Saker Aviation Services, Inc. - Annual Report: 2007 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
x ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
FOR
THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
OR
o TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the
Transition Period from _______________ to ________________
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER: 000-52593
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
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87-0617649
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Incorporation
or Organization)
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Identification
No.)
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236
Sing
Sing Road
Horseheads,
NY 14845
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(607)
739-7148
(Issuer’s
telephone number)
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, $.001 par
value.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined
in Rule 405 of the Exchange Act.
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by check mark whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant
to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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.
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not
be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K
or
any amendment to this Form 10-K.
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.
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accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Smaller
Reporting Company
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity
was
last sold as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently
completed second fiscal quarter: $7,870,399.
As
of
March 14, 2008, the Registrant had 36,582,987 shares of its Common Stock, $.001
par value, issued and outstanding.
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM
10-K
INDEX
ITEM
1.
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BUSINESS
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A-1
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ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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A-3
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ITEM
2.
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PROPERTIES
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A-6
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ITEM
3.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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A-7
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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A-7
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ITEM
5.
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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A-8
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ITEM
7.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATION
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A-9
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ITEM
7A.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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A-16
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ITEM
8.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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A-17
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ITEM
9.
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CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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A-18
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ITEM
9A(T).
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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A-18
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ITEM
9B.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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A-18
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ITEM
10.
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DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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A-19
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ITEM
11.
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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A-23
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ITEM
12.
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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A-27
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ITEM
13.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
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A-30
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ITEM
14.
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
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A-30
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ITEM
15.
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EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL REPORTING SCHEDULES
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A-32
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SIGNATURES
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THIS
FORM
10-K CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF 27A OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SECTION 21E OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
THE ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE SET FORTH IN THE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. CERTAIN FACTORS THAT MIGHT CAUSE SUCH A DIFFERENCE
ARE DISCUSSED IN ITEM 7, “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION - FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” WITHIN THIS
REPORT.
PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS
General
FirstFlight,
Inc. (“FirstFlight”), through its subsidiaries (FirstFlight and its subsidiaries
collectively the “Company”), operates in three reportable segments - Charter,
FBO (fixed based operation) and Maintenance. The charter segment of FirstFlight
is engaged in aircraft charter management activities, providing on-call
passenger air transportation. Charter services are provided through a fleet
of
managed aircraft for which we provide regulatory and maintenance oversight
for
the managed aircraft, while also offering charter services. The FBO segment
provides services such as fueling and hangaring for general aviation,
commercial, and military aircraft and the management of a non-owned FBO
facility. The aircraft maintenance segment provides repair services for both
managed and non-managed aircraft as well as specialty services on aircraft
brakes and wheels.
We
were
formed on January 17, 2003 (date of inception) as a proprietorship and were
incorporated in Arizona on January 2, 2004. We became a public company as a
result of a reverse merger transaction on August 20, 2004 with Shadows Bend
Development, Inc., an inactive public Nevada corporation which changed its
name
to FBO Air, Inc. On December 13, 2006, we changed our name to FirstFlight,
Inc.
Activities
by segment are carried out at the following locations:
Location
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Charter
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FBO
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Maintenance
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Elmira,
New York
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X
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Fuel
revenue to managed aircraft only
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X
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Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania
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X
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X
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X
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Garden
City, Kansas
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X
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The
Elmira, New York facility became part of the Company through the acquisition
on
September 23, 2005 of Airborne, Inc. (“Airborne”).
The
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania facility came as a result of the acquisition by
our
wholly-owned subsidiary FBO Air Wilkes-Barre, Inc. (“FBO Wilkes-Barre”) of Tech
Aviation Service, Inc. (“Tech”) and the Garden City, Kansas facility as a result
of the acquisition by our wholly-owned subsidiary FBO Air Garden City, Inc
of
the FBO assets of Central Plains Aviation, Inc. (“CPA”). Both transactions
occurred on March 31, 2005.
In
addition to the facilities identified above, the Company has a charter sales
office located in Teterboro, New Jersey and manages a non-owned FBO facility
in
Niagara Falls, New York. Also, the charter segment domiciles managed aircraft
at
non-Company facilities in California, Delaware, Florida, and
Massachusetts.
On
May
15, 2007, FirstFlight formed H24 Aviation Advisors, LLC (“H24”) to focus on the
broker business in the charter segment.
On
October 20, 2005, FirstFlight formed Tech Aviation Flight School, Inc. (“TAFS”),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of FBO Wilkes-Barre. TAFS operated in connection
with
the fixed base operation in Avoca, Pennsylvania as an FAA accredited flight
school.
On
September 30, 2007, the Company sold the stock of TAFS. Preceding the
transaction, the Company transferred the aircraft assets owned by TAFS into
a
newly-formed entity, FBO Air WB Leasing, Inc. (“WB Leasing”). As part of the
transaction, TAFS entered into an aircraft lease agreement with WB Leasing
as
well as an agreement to lease space and buy fuel and maintenance services from
the Company.
The
charter management segment of the aviation industry, which includes the charter
division of the Company, operates under Federal Aviation Regulations (“FAR”)
Part 135, which covers aircraft with 30 seats or less and up to 7,500 pounds
of
payload. According to the National Air Transportation Association
(“NATA”),
there
are approximately 3,000 holders of Part 135 charter certificates, which include
2,550 for fixed wing aircraft and 450 for helicopter operators.
NATA
also
reports that the business traveler accounts for approximately 70 percent of
the
market for charter activity, with leisure activity representing the remaining
30
percent. Further, approximately 30 percent of charter travelers have almost
totally abandoned the scheduled airlines for their travel needs.
A-1
Because
the charter management segment is populated by primarily small, private
companies, financial and statistical data is difficult to acquire. However,
according to the industry publication Air
Charter Guide,
the
on-demand charter fleet in the United States is comprised of 2,034 jet aircraft,
exclusive of airliner-sized equipment.
The
FBO
segment of the industry is also highly fragmented - being populated by,
according to NATA, over 3,000 operators who serve customers at one or more
of
the over 3,000 airport facilities across the country that have at least one
paved 3,000-foot runway. The vast majority of these companies are single
location operators. NATA further characterizes companies with operations at
three or more airports as “chains.” An operation with FBOs in at least two
distinctive regions of the country is considered a “national” chain while
multiple locations within a single region are “regional” chains.
We
believe the general aviation market has historically been somewhat cyclical,
with revenues correlated with general US economic conditions. However, despite
the recent softening of the economy and credit market issues, some leading
indicators reflective of the current and long-term prospects for the industry
are as follows:
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Cessna,
a division of Textron and the manufacturer of the largest number
of
aircraft used in charter and private aviation, reported an increase
of 26
percent in unit volume in the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared
to
the same period in the prior year. The 387 jets Cessna delivered
in 2007
was the highest total ever in a single year for the company. The
backlog
of orders for Cessna also increased 48 percent last year, to a total
of
$12.1 billion. (Source: The Weekly of Business Aviation).
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Gulfstream,
a division of General Dynamics and the manufacturer of some of the
most
popular large and mid-cabin charter jet aircraft, set “all-time” records
for sales and earnings in 2007 when they delivered 138 airplanes.
Based on
current backlog, Gulfstream anticipates deliveries of 157 airplanes
in
2008 and believes its longer term backlog remains solid. (Source:
The
Weekly of Business Aviation).
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Deliveries
of the new generation of very light jets (VLJ) commenced in 2007
and are
anticipated to continue on pace through 2008. This new generation
of jet
aircraft, which are more affordable but have less-than-transcontinental
range, we believe will result in increased demand for more FBO services
in
secondary markets where FirstFlight’s services are
positioned.
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As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $2,400,152
and
had working capital of $961,045. The Company generated revenue of $47,107,927
and net income of $184,454 for the year ended December 31, 2007. Since
inception, the Company has incurred, in the aggregate, net losses and net losses
applicable to common stockholders of approximately $5,750,000 and $12,330,000,
respectively, for the period January 17, 2003 (date of inception) through
December 31, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007, net cash provided
by
operating activities was $1,483,555, net cash used in investing activities
was
$93,140, and net cash used in financing activities was $172,133.
Other
Potential Products
At
this point in time, management contemplates maintaining focus on the three
core
segments of the aviation industry in which we currently operate - charter
management, FBOs and aircraft maintenance. Any future expansion of offerings
could come within products, services, or functions that support one, two or
all
of these segments.
Marketing
and Sales
The
charter segment has a dedicated sales force whose key mission is to maintain
and
increase sales of charter activity primarily on its fleet of managed aircraft.
In 2008, the Company made several moves to increase the size and breadth of
its
charter sales force. A new senior vice president of sales and marketing for
the
Company preceded the addition of three sales people to focus on the Florida
and
Connecticut/Boston corridor. The new vice president and sales people will focus
their efforts on the addition of new managed aircraft to the charter fleet
along
with the development of charter sales utilizing our fleet. Senior management
personnel complement the efforts of this sales force by pursuing aircraft owners
who could add their aircraft to our managed fleet.
Enhancements
have also been made to the Company’s website that enables the sales force to
more easily communicate with, and field requests from, both current and future
clients.
A-2
Government
Approvals
The
aviation services that we operate and/or target for acquisition generally
operate on municipal or other government owned real estate properties.
Accordingly, at times we will need to obtain certain consents or approvals
from
those government entities in conjunction with our operation and/or acquisition.
There can be no assurance that we shall obtain such consents on favorable terms,
which could result in our not consummating an acquisition that we otherwise
would consider.
Effect
of existing or probable government regulation
Aviation
services also operate under the supervision of the Federal Aviation
Administration. Our efforts to charter aircraft, to dispense fuels, and to
provide repair and maintenance services are under the purview of local, regional
and national regulatory agencies. We intend to comply with all government
regulations. The adoption of new regulations could result in increased
costs.
Competition
The
segments of the aviation industry in which we compete are highly fragmented.
Within the base of competition in each segment are local, regional and national
companies.
Management
believes that the current fleet of aircraft managed by its charter division
is
highly competitive in terms of the type and number of aircraft it can deploy
for
charter. As of March 14, 2008, the charter fleet was comprised of 19 jet
aircraft that are generally recognized as attractive by aircraft charter
clients, including aircraft by well-known manufacturers Gulfstream, Raytheon,
Lear, Cessna, and Bombardier.
The
FBO
segment of the industry, the vast majority of which are independent, single
location operators, is characterized by competition in both pricing and service
due to the fair amount of flexibility for aircraft in transit to choose from
a
number of FBO options within a 200-300 mile radius. As we grow our business,
we
forecast that our larger size will provide us with greater buying power from
suppliers, and thus provide us with lower costs, which would thereby allow
for a
more aggressive pricing policy against some competition. More importantly,
we
believe that the higher level of customer service offered in our facilities
will
allow us to draw additional aircraft and thus compete successfully against
other
FBOs of any size.
Costs
and effects of complying with environmental laws
In
dispensing fuels and in maintenance and repair operations, we handle virgin
and
waste petroleum lubricants. The handling of these materials is subject to
federal, state and local environmental laws. The Company intends to continue
to
comply with these laws as part of its standard operating practice. The cost
of
this compliance is considered a normal cost of operations.
Employees
As
of
December 31, 2007, we employed 137 persons, of whom 109 were employed on a
full-time basis, three of whom are executive officers of the Company; the
balance are employed within our segment operations in New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Kansas.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
The
following risk factors relate to our operations:
We
have a limited operating history, incurring operating losses from the inception
of our business until the three months ended June 30, 2007. While we have
remained profitable from our operations the past three quarters there is no
assurance that this level of performance will continue for the foreseeable
future despite our expectations to the contrary.
Until
March 31, 2005, we had no revenue. We have incurred net losses and net losses
applicable to common stockholders of approximately $5,750,000 and $12,330,000,
respectively, for the period from January 17, 2003 (date of inception) through
December 31, 2007.
As
discussed later in this Report, in the section captioned “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition,” the Company had taken steps to
reduce the level of expenditures for corporate operations by severing ties
with
two executives. These executives represented costs in 2006 of approximately
$900,000, including severance and separation fees, and stock-based compensation.
Additionally, the Company settled litigation in 2006 that, including legal
and
settlement related costs, represented approximately $150,000. The Company had
also re-negotiated favorable terms with certain vendors that management believes
represented a savings of almost $400,000 versus levels of historical spending.
The reduction in level of expenditures in 2007 was in part driven by the hiring
of a Chief Financial Officer and the corresponding elimination of an outside
accounting consultant.
A-3
The
steps
described in the preceding paragraph contributed to the Company attaining
profitable operations. We may be unable to sustain or increase profitability
on
an ongoing basis despite our expectation that we will.
We
may have a need for additional financing to expand our
business.
Certain
of the potential sellers with respect to charter management businesses,
maintenance businesses and the FBOs we may seek to acquire in the future may
accept shares of our common stock or other securities as payment by us for
the
acquisition. However, we believe that it is likely that some may seek cash
payments, whether paid at the closing or in later installment payments. There
can be no assurance that our operations will generate sufficient cash flow
to
meet these acquisition obligations. Accordingly, we anticipate seeking
additional financing to meet any cash requirements for acquisitions. However,
any such financing will be dependent on general market conditions and the stock
market’s evaluation of our performance and potential. Accordingly, we can give
no assurance that we will obtain such equity or debt financing and, even if
we
do, that the terms be satisfactory to us.
The
continued threat of terrorist actions may result in less demand for private
aviation; as a result, our revenue may be adversely affected and we may not
be
able to continue successful operations.
Terrorist
actions involving public and private aircraft may have a significant impact
on
the Company. The result of these actions could be that individuals and corporate
or other entities stop using private aircraft. In this event, we may be unable
to continue operations on a successful basis.
We
could be adversely affected by increases in fuel
prices.
Our
operations could be significantly affected by the availability and price of
jet
fuel. A significant increase in jet fuel prices would most likely have a
material impact on our achieving profitability unless we are able to pass on
such costs to our customers. Due to the competitive nature of the industry,
our
ability to pass on increased fuel prices by increasing our rates is uncertain.
Likewise, any potential benefit of lower fuel prices may be offset by increased
competition and lower revenue in general. While we do not currently anticipate
a
significant reduction in fuel availability, dependency on foreign imports of
crude oil and the possibility of changes in government policy on jet fuel
production, transportation and marketing make it impossible to predict the
future availability of jet fuel. If there are new outbreaks of hostility or
other conflicts in oil producing areas or elsewhere, there could be a reduction
in the availability of jet fuel or significant increases in costs to our
business, as well as to the entire aviation industry.
The
segments of the aviation services industry in which we operate are fiercely
competitive.
We
compete with national, regional, and local charter management, aircraft
maintenance and fixed base operators. Many of our competitors have been in
business longer than we have and may have greater financial resources available
to them. Having greater financial resources will make it easier for these
competitors to absorb higher fuel prices and other increases in expenses. In
addition, these competitors might seek acquisitions in competition to us.
Accordingly, we can give no assurance that we will be able to successfully
compete in our industry.
Our
business as an aviation services company is subject to extensive governmental
regulation.
Aviation
services companies are subject to extensive regulatory requirements that could
result in significant costs. For example, the Federal Aviation Administration
from time to time issues directives and other regulations relating to the
management, maintenance and operation of aircraft and facilities. Our compliance
with those requirements may cause us to incur significant
expenditures.
Additional
laws, regulations and charges have been proposed from time to time that could
significantly increase the cost of our operations or reduce overall revenue.
We
cannot provide assurance that laws or regulations enacted in the future will
not
adversely affect our revenue and future profitability.
We
can
give no assurance that the state or local authority regulating the airport
as to
which we may acquire a charter management operation or an FBO will approve
our
application to be the successor, or, when requested, extend the term of the
lease for the facility to a more acceptable term.
A-4
We
must maintain and add key management and other
personnel.
Our
future success will be heavily dependent on the performance of our executive
officers and managers. We have entered into employment agreements with certain
of these individuals, including our President and Chief Executive Officer (John
H. Dow), our Chief Financial Officer (Keith P. Bleier), and our Vice Chairman
of
the Board (Ronald J. Ricciardi). Our growth and future success will depend,
in
large part, on the continued contributions of these key individuals, as well
as
our ability to motivate and retain these personnel or hire other persons. In
addition, our proposed plan of development will require an increase in
management, sales, marketing and accounting/administrative personnel and an
investment in development of our expertise by existing employees and management.
Although we believe we will be able to hire and retain qualified personnel,
we
can give no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining, recruiting and
retaining such personnel in sufficient numbers to increase revenue, attain
profitability, or successfully implement our growth strategy.
The
following risk factors relate to our common stock:
We
do not currently have an active market for our common stock.
To
date,
trading of our common stock has been sporadic and limited. In addition, there
are only a limited number of broker-dealers trading our common stock. As a
result the number of shares of our common stock being offered in the market
may
not increase. Working with our investment banking and investor relations firms
we are trying to increase this number. However, we can give no assurance that
we
will achieve this objective. Accordingly, we can give no assurance that an
active trading market will ever develop.
Our
common stock is subject to the penny stock rules.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) has adopted a set of rules
called the penny stock rules that regulate broker-dealers with respect to
trading in securities with a bid price of less than $5.00. These rules do not
apply to securities registered on certain national securities
exchanges (including the Nasdaq Stock Market) or authorized for quotation
on an automated quotation system sponsored by a registered pre-1990 securities
association, provided that current price and volume information regarding
transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. The
penny
stock rules require a broker-dealer to deliver to the customer a standardized
risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission that provides information
about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market.
The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with other information. The
penny stock rules require that, prior to a transaction in a penny stock, the
broker-dealer must determine in writing that the penny stock is a suitable
investment for the purchaser. The broker-dealer must also receive the
purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements
may reduce the level of trading activity in the secondary market for a stock
that is subject to the penny stock rules. If a market ever does develop for
our
common stock, as to which we can give no assurance, and it should remain subject
to the penny stock rules, holders of our common stock may find it more difficult
to sell their shares of our common stock.
Potential
additional financings, the granting of additional options and possibly
anti-dilution provisions in our warrants will further dilute our existing
stockholders.
As
of
March 14, 2008, there were 36,582,987 shares outstanding. If all of the
outstanding common stock purchase warrants and options were exercised, there
would be 50,335,108 shares outstanding, an increase of almost 38%. Any further
issuances due to additional equity financings or the granting of additional
options or possibly the anti-dilution provisions in our warrants will further
dilute our existing stockholders.
We
do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable
future.
We
intend
to retain future earnings, if any, to fund our operations and to expand our
business. Accordingly, we do not anticipate paying cash dividends on shares
of
our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Our
Board’s right to authorize additional shares of preferred stock could adversely
impact the rights of holders of our common stock.
Our
board
of directors currently has the right, with respect to the 9,999,154 authorized
shares of our preferred stock, to authorize the issuance of one or more series
of our preferred stock with such voting, dividend and other rights as our
directors determine. Such action can be taken by our board without the approval
of the holders of our common stock. However, a majority of the independent
directors must approve such issuance under a policy adopted by the FirstFlight
board of directors on March 19, 2006. Accordingly, the holders of any new series
of preferred stock could be granted voting rights that reduce the voting power
of the holders of our common stock. For example, the preferred holders could
be
granted the right to vote on a merger as a separate class even if the merger
would not have an adverse effect on their rights. This right, if granted, would
give them a veto with respect to any merger proposal. Or they could be granted
20 votes per share while voting as a single class with the holders of the common
stock, thereby diluting the voting power of the holders of our common stock.
In
addition, the holders of any new series of preferred stock could be given the
option to be redeemed in cash in the event of a merger. This would make an
acquisition of our Company less attractive to a potential acquirer. Thus, our
board could authorize the issuance of shares of the new series of preferred
stock in order to defeat a proposal for the acquisition of our Company which
a
majority of our then holders of our common stock otherwise favor.
A-5
Our
common stock may not continue to be traded on the OTC Bulletin
Board.
We
cannot
provide any assurance that our common stock will continue to be eligible to
trade on the OTC Bulletin Board. Should our common stock cease to trade on
the
OTC Bulletin Board and fail to qualify for listing on a stock exchange
(including Nasdaq), our common stock would be trading only in the “pink sheets.”
Such trading market generally provides an even less liquid market than the
OTC
Bulletin Board. In such event, stockholders may find it more difficult to trade
their shares of our common stock or to obtain accurate, current information
concerning market prices for our common stock.
Our
management team currently has influential voting
power.
As
of
March 14, 2008, the executive officers and directors of FirstFlight and their
family members and associates collectively could vote 12,733,292 shares or
34.8%
of the 36,582,987 shares of the issued and outstanding voting shares.
Accordingly, and, because there is no cumulative voting for directors, our
executive officers and directors are currently in a position to influence the
election of all of the directors of FirstFlight. The management of the Company
is controlled by our board of directors, currently comprised of five independent
directors, a director who is a managing partner of a law firm which is corporate
counsel to the Company, a director who is related to a former executive officer
and two executive officers/directors.
ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
We
lease
office space at the following locations:
Location
|
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Purpose
|
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Space
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Annual
Rental
|
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Expiration
|
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236
Sing Sing Road
Horseheads,
New York (1)
|
|
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Executive
offices and principal facility of our charter segment
|
|
|
24,050
square feet
|
|
$
|
160,582
|
|
|
September
22, 2020
|
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|
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101
Hangar Road
Avoca,
Pennsylvania
|
|
|
Pennsylvania
service location of our FBO segment
|
|
|
24,000
square feet
|
|
$
|
75,000
|
|
|
August
21, 2013
|
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2145
S. Air Service Road, Garden City, Kansas
|
|
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Kansas
service location of
our FBO segment
|
|
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17,640
square feet
|
|
$
|
18,600
|
|
|
March
31, 2015
|
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333
Industrial Avenue
Teterboro,
New Jersey
|
|
|
Office
facility of our charter
sales department
|
|
|
1,510
square feet
|
|
$
|
44,124
|
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
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333
Industrial Avenue
Teterboro,
New Jersey
|
|
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Hangar
and shop space for managed aircraft
|
|
|
10,773
square feet
|
|
$
|
336,396
|
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
|
(1)
This
location is leased from a related party to whom in the years ended December
31,
2007 and 2006 we paid a total amount for rent of approximately
$161,000.
We
believe that our space is adequate for our immediate needs. Additional hangar
space may be required in the future. In the event that hangar space is not
readily available at commercially reasonable rates, we may expand via new
construction. No such definitive plans have been developed at the time of this
Report.
We
have
no current intention to invest in real estate, other than in connection with
the
acquisition of an aviation services property. While we may purchase the common
stock of companies as a means of acquisition of that entity, we have no intent
to passively hold or invest in the common stock of companies in these aviation
businesses.
A-6
ITEM
3. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company was not a party to any pending legal proceeding
as to which disclosure was required pursuant to Item 103 of Regulation S-K
of
the Commission.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
A-7
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES
OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market
for Common Equity
Our
common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the symbol
FFLT. The OTCBB is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes,
last-sale prices and volume information in over-the-counter (“OTC”) equity
securities. The following table sets forth the range of high and low closing
sale prices for the common stock as reported on the OTCBB for the past two
fiscal years.
|
Common
Stock
|
||||||
Quarterly
Period Ended
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
March
31, 2006
|
$
|
0.7500
|
$
|
0.4000
|
|||
|
|||||||
June
30, 2006
|
$
|
0.7500
|
$
|
0.4100
|
|||
|
|||||||
September
30, 2006
|
$
|
0.5000
|
$
|
0.3000
|
|||
|
|||||||
December
31, 2006
|
$
|
0.6000
|
$
|
0.2400
|
|||
March
31, 2007
|
$
|
0.5500
|
$
|
0.3000
|
|||
|
|||||||
June
30, 2007
|
$
|
0.3700
|
$
|
0.3100
|
|||
|
|||||||
September
30, 2007
|
$
|
0.4200
|
$
|
0.2800
|
|||
|
|||||||
December
31, 2007
|
$
|
0.4000
|
$
|
0.2700
|
Holders
As
of
March 14, 2008, there were approximately 625 holders of record of the common
stock. This number does not include beneficial owners of the Common Stock whose
shares are held in the names of various broker-dealers, clearing agencies,
banks, and other fiduciaries.
Dividends
Since
inception we have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock.
We intend to retain future earnings to finance the growth and development of
our
business and future operations. Therefore, we do not anticipate paying any
cash
dividends on shares of our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The
following table set forth certain information, as of December 31, 2007, with
respect to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.
The only security being so offered is our common stock.
|
Number
of Securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a))
|
|||||||
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
|||||||
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
2,035,000
|
$
|
0.431
|
5,465,000
|
||||||
|
||||||||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
350,000
|
$
|
1.326
|
—
|
||||||
Total
|
2,385,000
|
$
|
0.563
|
5,465,000
|
A-8
We
received stockholder approval on December 12, 2006 of the Stock Option Plan
which relates to 7,500,000 shares of the common stock.
Repurchases
In
March
2007, FirstFlight re-purchased 25,000 shares for $18,375 in cash that had been
issued in a settlement of litigation and for which the holder had a right to
put
the shares back to FirstFlight. There were no repurchases of shares during
the
year ended December 31, 2006.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
Information
with respect to all equity securities sold by FirstFlight during the fiscal
year
ended December 31, 2007 which were not registered under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), was previously reported in a Quarterly
Report on Form 10-QSB or a Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
Summary
Financial Information
The
summary financial data set forth below is derived from and should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, including the notes
thereto, filed as part of this Report.
Consolidated
Statement of Operations Data:
|
Year
Ended December 31,
2007
|
Year
Ended
December
31,
2006
|
|||||
(in
thousands, except for share and per share data)
|
|
|
|||||
Revenue
|
$
|
47,108
|
$
|
39,212
|
|||
Net
income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
|
$
|
184
|
$
|
(7,777
|
)
|
||
Net
income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
(0.34
|
)
|
||
Weighted
average number of shares - basic and diluted
|
36,585,305
|
22,661,039
|
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
December
31,
2007
|
December
31,
2006
|
|||||
Working
capital
|
$
|
961
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
||
Total
assets
|
$
|
14,395
|
$
|
13,181
|
|||
Total
liabilities
|
$
|
7,759
|
$
|
7,157
|
|||
Stockholders’
equity
|
$
|
6,636
|
$
|
6,025
|
Forward-looking
Statements
This
Report on Form 10-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements
of historical facts included in this Report, including, without limitation,
the
statements under "General," "Marketing and Sales," "Liquidity and Capital
Resources" and "Plan of Operation" are forward-looking statements. The Company
cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
indicated in the forward-looking statements, due to several important factors
herein identified. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements ("Cautionary
Statements") include services and pricing, general economic conditions, new
product development, the Company's ability to raise additional capital, the
Company's ability to obtain the various approvals and permits for the
acquisition and operation of FBOs and charter management operations and the
other risk factors detailed from time to time in this Report and other materials
filed with the Commission.
A-9
All
subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the
Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the Cautionary Statements.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Comparison
of the Year Ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
REVENUE
AND OPERATING RESULTS
The
following table summarizes revenue and operating results by
segment:
Year
Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||
Revenue
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Charter
|
$
|
38,231,943
|
$
|
31,243,500
|
|||
FBO
|
5,905,715
|
4,988,553
|
|||||
Maintenance
|
2,970,269
|
2,980,371
|
|||||
Total
revenue
|
$
|
47,107,927
|
$
|
39,212,424
|
Year
Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||
Operating
Results
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Charter
|
$
|
1,561,689
|
$
|
658,798
|
|||
FBO
|
308,845
|
15,668
|
|||||
Maintenance
|
(32,184
|
)
|
(242,358
|
)
|
|||
Division
profit
|
1,838,350
|
432,108
|
|||||
Corporate
expense
|
1,633,897
|
2,805,651
|
|||||
Operating
profit (loss)
|
204,453
|
(2,373,543
|
)
|
||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
(44,690
|
)
|
155,700
|
||||
Interest
income (expense), net
|
24,691
|
(1,118,916
|
)
|
||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
184,454
|
$
|
(3,336,759
|
)
|
Revenue
for the year ended December 31, 2007 increased 20.1 percent from revenue in
the
year ended December 31, 2006. This increase was primarily due to the results
of
the charter segment, which generated over $38 million in revenue, a 22.4 percent
increase over its revenue in the prior year, and the FBO segment, which
generated $5.9 million, an 18.4 percent increase over its revenue in the same
period in 2006. In the charter segment, a larger fleet and a more productive
use
of mid and large cabin aircraft in charter activities were factors. In the
FBO
segment, increases related to fueling managed aircraft and a higher average
price for fuel as a result of higher fuel costs were factors.
Gross
margin, as a percentage of revenue, of 16.2 percent for the year ended December
31, 2007 decreased as compared with 17.0 percent in the corresponding prior-year
period. The decline in the year ended December 31, 2007 was largely the result
of commissions in the amount of $272,705 in the charter segment related to
the
sale of aircraft in the 2006 period that did not recur in the 2007 period.
Excluding the effect of those commissions, the margin for the year ended
December 31, 2006 would have been 16.4 percent, a better comparison to the
16.2
percent during the year ended December 31, 2007.
Other
expense was $44,690 for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to other
income of $155,700 for the year ended December 31, 2006. Items of note included
the sale of a charter certificate in the year ended December 31, 2006. In the
year ended December 31, 2007, other income consisted of, as mentioned elsewhere
in this Report, the gain on sale of the TAFS subsidiary, plus income from
extinguishment of debt offset by an allowance for the uncollectable note
receivable.
A-10
Segment
Analysis
Charter
Charter
revenue increased by 22.4 percent for the year ended December 31, 2007 as
compared with such revenue in the corresponding prior-year period. The
year-over-year increase is attributable to a greater productivity of the
collective fleet plus a favorable shift to a higher mix of mid- and large-cabin
charter hours, in addition to a higher overall number of aircraft. We managed
19
aircraft for their owners at December 31, 2007 as compared to 16 at December
31,
2006.
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, activities associated with managed charter (29.2%
increase), management services (22.7%), and brokered charter (2.4%) delivered
better results as compared to results in the same period in the prior year
for
the reasons articulated in the previous paragraph. Fuel sales to charter
aircraft (-0.8%) declined slightly due to the relocation of managed aircraft
to
other facilities. In the miscellaneous revenue category, performance on a
year-over-year basis (-64.2%) was impacted by the absence of commissions on
the
sale of aircraft in the current-year period, as mentioned earlier in this
Report.
Charter
segment operating profit increased 137.1 percent for the year ended December
31,
2007 as compared with such profit in the corresponding prior-year period.
Segment operating profit, as a percentage of segment revenue, increased to
4.1
percent for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to 2.1 percent in
the
corresponding prior-year period.
In
addition to the increase in revenue, operating profit results were driven by
a
reduction of operating expenses and a slight improvement in gross margin for
the
segment. Gross margin, as a percentage of charter segment revenue, was 14.1
percent for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to 14.2 percent in
the
year ended December 31, 2006 when adjusted for commissions on the sale of
aircraft. Segment operating expenses, as a percentage of revenue, were 10.0
percent in the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to 12.8 percent in
the
same period in the prior year.
FBO
FBO
segment revenue increased by 18.4 percent for the year ended December 31, 2007
as compared with such revenue in the corresponding prior-year period. Revenue
associated with the sale of jet fuel, aviation gasoline and related items
increased by 24.4 percent in the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to
such revenue in the same period in the prior year. This increase offset a
revenue shortfall for the flight school (-34.6 percent for the year) and the
management of non-owned FBO facilities (-26.2 percent for the year). The flight
school subsidiary, as indicated elsewhere in this Report, was divested on
September 30, 2007. The decrease in revenue associated with the management
of
non-owned FBO facilities was due to an anticipated reduction in contractual
rates.
FBO
segment operating profit increased 1871.2 percent in the year ended December
31,
2007 as compared with the year ended December 31, 2006 for the reasons
articulated in the previous paragraph. Segment operating profit, as a percentage
of segment revenue, increased to 5.2 percent for the year ended December 31,
2007 as compared with 0.3 percent in the corresponding prior-year period.
In
addition to the increase in revenue, operating profit was improved through
a
greater leverage of operating expenses, which offset a decrease in gross margin.
Gross margin and operating expenses, as a percentage of revenue, in the year
ended December 31, 2007, were 28.4 percent and 23.2 percent, respectively,
as
compared to 31.5 percent and 31.2 percent in the same prior-year
period.
Maintenance
Maintenance
segment revenue decreased by 0.3 percent for the year ended December 31, 2007
as
compared with such revenue in the corresponding prior-year period. The
scheduling of significant maintenance events in the year ended December 31,
2006, which did not recur during the same period in 2007, impacted the revenue
performance of the division. Our brake and wheel operation, which was not
affected by scheduling of these events, did show good year-over-year growth:
12.9 percent for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to its revenue
in
the same period in prior year.
Maintenance
segment operating losses decreased by $210,174 for the year ended December
31,
2007 as compared with the corresponding prior-year period. We first reported
maintenance as a separate segment in the three months ended September 30, 2006.
Management believes that this separate, dedicated emphasis has and will prompt
a
greater focus on operational efficiencies in the segment and lead to improved
performance. The results for the year ended December 31, 2007 represented an
improvement versus results in the prior year that, management believes, are
representative of a trend of improved performance in future
quarters.
A-11
Corporate
Expense
Corporate
expense was $1,633,897 for the year ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of
$1,171,754 as compared with such expenses in the corresponding prior-year
period. Management has dedicated significant attention to cost- and
infrastructure-related savings over the past several quarters. The reduction
in
corporate expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007 is the result of the
elimination of headcount and a decrease in professional expenses due to the
addition of our chief financial officer in September 2006 and the resultant
limitation of expenses associated with an outsourced financial consultant.
Selling,
General and Administrative
Selling,
general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) of $7,448,187 decreased by
$1,576,281, or 17.5 percent, in the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared
with such expenses in the corresponding prior-year period. SG&A, as a
percentage of revenue, decreased to 15.8 percent for the year ended December
31,
2007 as compared with 23.0 percent in the corresponding prior-year period.
The
decreases in SG&A as a percentage of revenue are due, in large part, to the
increase in revenue during the current year coupled with the decrease in
corporate expense, both as discussed above.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization expense remained consistent for the year ended December 31,
2007 as compared with the corresponding prior-year.
Interest
Income/Expense
Net
interest income for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $24,691 while net
interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $1,118,916. This
year-over-year improvement is the result of the interest expense associated
with
the Senior Secured Notes that were repaid in September 2006.
Net
Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stockholders
Net
income applicable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2007
was $184,454 as compared to net loss applicable to common stockholders for
the
year ended December 31, 2006 of $7,776,516, an improvement of $7,960,970. This
change was largely driven by an improvement in the operating results of the
Company and by the elimination of expenses related to preferred stock
($3,002,563 in dividend and discount amortization charges) and the amortization
of deferred financing costs ($1,437,194) in the year ended December 31, 2006.
These eliminations, in addition to the reduction of interest expense as noted
above, were directly related to the conversion of preferred stock to common
stock and repayment of senior debt in connection with the $5.025 million
offering completed in September 2006.
Basic
net
income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders is computed based
on
the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the
periods presented. Common stock equivalents, consisting of options and warrants,
were not included in the calculation of the diluted losses per share because
their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive or were not included in the
calculation of net income per share because their exercise prices were greater
than the average market price of the common stock during the period. Basic
and
diluted net income per share applicable to common stockholders for the year
ended December 31, 2007 was $0.01 and net loss per share applicable to common
stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $0.34.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
For
all
prior periods through March 31, 2007, the Company had incurred operating losses.
During each of the three-month periods ended June 30, September 30, and December
31, 2007 the Company generated operating income. The Company generated revenue
of $47,107,927 for the year ended December 31, 2007. For the year ended December
31, 2007, net cash provided by operating activities was $1,483,555, net cash
used in investing activities was $93,140, and net cash used in financing
activities was $172,133. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had cash and
cash
equivalents of $2,400,152 and had working capital of $961,045.
The
Company had taken steps to reduce the level of expenditures for corporate
operations by severing ties with two executives. These executives represented
costs in 2006 of approximately $900,000, including severance and separation
fees, and stock-based compensation. Additionally, the Company had settled
litigation in 2006 that, including legal and settlement related costs,
represented approximately $150,000. The Company had also re-negotiated favorable
terms with certain vendors that management believes represented a savings of
almost $400,000 versus levels of historical spending, in part driven by the
hiring of a chief financial officer and the corresponding elimination of an
outside accounting consultant.
A-12
The
Company is continuing to implement its strategic business plan. During the
year
ended December 31, 2007, the Company’s revenue has increased and SG&A
expenses have decreased as compared with the revenue and SG&A expense in the
same period in the prior year. The Company believes that it has sufficient
liquidity to sustain its existing business for the next twelve months. In
early 2008, the Company has taken steps to increase its revenue by upgrading
and
enlarging its sales force, particularly as it relates to the charter
segment. A dedicated vice president of sales and marketing has been added
along with three additional charter sales personnel. The collective focus
for these people is to add additional managed aircraft and to create better
utilization of the fleet of managed aircraft by increasing the number of booked
charter hours. Further, the sales personnel are focused in geographically
strategic markets where the company has recently added managed aircraft and
in
which the Company believes sufficient opportunity exists for new aircraft and
charter clients. The Company anticipates that these sales people will
recoup their respective compensation and expenses in additional revenue and
gross margin during 2008. In addition, the Company is also continuing to
maintain its cost containment measures initiated during 2007.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had a net increase in cash and
cash equivalents of $1,218,282. The Company's sources and uses of funds during
this period were as follows:
Cash
from Operating Activities
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, net cash provided by operating activities was
$1,483,555. The primary sources of cash for 2007 were from net income as
adjusted for non-cash charges. For the year ended December 31, 2006, net cash
used in operating activities was $1,887,794. The primary decrease in cash for
2006 was from net loss as adjusted for non-cash charges and an approximately
$760,000 change in operating assets and liabilities.
Cash
from Investing Activities
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, net cash used in investing activities was $93,140
attributable primarily to net proceeds from the sale of assets of $329,184
in
connection with the disposal of a small, piston-powered aircraft and the sale
of
TAFS offset by the purchase of equipment of $318,797. For the year ended
December 31, 2006, net cash used in investing activities was $7,554 attributable
to the proceeds from a note receivable of $200,000 offset by the purchase of
equipment of $207,554.
Cash
from Financing Activities
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, net cash used in financing activities was
$172,133, consisting of the repayment of notes ($153,758) and the re-purchase
of
stock via a put option in connection with an obligation ($18,375). For the
year
ended December 31, 2006, net cash provided by financing activities was
$1,746,768, consisting of the proceeds from private placement ($5.025 million),
offset by the repayments of term loan ($1.5 million), repayment of senior notes
($1,496,324), and repayment of notes ($281,908).
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have
not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities in which we
have
financial guarantees, subordinated retained interests, derivative instruments
or
other contingent arrangements that expose us to material continuing risks,
contingent liabilities or any other obligations under a variable interest in
an
unconsolidated entity that provides us with financing, liquidity, market risk
or
credit risk support.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Discussion
and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based
upon
our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The
preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make
estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated
financial statements and the accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, we
evaluate our estimates, including those related to product returns, product
and
content development expenses, bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, income
taxes, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on experience and
on
various assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances,
the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying
values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions.
A-13
The
critical accounting policies which we believe affect our more significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements are provided as follows:
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company’s extends credit to large and mid-size companies for aviation services.
The Company has concentrations of credit risk in that 51% of the balance of
accounts receivable at December 31, 2007 is made up of only ten customers.
At
December 31, 2007, accounts receivable from our largest account amounted to
approximately $530,000 (10.1%). The Company does not generally require
collateral or other security to support customer receivables. Accounts
receivable are carried at their estimated collectible amounts. Accounts
receivable are periodically evaluated for collectability and the allowance
for
doubtful accounts is adjusted accordingly. Management determines collectability
based on their experience and knowledge of the customers.
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets
The
Company accounts for Goodwill and Intangible Assets in accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations”
(“SFAS 141”) and SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS
142”). Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill and intangibles that are deemed to have
indefinite lives are no longer amortized but, instead, are to be reviewed at
least annually for impairment. Application of the goodwill impairment test
requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning
assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting
units, and determining the fair value. Significant judgments required to
estimate the fair value of reporting units include estimating future cash flows,
determining appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. Changes in these
estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair
value and/or goodwill impairment for each reporting unit. We have recorded
goodwill in connection with the Company's acquisitions amounting to $4,194,770.
The Company has determined that there is no impairment of goodwill at December
31, 2007 and 2006. Intangible assets continue to be amortized over their
estimated useful lives.
In
accordance with the requirements of SFAS 141 the Company recognized certain
intangible assets acquired, primarily goodwill, trade names, non-compete
agreements and customer relationships. In accordance with the
provisions of SFAS 142, on a regular basis, the Company performs impairment
analysis of the carrying value of goodwill and certain other intangible
assets.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). Under SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between
their financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under SFAS 109, the effect
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in
income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company’s ability to
utilize its NOL carry-forwards may be subject to an annual limitation in future
periods pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
Although
we have federal and state net operating losses available for income tax purposes
that may be carried forward to offset future taxable income, the deferred tax
assets are subject to a 100% valuation allowance because it is more likely
than
not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods. The
Company’s ability to use its net operating loss carry forwards may be subject to
an annual limitation in future periods pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal
Revenue Code (the “Code”).
Effective
January 1, 2007, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Interpretation Number 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,” (“FIN No. 48”), which prescribes a
single, comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present
and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the
company has taken or expects to take on its tax returns. Upon adoption of FIN
No. 48, we recognized no changes in the liability for unrecognized tax
benefits.
We
record
interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax
expense. As of January 1, 2007, we recognized no charges for interest and
penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in our Consolidated Balance
Sheet.
We
file
income tax returns in the United States (federal) and in various state and
local
jurisdictions. In most instances, we are no longer subject to federal, state
and
local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to
2004.
Stock
Based Compensation
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions
of
“Share Based Payment” (“FAS 123R”), using the modified prospective transition
method. Stock-based compensation expense for all share-based payment awards
granted after January 1, 2006 is based on the grant-date fair value estimated
in
accordance with the original provisions of FAS 123R. The Company recognizes
these compensation costs over the requisite service period of the award, which
is generally the option vesting term or the duration of employment agreement.
For the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company incurred stock based
compensation of $415,782 and $801,721, respectively. As of December 31, 2007,
the unamortized fair value of the options totaled $365,235. The weighted average
remaining amortization period of these options is 0.6 years.
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Option
valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including
the expected life of the option. Because the Company's employee stock options
have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options,
and
because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the
fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not
necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee
stock options.
The
fair
value of each share-based payment awards granted during the period was estimated
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with certain assumptions in
estimating fair value.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141R, “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”), which replaces SFAS No. 141, “Business
Combinations.” SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for determining
how an enterprise recognizes and measures the fair value of certain assets
and
liabilities acquired in a business combination, including noncontrolling
interests, contingent consideration, and certain acquired contingencies. SFAS
141R also requires acquisition-related transaction expenses and restructuring
costs be expensed as incurred rather than capitalized as a component of the
business combination. SFAS 141R will be applicable prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of
the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS
141R
would have an impact on accounting for any businesses acquired after the
effective date of this pronouncement.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities ("SFAS 159"), to permit all entities to choose to elect, at
specified election dates, to measure eligible financial instruments at fair
value. An entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on items for which
the
fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting
date, and recognize upfront costs and fees related to those items in earnings
as
incurred and not deferred. SFAS 159 applies to fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted for an entity that has also
elected to apply the provisions of SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements. An
entity is prohibited from retrospectively applying SFAS 159, unless it chooses
early adoption. SFAS 159 also applies to eligible items existing at November
15,
2007 (or early adoption date). The Company is currently evaluating the
impact of adopting SFAS 159 on its financial statements.
In
December 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position ("FSP") EITF 00-19-2,
Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements. This FSP specifies that the
contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer
consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether issued as a
separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument or
other
agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with
FASB
Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. This FSP further clarifies that
a
financial instrument subject to a registration payment arrangement should be
accounted for in accordance with other applicable GAAP without regard to the
contingent obligation to transfer consideration pursuant to the registration
payment arrangement. This FSP amends various authoritative literature notably
FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities, FASB Statement No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments
with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, and FASB Interpretation
No.
45, Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. This FSP is effective
immediately for registration payment arrangements and the financial instruments
subject to those arrangements that are entered into or modified subsequent
to
December 21, 2006. For registration payment arrangements and financial
instruments subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to
December 21, 2006, the guidance in the FSP is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and interim periods
within those fiscal years. The adoption of this FSP did not have a material
impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In
November 2006, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-7, Issuer’s Accounting for a
Previously Bifurcated Conversion Option in a Convertible Debt Instrument When
the Conversion Option No Longer Meets the Bifurcation Criteria in FASB Statement
No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“EITF
06-7”). At the time of issuance, an embedded conversion option in a convertible
debt instrument may be required to be bifurcated from the debt instrument and
accounted for separately by the issuer as a derivative under FAS 133, based
on
the application of EITF 00-19. Subsequent to the issuance of the convertible
debt, facts may change and cause the embedded conversion option to no longer
meet the conditions for separate accounting as a derivative instrument, such
as
when the bifurcated instrument meets the conditions of Issue 00-19 to be
classified in stockholders’ equity. Under EITF 06-7, when an embedded conversion
option previously accounted for as a derivative under FAS 133 no longer meets
the bifurcation criteria under that standard, an issuer shall disclose a
description of the principal changes causing the embedded conversion option
to
no longer require bifurcation under FAS 133 and the amount of the liability
for
the conversion option reclassified to stockholders’ equity. EITF 06-7 should be
applied to all previously bifurcated conversion options in convertible debt
instruments that no longer meet the bifurcation criteria in FAS 133 in interim
or annual periods beginning after December 15, 2006, regardless of whether
the
debt instrument was entered into prior or subsequent to the effective date
of
EITF 06-7. Earlier application of EITF 06-7 is permitted in periods for which
financial statements have not yet been issued. The adoption of this
pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial
statements.
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In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
No. 157”). This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.
SFAS No. 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or
permit fair value measurements and accordingly, does not require any new fair
value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The
adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s
financial statements.
In
June
2006, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 06-3 (“EITF 06-3”), “Disclosure
Requirements for Taxes Assessed by a Governmental Authority on Revenue-Producing
Transactions.” The consensus allows companies to choose between two acceptable
alternatives based on their accounting policies for transactions in which the
company collects taxes on behalf of a governmental authority, such as sales
tax.
Under the gross method, taxes collected are accounted for as a component of
sales revenue with an offsetting expense. Conversely, the net method allows
a
reduction to sales revenue. If such taxes are reported gross and are
significant, companies should disclose the amount of those taxes. The guidance
should be applied to financial reports through retrospective application for
all
periods presented, if amounts are significant, for interim and annual reporting
beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of this pronouncement did not
have a material impact of the Company’s financial statements.
In
March 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 156
- Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets (“SFAS 156”), which requires all
separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially
measured at fair value. SFAS 156 permits, but does not require, the subsequent
measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value.
Adoption is required as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins
after September 15, 2006. The adoption of SFAS 156 did not have a material
impact on the Company’s financial position.
In
February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 155 - Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments (“SFAS 155”), which eliminates the exemption from applying
SFAS 133 (“Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”) (“SFAS
133”) to interests in securitized financial assets so that similar instruments
are accounted for similarly regardless of the form of the instruments. SFAS
155
also allows the election of fair value measurement at acquisition, at issuance,
or when a previously recognized financial instrument is subject to a
re-measurement event. Adoption is effective for all financial instruments
acquired or issued after the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins
after September 15, 2006. The adoption of SFAS 155 did not have a material
impact on the Company’s financial position.
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We
are
primarily exposed to aircraft fuel risk, credit risk and interest rate risk.
Aircraft
Fuel Risk - We have entered into an aircraft fuel agreement with a leading
provider of aviation fuel. This provider, while a leader in its field and the
only dedicated aviation fuel provider, is not a refiner of the aviation fuel
it
distributes. The availability of suitable supplies for the Company, therefore,
may be in question in the event of a significant disruption in the supply of
crude oil. We regularly consult with our supplier to ensure the availability
of
sufficient quantities of jet fuel and aviation gasoline within the context
of
the Company’s business demand. As a result and as a matter of historical
performance, we do not believe that the supply of aviation fuel is a material
risk.
Credit
Risk - Our accounts receivables are subject, in the normal course of business,
to collection risks. We regularly assess these risks and have established
policies and business practices to protect against the adverse effects of
collection risks. As a result we do not anticipate any material losses in this
area.
Interest
Rate Risk - Interest rate risk refers to fluctuations in the value of a security
resulting from changes in the general level of interest rates. Investments
that
are classified as cash and cash equivalents have original maturities of three
months or less. Our interest income is sensitive to changes in the general
level
of U.S. interest rates, particularly because the majority of our investments
are
in short-term instruments. Due to the short-term nature of our investments,
we
believe that there is not a material risk exposure.
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ITEM
8. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Our
consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the consolidated
financial statements called for by this item appear under the caption “Table of
Contents to Consolidated Financial Statements” beginning on page F-1 attached
hereto of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Table
of Contents to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-1
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Consolidated
Financial Statements
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007 and 2006
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F-2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
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F-3
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders' Equity For the Years Ended December 31,
2007
and 2006
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F-4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
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F-5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-7
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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To
the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of
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FirstFlight,
Inc.
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We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of FirstFlight,
Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’
equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended
December 31, 2007. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based
on our
audits.
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We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform,
an
audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits
included consideration of internal control over financial reporting
as a
basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on
the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe
that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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In
our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of FirstFlight, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31,
2007 and
2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for
each of
the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity
with
United States generally accepted accounting principles.
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/s/
Marcum & Kliegman LLP
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New
York, NY
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March
28, 2008
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F-1
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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December
31,
2007
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December
31,
2006
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ASSETS
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|||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS
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||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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2,400,152
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$
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1,181,870
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Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for
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|||||||
doubtful
accounts of $26,721 and $57,722, respectively
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5,226,006
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5,083,524
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|||||
Inventories
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324,314
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193,413
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|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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472,750
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280,923
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|||||
Total
current assets
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8,423,222
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6,739,730
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|||||
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT,
net
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|||||||
of
accumulated depreciation of $361,577 and $272,788,
respectively
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1,169,316
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1,286,376
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|||||
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OTHER
ASSETS
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|||||||
Deposits
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36,800
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26,500
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|||||
Note
receivable
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—
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150,000
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|||||
Intangible
assets - trade names
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420,000
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420,000
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|||||
Other
intangible assets, net of
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|||||||
accumulated
amortization of $489,274 and $275,936, respectively
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150,726
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364,064
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Goodwill
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4,194,770
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4,194,770
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Total
other assets
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4,802,296
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5,155,334
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|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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14,394,834
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$
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13,181,440
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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|||||||
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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|||||||
Accounts
payable
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$
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6,252,043
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$
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5,627,406
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Customer
deposits
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532,397
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398,785
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|||||
Accrued
expenses
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551,074
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532,988
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Notes
payable - current portion
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126,663
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203,823
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|||||
Total
current liabilities
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7,462,177
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6,763,002
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LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
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Notes
payable - less current portion
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296,788
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393,805
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Total
liabilities
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7,758,965
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7,156,807
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Preferred
stock - $.001 par value; authorized 9,999,154;
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none
issued and outstanding
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-
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-
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|||||
Common
stock - $.001 par value; authorized 100,000,000;
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|||||||
36,582,987
and 36,583,793 issued and outstanding, respectively
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36,583
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36,584
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
18,825,760
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18,398,977
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Accumulated
deficit
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(12,226,474
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)
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(12,410,928
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)
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TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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6,635,869
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6,024,633
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$
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14,394,834
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$
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13,181,440
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See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-2
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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For
the Year Ended
December
31,
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2007
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2006
|
|||||
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REVENUE
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$
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47,107,927
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$
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39,212,424
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COST
OF REVENUES
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39,455,287
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32,561,499
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GROSS
PROFIT
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7,652,640
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6,650,925
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SELLING,
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
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7,448,187
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9,024,468
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|||||
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OPERATING
INCOME (LOSS)
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204,453
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(2,373,543
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)
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||||
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|||||||
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
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|||||||
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE), net
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(101,328
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)
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155,700
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||||
GAIN
ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS
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56,638
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—
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|||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
55,221
|
31,188
|
|||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
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(30,530
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)
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(1,150,104
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)
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TOTAL
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
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(19,999
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)
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(963,216
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)
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NET
INCOME (LOSS)
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$
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184,454
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$
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(3,336,759
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)
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Deemed
dividend to preferred stockholders:
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|||||||
Amortization
of discount
|
—
|
(2,831,303
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)
|
||||
|
|||||||
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
—
|
(1,437,194
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)
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||||
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock dividend
|
—
|
(171,260
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)
|
||||
Net
income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
|
$
|
184,454
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$
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(7,776,516
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)
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|
|||||||
Basic
and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
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|||||||
applicable
to common stockholders
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$
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0.01
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$
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(0.34
|
)
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|
|||||||
Weighted
Average Number of Common Shares
|
|||||||
Outstanding
- Basic and Diluted
|
36,585,305
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22,661,039
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See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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For
the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
|
Additional
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
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Common
Stock
|
Paid-in
|
Deferred
|
Accumulated
|
Stockholders’
|
||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Financing
|
Deficit
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||
BALANCE
-
January 1, 2006
|
13,915,812
|
$
|
13,915
|
$
|
8,421,430
|
$
|
(1,437,194
|
)
|
$
|
(4,634,412
|
)
|
$
|
2,363,739
|
||||||
Common
stock issued in connection with the cashless exercise of stock
options
|
207,435
|
207
|
(207
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Common
stock issued in connection with the settlement of
obligation
|
25,000
|
25
|
18,725
|
—
|
—
|
18,750
|
|||||||||||||
Common
stock issued in connection with the settlement of
litigation
|
57,598
|
58
|
(58
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Amortization
of stock based compensation
|
—
|
—
|
801,721
|
—
|
—
|
801,721
|
|||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,437,194
|
(1,437,194
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Deemed
dividend to preferred shareholders - accretion of discount
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(2,831,303
|
)
|
(2,831,303
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Dividends
on redeemable convertible preferred stock
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(171,260
|
)
|
(171,260
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Common
stock issued in connection with conversion of convertible preferred
stock
|
12,583,336
|
12,584
|
3,716,780
|
—
|
—
|
3,729,364
|
|||||||||||||
Common
stock issued in connection with private placement
|
8,376,675
|
8,377
|
5,016,623
|
—
|
—
|
5,025,000
|
|||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for payment of accrued dividends on convertible preferred
stock
|
1,417,937
|
1,418
|
423,963
|
—
|
—
|
425,381
|
|||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(3,336,759
|
)
|
(3,336,759
|
)
|
|||||||||||
BALANCE
-
December 31, 2006
|
36,583,793
|
$
|
36,584
|
$
|
18,398,977
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(12,410,928
|
)
|
$
|
6,024,633
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of stock based compensation
|
—
|
—
|
415,782
|
—
|
—
|
415,782
|
|||||||||||||
Common
stock issued in connection with the cashless exercise of
options
|
24,194
|
24
|
(24
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Common
stock re-purchased in connection with settlement of
obligation
|
(25,000
|
)
|
(25
|
)
|
(18,350
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(18,375
|
)
|
|||||||||
Settlement
of litigation
|
—
|
—
|
29,375
|
—
|
—
|
29,375
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
184,454
|
184,454
|
|||||||||||||
BALANCE
-
December 31, 2007
|
36,582,987
|
$
|
36,583
|
$
|
18,825,760
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(12,226,474
|
)
|
$
|
6,635,869
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
For
the Year Ended
December
31,
|
||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
184,454
|
$
|
(3,336,759
|
)
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
390,165
|
406,471
|
|||||
Amortization
of debt discount
|
25,262
|
951,849
|
|||||
Gain
on sale of fixed assets
|
(56,638
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Gain
on sale of subsidiary
|
(29,503
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Stock
based compensation
|
415,782
|
801,721
|
|||||
Issuance
of redeemable common stock
|
—
|
29,375
|
|||||
Income
from extinguishment of debt
|
(60,681
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Impairment
for collection of note receivable
|
150,000
|
—
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(153,799
|
)
|
(1,662,069
|
)
|
|||
Inventories
|
(133,553
|
)
|
(2,159
|
)
|
|||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(166,827
|
)
|
(59,328
|
)
|
|||
Deposits
|
(10,300
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Accounts
payable
|
624,637
|
1,425,875
|
|||||
Customer
deposits
|
248,456
|
(52,021
|
)
|
||||
Accrued
interest and dividends
|
—
|
(117,990
|
)
|
||||
Accrued
expenses
|
56,100
|
(272,759
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL
ADJUSTMENTS
|
1,299,101
|
1,448,965
|
|||||
|
|||||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
1,483,555
|
(1,887,794
|
)
|
||||
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
|
329,184
|
—
|
|||||
Repayment
of note receivable
|
—
|
200,000
|
|||||
Net
cash paid from sale of subsidiary
|
(103,527
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(318,797
|
)
|
(207,554
|
)
|
|||
NET
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
(93,140
|
)
|
(7,554
|
)
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, CONTINUED
|
|
For
the Year Ended
December
31,
|
||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|||||
Repayment
of notes
|
(153,758
|
)
|
(281,908
|
)
|
|||
Repayment
of term loan
|
—
|
(1,500,000
|
)
|
||||
Repayment
of senior notes
|
—
|
(1,496,324
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from private placement
|
—
|
5,025,000
|
|||||
Repurchase
of stock
|
(18,375
|
)
|
—
|
||||
NET
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
(172,133
|
)
|
1,746,768
|
||||
|
|||||||
NET
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
1,218,282
|
(148,580
|
)
|
||||
|
|||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
-
Beginning
|
1,181,870
|
1,330,450
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
-
Ending
|
$
|
2,400,152
|
$
|
1,181,870
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|||||||
Cash
paid during the periods for:
|
|||||||
Interest
|
$
|
30,530
|
$
|
328,931
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
525
|
$
|
8,160
|
|||
|
|||||||
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
|
|||||||
Common
stock issued to settle obligation
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
18,750
|
|||
Redeemable
common stock issued in connection with the settlement of
litigation
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
29,375
|
|||
Cashless
exercise of stock options
|
$
|
24
|
$
|
207
|
|||
Redeemable
convertible preferred stock converted to common stock
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
3,729,364
|
|||
Purchase
of equipment under capital lease or debt obligation
|
$
|
15,000
|
$
|
110,896
|
|||
Common
stock issued for dividends on redeemable convertible preferred
stock
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
425,381
|
|||
Expiration
of put option
|
$
|
29,375
|
$
|
—
|
|||
|
|||||||
Sale
of subsidiary
|
|||||||
Net
liabilities
|
$
|
(133,030
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
||
Gain
on sale
|
29,503
|
—
|
|||||
Net
cash paid
|
$
|
(103,527
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
1 -
Nature
of Operations
FirstFlight,
Inc. (“FirstFlight”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is as an
aviation services company with operations in the charter management, FBO, and
aircraft maintenance segments of the general aviation industry.
On
March
31, 2005, FirstFlight formed FBO Air Wilkes-Barre (“FBO Wilkes-Barre”) as a
wholly-owned subsidiary, which then acquired the common stock of Tech Aviation
Service, Inc. (“Tech”), a fixed base operator in Avoca, Pennsylvania.
On
March
31, 2005, FirstFlight formed FBO Air Garden City (“FBO Garden City”) as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstFlight, which then acquired certain operating
assets of Central Plains Aviation, Inc. (“CPA”), a fixed base operator located
in Garden City, Kansas.
On
September 23, 2005, FirstFlight acquired the common stock of Airborne, Inc.
(“Airborne”), a charter and aircraft management company, located in Elmira, New
York.
On
March
16, 2006, FirstFlight formed Margeson & Associates, Inc. (“Margeson”), as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstFlight. Margeson, an insurance agency, offers
property, casualty and liability insurance primarily to the general aircraft
industry.
On
May
15, 2007, Airborne formed H24 Aviation Advisors, LLC (“H24”) as a wholly-owned
subsidiary to focus on the broker business in the charter segment.
NOTE
2 -
Management’s
Liquidity Plans
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $2,400,152
and
had working capital of $961,045. The Company generated revenue of $47,107,927
and net income of $184,454 for the year ended December 31, 2007. Since
inception, the Company has incurred, in the aggregate, net losses and net losses
applicable to common stockholders of approximately $5,750,000 and $12,330,000,
respectively, for the period January 17, 2003 (date of inception) through
December 31, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007, net cash provided
by
operating activities was $1,483,555 and net cash used in investing activities
was $93,140.
The
Company had taken steps to reduce the level of expenditures for corporate
operations by severing ties with two executives. These executives represented
costs in 2006 of approximately $900,000, including severance and separation
fees, and stock-based compensation. Additionally, the Company had settled
litigation in 2006 that, including legal and settlement related costs,
represented approximately $150,000. The Company had also re-negotiated favorable
terms with certain vendors that management believes represents a savings of
almost $400,000 versus levels of historical spending, in part driven by the
hiring of a chief financial officer and the corresponding elimination of an
outside accounting consultant.
The
Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity to sustain its existing
business for at least the next twelve months. In early 2008, the Company
has taken steps to increase its revenue by upgrading and enlarging its sales
force, particularly as it relates to the charter segment. In addition, the
Company is also continuing to maintain its cost containment measures initiated
during 2007.
NOTE
3 -
Sales
of Subsidiaries
During
March 2006, the Company completed its consolidation of certain activities under
a single Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) Part 135 Certificate. In
connection with the consolidation, on April 11, 2006, the Company sold Tech,
whose sole asset immediately prior to the sale consisted of Tech’s FAA Part 135
Certificate, and recognized other income of approximately $157,000.
On
October 20, 2005, FirstFlight formed Tech Aviation Flight School, Inc. (“TAFS”)
as a wholly-owned subsidiary of FBO Wilkes-Barre. TAFS operated in connection
with the fixed base operation in Avoca, Pennsylvania as an FAA accredited flight
school.
On
September 30, 2007, the Company sold the stock of TAFS, with net liabilities
of
approximately $5,000 for $25,000. In conjunction with the sale, the Company
recognized a gain of approximately $30,000. In addition, the Company executed
an
agreement to transfer the aircraft assets owned by TAFS into a newly-formed
wholly-owned subsidiary, FBO Air WB Leasing (the Lessor). As part of the
transaction, TAFS entered into a one-year aircraft lease agreement with FBO
Air
WB Leasing as well as an agreement to lease space and buy fuel and maintenance
services from the Company. In addition, the Company entered into an office
lease
agreement with TAFS for which it will receive monthly payments of $1,050,
expiring on September 23, 2023, calling for future minimum payments to the
Company of $201,600.
F-7
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
4 -
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FirstFlight and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, FBO Air Wilkes-Barre, Inc. (“FBOWB”), FBO Air Garden
City, Inc. (“FBOGC”), Airborne, Inc. (“Airborne”), Margeson & Associates,
Inc. (“Margeson”), FBO Air WB Leasing (“WB Leasing”), H24 Aviation Advisors, LLC
(“H24”), and TAFS, which on September 30, 2007 was divested as described in Note
3. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated
in consolidation.
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
For
purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers
all
highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or
less
to be cash equivalents.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
The
Company maintains its cash with various financial institutions, which exceed
federally insured limits throughout the period. At December 31, 2007, the
Company had cash and cash equivalents in excess of federally insured limits.
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company’s extends credit to large and mid-size companies for flight related
services. The Company has concentrations of credit risk in that 51% of the
balance of accounts receivable at December 31, 2007 is made up of only ten
customers. At December 31, 2007, accounts receivable from our largest account
amounted to approximately $530,000 (10.1%). The Company does not generally
require collateral or other security to support customer receivables. Accounts
receivable are carried at their estimated collectible amounts. Accounts
receivable are periodically evaluated for collectability and the allowance
for
doubtful accounts is adjusted accordingly. Management determines collectability
based on their experience and knowledge of the customers.
Deferred
Financing Costs
Costs
incurred to issue convertible preferred stock and the warrants were capitalized
and were charged to equity as deferred financing costs. Such costs were being
amortized as deemed dividends to preferred stockholders over a three-year
period. In 2006, the remaining balance was fully amortized as a result of the
conversion of the Preferred Stock to Common Stock.
Inventories
Inventories
consist primarily of maintenance parts and aviation fuel and are stated at
the
lower of cost or market determined by the first-in, first out method.
Reclassifications
Certain
accounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified for
comparison purposes to conform with the presentation of the current period
financial statements. These reclassifications had no effect on the previously
reported loss.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment is stated at cost. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense
as incurred; costs of major additions and betterments are capitalized. When
property and equipment is sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related
accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any resulting
gain
or loss is reflected in income. For repairs on aircraft, the Company accrues
Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) designated maintenance costs pro rata,
based upon the hours flown by the aircraft.
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets
The
Company accounts for Goodwill and Intangible Assets in accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (“FAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations” (“FAS
141”) and FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“FAS 142”). Under
FAS No. 142, goodwill and intangibles that are deemed to have indefinite lives
are no longer amortized but, instead, are to be reviewed at least annually
for
impairment. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment,
including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and
liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and
determining the fair value. Significant judgments required to estimate the
fair
value of reporting units include estimating future cash flows, determining
appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. Changes in these estimates
and
assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or
goodwill impairment for each reporting unit. The Company has recorded goodwill
in connection with the Company's acquisitions described in Note 1 amounting
to
$4,194,770. The Company has determined that no impairment charge is necessary
at
December 31, 2007 and 2006. Intangible assets continue to be amortized over
their estimated useful lives.
F-8
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
for the sales of products is recognized at the time products are delivered
to
customers. Revenue for services is recognized at the time the services are
performed and provided to customers. Revenue related to charter services is
recognized when a particular charter trip is completed. Revenue related to
insurance activity is recognized at the point that the client is afforded
protection under the policy, the premium was due, reasonably estimated and
billable. The full commission revenue is recognized along with a historically
driven reserve for the potential cancellation of the policy. The sources of
revenue are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed and determinable and collectability
is
probable.
Customer
Deposits
Customer
deposits consist of amounts that customers are required to remit in advance
to
the Company in order to secure payment for future purchases and
services.
Advertising
The
Company expenses all advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expense for
the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $115,000 and $142,000,
respectively.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). Under SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between
their financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under SFAS 109, the effect
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in
income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company’s ability to
utilize its NOL carryforwards may be subject to an annual limitation in future
periods pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”).
Although
the Company has federal and state net operating losses available for income
tax
purposes that may be carried forward to offset future taxable income, the
deferred tax assets are subject to a 100% valuation allowance because it is
more
likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized in future
periods. The Company’s ability to use its net operating loss carry forwards may
be subject to an annual limitation in future periods pursuant to Section 382
of
the Code.
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) Interpretation Number 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,
an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,” (“FIN No. 48”), which prescribes a
single, comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present
and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the
company has taken or expects to take on its tax returns. Upon adoption of FIN
No. 48, the Company recognized no changes in the liability for unrecognized
tax
benefits. The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized
tax
benefits in income tax expense. As of December 31, 2007, the Company recognized
no charges for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits
in
the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company files income tax returns in the
United States (federal) and in various state and local jurisdictions. In most
instances, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state and local income
tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2004.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
reported amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including accounts
payable and accrued liabilities, approximate their fair value due to their
short
maturities. The carrying amounts of debt approximate fair value because the
debt
agreements provide for interest rates that approximate market.
Net
Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Basic
net
income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders is computed based
on
the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the
periods presented. Diluted net income (loss) per share reflects the potential
dilution that could occur if securities or other instruments to issue Common
Stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Potentially dilutive
securities, consisting of options and warrants, are excluded from the
calculation of the diluted losses per share when their inclusion would be
anti-dilutive or if their exercise prices were greater than the average market
price of the Common Stock during the period.
F-9
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
The
following table sets forth the components used in the computation of basic
and
diluted income (loss) per share:
For
the Year Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||
2007*
|
2006
|
||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding, basic
|
36,585,305
|
22,661,039
|
|||||
Common
shares upon exercise of options
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Common
shares upon exercise of warrants
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding, diluted
|
36,585,305
|
22,661,039
|
*
Potential common shares of 13,252,121 underlying options and warrants
outstanding as of December 31, 2007 were excluded from the computation of
diluted earnings per share as their exercise prices were greater than the
average market price of the Common Stock during the period.
Stock
Based Compensation
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions
of
“Share Based Payment” (“FAS 123R”), using the modified prospective transition
method. Stock-based compensation expense for all share-based payment awards
granted after January 1, 2006 is based on the grant-date fair value estimated
in
accordance with the original provisions of FAS 123R. The Company recognizes
these compensation costs over the requisite service period of the award, which
is generally the option vesting term or the duration of employment agreement.
During the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company incurred stock
based compensation of $415,782 and $801,721, respectively. The Company records
stock based compensation in Selling, General & Administrative expenses. As
of December 31, 2007, the unamortized fair value of the options totaled
$365,235. The weighted average remaining amortization period of these options
is
0.6 years.
Option
valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including
the expected life of the option. Because the Company's employee stock options
have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options,
and
because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the
fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not
necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee
stock options.
The
fair
value of each share-based payment awards granted during the period was estimated
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average
fair values as follows:
For
the Year Ended
December
31,
|
||||
|
|
2007
|
2006
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
286%
|
249%
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
4.20%
|
4.8%
|
|
Expected
lives
|
|
5
years
|
4.8
years
|
The
weighted average fair value of the options on the date of grant, using the
fair
value based methodology during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
was
$0.37 and $0.47, respectively.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141R, “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”), which replaces SFAS No. 141, “Business
Combinations.” SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for determining
how an enterprise recognizes and measures the fair value of certain assets
and
liabilities acquired in a business combination, including noncontrolling
interests, contingent consideration, and certain acquired contingencies. SFAS
141R also requires acquisition-related transaction expenses and restructuring
costs be expensed as incurred rather than capitalized as a component of the
business combination. SFAS 141R will be applicable prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of
the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS
141R
would have an impact on accounting for any businesses acquired after the
effective date of this pronouncement.
F-10
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities ("SFAS 159"), to permit all entities to choose to elect, at
specified election dates, to measure eligible financial instruments at fair
value. An entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on items for which
the
fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting
date, and recognize upfront costs and fees related to those items in earnings
as
incurred and not deferred. SFAS 159 applies to fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted for an entity that has also
elected to apply the provisions of SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements. An
entity is prohibited from retrospectively applying SFAS 159, unless it chooses
early adoption. SFAS 159 also applies to eligible items existing at November
15,
2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 159
on its consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position ("FSP") EITF 00-19-2,
Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements. This FSP specifies that the
contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer
consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether issued as a
separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument or
other
agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance with
FASB
Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. This FSP further clarifies that
a
financial instrument subject to a registration payment arrangement should be
accounted for in accordance with other applicable GAAP without regard to the
contingent obligation to transfer consideration pursuant to the registration
payment arrangement. This FSP amends various authoritative literature notably
FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities, FASB Statement No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments
with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, and FASB Interpretation
No.
45, Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. This FSP is effective
immediately for registration payment arrangements and the financial instruments
subject to those arrangements that are entered into or modified subsequent
to
December 21, 2006. For registration payment arrangements and financial
instruments subject to those arrangements that were entered into prior to
December 21, 2006, the guidance in the FSP is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and interim periods
within those fiscal years. The adoption of this FSP did not have a material
impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In
November 2006, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-7, Issuer’s Accounting for a
Previously Bifurcated Conversion Option in a Convertible Debt Instrument When
the Conversion Option No Longer Meets the Bifurcation Criteria in FASB Statement
No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“EITF
06-7”). At the time of issuance, an embedded conversion option in a convertible
debt instrument may be required to be bifurcated from the debt instrument and
accounted for separately by the issuer as a derivative under FAS 133, based
on
the application of EITF 00-19. Subsequent to the issuance of the convertible
debt, facts may change and cause the embedded conversion option to no longer
meet the conditions for separate accounting as a derivative instrument, such
as
when the bifurcated instrument meets the conditions of Issue 00-19 to be
classified in stockholders’ equity. Under EITF 06-7, when an embedded conversion
option previously accounted for as a derivative under FAS 133 no longer meets
the bifurcation criteria under that standard, an issuer shall disclose a
description of the principal changes causing the embedded conversion option
to
no longer require bifurcation under FAS 133 and the amount of the liability
for
the conversion option reclassified to stockholders’ equity. EITF 06-7 should be
applied to all previously bifurcated conversion options in convertible debt
instruments that no longer meet the bifurcation criteria in FAS 133 in interim
or annual periods beginning after December 15, 2006, regardless of whether
the
debt instrument was entered into prior or subsequent to the effective date
of
EITF 06-7. Earlier application of EITF 06-7 is permitted in periods for which
financial statements have not yet been issued. The adoption of this
pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
No. 157”). This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements.
SFAS No. 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or
permit fair value measurements and accordingly, does not require any new fair
value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The
adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s
financial statements.
In
June
2006, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 06-3 (“EITF 06-3”), “Disclosure
Requirements for Taxes Assessed by a Governmental Authority on Revenue-Producing
Transactions.” The consensus allows companies to choose between two acceptable
alternatives based on their accounting policies for transactions in which the
company collects taxes on behalf of a governmental authority, such as sales
tax.
Under the gross method, taxes collected are accounted for as a component of
sales revenue with an offsetting expense. Conversely, the net method allows
a
reduction to sales revenue. If such taxes are reported gross and are
significant, companies should disclose the amount of those taxes. The guidance
should be applied to financial reports through retrospective application for
all
periods presented, if amounts are significant, for interim and annual reporting
beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of this pronouncement did not
have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
F-11
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
In
March 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 156
- Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets (“SFAS 156”), which requires all
separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially
measured at fair value. SFAS 156 permits, but does not require, the subsequent
measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value.
Adoption is required as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins
after September 15, 2006. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a
material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In
February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 155 - Accounting for Certain Hybrid
Financial Instruments (“SFAS 155”), which eliminates the exemption from applying
SFAS 133 (“Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”) (“SFAS
133”) to interests in securitized financial assets so that similar instruments
are accounted for similarly regardless of the form of the instruments. SFAS
155
also allows the election of fair value measurement at acquisition, at issuance,
or when a previously recognized financial instrument is subject to a
re-measurement event. Adoption is effective for all financial instruments
acquired or issued after the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins
after September 15, 2006. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a
material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
NOTE
5 -
Inventories
Inventory
consists primarily of maintenance parts and aviation fuel, which the Company
dispenses to its customers. The Company also maintains fuel inventories for
commercial airlines, to which it charges into-plane fees when servicing
commercial aircraft.
December
31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Parts
inventory
|
$
|
156,192
|
$
|
97,427
|
|||
Fuel
inventory
|
163,703
|
79,100
|
|||||
Other
inventory
|
4,419
|
16,886
|
|||||
Total
inventory
|
$
|
324,314
|
$
|
193,413
|
Included
in inventories are amounts held for third parties of $70,849 and $48,548 as
of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, with an offsetting liability included
as part of accrued expenses.
NOTE
6 -
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment consist of the following:
December
31,
|
Estimated
|
|||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
Useful
Life
|
||||||||
Aircraft
|
$
|
371,294
|
$
|
679,785
|
7
- 12 years
|
|||||
Vehicles
|
179,273
|
157,100
|
5
- 10 years
|
|||||||
Office
furniture and equipment
|
232,990
|
271,644
|
3
- 7 years
|
|||||||
Tools
and shop equipment
|
412,453
|
291,739
|
3
- 10 years
|
|||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
334,883
|
158,896
|
7
- 17 years
|
|||||||
Total
|
1,530,893
|
1,559,164
|
||||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(361,577
|
)
|
(272,788
|
)
|
||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
$
|
1,169,316
|
$
|
1,286,376
|
Depreciation
and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was
approximately $177,000 and $184,000, respectively.
NOTE
7 -
Note
Receivable
On
May
26, 2005, the Company loaned $350,000 as a note receivable to a fixed base
operator (“FBO”) which was a potential acquisition target of the Company ("the
Maker"). The note bore interest at 10% per annum and such interest was
only to be paid quarterly, starting upon the three-month anniversary of the
secured note. The note could be prepaid at any time. The Company was
granted a security interest, subordinate to two senior lenders, in all tangible
property, goods and accounts of the Maker. Further, the Company had been granted
an option to purchase the FBO owned by Maker, such option to expire one year
from date of grant of option.
F-12
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
On
February 1, 2006, the Company declined to pursue the acquisition and negotiated
revised repayment terms, whereupon the Company released its security interest
in
the tangible property, goods and accounts and the Maker made a $200,000 cash
payment with the balance of the principal, $150,000, plus unpaid interest,
with
an annual interest at a rate of six percent (6%), to be paid quarterly and
the
principal balance due upon maturity in January 2008. The Company has performed
a
collectability analysis with respect to the note and, accordingly, an allowance
has been recorded for the principal amount of the note. Such amount has been
recorded as part of Other Expenses during the year ended December 31,
2007.
NOTE
8 -
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets consist exclusively of amounts related to the acquisitions of Tech,
CPA
and Airborne.
The
remaining amortization of amortizable intangible assets for the year ended
December 31, 2008 is as follows:
For
the year ended December 31,
|
Total
|
Non-Compete
Agreements
|
Customer
Relationships
|
|||||||
2008
|
$
|
150,726
|
$
|
67,922
|
$
|
82,804
|
During
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded amortization
expense related to the acquired amortizable intangibles of approximately
$213,000 and $222,000, respectively.
The
weighted average amortization period for amortizable intangibles is 3.0 years
and has no residual value.
NOTE
9 -
Notes
Payable
Notes
payable consist of:
December
31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Kubota
- secured by equipment, 4.49% interest, matures February
2011
|
$
|
15,000
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Sellers
- Tech, secured by assets of Tech and guaranteed by FirstFlight,
annual
payments of $100,000, which includes imputed interest of 5%, matures
March
2010
|
282,537
|
367,892
|
|||||
County
of Chemung - Airborne, unsecured, monthly payments based on fuel
usage
with imputed interest of 6%, matures approximately 2023
|
42,558
|
44,098
|
|||||
Capital
leases, secured by related equipment (see Note 11)
|
83,356
|
102,647
|
|||||
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
International Airport, unsecured, matured September 2007
|
—
|
60,681
|
|||||
Banks
- Airborne, secured by related equipment, monthly payment of $3,176,
interest at 7%, matured August 2007
|
—
|
22,310
|
|||||
Subtotal
|
423,451
|
597,628
|
|||||
Less:
current portion
|
(126,663
|
)
|
(203,823
|
)
|
|||
Total
- long term
|
$
|
296,788
|
$
|
393,805
|
Aggregate
annual maturities of long-term debt are as follows:
For
the years ended December 31,
|
Total
Amount
|
Notes
Payable
|
Other
|
|||||||
2008
|
$
|
126,663
|
98,810
|
27,853
|
||||||
2009
|
123,739
|
94,104
|
29,635
|
|||||||
2010
|
121,049
|
89,623
|
31,426
|
|||||||
2011
|
16,612
|
—
|
16,612
|
|||||||
2012
|
2,077
|
—
|
2,077
|
|||||||
Thereafter
|
33,311
|
—
|
33,311
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
423,451
|
$
|
282,537
|
$
|
140,914
|
||||
Less-current
portion
|
(126,663
|
)
|
||||||||
Long-term
portion
|
$
|
296,788
|
F-13
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
10 -
Term
Loan Payable - Related Party
In
September 2005, the acquisition of Airborne was funded by a term note payable
from a related party with a face value of $1,500,000 which was to mature on
March 22, 2006 and bore interest at 4.25% per annum through the initial maturity
date. FirstFlight elected to exercise the option to extend the maturity date
to
September 23, 2006, whereupon the promissory note bore interest at 9.25% per
annum for the duration of the extended period. Airborne granted the holder
a
security interest in its accounts receivable, all of its deposit accounts,
all
monies then and thereafter in the possession or under the control of Airborne
or
FirstFlight and all products and proceeds of the foregoing personal property.
FirstFlight’s Chairman of the Board and an entity owned by one of FirstFlight’s
other directors are the members of the holder’s entity. In September 2006,
FirstFlight, using part of the proceeds from its then just closed private
placement (see Note 14), prepaid the note and the security interest terminated.
In
conjunction with the issuance of the term note, FirstFlight also issued a
five-year warrant to purchase a total of 1,200,000 shares of the Common Stock
at
an exercise price of $0.60 per share. The Company allocated $35,000 of the
aggregate proceeds from the term note to the warrant as an original issuance
discount, which represented the relative fair value of the warrant at the date
of issuance, and amortized the discount to interest expense over the life of
the
term note. The amount amortized to interest expense for the year ended December
31, 2006 was approximately $15,000 (See Note 16).
NOTE 11
- Capital
Lease Obligations
The
Company’s property under capital leases, at December 31, 2007 and 2006, which
are included in property and equipment, is summarized as follows:
December
31,
|
|||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Vehicles
|
$
|
37,000
|
$
|
37,000
|
|||
Office
Furniture and Equipment
|
73,896
|
73,896
|
|||||
Subtotal
|
110,896
|
110,896
|
|||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(14,840
|
)
|
(4,845
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
96,056
|
$
|
106,051
|
The
Company’s capital leases require monthly payments ranging from $750 to $1,525
reflecting effective interest rates of between 8% and 8.75% per annum, expiring
in various years through November 2011.
Future
minimum lease payments for the capital lease obligations at December 31, 2007
are as follows:
For
the Year Ended
December
31
|
Amount
|
|||
2008
|
$
|
27,300
|
||
2009
|
27,300
|
|||
2010
|
26,550
|
|||
2011
|
15,250
|
|||
|
96,400
|
|||
Less: amount
representing interest
|
(13,044
|
)
|
||
|
||||
Present
value of future minimum lease payments
|
83,356
|
|||
Less:
current maturities
|
(20,983
|
)
|
||
Total
|
$
|
62,373
|
F-14
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
Depreciation
of assets held under capital leases in the approximate amount of $10,000 and
$4,800 is included in depreciation expense for the years ended December 31,
2007
and 2006, respectively.
NOTE
12 -
Income
Taxes
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company had federal and state net operating loss
carry-forwards of approximately $2,100,000 expiring in various years through
2026, portions of which may be used to offset future taxable income, if any.
The
Company has deferred tax assets arising from such operating losses for which
a
full valuation allowance has been established because it is more likely than
not
that the deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods. In
addition, Shadows Bend Development, Inc. had approximately $8,000,000 of net
operating losses available prior to the reverse merger with FirstFlight. Under
current tax law, the Company believes that it will not be able to utilize these
losses and, accordingly, a full valuation allowance has been established because
it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized
in
future periods.
The
Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities consisted of the
following:
|
December 31,
|
||||||
Deferred
tax assets:
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Operating
loss carryforwards
|
$
|
799,820
|
$
|
1,092,324
|
|||
Stock
based compensation
|
474,611
|
312,456
|
|||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
10,421
|
22,512
|
|||||
Deferred
start up costs
|
98,675
|
106,265
|
|||||
Intangible
assets
|
122,875
|
67,234
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
201,053
|
252,660
|
|||||
Total
deferred tax assets
|
1,707,455
|
1,853,451
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
|||||||
Goodwill
|
(37,895
|
)
|
(24,115
|
)
|
|||
Property
and Equipment
|
(96,000
|
)
|
(98,278
|
)
|
|||
Total
deferred tax liabilities
|
(133,895
|
)
|
(122,393
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax assets - net of deferred tax liabilities
|
1,573,560
|
1,731,058
|
|||||
Valuation
Allowance
|
(1,573,560
|
)
|
(1,731,058
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax assets - net of valuation allowance
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Change
in valuation allowance
|
$
|
157,498
|
$
|
(876,327
|
)
|
F-15
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
The
Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets
since management believes that based upon currently available objective evidence
it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
The
provision for income taxes using the statutory federal tax rate as compared
to
the Company's effective tax rate is summarized as follows:
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Tax
expense (benefit) at statutory rate
|
34.0
|
%
|
(34.0
|
)%
|
|||
State
and local income taxes, net of federal
|
5.0
|
%
|
(5.0
|
)%
|
|||
Non-deductible
expenses
|
8.0
|
%
|
—
|
||||
Change
in estimate of prior year tax provision
|
38.0
|
%
|
—
|
||||
Change
in valuation allowance
|
(85.0
|
)%
|
39.0
|
%
|
|||
Effective
income tax rate
|
—
|
—
|
NOTE
13 -
Senior
Secured Notes
In
connection with a private placement closed on March 31, April 8 and April 15,
2005, FirstFlight issued Senior Secured Notes aggregating approximately
$1,496,000 due March 31, 2008 or April 8, 2008 (the “Senior Secured Notes”).
On
September 1, 2006, FirstFlight closed a private placement and sold 50.25 units
at $100,000 per unit (see Note 14). The Company utilized approximately
$1,496,000 and $236,000 of this amount to prepay the Senior Secured Notes and
accrued interest, respectively, in full.
NOTE
14 -
Stockholders’
Equity
Common
Stock
On
January 5, 2006, FirstFlight issued 25,000 shares of the Common Stock valued
at
$18,750 in connection with the settlement of certain accrued
expenses.
On
May
31, 2006, FirstFlight issued 57,598 shares of the Common Stock valued at $29,375
in connection with the settlement of litigation.
On
September 1, 2006, FirstFlight closed a private placement (“the Offering”) and
sold 50.25 units (the “Units”) at $100,000 per unit. Each Unit consisted of
166,700 shares of the Common Stock and a warrant expiring August 31, 2011 to
purchase 100,000 shares of the Common Stock at an initial exercise price of
$1.00 per share. FirstFlight realized gross proceeds of $5,025,000 from the
Offering and, in connection therewith, issued 8,376,675 shares of the Common
Stock. Officers and/or directors of the Company participated in the Offering
and
were collectively issued 5,001,000 shares of the Common Stock and warrants
to
purchase 3,000,000 shares of the Common Stock in return for a collective
investment of $3,000,000. The terms of the warrant agreement provide certain
anti-dilution protections and provide for certain adjustments to protect the
holder upon the future issuance of certain securities at a price less than
the
current warrant exercise price in effect, as provided for in the agreement.
FirstFlight was obligated to file within 90 days of the closing a registration
statement in regard to the 8,376,675 shares of Common Stock and the 5,025,000
shares underlying the warrants issued in the Offering. FirstFlight filed the
registration statement within the required time frame and the registration
statement was declared effective on January 4, 2007. FirstFlight is obligated
to
use its best efforts to keep the registration statement effective until the
earlier date (i) when all securities have been sold or (ii) when all securities
may be sold pursuant to the exemption of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act.
If, for any reason or no reason, the holders of the securities in the Offering
are not permitted to resell their registrable securities, then FirstFlight
shall
pay to the holder, for each 30-day period until the holders may sell all of
their shares of the Common Stock thereunder, an amount in cash equal to one
(1%)
percent of the aggregate purchase price paid by the holder for the Unit(s)
purchased in the Offering. The Company has evaluated this transaction with
respect to its adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2 and determined that there was no
impact on the Company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006.
In
March
2007, FirstFlight repurchased 25,000 shares that had been issued in a settlement
and for which the holder had a right to put the shares back to the Company
at a
cost of $18,375.
F-16
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
In
June
2007, a put option expired that, if exercised, would have required FirstFlight
to repurchase 57,598 shares of the Common Stock at a cost of $29,375. This
amount was reclassified to additional paid in capital.
Preferred
Stock
In
February 2005, FirstFlight authorized the issuance of 1,000 shares of
mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock (“Series A”), each share
having a Stated Value (“Stated Value”) of $5,000. These shares provided for
cumulative dividends at the annual rate of 8%, payable quarterly, and were
to
mature three years from the date of issue. The cumulative dividend, at the
option of FirstFlight, could have been paid either in cash or by the issuance
of
additional shares of the Series A.
The
Series A were to automatically convert upon FirstFlight’s realization of gross
proceeds exceeding $5,000,000 from the sale of equity securities (a “Qualified
Follow-On Offering”), separate and apart from the March and April 2005 Private
Offering, or at such time as the traded price of the Common Stock exceeded
2.5
times the Initial Conversion Price (“Conversion Price”) for a period of 20
consecutive trading days and during such period the trading volume each day
had
exceeded 200,000 shares. For either automatic conversion to occur, the common
shares underlying the preferred shares had to be registered. At the option
of
the holder, the shares, in whole or in part, could have been converted at any
time.
On
various dates between January 18, 2006 and July 19, 2006, holders of 140 shares
of the Series A converted their shares and were issued 2,333,334 shares of
the
Common Stock.
The
September 1, 2006 private placement constituted a Qualified Follow-On Offering
under the terms of the Series A and, as a result, was a mandatory conversion
event. At that time, the then remaining 615 shares of the Series A outstanding
were automatically converted into 10,250,002 shares of the Common Stock. The
1,000 shares which previous to this date were authorized for the Series A were
deemed to be cancelled and the 846 shares issued were permanently retired from
authorized shares. The 154 shares of the Series A which were never issued were
restored to the status of authorized but not issued shares of the Preferred
Stock not allocated to any series.
As
of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, dividends of $0 and $171,260, respectively, had
been
accrued on the Series A. On September 4, 2006, immediately after receiving
proceeds from the Offering, FirstFlight’s equity position improved to the extent
that FirstFlight was permitted under the laws of the State of Nevada to issue
dividends on the Series A for the period January 2, 2004 through September
3,
2006. Accordingly, FirstFlight issued an aggregate of 1,417,937 shares of the
Common Stock as accrued dividends, valued at $425,381, on September 4,
2006.
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, deferred financing costs of $1,437,194 and
accretion of discount of $2,831,303 were amortized as deemed dividends on the
Series A.
NOTE
15 -
Stock
Options
During
December 2005, the Board of Directors approved the Stock Option Plan of 2005
(the “Plan”) and, during December 2006, the stockholders of FirstFlight approved
the Plan. The Plan is administered by FirstFlight’s compensation committee and
provides for 7,500,000 shares of the Common Stock to be reserved for issuance
under the Plan. Directors, officers, employees, and consultants of the Company
are eligible to participate. The Plan provides for the awards of incentive
and
non-statutory stock options. The Committee determined the vesting schedule
to be
up to five years at the time of grant of any options under the Plan, and
unexercised options will expire in ten years. The exercise price is to be equal
to at least 100% of the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock, as
determined by the Committee, on the grant date. As of December 31, 2007 and
2006, there were 5,465,000 and 5,965,000 shares, respectively, available for
grant as options under the Plan.
Details
of all options outstanding, whether granted under the Plan or otherwise, are
presented in the table below:
|
Number
of
Options
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Balance,
January 1, 2006
|
1,250,000
|
$
|
1.08
|
||||
Granted
|
1,435,000
|
0.50
|
|||||
Exercised
|
(375,000
|
)
|
0.22
|
||||
Forfeited
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Balance,
January 1, 2007
|
2,310,000
|
$
|
0.86
|
||||
Granted
|
1,100,000
|
0.37
|
|||||
Exercised
|
(25,000
|
)
|
0.01
|
||||
Forfeited
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
1.05
|
||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
2,385,000
|
$
|
0.56
|
F-17
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, FirstFlight issued an aggregate of 207,435
shares of the Common Stock to directors and a former director in connection
with
the cashless exercises of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 375,000
shares.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, a director of FirstFlight exercised an option
to purchase 25,000 shares on a cashless basis and received 24,194 shares. In
addition, the options of two former executives to purchase an aggregate of
1,000,000 shares were forfeited.
On
December 1, 2007, FirstFlight granted to each of the seven non-employee
directors a stock option to purchase 25,000 shares of the Common Stock, a total
of 175,000 shares, at $0.36 per share, the closing price of the Common Stock
on
November 30, 2007. The options vest over one year and are exercisable until
November 30, 2012. These options are valued at $62,925 and are being amortized
over the vesting period.
On
September 14, 2007, under the terms of an employment agreement, FirstFlight
granted an executive a stock option to purchase 250,000 shares of the Common
Stock at $0.40 per share, the closing price of the Common Stock on September
21,
2007 (September 22nd
being a
Saturday). The option vested immediately and is exercisable until September
23,
2012. This option is valued at $99,884 and is being amortized over the remaining
term of the employment agreement.
On
September 14, 2007, under the terms of an employment agreement, FirstFlight
granted an executive a stock option to purchase 250,000 shares of the Common
Stock at $0.33 per share, the closing price of the Common Stock on September
14,
2007. The option vests over one year and is exercisable until September 15,
2013. This option is valued at $82,467 and is being amortized over the term
of
the employment agreement.
On
April
19, 2007, under the terms of an employment agreement, FirstFlight granted an
executive a stock option to purchase 250,000 shares of the Common Stock at
$0.39
per share, the closing price of the Common Stock on March 30, 2007. The option
vested immediately and is exercisable until March 31, 2012. This option is
valued at $97,356 and is being amortized over the term of the employment
agreement.
On
April
19, 2007, FirstFlight granted to each of the seven non-employee directors a
stock option to purchase 25,000 shares of the Common Stock, a total of 175,000
shares, at $0.36 per share, the closing price of the Common Stock on April
19,
2007. The options vest over one year and are exercisable until April 18, 2012.
These options are valued at $62,909 and are being amortized over the vesting
period.
A
summary
of the FirstFlight’s stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31,
2007 is presented in the table below:
Exercise
Price
|
Outstanding
|
Weighted
average remaining contractual life of
options
(in years)
|
Exercisable
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
|||||||||
$0.33
|
250,000
|
5.71
|
—
|
$
|
12,500
|
||||||||
$0.36
|
350,000
|
4.61
|
—
|
|
7,000
|
||||||||
$0.39
|
250,000
|
4.25
|
250,000
|
|
—
|
||||||||
$0.40
|
500,000
|
4.23
|
500,000
|
|
—
|
||||||||
$0.50
|
250,000
|
3.25
|
250,000
|
|
—
|
||||||||
$0.51
|
160,000
|
1.33
|
160,000
|
|
—
|
||||||||
$0.60
|
275,000
|
4.43
|
275,000
|
|
—
|
||||||||
$0.64
|
100,000
|
2.92
|
100,000
|
|
—
|
||||||||
$1.60
|
250,000
|
2.25
|
250,000
|
|
—
|
||||||||
TOTALS
|
2,385,000
|
1,785,000
|
$
|
19,500
|
During
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the total value of shares vested
was
$343,709 and $286,956, respectively.
F-18
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
16 -
Warrants
On
March
31, April 8 and April 15, 2005, FirstFlight issued warrants to purchase shares
of the Common Stock aggregating approximately 3,617,000 to investors and
1,296,000 to the placement agent. Each warrant, which vested immediately,
provides a five-year right to purchase a share of the Common Stock at the
initial exercise price (the “Warrant Exercise Price”) of $0.60 per share, with
such price and the number of shares to be adjusted in the event of stock splits
and certain other events, as provided in the agreement, and upon the sale by
FirstFlight of additional equity securities at a price below the Warrant
Exercise Price. At the option of FirstFlight, the warrants may be redeemed
at
any time, in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.01 per share provided
that: (a) there is an effective registration statement covering the resale
of
the warrant shares; (b) the volume weighted average closing price of the Common
Stock for the prior 20 trading days is not less than 250% of the Warrant
Exercise Price; and (c) the average daily trading volume of the Common Stock
is
not less than 200,000 shares per day during such 20-day trading period.
On
September 23, 2005, FirstFlight issued a warrant to purchase shares of the
Common Stock totaling 1,200,000 to a lender in conjunction with the issuance
of
a term note. The warrant, which vested immediately, was issued to an entity
owned by FirstFlight’s chairman and an affiliate of another director. The
warrant provides a five-year right to purchase a share of the Common Stock
at
the initial exercise price (the “Warrant Exercise Price”) of $0.60 per share,
with such price and the number of shares to be adjusted in the event of stock
splits and certain other events, as provided in the agreement, and upon the
sale
of additional equity securities at a price below the Warrant Exercise Price.
At
the option of FirstFlight, the warrant may be redeemed at any time, in whole,
but not in part, at a price of $0.01 per share provided that: (a) there is
an
effective registration statement covering the resale of the warrant shares;
(b)
the volume weighted average closing price of the Common Stock for the prior
20
trading days is not less than 250% of the Warrant Exercise Price; and (c) the
average daily trading volume of the Common Stock is not less than 200,000 shares
per day during such 20-day trading period.
On
September 1, 2006, FirstFlight consummated a $5.025 million private offering
sold in Units of $100,000. Each Unit consisted of 166,700 shares of the Common
Stock, and a warrant expiring August 21, 2011 to purchase 100,000 shares of
the
Common Stock, at an initial exercise price of $1.00 per share.
A
summary
of the status of FirstFlight’s warrants and the changes during the years then
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 is presented in the table below:
|
Number
of
Warrants
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Balance,
January 1, 2006
|
6,092,121
|
$
|
0.60
|
||||
Granted
|
5,025,000
|
1.00
|
|||||
Exercised
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Forfeited
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Balance,
January 1, 2007
|
11,117,121
|
$
|
0.78
|
||||
Granted
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Exercised
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Forfeited
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
11,117,121
|
$
|
0.78
|
A
summary
of FirstFlight’s stock warrants outstanding and exercisable at December 31,
2007 is presented in the table below:
|
Warrant
exercise price
|
Total
|
||||||||
|
$
|
0.60
|
$
|
1.00
|
||||||
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
|
6,092,121
|
5,025,000
|
11,117,121
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||
Weighted
average remaining contractual life of warrants outstanding (in
years)
|
2.33
|
3.67
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||
Exercisable
|
6,092,121
|
5,025,000
|
11,117,121
|
F-19
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
17 -
Employee
Benefit Plan
FirstFlight
maintains a 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”), which covers all employees of the Company.
The Plan contains an option for the Company to match each participant's
contribution. Any Company contribution vests over a five-year period on a twenty
percent per year basis. During 2007 and 2006, the Company matched participant
contributions at a rate of 50% of the first 6% of participant deferrals. Company
contributions to the Plan totaled approximately $103,000 and $61,000 for the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
NOTE
18 -
Commitments
and Contingencies
Operating
Leases
The
Company leases facilities from the City of Garden City, Kansas, which provides
for: (a) a ten-year lease term expiring March 31, 2015, with two five-year
renewal periods; (b) a base rent of $1,550 and $1,750 per month for years one
through five and years six through ten of the lease, respectively. In addition
a
fuel flowage fee of $.06 per gallon of fuel received by the Company will be
due
monthly. The fuel flowage fee is to be reviewed annually by the Garden City
Regional Airport, the City of Garden City, and the Company.
The
Company leases a facility under the terms of a Fixed Base Operator’s Lease and
Operating Agreement with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. The
agreement is for an initial term of ten years, expiring August 21, 2013, with
two five-year renewal periods. The agreement requires payment of monthly rents
of $6,250 plus additional payments based on certain of the Company’s revenues.
These include per-gallon fees for certain fuel sales and commissions on landing,
parking, tie-down and other types of fees charged by the Company to its aviation
customers.
The
Company leases a parking area and land for its main operating facility under
the
terms of an Operating Agreement with the County of Chemung, the owner of the
Elmira/Corning Regional Airport. The agreement was effective January 1, 2006
and
is for an initial term of twenty-five years with one fifteen-year renewal and
one subsequent ten-year renewal period. The agreement requires payment of
quarterly rent of $931 for the parking lot lease and monthly rent of $1,195
for
the county land lease. In addition, the Company pays a monthly fuel flowage
fee
from $.06 to $.09 per gallon based on the number of gallons
dispensed.
The
Company leases its facilities in Horseheads, New York from the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and a related party. The term is 15 years (subject to
renewals at the option of Airborne at least 60 days prior to the expiration
of
the term) and expires September 22, 2020. The annual rent is $160,584, payable
in advance in equal monthly installments of $13,382. Beginning on the fifth
anniversary of the commencement date of the lease, and annually each year
thereafter, the annual rent shall increase or decrease by the increase or
decrease in the applicable Consumer Index Price. The Company has paid a $25,000
security deposit with respect to this lease. During the years ended December
31,
2007 and 2006, the Company paid approximately $161,000 in rent expense under
this lease.
The
Company leases office space for its charter sales department and hangar space
for managed aircraft under the terms of an operating agreement in New Jersey.
The office and hangar agreements were effective October 1, 2007 and are for
an
initial term of one year with automatic one-year renewals in the absence of
notification from either party. The office agreement requires payment of monthly
rent of $3,677 and the hangar agreement requires payment of monthly rent of
$28,033.
The
Company leases refueling trucks. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the refueling
truck lease required monthly rental payments of approximately $6,000 per annum.
In addition, the Company leases vehicles and equipment with payments ranging
from $180 to $477 per month.
Future
minimum rental payments under the Company’s operating leases are as follows for
both related and non related parties:
For
the year ended
|
|
Related
|
|
|||||||
December
31,
|
Total
|
Party
|
Other
|
|||||||
2008
|
$
|
285,246
|
160,584
|
124,662
|
||||||
2009
|
278,623
|
160,584
|
118,039
|
|||||||
2010
|
277,026
|
160,584
|
116,442
|
|||||||
2011
|
274,644
|
160,584
|
114,060
|
|||||||
2012
|
274,644
|
160,584
|
114,060
|
|||||||
2013
and thereafter
|
1,663,277
|
1,240,952
|
422,325
|
|||||||
TOTAL
|
$
|
3,053,460
|
$
|
2,043,872
|
$
|
1,009,588
|
F-20
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
Total
rent expense under all operating leases including the related party lease was
approximately $397,000 and $383,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006, respectively.
Employment
Agreements
On
March
31, 2005, the Board of Directors elected Jeffrey M. Trenk as an officer of
FirstFlight, terminated Mr. Trenk's consulting agreement and entered into an
employment agreement with Mr. Trenk dated April 1, 2005 (the "Jeffrey Trenk
Employment Agreement"). Pursuant to the Jeffrey Trenk Employment Agreement,
Mr.
Trenk was employed as the Executive Vice President of Business Development
of
FirstFlight. The term of the Jeffrey Trenk Employment Agreement was to be for
three years, which commenced April 1, 2005, and thereafter was to automatically
renew for additional one-year periods. Pursuant to the Jeffrey Trenk Employment
Agreement, Mr. Trenk's base annual salary was $175,000. Mr. Trenk was to be
granted an option each April 1 during the initial term to purchase 250,000
shares of the Common Stock. The first option was granted effective April 1,
2005
and the second option was granted effective April 1, 2006. Effective October
31,
2006, the Jeffrey Trenk Employment Agreement was mutually terminated. Mr. Trenk
was also serving as a director. Under the terms of the employment agreement
separation, Mr. Trenk was paid the sum of $81,000 in November 2006 in lieu
of
any future monetary claims under the employment agreement. His outstanding
options were subsequently forfeited and his right to receive an option effective
April 1, 2007 was terminated.
On
March
31, 2005, FirstFlight entered into an employment agreement dated as of April
1,
2005 (the "Ettinger Employment Agreement") with Robert J. Ettinger. Pursuant
to
the Ettinger Employment Agreement, Mr. Ettinger was employed as the Chief
Operating Officer of FirstFlight and as the President of its executive jet
management group. The term of the Ettinger Employment Agreement was for three
years, which commenced April 1, 2005, and thereafter was to automatically renew
for additional one-year periods. Mr. Ettinger's base annual salary was $150,000
and he was guaranteed an annual bonus payment of $100,000, both the salary
and
the bonus payment were to be paid in equal monthly installments. In addition,
he
could have received an annual performance bonus based on the Board's evaluation
of the Company's (particularly the Division's) performance and his performance.
Mr. Ettinger was to be granted an option each April 1 during the initial term
to
purchase 250,000 shares of the Common Stock. The first option was granted
effective April 1, 2005 and the second option was granted effective April 1,
2006. On December 18, 2006, FirstFlight gave notice to Mr. Ettinger terminating
without cause (as permitted) effective as of December 28, 2006 the Ettinger
Employment Agreement. Mr. Ettinger was paid severance of $150,000 and received
certain employee benefits of the Company for a period of six months. His
outstanding options were subsequently forfeited and his right to receive an
option effective April 1, 2007 was terminated.
On
March
31, 2005, the Board of Directors authorized execution of the First Amendment
effective April 1, 2005 (the "First Amendment") to the employment agreement
(the
"Ricciardi Employment Agreement') for Ronald J. Ricciardi, FirstFlight's
President and CEO. The First Amendment provided that Mr. Ricciardi's employment
under the Ricciardi Employment Agreement was effective April 1, 2005 and would
continue for three years thereafter subject to automatic one-year renewals.
The
First Amendment increased his base salary to $175,000. Mr. Ricciardi is to
be
granted an option each April 1 during the initial term to purchase 250,000
shares of the Common Stock. The first option was granted effective April 1,
2005, the second option was granted effective April 1, 2006 and the third option
was granted effective April 1, 2007. On December 12, 2006, the Board of
Directors authorized execution of the Second Amendment effective as of that
date
(the “Second Amendment”) reflecting that Mr. Ricciardi was elected as Vice
Chairman of the Board by the Board of Directors and, effective January 1, 2007
Mr. Ricciardi’s base salary was adjusted to $125,000. The initial term was also
extended and will expire March 31, 2009.
On
September 23, 2005, Airborne and FirstFlight entered into an employment
agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 (the "Dow Employment Agreement") with
John Dow. Pursuant to the Dow Employment Agreement, Mr. Dow is employed in
the
office of Chief Executive of Airborne. The term of the agreement is for three
years, which commenced September 23, 2005, and thereafter automatically renews
for additional one-year periods. Mr. Dow's base annual salary is $150,000.
In
addition, he may receive an annual performance bonus based on the Board's
evaluation of Airborne's performance and his performance. Mr. Dow is to be
granted an option each September 23 during the initial term to purchase 250,000
shares of the Common Stock. The first option was granted effective September
23,
2005, the second option was granted effective September 23, 2006 and the third
option was granted effective September 23, 2007. On December 12, 2006, Mr.
Dow
was elected as President of FirstFlight by the Board of Directors and designated
as its Chief Executive Officer.
F-21
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
On
September 1, 2006, FirstFlight entered into an employment agreement effective
as
of September 15, 2006 with Keith P. Bleier (the “Bleier Employment Agreement”).
Mr. Bleier serves FirstFlight as a Senior Vice President and its Chief Financial
Officer. The term of the agreement is for three years, which commenced on
September 15, 2006, and thereafter automatically renews for additional one-year
periods. Mr. Bleier’s base annual salary is $185,000 with annual increases of
5%. In addition, he may receive an annual performance bonus at the discretion
of
the Board of Directors. Mr. Bleier is to be granted an option each September
15
during the initial term to purchase 250,000 shares of the Common Stock,
commencing September 15, 2006. He has received his first option effective
September 15, 2006 and his second option effective September 15,
2007.
The
employment agreements for Messrs. Dow, Ricciardi and Bleier contain severance
provisions. Future commitments under the Company’s employment agreements
aggregate approximately $650,000.
NOTE
19 -
Related
Parties
The
firm
of Wachtel & Masyr, LLP is corporate counsel to the Company. William B.
Wachtel, FirstFlight’s Chairman of the Board, is a managing partner of this
firm. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company was billed for legal
services of $165,156. At December 31, 2007, the Company has recorded in accounts
payable an obligation for legal fees of $374,517 related to these legal services
provided by the firm.
The
charter division of the Company manages several aircraft owned by an entity
in
which Mr. Wachtel along with two other directors of FirstFlight, Thomas Iovino
and Stephen B. Siegel, are members. During the year ended December 31, 2007,
the
Company recorded direct revenue and expenses of $6,809,903 and $5,944,582,
respectively, related to the Company’s management of these aircraft. At December
31, 2007 the Company had recorded in accounts receivable a balance of
approximately $172,621 owed from this entity. During the year ended December
31,
2006, the Company managed one aircraft for Mr. Wachtel and recorded direct
revenue and expenses of $3,070,057 and $2,546,269, respectively, related to
the
management of aircraft.
On
May
24, 2006, Airborne entered into an agreement to lease an aircraft from a
company, of which one of its members is John H. Dow, a director and the current
President and Chief Executive Officer of FirstFlight, and the other member
is an
employee of its charter segment. The terms of the lease provided for the payment
of rent of $17,000 per month and a charge of $600 for each hour of aircraft
use.
The lease agreement further provided that this aircraft would be managed by
the
Company through its charter segment, and through which the Company would retain
90% of the associated charter revenue. The Company made use of this aircraft
for
certain business travel needs and paid these expenses to the lessor. During
the
year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recorded no revenue and expenses
of
$17,000 in connection with the lease of this aircraft. The lease agreement
was
subsequently terminated in February 2007 and was replaced by the lease described
in the following paragraph.
On
April
26, 2007, Airborne entered into an agreement to lease an aircraft from a
company, of which one of its members is John H. Dow, a director and the current
President and Chief Executive Officer of FirstFlight, and the other member
is an
employee of its charter segment. The terms of the lease provide for the payment
of rent of $20,000 per month and a charge of $500 for each hour of aircraft
use.
The lease agreement, which is for a period of one year, further provides that
this aircraft will be managed by the Company through its charter segment, and
through which the Company will retain 90% of the associated charter revenue.
The
Company made use of this aircraft for certain business travel needs and paid
these expenses to the Lessor. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the
Company recorded revenue of $391,976 and expenses of $493,228 in conjunction
with the lease of this aircraft.
NOTE
20 -
Litigation
The
Company is currently engaged in an action in which a plaintiff has made a claim
of approximately $200,000 in connection with disputed charges and expenses
incurred in the operation of an aircraft. The case is being tried in the
Monroe County (Pennsylvania) Courthouse. The Company believes it has a
reasonable position in defense of these claims and intends to vigorously defend
itself in this matter. In the opinion of management, the ultimate
disposition of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s financial position or results of operations. The Company has accounted
for this action in accordance with SFAS 5 (“Accounting for
Contingencies”).
NOTE
21 -
Segment
Data
The
Company is an aviation services company with operations in the aircraft charter
management (“Charter”), fixed base operations (an “FBO”), and aircraft
maintenance (“Maintenance”) segments of the general aviation
industry.
F-22
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
Each
of
the Company’s three segments is operated under the FirstFlight brand name: the
aircraft charter management segment is in the business of providing on-call
passenger air transportation. These charter operations are implemented primarily
through a fleet of managed aircraft - owned by another person or entity for
which the Company provides regulatory and maintenance oversight while offering
charter services. Within the FBO segment, the Company provides ground services
such as the fueling and hangaring of aircraft. Within the maintenance segment,
the Company offers maintenance and repair to aircraft owned or managed by
general aviation aircraft operators.
The
following tables summarize financial information about the Company’s business
segments for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
Year
Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||
Revenue
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Charter
|
$
|
38,231,943
|
$
|
31,243,500
|
|||
FBO
|
5,905,715
|
4,988,553
|
|||||
Maintenance
|
2,970,269
|
2,980,371
|
|||||
Total
revenue
|
$
|
47,107,927
|
$
|
39,212,424
|
Year
Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||
Operating
Results
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Charter
|
$
|
1,561,689
|
$
|
658,798
|
|||
FBO
|
308,845
|
15,668
|
|||||
Maintenance
|
(32,184
|
)
|
(242,358
|
)
|
|||
Division
profit
|
1,838,350
|
432,108
|
|||||
Corporate
expense
|
1,633,897
|
2,805,651
|
|||||
Operating
profit (loss)
|
204,453
|
(2,373,543
|
)
|
||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
(44,690
|
)
|
155,700
|
||||
Interest
income (expense), net
|
24,691
|
(1,118,916
|
)
|
||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
184,454
|
$
|
(3,336,759
|
)
|
|
For
the Year Ended
December
31, 2007
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Charter
|
FBO
|
Maintenance
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
$
|
233,157
|
$
|
143,327
|
$
|
13,681
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
390,165
|
||||||
Interest
Income (Expense)
|
$
|
21,236
|
$
|
(29,183
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
32,638
|
$
|
24,691
|
|||||
Capital
Expenditures
|
$
|
155,836
|
|
$
|
167,825
|
$
|
10,136
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
333,797
|
|
||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
11,281,418
|
$
|
2,215,316
|
$
|
254,527
|
$
|
643,573
|
$
|
14,394,834
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
$
|
3,460,690
|
$
|
479,553
|
$
|
254,527
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,194,770
|
|
For
the Year Ended
December
31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Charter
|
FBO
|
Maintenance
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
$
|
264,470
|
$
|
129,415
|
$
|
11,022
|
$
|
1,564
|
$
|
406,471
|
||||||
Interest
Income (Expense)
|
$
|
1,718
|
$
|
(54,245
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(1,066,389
|
)
|
$
|
(1,118,916
|
)
|
|||
Capital
Expenditures
|
$
|
27,344
|
$
|
248,404
|
$
|
42,701
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
318,449
|
||||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
9,674,653
|
$
|
2,117,991
|
$
|
254,527
|
$
|
1,134,269
|
$
|
13,181,440
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
$
|
3,460,690
|
$
|
479,553
|
$
|
254,527
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,194,770
|
F-23
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
To Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
22 -
Subsequent
Event
On
January 19, 2008, Airborne and FirstFlight entered into an employment agreement
dated as of January 19, 2008 with Stephen Meyer. Under the terms of this
employment agreement, FirstFlight granted Mr. Meyer a stock option to purchase
250,000 shares of the Common Stock at $0.40 per share. The option vests over
one
year and is exercisable until January 18, 2014. This option is valued at $99,970
and is being amortized over the two-year term of the employment
agreement.
F-24
ITEM
9. CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURES
None.
ITEM
9A(T). CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
The
Company evaluated the design and operation of its disclosure controls and
procedures to determine whether they are effective in ensuring that it discloses
the required information in a timely manner and in accordance with the Exchange
Act and the rules and forms of the Commission. Management, including its
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, supervised and
participated in the evaluation. The principal executive officer and principal
financial officer concluded, based on their review, that its disclosure controls
and procedures, as defined by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), are
effective and ensure that (i) it discloses the required information in reports
that it files under the Exchange Act and that the filings are recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
Commission rules and forms and (ii) information required to be disclosed in
reports that it files under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated
to
the Company's management, including its principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, no changes were made to its internal controls
over financial reporting that materially affected or were reasonably likely
to
materially affect these controls subsequent to the date of their
evaluation.
This
Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered
public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Commission that permit
the Company to provide only management’s report in this Report.
Limitations
on the Effectiveness of Controls
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls
over
financial reporting. We believe that a control system, no matter how well
designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives
of
the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute
assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a
company have been detected. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed
to provide a reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of
the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the
framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO) as set forth in Internal Control - Integrated
Framework. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control
—
Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over
financial reporting was effective at the reasonable assurance level as of
December 31, 2007.
ITEM
9B. OTHER
INFORMATION
There
are
no items required to be disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K during the
quarter ended December 31, 2007 that were not so reported.
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Part
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The
following table contains certain information related to the directors and
executive officers of FirstFlight as of March 14, 2008:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
H. Dow
|
|
53
|
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and a director
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald
J. Ricciardi
|
|
46
|
|
Director,
Vice Chairman of the Board
|
|
|
|
|
|
Keith
P. Bleier
|
38
|
|
Senior
VP, Chief Financial and Chief Accounting Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William
B. Wachtel
|
|
53
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
William
R. Colaianni
|
|
61
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
Donald
Hecht
|
|
74
|
|
Director
|
Thomas
Iovino
|
55
|
Director
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey
B. Mendell
|
|
54
|
|
Director
|
Stephen
B. Siegel
|
63
|
Director
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
Alvin
S. Trenk
|
|
78
|
|
Director
|
Each
director of FirstFlight was re-elected at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
held on December 12, 2006 to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders
or until his successor is duly elected and shall have qualified. Each officer
of
FirstFlight is elected by the Board of Directors to serve at the discretion
of
the Board.
Business
History
John
H. Dow - Director, President, Chief Executive Officer
Mr.
Dow
was first elected as a director of FirstFlight effective September 23, 2005.
He
was designated as President of the Charter Division on that date and as
President of the FBO Division on September 25, 2006. He was elected President
of
FirstFlight on December 12, 2006 and designated as the Chief Executive Officer
on the same date.
Mr.
Dow
formed Airborne, Inc. d/b/a FirstFlight Management in 1987, shortly after he
acquired B & F Brake and Wheel Service. In 1989, he expanded Airborne’s
services by adding a charter brokerage division to his management, charter
and
aircraft sales capabilities. In 1992, Airborne successfully developed and
received worldwide Federal Aviation Regulations (“FAR”) Part 135 Certification.
Mr. Dow is a licensed pilot with an Air Transport Type rating in Gulfstream
aircraft. He is a member of the National Business Aviation Association
Operations Committee as well as the National Air Transport Association and
served on the aviation committee for the Elmira/Corning Regional
Airport.
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Ronald
J. Ricciardi - Director, Vice Chairman of the Board
Mr.
Ricciardi had served as the President and a director of the Arizona FBO Air
since its inception and was designated as its Chief Executive Officer on January
2, 2004. He was elected the President and a director of FirstFlight and
designated as its Chief Executive Officer effective with the reverse merger
transaction on August 20, 2004. On December 12, 2006, he was elected as Vice
Chairman of the Board.
Mr.
Ricciardi is a senior executive with extensive general management experience
in
entrepreneurial and large companies. Before joining the Arizona FBO Air, Mr.
Ricciardi was President and CEO of P&A Capital Partners, Inc., an
entertainment finance company established to fund the distribution of
independent films. Mr. Ricciardi was also co-founder, Chairman and CEO of eTurn,
Inc., a high technology service provider, for which he developed a consolidation
strategy, negotiated potential merger/acquisition candidates, prepared private
placement materials and executed numerous private, institutional and venture
capital presentations. After a management career at Pepsi-Cola Company and
the
Perrier Group of America, Mr. Ricciardi was President and CEO of Clearidge,
Inc., a leading regional consumer products company, where he provided strategic
and organizational development, and led a consolidation effort that included
14
transactions, which more than tripled company revenue over four
years.
Keith
P. Bleier - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Chief Accounting
Officer
Mr.
Bleier was elected as Senior Vice President of FirstFlight, and designated
as
its Chief Financial Officer, effective September 15, 2006. Mr. Bleier was
designated as our Chief Accounting Officer on December 12, 2006.
Prior
to
his engagement by FirstFlight and commencing in September 2002, Mr. Bleier,
who
is a certified public accountant, served as a Principal of the Business Advisory
Group of Bonadio & Co. LLP, a certified public accounting firm. While
serving in such capacity, among his duties was as the engagement manager in
that
firm’s representation of Airborne, Inc., which became a subsidiary of
FirstFlight on September 23, 2005. From September 1998 to September 2002, he
served as the principal accounting and financial officer of Montana Mills Bread
Co., Inc., and its subsidiaries, which company’s common stock was listed on the
American Stock Exchange prior to its purchase by Krispy Kreme Donut Corp. and
which was a specialty retail and wholesale bakery manufacturer.
William
B. Wachtel - Director, Chairman of the Board
Mr.
Wachtel was first elected as a director of FirstFlight and its Chairman of
the
Board on March 31, 2005.
Mr.
Wachtel has been a managing partner of Wachtel & Masyr, LLP, or its
predecessor law firm (Gold & Wachtel, LLP), since its founding in August
1984. Such firm serves as corporate counsel to the Company. He is a co-founder
of the Drum Major Institute, an organization carrying forth the legacy of the
late Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
William
R. Colaianni - Director
Mr.
Colaianni was first elected as a director of FirstFlight on September 30,
2004.
Mr.
Colaianni is currently a member of Holding Capital Group LLC, a private
investment banking firm that invests in smaller middle market private companies.
Holding Capital has been in business for over 25 years and has made investments
in over 300 deals. Mr. Colaianni joined the firm in 1983. Structuring and
financing of unique transactions is Holding Capital’s expertise. Mr. Colaianni
also sits on the board of directors for seven privately-held companies and
is
the President of a $35 million veneer and plywood company in
Georgia.
Prior
to
joining Holding Capital, Mr. Colaianni was Chief Operating Officer of Adidas
Sports and Leisure, and was President of Pony Footwear. He was also a Vice
President for Bankers Trust Company, New York, in charge of asset based lending.
Before beginning his professional career, Mr. Colaianni served as a captain
in
the US Army.
Donald
Hecht - Director
Mr.
Hecht
was first elected as a director of FirstFlight effective September 15,
2006.
Mr.
Hecht
has, since 1966, been a managing partner of Hecht and Company, P.C., a certified
public accounting firm. He has served on the board of directors of other public
companies.
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Thomas
Iovino - Director
Mr.
Iovino was first elected as a director of FirstFlight effective September 15,
2006.
Mr.
Iovino has, since 1983, managed his own contracting firm Judlaw Contracting,
Inc., which firm had revenues approximating $257 million in 2007. He serves
on
the Board of Trustees of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received
his
BS and Masters Degrees in Civil Engineering.
Jeffrey
B. Mendell - Director
Mr.
Mendell was first elected as a director of FirstFlight on September 30,
2004.
Mr.
Mendell is, and has been since 1983, the Chairman & CEO of JBM Realty, a
private real estate company headquartered in Greenwich, CT. This company is
active in the development, financing and sale of residential and commercial
properties. His most recent project was the development of Greenwich Shore,
a
luxury rental apartment project overlooking Long Island Sound in Greenwich,
CT.
Earlier
in his career, Mr. Mendell was an executive with Citicorp Real Estate, Inc.
in
New York City and he is a licensed real estate broker in the State of New
York
Stephen
B. Siegel - Director
Mr.
Siegel was first elected as a director of FirstFlight effective September 15,
2006.
He
currently serves as Chairman of Global Brokerage Services of CB Richard Ellis
(“CBRE”), a worldwide premier full service real estate company. He was Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Insignia/ESG, Inc., a premier commercial real
estate company, from 1992 until its merger in July 2003 into CBRE. He serves
on
many charitable boards of trustees, including serving with his wife Wendy as
Co-Chairs of the Council of National Trustees of the National Jewish Medical
and
Research Center.
Alvin
S. Trenk - Director
Mr.
Trenk
was first elected as a director and the Chairman of the Board of FirstFlight
effective with the reverse merger transaction on August 20, 2004. He resigned
as
the Chairman of the Board on March 31, 2005.
Mr.
Trenk
has served as Chairman and CEO of Air Pegasus since 1981 and, from 1997 to
2003,
as Chairman, President and CEO of Sightseeing Tours of America, Inc. and Liberty
Helicopters, Inc., privately held corporations operating public use heliports
in
New York and providing helicopter air tours and charter and air services. Mr.
Trenk has also been Chairman and CEO of TechTron, Inc. since 1980. TechTron
is a
privately owned holding company with investment emphasis on emerging global
market opportunities. From 1976 to 1980, Mr. Trenk was Vice Chairman of Kenton
Corporation, a diversified publicly-traded corporation, where he also served
as
President and CEO of Charles Town Turf Club, owner and operator of thoroughbred
race tracks in West Virginia, and Chairman and CEO of International Health
Company, which owned and operated a national chain of artificial kidney
centers.
Family
Relationships
There
are
no family relationships among the directors and the executive officers of
FirstFlight. Jeffrey M. Trenk, until October 31, 2006, the Executive Vice
President for Business Development and a director since March 31, 2005, is
the
son of Alvin S. Trenk, another director of FirstFlight since August 20,
2004.
Other
Directorships
Stephen
P. Siegel is a trustee of Liberty Property Trust, a real estate investment
trust
traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
No
other
director of FirstFlight serves as a director of a company with a class of
securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act or any company
registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of
1940.
A-21
Code
of Ethics
On
May
19, 2006, the Board of Directors of FirstFlight adopted a Code of Ethics for
application to the Company. FirstFlight will provide to any person, without
charge, upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics upon written or oral request
to Ronald J. Ricciardi, Vice Chairman of the Board, FirstFlight, Inc., 101
Hangar Road, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Avoca, PA 18641,
or
telephone number: (570) 457-3400.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
There
are
three committees of the Board of Directors: the Audit Committee comprised of
William R. Colaianni, Chairman, Donald Hecht and Thomas Iovino; the Compensation
Committee comprised of Jeffrey B. Mendell, Chairman, Stephen B. Siegel and
Alvin
S. Trenk, and the Nominating Committee comprised of Stephen B. Siegel, Chairman,
Thomas Iovino and Jeffrey B. Mendell.
Compliance
with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Based
solely on a review of Forms 3 and 4 and amendments thereto furnished to
FirstFlight during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and Forms 5 and
amendments thereto furnished to FirstFlight with respect to the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007, each director and executive officer timely reported
all
of his transactions during that most recent fiscal year as required by Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act except that, due to a delay in finalizing stock option
agreements after Compensation Committee grants, William B. Wachtel, a director
(also Chairman of the Board) and a 10% stockholder, did not report an option
grant to non-employee directors on December 1, 2007 until later in that month
on
a Form 4 and each of the other such directors (Messrs. Colaianni, Hecht, Iovino,
Siegel and Trenk) timely reported his option grant in a Form 5. In addition,
because of the same delay, the executive officers (Messrs. Dow and Bleier)
each
timely reported an option grant to him in September 2007 on Form 5. FirstFlight
and counsel have instituted actions intended to facilitate timely filings on
Form 4 in the future, rather than waiting for the Form 5.
Corporate
Governance
There
have been no changes to the procedures by which security holders of FirstFlight
may recommend nominees to its Board of Directors since the Board set forth
such
policy in its proxy statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on
December 12, 2006.
FirstFlight’s
Board of Directors has determined that each of William R. Colaianni and Donald
Hecht qualifies as an audit committee financial expert on its Audit Committee
and each is independent using the definition of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
(“Nasdaq”).
A-22
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION
OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The
following table sets forth the annual and long-term compensation for services
in
all capacities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. The following table
sets forth the annual compensation paid by the Company for services performed
on
the Company's behalf for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
with
respect to any person who served as Chief Executive Officer of FirstFlight
during fiscal 2007 and the two other most highly compensated executive officers
serving at December 31, 2007 whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 in
fiscal 2007. The three persons named in the table are the only persons who
served as executive officers of FirstFlight in fiscal 2007.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)(1)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)(2)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)(3)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||
John
H. Dow, President and
Chief
Executive Officer (4)
|
2007
2006
|
150,000
150,000
|
100,000
100,000
|
99,900
99,600
|
12,000
12,000
|
361,900
361,600
|
|||||||||||||
Ronald
J. Ricciardi, Vice
Chairman
of the Board (4)
|
2007
2006
|
125,000
175,000
|
—
—
|
97,400
124,400
|
12,000
12,000
|
234,400
311,400
|
|||||||||||||
Keith
P. Bleier, Senior VP,
CFO
and CAO
|
2007
2006
|
(5)
|
188,100
49,850
|
—
—
|
82,500
87,000
|
21,031
—
|
291,631
136,850
|
1.
|
Mr.
Dow receives a base salary of $150,000 and a guaranteed bonus of
$100,000;
Mr. Ricciardi received base salaries of $125,000 and $175,000 in
2007 and
2006, respectively; Mr. Bleier receives a base salary of $185,000
with
annual increases of 5% effective September 1st
of
each year.
|
|
|
2.
|
Mr.
Dow received an option to purchase 250,000 shares on September 23,
2007
and 2006. Each set of options were vested immediately and are exercisable
for five years from the date of grant. The 2007 and 2006 options
were
priced at $0.40 per share, the closing sales price of the common
stock on
September 22, 2007 and 2006. Mr. Ricciardi received an option to
purchase
250,000 shares on April 1, 2007 and 2006. Each set of options were
vested
immediately and are exercisable for five years from the date of grant.
The
2007 option was priced at $0.39 per share and the 2006 option was
priced
at $0.50 per share, the closing sales price of the common stock on
March
31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Mr. Bleier received an option to
purchase
250,000 shares effective September 1, 2007 and 2006. Each set of
options
vest over one year and are exercisable for five years from the date
of
vesting. The 2007 option was priced at $0.33 per share, the closing
sales
price of the common stock on August 31, 2007. The 2006 option was
priced
at $0.60 per share, a negotiated price. All options were valued using
the
Black-Scholes model.
|
|
|
3.
|
Mr.
Dow receives the use of an automobile and related expenses paid by
the
Company; Mr. Ricciardi receives an auto allowance of $1,000 per month
and
Mr. Bleier receives an auto allowance of $700 per month. In 2007,
Mr.
Bleier received reimbursement for certain expenses associated with
his
relocation.
|
4.
|
Mr.
Dow was first designated as the Chief Executive Officer of FirstFlight
on
December 12, 2006; prior thereto, Mr. Ricciardi served as the Chief
Executive Officer of FirstFlight.
|
5.
|
Mr.
Bleier’s employment agreement became effective on September 1,
2006.
|
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END
OPTION
AWARDS
|
||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
(#)(1)
|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
(1)
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|||||||||||
John
H. Dow
|
250,000
250,000
|
0.40
0.40
|
09/22/2011
09/22/2012
|
|||||||||||||
Ronald
J. Ricciardi
|
250,000
250,000
250,000
|
1.60
0.50
0.39
|
03/31/2010
03/31/2011
03/31/2012
|
|||||||||||||
Keith
P. Bleier
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000
|
250,000
|
0.60
0.36
|
09/01/2012
09/01/2013
|
1.
|
As
part of his employment agreement, Mr. Dow (a) received on September
23,
2005 an option for 250,000 shares at $0.33 per share, upon which
he made a
cashless exercise on January 11, 2006 and for which he received 85,000
shares; (b) received on September 23, 2006 an option for 250,000
shares at
$0.40 per share, the closing sales price of the common stock on September
22, 2006, which is currently exercisable; and (c) received on September
23, 2007 an option for 250,000 shares at $0.40 per share, the closing
sales price of the common stock on September 22, 2007, which is currently
exercisable.
|
A-23
As
part
of his employment agreement, Mr. Ricciardi (a) received on April 1, 2005
an
option for 250,000 shares at $1.60 per share, the closing sales price of
the
common stock on March 31, 2005, which is currently exercisable; (b) received
on
April 1, 2006 an option for 250,000 shares at $0.50 per share, the closing
sales
price on March 31, 2006, which is currently exercisable; and (c) received
as of
April 1, 2007 an option for 250,000 shares at $0.39 per share, the closing
sales
price on March 31, 2007, which is currently exercisable.
As
part
of his employment agreement, Mr. Bleier (a) received on September 1, 2006
an
option for 250,000 shares at $0.60 per share, a negotiated price, which became
exercisable on September 1, 2007; (b) received on September 1, 2007 an option
for 250,000 shares priced at $0.36 per share, the closing sales price of
the
common stock on August 31, 2007, which shall become exercisable on September
1,
2008; and (c) will receive on September 1, 2008 an option for 250,000 shares
priced at the closing sales price as of August 31, 2008, which shall become
exercisable on September 1, 2009.
Each
set
of options expires five years from its respective date of vesting. FirstFlight
has never re-priced any option (including those in the table) or otherwise
modified any such option (such as by extension of exercise periods, the change
of vesting or forfeiture conditions or the change or elimination of applicable
performance criteria).
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION TABLE
Name
|
Fees
Earned
in
Cash
($)(1)
|
Option
Awards
($)(2)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||
William
B. Wachtel
|
3,000
|
18,000
|
21,000
|
|||||||
William
R. Colaianni
|
3,000
|
18,000
|
21,000
|
|||||||
Donald
Hecht
|
3,000
|
18,000
|
21,000
|
|||||||
Thomas
Iovino
|
3,000
|
18,000
|
21,000
|
|||||||
Jeffrey
B. Mendell
|
3,000
|
18,000
|
21,000
|
|||||||
Stephen
B. Siegel
|
—
|
18,000
|
18,000
|
|||||||
Alvin
S. Trenk
|
3,000
|
18,000
|
21,000
|
1.
|
Directors
who are not employees of the Company are entitled to a fee of $1,000
per
board meeting and $750 and $500 per committee meeting for committee
chairman and committee member, respectively. Each director is also
reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with attendance at
meetings
of the Board of Directors.
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2.
|
Each
non-employee director is eligible to be granted an annual option
to
purchase shares of the common stock. On April 19, 2007, the Compensation
Committee granted each non-employee director an option for their
service
in 2006. On December 1, 2007 the Compensation Committee granted each
non-employee director an option for their service in 2007. Each set
of
options was for 25,000 shares and are priced at $0.36 per share,
which was
the closing sales price of the common stock on April 18, 2007 and
November
30, 2007, the day prior to the grant date. The options may be exercised
until April 18, 2012 for the options issued on April 19, 2007 and
November
30, 2012 for the options issued on December 1, 2007.
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Employment
Agreements
On
September 1, 2006, FirstFlight entered into an employment agreement effective
as
of September 15, 2006 with Keith P. Bleier (the “Bleier Employment Agreement”).
A copy of the Bleier Employment Agreement is filed (by incorporation by
reference) as Exhibit 10.10 to this Report and is incorporated herein by this
reference. Mr. Bleier serves FirstFlight as a Senior Vice President and its
Chief Financial Officer. The term of the Bleier Employment Agreement is for
three years, which commenced on September 15, 2006, and thereafter automatically
renews for additional one-year periods, unless terminated by either party upon
90 days’ notice prior to the start of any renewal period. Mr. Bleier’s base
annual salary is $185,000 with annual increases of 5%. In addition, he may
receive an annual performance bonus at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Bleier is to be granted an option each September 1 during the initial term
to purchase 250,000 shares of the Common Stock, commencing September 15, 2006.
The first option was granted effective September 1, 2006 and the second option
was granted effective September 15, 2007.
On
September 23, 2005, Airborne and FirstFlight entered into an employment
agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 (the "Dow Employment Agreement") with
John H. Dow. A copy of the Dow Employment Agreement is filed (by incorporation
by reference) as Exhibit 10.9 to this Report and is incorporated herein by
this
reference. Pursuant to the Dow Employment Agreement, Mr. Dow is employed in
the
office of Chief Executive of Airborne. The term of the agreement is for three
years, which commenced September 23, 2005, and thereafter automatically renews
for additional one-year periods, unless terminated by either party upon 90
days’
notice prior to the start of any renewal period. Mr. Dow receives an annual
base
salary of $150,000 and is guaranteed annually a bonus of $100,000 with the
salary and bonus to be paid on a bi-weekly basis. In addition, he may receive
an
annual performance bonus based on the Board's evaluation of Airborne's
performance and his performance. Mr. Dow is to be granted an option each
September 23 during the initial term to purchase 250,000 shares of the common
stock. The first option was granted effective September 23, 2005, the second
option was granted effective September 23, 2006 and the third option was granted
effective September 23, 2007. On December 12, 2006, Mr. Dow was elected as
President of FirstFlight by the Board of Directors and designated as its Chief
Executive Officer.
On
March
31, 2005, the Board of Directors authorized execution of the First Amendment
effective April 1, 2005 (the "First Amendment") to the employment agreement
dated January 2, 2004 (the "Ricciardi Employment Agreement') for Ronald J.
Ricciardi, then FirstFlight's President and Chief Executive Officer. The First
Amendment provided that Mr. Ricciardi's employment under the Ricciardi
Employment Agreement was effective April 1, 2005 and would continue for three
years thereafter subject to automatic one-year renewals, unless terminated
by
either party upon 90 days’ notice prior to the start of any renewal period. The
First Amendment increased his base salary to $175,000. Mr. Ricciardi is to
be
granted an option each April 1 during the initial term to purchase 250,000
shares of the common stock. The first option was granted effective April 1,
2005, the second option was granted effective April 1, 2006 and the third option
was granted effective April 1, 2007. On December 12, 2006, the Board of
Directors authorized execution of the Second Amendment effective as of that
date
(the “Second Amendment”) reflecting that Mr. Ricciardi was elected as Vice
Chairman of the Board by the Board of Directors and, effective January 1, 2007,
Mr. Ricciardi’s base salary was adjusted to $125,000 and the initial term was
extended to March 31, 2009. A copy of the Ricciardi Employment Agreement is
filed (by incorporation by reference) as Exhibit 10.5 to this Report; a copy
of
the First Amendment is filed (by incorporation by reference, as Exhibit 10.6
to
this Report; a copy of the Second Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to this
Report; and all are incorporated herein by this reference.
In
all
the above-cited employment agreements (other than the agreements with Messrs.
Dow and Bleier during the initial term), FirstFlight or, in the case of Mr.
Dow,
Airborne, may terminate such agreement, upon ten days’ prior written notice,
without cause. In such event, each officer is entitled to one-year’s base salary
as severance, in addition to his incentive bonus on a pro rata basis and to
participate in non-cash employee benefit plans for a period of six months.
All
agreements have change of control provisions which involve the occurrence of
one
of these events: the sale of all of substantially all of the employer’s assets,
a merger or consolidation of FirstFlight in which the then stockholders of
FirstFlight own less than 50% of the shares of stock of the surviving
corporation, or the sale of two-thirds or more of the outstanding shares of
FirstFlight in one transaction. If the employee leaves within one year of the
occurrence of the change of control event, then each employee has his unvested
stock options vest and he is covered for six months under the employer’s
non-cash employee benefit plans. In addition, each of Messrs. Dow and Bleier
is
entitled to one year’s base salary and his prior year incentive bonus as
severance pay.
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Additional
Narrative Disclosure
FirstFlight
does not offer a defined retirement or pension plan. Tech and Airborne both
maintained 401k plans prior to their acquisition by FirstFlight. Those plans
have been merged into the FirstFlight 401k Plan, which covers all employees
of
the Company. The newly merged Plan contains an option for the Company to match
each participant's contribution. Any Company contribution vests over a five-year
period on a 20% per year basis. During 2007 and 2006, the Company matched
participant contributions at a rate of 50% of the first 6% of participant
deferrals. Company contributions to the plan totaled approximately $103,000
and
$61,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
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ITEM
12. SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Beneficial
Owners
The
following table presents certain information as of March 14, 2008 regarding
the
beneficial ownership of our Common Stock by:
·
|
each
of our current executive officers and directors; and
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
all
of our directors and current executive officers as a group;
and
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
each
other person or entity known by us to own beneficially 5% or more
of our
issued and outstanding common
stock.
|
Name
and Address of
Beneficial Owner |
Number
of Shares
of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
|
Percentage
of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned (1)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
John
H. Dow (2)
|
4,518,534
|
(3)
|
12.0
|
%
|
|||
c/o
FirstFlight, Inc.
|
|||||||
236
Sing Sing Road
|
|||||||
Horseheads,
NY 14845
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
Ronald
J. Ricciardi (4)
|
1,893,575
|
(5)
|
5.1
|
%
|
|||
c/o
FirstFlight, Inc.
|
|||||||
236
Sing Sing Road
|
|||||||
Horseheads,
NY 14845
|
|||||||
Keith
P. Bleier
|
250,000
|
(6)
|
less
than 1
|
%
|
|||
c/o
FirstFlight, Inc.
|
|||||||
236
Sing Sing Road
|
|||||||
Horseheads,
NY 14845
|
|||||||
William
B. Wachtel (7)
|
6,980,243
|
(8)
|
18.2
|
%
|
|||
c/o
Wachtel & Masyr, LLP
|
|||||||
110
East 59th
Street
|
|||||||
New
York, NY 10022
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
William
R. Colaianni (9)
|
74,375
|
(10)
|
less
than 1
|
%
|
|||
c/o
Holding Capital Group LLC
|
|||||||
630
Third Avenue
|
|||||||
New
York, NY 10017
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
Donald
Hecht (9)
|
291,700
|
(11)
|
less
than 1
|
%
|
|||
c/o
Hecht and Company, P.C.
|
|||||||
111
West 40th
Street
|
|||||||
20th
Floor
|
|||||||
New
York, NY 10018
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
Thomas
Iovino (9)
|
2,025,250
|
(12)
|
5.4
|
%
|
|||
c/o
Judlaw Contracting, Inc.
|
|||||||
26-15
Ulmer Street
|
|||||||
College
Point, NY 11354
|
|||||||
Jeffrey
B. Mendell (9)
|
310,293
|
(13)
|
less
than 1
|
%
|
|||
c/o
JBM Realty Capital Corp.
|
|||||||
100
Putnam Green
|
|||||||
Greenwich,
CT 06830
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
Stephen
B. Siegel (9)
|
558,400
|
(14)
|
1.5
|
%
|
|||
c/o
CB Richard Ellis
|
|||||||
200
Park Avenue
|
|||||||
New
York, NY 10165
|
|||||||
Alvin
S. Trenk (9)
|
1,822,944
|
(15)
|
4.9
|
%
|
|||
350
East 79th
Street
|
|||||||
Apartment
38C
|
|||||||
New
York, NY 10021
|
|||||||
All
directors and officers
|
18,725,314
|
43.7
|
%
|
||||
As
a group (10 in number)
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
Martin
Sands and Steven Sands
|
3,578,029
|
(16)
|
9.7
|
%
|
|||
c/o
Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd.
|
|||||||
90
Park Avenue
|
|||||||
New
York, NY 10016
|
(1)
|
The
percentages computed in the table are based upon 36,582,987 shares
of our
common stock which were outstanding on March 14 2008. Effect is given,
pursuant to Rule 13-d(1)(i) under the Exchange Act, to shares of
our
common stock issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March 14,
2008.
|
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(2)
|
John
H. Dow was the President of the FirstFlight Operating Divisions prior
to
December 12, 2006 and is a director of FirstFlight. On December 12,
2006,
he became the President and Chief Executive Officer of
FirstFlight.
|
(3)
|
Of
the shares of our common stock reported in the table as being beneficially
owned by Mr. Dow, (a) 1,166,667 shares are owned by his wife Daphne
Dow;
(b) they share beneficial ownership of (i) 1,000,200 shares and (ii)
a
warrant expiring August 31, 2011 to purchase 600,000 shares which
is
currently exercisable; (c) 250,000 shares are issuable upon the exercise
of an option expiring September 22, 2011 which is currently exercisable;
and (d) 250,000 shares are issuable upon the exercise by him of an
option
expiring September 22, 2012, which is currently exercisable.
|
(4)
|
Ronald
J. Ricciardi was the President and the Chief Executive Officer of
FirstFlight prior to December 12, 2006 and is a director of FirstFlight.
On December 12, 2006, he was elected Vice Chairman of the
Board.
|
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(5)
|
The
shares of the Common Stock reported in the table include (a) 250,000
shares issuable upon the exercise of an option expiring March 31,
2010;
(b) 250,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of an option expiring
March
31, 2011; (c) 250,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of an option
expiring March 31, 2012; and (d) 100,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise
of a warrant expiring August 31, 2011. Each of the three options
and the
warrant is currently exercisable.
|
(6)
|
The
shares of the Common Stock reported in the table reflect 250,000
shares
issuable upon the exercise of an option expiring on August 31, 2012
which
is currently exercisable.
|
(7)
|
William
B. Wachtel is the Chairman of the Board and a director of
FirstFlight.
|
(8)
|
The
shares of the Common Stock reported in the table include (a) 208,336
shares issuable upon the exercise of a warrant expiring March 31,
2010,
which is currently exercisable; (b) 800,000 of the 1,200,000 shares
subject to a warrant expiring September 22, 2010, which is currently
exercisable; (c) 750,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of a warrant
expiring August 31, 2011, which is currently exercisable; (d) 25,000
shares issuable upon the exercise of an option expiring December
12, 2010,
which is currently exercisable; and (e) 25,000 shares issuable upon
the
exercise of an option expiring April 18, 2012, which is exercisable
on
April 19, 2008. The shares of the Common Stock reported in the table
do
not reflect (x) 333,400 shares of the Common Stock and (y) 200,000
shares
issuable upon the exercise of a warrant expiring August 31, 2011
(which is
currently exercisable) acquired by Wachtel & Masyr, LLP, our corporate
counsel, in the private placement which we closed on September 1,
2006.
Mr. Wachtel is a managing partner of such firm, but does not have
sole
dispositive or voting power with respect to his firm’s
securities.
|
(9)
|
The
reporting person is a director of
FirstFlight.
|
(10)
|
The
shares of the Common Stock reported in the table include (a) 25,000
shares
issuable upon the exercise of an option expiring December 12, 2010
which
is currently exercisable; and (b) 25,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise
of an option expiring April 18, 2012, which is exercisable on April
19,
2008.
|
(11)
|
The
shares of the Common Stock reported in the table include (a) 100,000
shares issuable upon the exercise of a warrant expiring August 31,
2011
which is currently exercisable; and (b) 25,000 shares issuable upon
the
exercise of an option expiring April 18, 2012, which is exercisable
on
April 19, 2008.
|
(12)
|
The
shares of the Common Stock reported in the table include (a) 750,000
shares issuable upon the exercise of a warrant expiring August 31,
2011
which is currently exercisable; and (b) 25,000 shares issuable upon
the
exercise of an option expiring April 18, 2012, which is exercisable
on
April 19, 2008.
|
(13)
|
The
shares of the Common Stock reported in the table include (a) 50,000
shares
issuable upon the exercise of an investor warrant expiring March
31, 2010
which is currently exercisable; (b) 25,000 shares issuable upon the
exercise of an option expiring December 12, 2010 which is currently
exercisable; and (c) 25,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of
an option
expiring April 18, 2012, which is exercisable on April 19,
2008.
|
(14)
|
The
shares of the Common Stock reported in the table include (a) 200,000
shares issuable upon the exercise of a warrant expiring August 31,
2011
which is currently exercisable; and (b) 25,000 shares issuable upon
the
exercise of an option expiring April 18, 2012, which is exercisable
on
April 19, 2008.
|
(15)
|
The
shares of the Common Stock reported in the table include (a) 400,000
shares of the 1,200,000 shares subject to a warrant expiring September
22,
2010, which is currently exercisable; (b) 25,000 shares issuable
upon the
exercise of an option expiring September 29, 2009, which is currently
exercisable; (c) 500,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of a warrant
expiring August 31, 2011, which is currently exercisable; and (d)
25,000
shares issuable upon the exercise of an option expiring April 18,
2012,
which is exercisable on April 19,
2008.
|
(16)
|
Each
of Martin Sands and Steven Sands has dispositive power and voting
power
with respect to the shares of the Common Stock (including the shares
issuable upon the exercise of warrants) owned by Sands Brothers Venture
Capital LLC and three other Sands Brothers funds. No one of these
funds
individually owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Common
Stock as of March 14, 2008. As a result of the Sands possessing such
dispositive and voting powers each may be deemed the beneficial owner
with
respect to the shares of the Common Stock held by each of these
stockholders. However, each disclaims beneficial ownership of these
shares.
|
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See
the
table “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans” in
Item 5 to this Report.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
The
firm
of Wachtel & Masyr, LLP is corporate counsel to the Company. William B.
Wachtel, FirstFlight’s Chairman of the Board, is a managing partner of this
firm. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company was billed for legal
services of $165,156. At December 31, 2007, the Company has recorded in accounts
payable an obligation for legal fees of $374,517 related to these legal
services.
The
charter division of the Company manages several aircraft owned by an entity
in
which Mr. Wachtel along with two other directors of FirstFlight, Thomas Iovino
and Stephen B. Siegel, are members. During the year ended December 31, 2007,
the
Company recorded direct revenue and expenses of $6,809,903 and $5,944,582,
respectively, related to the Company’s management of these aircraft. At December
31, 2007 the Company had recorded in accounts receivable a balance of
approximately $172,621 owed from this entity.
On
April
26, 2007, Airborne entered into an agreement to lease an aircraft from a
company, of which one of its members is John H. Dow, a director and the current
President and Chief Executive Officer of FirstFlight, and the other member
is an
employee of its charter segment. The terms of the lease provide for the payment
of rent of $20,000 per month and a charge of $500 for each hour of aircraft
use.
The lease agreement, which is for a period of one year, further provides that
this aircraft will be managed by the Company through its charter segment, and
through which the Company will retain 90% of the associated charter revenue.
The
Company made use of this aircraft for certain business travel needs and paid
these expenses to the lessor. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the
Company recorded revenue of $391,976 and expenses of $493,228 in conjunction
with the lease of this aircraft. This agreement replaced a prior arrangement
which was terminated in February 2007.
Director
Independence
FirstFlight’s
Board of Directors uses the definition of Nasdaq in determining whether a
director is independent. Under such definition, each of William R. Colaianni,
Donald Hecht, Thomas Iovino, Jeffrey B. Mendell and Stephen B. Siegel qualifies
as independent. Accordingly, all members of the Audit Committee and all members
of the Nominating Committee qualify as independent. Of the three members of
the
Compensation Committee, only Alvin S. Trenk would not qualify as independent
because he is the father of a former director and executive officer who resigned
on October 31, 2006.
In
making
its determination as to the independence of the five directors listed above,
the
Board did not consider any transactions, relationships or arrangements of such
directors with the Company because there were none other then compensation
arrangements for service applicable to them generally.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Audit
Fees. The
aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Marcum &
Kliegman LLP were $165,334 and $186,000 for the audits of the Company’s
annual financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006, respectively, and the reviews of the financial statements included in
the
Company’s Forms 10-QSB for those fiscal years.
Audit-Related
Fees.
The
aggregate fees billed for professional services categorized as Audit-Related
Fees rendered were $0 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006.
Tax
Fees.
For the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the principal accountant billed $0
and
$25,000, respectively, for tax compliance.
All
Other Fees.
Other
than the services described above, the aggregate fees billed for services
rendered by the principal accountant were $0 for the fiscal years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006.
Audit
Committee Policies and Procedures.
The
Audit Committee must pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit
services (including the fees and terms thereof) to be performed for the Company
by its independent registered public accountants, subject to the de minimus
exceptions for non-audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the
Exchange Act , which should be nonetheless be approved by the Audit Committee
prior to the completion of the audit. Each year the independent registered
public accountants’s retention to audit our financial statements, including the
associated fee, is approved by the Audit Committee before the filing of the
previous year’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. At the beginning of the fiscal year,
the Audit Committee will evaluate other known potential engagements of the
independent registered public accountants, including the scope of work proposed
to be performed and the proposed fees, and approve or reject each service,
taking into account whether the services are permissible under applicable law
and the possible impact of each non-audit service on the independent registered
public accountant’s independence from management. At each such subsequent
meeting, the registered public accountants and management may present subsequent
services for approval. Typically, these would be services such as due diligence
for an acquisition, that would not have been known at the beginning of the
year.
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Since
September 24, 2004 when the Board of Directors of FirstFlight initially
authorized the engagement of Marcum & Kliegman, pursuant to the Commission
rules stating that an auditor is not independent of an audit client if the
services it provides to the client are not appropriately approved, each new
engagement of Marcum & Kliegman LLP, has been approved in advance by the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and none of those engagements made
use of the de minimus exception to the pre-approval contained in Section
10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act.
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Part
VI
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL REPORTING SCHEDULES
(a)
|
Financial
Statements
|
See
the
list in Item 8 to this Report
(b)
|
Financial
Statement Schedules
|
None
(c)
|
Exhibits
|
Exhibit
No.
|
|
Description
of Exhibit
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated as of July 26, 2004 by and between FirstFlight
(then
named Shadows Bend Development, Inc.) and FBO Air, Inc, an Arizona
corporation (without schedules). (1)
|
3(i)
|
|
Articles
of Incorporation of FirstFlight filed on June 2, 1998
(2)
|
|
|
|
3
(i)(1)
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (Exhibit 3(i) filed on
October
15, 1999. (2)
|
|
|
|
3
(i)(2)
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (Exhibit 3(i) filed on
June 2,
2000. (2)
|
|
|
|
3
(i)(3)
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment to FirstFlight’s Articles of Incorporation (Exhibit 3(j)
filed on July 30, 2004. (1)
|
|
|
|
3
(i) (4)
|
|
Certificate
of Designations. (3)
|
3
(i) (5)
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (Exhibit 3(i)) filed on
December
13, 2006.(4)
|
3
(i) (6)
|
|
Restated
Articles of Incorporation.(4)
|
3
(ii)
|
|
Bylaws
of FirstFlight previously in effect (2)
|
|
|
|
3(ii)
(1)
|
|
Bylaws
of FirstFlight as currently in effect. (14)
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
Common
Stock Certificate. (14)
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
Form
of 10% Senior Secured Promissory Note due March 31, 2008 or April
8, 2008.
(5)
|
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
Copy
of General Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2005.
(5)
|
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
Form
of Warrant expiring March 31, April 8 or April 15, 2010.
(5)
|
|
|
|
4.5
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement (without schedule or exhibit). (5)
|
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
Form
of Co-Investor Registration Rights Agreement (without schedule or
exhibit). (5)
|
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4.7
|
|
Copy
of Warrant expiring September 22, 2010. (6)
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4.8
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Form
of Subscription Agreement (including registration rights commitment).
(12)
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4.9
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Form
of Letter Agreement dated May 24, 2005 by and between FirstFlight
and
Laidlaw & Company, Ltd (5)
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4.10
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Copy
of Warrant expiring August 31, 2011. (16)
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10.1
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Copy
of Employment Agreement dated as of April 1, 2005 by and between
Robert J.
Ettinger and FirstFlight. (5)
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10.2
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Copy
of Business Development Agreement dated as of January 2, 2004 by
and
between Jeffrey M. Trenk and FBO Air (as the successor by merger
to FBO
Air, Inc., an Arizona corporation). (8)
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10.3
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Copy
of Employment Agreement dated as of April 1, 2005 between Jeffrey
M. Trenk
and FirstFlight. (5)
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10.4
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Copy
of First Amendment dated as of October 31, 2006 by and between Jeffrey
M.
Trenk and FirstFlight.(7)
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10.5
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Copy
of Employment Agreement dated as of January 2, 2004 by and between
Ronald
J. Ricciardi and FirstFlight (as the successor by merger to FBO Air,
Inc., an Arizona corporation). (8)
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10.6
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Copy
of First Amendment effective April 1, 2005 to the Ricciardi Employment
Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.5.
(5)
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10.7
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Copy
of Second Amendment to the Ricciardi Employment Agreement, a copy
of which
is filed as Exhibit 10.(14)
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10.8
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Copy
of Asset Purchase Agreement dated March 31, 2005 among FBO Air Garden
City, Inc. and John A. Crotts. (5)
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10.9
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Copy
of Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 31, 2005 between Tech Aviation
Source, Ronald D. Ertley, Frank E. Paczewski, and FBO Air Wilkes-Barre,
Inc. (5)
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10.10
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Copy
of Stock Purchase Agreement Dated as of September 22, 2005 by and
among
Airborne, Inc., John H. Dow, Daphne Dow and FirstFlight (without
a
schedule or exhibit). (9)
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10.11
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Copy
of Employment Agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 among John
Dow,
Airborne, Inc. and FirstFlight. (9)
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10.12
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Copy
of Lease dated as of September 23, 2005 between John H. Dow and Daphne
Dow, as the Landlord, and Airborne, Inc., as the Tenant.
(9)
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10.13
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Copy
of Term Loan Agreement dated as of September 23, 2005 by and among
FirstFlight, Airborne, Inc., and Airport Capital, LLC.
(9)
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10.14
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Copy
of the FirstFlight, Inc. Stock Option Plan of 2005 dated as of December
13, 2005 (13)
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10.15
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Copy
of Employment Agreement dated as of September 1, 2006 between FirstFlight
and Keith P. Bleier.(10)
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A-33
14
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Code
of Ethics.(11)
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21
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Subsidiaries
(15)
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31.1
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Officer's
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act. (15)
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31.2
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Officer's
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act. (15)
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32.1
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Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (15)
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32.2
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Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (15)
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Footnotes:
(1)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on
August 27, 2004.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight’s Registration Statement Form SB-2,
File No. 333-56046.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the
year ended December 31, 2004.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
December 18, 2006
(5)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on
April 6, 2005.
(6)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed
on
November 3, 2005.
(7)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 6, 2006.
(8)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on
October 5, 2004.
(9)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on
September 28, 2005.
(10)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
September 21, 2006.
(11)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 24, 2006.
(12)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
File No. 333-138994.
(13)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
(14)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
(15)
Filed herewith.
(16)
Incorporated by reference to FirstFlight’s Current Report on Form 8K filed on
September 8, 2006.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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FirstFlight,
Inc.
(Registrant)
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Date: March
28, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Ronald J. Ricciardi
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Ronald
J. Ricciardi,
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Vice
Chairman of the Board
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SIGNATURE
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/
John H. Dow
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Principal
Executive Officer, Director
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March
28, 2008
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John
H. Dow
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/s/
Keith P. Bleier
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Principal
Financial and Accounting
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March
28, 2008
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Keith
P. Bleier
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Officer
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/s/
William B. Wachtel
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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William
B. Wachtel
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/s/
William R. Colaianni
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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William
R. Colaianni
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/s/
Donald Hecht
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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Donald
Hecht
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/s/
Thomas Iovino
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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Thomas
Iovino
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/s/
Jeffrey B. Mendell
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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Jeffrey
B. Mendell
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/s/
Ronald J. Ricciardi
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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Ronald
J. Ricciardi
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/s/
Stephen B. Siegel
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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Stephen
B. Siegel
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/s/
Alvin S. Trenk
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Director
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March
28, 2008
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Alvin
S. Trenk
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A-35
FirstFlight,
Inc. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2007
Exhibits
Filed with the Annual Report
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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Description
of Exhibit
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21
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Subsidiaries
|
E-2
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||
31.1
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Officer's
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act.
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E-3
|
||
31.2
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Officer's
Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act.
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E-4
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||
32.1
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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E-5
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||
32.2
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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E-6
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A-36