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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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Delaware
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20-4191157_________
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporated or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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7001 Tower Road, Denver, CO
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80249_
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Page
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets at June 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009
(unaudited)
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1
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three months ended June 30,
2009 and 2008
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2
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended June 30,
2009 and 2008
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3
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Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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5
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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26
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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47
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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47
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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47
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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48
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June
30,
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March
31,
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2009
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2009
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 69,401 | $ | 71,793 | ||||
Restricted
cash and investments (note 7)
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161,042 | 134,359 | ||||||
Receivables,
net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,371 and $1,380 at June 30,
2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively
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37,473 | 40,469 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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19,946 | 19,474 | ||||||
Inventories,
net of allowance of $589 and $534 at June 30, 2009 and March 31,
2009, respectively
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13,387 | 12,464 | ||||||
Other
assets
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639 | 1,463 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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301,888 | 280,022 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net (note 9)
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571,048 | 610,434 | ||||||
Security
and other deposits
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27,097 | 25,420 | ||||||
Prepaid
maintenance payments
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131,326 | – | ||||||
Aircraft
pre-delivery payments
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7,835 | 6,466 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
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2,987 | 2,987 | ||||||
Deferred
loan fees and other assets
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10,031 | 4,270 | ||||||
Total
Assets
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$ | 1,052,212 | $ | 929,599 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity
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Liabilities
not subject to compromise:
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 41,440 | $ | 44,890 | ||||
Air
traffic liability
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159,682 | 145,156 | ||||||
Other
accrued expenses (note 11)
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50,879 | 54,227 | ||||||
Short-term
borrowings
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3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
Debtor-in-possession
loan (note 12)
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40,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue and other liabilities (note 10)
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14,070 | 15,759 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities not subject to compromise
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309,071 | 293,032 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue and other liabilities (note 10)
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18,051 | 18,833 | ||||||
Other
note payable (note 12)
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3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
Total
liabilities not subject to compromise
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330,122 | 314,865 | ||||||
Liabilities
subject to compromise (note 5)
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682,300 | 708,661 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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1,012,422 | 1,023,526 | ||||||
Stockholders' equity
(deficit):
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Preferred
stock, no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; none
issued
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– | – | ||||||
Common
stock, no par value, stated value of $.001 per share, authorized
100,000,000 shares; 36,945,744 and 36,945,744 shares issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009,
respectively
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37 | 37 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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197,328 | 197,102 | ||||||
Retained
deficit (notes 3 and 13)
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(157,575 | ) | (291,066 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity (deficit)
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39,790 | (93,927 | ) | |||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
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$ | 1,052,212 | $ | 929,599 |
Three
Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2009
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2008
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Revenues:
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Passenger
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$ | 253,524 | $ | 349,091 | ||||
Cargo
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1,457 | 1,699 | ||||||
Other
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20,628 | 9,697 | ||||||
Total
revenues
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275,609 | 360,487 | ||||||
Operating
expenses:
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Flight
operations
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39,284 | 46,465 | ||||||
Aircraft
fuel
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69,124 | 174,389 | ||||||
Aircraft
lease
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28,070 | 29,524 | ||||||
Aircraft
and traffic servicing
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43,331 | 46,422 | ||||||
Maintenance
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14,424 | 29,736 | ||||||
Promotion
and sales
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27,655 | 32,889 | ||||||
General
and administrative
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15,065 | 12,832 | ||||||
Operating
expenses - regional partners
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– | 26,650 | ||||||
Employee
separation and other charges
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– | 574 | ||||||
Loss
(gains) on sales of assets, net
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69 | (8,833 | ) | |||||
Depreciation
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9,266 | 11,327 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
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246,288 | 401,975 | ||||||
Operating
income (loss)
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29,321 | (41,488 | ) | |||||
Nonoperating
income (expense):
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Interest
income
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249 | 1,291 | ||||||
Interest
expense (contractual interest expense was $6,231 and $8,318 for the
periods ending June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively) (note
12)
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(5,082 | ) | (7,294 | ) | ||||
Loss
from early extinguishment of debt
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(185 | ) | (239 | ) | ||||
Other,
net
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155 | (1,422 | ) | |||||
Total
nonoperating expense, net
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(4,863 | ) | (7,664 | ) | ||||
Income
(loss) before reorganization items and income tax expense
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24,458 | (49,152 | ) | |||||
Reorganization
expenses (note 4)
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14,946 | 45,548 | ||||||
Income
(loss) before income tax expense
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9,512 | (94,700 | ) | |||||
Income
tax expense
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532 | – | ||||||
Net
income (loss)
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$ | 8,980 | $ | (94,700 | ) | |||
Income
(loss) per share (note 15):
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Basic
and diluted
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$ | 0.24 | $ | (2.56 | ) | |||
Weighted
average shares of common stock outstanding:
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Basic
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36,946 | 36,946 | ||||||
Diluted
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37,299 | 36,946 |
Three
Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income (loss)
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$ | 8,980 | $ | (94,700 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash and cash equivalents provided
by operating activities prior to reorganization items:
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Compensation
expense under long-term incentive plans and employee stock ownership
plans
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226 | 563 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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9,924 | 11,536 | ||||||
Provisions
recorded on inventories and assets beyond economic
repair
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292 | 395 | ||||||
Loss
(gains) on disposal of equipment and other, net
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69 | (8,833 | ) | |||||
Mark
to market gains on derivative contracts
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(1,455 | ) | (7,352 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
received from settlement of derivative contracts
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– | 23,151 | ||||||
Loss
on early extinguishment of debt
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185 | 239 | ||||||
Unrealized
loss on short-term investments
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– | 1,320 | ||||||
Reorganization
items
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14,946 | 45,548 | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Restricted
cash and investments
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(26,683 | ) | (41,384 | ) | ||||
Receivables
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2,997 | 624 | ||||||
Deposits
on fuel hedges and other deposits
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(2,900 | ) | (800 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
maintenance payments
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(6,815 | ) | – | |||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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(472 | ) | (2,852 | ) | ||||
Inventories
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(977 | ) | (1,453 | ) | ||||
Other
assets
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(14 | ) | (146 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
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(2,920 | ) | 14,271 | |||||
Air
traffic liability
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14,526 | 10,886 | ||||||
Other
accrued expenses
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(5,182 | ) | (14,422 | ) | ||||
Deferred
revenue and other liabilities
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(2,471 | ) | (773 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided (used) by operating activities before
reorganization
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2,256 | (64,182 | ) | |||||
Cash
flows from reorganization activities:
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Net
cash used by reorganization activities
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(4,014 | ) | (3,871 | ) | ||||
Total
net cash used by operating activities
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(1,758 | ) | (68,053 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Aircraft
lease and purchase deposits made
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(3,130 | ) | (1,247 | ) | ||||
Aircraft
lease and purchase deposits returned
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92 | – | ||||||
Proceeds
from the sale of property and equipment and assets held for
sale
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108 | 59,304 | ||||||
Capital
expenditures
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(1,209 | ) | (4,949 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from the sales of aircraft – reorganization
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19,996 | – | ||||||
Net
cash provided by investing activities
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15,857 | 53,108 |
Three Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from debtor-in-possession loan (post-petition)
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10,000 | – | ||||||
Extinguishment
of long-term borrowings
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– | (33,754 | ) | |||||
Principal
payments on long-term borrowings
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(6,135 | ) | (12,741 | ) | ||||
Payment
of financing fees
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(1,485 | ) | (83 | ) | ||||
Extinguishment
of long-term borrowings – reorganization item
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(18,871 | ) | – | |||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
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(16,491 | ) | (46,578 | ) | ||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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(2,392 | ) | (61,523 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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71,793 | 120,837 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ | 69,401 | $ | 59,314 |
1.
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Chapter
11 Reorganization
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2.
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Basis
of Presentation and Nature of
Business
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3.
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New
Accounting Standards
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4.
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Reorganization
Items
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SOP
90-7 requires separate disclosure of reorganization items such as realized
gains and losses from the settlement of pre-petition liabilities,
provisions for losses resulting from the reorganization and restructuring
of the business, as well as professional fees directly related to the
process of reorganizing the Debtors under Chapter 11. The Debtors’
reorganization items consist of the
following:
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Three Months
Ended June 30,
2009
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Three Months
Ended June 30,
2008
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(In
thousands)
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Professional
fees directly related to reorganization (a)
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$ | 4,366 | $ | 7,361 | ||||
Loss
on the sale of aircraft (b)
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11,031 | – | ||||||
Gains
on contract terminations cure payment reductions, net
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(451 | ) | – | |||||
Write-off
of remaining unamortized debt discount (see note 3)
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– | 36,961 | ||||||
Other,
net (c)
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– | 1,226 | ||||||
Total
loss on reorganization items
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$ | 14,946 | $ | 45,548 |
5.
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Liabilities
Subject to Compromise
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June 30, 2009
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March 31, 2009
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(In
thousands)
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Accounts
payable and other accrued expenses
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$ | 52,309 | $ | 53,485 | ||||
Unsecured
allowed claims under Section 365
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180,718 | 180,718 | ||||||
Accrued
interest on LSTC
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2,953 | 3,131 | ||||||
Secured
debt (note 12)
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354,320 | 379,327 | ||||||
Unsecured
convertible notes (note 12)
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92,000 | 92,000 | ||||||
Total
liabilities subject to compromise
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$ | 682,300 | $ | 708,661 |
6.
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Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
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Level 1
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quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities;
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Level 2
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quoted
prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs
that are observable for the asset or liability; or
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Level 3
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unobservable
inputs, such as discounted cash flow models or
valuations.
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 69,401 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 69,401 | ||||||||
Restricted
cash and investments
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161,042 | – | – | 161,042 | ||||||||||||
Aircraft
fuel derivatives
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– | 5,155 | – | 5,155 | ||||||||||||
$ | 230,443 | $ | 5,155 | $ | – | $ | 235,598 |
7.
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Restricted
cash and investments
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June 30,
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March 31,
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2009
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2009
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(In
thousands)
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Funds
held for holdback of customer sales
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$ | 154,573 | $ | 129,404 | ||||
Funds
held for cash supported letters of credit and deposits on charter
flights
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6,469 | 4,955 | ||||||
$ | 161,042 | $ | 134,359 |
8.
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Equity
Based Compensation Plans
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9.
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Property
and Equipment, Net
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June
30,
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March
31,
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2009
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2009
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(In
thousands)
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Aircraft,
spare aircraft parts, and improvements to leased aircraft
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$ | 637,756 | $ | 667,157 | ||||
Ground
property, equipment and leasehold improvements
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57,567 | 56,328 | ||||||
Computer
software
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20,221 | 19,354 | ||||||
Construction
in progress
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2,502 | 4,193 | ||||||
718,046 | 747,032 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
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(146,998 | ) | (136,598 | ) | ||||
Property
and equipment, net
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$ | 571,048 | $ | 610,434 |
10.
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Deferred
Revenue and Other Liabilities
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June
30,
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March
31,
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2009
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2009
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(In
thousands)
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Deferred
revenue primarily related to co-branded credit card
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$ | 19,148 | $ | 21,257 | ||||
Deferred
rent
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12,457 | 12,799 | ||||||
Other
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516 | 536 | ||||||
Total
deferred revenue and other liabilities
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32,121 | 34,592 | ||||||
Less
current portion
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(14,070 | ) | (15,759 | ) | ||||
$ | 18,051 | $ | 18,833 |
11.
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Other
Accrued Expenses Not Subject to
Compromise
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June
30,
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March
31,
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2009
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2009
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(In
thousands)
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Accrued
salaries and benefits
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$ | 30,368 | $ | 29,906 | ||||
Federal
excise and other passenger taxes payable
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18,167 | 20,100 | ||||||
Property
and income taxes payable
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68 | 304 | ||||||
Other
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2,276 | 3,917 | ||||||
$ | 50,879 | $ | 54,227 |
12.
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Secured
and Unsecured Borrowings
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June
30,
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March
31,
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2009
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2009
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(In
thousands)
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Unsecured:
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Convertible
Notes, fixed interest rate of 5.0% (a)
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$ | 92,000 | $ | 92,000 | ||||
Secured:
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Aircraft
Notes, secured by aircraft:
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Aircraft
notes payable, fixed interest rates with a 6.75% weighted average interest
rate at June 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009 (b)
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45,322 | 46,002 | ||||||
Aircraft
notes payable, variable interest rates based on LIBOR plus a margin, for
an overall weighted average rate of 2.68% and 3.42% at June 30, 2009 and
March 31, 2009, respectively (c)
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306,469 | 330,620 | ||||||
Aircraft
junior note payable, variable interest rate based on LIBOR plus a margin,
with a rate of 4.88% at June 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009
(d)
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2,529 | 2,705 | ||||||
Total
secured debt
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$ | 354,320 | $ | 379,327 | ||||
Borrowings
not subject to compromise:
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Credit
Facility, secured by eligible aircraft parts (e)
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$ | 3,000 | $ | 3,000 | ||||
Debtor-in-Possession
loan (f)
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40,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
Other
note payable (g)
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3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
Total
borrowings not subject to compromise
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$ | 46,000 | $ | 36,000 | ||||
Total
Borrowings
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$ | 492,320 | $ | 507,327 |
(a)
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Convertible
Notes and Contractual Interest
Expense
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(b)
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Secured Aircraft Notes payable –
fixed interest rates
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(c)
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Secured Aircraft Notes payable –
variable interest rates
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(d)
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Junior
Secured Aircraft Notes payable – variable interest
rates
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(e)
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Credit
Facility
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(f)
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Debtor-in-Possession
(“DIP”) Financing – Post-Petition
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(g)
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Other
Note Payable
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13.
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Equity
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Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
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June
30,
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June
30,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
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(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss)
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$ | 8,980 | $ | (94,700 | ) | |||
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
|
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Reclassification
of previously recognized unrealized losses now deemed other than
temporary
|
– | 299 | ||||||
Total
comprehensive income (loss)
|
$ | 8,980 | $ | (94,401 | ) |
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Retained
Deficit
|
June
30,
|
||||
2009
|
||||
Retained
deficit – April 1, 2009 as reported
|
$ | (291,066 | ) | |
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle
|
124,511 | |||
Retained
deficit – April 1, 2009 as revised
|
(166,555 | ) | ||
Net
income
|
8,980 | |||
Retained
deficit – June 30, 2009
|
$ | (157,575 | ) |
14.
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Fuel
Hedging Transactions
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Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
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2009
|
2008
|
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(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Aircraft
fuel expense – mainline and Lynx Aviation
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$ | 69,124 | $ | 174,389 | ||||
Aircraft
fuel expense – included in regional partners
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– | 11,633 | ||||||
Total
system-wide fuel expense
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$ | 69,124 | 186,022 | |||||
Changes
in fair value and settlement of fuel hedge contracts
|
1,455 | 7,352 | ||||||
Total
raw aircraft fuel expense
|
$ | 70,579 | $ | 193,374 |
15.
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Earnings
(Loss) Per Share
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Three
months ended
|
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June
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Numerator:
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss) as reported
|
$ | 8,980 | $ | (94,700 | ) | |||
Denominator:
|
||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding, basic
|
36,946 | 36,946 | ||||||
Effects
of dilutive securities:
|
||||||||
Employee
stock awards
|
353 | – | ||||||
Adjusted
weighted average shares outstanding, diluted
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37,299 | 36,946 | ||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share, basic
|
$ | 0.24 | $ | (2.56 | ) | |||
Earnings
(loss) per share, diluted
|
$ | 0.24 | $ | (2.56 | ) |
16.
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Operating
Segment Information
|
Three
months ended
|
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June
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
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(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Operating
revenues:
|
||||||||
Mainline
– passenger and other (1)
|
$ | 258,586 | $ | 325,046 | ||||
Regional
Partners – passenger
|
– | 17,465 | ||||||
Lynx
Aviation – passenger
|
17,023 | 17,976 | ||||||
Consolidated
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$ | 275,609 | $ | 360,487 | ||||
Operating
income (loss):
|
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Mainline
(2)
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$ | 34,204 | $ | (26,487 | ) | |||
Regional
Partner
|
– | (9,185 | ) | |||||
Lynx
Aviation (3)
|
(4,883 | ) | (5,816 | ) | ||||
Consolidated
|
$ | 29,321 | $ | (41,488 | ) |
June
30,
|
March
31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2009
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Total
assets at end of period:
|
||||||||
Mainline
|
$ | 930,410 | $ | 809,643 | ||||
Lynx
Aviation
|
113,269 | 111,424 | ||||||
Other
(4)
|
8,533 | 8,532 | ||||||
Consolidated
|
$ | 1,052,212 | $ | 929,599 |
(1)
|
Other
revenues included in Mainline revenues consist primarily of cargo
revenues, the marketing component of revenues earned under a co-branded
credit card agreement and auxiliary
services.
|
(2)
|
Mainline
operating income (loss) includes realized and non-cash mark-to-market
adjustments on fuel hedges, gains on sales of assets, net and
employee separation costs and other
charges.
|
(3)
|
Lynx
Aviation operating costs consisted solely of start-up costs prior to
December 7, 2007.
|
(4)
|
All
amounts are net of intercompany balances, which are eliminated in
consolidation.
|
17.
|
Income
Taxes
|
18.
|
Subsequent
Events
|
Non-GAAP reconciliation of net income excluding
certain items:
|
||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
Three
months ended
|
Three
months ended
|
||||||
June
30, 2009
|
June
30, 2008
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss) as reported
|
$ | 8,980 | $ | (94,700 | ) | |||
Reorganization
expenses
|
14,946 | 45,548 | ||||||
Net
income excluding reorganization items
|
23,926 | (49,152 | ) | |||||
Less: non-cash
mark-to-market fuel hedge (gain) loss
|
(1,455 | ) | 15,576 | |||||
Plus: loss
on early extinguishment of debt
|
185 | 239 | ||||||
Plus: loss
on the sale of assets
|
69 | (8,833 | ) | |||||
Plus: exit
cost
|
– | 574 | ||||||
Net
income (loss) excluding special items
|
$ | 22,725 | $ | (41,596 | ) | |||
Revenue
|
$ | 275,609 | $ | 360,487 | ||||
Total
margin excluding special items
|
8.2 | % | (11.5 | )% |
Non-GAAP reconciliation of operating profit (loss)
excluding certain items:
|
||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
Three
months ended
|
Three
months ended
|
||||||
June
30, 2009
|
June
30, 2008
|
|||||||
Operating
income (loss) as reported
|
$ | 29,321 | $ | (41,488 | ) | |||
Less: non-cash
mark-to-market fuel hedge (gains) loss
|
(1,455 | ) | 15,576 | |||||
Plus: loss
on the sale of assets
|
69 | (8,833 | ) | |||||
Plus: exit
cost
|
– | 574 | ||||||
Operating
income (loss) excluding special items
|
$ | 27,935 | $ | (34,171 | ) | |||
Revenue
|
$ | 275,609 | $ | 360,487 | ||||
Operating
margin, excluding special items
|
10.1 | % | (9.5 | )% |
Non-GAAP reconciliation of CASM excluding certain
items:
|
||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
Three
months ended
|
Three
months ended
|
||||||
June
30, 2009
|
June
30, 2008
|
|||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
$ | 246,288 | $ | 401,975 | ||||
Less: gain
(loss) on the sale of assets
|
(69 | ) | 8,833 | |||||
Less: exit
cost
|
– | (574 | ) | |||||
Less: operating
expenses for Lynx Aviation (including fuel)
|
(21,906 | ) | (23,792 | ) | ||||
Less: operating
expenses for Republic (including fuel)
|
– | (26,650 | ) | |||||
Less: mainline
fuel expense
|
(64,887 | ) | (166,370 | ) | ||||
Operating
expenses excluding fuel & regional jet operations
|
$ | 159,426 | $ | 193,422 | ||||
ASM's
(000's)
|
2,697,871 | 3,184,290 | ||||||
Mainline
CASM (¢)
|
8.32 | ¢ | 11.04 | ¢ | ||||
Mainline
CASM excluding special items and fuel (¢)
|
5.91 | ¢ | 6.07 | ¢ |
Year Ended
March 31,
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
June 30, 2009 to
June 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||||
2009
|
2009
|
2008
|
% Change
|
|||||||||||||
Selected
Operating Data – Mainline:
|
||||||||||||||||
Passenger
revenue (000s) (1)
|
$ | 1,131,417 | $ | 236,500 | $ | 313,650 | (24.6 | )% | ||||||||
Revenue
passengers carried (000s)
|
10,261 | 2,498 | 2,830 | (11.7 | )% | |||||||||||
Revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) (000s) (2)
|
9,342,400 | 2,252,782 | 2,662,619 | (15.4 | )% | |||||||||||
Available
seat miles (ASMs) (000s) (3)
|
11,472,976 | 2,697,871 | 3,184,290 | (15.3 | )% | |||||||||||
Passenger
load factor (4)
|
81.4 | % | 83.5 | % | 83.6 | % |
(0.1
|
) pts | ||||||||
Block
hours (5)
|
237,015 | 55,049 | 66,102 | (16.7 | )% | |||||||||||
Departures
|
97,868 | 23,130 | 26,411 | (12.4 | )% | |||||||||||
Average
seats per departure
|
132.5 | 134.1 | 132.1 | 1.5 | % | |||||||||||
Average
stage length
|
885 | 870 | 913 | (4.7 | )% | |||||||||||
Average
length of haul
|
910 | 902 | 941 | (4.1 | )% | |||||||||||
Average
daily block hour utilization (6)
|
11.6 | 11.9 | 11.9 | – | ||||||||||||
Passenger
yield per RPM (cents) (7)
|
12.01 | 10.48 | 11.65 | (10.0 | )% | |||||||||||
Total
yield per RPM (cents) (8), (9)
|
12.79 | 11.48 | 12.21 | (6.0 | )% | |||||||||||
Passenger
yield per ASM (RASM) (cents) (10)
|
9.78 | 8.75 | 9.74 | (10.2 | )% | |||||||||||
Total
yield per ASM (cents) (11)
|
10.42 | 9.58 | 10.21 | (6.2 | )% | |||||||||||
Cost
per ASM (cents) (CASM)
|
10.33 | 8.32 | 11.04 | (24.6 | )% | |||||||||||
Fuel
expense per ASM (cents)
|
4.40 | 2.41 | 5.22 | (53.8 | )% | |||||||||||
Cost
per ASM excluding fuel (cents) (12)
|
5.93 | 5.91 | 5.82 | 1.7 | % | |||||||||||
Average
fare (13)
|
$ | 98.66 | $ | 84.27 | $ | 99.21 | (15.1 | )% | ||||||||
Average
aircraft in service
|
56.0 | 51.0 | 60.9 | (16.3 | )% | |||||||||||
Aircraft
in service at end of period
|
51 | 51 | 60 | (15.0 | )% | |||||||||||
Average
age of aircraft at end of period (years)
|
4.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 24.4 | % | |||||||||||
Average
fuel cost per gallon
|
$ | 3.11 | $ | 1.70 | $ | 3.68 | (53.8 | )% | ||||||||
Fuel
gallons consumed (000's)
|
162,367 | 38,159 | 45,219 | (15.6 | )% |
Year Ended
March 31,
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
June 30, 2009 to
June 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||||
2009
|
2009
|
2008
|
% Change
|
|||||||||||||
Selected
Operating Data – Lynx Aviation:
|
||||||||||||||||
Passenger
revenue (000s) (1)
|
$ | 76,988 | $ | 17,023 | $ | 17,976 | (5.3 | )% | ||||||||
Revenue
passengers carried (000s)
|
995 | 265 | 235 | 12.8 | % | |||||||||||
Revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) (000s) (2)
|
347,544 | 90,279 | 82,124 | 9.9 | % | |||||||||||
Available
seat miles (ASMs) (000s) (3)
|
575,007 | 148,287 | 132,708 | 11.7 | % | |||||||||||
Passenger
load factor (4)
|
60.4 | % | 60.9 | % | 61.9 | % |
(1.0
|
) pts | ||||||||
Block
hours (5)
|
33,111 | 8,694 | 7,405 | 17.4 | % | |||||||||||
Departures
|
23,785 | 6,161 | 5,396 | 14.2 | % | |||||||||||
Average
stage length
|
327 | 325 | 332 | (2.1 | )% | |||||||||||
Passenger
yield per RPM (cents) (7)
|
22.15 | 18.86 | 21.89 | (13.8 | )% | |||||||||||
Passenger
yield per ASM (cents) (10)
|
13.39 | 11.48 | 13.55 | (15.3 | )% | |||||||||||
Cost
per ASM (cents) (CASM)
|
16.46 | 14.77 | 17.93 | (17.6 | )% | |||||||||||
Average
fare
|
$ | 77.39 | $ | 64.26 | $ | 76.44 | (15.9 | )% | ||||||||
Aircraft
in service at end of period
|
10 | 10 | 10 | – |
Year Ended
March 31,
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
June 30, 2009 to
June 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
2009
|
2008
|
% Change
|
|||||||||||
Selected
Operating Data – Regional Partner:
|
||||||||||||||
Passenger
revenue (000s) (1)
|
$ | 17,465 | – | $ | 17,465 |
NA
|
||||||||
Revenue
passengers carried (000s)
|
188 | – | 188 |
NA
|
||||||||||
Revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) (000s) (2)
|
135,857 | – | 135,857 |
NA
|
||||||||||
Available
seat miles (ASMs) (000s) (3)
|
167,756 | – | 167,756 |
NA
|
||||||||||
Passenger
load factor (4)
|
81.0 | % | – | 81.0 | % |
NA
|
||||||||
Passenger
yield per RPM (cents) (7)
|
12.86 | – | 12.86 |
NA
|
||||||||||
Passenger
yield per ASM (cents) (10)
|
10.41 | – | 10.41 |
NA
|
||||||||||
Cost
per ASM (cents) (CASM)
|
15.89 | – | 15.89 |
NA
|
||||||||||
Average
fare
|
$ | 92.85 | – | $ | 92.85 |
NA
|
||||||||
Aircraft
in service at end of period
|
– | – | – |
NA
|
Year Ended
March 31,
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
June 30, 2009 to
June 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||||
2009
|
2009
|
2008
|
% Change
|
|||||||||||||
Selected
Operating Data – Combined:
|
||||||||||||||||
Passenger
revenue (000s) (1)
|
$ | 1,225,870 | $ | 253,523 | $ | 349,091 | (27.4 | )% | ||||||||
Revenue
passengers carried (000s)
|
11,444 | 2,763 | 3,253 | (15.1 | )% | |||||||||||
Revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) (000s) (2)
|
9,825,801 | 2,343,061 | 2,880,600 | (18.7 | )% | |||||||||||
Available
seat miles (ASMs) (000s) (3)
|
12,215,739 | 2,846,158 | 3,484,754 | (18.3 | )% | |||||||||||
Passenger
load factor (4)
|
80.4 | % | 82.3 | % | 82.7 | % |
(0.4
|
) pts | ||||||||
Passenger
yield per RPM (cents) (7)
|
12.38 | 10.80 | 12.00 | (10.0 | )% | |||||||||||
Total
yield per RPM (cents) (8), (9)
|
13.12 | 11.76 | 12.51 | (6.0 | )% | |||||||||||
Yield
per ASM (cents) (10)
|
9.96 | 8.89 | 9.92 | (10.4 | )% | |||||||||||
Total
yield per ASM (cents) (11)
|
10.56 | 9.68 | 10.34 | (6.4 | )% | |||||||||||
Cost
per ASM (cents)
|
10.69 | 8.65 | 11.54 | (25.0 | )% |
(1)
|
“Passenger
revenue” includes revenues for reduced rate stand-by passengers, charter
revenues, administrative fees, and revenue recognized for unused
tickets. The incremental revenue from passengers connecting
from regional flights to mainline flights is included in our mainline
passenger revenue.
|
(2)
|
“Revenue
passenger miles,” or RPMs, are determined by multiplying the number of
fare-paying passengers carried by the distance flown. This
represents the number of miles flown by revenue paying
passengers.
|
(3)
|
“Available
seat miles,” or ASMs, are determined by multiplying the number of seats
available for passengers by the number of miles
flown.
|
(4)
|
“Passenger
load factor” is determined by dividing revenue passenger miles by
available seat miles. This represents the percentage of
aircraft seating capacity that is actually
utilized.
|
(5)
|
“Mainline block
hours” represent the time between aircraft gate departure and aircraft
gate arrival.
|
(6)
|
“Mainline
average daily block hour utilization” represents the total block hours
divided by the number of aircraft days in service, divided by the weighted
average of aircraft in our fleet during that period. The number
of aircraft includes all aircraft on our operating certificate, which
includes scheduled aircraft, as well as aircraft out of service for
maintenance and operational spare aircraft, and excludes aircraft removed
permanently from revenue service or new aircraft not yet placed in revenue
service. This represents the amount of time that our aircraft
spend in the air carrying
passengers.
|
(7)
|
“Yield
per RPM” is determined by dividing passenger revenues (excluding charter
revenue) by revenue passenger
miles.
|
(8)
|
For
purposes of these yield calculations, charter revenue is excluded from
passenger revenue. These figures may be deemed non-GAAP
financial measures under regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. We believe that presentation of yield excluding
charter revenue is useful to investors because charter flights are not
included in RPMs or ASMs. Furthermore, in preparing operating
plans and forecasts, we rely on an analysis of yield exclusive of charter
revenue. Our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should
not be viewed as a substitute for our financial or statistical results
based on GAAP. The reconciliation of passenger revenue
excluding charter revenue is as
follows:
|
Year Ended
March 31,
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Passenger
revenue – as reported
|
$ | 1,225,870 | $ | 253,523 | $ | 349,091 | ||||||
Less:
Passenger revenue – Regional Partners
|
17,465 | – | 17,465 | |||||||||
Less:
Passenger revenue – Lynx Aviation
|
76,988 | 17,023 | 17,976 | |||||||||
Passenger
revenue – mainline service
|
1,131,417 | 236,500 | 313,650 | |||||||||
Less:
charter revenue
|
9,494 | 458 | 3,489 | |||||||||
Passenger
revenue – mainline (excluding charter, Regional Partners and Lynx
Aviation)
|
1,121,923 | 236,042 | 310,161 | |||||||||
Add:
Passenger revenue – Regional Partners
|
17,465 | – | 17,465 | |||||||||
Add:
Passenger revenue – Lynx Aviation
|
76,988 | 17,023 | 17,976 | |||||||||
Passenger
revenue, system combined
|
$ | 1,216,376 | $ | 253,065 | $ | 345,602 |
(9)
|
“Total
yield per RPM” is determined by dividing total revenues by revenue
passenger miles. This represents the average amount one
passenger pays to fly one mile.
|
(10)
|
“Passenger
yield per ASM” or “RASM” is determined by dividing passenger revenues
(excluding charter revenue) by available seat
miles.
|
(11)
|
“Total
yield per ASM” is determined by dividing total revenues by available seat
miles.
|
(12)
|
Cost
per ASM excluding fuel may be deemed a non-GAAP financial measure under
regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. We believe the presentation of financial
information excluding fuel expense is useful to investors because we
believe that fuel expense tends to fluctuate more than other operating
expenses. Excluding fuel from the cost of mainline operations
facilitates the comparison of results of operations between current and
past periods and enables investors to forecast future trends in our
operations. Furthermore, in preparing operating plans and
forecasts, we rely, in part, on trends in our historical results of
operations excluding fuel expense. However, our presentation of
non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed as a substitute for our
financial results determined in accordance with
GAAP.
|
(13)
|
“Mainline
average fare” excludes revenue included in passenger revenue for charter
and reduced rate stand-by passengers, administrative fees, and revenue
recognized for unused tickets that are greater than one year from issuance
date.
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
%
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Change
|
||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||
Passenger
- Mainline
|
$ | 236,500 | $ | 313,650 | (24.6 | )% | ||||||
Passenger
- Regional Partner
|
– | 17,465 |
NM
|
|||||||||
Passenger
- Lynx Aviation
|
17,023 | 17,976 | (0.1 | )% | ||||||||
Cargo
|
1,457 | 1,699 | (14.2 | )% | ||||||||
Other
|
20,629 | 9,697 | 112.7 | % | ||||||||
Total
revenues
|
275,609 | 360,487 | (23.5 | )% | ||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Flight
operations
|
35,964 | 43,633 | (17.6 | )% | ||||||||
Aircraft
fuel
|
64,887 | 166,370 | (61.0 | )% | ||||||||
Aircraft
lease
|
25,768 | 27,220 | (5.3 | )% | ||||||||
Aircraft
and traffic servicing
|
38,404 | 41,992 | (8.5 | )% | ||||||||
Maintenance
|
12,261 | 27,818 | (55.9 | )% | ||||||||
Promotion
and sales
|
25,410 | 30,972 | (18.0 | )% | ||||||||
General
and administrative
|
13,732 | 11,656 | 17.8 | % | ||||||||
Operating
expenses - Regional Partners
|
– | 26,650 |
NM
|
|||||||||
Operating
expenses - Lynx Aviation
|
21,906 | 23,792 | (7.9 | )% | ||||||||
Employee
separation costs and other charges (reversals)
|
– | 574 |
NM
|
|||||||||
Gains
on sales of assets, net
|
69 | (8,833 | ) |
NM
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
7,887 | 10,131 | (22.1 | )% | ||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
246,288 | 401,975 | (38.7 | )% | ||||||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
$ | 29,321 | $ | (41,488 | ) |
NM
|
Year Ended March 31,
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Revenue/
Cost Per
|
Revenue/
Cost Per
|
Revenue/
Cost Per
|
||||||||||
ASM
|
ASM
|
ASM
|
||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||
Passenger
- mainline
|
9.87 | 8.77 | 9.85 | |||||||||
Cargo
|
0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |||||||||
Other
|
0.50 | 0.76 | 0.31 | |||||||||
Total
revenues
|
10.42 | 9.58 | 10.21 | |||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Flight
operations
|
1.33 | 1.33 | 1.37 | |||||||||
Aircraft
lease expense
|
0.93 | 0.96 | 0.86 | |||||||||
Aircraft
and traffic servicing
|
1.42 | 1.42 | 1.32 | |||||||||
Maintenance
|
0.75 | 0.46 | 0.87 | |||||||||
Promotion
and sales
|
0.81 | 0.94 | 0.97 | |||||||||
General
and administrative
|
0.45 | 0.51 | 0.37 | |||||||||
Employee
separation and other exit costs
|
– | – | 0.02 | |||||||||
(Gain)
loss on sales of assets, net
|
(0.07 | ) | – | (0.28 | ) | |||||||
Depreciation
|
0.31 | 0.29 | 0.32 | |||||||||
Total
operating expenses, excluding fuel
|
5.93 | 5.91 | 5.82 | |||||||||
Aircraft
fuel expense
|
4.40 | 2.41 | 5.22 | |||||||||
Total
mainline operating expenses
|
10.33 | 8.32 | 11.04 |
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
% Change
|
||||||||||
Aircraft
fuel expense - mainline
|
$ | 64,887 | $ | 166,370 | (61.0 | )% | ||||||
Cash
(paid) /received from settled hedges
|
– | 22,928 |
NM
|
|||||||||
Total
economic fuel expense
|
64,887 | 189,298 | (65.7 | )% | ||||||||
Non-cash
mark-to-market gain/(loss) on fuel hedges
|
1,455 | (15,576 | ) |
NM
|
||||||||
Total
raw aircraft fuel expense
|
$ | 66,342 | $ | 173,722 | (61.8 | )% | ||||||
Fuel
gallons consumed (in 000's)
|
38,159 | 45,219 | (15.6 | )% | ||||||||
Aircraft
fuel expense per gallon - GAAP
|
$ | 1.70 | $ | 3.68 | (53.8 | )% | ||||||
Aircraft
fuel expense per gallon - excluding all hedging
|
$ | 1.74 | $ | 3.84 | (54.7 | )% | ||||||
Number
of block hours
|
55,049 | 66,102 | (16.7 | )% | ||||||||
Gallons
per bock hour
|
693 | 684 | 1.3 | % |
Date
|
Product
|
Notional volume *
(barrels per
month)
|
Period covered
|
Price (per gallon
or barrel)
|
Percentage of
estimated fuel
purchases
|
||||||||
April
7, 2009
|
Gulf
Coast Jet A
|
60,000
|
August
1, 2009 –
December
31,
2009
|
$1.78/gallon
|
20%
|
||||||||
April
27, 2009
|
Gulf
Coast Jet A
|
30,000
|
August
1, 2009 –
December
31,
2009
|
$1.67/gallon
|
10%
|
||||||||
July
17, 2009
|
Gulf
Coast Jet A
|
60,000
|
August
1, 2009 –
October
30,
2009
|
$1.71/gallon
|
20%
|
Exhibit
|
||
Numbers
|
Description of Exhibits
|
|
Exhibit
3 – Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws:
|
||
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Frontier Airlines Holdings,
Inc. (Annex II to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 filed by Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. on February 14,
2006, File No. 333-131407).
|
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. (Annex III to Amendment No.
1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Frontier Airlines
Holdings, Inc. on February 14, 2006, File No.
333-131407).
|
|
Exhibit
4 – Instruments defining the rights of security
holders:
|
||
4.1
|
Specimen
common stock certificate of Frontier Airlines Holdings,
Inc.
|
|
4.2
|
Frontier
Airlines, Inc. Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, No. 1 – Air
Transportation Stabilization Board. Two Warrants, dated as of February 14,
2003, substantially identical in all material respects to this Exhibit,
have been entered into with each of the Supplemental Guarantors granting
each Supplemental Guarantor a warrant to purchase 191,697 shares under the
same terms and conditions described in this Exhibit. Portions
of this Exhibit have been excluded from the publicly available document
and an order granting confidential treatment of the excluded material has
been received. (Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 26, 2003).
|
|
4.2(a)
|
Warrant
Supplement to Frontier Airlines, Inc. Warrant to Purchase Common Stock,
No. 1 – Air Transportation Stabilization Board. Two Warrant
Supplements dated March 17, 2006, substantially identical in all material
respects to this Exhibit have been entered into with each of the
Supplemental Guarantors.
|
|
4.3
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Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of February 14, 2003 by and between and
Frontier Airlines, Inc. as the Issuer, and the Holders of Warrants to
Purchase Common Stock. Portions of this Exhibit have been
omitted excluded from the publicly available document and an
order granting confidential treatment of the excluded material has
been received. (Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 26, 2003).
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Exhibit
10 – Material Contracts:
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10.31
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Second
Amended and Restated Investment Agreement dated as of August 13, 2009
among Republic Airways Holdings Inc., Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.,
Frontier Airlines, Inc. and Lynx Aviation, Inc. (Exhibit 2.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 13,
2009).
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31.1*
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Certification
of President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Airlines Holdings,
Inc. pursuant to Section 302 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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31.2*
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. pursuant to
Section 302 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1**
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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32.2**
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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FRONTIER
AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.
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Date: August
19, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Edward Christie III
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Edward
Christie III
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date: August
19, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Heather R Iden
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Heather
R Iden
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Vice
President and
Controller
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