Wheels Up Experience Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 11, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 11, 2026
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the risks set forth below and the information set forth in this Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the “Risk Factors” under Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report and in our other filings with the SEC from time to time. You should be aware that these risk factors and other information may not describe every risk facing Wheels Up. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial could adversely affect our business, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to obtain additional financing, refinance our existing debt obligations in the future on terms we deem attractive or access the capital markets may be limited.
We require sufficient liquidity levels for our operations and strategic business initiatives, including our ongoing multi-year business transformation and scaling our premium jet fleets. We have existing debt obligations and we expect to from time to time incur additional debt obligations or other arrangements to fund working capital requirements, other debt service obligations, strategic transactions, capital expenditures and strategic initiatives, including to scale our premium jet fleets and fund future business growth. Factors that may affect our ability to obtain additional financing, refinance existing debt obligations, close announced or committed financings or access the capital markets on terms attractive to us, or at all, include: our financial performance, operating cash flows and liquidity; the timing of capital requirements or strategic initiatives; changes in the market for our equity securities and conditions in the capital markets generally; our credit status or credit ratings; market conditions in the private aviation industry; general economic conditions and geopolitical events; and the ability to use our assets as collateral for future financings, refinancings or sale-leaseback transactions. We may also be required to seek the consent of third parties under the agreements governing our existing debt obligations and the Investor Rights Agreement for any new financing, refinancing or capital markets activity. In addition, incurring additional indebtedness may hinder our ability to obtain future debt or equity financing, result in certain counterparties being unwilling to enter business relationships with us, or adversely impact our financial performance due to, among other things, existing debt levels and the timing of maturity of our debt obligations, our debt service obligations, the unavailability of unencumbered collateral or relative lien priority, or our credit ratings or profile. External financing may not be timely available to us on terms that we deem attractive, or at all, to fund the capital needs of our business and satisfy our obligations in the ordinary course of business. Any inability to timely source additional financing on terms we deem attractive, or at all, could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and ability to timely execute our strategic goals.
Additionally, we have announced the Proposed 2026 Term Loan and may from time to time announce our intention to enter into other future financing transactions or enter into commitments with capital providers for potential financing transactions that have not closed. Such potential financing transactions are generally subject to certain terms and conditions that must be satisfied, including the completion of definitive documentation and/or due diligence reviews, in order to enter into and close such potential transactions. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to close such potential financing transactions on the terms and timeline that we initially anticipate, or at all, or that we will realize the anticipated benefits from such financings or commitments to provide available liquidity, including with respect to any such transactions that are intended to fund strategic transactions, working capital needs or our multi-year business transformation or other strategic goals. Any inability to timely close any announced or committed potential financing transaction on terms we deem attractive, or at all, could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
Our ability to meet our debt service obligations, including required principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, will depend on future performance, which is subject to financial, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other factors beyond our control. If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, sell assets, seek additional capital, or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. We may not be able to implement any of these alternatives on satisfactory terms, or at all. Failure to meet our debt service obligations would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
A decrease in demand for the private aviation services we offer could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Demand for private aviation services has historically fluctuated due to economic cycles, geopolitical events, the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of aviation fuel prices and other events that influence the behavior of private flyers. Any general downturn in economic, business and financial conditions, including outsized impacts in larger metropolitan areas in the U.S., U.K. and Europe where our members and charter customers are more concentrated, that has an adverse effect on our members’ or customers’ spending habits could decrease their demand for travel and, to the extent they travel, increase their use of other modes of travel. In addition, various factors within and outside of our control may impact the demand for our services, our ability to acquire new and retain existing members and customers, and our ability to sell Membership Funds and charter offerings, differently than other participants in the private aviation industry, including due to, among other things, changes in our service offerings, business model, sales efforts or success, asset base, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity outlook, or the impact and perception of announced, committed or closed transactions, including debt financings. If demand for private aviation and other services we offer, our success in selling our services or the perception of us held by our members, customers or potential customers, were to decrease for any reason, we could experience slower than expected growth, lower demand for flight services, a reduction in flight spend or the utilization of our aircraft, lower purchases or usage of Membership Funds, or a general shift from our membership program (where Membership Funds received up front are typically applied to future flying over a multi-month period), to our charter solutions (where funds for a flight are received close in time to booking), each of which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and financial goal achievement. In addition, the timing and magnitude of one or more of these events could amplify the adverse impact to our business, results of operations, financial condition and financial goal achievement for periods after the conclusion of such events.
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