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Flyexclusive Inc.: Form 10-Q for the period ended Jun 30, 2025

Filed with the SEC on Aug 13, 2025 and accepted by EDGAR at Aug 13, 2025, 20:02 ET.

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Management's discussion and analysis

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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Report. Management’s discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. When used, the words “believe,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “target,” “estimate,” “expect” and the like, and/or future tense or conditional constructions (“will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” etc.), or similar expressions, identify these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including those under "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and Item 1A "Risk Factors" elsewhere in this Report and “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Report. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the filing date of this Report.

Overview of Our Business

flyExclusive is a premier owner and operator of curated private aviation experiences dedicated to surpassing passenger expectations for quality, convenience, and safety. Our mission is to be the world’s most vertically integrated private aviation company through capital-efficient program growth, an industry-leading pricing model, optimal dispatch availability, in-house training, and a controlled premium customer experience on modernized aircraft. As of June 30, 2025, we had over 100 aircraft in our owned and leased fleet that includes light, midsize, super-midsize, and large jets. As one of the nation’s largest Citation operators, flyExclusive has curated a versatile fleet of Citation CJ3 / CJ3+, Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+, Citation Encore+, Citation Sovereign, Citation X, and Challenger 300 / 350 aircraft. We have a long track record of success and growth across a full range of industry services. Our core competitive advantage is the purpose-built, in-house control of decisions and processes needed to operate a successful private aviation company through a range of market environments.

We have a diversified and evolving business model generating charter revenue through our jet club membership program, fractional program, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (“MRO”) program. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer review the financial information presented on a consolidated basis, and accordingly, we operate under one reportable segment, which is private aviation services.

Jet club revenue is generated from flight operations as well as membership fees. Jet club members are guaranteed access to our fleet of light, midsize, and super-midsize aircraft. New members pay a minimum deposit of $0.1 million up to a maximum of $0.5 million depending on their level of membership. Membership levels determine the daily rate a member is charged for future flights. Membership and incidental fees are also applied against a member’s account. The initial and all subsequent deposits to replenish the member’s account are non-refundable.

Fractional ownership members purchase a fractional ownership interest in an aircraft for a contractual term of up to five years, which grants the member access to our light, midsize, and super mid-size fleets. Fractional members pay daily and hourly rates for each flight. The first stage of the fractional revenue stream is the pre-owner stage where the member signs a letter of intent and interim use agreement, which may be before the aircraft is available. At this time, the member pays two deposits: one deposit is towards the purchase of the fractional interest and the second deposit is to have the ability to use the fleet in the interim period prior to owning the fractional interest. Upon completion of enrollment in the program, fractional members who purchase new aircraft obtain ownership when the aircraft is delivered, expected to be approximately one year from when the aircraft is ordered from the manufacturer. Fractional members have the ability to advance ownership if they purchase an interest in one of our pre-owned fractional aircraft. Once the transfer of interest in the aircraft is complete, the member becomes a fractional owner in the aircraft. With the transfer of interest, flyExclusive is still able to utilize these aircraft to service other channels, providing us with a capital-light way to grow our fleet.

Our MRO program services include 24/7 maintenance, interior, and exterior refurbishment services to third parties in addition to maintaining our own fleet. MRO revenue is recognized over time based on the cost of parts and supplies inventory consumed and labor hours worked for each service provided. Any billing for MRO services that exceeds revenue earned to date is included in deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited).

On September 2, 2024, the Company entered into an Aircraft Management Services Agreement (the “Volato Agreement”) with Volato Group, Inc. (“Volato”). Pursuant to the Volato Agreement, Volato engaged the Company as an independent contractor to provide certain aircraft management services and agreed that the Company will be the exclusive provider of such services to Volato. As consideration payable to the Company for providing the services, the Company will be entitled to retain the excess of revenue collected over expenses in connection with its delivery of services under the Volato Agreement.

The Volato Agreement has a term of twelve months and may be terminated by the Company immediately upon a material breach of the Agreement by Volato or upon 30 days’ written notice to Volato. Volato may terminate the Agreement immediately upon a material breach of the Agreement by the Company. During the term of the Agreement, certain Volato employees will provide consulting services to the Company, including consulting services related to software development, sales, and other professional services. The cost to the Company of these consulting services will be the current salaries and benefit costs of the Volato employees engaged to provide the services, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Volato also granted the Company a non-exclusive license to Volato’s proprietary software pursuant to the terms and conditions of a software license, with a license fee equal to the documented, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Volato with third-party vendors and only to the extent related solely and directly to the software. Under the terms of the Volato Agreement, the Company will manage flight operations, sales, and expenses of Volato’s fleet. The aircraft will remain on Volato's Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") certificate until they are potentially moved to the Company's FAA certificate.

As part of the Volato Agreement, Volato granted the Company the right to cause Volato to merge with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Option”). The term of the Option will expire twelve months from the date of the Agreement, provided, however, that the term of the Option will continue until the closing or abandonment of the merger by either or both parties. Any merger is subject to a fully executed, mutually agreed upon definitive merger agreement and any required regulatory, board of directors, and shareholder approvals for both the Company and Volato. Consideration for the merger may be in the form of the Company’s Class A Common Stock or cash, in the Company’s discretion. The purchase price for the merger would be based on the volume-weighted average price of Volato’s common stock for the 30 trading-day period prior to the earlier of the public announcement of (1) the exercise by the Company of its exercise of the Option, or (2) the signing of a definitive merger agreement.

Key Factors Affecting Results of Operations

We believe that the following factors have affected our financial condition and results of operations and are expected to continue to have a significant effect:

Economic Conditions

If demand for private aviation services were to decrease, it could result in slower jet club growth, members declining to renew their memberships, and reduced interest in the fractional and partnership programs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, our customers may consider private air travel through our products and services to be a luxury item, especially when compared to commercial air travel or not traveling by air at all. As a result, any general downturn in economic, business, and financial conditions which has an adverse effect on our customers’ spending habits could cause them to travel less frequently and, to the extent they travel, to travel using commercial air carriers or other means considered to be more economical than our products and services. In addition, in cases where significant hours of private flight are needed, many of the companies and high-net-worth individuals to whom we provide products and services have the financial ability to purchase their own aircraft or operate their own corporate flight department should they elect to do so.

Competition

Many of the markets in which we operate are competitive as a result of the expansion of existing private aircraft operators, expanding private aircraft ownership, and alternatives such as luxury commercial airline service. We compete against a number of private aviation operators with different business models, and local and regional private charter operators. Factors that affect competition in our industry include price, reliability, safety, regulations, professional reputation, aircraft availability, equipment, the quality, consistency and ease of service, willingness and ability to serve specific airports or regions, and investment requirements. Our competitors might capture a share of our present or potential customer base, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Pilot Availability and Attrition

In recent years, we have experienced significant volatility in our attrition, including volatility resulting from training delays, pilot wage and bonus increases with other industry participants, and the growth of cargo, low-cost, and ultra-low-cost airlines. In prior periods, these factors, at times, caused our pilot attrition rates to be higher than our ability to hire and retain replacement pilots. If our attrition rates are higher than our ability to hire and retain replacement pilots, our operations and financial results could be materially and adversely affected.

Wheels Up (“WUP”) Termination

On June 30, 2023, we served WUP a Notice of Termination of the parties’ Fleet Guaranteed Revenue Program Agreement, dated November 1, 2021 (the “GRP Agreement”). As a result of the termination, the GRP program did not generate revenue following the date of the GRP Agreement’s termination, which had a material impact on the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023. For some time prior to the termination of the GRP Agreement we were planning, for the strategic reasons of avoiding excessive reliance on a single customer and shifting towards focusing on wholesale and contractual retail customers, to scale down business with WUP, and we had already reflected scaled down revenue accordingly in our publicly disclosed projections. However, the termination of the GRP Agreement will have have a material impact on the financial statements beyond 2023 until we are able to successfully effectuate this planned strategic shift and replace the revenue lost from the termination of the GRP Agreement. Additionally, as of June 27, 2023, WUP accounted for $15.7 million in receivables, which was a significant majority of total receivables at that time. When the GRP Agreement with WUP was terminated on June 30, 2023 the receivable balances were eliminated, as allowable under relevant accounting standards, by being applied against existing deposits held under the GRP Agreement. The GRP Agreement provided for an orderly draw down period of the designated aircraft at a maximum of two aircraft per month. The Company submitted a bill for monies due under the GRP Agreement during the draw down period through July 31, 2024. Billed but unrecorded amounts through June 30, 2025 totaled $59.0 million.

See the section entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry - “On June 30, 2023, we terminated our agreement with Wheels Up that accounted for a significant portion of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023. Such termination could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition if we fail to materially replace the revenue derived from Wheels Up moving forward as expected” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and Note 23 "Commitments and Contingencies" of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report, for more information on the WUP termination.

Fleet Modernization

During the fourth quarter of 2023, we began the process of modernizing our fleet. Our plan is to sell a portion of our fleet that is older and replace those aircraft with newer models, which will grant our customers access to newer aircraft. In connection with this effort, through the six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded a portion of the fleet as being held for sale. We expect the fleet modernization to continue through fiscal 2025 and do not anticipate a material decline to revenue as we will replace sold models with the newer aircraft which offer increased availability and operating efficiency.

CARES Act

On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law. The CARES Act provided the airline industry with up to (i) $25.0 billion in grants with assurances the support is to be used exclusively for employee salaries, wages, and benefits, and (ii) $25.0 billion in secured loans.

We applied to the Treasury for assistance under the Payroll Support Program and the Paycheck Protection Program as established by the CARES Act. We were awarded $23.6 million to support ongoing operations, all of which has been received.

The CARES Act support payments were conditioned, including certain restrictions on executive and other employee compensation and severance through April 1, 2023, and certain ongoing reporting obligations through April 1, 2023. While we believe that we are fully compliant with all requirements of the CARES Act and the Payroll Support Program Agreements, including the requirement to use the awards only for payment of certain employment costs (i.e. wages, salaries, and benefits), if we were found to be not in compliance with such requirements, the Treasury has sole discretion to impose any remedy it deems appropriate, including requiring full repayment of the awards with appropriate interest. The imposition of any such remedy could have a material and adverse effect on our financial condition.

The CARES Act also provides an Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) program. The goal of the ERC program is to encourage employers to retain and continue paying employees during periods of pandemic-related reduction in business volume even if those employees are not actually working, and therefore, are not providing a service to the employer. Under the Act, eligible employers could take credits up to 70% of qualified wages with a limit of $7 thousand per employee per quarter for the first three quarters of calendar year 2021. In order to qualify for the ERC in 2021, organizations generally had to experience a more than 20% decrease in gross receipts in the quarter compared to the same quarter in calendar year 2019 or its operations are fully or partially suspended during a calendar quarter due to “orders from an appropriate governmental authority limiting commerce, travel, or group meetings (for commercial, social, religious, or other purposes)” due to COVID-19. The credit is taken against our share of Social Security Tax when our payroll provider files, or subsequently amends the applicable quarterly employer tax filings.

As of June 30, 2025, we had applied for $9.5 million and received $9.0 million of ERC. Our legal counsel has issued a legal opinion that we, more likely than not, qualified for the ERC. However, it remains uncertain whether we meet the qualifications required to receive the ERC. Therefore, the balance was included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets should we be required to potentially repay the ERC.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our results of operations below, we report certain key financial measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP.

These non-GAAP financial measures are an addition, and not a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to any performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures of financial results provide useful supplemental information about us to investors. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP financial measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents, including that they exclude significant expenses that are required by GAAP to be recorded in our financial measures. In addition, other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to calculate their financial performance, and therefore, our non-GAAP financial measures might not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR

We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for (i) interest (income) expense, (ii) income tax expense, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) litigation costs, (v) acquisition costs, (vi) equity-based compensation, (vii) non-cash loss on assets held for sale, which represents the impairment charges recognized on assets designated for sale prior to their disposal, (viii) realized losses on aircraft sold as part of fleet modernization efforts, (ix) loss on extinguishment of debt, (x) change in fair value of warrant liabilities, and (xi) SOX control remediation. We calculate Adjusted EBITDAR as Adjusted EBITDA, as further adjusted for aircraft lease costs.

We include Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure for assessing operating performance in conjunction with related GAAP amounts and for the following:

  • Strategic internal planning, annual budgeting, allocating resources, and making operating decisions.
  • Historical period-to-period comparisons of our business, as it removes the effect of certain non-cash expenses and expenses and revenue unrelated to our core ongoing business.

Adjusted EBITDAR is included as a supplemental measure because we believe it provides an alternate presentation to adjust for the effects of financing in general and the accounting effects of capital spending and acquisitions of aircraft, which may be acquired outright, acquired subject to acquisition debt, by finance lease or by operating lease, each of which may vary significantly between periods and results in a different accounting presentation.

The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR to net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure (in thousands):

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024
Net loss $(39,176) $(60,844)
Add (deduct):
Interest income (939) (2,440)
Interest expense 9,817 10,321
Income tax expense — —
Depreciation and amortization 12,021 13,173
Litigation costs (1) 240 —
Acquisition costs (2) 757 —
Equity-based compensation 2,013 —
Non-cash loss on assets held for sale (3) 197 626
Realized gain due to fleet modernization (4) (57) —
Loss on extinguishment of debt 4,161 —
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities (781) 3,679
SOX control remediation 149 —
Adjusted EBITDA (11,598) (35,485)
Aircraft lease costs 10,290 10,167
Adjusted EBITDAR $(1,307) $(25,318)

(1) Relates to settlement costs associated with non-recurring litigation.

(2) Represents legal and professional fees associated with non-routine acquisition activities.

(3) Represents impairment losses incurred due to the decline in fair value of aircraft held for sale during the period.

(4) Represents gains or losses incurred on sales of aircraft that the Company previously identified as part of our fleet modernization efforts that are outside of the normal course of business.

Key Operating Metrics

In addition to financial measures, we regularly review certain key operating metrics to evaluate our business, determine the allocation of resources, and make decisions regarding business strategies. We believe that these metrics can be useful for understanding the underlying trends in our business. Pursuant to the Volato Agreement, effective September 1, 2024, the Company operated certain legacy Volato aircraft under the Volato certificate during the current period. The Company also provided services to Volato legacy members and fractional owners. As a result, we have included the aircraft on Volato's certificate, hours flown on those aircraft, and the members and fractional owners in the operating metrics below for completeness.

The following table summarizes our key operating metrics:

As of June 30, 2025 2024
Ending aircraft on certificate 93 93
Aircraft operated under the Volato Agreement — —
Total aircraft operated 93 93
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024
Members contributing to revenues* 1,077 816
Active members 984 723
Average aircraft on certificate 96 98
Aircraft contributing to revenues 86 91
Total flight hours 35,947 32,770
Total hours per aircraft 374.8 333.5
Members per aircraft* 12.5 9.7

* Members contributing to revenues are defined as the number of contractual retail members - club, fractional, and partnership members - that contributed to revenues during the reporting period.

Members contributing to revenues

We define members contributing to revenues as the number of club, fractional, and partnership members that contributed to revenues during the reporting period. We believe that membership growth is strategically correlated to aircraft additions, and the evolution of our business from non-contractual wholesale customers prior to 2020 to contractually committed members, which provides greater revenue visibility. Due to the nature of our business, we have periods of time in which not every member utilizes our services.

Active Members

We define active members as members that have taken at least one flight during the reporting period.

Average aircraft on certificate

We define average aircraft on certificate as the average number of airworthy aircraft in our fleet as certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) deeming the aircraft operational. We believe that our growth has been fueled by a disciplined, strategic approach to adding aircraft, either via fractional or whole ownership or via lease from a third party. The time between the purchase or lease of an aircraft and the aircraft’s certification is critical because revenue cannot be earned on the aircraft until it is certified by the FAA. Thus, we use average aircraft on certificate as a key operating metric within a given reporting period.

Ending aircraft on certificate

We define ending aircraft on certificate as the number of airworthy aircraft in our fleet as certified by the FAA at the end of a given reporting period. We use ending aircraft on certificate to measure fleet growth in comparison to historical periods.

Aircraft contributing to revenues

We define aircraft contributing to revenues as the number of aircraft on certificate that completed a customer flight leg during the reporting period. Aircraft contributing to revenues during a given reporting period is lower than the number of aircraft on certificate due to unavailable aircraft resulting from maintenance and/or refurbishment.

Total flight hours

We define total flight hours as the actual flight time from the moment of aircraft lift-off at the departure airport until it touches ground at the end of a flight. We believe total flight hours is a useful metric to measure the usage of our programs and the scale of our fleet and revenue growth.

Total hours per aircraft

We define total hours per aircraft as the total flight hours divided by the average number of aircraft on our operating certificates during the reporting period. We use total hours per aircraft to assess operational efficiency as it pertains to aircraft utilization and mitigation of downtime, which can result from maintenance and/or crew availability.

Members per aircraft

We define members per aircraft as members contributing to revenues divided by aircraft contributing to revenues. We use members per aircraft to control the customer experience through the management of our customer to aircraft ratio. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, 97.1% of our customers were fulfilled on our fleet without the potential high-cost of reliance of third parties to meet demand. An optimal customer to aircraft ratio allows us to gain a competitive advantage by having sufficient aircraft available to meet member demand and be flexible to backfill unused aircraft for wholesale use.

Components of Results of Our Operations

The key components of our results of operations include:

Revenue

We derive revenue from charter flights, which include our jet club, fractional programs, wholesale, and retail. We also derive revenue from our MRO services and management fees related to the Volato Agreement.

Customers prepay us for member flights based on contractual rates depending on the type of flight. We then recognize revenue from these prepayments upon completion of a flight.

Jet club members pay an initial non-refundable flight deposit where the amount of the flight deposit impacts the contractual rates paid. We recognize this kind of revenue and membership fees monthly as the Company stands ready to provide flight services as requested by the customer, thereby satisfying our related performance obligation.

Revenue for flights and related services is recognized when such services are provided to the customers. Fluctuations in revenue during any given period in the flights and related services portion of our jet club program are directly correlated to customer demand.

We recognize fractional revenue from the sales of fractional ownership interests in aircraft over the term of the agreement. In certain contracts the customer can require us to repurchase the interest after a fixed period of time but prior to the contractual termination date of the contract. This is accounted for as a right of return. The consideration from the fractional ownership interest, as adjusted for any customer right of return, is recognized over the term of the contract on a straight-line basis. Variable consideration generated from flight services is recognized in the period of performance.

MRO services are comprised of a single performance obligation for aircraft maintenance services such as modifications, repairs and inspections. MRO revenue is recognized over time based on the cost of parts and supplies consumed and labor hours worked for each service provided. Any billing for MRO services that exceeds revenue earned to date is included in deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets.

Costs and expenses

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue primarily consists of direct expenses incurred to provide flight services and facilitate operations, including aircraft lease costs, fuel, payroll expenses including wages and employee benefits for employees directly providing and facilitating flight services, crew travel, insurance, maintenance, subscriptions, and third-party flight costs.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expense primarily consists of non-flight related employee compensation wages and benefits in our finance, executive, human resources, legal, and other administrative functions, employee training, third-party professional fees, corporate travel, advertising, and corporate related lease expenses.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense primarily consists of depreciation of capitalized aircraft. Depreciation and amortization also includes amortization of capitalized software development costs.

(Gain) loss on aircraft sales and aircraft held for sale

Consists of aircraft sales in excess (gain) or below (loss) their net book value, in addition to the recognized (loss) on aircraft classified as held for sale where the fair value less costs to sell are below (loss) their net book value.

Other income (expense)

Interest income

Interest income consists of interest earned on municipal bond funds and U.S. Treasury bills.

Interest expense

Interest expense primarily consists of interest paid or payable and the amortization of debt discounts and deferred financing costs on our loans.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities reflects the non-cash change in fair value of our warrant liabilities attributed to our warrants.

Loss on extinguishment of debt

Loss on extinguishment of debt consists of loss on the exchange of the EG sponsor note in exchange for additional Series B preferred shares.

Other income (expense)

Other expense consists of dividend income, realized gain/loss on sales of investment securities, gain/loss on lease termination, and state tax payments.

Results of Operations

Results of Our Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

The following table sets forth our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands, except percentages):

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 Change in $%
Revenue $179,457 $158,985 $20,472 12.9%
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue 154,434 146,989 7,445 5.1%
Selling, general and administrative 41,288 46,673 (5,385) (11.5)%
Depreciation and amortization 12,021 13,173 (1,152) (8.7)%
(Gain) loss on aircraft sales and aircraft held for sale (1,190) 1,417 (2,607) (184.0)%
Total costs and expenses 206,553 208,252 (1,699) (0.8)%
Loss from operations (27,096) (49,267) 22,171 (45.0)%
Other income (expense)
Interest income 939 2,440 (1,501) (61.5)%
Interest expense (9,817) (10,321) 504 (4.9)%
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities 781 (3,679) 4,460 (121.2)%
Loss on extinguishment of debt (4,161) — (4,161) 100.0%
Other income (expense) 178 (17) 195 (1147.1)%
Total other income (expense), net (12,080) (11,577) (503) 4.3%
Loss before income taxes (39,176) (60,844) 21,668 (35.6)%
Income tax benefit — — — —
Net loss (39,176) (60,844) 21,668 (35.6)%
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (29,621) (42,200) 12,579 (29.8)%
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 658 (7,650) 8,308 (108.6)%
Net loss attributable to flyExclusive, Inc. $(10,213) $(10,994) $781 (7.1)%

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Revenue

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 Change Amount%
Jet club and charter $156,452 $146,917 $9,535 6.5%
Fractional ownership 17,055 8,334 8,721 104.6%
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul 4,633 3,734 899 24.1%
Aircraft management services 1,317 — 1,317 100.0%
Total revenue $179,457 $158,985 $20,472 12.9%

Jet club and charter revenue increased by $9.5 million, or 6.5%, to $156.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024. Jet club and charter flight hours increased by 9.1% and effective hourly rates increased by 3.5% during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Fractional ownership revenue increased by $8.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to fractional membership growth.

Maintenance, repair, and overhaul revenue increased by $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to an increase in external services for outside customers.

Aircraft management services revenue increased by $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. There was no such revenue in the 2024 period, the change being due to the Company providing certain aircraft management services for third-party aircraft owners under the Volato Agreement, which was entered into in September 2024.

We expect our revenue to increase over time as a result of adding aircraft to our fleet and forecasted membership growth.

Costs and expense

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue increased by $7.4 million, or 5%, for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to:

  • An increase of $3.8 million in overhaul program expense;
  • An increase of $3.1 million for affiliate lift expense;
  • An increase of $1.3 million for salaries and wage related expense;
  • An increase of $0.8 million for aircraft Wi-Fi and ground expenses; and
  • A decrease of $2.1 million for fuel expenses.

While expenses increased, the gross margin improved when compared to revenue for the respective periods, primarily as a result of the realization of benefits associated with the Company's fleet modernization efforts.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $5.4 million, or 12%, for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to:

  • A decrease of $4.1 million in professional fees, advertising and marketing costs;
  • A decrease of $1.8 million in bad debt expense; and
  • An increase of $0.5 million in software costs.

These positive trends reflect the Company's efforts to optimize its workforce and control costs, even as revenue grew for the period.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $1.2 million, or 8.7%, for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in depreciation expense resulting from a decrease in owned aircraft.

(Gain) loss on aircraft sales and aircraft held for sale

(Gain) loss on aircraft sales and aircraft held for sale changed by $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, as a result of the favorable environment for selling aircraft for the six months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Other income (expense)

Interest income

Interest income decreased by $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily as a result of an decrease in interest income on U.S. Treasury bills.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased by $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily as a result of decreased debt.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities changed by $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, due to changes in the observable inputs by which the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants are valued.

Results of Our Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands, except percentages):

Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 Change in $%
Revenue $91,332 $79,013 $12,319 15.6%
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue 77,609 72,755 4,854 6.7%
Selling, general and administrative 20,298 21,490 (1,192) (5.5)%
Depreciation and amortization 5,770 6,682 (912) (13.6)%
Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale 15 (72) 87 (120.8)%
Total costs and expenses 103,692 100,855 2,837 2.8%
Loss from operations (12,360) (21,842) 9,482 (43.4)%
Other income (expense)
Interest income 236 1,162 (926) (79.7)%
Interest expense (4,429) (5,666) 1,237 (21.8)%
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities 212 (899) 1,111 (123.6)%
Other income (expense) 212 (609) 821 (134.8)%
Total other income (expense), net (3,769) (6,012) 2,243 (37.3)%
Loss before income taxes (16,129) (27,854) 11,725 (42.1)%
Income tax benefit — — — —
Net loss (16,129) (27,854) 11,725 (42.1)%
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (12,063) (20,501) 8,438 (41.2)%
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 698 (2,200) 2,898 (131.7)%
Net loss attributable to flyExclusive, Inc. $(4,764) $(5,153) $389 (7.5)%

Revenue

Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 Change Amount%
Jet club and charter $79,454 $72,493 $6,961 9.6%
Fractional ownership 8,454 4,276 4,178 97.7%
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul 2,872 2,244 628 28.0%
Aircraft management services 552 — 552 100.0%
Total revenue $91,332 $79,013 $12,319 15.6%

Jet club and charter revenue increased by $7.0 million, or 9.6%, to $79,454, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024. Jet club and charter flight hours increased by 5.1% and effective hourly rates increased by 4.2% during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Fractional ownership revenue increased by $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 due to fractional membership growth.

Maintenance, repair, and overhaul revenue increased by $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 due to an increase in external services for outside customers.

Aircraft management services revenue increased by $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 due to the Company providing certain aircraft management services for third-party aircraft owners under the Volato Agreement which was entered into in September 2024. The Company had no Aircraft management services revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024.

We expect our revenue to increase over time as a result of adding aircraft to our fleet and forecasted membership growth.

Costs and expenses

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue increased by $4.9 million, or 7%, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to:

  • An increase of $2.4 million in overhaul program expense;
  • An increase of $1.7 million for affiliate lift expense;
  • An increase of $1.1 million for salaries and wage related expense; and
  • A decrease of $0.7 million for aircraft repair and maintenance.

While expenses increased, the gross margin improved when compared to revenue for the respective periods, primarily as a result of the realization of benefits associated with the Company's fleet modernization efforts.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.2 million, or 6%, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to:

  • A decrease of $1.2 million in professional fees, advertising and marketing costs.

These positive trends reflect the Company's efforts to optimize its workforce as revenue growth outpaced these expenses for the period.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $0.9 million or 13.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to an decrease in depreciation expense resulting from a decrease in owned aircraft.

Other income (expense)

Interest income

Interest income decreased by $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily as a result of a decrease in interest income on U.S. Treasury bills.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased by $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily as a result of decreased debt at June 30, 2025 compared to June 30, 2024.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

The change in fair value of warrant liabilities changed by $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 due to changes in the observable inputs by which the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants are valued.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Liquidity

Our principal sources of liquidity have historically consisted of financing activities, including proceeds from equity investments by our chief executive officer, Thomas James Segrave Jr., notes payable, and operating activities, primarily from the increase in deferred revenue associated with prepaid flights. As of June 30, 2025, we had $15.8 million of cash and cash equivalents, and $12.2 million available borrowing capacity under the term loan. In addition, as described below, in January 2024 we entered into a senior secured note to borrow up to $25.8 million and as described below, in March 2024, we issued non-convertible redeemable Series A preferred stock that provided the Company with approximately $25.0 million of capital, and in August 2024, we issued convertible Series B preferred stock that provided the Company with approximately $25.5 million of capital. Our cash equivalents primarily consist of liquid money market funds, and our investments primarily consist of fixed-income securities including municipal issues.

We have consistently maintained a working capital deficit, in which our current liabilities exceed our current assets. We believe that the working capital deficit is common within the private aviation industry and is primarily, but not wholly, due to the nature of our deferred revenue, primarily related to prepaid flights, which are performance obligations generally for future flights. Our primary needs for liquidity are to fund working capital, debt service requirements, lease and purchase obligations, capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes. Our cash needs vary from period to period, primarily based on the timing of aircraft purchases and the costs of aircraft engine overhauls, repairs, and maintenance.

We believe factors that could affect our liquidity include our rate of revenue growth, changes in demand for our services, competitive pricing pressures, other growth initiatives, our ability to keep increases in operating expenses in line with growth in revenues, and overall economic conditions. To the extent that our current liquidity is insufficient to fund future activities, we would need to raise additional funds. In the future, we may attempt to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities or through debt financing arrangements. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, the ownership of existing shareholders will be diluted. The incurrence of additional debt financing would result in debt service obligations, and any such debt could include operating and financing covenants that could restrict our operations. In the event that additional funds are required from outside sources, we might not be able to raise funds on terms acceptable to us or at all.

We believe that our existing cash on hand, cash generated from operations and available borrowings under our debt arrangement will enable us to secure refinancing as needed to meet our obligations as they become due within the next 12 months. If we are not able to obtain financing on favorable terms, or at all, our liquidity and business would be materially adversely impacted.

Cash Requirements

Our material cash requirements include the following contractual and other obligations:

Debt

See Note 16 "Debt" to our financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for further information on the debt arrangements discussed below.

Short Term Notes Payable

We have entered into multiple short-term loan agreements with various lenders for the purpose of financing the purchase of aircraft. The loan agreements have varying interest rates, maturity dates and lender-imposed restrictions.

Credit Facility (Term Loan)

In August 2018, we entered into a term loan agreement with a maximum borrowing capacity of $12.3 million. We have since entered into amended term loan agreements, which raised the maximum borrowing capacity to $15.3 million. As of June 30, 2025 we had $0 outstanding under the Credit Facility (Term Loan), and we are not exploring renewal of the term loan agreement.

Credit Facility (Revolving Line of Credit)

In March 2023, the Company entered into a revolving uncommitted line of credit loan (the “Master Note”). The Master Note provides a line of credit of up to $60.0 million. At the Company’s option, the annual interest rate on term loans drawn from the Master Note is equal to either the Prime-Based Rate, defined as the greater of 1.25% or the prime rate minus 1.88%, or the Daily Simple SOFR-Based Rate, defined as the greater of 1.25% or the Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.25%. On March 9, 2024, we entered into an amendment to extend the maturity date of the Master Note from March 9, 2024 to September 9, 2025.The amendment also resulted in the selected interest option being revised to SOFR plus 1.50%.

We drew an initial $44.5 million principal amount in March 2023, with the selected interest option of SOFR plus 1.25%. In April, September and October 2023, we drew additional $3.3 million, $8.7 million and $3.0 million principal amounts, respectively, under the Master Note.

On March 7, 2025, the Company paid in full the $59,540 balance on the LOC Master Note and closed the LOC.

Senior Secured Notes

In December 2023, we issued $15.7 million in principal amount of senior secured notes in a private offering. These notes were originally due on December 1, 2024, but the maturity date of the notes has been extended to January 1, 2027. The notes were issued with a stated rate of 14% and interest is payable monthly in arrears. At maturity, the full principal amount will be due, along with any accrued unpaid interest. The Company is using the $15.7 million to fund aircraft purchases.

Long-Term Loan Agreement

In connection with the acquisition of a new aircraft in February 2024, the Company entered into a long-term promissory note agreement with a principal amount of $4.2 million. The note bears a fixed interest rate of 7.25% and has a maturity date five years from the note agreement date.

In March 2024, the Company entered into a long-term promissory note agreement with a principal amount of $13.9 million. The note bears a fixed interest rate of 9.45% and has a maturity date ten years from the note agreement date.

In April 2024, the Company entered into an amendment of a short-term promissory note agreement, to extend the maturity date to a long-term promissory note maturing in April 2025 with a principal amount of $7.8 million. The note bears a fixed interest rate of 7.75% and has a maturity date five years from the note amendment.

In May 2024, the Company entered into a long-term promissory note agreement with a principal amount of $12.6 million. The note bears a fixed interest rate of 8.81% and has a maturity date five years from the note agreement date.

January 2024 Senior Secured Note

On January 26, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), FlyExclusive Jet Share, LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Senior Secured Note (the “Senior Secured Note”) with ETG FE LLC (the “Noteholder”), Kroll Agency Services, Limited, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and Kroll Trustee Services, Limited, (the “Collateral Agent”).

The Senior Secured Note covers borrowings of an aggregate principal amount of up to approximately $25.8 million, up to $25.0 million of which is to finance the purchase or refinancing of aircraft relating to the Company’s fractional ownership program (the “Revolving Loan”). The Senior Secured Note matures on January 26, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”), at which time the aggregate outstanding principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest (including accrued and unpaid fees and expenses) shall be due and payable.

Following the occurrence of any Prepayment Event (as defined in the Senior Secured Note), at the option of the then majority Noteholders, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts in cash necessary to pay the Senior Secured Note in full.

The Senior Secured Note carries an interest rate of 3.00% per annum for the outstanding principal amount on deposit in the cash escrow account and 13.00% per annum for the outstanding principal amount that is withdrawn and released to the Borrower. All accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar month (a “Payment Date”), commencing with the last day of the first calendar month following the first borrowing date and continuing until payment in full. On each Payment Date, the Borrower shall make a payment of the outstanding principal amount equal to 1.00% of each advance amount withdrawn from the cash escrow account and released to the Borrower and that has been outstanding for more than thirty days.

March 2024 Non-Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

On March 4, 2024 (the “Effective Date” or the “Initial Issue Date”), the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser 25,000 shares of Series A Non-Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), at a purchase price of $1,000 per share and a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The transaction closed on the Effective Date and provided the Company approximately $25 million of capital.

Dividends will be due and payable annually in arrears on March 4 (the “Dividend Payment Date”) by either (A) cash payment or (B) to the extent not declared and paid in cash on the Dividend Payment Date, automatically compounded; provided that, the Company may not declare and pay in cash any dividends prior to the third Dividend Payment Date. On the third Dividend Payment Date, the Company must declare and pay at least 43% of the dividends in cash, and with respect to each subsequent Dividend Payment Date, the Company must pay 100% of the dividends in cash.

After the first-year anniversary of the Initial Issue Date, to the extent not prohibited by law, the Company may elect to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, for cash at a redemption price per share as detailed in the Series A Certificate of Designation. After the fifth-year anniversary of the Initial Issue Date, each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock may elect to require the Company to redeem all of its outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, for cash at a redemption price per share as detailed in the Series A Certificate of Designation. The Series A Certificate of Designation also describes events triggering mandatory redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock, including a Bankruptcy Event or a Change of Control Event, each as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation.

August 2024 Convertible Preferred Stock

On August 8, 2024 the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“EnTrust”), and the EGA Sponsor (collectively with EnTrust, the “Purchasers”) (related parties of the Company through its affiliation with the EGA Sponsor), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchasers an aggregate of 25,510 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), and Series B Penny Warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Company issued 20,408 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and a Series B Penny Warrant to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock to EnTrust on the Initial Closing Date and received gross proceeds of approximately $20.4 million. Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, on August 14, 2024 (the "Subsequent Closing Date"), the Company (i) issued the remaining 5,102 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and a Warrant to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to EG Sponsor and received additional gross proceeds of approximately $5.1 million.

March 2025 Series B Preferred Stock

On March 21, 2025, the Company and EGA Sponsor entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby they cancelled the EGA Sponsor Note in exchange for 4,227 shares of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase up to 1,268,100 shares of the Company's Class A common stock. The number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock was determined by dividing the principal and accrued interest outstanding under the December 2023 Promissory Note by $1,000. There was approximately $4,227 in principal and accrued interest outstanding under the EGA Sponsor Note, which resulted in the issuance of 4,227 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.01 per share and are exercisable until the fifth anniversary of their issuance.

Leases

We have entered into various lease arrangements for vehicles, hangars, office space and aircraft. In addition to leases of aircraft, we are obligated to pay into aircraft reserve programs.

The duration of our leases varies from two to 30 years, and the leases are generally operating leases. Our vehicle leases are typically month-to-month and are classified as short-term leases.

See Note 17 "Leases" to our financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for further detail of our lease arrangements.

Short-Term Expenditures

We currently anticipate that cash required for expenditures for the next 12 months is approximately $137.4 million, which includes accounts payable of $32.3 million, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $30.2 million, long-term notes payable, current portion of $19.6 million, short-term notes payable of $8.3 million, long-term notes payable - related party, current portion of $23.1 million, non-cancellable lease payments of $22.7 million and excise tax payable of $1.2 million. We plan to refinance contractual principal payments that comprise the short-term debt liability as they become due. As stated above, we have maintained a positive relationship with our debtholders and have not historically had any difficulty refinancing our debt obligations. Based on our historical experience and the fact that we have not suffered any decline in creditworthiness, we expect that our cash on hand and cash earnings will enable us to secure the necessary refinancing. The accounts payable, accrued expenses, and lease liabilities will be settled using a combination of cash generated by operations, sale of investments, and incremental borrowing activity, if necessary.

Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, including those set forth in Item 1A, "Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry," as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated (in thousands):

Net cash (used in) provided by: Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024
Operating activities $(10,101) $(42,170)
Investing activities 81,949 3,451
Financing activities (87,723) 36,432
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents $(15,875) $(2,287)

Net cash flows from operating activities

Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $10.1 million, resulting from our net loss of $39.2 million, $12.0 million of depreciation and amortization, $1.7 million in non-cash interest expense, $11.2 million in non-cash rent expense, $4.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt, $2.0 million of stock based compensation and $0.6 million decrease from net changes in operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by $1.2 million gain on assets held for sale, $0.3 million change in the fair value of private placement warrant liability, $0.2 million change in the fair value of public warrant liability and $0.3 million change in the fair value of penny warrant liability. The $0.6 million outflow from operating assets and liabilities is primarily due to a $0.7 million decrease from accounts receivable, $0.8 million decrease from other receivables, $0.7 million decrease in parts and supplies inventory, $2.5 million decease from prepaid and other current assets, a $11.0 million decrease from operating lease liabilities, and $5.2 million decrease from deferred revenue, partially offset by a $1.4 million increase in amounts due from related parties, $12.0 million increase from accounts payable and $6.4 million increase in other non-current liabilities.

Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $42.2 million, resulting from our net loss of $60.8 million, $13.2 million of depreciation and amortization, a $0.5 million change in amortization of contract costs, a $0.7 million change in non-cash interest expense, a $10.8 million change in non-cash rent expense, $1.4 million loss on aircraft held for sale, a $1.9 million increase in the provision for credit losses, a $1.5 million change in fair value of a Private Placement Warrant liability, a $4.6 million change in the fair value of the Public Warrant liability, and a $12.1 million decrease from net changes in operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by a $1.4 million change in non-cash interest income and a $2.3 million change in the fair value of Penny Warrant liability. The $12.1 million decrease from operating assets and liabilities is primarily due to a $1.1 million decrease from other receivables, $0.9 million decrease from parts and supplies inventory, a $11.0 million decrease from operating lease liabilities a $3.9 million decrease from current liabilities, and $2.8 million decrease from deferred revenue, partially offset by a $0.8 million increase from prepaid and other current assets, and a $0.5 million increase from accounts payable and a $6.4 million increase from other non-current liabilities.

Net cash flows from investing activities

Net cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $81.9 million, primarily due to proceeds from the sale of property and equipment of $31.5 million, and proceeds from the sale of investments of $80.0 million. Partially offsetting the increase in net cash provided by investing activities were purchases of property and equipment of $4.1 million, purchases of engine overhauls of $9.6 million, and purchases of investments of $15.5 million.

Net cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $3.5 million, primarily due to proceeds from the sale of property and equipment of $23.7 million, proceeds from the sale of investments of $44.5 million, and the receipt of payments for notes receivable of $15.0 million. Partially offsetting the increase in net cash provided by investing activities were purchases of property and equipment of $28.1 million, purchases of engine overhauls of $9.8 million, and purchases of investments of $41.6 million.

Net cash flows from financing activities

Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $87.7 million, resulting primarily from repayment of debt of $79.4 million and net cash distributions to non-controlling interests of $16.6 million. Partially offsetting the decrease in net cash used in financing activities was proceeds from the issuance of preferred equity of $5.8 million and proceeds from the issuance of debt of $3.5 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $36.4 million, resulting primarily from proceeds from debt of $71.4 million to fund purchases of property and equipment, investments, and engine overhauls and proceeds from the issuance of preferred equity of $24.3 million. Partially offsetting the increase in net cash provided by financing activities was repayment of debt of $50.5 million, payment of debt issuance costs of $2.8 million, and net cash distributions to noncontrolling interests of $5.9 million.

Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies

Our principal commitments consist of contractual cash obligations under our borrowings with banks, and operating leases for certain controlled aircraft, corporate headquarters, and operational facilities, including aircraft hangars. Our obligations under our borrowing arrangements are described in Note 16 "Debt" and for further information on our leases, see Note 17 "Leases" of the accompanying consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report.

From time to time, we are involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that we have meritorious arguments in our current litigation matters and that any outcome, either individually or in the aggregate, will not be material to our financial position or results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There were no significant changes to the Company's critical accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2025 as compared with those disclosed within Part II, Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, aside from those included below:

Public Warrants, Private Warrants and Penny Warrants

As of June 30, 2025, the Company has the following warrants issued, (i) the Public Warrants initially included in the EGA units issued in EGA's initial public offering, (ii) the warrants of EGA held by EG Sponsor LLC (the “EGA Sponsor”) that were issued to the EGA Sponsor at the closing of EGA's initial public offering (the "Private Placement Warrants,"), (iii) warrants issued on March 4, 2024 in connection with the Series A Preferred Stock offering as described within Note 24 "Stockholders’ Equity / Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests" (the "Series A Penny Warrants"), and (iv) warrants issued on August 8, 2024, August 14, 2024, and March 21, 2025 in connection with the August 2024 and March 2025 Series B Preferred Stock offerings and the March 2025 note conversion as described within Note 24 "Stockholders' Equity/Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests" (the "Series B Penny Warrants," together with the Series A Penny Warrants, the "Penny Warrants," and together with the Public Warrants, the Private Placement Warrants and the Series A Penny Warrants, the "Warrants").

The Company determines the accounting classification of the Warrants as either liability or equity by first assessing whether the Warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”). Under ASC 480, a financial instrument that embodies an unconditional obligation, or a financial instrument other than an outstanding share that embodies a conditional obligation, that the issuer must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its equity shares must be classified as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) if, at inception, the monetary value of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on any one of the following: (a) a fixed monetary amount known at inception; (b) variations in something other than the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares; or (c) variations inversely related to changes in the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares. The Company determined that the Warrants should not be classified as liabilities under ASC 480.

If financial instruments, such as the Warrants, are not required to be classified as liabilities under ASC 480, the Company assesses whether such instruments are indexed to the Company's own stock under ASC 815-40. In order for an instrument to be considered indexed to an entity's own stock, its settlement amount must always equal the difference between the following: (a) the fair value of a fixed number of the Company's equity shares, and (b) a fixed monetary amount or a fixed amount of a debt instrument issued by the Company. As there are scenarios where the settlement amount would not equal the difference between the fair value of a fixed number of shares and a fixed monetary amount (or a fixed amount of a debt instrument), the Company determined that the Series A Penny Warrants, the Public Warrants, and the Private Placement Warrants were not indexed to the Company's own stock and therefore they must be classified as liabilities. The Company also determined that the Series A Penny Warrants, the Public Warrants, and the Private Placement Warrants met all criteria to meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815-10-15-83. For the Series B Penny Warrants, the Company determined that they were indexed to the Company's own stock and would be settled in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock at an explicit share limit. As such, The Company concluded that the Series B Penny Warrants must be classified as permanent equity, and that the Series B Penny Warrants are not subject to remeasurement at each reporting date.

The Company recorded the Series A Penny Warrants, the Public Warrants, and the Private Placement Warrants as liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) at fair value, with subsequent changes in the fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited) at each reporting date.

Temporary Equity

The Company accounts for its common and preferred stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Common and preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common and preferred stock (including common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. Our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock (as defined within Note 24 "Stockholders’ Equity / Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests") feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, 25,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 54,737 shares of Series B Preferred Stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our balance sheet at June 30, 2025.

(Gain) Loss on Aircraft Sales and Aircraft Held for Sale

The Company occasionally sells aircraft held for use from its fleet. The (gain) or loss from each transaction is recognized upon completion of the sale as a (gain) or loss on aircraft sales which is presented within the (gain) loss on aircraft sales and aircraft held for sale on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited).

The (gain) or loss on aircraft previously held for use as property and equipment and subsequently elected to actively market for sale is presented within the (gain) loss on aircraft sales and aircraft held for sale on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited). When a decision is made to actively market for sale, depreciation is discontinued, and aircraft held for sale is recorded at the lower of carrying value and fair value less costs to sell. We presented aircraft assets held for sale at the lower of their current carrying value or their fair market value less costs to sell. The fair values are based upon observable and unobservable inputs, including market trends and conditions. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the assets held for sale are subject to inherent uncertainty and could produce a wide range of outcomes which the Company will continue to monitor in future periods as new information becomes available. Prior to the ultimate sale of the assets, subsequent changes in the estimate of the fair value of the assets held for sale will be recorded as a (gain) or loss with a corresponding adjustment to the assets’ carrying value. Impairment is included within gain (loss) on aircraft sales and aircraft held for sale within the loss from operations on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Recently Issued/Adopted Accounting Standards

Refer to the sections titled "Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements" and “Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted” in Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) included in this Report.

JOBS Act Accounting Election

In April 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, reduce certain reporting requirements for an “emerging growth company.” We have elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, our audited financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

We have chosen to rely on the other exemptions and reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company” we are not required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of SOX, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the consolidated financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation-related items, such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. We may remain an “emerging growth company” until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our IPO. However, if certain events occur prior to the end of such five-year period, including if we become a “large accelerated filer,” our annual gross revenue equals or exceeds $1.235 billion, or we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period, we will cease to be an “emerging growth company” prior to the end of such five-year period.

Market risk

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In the ordinary course of operating our business, we are exposed to market risks. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position or results of operations due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our principal market risks are related to interest rates and aircraft fuel costs. There have not been any material changes to the market risks described in Part II, Item 7A — “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Controls and procedures

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2025. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Based on their evaluation, we concluded that, at the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Except for the continuing remediation efforts previously reported in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Risk factors

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There have been no material changes to the Company’s risk factors as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Figures reported in this filing

Standardized line items from the XBRL in this filing, for the period ended 2025-06-30. Comparative periods it repeats are left out.

Figures reported in this filing
Line itemPeriodValueXBRL concept
Revenue3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30$91.3mus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
Revenue6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30$179.5mus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
Cost of revenue3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30$77.6mus-gaap:CostOfRevenue
Cost of revenue6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30$154.4mus-gaap:CostOfRevenue
Selling, general and administrative3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30$20.3mus-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Selling, general and administrative6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30$41.3mus-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Operating income3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30−$12.4mus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss
Operating income6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30−$27.1mus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30$4.4mus-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating
Interest expense6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30$9.8mus-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating
Income tax3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30$0us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income tax6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30$0us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30−$4.8mus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Net income6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30−$10.2mus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Diluted EPS3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30−$0.26us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted
Diluted EPS6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30−$0.55us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted
Basic EPS3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30−$0.26us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic
Basic EPS6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30−$0.55us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted shares (weighted)3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-3027,772,428 sharesus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Diluted shares (weighted)6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-3026,471,721 sharesus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Operating cash flow6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30−$10.1mus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Capital expenditure6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30$4.1mus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Cash and equivalentsAt period end2025-06-30$15.8mus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Current assetsAt period end2025-06-30$65.5mus-gaap:AssetsCurrent
Total assetsAt period end2025-06-30$443.4mus-gaap:Assets
Current liabilitiesAt period end2025-06-30$260.2mus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent
Total liabilitiesAt period end2025-06-30$496.0mus-gaap:Liabilities
Long-term debtAt period end2025-06-30$111.6mus-gaap:LongTermDebt
Short-term borrowingsAt period end2025-06-30$8.3mus-gaap:ShortTermBorrowings
Shareholders' equityAt period end2025-06-30−$261.4mus-gaap:StockholdersEquity

Source: SEC EDGAR, the filing index for accession 0000950170-25-107987. Last ingested by Listed: Oct 24, 2026, 15:16 ET. Listed shows no prices and gives no investment advice.