REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 1, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 1, 2026
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Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-11-21.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-05-01.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Certain of the statements contained in this Report should be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “hope,” “likely,” and “continue” and similar terms used in connection with statements regarding our outlook, anticipated operations, the revenue environment, our contractual relationships, and our anticipated financial performance. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the continued demand for our product, the effect of economic conditions on Republic’s business, financial condition and results of operations, the timing of scheduled aircraft deliveries, fleet expansion, changes in aircraft seat configurations, transition and anticipated fleet size for Republic in upcoming periods, expected production levels in future periods, pilot attrition trends, Republic’s coordination with American Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., and United Airlines, Inc. (each, a “Partner Airline” and together, “Partner Airlines”) regarding the delivery of aircraft under previously announced agreements and timing of placing new aircraft deliveries into service, the expected terms, timing and benefits related to Republic’s leasing, strategic arrangements, strategic agreements and equity investments in third parties, scheduled flight service to smaller communities, increasing the utilization and efficiency of all fleet types as well as Republic’s future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations, estimates, intentions and outlook, and other statements that are not historical facts. All forward-looking statements included in this Report are made as of the date hereof and are based on information available to Republic as of such date. Readers should note that many factors could affect the future operating and financial results of Republic and could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements set forth in this Report. These factors include, but are not limited to the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel, including related to inflationary pressures, and related decreases in customer demand and spending; potential staffing shortages affecting pilots, air traffic controllers, or maintenance technicians; uncertainty regarding potential future outbreaks of infectious diseases or other health concerns, and the consequences of such outbreaks to the travel industry, including travel demand and travel behavior, and our major Partner Airlines in general and the financial condition and operating results of Republic in particular; the prospects of entering into agreements with existing or…
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There may be other factors that may affect matters discussed in forward-looking statements set forth in this Report, which factors may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. We assume no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting these statements other than as required by applicable law.
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We are the second largest independent regional airline in the United States based on total fleet and daily departures. As of March 31, 2026, we had an operational fleet of 275 regional jet aircraft that regularly provides scheduled passenger service on approximately 1,300 daily flights, to approximately 125 in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
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On November 25, 2025, the Company and Mesa Air Group, Inc. (“Mesa Parent”), former parent company of Mesa Airlines, Inc. (“Mesa Airlines”) completed the Merger of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and Mesa Air Group, Inc., whereby the Company merged with and into Mesa Air Group, Inc. (the “Merger”). The legal entity Mesa Air Group, Inc. continued as the surviving corporation; however, upon completion of the Merger, the legal entity was renamed Republic Airways Holdings Inc. The Company, on a pre-Merger basis, is referred to as “Legacy Republic.” The Company includes the operations of Legacy Republic and, beginning on November 25, 2025, also includes the operations, financial position, and cash flows of the former entity Mesa Air Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. See Note 3, Merger with Mesa Air Group, Inc., in the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Report.
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Substantially all of our flights are operated under multi-year fixed-fee capacity purchase agreements (“CPA,” or collectively, our “CPAs”)with our three Partner Airlines: American Airlines, Inc. (“American Airlines”), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta Air Lines”), and United Airlines, Inc. (“United Airlines”). We exclusively operate the dual class Embraer E170/175 family of aircraft and are one of the world’s largest operators of that aircraft type. Under the CPAs, we provide substantially all of our flight capacity to our Partner Airlines. Our compensation is not materially or directly affected by variations in fares or passenger load factors, nor by variations in the price of fuel, the cost of which is paid directly by our Partner Airlines, effectively providing us with contractual monthly revenues, while reducing our exposure to fluctuations in fuel prices, fare competition, and passenger loads. During thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we carried passengers on approximately 107,000 and 85,000 flights, generating revenues of$527.4 million and$394.8 million and pre-tax income of $37.6 million and $36.6 million, respectively.
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We market under our Partner Airlines’ two-letter flight designation codes, paint our aircraft in the style of our Partner Airlines’ brand requirements, and use our Partner Airlines’ service marks to market ourselves as a carrier for our Partner Airlines. Our Partner Airlines control route selection, fare pricing, seat inventories, marketing, and scheduling, and provide us with ground support services, airport take-off and landing slots, and gate access, allowing us to focus on operational excellence, positioning ourselves as the regional airline of choice for our Partner Airlines and passengers through the delivery of safe, clean, reliable, and efficient regional service. For thethree months ended March 31, 2026, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines accounted for 37%, 21%, and 42% of our departures, respectively.
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Key Components of Republic’s Results of Operations
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Revenue
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We operate under the American Eagle, Delta Connection, and United Express brands through our CPAs with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines, respectively. Under these arrangements, we receive fixed fees, as well as reimbursement of specified costs with additional possible incentives from our Partner Airlines for superior performance. Substantially all of our revenues are earned under our CPAs with our Partner Airlines. The number of aircraft we operate, aircraft utilization, and the rates we charge are the most significant drivers of our revenues. The number of passengers carried and the fares which revenue-generating passengers pay do not materially affect our revenues. We earn revenues based on aircraft utilization levels under the applicable CPAs with each of our Partner Airlines, subject to minimum utilization guarantees.
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Revenues associated with regional jet services are generally derived from (i) a fixed fee per departure, flight hour, and/or block hour of time incurred and a fixed rate for available-to-schedule aircraft, payable on a monthly basis; and (ii) a premium amount, which is earned monthly or quarterly by maintaining minimum aircraft utilization levels and exemplary operating results. To the extent that minimum targets are not achieved, we could be subject to financial penalties. These fixed-fee rates are contractually subject to periodic economic adjustment. We also receive reimbursement from our Partner Airlines for direct expenses incurred such as qualifying maintenance activities, property taxes, and miscellaneous operating expenses. The Company refers to Partner reimbursements as “pass-through charges.” Certain charges such as fuel, landing fees, and certain ownership costs are generally paid directly by the Partner Airlines, although the charges were incurred by the Company in ongoing operations. The Company refers to these charges as “Partner direct charges.” Pass-through charges are primarily recorded to revenues and the corresponding operating expense on a gross basis. Pass-through charges recorded on a net basis are not material.
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Amounts recognized as regional jet services revenues are measured at the contractual amount we expect we will be entitled to in exchange for the promised services. We allocate the transaction price as flights are completed with variable consideration that relates specifically to our efforts in delivering each flight recognized in the period in which the individual flight is completed and measured on a monthly basis. We record an estimate for incentive revenue based on our expected performance at the end of each period. These estimates are derived under accounting guidance related to variable consideration constraints and based on amounts expected to be collected. We have concluded that allocating the variability directly to the individual flights results in an overall allocation meeting the objectives in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 606, Revenue Recognition. This results in a pattern of revenue recognition that generally follows the variable amounts billed from us to our Partner Airlines.
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Operating Expenses
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A brief description of the items included in our operating expenses line items are as follows:
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Wages and Benefits
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This expense includes salaries and wages earned by our pilots, flight attendants, dispatchers, and other associates, as well as expenses associated with various employee benefit plans, stock-based compensation, employee incentives, and payroll taxes. These expenses fluctuate primarily based on our level of operations, changes in wage rates for contract and non-contract employees, and changes in costs of our benefit plans.
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Aircraft and Engine Rent
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This expense consists of the costs of aircraft and spare engines under operating leases. Leased aircraft (including wing-mounted engines) and spare engines are operated under operating leases and subject to adjustment as costs associated with minimum lease return conditions become probable and able to be estimated, generally coinciding with the last heavy maintenance visit.
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Maintenance and Repair
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Maintenance and repair expenses include all materials and external labor required to maintain our aircraft and engines. We have entered into long-term maintenance “power-by-the-hour” service contracts with certain third-party maintenance providers under which we are charged fixed rates for each flight hour or departure accumulated by the majority of our engines and certain major airframe components. The effect of such contracts is to reduce the volatility of aircraft maintenance expense over the term of our maintenance agreements. All other maintenance charges are expensed as incurred under the direct expense method of accounting. Certain maintenance and repair activities, such as engine overhauls and heavy maintenance, qualify for reimbursement from our Partner Airlines under the pass-through provisions of our CPAs.
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Depreciation and Amortization
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This expense includes depreciation expense of all owned aircraft, property, and equipment which includes aircraft and buildings under debt obligations and finance leases, spare engines, flight equipment, general aviation aircraft, and ground equipment as well as amortization expense on leasehold improvements.
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Executive Separation and Merger-related Items
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We classify certain operating expenses as executive separation and Merger-related items due to their nonrecurring or infrequently occurring nature.
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Executive separation and Merger-related items primarily consist of non‑recurring transaction and integration‑related costs incurred in connection with the Merger. These costs include legal, audit, and advisory fees supporting Merger due diligence, securities registration and Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Merger planning, and integration activities. Integration costs include the elimination of duplicate overheads and abandonment of certain operating agreements, including fleet-specific training and facilities. The Company has additionally incurred integration costs related to aircraft maintenance bridging, and standardization of crew training. The Company separately classifies these items as they are not expected to be incurred on a recurring basis and does not anticipate incurring costs of this nature following the completion of Merger‑related integration activities.
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Other Operating Expense
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Costs of crew training, crew travel, facilities and administrative lease expenses, professional fees, software, and all other administrative and operational overhead expenses are recorded to other operating expense. Additionally, to the extent that these charges are incurred, we record expenses related to gains and losses on asset disposals, impairment charges, and bad debt expense to other operating expense.
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Other Expense, net
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Other expense, net is comprised of interest expense on secured and unsecured debt obligations, realized and unrealized gains and losses on fair value adjustments to marketable securities and non-current investments, warrants, and put options held with EVE Holdings, Inc. (“EVE”), and our minority interest in Cape Air and our proportionate share of income or losses of Cape Air. Additionally, we have a strategic partnership with EVE for the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft.
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Three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to thethree months ended March 31, 2025
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The following table sets forth information regarding our operating results for thethree months ended March 31, 2026 compared to thethree months ended March 31, 2025:
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(1)Net income % is net income expressed as a percentage of revenues.
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The following table summarizes certain operating data that we believe are useful indicators of our operating performance for thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. We believe block hours, departures, and average daily utilization of each aircraft are our primary measures in evaluating aircraft production, incurrences of revenues and operating expenses, and efficiency of the Airline.
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(1)Excludes eight and one spare aircraft as of March 31, 2026 and 2025.
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(2)Excludes 31 aircraft that have been leased under customary leasing arrangements to American Airlines as of March 31, 2026 and 2025.
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(3)Reflects hours of aircraft movement from gate to gate (including taxi time before takeoff and after landing) until the aircraft comes to rest at the next point of landing.
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(4)Reflects average daily utilization in block hours (aircraft movement from gate to gate, including taxi time) for the greater of actual in-service aircraft or minimum contracted scheduled aircraft, if applicable.
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Revenues
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Revenues increased$132.6 million, or 33.6%, to$527.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $394.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, due to 30.4% increase in block hour production and a 24.4% increase in departures due to increased daily utilization and contribution of additional flying under the new CPA with United Airlines as a result of the Merger, beginning November 25, 2025.
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Operating expenses
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Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Mesa Air Group, Inc. ("Mesa," "Mesa Airlines," the "Company," "we," "our," or "us") is the holding company of Mesa Airlines, a regional air carrier providing scheduled passenger service to 76 cities in 32 states, and Mexico. As of September 30, 2025, Mesa operated a fleet of 60 Embraer 175 ("E-175") regional aircraft with approximately 234 daily departures. The aircraft in Mesa’s fleet were operated under the Company’s Capacity Purchase Agreement ("CPA"), as United Express, pursuant to the terms of the CPA entered into with United. Except as set forth in the following sentence, all of the Company’s consolidated contract revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 were derived from operations associated with the CPA, leases of aircraft to a third party, and Mesa Pilot Development ("MPD"). Revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 also included revenues derived from our Flight Services Agreement ("FSA") with DHL Network Operations (USA), inc. ("DHL"), which terminated in March 2024. Additionally, our leases of aircraft to a third party terminated upon the sale of such aircraft to United during fiscal year 2024.
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Our United CPA provides us guaranteed monthly revenue for each aircraft under contract, a fixed fee for each block hour (the number of hours during which the aircraft is in revenue service, measured from the time of gate departure before take-off until the time of gate arrival at the destination) and flights actually flown, and reimbursement of certain direct operating expenses in exchange for providing regional flying on behalf of United. Our CPA also shelters us from many of the elements that cause volatility in airline financial performance, including fuel prices, variations in ticket prices, and fluctuations in number of passengers. In providing regional flying under our CPA, we use the logos, service marks, flight crew uniforms and aircraft paint schemes of United. United controls route selection, pricing, seat inventories, marketing and scheduling, and provide us with ground support services, airport landing slots and gate access.
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Components of Results of Operations
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The following discussion summarizes the key components of our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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Our operating revenues consist primarily of contract revenue as well as pass-through and other revenues.
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Contract Revenue. Contract revenue consists of the fixed monthly amounts per aircraft received pursuant to our CPA with United, along with the additional amounts received based on the number of flights and block hours flown, rental revenue for aircraft leased to a third party, and revenue from participants in Mesa Pilot Development. Contract revenues we receive from our United are paid and recognized over time consistent with the delivery of service under our CPA.
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Pass-Through and Other Revenue. Pass-through and other revenue consists of passenger liability insurance, aircraft property taxes, landing fees, and other aircraft and traffic servicing costs received pursuant to our agreements with United.
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Our operating expenses consist of the following items:
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Flight Operations. Flight operations expense includes costs related to salaries, bonuses and benefits earned by our pilots, flight attendants, and dispatch personnel, as well as costs related to technical publications, lodging of our flight crews and pilot training expenses.
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Maintenance. Maintenance expense includes costs related to engine overhauls, airframe, landing gear and normal recurring maintenance, which includes pass-through maintenance costs related to our E-175 aircraft. Heavy maintenance and major overhaul costs on our owned E-175 fleet are deferred and amortized until the earlier of the end of the useful life of the related asset or the next scheduled heavy maintenance event. All other maintenance costs are expensed as incurred, except for certain maintenance contracts where labor and materials price risks have been transferred to the service provider and require payment on a utilization basis, such as flight hours. Costs incurred for maintenance and repair for utilization maintenance contracts where labor and materials price risks have been transferred to the service provider are charged to maintenance expense based on contractual payment terms. As a result of using the direct expense method for heavy maintenance on the majority of our fleets, the timing of maintenance expense reflected in the financial statements may vary significantly from period to period.
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Aircraft Rent. Aircraft rent expense includes costs related to leased engines and aircraft.
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General and Administrative. General and administrative expense includes insurance and taxes, the majority of which are pass-through costs, non-operational administrative employee wages and related expenses, building rents, real property leases, utilities, legal, audit and other administrative expenses.
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Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation expense is a periodic non-cash charge primarily related to aircraft, engine, and equipment depreciation. Amortization expense is a periodic non-cash charge related to our customer relationship intangible asset.
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Asset Impairment. Asset impairment includes charges for impairments of assets either designated as held for sale or assets that are held and used but determined to have been impaired.
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Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses primarily consists of fuel costs for flying we undertake outside of our CPA (including aircraft re-positioning and maintenance) as well as costs for aircraft and traffic servicing, such as aircraft cleaning, passenger disruption reimbursements, international navigation fees and wages of airport operations personnel, a portion of which are reimbursable by United. All aircraft fuel and related fueling costs for flying under our CPA are directly paid and supplied by United. Accordingly, we do not record an expense or pass-through revenue for fuel supplied by United for flying under our CPA. Fuel expenses relating to MPD are paid by the Company.
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Other Income (Expense), Net
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Interest Expense. Interest expense is interest on our debt incurred to finance purchases of aircraft, engines, and equipment, including amortization of debt financing costs and discounts.
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Interest Income. Interest income includes interest income on our cash and cash equivalent balances.
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Gain on Investments. Gain on investments relates to gains resulting from the transfer of investments in equity securities.
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Unrealized Loss on Investments, Net. Unrealized loss on investments, net relates to losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments in equity securities.
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Gain on Debt Forgiveness. Gain on debt forgiveness consists of gains resulting from the forgiveness earned on our deemed prepayment associated with the United line of credit for the achievement of certain performance metrics.
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Other Expense. Other expense includes expense derived from activities not classified in any other area of the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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Segment Reporting
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Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which discrete financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing operating performance. In consideration of ASC 280, Segment Reporting, we are not organized around specific services or geographic regions. We currently operate in one service line providing scheduled flight services in accordance with our CPA.
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While we operate under a capacity purchase agreement, we do not manage our business based on any performance measure at the individual contract level. Additionally, our CODM uses consolidated financial information to evaluate our performance, which is the same basis on which he communicates our results and performance to our Board of Directors.
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The CODM bases all significant decisions regarding the allocation of our resources on a consolidated basis. Based on the information described above and in accordance with the applicable literature, management has concluded that we are organized and operated as one operating and reportable segment.
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
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We had operating loss of $9.2 million in our three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to operating loss of $17.0 million in our three months ended September 30, 2024. In our three months ended September 30, 2025, we had net loss of $14.1 million compared to net loss of $24.9 million in our three months ended September 30, 2024.
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Our operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2025 improved as a result of (i) decreases in flight operations expense as a result of decreased pilot training and lower pilot wages; (ii) decreases in depreciation expense, primarily due to the retirement and sale of several aircraft; and (iii) decreases in impairment related to held for sale assets. and the write down of E-175 aircraft. This was partially offset by a decrease in contract revenue due to fewer aircraft under contract.
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"Available seat miles" or "ASMs" means the number of seats available for passengers multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown.
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"Average stage length" means the average number of statute miles flown per flight segment.
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“Block hours” means the number of hours during which the aircraft is in revenue service, measured from the time of gate departure before take-off until the time of gate arrival at the destination.
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"CRASM" means contract revenue divided by ASMs.
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"RPM" means the number of miles traveled by paying passengers.
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Total operating revenue decreased by $24.6 million, or 21.3%, to $90.7 million for our three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to our three months ended September 30, 2024. Contract revenue decreased by $27.8 million, or 29.7%, to $66.0 million, primarily due to fewer aircraft under contract. Our block hours flown during our three months ended September 30, 2025, increased 1.5% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024 due to an increase in the average stage length. Our pass-through and other revenue increased by $3.3 million, or 15.2%, to $24.7 million compared to our three months ended September 30, 2024 due to an increase in pass-through maintenance related to our E-175 fleet.
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Flight Operations. Flight operations expense decreased $2.2 million, or 5.8%, to $35.7 million for our three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to our three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by decreased pilot training expense and lower pilot wages as a result of decreases in headcount and operating a single E-175 fleet type.
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Maintenance. Aircraft maintenance expense decreased $5.3 million, or 11.2%, to $42.3 million for our three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to our three months ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in labor and other expense. Total pass-through maintenance expenses reimbursed by United increased by $4.1 million during our three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to our three months ended September 30, 2024.
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The following table presents information regarding our maintenance costs during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 (in thousands):
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Aircraft Rent. Aircraft rent expense decreased $3.1 million, or 88.7%, to $0.4 million for our three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to our three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease is primarily due to fewer engine lease costs during our three months ended September 30, 2025.
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General and Administrative. General and administrative expense decreased $0.5 million, or 4.2%, to $10.9 million for our three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to our three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease is primarily driven by decreases in wages.
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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements, the accompanying notes, and the other financial information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties such as our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements below. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly in the sections titled "Cautionary Notes Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" above and "Risk Factors" below.
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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements, the accompanying notes, and the other financial information included elsewhere in this Report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements below. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Report.
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Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR have limitations as analytical tools. Some of the limitations applicable to these measures include: (i) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations; (ii) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (iii) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (iv) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debts; (v) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future; (vi) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect gains and losses on investments, which are non-cash gains and losses but will occur in periods when there are changes in the value of our investments in equity securities; and (vii) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements and other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, Adjusted EBITDAR should not be viewed as a measure of overall performance because it excludes aircraft rent, which is a normal, recurring cash operating expense that is necessary to operate our business. For the foregoing reasons, each of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR has significant limitations which affect its use as an indicator of our profitability. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this information.
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(2)Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before executive separation and Merger-related items, interest expense, investment income, and other, net, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDAR represents net income before executive separation and Merger-related items, interest expense, investment income, and other, net, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and aircraft and engine rent. Adjusted EBITDA % and Adjusted EBITDAR % are non-GAAP measures that represent Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR, respectively, expressed as a percentage of revenues. Republic’s management uses these metrics, and it believes these metrics are also useful to investors to understand Republic’s financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA %, Adjusted EBITDAR, and Adjusted EBITDAR % are included as supplemental disclosure because Republic’s management believes that they are well recognized valuation metrics in the airline industry that are frequently used by companies, investors, securities analysts, and other interested parties in comparing companies in Republic’s industry. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR have limitations as analytical tools. Some of the limitations applicable to these measures include: (i) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters Republic considers not to be indicative of its ongoing operations; (ii) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect Republic’s cash expenditures for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (iii) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, Republic’s working capital needs; (iv) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on its debts; (v) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and (vi) other companies in Republic’s industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR differently than Republic does, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, Adjusted EBITDAR should not be viewed as a measure of overall performance because it excludes aircraft and engine rent, which is a normal, recurring cash operating expense that is necessary to operate Republic’s business. For the foregoing reasons, each of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA %, Adjusted EBITDAR, and Adjusted EBITDAR % has significant limitations which affect its use as an indicator of Republic’s profitability. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue…
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The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR (in thousands):
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The following table presents the reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR for the periods presented below:
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We require cash to fund our operating expenses and working capital requirements, including outlays for capital expenditures, aircraft pre-delivery payments, maintenance, aircraft rent, and debt service obligations, including principal and interest payments. Our cash needs vary from period to period primarily based on the timing and costs of significant maintenance events. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash generated from operations and funds from external borrowings.
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We require cash to fund our operating expenses and working capital requirements, including outlays to fund capital expenditures, aircraft pre-delivery deposit payments (“PDP”), maintenance expenses, and debt service obligations, including principal and interest payments. Our cash needs vary from period to period, primarily based on the timing and costs of significant maintenance events and capital expenditures. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash on hand and liquid investments, including investments in marketable securities, cash generated from operations, and funds raised from external borrowings or capital offerings. In the near term, we expect to fund our primary cash requirements through cash generated from operations, and cash and cash equivalents on hand (including our investments in marketable securities), and funds from new borrowings on aircraft deliveries and our aviation campus. There is no assurance that we will be successful in securing any additional liquidity from external creditors. We believe that cash flow from operating activities coupled with existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable secu rities will be adequate to fund our operating and capital needs through at least the next 12 months.
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Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities
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Net cash provided by operating activities increased $4.0 million, or 7.4%, to $57.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $53.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was attributable to the increase in earnings excluding non-cash expenses, coupled with changes in working capital accounts from the timing of collection of receivables and settlement of liabilities when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
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Net cash used in investing activities increased $50.4 million to $92.0 million net cash used during the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $41.6 million net cash used during the three months ended March 31, 2025. We acquired three E175 regional aircraft during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the acquisition of one E175 regional aircraft during the three months ended March 31, 2025, which increased overall capital expenditures by $53.8 million. Additionally, we purchased $38.7 million and redeemed $40.0 million in marketable securities and investments during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to purchases of $38.4 million and redemptions of $45.0 million in marketable securities and investments during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
We present Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR, which are not recognized financial measures under GAAP, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as supplemental disclosures because our senior management believes that they are well-recognized valuation metrics in the airline industry that are frequently used by companies, investors, securities analysts and other interested parties in comparing companies in our industry.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities