity;

 

·      our long-term commitments with aircraft and engine manufacturers and eventual financing arrangements and implementation risks;

 

·      delays in scheduled aircraft deliveries or other loss of fleet capacity;

 

·      our ability to comply with financial covenants under certain of our financing and credit card agreements;

 

·      the impact of our substantial financial and operating leverage;

 

·      our substantial funding obligations under our defined benefit pension plans;

 

·      the potential impact of airline strategic combinations and consolidation within the airline industry;

 

·      consumer perceptions of our services compared to other airlines;

 

·      increased airport rent rates and landing fees at the airports within the State of Hawaii or elsewhere;

 

·      new state laws and regulations imposed by the State of Hawaii on the airline industry;

 

·      the effects of any hostilities or act of war (in the Middle East or elsewhere) or any terrorist attack;

 

·      government legislation and regulation, including the Aviation and Transportation Security Act and other similar regulations;

 

·      security-related costs and regulation;

 

·      the cost and availability of insurance, including aircraft insurance;

 

·      the impact of possible aircraft incidents; and

 

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·      the impact of an outbreak of diseases.

 

·      the impact of litigation, anticipated and unanticipated;

 

·      the impact of possible disruptions due to unpredictable weather and environmental concerns;

 

The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause our results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements also include those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed from time to time in our other public filings and public announcements, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.  All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us as of the date hereof.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this quarterly report.  The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

Our Company

 

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “Holdings,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a holding company incorporated in the State of Delaware. The Company’s primary asset is its sole ownership of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (“Hawaiian”).  Hawaiian was originally incorporated in January 1929 under the laws of the Territory of Hawaii and became the Company’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary pursuant to a corporate restructuring that was consummated in August 2002.  Hawaiian became a Delaware corporation and the Company’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary concurrent with its reorganization and reacquisition by the Company in June 2005.

 

Hawaiian is engaged primarily in the scheduled air transportation of passengers and cargo amongst the Hawaiian Islands (the interisland routes), between the Hawaiian Islands and certain cities in the Western United States (the transpacific routes), and between the Hawaiian Islands and the South Pacific, Australia and Asia (the South Pacific/Australia/Asia routes), collectively referred to as our Scheduled Operations.  In addition, Hawaiian also operates various charter flights.  Hawaiian is the largest airline headquartered in Hawaii and the thirteenth largest domestic airline in the United States based on revenue passenger miles reported by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration Bureau of Transportation Services as of June 2009.  At September 30, 2009, Hawaiian’s operating fleet consisted of 15 Boeing 717-200 aircraft for its interisland routes and 18 Boeing 767-300 aircraft for its transpacific, South Pacific/Australia/Asia and charter routes.  Based in Honolulu, Hawaiian had approximately 3,780 employees as of September 30, 2009.

 

General information about us is available at http://www.hawaiianair.com/about.  Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into, or otherwise to be regarded as part of, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q unless expressly noted.  Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments and exhibits to those reports, are available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC.

 

Third Quarter Highlights

 

·                  $30.7 million in net income or $0.58 net income per diluted share for the quarter

 

·                  Operating income of $23.7 million, compared to $27.3 million in the third quarter of 2008

 

·                  Operating cost per available seat mile (“ASM”) decreased by 12.3% from 12.81 cents during the third quarter of 2008 to 11.24 cents during the third quarter of 2009

 

·                  Ranked as the #1 carrier for on-time performance as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report for the months of July and August 2009

 

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Results of Operations

 

Statistical Data (unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months ended September 30,

 

Nine Months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(in thousands, except as otherwise indicated)

 

Scheduled Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue passengers flown

 

2,202

 

2,047

 

6,276

 

5,931

 

Revenue passenger miles (RPM)

 

2,128,100

 

1,956,141

 

6,138,994

 

5,920,614

 

Available seat miles (ASM)

 

2,506,148

 

2,435,564

 

7,332,898

 

7,097,910

 

Passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM)

 

10.74

¢

12.81

¢

10.64

¢

11.80

¢

Passenger load factor (RPM/ASM)

 

84.9

%

80.3

%

83.7

%

83.4

%

Passenger revenue per RPM (Yield)

 

12.65

¢

15.95

¢

12.71

¢

14.15

¢

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue per ASM

 

12.19

¢

13.92

¢

12.08

¢

12.80

¢

Operating cost per ASM (CASM)

 

11.24

¢

12.81

¢

10.84

¢

12.04

¢

Aircraft fuel expense per ASM

 

2.73

¢

5.38

¢

2.36

¢

4.85

¢

Litigation settlement per ASM

 

¢

¢

¢

(0.74

Revenue passengers flown

 

2,203

 

2,049

 

6,279

 

5,936

 

Revenue block hours operated (actual)

 

29,041

 

26,877

 

84,736

 

77,330

 

RPM

 

2,128,741

 

1,959,310

 

6,140,476

 

5,932,617

 

ASM

 

2,507,288

 

2,441,365

 

7,335,032

 

7,114,213

 

Gallons of jet fuel consumed

 

35,434

 

34,280

 

103,558

 

100,221

 

Average cost per gallon of jet fuel (actual) (a)

 

$1.93

 

$3.83

 

$1.67

 

$3.45

 

 


(a)           Includes applicable taxes and fees and realized gains and losses from settled SFAS No. 133 [ASC 815] hedges.

 

Three Months ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Three Months ended September 30, 2008

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2009, we recognized net income of $30.7 million on operating income of $23.7 million, compared to net income of $6.0 million and operating income of $27.3 million for the same three-month period in 2008.  The results for the three months ended September 30, 2009 reflects nonrecurring benefits to our income tax provision estimated at approximately $20.0 million.  The significant differences between income and expense items for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are discussed below.

 

Operating Revenue.  Operating revenue was $305.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, a 10.1% decrease compared to operating revenue of $339.9 million for the same three-month period in 2008 due to a decrease in passenger revenue, primarily resulting from decreased yields (Passenger revenue per Revenue Passenger Mile).  The decrease in our passenger revenue was partially offset by increases in our cargo and other revenue.  The detail of the change in passenger revenue is described in the table below.

 

 

 

Change in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scheduled

 

Change in

 

Change in

 

Change in

 

 

 

passenger revenue

 

Yield

 

RPM

 

ASM

 

 

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transpacific

 

$

 (16.5

)

(16.6

)%

9.2

%

2.1

%

Interisland

 

(20.2

)

(26.3

)

8.4

 

14.3

 

South Pacific/Australia/Asia

 

(6.1

)

(12.3

)

5.7

 

(0.7

)

Total scheduled

 

$

 (42.8

)

(20.7

)%

8.8

%

2.9

%

 

Cargo revenue increased by $5.6 million or 51.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2008, primarily due to an increase in baggage fees related to the implementation of incremental fees for passenger bags during 2008.

 

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Other operating revenue increased by $3.0 million or 17.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same three-month period in 2008, primarily due to additional marketing revenue resulting from increased rates on the sale of frequent flyer miles to program partners.

 

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses were $281.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, a $30.7 million decrease from operating expenses of $312.6 million for the comparable three-month period in 2008.  The decrease in our operating expenses was due to a 47.9% decrease in the cost of aircraft fuel, partially offset by a 55.0% increase in the cost of maintenance materials and repairs and other expense categories as discussed below.

 

 

 

 

 

Change from Three Months Ended
September 30, 2008

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2009

 

$$

 

%

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft fuel, including taxes and oil

 

$

68,427

 

$

(62,806

)

(47.9

)%

Wages and benefits

 

68,399

 

6,753

 

11.0

 

Aircraft rent

 

25,603

 

1,562

 

6.5

 

Maintenance materials and repairs

 

37,111

 

13,161

 

55.0

 

Aircraft and passenger servicing

 

15,340

 

1,481

 

10.7

 

Commissions and other selling

 

15,112

 

4,718

 

45.4

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

13,408

 

1,486

 

12.5

 

Other rentals and landing fees

 

12,074

 

1,604

 

15.3

 

Other

 

26,427

 

1,333

 

5.3

 

Total

 

$

281,901

 

$

(30,708

)

(9.8

)%

 

Aircraft Fuel

 

The decrease in aircraft fuel expense was substantially due to a 47.9% decrease in the cost of jet fuel.  The elements of the change are illustrated in the following table:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

 

Fuel gallons consumed

 

35,434

 

34,280

 

3.4

%

Raw price per gallon, inlcuding taxes and delivery

 

$

1.93

 

$

3.83

 

(49.6

)%

Aircraft fuel expense

 

$

68,427

 

$

131,233

 

(47.9

)%

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2009, our fuel derivatives were not designated for hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133 [ASC 815] and were marked to fair value.  As such, $3.3 million of net losses from our fuel hedging activities were not recorded as part of Aircraft fuel expense in operating activities, but rather as nonoperating income/expense.  Included in this amount are gains realized during the period of $0.7 million, a reversal of $2.2 million of unrealized gains recognized in prior periods for contracts which settled in the current period, and $1.8 million of unrealized losses recognized in the current period for derivative contracts settling in future periods.

 

We believe economic fuel expense is the best measure of the effect of fuel prices on our business as it most closely approximates the net cash outflow associated with the purchase of fuel for our operations in a period.  We define economic fuel expense as raw fuel expense plus (gains) losses realized through actual cash receipts/payments received from or paid to hedge counterparties for fuel hedge derivatives settled in the period.  Economic fuel expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 is calculated as follows:

 

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Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

 

Raw fuel expense

 

$

68,427

 

$

131,233

 

(47.9

)%

Realized (gains) losses on settlement of fuel derivative contracts

 

(682

)

498

 

NM

 

Economic fuel expense

 

$

67,745

 

$

131,731

 

(48.6

)%

Fuel gallons consumed

 

35,434

 

34,280

 

3.4

%

Economic fuel costs per gallon

 

$

1.91

 

$

3.84

 

(50.2

)%

 

See Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, for additional discussion of our jet fuel costs and related hedging program.

 

Other operating expense

 

Wages and benefits expense increased as a result of higher pension costs primarily due to a lower expected return on plan assets resulting from a lower market value of our plan assets as of December 31, 2008 compared to prior years.  The increase in maintenance materials and repairs expense was primarily due to higher engine overhaul expenses related to our Boeing 767 fleet, maintenance costs on life-limited parts replacements and higher utilization on our Boeing 717 aircraft.  The increase in Commissions and other selling expense was primarily due to a $5.0 million credit adjustment that was recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2008 as a result of a change in the frequent flyer award levels which took effect September 1, 2008, offset by a $1.3 million credit adjustment recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2009 resulting from the change in the expiration policy of the HawaiianMiles frequent flyer program as discussed in Note 1 of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

Nonoperating Income and Expense.  Nonoperating expense, net, was $6.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to nonoperating expense, net, of $12.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  The decrease of $5.9 million was due to a decrease in the net losses that we recognized on our fuel derivative instruments during the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008.

 

Income Taxes.  We recorded an income tax benefit of $13.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to income tax expense of $8.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  The tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2009 reflects the realization of nonrecurring tax benefits, which were primarily a result of adopting various tax return accounting policy changes.  We estimate the benefit of the nonrecurring tax benefits to be approximately $20.0 million.

 

Nine Months ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Nine Months ended September 30, 2008

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we recognized net income of $81.0 million on operating income of $91.4 million, compared to net income of $40.5 million on operating income of $53.8 million for the same nine-month period in 2008.  The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 reflects significant tax benefits in our income tax provision.  The significant differences between income and expense items for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are discussed below.

 

Operating Revenue.  Operating revenue was $886.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a 2.6% decrease from operating revenue of $910.3 million for the same nine-month period in 2008, driven mainly by a decrease in passenger revenue partially offset by increases in cargo and other revenue.  Passenger revenue decreased by $57.6 million primarily due to decreased yields (Passenger revenue per Revenue Passenger Mile).    The detail of changes in revenue is described in the table below.

 

 

 

Change in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scheduled

 

Change in

 

Change in

 

Change in

 

 

 

passenger revenue

 

Yield

 

RPM

 

ASM

 

 

 

(millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transpacific

 

$

(36.1

)

(7.7

)%

0.8

%

(0.9

)%

Interisland

 

(20.9

)

(16.0

)

9.3

 

18.8

 

South Pacific/Australia/Asia

 

(0.5

)

(5.5

)

26.5

 

21.7

 

Total scheduled

 

$

(57.6

)

(10.2

)%

3.7

%

3.3

%

 

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Cargo revenue increased by $18.9 million or 68.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same nine-month period in 2008 primarily due to an increase in baggage fees related to the implementation of incremental fees for passenger bags during 2008.

 

Other operating revenue increased by $14.6 million or 32.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable nine-month period in 2008, primarily due to additional marketing revenue resulting from increased rates on the sale of frequent flyer miles to program partners and an increase in ancillary and ground handling revenue.

 

Operating Expenses.  Operating expenses were $794.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a $61.7 million decrease from operating expenses of $856.6 million for the comparable nine-month period in 2008.  The decrease in our operating expenses is detailed below.

 

 

 

 

 

Change from Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2008

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009

 

$$

 

%

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft fuel, including taxes and oil

 

$

173,287

 

$

(172,359

)

(49.9

)%

Wages and benefits

 

202,636

 

18,731

 

10.2

 

Aircraft rent

 

77,837

 

6,661

 

9.4

 

Maintenance materials and repairs

 

94,091

 

10,806

 

13.0

 

Aircraft and passenger servicing

 

44,570

 

2,725

 

6.5

 

Commissions and other selling

 

48,827

 

2,117

 

4.5

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

39,185

 

3,489

 

9.8

 

Other rentals and landing fees

 

38,327

 

10,744

 

39.0

 

Litigation settlement

 

 

52,500

 

NM

 

Other

 

76,119

 

2,908

 

4.0

 

Total

 

$

794,879

 

$

(61,678

)

(7.2

)%

 

Aircraft Fuel

 

The decrease in aircraft fuel expense was due to a 51.5% decrease in the cost of jet fuel.  The elements of the change are illustrated in the following table:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

 

Fuel gallons consumed

 

103,558

 

100,221

 

3.3

%

Raw price per gallon, inlcuding taxes and delivery

 

$

1.67

 

$

3.45

 

(51.5

)%

Total raw fuel expense

 

$

173,287

 

$

346,030

 

(49.9

)%

Realized gains from settled SFAS 133 hedges

 

 

(384

)

(100.0

)%

Aircraft fuel expense

 

$

173,287

 

$

345,646

 

(49.9

)%

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our fuel derivatives were not designated for hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133 and were marked to fair value.  As such, $1.8 million of gains from our fuel hedging activities were not recorded as part of Aircraft fuel expense in operating activities, but rather as nonoperating income/expense.  Included in this amount are losses realized during the period of $10.5 million, a reversal of $11.6 million of unrealized losses recognized in prior periods for contracts which settled during the current period and $0.7 million of unrealized gains recognized in the current period for derivative contracts settling in future periods.

 

Economic fuel expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 is calculated as follows:

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

 

Raw fuel expense

 

$

173,287

 

$

346,030

 

(49.9

)%

Realized (gains) losses on settlement of fuel derivative contracts

 

10,494

 

(12,751

)

NM

 

Economic fuel expense

 

$

183,781

 

$

333,279

 

(44.9

)%

Fuel gallons consumed

 

103,558

 

100,221

 

3.3

%

Economic fuel costs per gallon

 

$

1.77

 

$

3.33

 

(46.6

)%

 

See Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, for additional discussion of our jet fuel costs and related hedging program.

 

Other operating expenses

 

Wages and benefits expense increased as a result of higher pension costs primarily due to a lower expected return on plan assets resulting from a lower market value of our plan assets as of December 31, 2008 compared to prior years.  The increase in aircraft rent expense was primarily the result of a charge resulting from a change in the amount we estimated to be recoverable with respect to certain deposits covering engine parts.  The increase in maintenance materials and repairs expense was primarily due to an increase in our power-by-the-hour expense on our Boeing 717 aircraft due to an increase in our interisland operations subsequent to the shutdown of Aloha Airlines and ATA Airlines in March 2008.  Other rentals and landing fees increased due to increased rates for landing fees and space rent at airports in Hawaii.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we received a $52.5 million cash settlement related to our litigation with Mesa Air Group, Inc.

 

Nonoperating Income and Expense.  Nonoperating expense, net, was $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to nonoperating expense, net, of $4.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  The increase of $2.8 million was primarily due to lower net gains recognized on our fuel derivative instruments during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the comparable period in 2008.

 

Income Taxes.  We recorded an income tax expense of $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to income tax expense of $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  The income tax expense recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 reflects the realization of nonrecurring tax benefits, which were primarily a result of adopting various tax accounting changes.  See Note 7 of the notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our liquidity is dependent on the operating results and cash flows of Hawaiian, along with our significant debt financings.  Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $302.9 million as of September 30, 2009, an increase of $97.0 million from December 31, 2008.  We also had restricted cash on those dates of $29.8 million and $28.0 million, respectively, which consisted almost entirely of cash held as collateral by entities that process our credit card sales transactions for advance ticket sales.  Substantially all of the cash held as collateral for credit card sales transactions earns interest for our benefit and is released to us when the related travel is provided to our passengers.  Hawaiian’s cash flow from operations is typically higher in the second and third quarters, while the first and fourth quarters traditionally reflect reduced travel demand except for specific periods around holidays and spring break.

 

Cash Flows

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $111.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $29.8 million compared to the same period in 2008.  The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in ticket sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 as well as the $52.5 million of cash received in May 2008 for the litigation settlement with Mesa Air Group, Inc.  These decreases were offset by aircraft fuel expense which was approximately 49.9% less during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $31.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $22.6 million for the same period in 2008.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we used $20.1 million of cash for purchases of property and equipment, including the purchase of two engines that we previously leased.  In addition, we made net purchases of $9.5 million of short-term investments.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, Hawaiian made $13.8 million of progress payments related to the purchase of Airbus aircraft, as well as progress payments on four spare Rolls Royce engines for the Airbus fleet.  In addition, $10.1 million of cash was used for purchases of property and equipment.

 

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Financing activities provided net cash of $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  We received a $24.1 million advance payment from our co-branded credit card partner for the forward sale of miles.  This was offset by $20 million of repayments on our long-term debt and capital lease obligations.  Financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 used net cash of approximately $1.6 million primarily related to repayments on our long-term debt and capital lease obligations, which were offset by $13.0 million of proceeds received upon exercise of certain warrants.

 

Forward Sale of Miles

 

On March 31, 2009, we entered into an agreement with our co-branded credit card partner (“Partner”) to amend our co-branded credit card agreement (“Amendment”).  Under the Amendment, the Partner purchases frequent flyer mileage credits to be earned by HawaiianMiles members for making purchases using a Hawaiian Airlines branded credit card issued by the Partner.  The Amendment provides for an increase in the rate per frequent flyer mile sold to the Partner effective January 1, 2009, as well as an advance payment to us of $24.1 million received in May 2009 for the forward sale of miles.  See further discussion in Note 5 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

Stock Repurchase Program

 

In March 2009, the Executive Committee of our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program under which we could purchase up to $7 million of our outstanding common stock.  On July 27, 2009, we announced the termination of the stock repurchase program.  The total shares repurchased under the program were 201,651, with an aggregate repurchase price of $0.8 million.  No shares were repurchased during the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

 

Covenants under our Financing Arrangements

 

The terms of our Term A and Term B credit facilities restrict our ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other payments on investments, consummate asset sales or similar transactions, create liens, merge or consolidate with any other person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.  The terms of the agreements contain covenants that require us to meet certain financial tests to avoid a default that might lead to early termination of the facilities.  These financial tests include maintaining a minimum amount of unrestricted cash and achieving certain levels of debt service coverage.  As of September 30, 2009, we were in compliance with these covenants.  If we are not able to comply with these covenants, our outstanding obligations under these facilities could be accelerated and become due and payable immediately.

 

Under our bank-issued credit card processing agreements, certain proceeds from advance ticket sales are held back to serve as collateral to cover any possible chargebacks or other disputed charges that may occur.  These holdbacks, which are included in restricted cash in our unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaled $29.8 million at September 30, 2009.  The funds are interest-bearing and are subsequently made available to us as air travel is provided.  The agreement with our largest credit card processor (“Credit Card Agreement”) also contains financial triggers which require, among other things, that we maintain a minimum amount of unrestricted cash and short-term investments (“Unrestricted Cash Trigger”), and maintain certain levels of debt service coverage and operating income.  Under the terms of the Credit Card Agreement, the level of credit card holdback is subject to adjustment based on these specific financial triggers.

 

As of September 30, 2009, the holdback was at the contractual level of 25% of the applicable credit card air traffic liability.  If these specific financial triggers are not met in the future, the holdback could incrementally increase to an amount up to 100% of the applicable credit card air traffic liability, which would also cause an increase in the level of restricted cash.  If we are unable to obtain a waiver of, or otherwise mitigate the increase in restriction of cash, it could also cause a covenant violation under other debt or lease obligations and have a material adverse impact on us.

 

Auction Rate Securities

 

At December 31, 2008, we had investments in tax-exempt municipal auction rate securities, which were included in long-term investments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  While we continue to earn interest on our auction rate security investments at the contractual rate, these investments are not currently auctioning on a regular basis and, therefore, do not currently have a readily available market or valuation.  Based on an assessment of fair value, and because we may not have the intent or ability to hold these investments until their eventual recovery or maturity, $7.8 million was recognized in nonoperating expenses as an other-than-temporary impairment as of December 31, 2008.  During the second quarter of 2009, we recorded a $1.7 million correction to the other-than-temporary impairment recorded at December 31, 2008 in nonoperating income.  As of September 30, 2009, we updated the discounted cash flow model used to determine the estimated fair value of our investment in auction rate securities.  The assumptions used in preparing the discounted cash flow model include estimates for interest rates, an illiquidity discount, timing and amount of cash flows, and a duration estimate for the underlying tax exempt bonds.  The discount rate assumption is based on the credit quality

 

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of the underlying investments and related insurance enhancements and a factor to further discount the investments for the illiquidity present in the market for these securities.  In July 2009, we received a mandatory redemption payment of $3.2 million.  As of September 30, 2009, the fair value of the remaining auction rate securities increased by $1.3 million from December 31, 2008 which is reflected in Accumulated other comprehensive income in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet.  We continue to believe that the market for these instruments may take in excess of twelve months to fully recover and as such continue to classify the remaining investments as long-term investments in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2009.

 

Pension and Postemployment Benefit Plan Funding

 

Hawaiian made contributions of $7.9 million and $10.5 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, to its defined benefit pension and disability plans.  Hawaiian has made its required contributions for 2009 and no other contributions are anticipated for the remainder of 2009.  Hawaiian estimates that it will be required to fund approximately $35.0 million to its defined benefit pension and disability plans in 2010; however, future funding requirements are dependent upon many factors such as interest rates, funded status, applicable regulatory requirements and the level and timing of asset returns.

 

Capital Purchases

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we purchased two Pratt and Whitney 4060-3 engines that were previously on lease to us.  In addition, we made several improvements to our IT infrastructure.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and/or conditions.

 

Critical accounting policies and estimates are defined as those accounting policies and accounting estimates that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties that potentially could result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions.  For a detailed discussion of the application of our critical accounting policies, see “Critical Accounting Policies” and Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Frequent flyer accounting

 

During the third quarter of 2009, we changed the terms of our HawaiianMiles frequent flyer program with respect to the expiration of frequent flyer miles.  Effective September 1, 2009, frequent flyer miles in HawaiianMiles accounts with no activity (frequent flyer miles earned or redeemed) for eighteen months automatically expire.  Prior to this change, frequent flyer miles automatically expired after thirty-six months of inactivity in the HawaiianMiles member’s account.  As a result of this change, we reduced our frequent flyer miles liability and recorded a one-time benefit of $1.3 million as a component of commissions and other selling expense.

 

The impact of this change on estimates of the program’s breakage used in estimating the incremental cost liability and certain deferred revenue estimates will be updated when sufficient history is available.

 

Aircraft maintenance and repair costs

 

Maintenance and repair costs for owned and leased flight equipment, including the overhaul of aircraft components, are charged to operating expenses as incurred. Engine overhaul costs covered by power-by-the-hour arrangements are paid and expensed as incurred, on the basis of hours flown per contract. Under the terms of our power-by-the-hour agreements, we pay a set dollar amount per engine hour flown on a monthly basis and the third-party vendor assumes the obligation to repair the engines at no additional cost to us, subject to certain specified exclusions.

 

Additionally, although our aircraft lease agreements specifically provide that we, as lessee, are responsible for maintenance of the leased aircraft, we do, under our existing aircraft lease agreements, pay maintenance reserves to aircraft lessors that are to be applied towards the cost of future maintenance events. These reserves are calculated based on a performance measure, such as flight hours, and are available for reimbursement to us upon the completion of the maintenance of the leased aircraft. If there are sufficient funds on deposit to reimburse us for the invoices initially paid by Hawaiian and then submitted to the lessor, they are reimbursed to us. However, reimbursements are limited to the available deposits associated with the specific maintenance activity for which we are requesting reimbursement. Under certain of our existing aircraft lease agreements, if there are excess amounts on deposit at the

 

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expiration of the lease, the lessor is entitled to retain any excess amounts; whereas at the expiration of certain other of our existing aircraft lease agreements any such excess amounts are returned to us, provided that we have fulfilled all of our obligations under the lease agreements. The maintenance reserves paid under our lease agreements do not transfer either the obligation to maintain the aircraft or the cost risk associated with the maintenance activities to the aircraft lessor. In addition, we maintain the right to select any third-party maintenance provider. Therefore, we record these amounts as a deposit on our balance sheet and then recognize maintenance expense when the underlying maintenance is performed, in accordance with our maintenance accounting policy.

 

In its June 12, 2008 meeting, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) issued EITF 08-03, “Accounting by Lessees for Maintenance Deposits under Lease Agreements” (EITF 08-03) [ASC 840-10] to provide additional guidance on accounting for maintenance deposits which became effective on January 1, 2009.  Upon adoption of EITF 08-03, we completed a forecast of maintenance costs for the next scheduled event on applicable leased aircraft and compared these estimates to our forecasted nonrefundable deposits, to identify costs not expected to be recoverable.  Any costs not expected to be recoverable are considered to be not “substantially and contractually related to maintenance of the leased asset” and we will bifurcate deposit payments and expense the proportionate share that is estimated to not be recoverable from existing and future nonrefundable deposits.  Prior to the adoption of the additional guidance in EITF 08-03, we were capitalizing our nonrefundable maintenance deposits up to the point where the asset that we recorded represented the estimated recoverable cost of the upcoming maintenance events, after which we would then expense all future maintenance deposits paid to the lessor.  In determining whether it is probable that maintenance deposits will be used to fund the cost of maintenance events, we conduct the following analysis:

 

·                  We evaluate the aircraft’s condition, including the airframe, the engines, the auxiliary power unit and the landing gear.

 

·                  We then project future usage of the aircraft during the term of the lease based on our business and fleet plan.

 

·                  We also estimate the cost and timing of performing all required maintenance during the lease term. These estimates are based on the experience of our maintenance personnel and industry available data, including historical fleet operating statistic reports published by the aircraft and engine manufacturers.

 

Upon completion of our analysis during the second quarter of 2009, we adopted EITF 08-03 as of January 1, 2009 and recorded a cumulative effect adjustment to reduce recorded maintenance deposits and increase accumulated deficit by $0.9 million.  The impact of adopting this EITF on future periods is not expected to be significant.

 

In connection with our review of nonrefundable maintenance deposits to apply EITF 08-03, we also changed the estimate of recoverability on certain deposits covering engine life limited parts, and recorded an additional charge to Aircraft rent expense of $3.8 million to adjust the balance of such deposits to reflect uncertainty on whether life limited parts replacements will occur prior to lease termination.  The impact of recording the change in estimate for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was a decrease of $3.8 million to net income or $0.07 per share.

 

Our assessment of the recoverability of our maintenance deposits is subject to change in the event that key estimates and assumptions supporting it change over time. Those key estimates and assumptions include our fleet plan and the projected total cost and, to a lesser extent, anticipated timing of the major maintenance activities covered by the maintenance reserves.

 

Based on current market conditions, we believe that further significant changes in our fleet plan are unlikely. Furthermore, based on historical trends and future projections, including those published by the manufacturers of our aircraft and engines, we believe it is unlikely that future maintenance costs for our aircraft will decline to such an extent that the maintenance deposits currently recorded on our unaudited consolidated balance sheets would not be used to fund the cost of future maintenance events and, therefore, not be recoverable.

 

Tax valuation allowance

 

We record a deferred tax asset valuation allowance under SFAS No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes” [ASC 740] when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized.  In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized.  The ultimate realization of our deferred tax assets is dependent upon our ability to generate future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible, or the future utilization of resulting net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards prior to expiration.  As of September 30, 2009, we have recognized a full valuation allowance of approximately $93.5 million on our net deferred tax asset position.  We review our tax valuation allowance on an annual basis or as events occur that may impact our valuation allowance, based on the current trends in the performance and operations of our business.  We will be performing our annual assessment regarding the appropriateness of our valuation allowance during the fourth quarter of 2009.

 

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ITEM 3.                                                     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

We are subject to certain market risks, including commodity price risk (i.e., jet fuel prices) and interest rate risk.  We have market-sensitive instruments in the form of variable rate debt instruments and financial derivative instruments used to hedge Hawaiian’s exposure to jet fuel price increases.  The adverse effects of potential changes in these market risks are discussed below.  The sensitivity analyses presented do not consider the effects that such adverse changes may have on overall economic activity nor do they consider additional actions we might undertake to mitigate our exposure to such changes.  Actual results may differ.

 

Aircraft Fuel Costs

 

Aircraft fuel costs constituted 22% and 40% of our operating expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Based on gallons expected to be consumed in 2009, we estimate that for every one-cent increase in the cost of jet fuel, our annual fuel expense would increase by approximately $1.4 million.

 

We use derivative contracts to manage our exposure to changes in the prices of jet fuel.  During 2009, our fuel hedge program has primarily consisted of crude oil caps (or call options) and collars (a combination of call options and put options of crude oil).  Crude oil caps are call option contracts that provide for a settlement in favor of the holder in the event that prices exceed a predetermined contractual level during a particular time period.  We have combined some of our call option contracts with put option contract sales to create “collars” whereby a settlement may occur in our favor in the event prices for the underlying commodity exceed a predetermined contractual level (the call option strike price) during a particular time period or a settlement may be required from us in favor of our counterparty in the event that prices of the commodity fall below a predetermined contractual level (the put option strike price).  Certain of these collar agreements have been entered into contemporaneously and set so that the call option premium and put option premium offset, creating a “costless collar.”

 

We have also established certain collars (“synthetic collars”) by executing call and put agreements separately and/or using different underlying commodities (i.e. crude oil call options and heating oil put options).  The aforementioned fuel derivative agreements were not designated as hedges under SFAS No. 133 [ASC 815].  As of September 30, 2009, the fair value of these fuel derivative agreements reflected an asset of $4.6 million and is reflected in prepaid expenses and other in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Our fuel derivative agreements as of October 16, 2009 are outlined in the table below:

 

Fuel Derivative Contract Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

Ceiling Price

 

 

 

Quarter’s

 

Weighted Average

 

Floor Price

 

 

 

Quarter’s

 

 

 

Ceiling Price

 

Range

 

Gallons

 

Consumption

 

Floor Price

 

Range

 

Gallons

 

Consumption

 

 

 

(Per Gallon)

 

(Per Gallon)

 

Hedged*

 

Hedged

 

(Per Gallon)

 

(Per Gallon)

 

Hedged*

 

Hedged

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

$

1.69

 

$1.97 –$1.20

 

16,968

 

54

%

$

1.08

 

$1.51 – $0.92

 

7,644

 

24

%

First Quarter 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

$

1.83

 

$2.03 – $1.60

 

12,222

 

39

%

$

1.21

 

$1.53 – $0.96

 

4,410

 

14

%

Second Quarter 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

$

1.95

 

$2.11 –$1.73

 

7,392

 

23

%

$

1.48

 

$1.54 – $1.42

 

1,134

 

4

%

Third Quarter 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

$

2.01

 

$2.13 –$1.92

 

2,394

 

8

%

$

1.54

 

$1.55 – $1.53

 

504

 

2

%

 


*      in thousands

 

We expect to continue our program of hedging some of our future fuel consumption with a combination of futures contracts, swaps, caps, collars and synthetic collars.

 

We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.  We are exposed to credit risks in the event our crude oil cap counterparties fail to meet their obligations; however, we do not expect these counterparties to fail to meet their obligations.

 

Interest Rates

 

Our results of operations are affected by fluctuations in interest rates due to our variable-rate debt and interest income earned on our cash deposits and short-term investments.  Our debt agreements include the Term A credit facility, Term B credit facility and the Boeing 767-300ER financing agreements, the terms of which are discussed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.  In addition, during the second quarter of 2009, we

 

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received an advance payment of $24.1 million through the execution of an amendment of our agreement with our co-branded credit card partner which we recognized as debt in accordance with EITF 88-18 “Sales of Future Revenue” [ASC 470-10] for the forward sale of miles.  See Note 5 of the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

 

At September 30, 2009, we had $132.2 million of fixed rate debt including aircraft capital lease obligations of $45.6 million and non-aircraft capital lease obligations of $86.6 million.  At September 30, 2009, we had $129.4 million of variable rate debt indexed to the following interest rates:

 

Index

 

Rate

 

One-month LIBOR

 

0.25

%

Wells Fargo Bank Prime Rate

 

3.25

%

 

Changes in market interest rates have a direct and corresponding effect on our pre-tax earnings and cash flows associated with our floating rate debt and interest-bearing cash accounts and short-term investments.  However, based on the balances of our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, long-term investments and variable rate debt as of September 30, 2009, a change in interest rates would not have a material impact on our results of operations because the level of our variable rate interest-bearing cash deposits and investments approximate the level of our variable-rate liabilities.  Should that relationship change in the future, our exposure to changes in interest rate fluctuations would likely increase.

 

Market risk for fixed rate long-term debt and capitalized lease obligations is estimated as the potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10 percent decrease in interest rates, and amounted to approximately $3.2 million as of September 30, 2009.

 

ITEM 4.                                                     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(3) and 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).  Based on that evaluation, our management, including our CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2009 to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  While our disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the appropriate information will be available on a timely basis, this assurance is subject to limitations inherent in any control system, no matter how well it may be designed or administered.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                                                     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

We are not a party to any litigation that is expected to have a significant effect on our operations or business.

 

ITEM 1A.                                            RISK FACTORS.

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A., Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

 

ITEM 2.                                                     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

On July 27, 2009, the Company announced that the Board of Directors determined to terminate the Company’s previously announced stock repurchase program.  The total shares repurchased under the program were 201,651, with an aggregate repurchase price of $0.8 million.  No shares were repurchased during the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

 

ITEM 3.                                                     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

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ITEM 4.                                                     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

None

 

ITEM 5.                                                     OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

ITEM 6.                                                     EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 22, 2009

By

/s/ Peter R. Ingram

 

 

Peter R. Ingram

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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