Hawaiian Airlines Reports October 2018 Traffic Statistics

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HONOLULU, Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) ("Hawaiian"), today announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month ended October 31, 2018.

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Hawaiian welcomed over 971,000 guests in October 2018, a record for the month of October and an increase of 0.5 percent over the same period last year.  Total traffic (revenue passenger miles) increased 3.6 percent on an increase of 6.3 percent in capacity (available seat miles).  Load factor decreased 2.1 points to 85.6 percent.

The table below summarizes October and year-to-date traffic statistics compared to the respective prior-year periods.

SYSTEM-WIDE OPERATIONS1

OCTOBER

2018

2017

% CHANGE

PAX

971,817

967,377

0.5%

RPMs (000)

1,461,020

1,409,669

3.6%

ASMs (000)

1,707,350

1,606,515

6.3%

LF

85.6%

87.7%

(2.1) pts

       

YEAR-TO-DATE

2018

2017

% CHANGE

PAX

9,920,792

9,559,110

3.8%

RPMs (000)

14,382,687

13,600,514

5.8%

ASMs (000)

16,811,849

15,815,158

6.3%

LF

85.6%

86.0%

(0.4) pts

   

PAX

Passengers transported

RPM

Revenue Passenger Mile; one paying passenger transported one mile

ASM

Available Seat Mile; one seat transported one mile

LF

Load Factor; percentage of seating capacity filled

 

1Includes the operations of contract carriers under capacity purchase agreements.

About Hawaiian Airlines     
Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 14 years (2004-2017) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 89th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (12) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 250 daily flights system-wide.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow Hawaiian's Twitter updates (@HawaiianAir), become a fan on Facebook (Hawaiian Airlines), and follow us on Instagram (hawaiianairlines). For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian's LinkedIn page.

For media inquiries, please visit Hawaiian Airlines' online newsroom.

 

 

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Brad Tilden: Meet Kennie Luu, one of our best

By Brad Tilden, CEO

Chances are, if you’ve flown through Seattle, you’ve seen and may even know Kennie Luu. He’s the guy with a smile a mile wide. If you need something, he wants to help you.

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Hawaiian Airlines Hiring in Kahului, Līhu‘e and Kona

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HONOLULU – Hawaiian Airlines is recruiting for customer service and ramp agent positions to join its airport operations ‘ohana in Kahului, Līhu‘e and Kona. The airline will be conducting on-site interviews in Kona on Friday, Nov. 9, and Kahului and Līhu‘e on Nov. 12.

Hawaiian Airlines customer service agents check in and board guests, clean aircraft, and handle baggage, cargo and mail, among other duties. Ramp service agents help guests and baggage arrive on time by loading and unloading cargo and baggage, handling cargo, and cleaning aircraft baggage areas, among other duties.

The application deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 7. Interested candidates are invited to visit www.hawaiianairlines.com/careers to apply and browse a list of all job openings with Hawaii’s hometown airline.
 

About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 14 years (2004-2017) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawai‘i.

Now in its 89th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai‘i’s biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai‘i from more U.S. gateway cities (12) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 250 daily flights system-wide.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow Hawaiian’s Twitter updates (@HawaiianAir), become a fan on Facebook  (Hawaiian Airlines), and follow us on Instagram (hawaiianairlines). For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian’s LinkedIn page.

For media inquiries, please visit Hawaiian Airlines’ online newsroom.

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Hawaiian Holdings Reports 2018 Third Quarter Financial Results

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HONOLULU, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) (the "Company"), parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. ("Hawaiian"), today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2018.

Third Quarter 2018 – Key Financial Metrics

   

GAAP

 

YoY Change

 

Adjusted

 

YoY Change

Net Income

 

$93.5M

 

+$21.9M

 

$96.7M

 

$(3.0)M

Diluted EPS

 

$1.84

 

+$0.50

 

$1.91

 

+$0.05

Pre-tax Margin

 

15.4%

 

(0.6) pts.

 

15.9%

 

(6.3) pts.

(PRNewsfoto/Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.)

"Through back-to-back hurricanes in Hawai'i and a typhoon in Japan, my colleagues minimized disruptions to operations, kept our guests safe, and supported community relief efforts all while delivering our authentic Hawaiian hospitality that is unmatched in the industry," said Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO.  "Our healthy financial and operational performance in this eventful quarter once again demonstrated that the Hawaiian team is second to none."

Statistical information, as well as a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures, can be found in the accompanying tables.

Shareholder Returns, Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company returned $37.3 million to shareholders in the third quarter through $31.2 million in shares repurchased and $6.1 million in dividends paid.

On October 19, 2018 the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per share to be paid on November 30, 2018 to all shareholders of record as of November 16, 2018.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had:

  • Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $591 million
  • Outstanding debt and capital lease obligations of $718 million

Third Quarter 2018 Highlights

Commercial

  • Expanded its cargo services with the launch of its All-Cargo Neighbor Island service between Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Lihu'e Airport (LIH) and Hilo International Airport (ITO).  The All-Cargo service, which currently consists of two ATR-72 aircraft, is expected to expand in 2019 with the addition of flights between Honolulu (HNL) and Maui's Kahului Airport (OGG) and Hawai'i Island's Kona International Airport (KOA).

Operational

  • Carried more than 3 million guests across its network, a record for the third quarter.

Partnerships

  • Enhanced its comprehensive partnership with Japan Airlines with the implementation of reciprocal frequent flyer benefits for HawaiianMiles and JAL Mileage Bank members effective October 2018.  The enhanced program is the second phase of the comprehensive partnership launched in March 2018 with codeshare flights.

New Routes

  • Announced its second East Coast route with new five-times-a-week non-stop service between Boston's Logan International Airport (BOS) and Honolulu (HNL) beginning April 2019.

Fleet and Financing

  • Took delivery of three Airbus A321neo aircraft between July and August, increasing the size of its A321neo fleet to nine aircraft.
  • Retired two of its Boeing 767 aircraft in the third quarter as part of the planned exit from its 767 fleet.  Retired an additional 767 aircraft subsequent to quarter end, decreasing the size of its 767 fleet to five aircraft.
  • Completed a sale-leaseback transaction for one of its Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
  • Subsequent to quarter end, signed a definitive agreement with General Electric for the acquisition of GEnx engines to power its Boeing 787-9 fleet to be delivered starting in 2021.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Outlook

The table below summarizes the Company's expectations for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2018 expressed as an expected percentage change compared to the recast results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017, as applicable.

As a result of discretionary contributions to defined benefit and other postretirement plans made by the Company in the third quarter, and the resulting impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Company expects its effective tax rate for the full year ending December 31, 2018 to be in the range of 21 percent to 23 percent.

   

Fourth Quarter

     

GAAP Fourth Quarter

Item

 

2018 Guidance

 

GAAP Equivalent

 

2018 Guidance

ASMs

 

Up 4.5 – 6.5%

       

Operating revenue per ASM

 

Down 2.5% – Up 0.5%

       

Cost per ASM excluding fuel and special
items (a)

 

Down 2.0% – Up 1.0%

 

Cost per ASM (a)

 

Up 2.3 – 5.8%

Gallons of jet fuel consumed

 

Flat – Up 2.0%

       

Economic fuel cost per gallon (b)(c)

 

$2.20 – $2.30

 

Fuel cost per gallon (b)

 

$2.31 – $2.40

             
   

Full Year

     

GAAP Full Year

Item

 

2018 Guidance

 

GAAP Equivalent

 

2018 Guidance

ASMs

 

Up 5.5 – 6.5%

       

Cost per ASM excluding fuel and special
items (a)

 

Up 1.5 – 2.5%

 

Cost per ASM (a)

 

Up 7.0 – 8.9%

Gallons of jet fuel consumed

 

Up 4.5 – 5.5%

       

Economic fuel cost per gallon (b)(c)

 

$2.05 – $2.15

 

Fuel cost per gallon (b)

 

$2.17 – $2.27

             

 

(a)

See Table 4 for a reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to operating expenses excluding aircraft fuel and special items.

(b)

Fuel cost per gallon estimates are based on the October 11, 2018 fuel forward curve.

(c)

See Table 3 for a reconciliation of GAAP fuel costs to economic fuel costs.

New Revenue Recognition Accounting Standard

As of January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which affects the Company's accounting for frequent flyer mileage sales, passenger revenue, other operating revenue, and selling costs.  The prior periods presented have been recast to reflect adoption of these new standards.

For additional details on the impact of the adoption of the new standards, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the Company's subsequent periodic filings beginning with its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

Investor Conference Call

Hawaiian Holdings' quarterly earnings conference call is scheduled to begin today (October 23, 2018) at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (USA).  The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet.  Investors may access and listen to the live audio webcast on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.HawaiianAirlines.com.  For those who are not available for the live webcast, a replay of the webcast will be archived for 90 days on the investor relations section of the Company's website.

About Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 14 years (2004-2017) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation.  Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 89th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline.  Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (12) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa and Tahiti.  Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 250 daily flights system-wide.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA).  Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com.  Follow Hawaiian's Twitter updates (@HawaiianAir), become a fan on Facebook (Hawaiian Airlines), and follow us on Instagram (hawaiianairlines).  For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian's LinkedIn page.

For media inquiries, please visit Hawaiian Airlines' online newsroom.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect the Company's current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance.  Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company's expectations regarding available seat miles, cost per available seat mile, cost per available seat mile excluding fuel and special items, gallons of jet fuel consumed, fuel cost per gallon, and economic fuel cost per gallon for the quarter and full year ending December 31, 2018; the Company's expectations regarding operating revenue per available seat mile for the quarter ending December 31, 2018; statements regarding the future expansion of the Company's cargo services; and statements as to other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," variations of such words, and similar expressions are also intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's operations and business environment, all of which may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements.  These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the Company's ability to accurately forecast quarterly and annual results; economic volatility; macroeconomic developments; political developments; the price and availability of aircraft fuel; fluctuations in demand for transportation in the markets in which the Company operates, including due to the occurrence of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis; the Company's dependence on tourist travel; labor negotiations and related developments; competitive pressures, including the potential impact of rising industry capacity between North America and Hawai'i; the Company's ability to continue to generate sufficient cash flow to support the payment of a quarterly dividend; changes in the Company's future capital needs; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; and the Company's ability to implement its growth strategy.

The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements also include the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed from time to time in the Company's other public filings and public announcements, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof.  The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied herein will not be realized.

Table 1.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

 
   

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

2018

 

2017 (a)

 

% Change

 

2018

 

2017 (a)

 

% Change

   

(in thousands, except per share data)

Operating Revenue:

                       

Passenger

 

$

697,232

   

$

668,643

   

4.3

%

 

$

1,963,994

   

$

1,856,401

   

5.8

%

Other

 

61,855

   

47,573

   

30.0

%

 

175,952

   

136,140

   

29.2

%

Total

 

759,087

   

716,216

   

6.0

%

 

2,139,946

   

1,992,541

   

7.4

%

Operating Expenses:

                       

Wages and benefits

 

176,642

   

161,059

   

9.7

%

 

516,906

   

466,772

   

10.7

%

Aircraft fuel, including taxes and
delivery

 

162,932

   

110,111

   

48.0

%

 

449,404

   

316,423

   

42.0

%

Maintenance, materials and repairs

 

57,118

   

49,396

   

15.6

%

 

176,229

   

161,366

   

9.2

%

Aircraft and passenger servicing

 

42,063

   

37,533

   

12.1

%

 

117,207

   

107,459

   

9.1

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

36,373

   

28,447

   

27.9

%

 

101,537

   

83,787

   

21.2

%

Commissions and other selling

 

32,704

   

33,163

   

(1.4)

%

 

96,482

   

94,967

   

1.6

%

Aircraft rent

 

31,768

   

35,195

   

(9.7)

%

 

93,533

   

102,883

   

(9.1)

%

Other rentals and landing fees

 

33,227

   

30,989

   

7.2

%

 

95,226

   

86,763

   

9.8

%

Purchased services

 

32,509

   

24,736

   

31.4

%

 

95,104

   

79,428

   

19.7

%

Contract terminations expense

 

   

   

%

 

35,322

   

   

100.0

%

Special items

 

   

   

%

 

   

23,450

   

(100.0)

%

Other

 

37,925

   

36,585

   

3.7

%

 

117,977

   

101,371

   

16.4

%

Total

 

643,261

   

547,214

   

17.6

%

 

1,894,927

   

1,624,669

   

16.6

%

Operating Income

 

115,826

   

169,002

   

(31.5)

%

 

245,019

   

367,872

   

(33.4)

%

Nonoperating Income (Expense):

                       

Other nonoperating special items

 

   

(50,202)

       

   

(50,202)

     

Interest expense and amortization of
debt discounts and issuance costs

 

(8,446)

   

(7,578)

       

(24,628)

   

(23,292)

     

Gains (losses) on fuel derivatives

 

3,495

   

3,282

       

27,064

   

(10,228)

     

Interest income

 

3,124

   

1,861

       

6,529

   

4,480

     

Capitalized interest

 

1,821

   

2,416

       

6,414

   

6,258

     

Other, net

 

937

   

(3,892)

       

(759)

   

(10,132)

     

Total

 

931

   

(54,113)

       

14,620

   

(83,116)

     

Income Before Income Taxes

 

116,757

   

114,889

       

259,639

   

284,756

     

Income tax expense

 

23,215

   

43,267

       

58,075

   

102,594

     

Net Income

 

$

93,542

   

$

71,622

       

$

201,564

   

$

182,162

     

Net Income Per Common Stock
Share:

                       

Basic

 

$

1.85

   

$

1.35

       

$

3.97

   

$

3.41

     

Diluted

 

$

1.84

   

$

1.34

       

$

3.96

   

$

3.39

     

Weighted Average Number of
Common Stock Shares Outstanding:

                       

Basic

 

50,594

   

53,185

       

50,807

   

53,456

     

Diluted

 

50,731

   

53,509

       

50,935

   

53,799

     

 

   

(a)

Amounts recast due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers.

 

Table 2.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Selected Statistical Data (unaudited)

         
   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2018

 

2017 (a)

 

% Change

 

2018

 

2017 (a)

 

% Change

   

(in thousands, except as otherwise indicated)

Scheduled Operations (b) :

                       

Revenue passengers flown

 

3,035

   

3,000

   

1.2

%

 

8,943

   

8,588

   

4.1

%

Revenue passenger miles
(RPM)

 

4,554,393

   

4,290,499

   

6.2

%

 

12,918,174

   

12,187,344

   

6.0

%

Available seat miles (ASM)

 

5,347,156

   

4,946,678

   

8.1

%

 

15,098,431

   

14,203,112

   

6.3

%

Passenger revenue per RPM
(Yield)

 

15.31

¢

 

15.58

¢

 

(1.7)

%

 

15.20

¢

 

15.23

¢

 

(0.2)

%

Passenger load factor
(RPM/ASM)

 

85.2

%

 

86.7

%

 

(1.5)

pt.

 

85.6

%

 

85.8

%

 

(0.2)

 pt.

Passenger revenue per ASM
(PRASM)

 

13.04

¢

 

13.52

¢

 

(3.6)

%

 

13.01

¢

 

13.07

¢

 

(0.5)

%

Total Operations (b) :

                       

Revenue passengers flown

 

3,039

   

3,001

   

1.3

%

 

8,949

   

8,592

   

4.2

%

Revenue passenger miles
(RPM)

 

4,557,706

   

4,293,095

   

6.2

%

 

12,921,666

   

12,190,846

   

6.0

%

Available seat miles (ASM)

 

5,352,976

   

4,950,800

   

8.1

%

 

15,104,500

   

14,208,642

   

6.3

%

Operating revenue per ASM
(RASM)

 

14.18

¢

 

14.47

¢

 

(2.0)

%

 

14.17

¢

 

14.02

¢

 

1.1

%

Operating cost per ASM
(CASM)

 

12.02

¢

 

11.05

¢

 

8.8

%

 

12.55

¢

 

11.43

¢

 

9.8

%

CASM excluding aircraft fuel,
loss on sale of aircraft,
contract terminations
expense, and special items
(c)

 

8.94

¢

 

8.83

¢

 

1.2

%

 

9.32

¢

 

9.04

¢

 

3.1

%

Aircraft fuel expense per
ASM (d)

 

3.05

¢

 

2.22

¢

 

37.4

%

 

2.98

¢

 

2.23

¢

 

33.6

%

Revenue block hours
operated

 

55,147

   

49,384

   

11.7

%

 

155,369

   

141,955

   

9.4

%

Gallons of jet fuel consumed

 

72,133

   

67,160

   

7.4

%

 

206,032

   

193,404

   

6.5

%

Average cost per gallon of jet
fuel (actual) (d)

 

$

2.26

   

$

1.64

   

37.8

%

 

$

2.18

   

$

1.64

   

32.9

%

Economic fuel cost per gallon
(d)(e)

 

$

2.15

   

$

1.68

   

28.0

%

 

$

2.06

   

$

1.65

   

24.8

%

                                             

 

(a)

Amounts recast due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers.

(b)

Includes the operations of the Company's contract carrier under a capacity purchase agreement.

(c)

See Table 4 for a reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to operating expenses excluding aircraft fuel, contract
terminations expense, and special items.

(d)

Includes applicable taxes and fees.

(e)

See Table 3 for a reconciliation of GAAP fuel costs to economic fuel costs.

Table 3.
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
Economic Fuel Expense (unaudited)

The Company believes that economic fuel expense is a good measure of the effect of fuel prices on its business as it most closely approximates the net cash outflow associated with the purchase of fuel for its operations in a period.  The Company defines economic fuel expense as GAAP fuel expense plus losses/(gains) realized through actual cash (receipts)/payments received from or paid to hedge counterparties for fuel hedge derivative contracts settled during the period.

   

Three months ended September 30,

       

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2018

 

2017

 

% Change

 

2018

 

2017

 

% Change

         

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

Aircraft fuel expense, including taxes and
delivery

 

$

162,932

   

$

110,111

   

48.0

%

 

$

449,404

   

$

316,423

   

42.0

%

Realized losses (gains) on settlement of
fuel derivative contracts

 

(8,085)

   

2,787

   

NM

 

(24,572)

   

2,100

   

NM

 

Economic fuel expense

 

$

154,847

   

$

112,898

   

37.2

%

 

$

424,832

   

$

318,523

   

33.4

%

Fuel gallons consumed

 

72,133

   

67,160

   

7.4

%

 

206,032

     

193,404

   

6.5

%

Economic fuel costs per gallon

 

$

2.15

   

$

1.68

   

28.0

%

 

$

2.06

   

$

1.65

   

24.8

%

 

   

Estimated three months ending

December 31, 2018

 

 Estimated full year ending

December 31, 2018

   

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)

Aircraft fuel expense, including taxes and
delivery

 

$

153,424

 

to

$

163,135

   

$

588,403

 

to

$

621,152

 

Realized losses on settlement of fuel
derivative contracts

 

(7,100)

   

(7,100)

   

(31,600)

   

(31,600)

 

Economic fuel expense

 

$

146,324

 

to

$

156,035

   

$

556,803

 

to

$

589,552

 

Fuel gallons consumed

 

66,511

 

to

67,841

   

271,611

 

to

274,210

 

Economic fuel costs per gallon

 

$

2.20

 

to

$

2.30

   

$

2.05

 

to

$

2.15

 

Table 4.
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
Non-GAAP Financial Reconciliation (unaudited)

The Company evaluates its financial performance utilizing various GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, including net income, diluted net income per share, CASM, PRASM, RASM, Passenger Revenue per RPM and EBITDAR.  Pursuant to Regulation G, the Company has included the following reconciliation of reported non-GAAP financial measures to comparable financial measures reported on a GAAP basis.  The adjustments are described below:

  • Changes in fair value of derivative contracts, net of tax, are based on market prices for open contracts as of the end of the reporting period.  This line item includes the unrealized amounts of fuel derivatives (not designated as hedges) that will settle in future periods and the reversal of prior period unrealized amounts.
  • Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign debt is based on fluctuations in foreign exchange rates related to foreign-denominated debt agreements the Company executed during the three months ended June 30, 2018.
  • Loss (gain) on sale of aircraft is the result of adjustments to the final purchase price of the Company's Boeing 767-300 aircraft included in a forward sale agreement the Company entered into in January 2018.  During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded a loss on the sale of two Boeing 767-300 aircraft covered under the forward sale agreement of $1.8 million.
  • The Company believes that excluding the impact of these derivative adjustments, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, and the sale of aircraft helps investors better analyze the Company's operational performance and compare its results to other airlines in the periods presented.

2018 contract terminations expense

  • During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company terminated two contracts which resulted in a $35.3 million contract terminations expense.  In February 2018, the Company exercised its right to terminate its purchase agreement with Airbus for six Airbus A330-800neo aircraft and the purchase rights for an additional six Airbus A330-800neo aircraft.  The Company recorded a contract terminations expense to reflect a portion of the termination penalty.  In January 2018, the Company entered into a transaction with its lessor to early terminate and purchase three Boeing 767-300 aircraft leases and concurrently entered into a forward sale agreement for the same three Boeing 767-300 aircraft, including two Pratt & Whitney 4060 engines for each aircraft.  These aircraft were previously accounted for as operating leases.  In order to exit the leases and purchase the aircraft, the Company agreed to pay a total of $67.1 million (net of all deposits) of which a portion was expensed immediately and recognized as a lease termination fee.  The expensed amount represents the total purchase price over fair value of the aircraft purchased as of the date of the transaction.

2017 special items

  • During the three months ended September 30, 2017 the Company terminated the Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Salaried & IAM Merged Pension Plan (the Merged Plan) and settled a portion of its pilots' other post-retirement medical plan liability (OPEB).  In connection with the reduction of these liabilities the Company recorded one-time other non-operating special items of $35.2 million related to the Merged Plan termination and $15.0 million related to the OPEB settlement.
  • During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company executed a sale leaseback transaction with an independent third party for three Boeing 767-300 aircraft as part of the Company's planned exit from its 767 fleet.  During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded a loss on sale of such aircraft of $4.8 million.
  • During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company accrued $18.7 million related to (1) a one-time payment to reduce the future 401k employer contribution for certain pilot groups, and (2) a one-time true up of the pilot vacation accrual at the new negotiated contract rates.
   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2018

 

2017 (a)

 

2018

 

2017 (a)

   

Total

 

Diluted
Per Share

 

Total

 

Diluted
Per Share

 

Total

 

Diluted
Per Share

 

Total

 

Diluted
Per Share

   

(in thousands, except per share data)

GAAP net income, as
reported

 

$

93,542

   

$

1.84

   

$

71,622

   

$

1.34

   

$

201,564

   

$

3.96

   

$

182,162

   

$

3.39

 

Add: changes in fair value
of derivative contracts

 

4,590

   

0.09

   

(6,069)

   

(0.11)

   

(2,492)

   

(0.05)

   

8,128

   

0.15

 

Add: unrealized loss (gain)
on foreign debt

 

(2,267)

   

(0.04)

   

   

   

(2,331)

   

(0.05)

   

   

 

Add: loss on sale of aircraft

 

1,844

   

0.04

   

   

   

1,844

   

0.04

   

   

 

Operating

                               

Add: contract terminations
expense

 

   

   

   

   

35,322

   

0.69

   

   

 

Add: special items

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

23,450

   

0.44

 

Nonoperating

                               

Add: partial settlement and
curtailment loss

 

   

   

15,001

   

0.28

   

   

   

15,001

   

0.28

 

Add: loss on plan
termination

 

   

   

35,201

   

0.66

   

   

   

35,201

   

0.65

 

Deduct: tax effect of
adjustments

 

(1,042)

   

(0.02)

   

(16,091)

   

(0.30)

   

(8,086)

   

(0.16)

   

(29,817)

   

(0.55)

 

Adjusted net income

 

$

96,667

   

$

1.91

   

$

99,664

   

$

1.86

   

$

225,821

   

$

4.43

   

$

234,125

   

$

4.35

 

 

   

(a)  

Amounts recast due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers.

 

   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2018

 

2017 (a)

 

2018

 

2017 (a)

   

(in thousands)

Income Before Income Taxes, as reported

 

$

116,757

   

$

114,889

   

$

259,639

   

$

284,756

 

Add: changes in fair value of derivative contracts

 

4,590

   

(6,069)

   

(2,492)

   

8,129

 

Add: unrealized loss (gain) on foreign debt

 

(2,267)

   

   

(2,331)

   

 

Add: loss on sale of aircraft

 

1,844

   

   

1,844

   

 

Add: contract terminations expense

 

   

   

35,322

   

 

Add: special items

 

   

   

   

23,450

 

Add: nonoperating special items

 

   

50,202

   

   

50,202

 

Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes

 

$

120,924

   

$

159,022

   

$

291,982

   

$

366,537

 

 

   

(a) 

Amounts recast due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers.

Operating Costs per Available Seat Mile (CASM)

The Company has separately listed in the table below its fuel costs per ASM and non-GAAP unit costs, excluding fuel and special items.  These amounts are included in CASM, but for internal purposes the Company consistently uses cost metrics that exclude fuel and special items (if applicable) to measure and monitor its costs.

   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2018

 

2017 (a)

 

2018

 

2017 (a)

   

(in thousands, except CASM data)

GAAP operating expenses

 

$

643,261

   

$

547,214

   

$

1,894,927

   

$

1,624,669

 

Less: aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery

 

(162,932)

   

(110,111)

   

(449,404)

   

(316,423)

 

Less: loss on sale of aircraft

 

(1,844)

   

   

(1,844)

   

 

Less: contract terminations expense

 

   

   

(35,322)

   

 

Less: special items

 

   

   

   

(23,450)

 

Adjusted operating expenses – excluding aircraft
fuel, loss on sale of aircraft, contract terminations
expense, and special items

 

$

478,485

   

$

437,103

   

$

1,408,357

   

$

1,284,796

 

Available Seat Miles

 

5,352,976

   

4,950,800

   

15,104,500

   

14,208,642

 

CASM – GAAP

 

12.02

¢

 

11.05

¢

 

12.55

¢

 

11.43

¢

Less: aircraft fuel

 

(3.05)

   

(2.22)

   

(2.98)

   

(2.23)

 

Less: loss on sale of aircraft

 

(0.03)

   

   

(0.01)

   

 

Less: contract terminations expense

 

   

   

(0.24)

   

 

Less: special items

 

   

   

   

(0.16)

 

CASM – excluding aircraft fuel, loss on sale of
aircraft, contract terminations expense, and special
items

 

8.94

¢

 

8.83

¢

 

9.32

¢

 

9.04

¢

 

   

(a)

Amounts recast due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers.

 

   

Estimated three months ending

December 31, 2018

 

Estimated full year ending

December 31, 2018

   

(in thousands, except CASM data)

GAAP operating expenses

 

$

627,102

 

to

$

660,656

   

$

2,495,994

 

to

$

2,565,075

 

Less: aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery

 

(153,424)

 

to

(163,135)

   

(588,403)

 

to

(621,152)

 

Less: loss on sale of aircraft

 

   

   

(1,844)

   

(1,844)

 

Less: contract terminations expense

 

   

   

(35,322)

   

(35,322)

 

Adjusted operating expenses – excluding aircraft
fuel, loss on sale of aircraft, and contract
terminations expense

 

$

473,678

 

to

$

497,521

   

$

1,870,425

 

to

$

1,906,757

 

Available Seat Miles

 

5,013,951

 

to

5,109,192

   

20,052,050

 

to

20,242,116

 

CASM – GAAP

 

12.51

¢

to

12.93

¢

 

12.45

¢

to

12.67

¢

Less: aircraft fuel

 

(3.06)

 

to

(3.19)

   

(2.93)

 

to

(3.07)

 

Less: loss on sale of aircraft

 

   

   

(0.01)

   

(0.01)

 

Less: contract terminations expense

 

 

to

   

(0.18)

 

to

(0.17)

 

CASM – excluding aircraft fuel, loss on sale of
aircraft, and contract terminations expense

 

9.45

¢

to

9.74

¢

 

9.33

¢

to

9.42

¢

Pre-tax margin

The Company excludes unrealized gains from fuel derivative contracts, losses on extinguishment of debt, and special items from pre-tax margin for the same reasons as described above.

   

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

   

2018

 

2017 (a)

 

2018

 

2017 (a)

Pre-Tax Margin, as reported

 

15.4

%

 

16.0

%

 

12.1

%

 

14.3

%

Add: changes in fair value of derivative contracts

 

0.6

   

(0.8)

   

(0.1)

   

0.4

 

Add: unrealized loss (gain) on foreign debt

 

(0.3)

   

   

(0.1)

   

 

Add: loss on sale of aircraft

 

0.2

   

   

0.1

   

 

Add: contract terminations expense

 

   

   

1.6

   

 

Add: special items

 

   

   

   

1.2

 

Add: nonoperating special items

 

   

7.0

   

   

2.5

 

Adjusted Pre-Tax Margin

 

15.9

%

 

22.2

%

 

13.6

%

 

18.4

%

 

   

(a)

Amounts recast due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers.

Leverage ratio

The Company uses adjusted total debt, including aircraft rent, in addition to long-term adjusted debt and capital leases, to represent long-term financial obligations.  The Company excludes unrealized (gains) losses from fuel derivative contracts, losses on extinguishment of debt, and special items from earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and rent (EBITDAR) for the reasons described above.  Management believes this metric is helpful to investors in assessing the Company's overall debt.

   

Twelve months ended

   

September 30, 2018 (a)

   

(in thousands, except
Leverage Ratio)

Debt and capital lease obligations

 

$

718,034

 

Plus: Aircraft leases capitalized at 7x last twelve months' aircraft rent

 

898,898

 

Adjusted debt and capital lease obligations

 

$

1,616,932

 
     

EBITDAR:

   

Income Before Income Taxes

 

$

365,703

 

Add back:

   

Interest and amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

 

32,237

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

131,027

 

Aircraft rent

 

128,414

 

EBITDAR

 

$

657,381

 
     

Adjustments:

   

Add: changes in fair value of derivative contracts

 

(14,465)

 

Add: unrealized loss (gain) on foreign debt

 

(2,331)

 

Add: loss on sale of aircraft

 

1,844

 

Add: contract terminations expense

 

35,322

 

Add: partial settlement and curtailment loss

 

(4,617)

 

Adjusted EBITDAR

 

$

673,134

 
     

Leverage Ratio

 

2.4

x

       

 

(a)

Amounts recast due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers.

 

 

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