HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS INC - Quarter Report: 2011 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

 

or

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from       to       

 

Commission file number 1-31443

 

HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

(808) 835-3700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  x Yes o No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T(§232.405 of this chapter) during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  o Yes o No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  o Yes x No

 

As of April 21, 2011, 50,401,673 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 

 

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Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Form 10-Q

Quarterly Period ended March 31, 2011

 

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Part I.	Financial Information	3
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (Unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010	3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2011and December 31, 2010	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010	5
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	13
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	20
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	22
Part II.	Other Information	22
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	22
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	22
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	22
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	23
Item 5.	Other Information	23
Item 6.	Exhibits	23
	Signatures	25

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2011			2010
		(unaudited)
Operating Revenue:
Passenger		$	325,281		$	263,397
Other		40,328			34,979
Total		365,609			298,376
Operating Expenses:
Aircraft fuel, including taxes and oil		109,363			70,306
Wages and benefits		77,572			72,899
Aircraft rent		34,075			24,114
Maintenance materials and repairs		43,414			35,869
Aircraft and passenger servicing		18,423			14,186
Commissions and other selling		26,233			22,668
Depreciation and amortization		14,703			13,987
Other rentals and landing fees		16,324			13,120
Other		30,447			25,649
Total		370,554			292,798
Operating (Loss) Income		(4,945		)	5,578
Nonoperating Income (Expense):
Interest expense and amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs		(3,194		)	(5,003		)
Interest income		357			822
Capitalized interest		1,216			57
Gains (Losses) on fuel derivatives		8,379			(627		)
Other, net		(327		)	(458		)
Total		6,431			(5,209		)
Income Before Income Taxes		1,486			369
Income tax expense		631			153
Net Income		$	855		$	216
Net Income Per Common Stock Share:
Basic		$	0.02		$	0.00
Diluted		$	0.02		$	0.00

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

		March 31,			December 31,
		2011			2010
		(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	323,691		$	285,037
Restricted cash		5,225			5,224
Total cash, restricted cash and short-term investments		328,916			290,261
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $959 as of March 31, 2011 and $744 as of December 31, 2010		95,598			59,887
Spare parts and supplies, net		20,076			18,354
Deferred tax assets, net		18,449			40,651
Prepaid expenses and other		51,420			37,367
Total		514,459			446,520
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $157,828 as of March 31, 2011 and $147,588 as of December 31, 2010		443,098			418,120
Other Assets:
Long-term prepayments and other		40,838			38,629
Deferred tax assets, net		38,847			38,847
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $136,813 as of March 31, 2011 and $130,951 as of December 31, 2010		62,858			68,720
Goodwill		106,663			106,663
Total Assets		$	1,206,763		$	1,117,499
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	76,007		$	69,300
Air traffic liability		319,329			250,861
Other accrued liabilities		53,494			63,506
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations		16,036			16,888
Total		464,866			400,555
Long-Term Debt, less discount, and Capital Lease Obligations		180,163			171,884
Other Liabilities and Deferred Credits:
Accumulated pension and other postretirement benefit obligations		215,514			213,704
Other liabilities and deferred credits		55,475			53,487
Total		270,989			267,191
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Shareholders’ Equity:
Special preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, three shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010		—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 52,471,887 shares issued and 50,401,673 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2011; 52,291,091 shares issued and 50,220,877 outstanding as of December 31, 2010		525			522
Capital in excess of par value		257,876			245,947
Treasury stock, 2,070,214 shares, at cost, at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010		(10,752		)	(10,752		)
Accumulated income		78,286			77,431
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net		(35,190		)	(35,279		)
Total		290,745			277,869
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		$	1,206,763		$	1,117,499

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2011			2010
		(unaudited)
Net cash provided by Operating Activities		$	57,508		$	45,058
Cash flows from Investing Activities:
Additions to property and equipment, including pre-delivery payments		(34,792		)	(30,271		)
Purchases of investments		—			(76,467		)
Sales of investments		—			21
Net cash used in investing activities		(34,792		)	(106,717		)
Cash flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		—			160
Purchase of call options and sale of common stock warrants, net		(7,556		)	—
Issuance of convertible notes		86,250			—
Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations		(59,410		)	(7,003		)
Issuance costs		(3,346		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		15,938			(6,843		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		38,654			(68,502		)
Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of Period		285,037			300,738
Cash and cash equivalents - End of Period		$	323,691		$	232,236

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Business and Basis of Presentation

 

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (the Company or Holdings) is a holding company incorporated in the State of Delaware. The Company’s primary asset is its sole ownership of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (Hawaiian). The accompanying unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current period’s presentation.  Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations and financial position for the periods presented.  Due to seasonal fluctuations common to the airline industry, the results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the entire year.  The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes of the Company included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

 

Frequent flyer program

 

HawaiianMiles, the Company’s frequent flyer travel award program provides a variety of awards to program members based on accumulated mileage. The Company utilizes the incremental cost method of accounting for free travel awards issued from the HawaiianMiles program.  The Company records a liability for the estimated incremental cost of providing travel awards that are expected to be redeemed on Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. or the contractual rate of expected redemption on partner airlines.  The Company estimates the incremental cost of travel awards based on periodic studies of actual costs and applies these cost estimates to all issued miles, less an appropriate breakage factor for estimated miles that will not be redeemed.  Incremental cost includes the costs of fuel, meals and beverages, insurance and certain other passenger traffic-related costs, but does not include any costs for aircraft ownership and maintenance.  The breakage factor is estimated based on an analysis of historical data on actual expirations.

 

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

 

In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-13, Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements — A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (ASU 2009-13).  This guidance defines whether multiple deliverables should be separated and how the consideration should be allocated to one or more units of accounting.  This guidance establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable  The selling price used for each deliverable is based on vendor specific objective evidence, if available, third-party evidence if vendor-specific objective evidence is not available, or estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific or third-party evidence is available.  This accounting standard became effective for new and materially modified revenue arrangements entered into by the Company after January 1, 2011.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company did not have any significant new or materially modified agreements and therefore this accounting standard did not have an impact on its unaudited consolidated financial statements.  The Company anticipates an impact from this standard when significant third party mileage sales agreements are executed or materially modified in future periods.

 

2. Earnings Per Share

 

Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.  Diluted earnings per share uses the treasury stock method for in-the-money stock options, deferred stock units, restricted stock, convertible notes and warrants.  For further discussion on the convertible notes and warrants see Note 5 — Debt.

 

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		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2011			2010
		(in thousands, except per share data)
Denominator:
Weighted average common stock shares outstanding - Basic		50,521			51,862
Assumed exercise of equity awards		1,447			1,373
Weighted average common stock shares outstanding - Diluted		51,968			53,235
Net income per common share:
Basic		$	0.02		$	0.00
Diluted		$	0.02		$	0.00

 

The table below summarizes those common stock equivalents excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the awards were antidilutive.

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2011		2010
		(in thousands)
Stock options		65		91
Restricted stock		169		—
Convertible notes (1)		973		—
Warrants (1)		973		—

 

(1)                                  The Company entered into a Convertible Note transaction which included the purchase of convertible note hedges and the sale of warrants as described in FN 5 — Debt.  These weighted common stock equivalents were excluded because their conversion price of $7.8819 per share for the convertible notes and $10.00 for the warrants exceeded the average market price of our common stock during these periods, and the effect of their inclusion would be antidilutive. These securities could be dilutive in future periods.  The convertible note hedges will always be antidilutive and, therefore, will have no effect on diluted net income per share.

 

3.  Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (ASC 820), clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.  As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1 — Observable inputs such as 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 for the assets or liabilities; and

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

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The tables below present the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

		Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2011
		Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
		(in thousands)
Cash equivalents
Money market securities		$	142,959		$	142,959		$	—		$	—
U.S. treasury bills		57,958			—			57,958			—
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise notes		20,241			—			20,241			—
Fuel derivative contracts, net*:
Crude oil caps		14,127			—			14,127			—
Crude oil collars		3,403			—			3,403			—
Total assets measured at fair value		$	238,688		$	142,959		$	95,729		$	—

 

		Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2010
		Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
		(in thousands)
Cash equivalents
Money market securities		$	94,659		$	94,659		$	—		$	—
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise notes		133,048			—			133,048			—
Fuel derivative contracts, net*:
Crude oil caps		6,609			—			6,609			—
Crude oil collars		2,174			—			2,174			—
Total assets measured at fair value		$	236,490		$	94,659		$	141,831		$	—

 

* The Company had fuel derivative contract assets of $17.5 million and $8.8 million as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, reported net, in prepaid expenses and other assets in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Cash equivalents.  The Company’s cash equivalents consist of money market securities, U.S. treasury bills and U.S. government-sponsored enterprise notes.  The money market securities are classified as Level 1 investments and are valued using inputs observable in markets for identical securities.  The U.S. treasury bills and U.S. government-sponsored enterprise notes with contractual maturities less than three months are classified as Level 2 investments and valued using inputs observable in active markets for similar securities.

 

There were no assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of March 31, 2011.

 

Fuel derivative contracts.  The Company’s fuel derivative contracts consist of crude oil caps (or call options) and synthetic collars (a combination of call options and put options of crude oil) which are not traded on a public exchange. The fair value of these instruments is determined based on inputs available from public markets; therefore, they are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

4.  Financial Instruments and Risk Management

 

Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s debt (excluding obligations under capital leases) with a carrying value of $154.3 million and $146.4 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, was approximately $149.3 million and $140.0 million. These estimates were based on the discounted amount of future cash flows using the Company’s estimated current incremental rate of borrowing as comparable market prices were not available.

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, other receivables and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature.

 

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Fuel Risk Management

 

The Company’s operations are inherently dependent upon the price and availability of aircraft fuel.  To manage economic risks associated with fluctuations in aircraft fuel prices, the Company periodically enters into derivative financial instruments such as crude oil caps (or call options) and collars (a combination of call options and put options).  During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company primarily used crude oil caps (call options) and collars (combinations of call options and put options) to hedge its aircraft fuel expense.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company had outstanding fuel derivative contracts covering 51 million gallons of jet fuel that will be settled over the next 12 months.  These derivative instruments were not designated as hedges under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (ASC 815) for hedge accounting treatment.  As a result, any changes in fair value of these derivative instruments are adjusted through other nonoperating income (expense) in the period of change.

 

The following table shows the amount and location of realized and unrealized gains and losses that were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and where those gains and losses were recorded in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Under ASC 815		2011			2010
		(in thousands)
Gains (Losses) on fuel derivatives recorded in Nonoperating income (expense):
Mark-to-fair value gains (losses) on undesignated fuel hedges:
Realized gain (losses):
Gains (Losses) realized at settlement		$	1,560		$	(761	)
Reversal of prior period unrealized amounts		(1,242		)	(254		)
Unrealized gains on contracts that will settle in future periods		8,061			388
Gains (Losses) on fuel derivatives recorded as Nonoperating income (expense)		$	8,379		$	(627	)

 

ASC 815 requires a reporting entity to elect a policy of whether to offset rights to reclaim cash collateral or obligations to return cash collateral against derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty, or present such amounts on a gross basis.  The Company’s accounting policy is to present its derivative assets and liabilities on a net basis including the collateral posted with the counterparty.  No cash collateral was received from counterparties at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

The following table presents the fair value of the asset and liability derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815 as well as the location of the asset and liability balances within the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Fair Value of Derivatives

Derivatives not designated as hedging

Balance Sheet

Assets as of

Liabilities as of

instruments under ASC 815

Location

March 31, 2011

December 31, 2010

March 31, 2011

December 31, 2010

(in thousands)

Fuel derivative contracts

Prepaid expenses and other

$

17,530

$

8,783

$

—

$

—

 

As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, there were no fuel derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

5.  Debt

 

Convertible Notes

 

On March 23, 2011, the Company issued $86.25 million principal amount of convertible senior notes (the Convertible Notes) due March 15, 2016.  The Convertible Notes were issued at par and bear interest at a rate of 5.00% per annum.  Interest is paid semi-annually, in arrears, on March 15 and September 15 each year, beginning on September 15, 2011.

 

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Each $1,000 of principal of the Convertible Notes is convertible under certain circumstances, at an initial conversion rate of 126.8730 shares of the Company’s common stock (or a total of approximately 10.9 million shares), which is the equivalent of approximately $7.8819 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events as set forth in the indenture governing the terms of the Convertible Notes.  Upon conversion, the Company will have the right, at the Company’s election, to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination thereof.  Holders may convert their Convertible Notes at their option at any time prior to November 15, 2015, only if one of the following conditions has been met:

 

·                  During any calendar quarter after the calendar quarter ending June 30, 2011, and only during such calendar quarter, if the closing price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days in the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding calendar quarter exceeds 130% of the conversion price per share of common stock in effect on the last day of such preceding calendar quarter;

 

·                  During the five consecutive business days immediately after any 10 consecutive trading day period in which the average trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes during such period was less than 97% of the product of the closing sale price of the common stock and the conversion rate on such trading day;

 

·                  The Company makes specified distributions to holders of the Company’s common stock or specified corporate transactions occur.

 

On or after November 15, 2015, and up through and including the second business day immediately preceding March 15, 2016, the Holders may convert their Convertible Notes into common stock.

 

Holders may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Convertible Notes upon a fundamental change, primarily a change in control or termination of trading, at a cash repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.  The Company may not redeem the Convertible Notes prior to their maturity date.

 

When accounting for the Convertible Notes, the Company applied accounting guidance related to the accounting for convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion.  This guidance required the Company to separately account for the liability and equity components of the Convertible Notes in a manner that reflects our nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods.  This guidance required bifurcation of a component of the debt, classification of that component in equity, and then accretion of the resulting discount on the debt as part of interest expense reflected in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Accordingly, the Company recorded an adjustment to reduce the carrying value of the Convertible Notes by $19.5 million and recorded this amount in Shareholders’ Equity.  This adjustment was based on the calculated fair value of a similar debt instrument that did not have an associated equity component.  The annual interest rate calculated for a similar debt instrument was 11.00%.

 

The total issuance costs for the Convertible Notes were $3.3 million, of which $2.5 million was allocated to the debt component and $0.8 million was allocated to the equity component.  The issuance costs allocated to debt were capitalized and are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the Convertible Notes.  The issuance costs allocated to equity were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital.

 

Convertible Note Hedges and Warrants

 

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into separate convertible note hedge transactions (the Convertible Note Hedges) and separate warrant transactions (the Warrants) related to our common stock with certain financial investors to reduce the potential dilution of the Company’s common stock and to offset potential payments by the Company to holders of the Convertible Notes in excess of the principal of the Convertible Notes upon conversion.  The Convertible Note Hedges and Warrants are separate transactions, entered into by the Company with the financial institutions, and are not part of the Convertible Notes, described above.

 

The Company paid $19.5 million for the Convertible Note Hedges.  Under the terms of the Convertible Note Hedges, the counterparties to the Convertible Note Hedges will generally deliver to the Company amounts in excess of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes delivered upon conversion by the Company to the holders of the Convertible Notes in the same form of consideration elected to be delivered by the Company to the holders of the Convertible Notes under the indenture for the Convertible Notes.  The Company may elect to settle the conversion feature of the Convertible Notes in cash or shares of common stock or in any combination of cash or shares of common stock as determined in accordance with the provisions of the indenture.   The Convertible Note Hedges are currently exercisable and expire on March 15, 2016.

 

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Concurrent with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company sold Warrants to certain financial institutions that permit such financial institutions to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock.  The Warrants are exercisable by the financial institutions for 10.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a current exercise price of $10.00 per share.  The Company received $12.0 million in proceeds for the sale of the Warrants.  The Warrants expire at various dates beginning in June 2016 and ending in September 2016.  The Warrants provide for net share settlement by the Company, subject to the option of the Company to deliver cash in lieu of shares if certain conditions under the Warrants have been met.

 

The Company determined that the Convertible Note Hedges and Warrants meet the requirements of the FASB’s accounting guidance for accounting for derivative financial instruments indexed to, and potentially settled in, a Company’s own stock and other relevant guidance and, therefore, are classified as equity transactions.  As a result, the Company recorded the purchase of the Convertible Note Hedges as a reduction in additional paid-in-capital and the proceeds of the Warrants as an increase to additional paid-in-capital in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the Company will not recognize subsequent changes in the fair value of the agreements in the financial statements.

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

In December 2010, Hawaiian, as borrower, with the Company as guarantor, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Inc., as arranger and administrative agent for the lenders, providing for a secured revolving credit facility (the Revolving Credit Facility) in an amount of up to $75.0 million.  The Company used the proceeds received from the issuance of the Convertible Notes to pay-off the outstanding revolving credit facility balance of $54.7 million.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $63.1 million available (net of various outstanding letters of credit).

 

Other

 

On April 6, 2011, the Company borrowed $65.0 million through a secured loan agreement to finance a portion of the purchase price of an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, including two Rolls Royce Model Trent 772B-60 engines, that the Company took delivery of on April 12, 2011.  Principal and interest payments are due quarterly with a maturity date of April 2023.  Adjusted for this transaction the Company’s proforma long-term debt, less discounts, as of March 31, 2011 was $219 million, which included $17 million as current maturities.

 

As of March 31, 2011, the proforma maturities of long-term debt (including the loan agreement entered into on April 6, 2011) over the next five year were as follows (in thoudands):

 

Remaining months in 2011		$	12,843
2012		17,987
2013		70,163
2014		5,417
2015		5,417

 

6. Employee Benefit Plans

 

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s defined benefit and other postretirement plans for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 included the following:

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
Components of Net Period Benefit Cost		2011			2010
		(in thousands)
Service cost		$	2,360		$	2,349
Interest cost		6,517			6,326
Expected return on plan assets		(4,688		)	(4,157		)
Recognized net actuarial loss		90			103
Net periodic benefit cost		$	4,279		$	4,621

 

The Company made contributions of $2.0 million to its defined benefit and other postretirement plans during the three months ended March 31, 2011, and expects to make contributions in the amount of $10.1 million during the remainder of 2011.

 

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7. Income Taxes

 

The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The tax expense as a percentage of pre-tax income differed from the statutory rate due to the impact that forecasted permanent tax differences have on the Company’s full year 2011 financial income projections.

 

No cash payments for federal and state income taxes were made during the quarters ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010.

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company changed accounting methods with the IRS.  These tax accounting changes resulted in the reclassification of approximately $22.5 million from deferred tax assets to accounts receivable in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2011, to reflect the impact on the 2010 tax return for these changes.

 

8. Comprehensive Income

 

The components of comprehensive income included the following:

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2011			2010
		(in thousands)
Net income		$	855		$	216
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in unrealized net losses on short and long-term investments		—			(1,132		)
Amortization of net actuarial losses on employee benefit plans		89			103
Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	944		$	(813	)

 

9. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

 

Commitments

 

As of March 31, 2011, the Company had capital commitments consisting of firm aircraft orders for thirteen wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft, six Airbus A350XWB-800 aircraft and five Rolls Royce spare engines scheduled for delivery through 2020.  Subsequent to March 31, 2011 one of these firm aircraft orders was delivered to the Company and financed with new long-term debt (See Note 5 — Debt for further discussion).  The Company has purchase rights for an additional four A330-200 aircraft and six A350XWB aircraft and can utilize these rights subject to production availability.  The Company also has operating commitments with a third-party to provide aircraft maintenance services which include fixed payments as well as payments that are variable based on flight hours for our Airbus fleet through 2027.  The Company also has operating commitments with third-party service providers for reservations, IT and accounting services through 2017.  Committed expenditures, including estimated escalation and variable amounts estimated based on forecasted usage, for the next five years are detailed below as of March 31, 2011:

 

		Capital			Operating			Total
		(in thousands)
Remaining months in 2011		$	117,624	*	$	16,118		$	133,742
2012		274,247			23,009			297,256
2013		287,389			19,603			306,992
2014		234,489			20,050			254,539
2015		166,231			20,620			186,851

 

*              Excludes the final payment for the A330-200 aircraft delivered in April 2011 as the Company entered into a loan agreement for this as discussed in Note 5 — Debt.

 

Leases

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company renegotiated its operating lease for its general office space extending the lease through 2026, and on April 8, 2011, the Company entered into a twelve year operating lease agreement for an Airbus A330-200 aircraft with an expected delivery date of September 2012.

 

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As of March 31, 2011, the proforma scheduled future minimum rental payments (including the two leases discussed above, under operating leases with non cancelable basic terms of more than one year were as follows (in thousands):

 

Remaining months in 2011		$	88,248
2012		112,756
2013		113,319
2014		110,295
2015		109,826

 

Litigation and Contingencies

 

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of its operations.  Management does not anticipate that the disposition of such proceedings will have a material effect upon the Company’s financial statements.

 

General Guarantees and Indemnifications

 

The Company is the lessee under certain real estate leases. It is common in such commercial lease transactions for the lessee to agree to indemnify the lessor and other related third parties for tort liabilities that arise out of or relate to lessee’s use or occupancy of the leased premises. In some cases, this indemnity extends to related liabilities arising from the negligence of the indemnified parties, but usually excludes any liabilities caused by their gross negligence or willful misconduct. Additionally, the lessee typically indemnifies such parties for any environmental liability that arises out of or relates to its use of the leased premises. The Company expects that it is covered by insurance (subject to deductibles) for most tort liabilities and related indemnities described above with respect to real estate that it leases.  The Company cannot estimate the potential amount of future payments, if any, under the foregoing indemnities and agreements.

 

Credit Card Holdback

 

Under the Company’s bank-issued credit card processing agreements, certain proceeds from advance ticket sales may be held back to serve as collateral to cover any possible chargebacks or other disputed charges that may occur.  These holdbacks, which are included in restricted cash in the Company’s unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaled $5.2 million at each of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The agreement with the Company’s largest credit card processor also contains financial triggers for additional holdbacks, which are based upon, among other things, the amount of unrestricted cash and short-term investments, level of debt service coverage and operating income measured quarterly on a trailing 12-month basis.  Under the terms of this credit card agreement, the level of credit card holdback is subject to adjustment based on actual performance relative to these specific financial triggers.  Effective July 1, 2010, we amended our agreement with our largest credit card processor.  As a result of this amendment and the Company’s performance relative to the applicable financial triggers, the Company’s holdback was zero as of both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  Depending on the Company’s performance relative to these financial triggers in the future, the holdback could incrementally increase to an amount up to 100% of the applicable credit card air traffic liability, which would also cause an increase in the level of restricted cash.  If the Company is unable to obtain a waiver of, or otherwise mitigate the increase in restriction of cash, it could also cause a covenant violation under other debt or lease obligations and have a material adverse impact on the Company.

 

ITEM 2.           MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect our current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance.  Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation: any expectations of operating expenses, deferred revenue, interest rates, income taxes, deferred tax assets, valuation allowance or other financial items; statements regarding factors that may affect our operating results; estimates of fair value measurements; statements related to aircraft maintenance and repair costs and deposits and timing of maintenance activities; statements related to cash flow from operations and seasonality; estimates of required funding of and contributions to our defined benefit pension and disability plan; estimates of annual fuel expenses and measure of the effects of fuel prices on our business; statements regarding the availability of fuel; statements regarding our wages and benefits and labor costs and agreements; statements regarding training and transition costs and productivity improvements; statements regarding costs of compliance with regulations promulgated by the FAA and other regulatory agencies; statements related to airport rent rates and landing fees at airports in Hawaii; statements regarding aircraft rent expense; statements regarding our total capacity and yields on

 

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routes; statements regarding compliance with potential environmental regulations; potential dilution of our securities; statements regarding cost liability and deferred revenue estimates related to the frequent flyer program; statements related to our hedging program; statements concerning the impact of, and changes to, accounting principles, policies and estimates; statements regarding our tax valuation allowance; statements related to markets for and interest earned on auction rate securities; statements regarding credit card holdback; statements regarding the availability of financing; statements regarding our capital expenditures; potential violations under the Company’s debt or lease obligations; statements regarding our ability to comply with covenants under our financing arrangements; statements related to risk management, credit risks and air traffic liability; statements related to future U.S. and global economic conditions or performance; statements related to changes in our fleet plan and related cash outlays; statements related to expected delivery of new aircraft; statements related to potential route expansion; statements related to the effects of any litigation on our operations or business; 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 factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements.

 

The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause our 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 our other public filings and public announcements, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us as of the date hereof.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this quarterly report.  The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

Our Company

 

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “Holdings,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a holding company incorporated in the State of Delaware. The Company’s primary asset is its sole ownership of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (“Hawaiian”).  Hawaiian was originally incorporated in January 1929 under the laws of the Territory of Hawaii and became the Company’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary pursuant to a corporate restructuring that was consummated in August 2002.  Hawaiian became a Delaware corporation and the Company’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary concurrent with its reorganization and reacquisition by the Company in June 2005.

 

Hawaiian is engaged in the scheduled air transportation of passengers and cargo amongst the Hawaiian Islands (the interisland routes), between the Hawaiian Islands and certain cities in the Western United States (the transpacific routes), and between the Hawaiian Islands and the South Pacific, Australia and Asia (the Pacific routes), collectively referred to as our Scheduled Operations.  In addition, Hawaiian operates various charter flights.  Hawaiian is the largest airline headquartered in Hawaii and the thirteenth largest domestic airline in the United States based on revenue passenger miles reported by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of December 31, 2010, the latest available data.  At March 31, 2011, Hawaiian’s operating fleet consisted of 15 Boeing 717-200 aircraft for its interisland routes, 18 Boeing 767-300 aircraft for its transpacific, Pacific and charter routes and three Airbus A330-200 aircraft for its transpacific routes.  Based in Honolulu, Hawaiian had approximately 4,024 active employees as of March 31, 2011.

 

General information about us is available at http://www.hawaiianair.com/about.  Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into, or otherwise to be regarded as part of, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q unless expressly noted.  Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments and exhibits to those reports, are available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC.

 

First Quarter Highlights

 

·      Operating revenue of $365.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $298.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 

·      Improved financial liquidity following the issuance of $86.25 million of convertible senior notes with a 5% annual interest rate due in 2016.  A portion of those proceeds were used to pay-off the entire outstanding balance on our then-existing credit facilities.

 

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·      Ranked as the #1 carrier for on-time performance and fewest flight cancellations as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer for the months of January and February 2011 (latest information available).

 

·      Launched service in January to Seoul, South Korea’s Incheon International Airport.

 

·      Announced daily non-stop service between Honolulu and Osaka, Japan commencing in July 2011, confirming our optimism in the long term opportunities in Japan.

 

Results of Operations

 

Statistical Data (unaudited)

 

		Three Months ended March 31,
		2011			2010
		(in thousands, except as otherwise indicated)
Scheduled Operations:
Revenue passengers flown		2,089			1,999
Revenue passenger miles (RPM)		2,341,113			1,919,661
Available seat miles (ASM)		2,782,670			2,297,467
Passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM)		11.69		¢	11.46		¢
Passenger load factor (RPM/ASM)		84.1		%	83.6		%
Passenger revenue per RPM (Yield)		13.89		¢	13.72		¢
Total Operations:
Operating revenue per ASM		13.13		¢	12.99		¢
Operating cost per ASM (CASM)		13.31		¢	12.74		¢
Aircraft fuel expense per ASM		3.93		¢	3.06		¢
Revenue passengers flown		2,090			1,999
Revenue block hours operated (actual)		29,707			26,540
RPM		2,341,896			1,919,661
ASM		2,784,013			2,297,467
Gallons of jet fuel consumed		38,249			32,514
Average cost per gallon of jet fuel (actual) (a)		$	2.86		$	2.16

 

(a)       Includes applicable taxes and fees.

 

Operating Revenue

 

Operating revenue was $365.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, a 22.5% increase over operating revenue of $298.4 million for the same three month period in 2010 driven primarily by an increase in passenger revenue.

 

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Passenger Revenue

 

Passenger revenue increased $61.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the same three month period in 2010.  The detail of these changes in passenger revenue is described in the table below:

 

		Change in
		scheduled			Change in		Change in		Change in
		passenger revenue			Yield		RPM		ASM
		(millions)
Transpacific		$	17.6		0.4	%	11.2	%	9.5	%
Interisland		10.6			13.5		(1.5	)	(0.2	)
Pacific		33.7			16.6		113.3		106.5
Total scheduled		$	61.9		1.3	%	22.0	%	21.1	%

 

Transpacific — Transpacific revenue increased by $17.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to the same three month period in 2010, primarily due to the induction of three A330-200 aircraft into revenue service during April, May and November 2010 which increased our flown capacity.

 

Interisland — Interisland revenue increased by $10.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, respectively, as compared to the same three month period in 2010, due to the increased yield on our interisland routes.  The increased yield on our interisland routes reflects the continued reduction in availability of discounted fares during 2011.

 

Pacific — Pacific revenue increased by $33.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to the same three month period in 2010, primarily due to expansion of our services to Tokyo, Japan in November 2010 and Seoul, South Korea in January 2011.

 

Other Revenue

 

Other operating revenue increased by $5.3 million or 15.3% in the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily due to increased cargo and bag fee revenue.  These increases are primarily attributable to the introduction of the three Airbus A330-200 aircraft into our fleet during 2010 which provided additional cargo capacity and an increase in our traffic.

 

Operating Expense

 

Operating expenses were $370.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and $292.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  The change in operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010 is detailed below:

 

		Changes in operating expenses for the
		three months ended March 31, 2011
		as compared to the three months
		ended March 31, 2010
		$			%
		(in thousands)
Operating expenses
Aircraft fuel, including taxes and oil		$	39,057		55.6	%
Wages and benefits		4,673			6.4
Aircraft rent		9,961			41.3
Maintenance materials and repairs		7,545			21.0
Aircraft and passenger servicing		4,237			29.9
Commissions and other selling		3,565			15.7
Depreciation and amortization		716			5.1
Other rentals and landing fees		3,204			24.4
Other		4,798			18.7
Total		$	77,756		26.6	%

 

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From the quarter ended March 31, 2010 to the quarter ended March 31, 2011, our operations have expanded by approximately 21% in ASMs due to the addition of three Airbus A330-200 aircraft and two new routes to Japan and South Korea.  As a result of this expansion, we have experienced corresponding increases in our variable expenses such as aircraft fuel, wages and benefits, maintenance materials and repairs, aircraft and passenger servicing, commissions and other selling and other rentals and landing fees.

 

We expect these increases to continue with the expansion of our services to Osaka, Japan and the addition of two Airbus A330-200 aircraft in 2011, partially offset by the reduced flying with the planned return of two leased Boeing 767-300 aircraft.

 

Other explanations of the variances in our operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010 are described below.

 

Aircraft Fuel

 

Aircraft fuel expense increased in the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to March 31, 2010 by $39.1 million or 55.6%.  The variance is attributable to the increase in the cost of aircraft fuel as well as an increase in consumption as illustrated in the following table:

 

		Three months ended March 31,
		2011			2010			Change
		(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)
Fuel gallons consumed		38,249			32,514			17.6	%
Fuel price price per gallon, inlcuding taxes and delivery		$	2.86		$	2.16		32.4	%
Aircraft fuel expense		$	109,363		$	70,306		55.6	%

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, our fuel derivatives were not designated for hedge accounting under ASC 815 and were marked to fair value through non-operating income (expense) in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.  We recorded gains of $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to losses of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 

We believe economic fuel expense is the best measure of the effect of fuel prices on our business as it most closely approximates the net cash outflow associated with the purchase of fuel for our operations in a period.  We define economic fuel expense as raw fuel expense plus (gains)/losses realized through actual cash payments to (receipts from) hedge counterparties for fuel derivatives settled in the period.  Economic fuel expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is calculated as follows:

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2011			2010			Change
		(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts)
Aircraft fuel expense		$	109,363		$	70,306		55.6	%
Realized (gains) losses on settlement of fuel derivative contracts		(1,560		)	761			-305.0	%
Economic fuel expense		$	107,803		$	71,067		51.7	%
Gallons of jet fuel consumed		38,249			32,514			17.6	%
Economic fuel costs per gallon		$	2.82		$	2.19		28.8	%

 

See Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, for additional discussion of our jet fuel costs and related hedging program.

 

Aircraft Rent

 

Aircraft rent expense increased for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the three months March 31, 2010 by $10.0 million or 41.3% primarily due to the commencement of leases on three new Airbus A330-200 aircraft which were added to our fleet in April, May and November 2010, as well as additional lease return costs associated with the upcoming return of our leased Boeing 767-300 aircraft that are coming to the end of their lease terms.

 

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Maintenance materials and repairs

 

Maintenance materials and repairs expense increased by $7.5 million or 21.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010, primarily due to power-by-hour (PBH) arrangements for an additional three Airbus A330-200 aircraft in our fleet, heavy maintenance expense on our Boeing 717 aircraft related to additional 10-year airframe checks on this fleet, and increases in our PBH expenses for our Boeing 767s due to rate increases.

 

We expect maintenance materials and repairs expense to increase in future periods as we continue to take delivery of additional Airbus aircraft and integrate them into revenue service, as well as a result of price escalation in certain of our PBH contracts.

 

Nonoperating Income and Expense

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we recorded nonoperating income, net, of $6.4 million compared to nonoperating expense, net, of $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  The change from nonoperating expense to income is primarily due to the recognition of fuel hedging gains for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to fuel hedging losses recognized in the comparable period in 2010.  Also, in the three months ended March 31, 2011, our interest expense decreased compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010 due to lower interest rates on our current borrowings compared to the Term A and Term B credit facilities which were paid off in December 2010.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

We had an effective tax rate of 42.4% and 41.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  See Note 7 — Income Taxes to the notes to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our liquidity is dependent on the cash we generate from operating activities and our debt financing arrangements.  As of March 31, 2011, we had $323.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, representing an increase of $38.7 million from December 31, 2010.  We also had restricted cash of $5.2 million at each of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, which consisted almost entirely of cash held as collateral by entities that process our credit card sales transactions for advance ticket sales.  Our cash flow from operations is typically higher in the second and third quarters, while the first and fourth quarters traditionally reflect reduced travel demand except for specific periods around holidays and spring break.

 

On March 23, 2011, we issued $86.25 million principal amount of Convertible Notes with interest paid semi-annually at a rate of 5.00% per year due March 15, 2016.  In connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes we entered into Convertible Note Hedges at a cost of $19.5 million and also sold Warrants for $12.0 million.  The net proceeds received from the issuance of the Convertible Notes, Convertible Note Hedges, Warrants, and issuance costs totaled $75.3 million.  See Note 5 — Debt for further discussion.

 

A portion of the proceeds received from the issuance of the Convertible Notes was used to pay-off the outstanding Revolving Credit Facility balance of $54.7 million.  As of March 31, 2011 the outstanding revolving credit balance is zero.  As of March 31, 2011, Hawaiian had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $63.1 million available (net of various outstanding letters of credit).

 

Cash Flows

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $57.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, an increase of $12.5 million compared to the same period in 2010.  The increase was primarily due to a $33.0 million increase in our air traffic liability balance and a $9.0 million decrease in pension contributions, partially offset by a $15.0 million increase in our account receivable balance and a $13.8 million increase in prepaid expenses and other.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $34.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $106.7 million for the same period in 2010.  During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we used $34.8 million of cash for purchases of property and equipment including pre-delivery payments.  During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we used $30.3 million for purchases of property and equipment including pre-delivery payments, and net purchases of $76.4 million of short-term investments.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $15.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to net cash used of $6.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  As discussed above, our net cash proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes and its related transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $75.3 million partially offset by cash repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations totaling $59.4 million.  During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we made cash repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations totaling $7.0 million.

 

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Capital Expenditures

 

In the quarter ended March 31, 2011, we executed an amended agreement for two additional Rolls Royce spare engines scheduled for delivery in 2013 and 2015.  As of March 31, 2011, our firm aircraft orders consisted of thirteen wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft, six Airbus A350XWB-800 aircraft and five Rolls Royce spare engines scheduled for delivery through 2020.  Subsequent to March 31, 2011, one of these firm aircraft orders was delivered to us and financed with new long-term debt (see Note 5 — Debt for further discussion).   In addition, we have purchase rights for an additional four A330-200 aircraft and six A350-XWB aircraft.  Committed expenditures for these aircraft, engines and related flight equipment, approximates $118 million in the remaining nine months of 2011, $274 million in 2012, $287 million in 2013, $234 million in 2014 and $166 million in 2015.

 

We expect our other capital expenditures which include software, improvements, and ramp and maintenance equipment, for the remainder of 2011 to total approximately $20 to $30 million.  In order to complete the purchase of these aircraft and fund related costs we must secure acceptable financing.  We are currently exploring various financing alternatives and, while we believe that such financing will be available to us, there can be no assurance that financing will be available when required, or on acceptable terms, or at all.  The inability to secure such financing could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

On April 6, 2011, we borrowed $65.0 million through a secured loan agreement to finance the purchase of an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, including two Rolls Royce Model Trent 772B-60 engines, that the Company took delivery of on April 12, 2011.  Principal and interest payments are due quarterly with a maturity date of April 2023.  Adjusted for this transaction our proforma long-term debt, less discounts, as of March 31, 2011 was $219 million, which included $17 million as current debt.

 

Leases

 

On April 8, 2011, we entered into a twelve year operating lease agreement for an Airbus A330-200 aircraft with an expected delivery date of September 2012.

 

Covenants under our Financing Arrangements

 

The terms of certain of our financing agreements restrict our ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, prepay indebtedness, make investments, make acquisitions, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, pay dividends or make distributions to our parent company and repurchase stock.  These agreements also require us to meet certain financial covenants.  These financial tests include maintaining a minimum amount of unrestricted cash and achieving certain levels of fixed charge coverage.  As of March 31, 2011, we were in compliance with these covenants.  If we are not able to comply with these covenants, our outstanding obligations under these facilities could be accelerated and become due and payable immediately.

 

Under our bank-issued credit card processing agreements, certain proceeds from advance ticket sales may be held back to serve as collateral to cover any possible chargebacks or other disputed charges that may occur.  These holdbacks, which are included in restricted cash in our unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaled $5.2 million at each of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The agreement with our largest credit card processor also contains financial triggers for additional holdbacks, which are based on, among other things, the amount of unrestricted cash and short-term investments, level of debt service coverage and operating income measured quarterly on a trailing 12-month basis.  Under the terms of this credit card agreement, the level of credit card holdback is subject to adjustment based on actual performance relative to these specific financial triggers.  Effective July 1, 2010, we amended our agreement with our largest credit card processor.  As a result of this amendment and our performance relative to the applicable financial triggers, our holdback was zero as of both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  Depending on our performance relative to these financial triggers in the future, the holdback could incrementally increase to an amount up to 100% of the applicable credit card air traffic liability, which would also cause an increase in the level of restricted cash.  If we are unable to obtain a waiver of, or otherwise mitigate the increase in restriction of cash, it could also cause a covenant violation under other debt or lease obligations and have a material adverse impact on us.

 

Pension and Postemployment Benefit Plan Funding

 

We contributed $2.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011, to our defined benefit pension and disability plans and expect to contribute $10.1 million in the remainder of 2011.  Future funding requirements are dependent upon many factors such as interest rates, funded status, applicable regulatory requirements and the level and timing of asset returns.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and/or conditions.

 

Critical accounting policies and estimates are defined as those accounting policies and accounting estimates that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties that potentially could result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions.  For a detailed discussion of the application of our critical accounting policies, see “Critical Accounting Policies” and Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

ITEM 3.                                                     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

We are subject to certain market risks, including commodity price risk (i.e. jet fuel prices) and interest rate risk.  We have market- sensitive instruments in the form of variable rate debt instruments and financial derivative instruments used to hedge Hawaiian’s exposure to jet fuel price increases.  The adverse effects of potential changes in these market risks are discussed below.  The sensitivity analyses presented do not consider the effects that such adverse changes may have on overall economic activity nor do they consider additional actions we might undertake to mitigate our exposure to such changes.  Actual results may differ.

 

Aircraft Fuel Costs

 

Aircraft fuel costs constitute a significant portion of our operating expense.  Fuel costs represented 29.5% of our operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  Based on gallons expected to be consumed in 2011, for every one-cent increase in the cost of jet fuel, our annual fuel expense would increase by approximately $1.6 million.

 

We use derivative contracts to manage our exposure to changes in the prices of jet fuel.  During 2011, our fuel hedge program primarily consists of crude oil caps (or call options) and collars (a combination of call options and put options of crude oil).  Crude oil caps are call option contracts that provide for a settlement in favor of the holder in the event that prices exceed a predetermined contractual level during a particular time period.  We have combined some of our call option contracts with put option contract sales to create “collars” whereby a settlement may occur in our favor in the event prices for the underlying commodity exceed a predetermined contractual level (the call option strike price) during a particular time period or a settlement may be required from us in favor of our counterparty in the event that prices of the commodity fall below a predetermined contractual level (the put option strike price).  Certain of these collar agreements have been entered into contemporaneously and set so that the call option premium and put option premium offset, creating a “costless collar.”

 

We have also established certain collars (“synthetic collars”) by executing call and put agreements separately and/or using different underlying commodities (i.e. crude oil call options).  The aforementioned fuel derivative agreements were not designated as hedges under ASC 815.  As of March 31, 2011, the fair value of these fuel derivative agreements reflected a net asset of $17.5 million that is reflected in prepaid expenses and other in the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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Hawaiian’s future contracts and other fuel derivative agreements as of April 14, 2011 are outlined in the table below:

 

Fuel Derivative Contract Summary

 

		Weighted Average Contract Strike Price per Barrel		Percentage of Projected Fuel Requirements Hedged		Projected Fuel Barrels Hedged
Second Quarter 2011
Crude Oil
Call Options		$95.27		38	%	355,000
Collars - Cap/Floor		$92.10 / $72.76		18	%	167,000
Total				56	%	522,000
Third Quarter 2011
Crude Oil
Call Options		$99.59		37	%	373,000
Collars - Cap/Floor		$92.33 / $72.65		5	%	46,000
Total				42	%	419,000
Fourth Quarter 2011
Crude Oil
Call Options		$104.87		27	%	267,000
Collars - Cap/Floor				0	%	—
Total				27	%	267,000
First Quarter 2012
Crude Oil
Call Options		$114.53		13	%	125,000
Collars - Cap/Floor				0	%	—
Total				13	%	125,000
Second Quarter 2012
Crude Oil
Call Options		$122.10		1	%	10,000
Collars - Cap/Floor				0	%	—
Total				1	%	10,000

 

We expect to continue our program of hedging some of our future fuel consumption with a combination of futures contracts, swaps, caps, collars and synthetic collars.

 

We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.  We are exposed to credit risks in the event our crude oil caps counterparties fail to meet their obligations; however, we do not expect these counterparties to fail to meet their obligations.

 

Interest Rates

 

Our results of operations are affected by fluctuations in interest rates due to our variable-rate debt and interest income earned on our cash deposits and short-term investments.  Our variable-rate debt agreements include the Revolving Credit Facility and secured loan agreements, the terms of which are discussed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

At March 31, 2011, we had $86.0 million of variable rate debt indexed to the following interest rates:

 

Index		Rate
One-month LIBOR		0.2533	%

 

Changes in market interest rates have a direct and corresponding effect on our pre-tax earnings and cash flows associated with our floating rate debt and interest-bearing cash accounts and short-term investments.  Based on the balances of our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and variable rate debt as of March 31, 2011, a change in interest rates would not have a material impact on our results of operations because the level of our variable rate interest-bearing cash deposits approximates the level of our variable-rate liabilities, should that relationship change in the future, our exposure to changes in interest rate fluctuations would likely increase.

 

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