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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company has contractual obligations and commitments primarily with regard to management and development services, lease arrangements and financing arrangements.

 

On April 29, 2024, the Company entered into a lease agreement for one A321 passenger aircraft. The approximately one-year lease commenced on January 31, 2025. Under the agreement, the Company will pay the lessor a fixed monthly rent for 22 months, plus supplemental rent for maintenance of the aircraft.

 

On June 6, 2025, the Company signed a lease agreement for one A319 passenger aircraft and paid commitment fees to the lessor. The lease will commence upon aircraft delivery which is expected to be in 2026 and will run through 39 months from the delivery date. In addition to basic rent due, the Company will pay the lessor supplemental rent for maintenance of the aircraft.

 

On August 15, 2025, the Company signed a lease agreement for one V2527-A5 aircraft engine. The two-year lease commenced on October 8, 2025. Under the lease agreement, the Company will pay the lessor a fixed monthly rent for 24 months, plus supplemental rent for maintenance of the aircraft engine.

On August 15, 2025, the Company entered into a lease agreement for one A320 passenger aircraft airframe. The three-year lease commenced on August 28, 2025. Under the lease agreement, the Company will pay the lessor a fixed monthly rent for 36 months. According to the lease terms, at the end of the lease the Company will own the airframe.

 

On June 6, 2025, the Company entered into a lease agreement for one A319 passenger aircraft. The approximately two-year lease commenced on October 24, 2025. Under the lease agreement, the Company will pay the lessor a fixed monthly rent for 25 months, plus supplemental rent for maintenance of the aircraft.

 

On June 6, 2025, the Company entered into a lease agreement for one A319 passenger aircraft. The approximately three-year lease commenced on March 6, 2026. Under the lease agreement, the Company will pay the lessor a fixed monthly rent for 33 months, plus supplemental rent for maintenance of the aircraft.

 

On June 6, 2025, the Company entered into a lease agreement for one A319 passenger aircraft. The approximately three-year lease commenced on March 18, 2026. Under the lease agreement, the Company will pay the lessor a fixed monthly rent for 34 months, plus supplemental rent for maintenance of the aircraft.

 

The Company reviewed the operating leases for extension options that may be reasonably certain to be exercised and then would become part of the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. On December 21, 2022, and October 10, 2023, the Company executed extensions for two aircraft, extending their lease terms by 60 and 15 months, respectively. The first extension changed the original expiration date from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2028, and the second changed the original expiration date from October 1, 2023, to December 31, 2024. On March 27, 2024, the Company signed an additional extension for 74 months, moving the previously extended expiration date of December 31, 2024 to February 28, 2031. The terms of these extensions granted the Company the right to use the assets for the additional periods with no changes to basic rent. Accordingly, each extension was accounted for as a lease modification under ASC 842, rather than as a new contract, and the Company remeasured the right-of-use asset, lease liability, discount rate, lease term, and lease classification as of each modification date.

 

On August 1, 2024, the Company signed a new lease extending one A320 passenger aircraft for an additional 93 months from the original expiration date of November 15, 2023 to April 30, 2032. The terms of the extension include contingencies relating to the lessor’s timely delivery of engine repairs and incremental increases in monthly basic rent over the lease term. As these terms differed materially from the original lease, the extension was accounted for as a new lease under ASC 842, and the Company recorded a new right-of-use asset and lease liability as of the lease commencement date. On December 11, 2025, the Company signed an amendment to extend one aircraft lease term for an additional four years. The terms of the extension included incremental increases in monthly basic rent over

the lease term. This extension was accounted for as a new finance lease, reclassified from an operating lease, under ASC 842, and the Company recorded a new right-of-use asset and lease liability as of the lease commencement date.

 

 

The following table provides details of the Company's future minimum lease payments under finance lease liabilities and operating lease liabilities recorded in thousands on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026. The table does not include commitments that are contingent on events or other factors that are currently uncertain or unknown.

 

 

Finance Leases

 

 

Operating Leases

 

Remainder of 2026

$

14,390

 

 

$

17,492

 

2027

 

17,723

 

 

 

21,392

 

2028

 

14,827

 

 

 

16,232

 

2029

 

10,708

 

 

 

13,820

 

2030

 

8,812

 

 

 

11,958

 

2031 and thereafter

 

7,696

 

 

 

18,634

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

74,156

 

 

 

99,528

 

Less amount representing interest

 

19,037

 

 

 

29,385

 

Present value of minimum lease payments

 

55,119

 

 

 

70,143

 

Less current portion

 

12,303

 

 

 

14,423

 

Long-term portion

$

42,816

 

 

$

55,720

 

 

The table below presents information for lease costs related to the Company's finance and operating leases (in thousands):

 

 

For The Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Finance lease cost

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of leased assets

$

2,962

 

 

$

1,413

 

Interest of lease liabilities

 

1,719

 

 

 

1,086

 

Operating lease cost

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost (1)

 

3,368

 

 

 

3,844

 

Short-term lease cost (2)

 

378

 

 

 

498

 

Total lease cost

$

8,427

 

 

$

6,841

 

 

(1) Expenses are classified within Aircraft Rent on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations.

(2) Expenses are classified within Other on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company utilizes the rate implicit in the lease whenever it is easily determined. For leases where the implicit rate is not readily available, we utilize our incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate. The table below presents lease terms and discount rates related to the Company's finance and operating leases:

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

March 31, 2025

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

5.27  years

 

 

5.77 years

 

Finance leases

 

4.63  years

 

 

5.66 years

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

14.05

%

 

 

13.98

%

Finance leases

 

 

13.87

%

 

 

14.78

%

 

The table below presents cash and non-cash activities associated with our leases (in thousands):

 

 

 

For The Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

3,494

 

 

$

4,124

 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

$

2,657

 

 

$

1,067

 

 

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings in the normal course of business and records legal costs as incurred. Management believes these proceedings will not have a materially adverse effect on the Company.