Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.
For the period ended Jun 30, 2026. Filed Jul 29, 2026.
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Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Jul 29, 2026
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (“FGHI” or the “Company”) and its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. (“FAH”) and Frontier Airlines, Inc. (“Frontier”). All wholly-owned subsidiaries are consolidated, with all intercompany transactions and balances being eliminated.
The Company is an ultra low-cost, low-fare airline headquartered in Denver, Colorado that offers flights throughout the United States and to select international destinations in the Americas, serving approximately 90 airports.
The Company is managed as a single business unit that provides air transportation for passengers and management has concluded there is onlyone reportable segment. The Company has identified net income (loss) as the primary measurement of the segment’s profit or loss. Please see the Company’s “Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations” for net income (loss), as well as other significant revenue and expense components of profit or loss, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The Company has identified total assets as the primary measurement of the segment’s assets. Please see the Company’s “Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets” for total assets as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and reflect all normal recurring adjustments which management believes are necessary to fairly present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the respective periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for Form 10-Q. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on February 18, 2026 (the “2025 Annual Report”).
The interim results reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other interim periods or for the full year. The air transportation business is subject to significant seasonal fluctuations and is volatile and highly affected by economic cycles and trends.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
- Revenue Recognition
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s air traffic liability balance was $512 million and $361 million, respectively, which includes amounts classified as other long-term liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the six months ended June 30, 2026,88% of the air traffic liability as of December 31, 2025 was recognized as passenger revenue within the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. Of the air traffic liability balances as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, $83 million and $75 million, respectively, was related to unearned membership fees.
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company received $175 million of prepaid loyalty program consideration. The upfront payment is included within frequent flyer liabilities, other current and long-term liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and will be recognized over the duration of the program in passenger and other revenues based on the nature of the separate performance obligations.
Operating revenues are comprised of passenger revenues, which includes fare and non-fare passenger revenues, and other revenues. Disaggregated operating revenues are as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Passenger revenues: | ||||
| Fare | $613 | $348 | $1,062 | $698 |
| Non-fare passenger revenues: | ||||
| Service fees | 266 | 252 | 436 | 486 |
| Baggage | 234 | 186 | 449 | 391 |
| Seat selection | 88 | 81 | 171 | 150 |
| Other | 34 | 31 | 69 | 57 |
| Total non-fare passenger revenue | 622 | 550 | 1,125 | 1,084 |
| Total passenger revenues | 1,235 | 898 | 2,187 | 1,782 |
| Other revenues | 44 | 31 | 84 | 59 |
| Total operating revenues | $1,279 | $929 | $2,271 | $1,841 |
The Company is managed as a single business unit that provides air transportation for passengers. Operating revenues by principal geographic region, as defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation (the “DOT”), are as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Domestic | $1,219 | $874 | $2,163 | $1,742 |
| Latin America | 60 | 55 | 108 | 99 |
| Total operating revenues | $1,279 | $929 | $2,271 | $1,841 |
The Company attributes operating revenues by geographic region based upon the origin and destination of each passenger flight segment. The Company’s tangible assets consist primarily of flight equipment, which are mobile across geographic markets. Accordingly, assets are not allocated to specific geographic regions.
- Other Current Assets
Other current assets consist of the following (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Supplier incentives | $48 | $69 |
| Prepaid expenses | 35 | 26 |
| Forgivable loans | 5 | 11 |
| Income tax and other taxes receivable | 7 | 4 |
| Other | 18 | 2 |
| Total other current assets | $113 | $112 |
- Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities consist of the following (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger and other taxes and fees payable | $201 | $148 |
| Salaries, wages and benefits | 126 | 143 |
| Station obligations | 102 | 78 |
| Aircraft maintenance | 114 | 65 |
| Fuel liabilities | 28 | 36 |
| Leased aircraft return costs | 14 | 7 |
| Other current liabilities | 60 | 48 |
| Total other current liabilities | $645 | $525 |
- Debt
The Company’s debt obligations are as follows (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Secured debt: | ||
| Pre-delivery Credit Facilities(a) | $226 | $348 |
| Revolving Loan Facility(b) | — | — |
| 2025-1 EETCs(c) | 100 | 105 |
| Unsecured debt: | ||
| Affinity card advance purchase of miles(d) | 119 | 101 |
| PSP Promissory Notes(e) | 66 | 66 |
| Total debt | 511 | 620 |
| Less: current maturities of long-term debt, net | (206) | (301) |
| Less: total debt acquisition costs and other discounts, net | (5) | (6) |
| Long-term debt, net | $300 | $313 |
(a)The Company has multiple pre-delivery credit facilities which consist of the PDP Financing Facility, the Second PDP Financing Facility and the Third PDP Financing Facility, all as defined below (together, the “Pre-delivery Credit Facilities”). The Pre-delivery Credit Facilities are for the financing of pre-delivery deposit payments (“PDPs”) for the Company’s A320neo family aircraft purchase agreement. Each facility is collateralized by the Company’s purchase agreement for the associated A320neo family aircraft deliveries through the term of the respective facilities. Total commitments (drawn or undrawn) under the Pre-delivery Credit Facilities are $299 million. See Note 8 for the Company’s commitment schedule regarding its A320neo family orderbook.
The Company, through an affiliate, entered into a PDP facility in December 2014 (as amended from time to time, the “PDP Financing Facility”) for the financing of certain aircraft PDPs. The facility consists of separate loans for each PDP aircraft. Interest is paid every 90 days based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a margin for each separate loan. Each separate loan matures upon the earlier of (i) delivery of that aircraft to the Company by Airbus S.A.S. (“Airbus”), (ii) the date one month following the last day of the scheduled delivery month of such aircraft and (iii) if there is a delay in delivery of aircraft, depending on the cause of the delivery delay, up to six months following the last day of the scheduled delivery month of such aircraft. The PDP Financing Facility will be repaid periodically according to the preceding sentence, as amended in 2025, with the facility maturing in December 2027.
In September 2024, the Company, through an affiliate, entered into a PDP facility (the “Second PDP Financing Facility”) with a lender not otherwise party to the PDP Financing Facility or Third PDP Financing Facility in connection with the financing of PDPs for certain aircraft deliveries not associated with either the PDP Financing Facility or the Third PDP Financing Facility. Interest is paid quarterly based on SOFR plus an applicable margin. Additionally, the Second PDP Financing Facility requires a commitment fee based on the level of the outstanding loan amounts compared to the committed amount. The Second PDP Financing Facility is expected to be repaid at maturity in September 2027, which may be extended by two additional years. If any such extension request is rejected by the lender, the Company may extend the original maturity date of the Second PDP Financing Facility by six months.
In September 2024, the Company entered into another PDP facility (the “Third PDP Financing Facility”) with a lender not otherwise party to the PDP Financing Facility or Second PDP Financing Facility in connection with the financing of PDPs for certain aircraft deliveries not associated with either the PDP Financing Facility or the Second PDP Financing Facility. The Third PDP Financing Facility requires commitment fees to be paid, on a quarterly basis, on each individual aircraft delivery once PDP funding begins, based on the reference amount for that aircraft at a fixed annual rate of the two-year U.S. Treasury Rate plus an applicable margin. The facility consists of separate loans for each PDP aircraft. Each separate loan matures upon the delivery of that aircraft to the Company. The Third PDP Financing Facility will be repaid periodically according to the preceding sentence, with the facility maturing in July 2026.
(b)In September 2024, the Company entered into a revolving line of credit available for general corporate purposes (the “Revolving Loan Facility”). As amended in December 2025 to increase the maximum borrowing capacity, the Revolving Loan Facility provides for $220 million of commitments secured by the Company’s loyalty programs and brand-related assets. The Revolving Loan Facility will bear interest at an annual rate of term SOFR for the applicable interest period (or, at the Company’s option, an alternate base rate) plus an applicable margin, payable in quarterly installments, on any outstanding balance. A quarterly commitment fee is also payable in arrears at an applicable rate multiplied by the undrawn amount of the Revolving Loan Facility. The Revolving Loan Facility matures in September 2027.
(c)In November 2025, the Company issued class A-1 enhanced equipment trust certificates (the “2025-1 EETCs”) through a pass-through trust in a private placement. The pass-through trust holds series A-1 equipment notes with a coupon rate of 6.75% and final payment due in October 2032, that are issued by the Company and guaranteed by Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. and Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. The equipment notes are secured by liens on substantially all of the Company’s spare parts and tooling. Principal and interest on the issued and outstanding certificates is payable semiannually in April and October of each year, and commenced in April 2026.
(d)The Company entered into an agreement with Barclays Bank Delaware (“Barclays”) in 2003, as amended from time to time, which provides for joint marketing, grants certain benefits to co-branded credit cardholders (“Cardholders”) and allows Barclays to market using the Company’s customer database. In June 2026, the term of the agreement was extended from 2029 to 2037. Cardholders earn miles under the FRONTIER Miles program, and the Company sells miles at agreed-upon rates to Barclays and earns fees from Barclays for the acquisition, retention and use of the co-branded credit card by Cardholders. In addition, Barclays will pre-purchase miles if the Company so requests and meets certain conditions precedent. The pre-purchased miles facility amount available to the Company is to be reset on January 15 and July 15 of each calendar year through 2036, based on the aggregate amount of fees payable by Barclays to the Company on a calendar year basis and subject to certain other conditions, up to an aggregate maximum facility amount of $375 million. The Company pays interest on a monthly basis, which is based on a one-month Effective Federal Funds Rate (“EFFR”) plus a margin. Beginning June 30, 2036, the facility is scheduled to be repaid in 12 equal monthly installments.
(e)As a result of the Company’s participation in the payroll support programs offered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”), the Company obtained a series of 10-year loans from the Treasury (collectively, the “PSP Promissory Notes”) that are due between 2030 and 2031. The PSP Promissory Notes include an annual interest rate of 1.00% for the first five years and SOFR plus 2.00% in the final five years, with bi-annual interest payments. The loans can be prepaid at par at any time without incurring a penalty.
In connection with the term loan facility entered into with the Treasury on September 28, 2020, which was repaid in full in February 2022, and the PSP Promissory Notes, the Company issued warrants to purchase 3,117,940 shares of FGHI common stock at a weighted-average price of $6.95 per share. During the six months ended June 30, 2025,1,244,608 warrants were exercised. The Company settled the exercises through a net share settlement of 248,893 shares of FGHI common stock and cash of less than $1 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2026,237,274 warrants expired and as of June 30, 2026, no warrants remain outstanding.
Cash payments for interest related to debt were $21 million and $18 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
The Company has caused standby letters of credit and surety bonds to be issued to various airport authorities and vendors that are collateralized by a portion of the Company’s restricted cash and, as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company didnot have any outstanding letters of credit that were drawn upon.
As of June 30, 2026, future maturities of debt were payable as follows (in millions):
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Remainder of 2026 | $111 |
| 2027 | 102 |
| 2028 | 36 |
| 2029 | 9 |
| 2030 | 42 |
| Thereafter | 211 |
| Total debt principal payments | $511 |
The Company continues to monitor covenant compliance with various parties, including, but not limited to, its lenders and credit card processors. As of June 30, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants.
- Operating Leases
Early Return Agreement
In March 2026, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Early Return Agreement”) to early terminate the leases associated with 24 A320neo aircraft, which represented a lease modification. The costs associated with the Early Return Agreement include non-recurring non-cash charges during the six months ended June 30, 2026 comprised of: $73 million related to the write-off of non-recoverable capitalized prepaid maintenance balances recorded in maintenance, materials and repairs within the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations, $63 million of accelerated depreciation expense related to the remeasurement of useful lives of capitalized maintenance recorded in depreciation and amortization within the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations and $(6) million of benefit related to the reversal of previously accrued fixed lease return costs. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded $79 million of charges in connection with the return condition of aircraft and engines in aircraft rent within the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations which will largely be settled in fiscal years 2028 and 2029. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded $44 million of charges in connection with the return condition of aircraft and engines in aircraft rent and $26 million of accelerated depreciation expense related to the remeasurement of useful lives of capitalized maintenance recorded in depreciation and amortization, respectively, within the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.
Aircraft
As of June 30, 2026, the Company leased 165 aircraft with remaining terms ranging from 1 year to 12 years, all of which are under operating leases and are included within operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition, as of June 30, 2026, the Company leased 61 spare engines, all of which are under operating leases, with the remaining terms ranging from 1 month to 12 years. As of June 30, 2026, the lease rates for 17 of the engines depended on usage-based metrics which are variable and, as such, these leases were not recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as operating lease right-of-use assets or as operating lease liabilities.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company completed sale-leaseback transactions with third-party lessors for 6,13,3 and 7 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft, respectively. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company completedtwo sale-leaseback transactions with third-party lessors for engines. All of the leases from the sale-leaseback transactions are accounted for as operating leases. The Company recognized gains on sale-leaseback transactions of $47 million, $94 million, $34 million, and $90 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which are included as a component of other operating expenses within the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Aircraft Rent Expense and Maintenance Obligations
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, aircraft rent expense was $266 million, $531 million, $194 million and $355 million, respectively. Aircraft rent expense includes supplemental rent, which is made up of probable lease return condition obligations. The portion of supplemental rent expense (benefit) related to probable lease return condition obligations was $63 million, $121 million, $15 million, and $3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s total leased aircraft and spare engine return cost liability was $135 million and $19 million, respectively, which are reflected in other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company amended certain aircraft operating leases that were slated to expire in 2026 and 2027 in order to extend the term of the lease, and recorded a benefit of $20 million to aircraft rent in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations related to previously accrued lease return costs. These costs were variable in nature and associated with the anticipated utilization and condition of the airframes and engines at the original return date. Given the extension of the terms of these aircraft operating leases, such variable return costs are no longer probable of occurring.
Airport Facilities
The Company’s facility leases are primarily for space at approximately 90 airports, primarily in the United States. These leases are classified as operating leases and reflect the use of airport terminals, ticket counters, office space, and maintenance facilities. Generally, this space is leased from government agencies that control the use of the airport. The majority of these leases are short-term in nature and renew on an evergreen basis. For these leases, the contractual term is used as the lease term. As of June 30, 2026, the remaining lease terms vary from 1 month to 13 years. At the majority of the U.S. airports, the lease rates depend on airport operating costs or use of the facilities and are reset at least annually, and because of the variable nature of the rates, these leases are not recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.
Other Property and Equipment
The Company leases certain other assets such as flight training equipment, building space, and various other equipment. Certain of the Company’s leases for other assets are deemed to contain fixed rental payments and, as such, are classified as operating leases and are recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as right-of-use assets and liabilities. The remaining lease terms range from 1 month to 9 years as of June 30, 2026.
Lease Costs
The table below presents certain information related to lease costs for operating leases during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Operating lease cost(a) | $243 | $181 | $481 | $362 |
| Variable lease cost(a) | 134 | 122 | 251 | 226 |
| Total lease costs | $377 | $303 | $732 | $588 |
(a) Expenses are included within aircraft rent, station operations, maintenance, materials and repairs and other operating within the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company acquired, through new or modified operating leases, operating lease assets totaling $259 million, $631 million, $130 million and $558 million, respectively, which are included in operating lease right-of-use assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, in connection with the Early Return Agreement, the Company reduced operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities due to the lease modification remeasurement totaling $419 million and $425 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company paid cash of $205 million, $411 million, $180 million, and $356 million, respectively, for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities.
- Stock-Based Compensation
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized $4 million, $9 million, $6 million, and $11 million, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense, which is included as a component of salaries, wages and benefits within the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Stock Options
There wereno stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2026. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, no vested stock options were exercised. As of June 30, 2026, the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding stock options was $9.49 per share.
Restricted Stock Units
During the six months ended June 30, 2026,2,881,427 restricted stock units were issued with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $5.40 per share. During the six months ended June 30, 2026,1,605,089 restricted stock units vested, of which 447,779 restricted stock units were withheld to cover employees’ tax withholding obligations, with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $7.15 and $8.45 per share, respectively.
Performance Stock Units
During the six months ended June 30, 2026,1,063,239 performance stock units (“PSUs”) were issued, of which 550,886 PSUs were issued with a non-market-based performance condition and a weighted-average grant date fair value of $5.65 per share, and the remaining 512,353 PSUs were issued with a market-based condition and a weighted-average grant date fair value of $9.49 per share. During the six months ended June 30, 2026,41,626 PSUs vested, of which 11,243 PSUs were withheld to cover employees’ tax withholding obligations, each with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $11.50 per share.
Stockholders’ Equity
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had authorized common stock (voting), common stock (non-voting) and preferred stock of 750,000,000,150,000,000 and 10,000,000 shares, respectively, of which only common stock (voting) were issued and outstanding. All classes of equity have a par value of $0.001 per share.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Flight Equipment Commitments
As of June 30, 2026, the Company’s firm aircraft and engine purchase orders consisted of the following:
| A320neo · A321neo · TotalAircraft(a) · Engines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ending | ||||
| Remainder of 2026 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 2027 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2028 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2 |
| 2029 | — | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 2030 | — | 22 | 22 | 7 |
| Thereafter | 3 | 78 | 81 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 142 | 155 | 20 |
(a) While the schedule presented above reflects the contractual delivery dates as of June 30, 2026, the Company continues to experience delays in the deliveries of Airbus aircraft which may persist in future periods.
The Company is party to certain aircraft and engine purchase agreements that provide for, among other things, varying purchase incentives. These purchase incentives are allocated proportionally by aircraft or engine type over the remaining aircraft or engines to be delivered so that each aircraft’s or engine’s capitalized cost upon induction would be equal. Therefore, as cash paid for deliveries is greater than the capitalized cost due to the allocation of these purchase incentives, a deferred purchase incentive is recognized, which will ultimately be offset by future deliveries of aircraft or engines with lower cash payments than their associated capitalized cost. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $61 million and $81 million, respectively, of deferred purchase incentives recognized within other assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $49 million and $52 million, respectively, of deferred purchase incentives recognized within other long-term liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
As of June 30, 2026, purchase commitments for these aircraft and engines, including estimated amounts for contractual price escalations and PDPs, consisted of the following (in millions):
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Year Ending | |
| Remainder of 2026 | $554 |
| 2027 | 533 |
| 2028 | 1,224 |
| 2029 | 1,044 |
| 2030 | 1,555 |
| Thereafter | 5,504 |
| Total | $10,414 |
Litigation and Other Contingencies
The Company is subject to commercial litigation claims and to administrative and regulatory proceedings and reviews that may be asserted or maintained from time to time. Following a federal excise tax audit by the Internal Revenue Service covering the first quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2023, in June 2025, the Company received a revised preliminary assessment in the amount of $133 million related to the applicability of federal excise tax to certain optional ancillary products and services. The Company established an estimated liability for certain fees subject to the assessment where it believes a loss for this matter is probable and reasonably estimable. The Company is contesting the updated assessment. The Company could be subject to further excise tax assessments.
The Company previously received an immaterial audit assessment from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (the “TSA”) that covered the third quarter of 2016 through the fourth quarter of 2018 and related to the remittance of TSA fees where flight credits expired unused (the “2016-2018 Audit”). The Company appealed this assessment to the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition, the Company is under audit by the TSA for the period from the fourth quarter of 2019 through the fourth quarter of 2022 (the “2019-2022 Audit”). In April 2026, the Company lost its appeal regarding the 2016-2018 Audit and received a preliminary assessment for the 2019-2022 Audit in the amount of $42 million, which mainly covered remittance of TSA fees where flight credits expired unused as well as for other passengers that purchased tickets and did not travel. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recorded an additional estimated liability of $77 million, which was largely related to remittance of TSA fees for passengers that purchased tickets and did not travel and is included in other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and in passenger revenues within the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company could be subject to further TSA audit examinations and resulting assessments.
The Company regularly evaluates the status of such matters to assess whether a loss is probable and reasonably estimable in determining whether an accrual is appropriate. Further, in determining whether disclosure is appropriate, the Company evaluates if the matter has been asserted as well as if there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss or additional losses may have been incurred and whether an estimate of possible loss or range of loss can be made.
The ultimate outcomes of legal actions are unpredictable and can be subject to significant uncertainties, and it is difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even possible. Additionally, it is also difficult to estimate the amount of loss and there may be matters for which a loss is probable or reasonably possible but not currently estimable. Thus, actual losses may be in excess of any recorded liability or the range of reasonably possible loss. The Company believes the ultimate outcome of any potential lawsuits, proceedings and reviews will likely not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations, other than disclosed herein, and that the Company’s current accruals cover matters where loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated.
Employees
The Company hasseven union-represented employee groups that together represented approximately 88% of all employees as of June 30, 2026. The table below sets forth the Company’s employee groups and status of the collective bargaining agreements as of June 30, 2026:
| Percentage of Workforce | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Group | Representative | Amendable Date(a) | June 30, 2026 |
| Pilots | Air Line Pilots Association (“ALPA”) | January 2024(b) | 27% |
| Flight Attendants | Association of Flight Attendants (“AFA-CWA”) | May 2024(c) | 53% |
| Aircraft Technicians | International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”) | May 2025(d) | 6% |
| Aircraft Appearance Agents | IBT | July 2030 | 1% |
| Dispatchers | Transport Workers Union (“TWU”) | August 2028 | 1% |
| Material Specialists | IBT | November 2030 | <1% |
| Maintenance Controllers | IBT | December 2030 | <1% |
(a) Subject to standard early opener provisions.
(b) ALPA filed for mediation through the National Mediation Board (the “NMB”) in January 2024, and the parties are meeting regularly as part of the mediation process. Pursuant to the U.S. Railway Labor Act (the “RLA”), the parties continue to be bound by the existing agreements as negotiations continue.
(c) AFA-CWA filed for mediation through the NMB in October 2024, and the parties are meeting monthly as part of the mediation process, with the first meeting held in February 2025. Pursuant to the RLA, the parties continue to be bound by the existing agreements as negotiations continue.
(d) The Company’s collective bargaining agreement with its aircraft technicians, represented by IBT, was still amendable as of June 30, 2026. Pursuant to the RLA, the parties continue to be bound by the existing agreements as negotiations continue.
The Company is self-insured for health care claims, subject to a stop-loss policy, for eligible participating employees and qualified dependent medical and dental claims, subject to deductibles and limitations. The Company’s liabilities for claims incurred but not reported are determined based on an estimate of the ultimate aggregate liability for claims incurred. The estimate is calculated from actual claim rates and adjusted periodically as necessary. The Company had accrued $7 million for health care claims estimated to be incurred but not yet paid as of both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, which are included as a component of other current liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
General Indemnifications
The Company has various leases with respect to real property as well as various agreements among airlines relating to fuel consortia or fuel farms at airports. Under some of these contracts, the Company is party to joint and several liability regarding environmental damages. Under others, where the Company is a member of an LLC or other entity that contracts directly with the airport operator, liabilities are borne through the fuel consortia structure.
The Company’s aircraft, services, equipment lease and sale and financing agreements typically contain provisions requiring the Company, as the lessee, obligor or recipient of services, to indemnify the other parties to those agreements, including certain of those parties’ related persons, against virtually any liabilities that might arise from the use or operation of the aircraft or such other equipment. The Company believes that its insurance would cover most of its exposure to liabilities and related indemnities associated with the commercial real estate leases and aircraft, services, equipment lease and sale and financing agreements described above.
Certain of the Company’s aircraft and other financing transactions include provisions that require payments to preserve an expected economic return to the lenders if that economic return is diminished due to certain changes in law or regulations. In certain of these financing transactions and other agreements, the Company also bears the risk of certain changes in tax laws that would subject payments to non-U.S. entities to withholding taxes.
Certain of these indemnities survive the length of the related financing or lease. The Company cannot reasonably estimate the potential future payments under the indemnities and related provisions described above because it cannot predict (i) when and under what circumstances these provisions may be triggered, and (ii) the amount that would be payable if the provisions were triggered because the amounts would be based on facts and circumstances existing at such time.
- Earnings (Loss) per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the respective period. Diluted earnings per share are calculated using the treasury-stock method.
The following table sets forth the computation of earnings (loss) per share on a basic and diluted basis for the periods indicated (in millions, except for share and per share data):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Basic: | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $(90) | $(70) | $(362) | $(113) |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | 229,978,266 | 227,941,534 | 229,698,938 | 227,307,480 |
| Earnings (loss) per share, basic | $(0.39) | $(0.31) | $(1.58) | $(0.50) |
| Diluted: | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $(90) | $(70) | $(362) | $(113) |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | 229,978,266 | 227,941,534 | 229,698,938 | 227,307,480 |
| Effect of dilutive potential common shares | — | — | — | — |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | 229,978,266 | 227,941,534 | 229,698,938 | 227,307,480 |
| Earnings (loss) per share, diluted | $(0.39) | $(0.31) | $(1.58) | $(0.50) |
Due to the net loss for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, diluted weighted-average shares outstanding are equal to basic weighted-average shares outstanding because the effect of all equity awards is anti-dilutive.
- Income Taxes
When a reliable estimate cannot be made, the Company computes the interim income tax provision based on the actual effective tax rate for the year-to-date period by applying the discrete method. The Company has calculated its effective tax rate using the discrete method for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax and financial statement reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Quarterly, the Company assesses whether it is more likely than not that sufficient taxable income will be generated to realize deferred income tax assets, and a valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the Company’s deferred tax assets, will not be realized. The Company considers sources of taxable income from prior period carryback periods, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, tax planning strategies and future projected taxable income when assessing the future realization of deferred tax assets, as applicable.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was a benefit of 4.3% and 3.5%, respectively, on pre-tax losses, compared to an expense of 0% and 2.7%, respectively, on pre-tax losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to nonrecognition of current period tax benefits due to the valuation allowance recorded for U.S. federal and state net operating losses. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to nonrecognition of current period tax benefits due to the valuation allowance recorded for U.S. federal and state net operating losses.
In assessing the sources of taxable income and the need for a valuation allowance, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, which includes a recent history of cumulative losses. As of June 30, 2026, it was more likely than not that the benefit from a portion of its federal, state and foreign deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2026, the Company had a valuation allowance of $138 million against its deferred tax assets for U.S. federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded a valuation allowance for U.S. federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $16 million, $2 million, and $1 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded a valuation allowance for U.S. federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $65 million, $6 million, and $2 million, respectively.
- Fair Value Measurements
Under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, disclosures relating to how fair value is determined for assets and liabilities are required, and a hierarchy for which these assets and liabilities must be grouped is established, based on significant levels of inputs, as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company utilizes several valuation techniques in order to assess the fair value of its financial assets and liabilities.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are comprised of liquid money market funds, time deposits, and cash, and are categorized as Level 1 instruments. The Company maintains cash with various high-quality financial institutions. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are carried at cost, which management believes approximates fair value. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $19 million and $17 million, respectively, of restricted cash as a component of cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Debt
The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt agreements has been determined to be a Level 3 measurement, as certain inputs used to determine the fair value of these agreements are unobservable. The Company utilizes a discounted cash flow method to estimate the fair value of the Level 3 debt.
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s debt are as follows (in millions):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarryingValue | EstimatedFair Value | CarryingValue | EstimatedFair Value | |
| Secured debt: | ||||
| Pre-delivery Credit Facilities | $226 | $229 | $348 | $352 |
| 2025-1 EETCs | 100 | 103 | 105 | 109 |
| Unsecured debt: | ||||
| Affinity card advance purchase of miles | 119 | 110 | 101 | 100 |
| PSP Promissory Notes | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Total debt | $511 | $508 | $620 | $626 |
The tables below present disclosures about the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
| Description | Balance SheetClassification | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | Cash and cash equivalents | $955 | $955 | $— | $— |
| Description | Balance SheetClassification | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | Cash and cash equivalents | $671 | $671 | $— | $— |
The Company had no transfers of assets or liabilities between fair value hierarchy levels between December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
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