Saker Aviation Services, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
The
Quarterly Period Ended March
31, 2008
OR
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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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
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14845
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(607)
739-7148
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
Report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days.
Yes x
No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and
“smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2
of
the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
Reporting Company x
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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).
Yes o
No x
As
of May
9, 2008, the registrant had 36,582,987 shares of its Common Stock, $0.001 par
value, issued and outstanding.
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Form
10-Q
March
31, 2008
Index
Page
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM
1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Balance
Sheets as of March 31, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007
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1
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Statements
of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
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2
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Statements
of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
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3
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Notes
to Financial Statements (unaudited)
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4
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
10
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ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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15
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ITEM
4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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15
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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16
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ITME
1A. RISK FACTORS
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16
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ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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16
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ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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16
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ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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16
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ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION
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16
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
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17
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SIGNATURES
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18
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ii
Part
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1 – Financial Statements
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
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December 31, 2007
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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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1,616,838
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$
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2,400,152
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Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $34,000 and
$26,721,
respectively
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6,855,883
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5,226,006
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|||||
Inventories
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447,625
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324,314
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|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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579,445
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472,750
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Total
current assets
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9,499,791
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8,423,222
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT,
net
of accumulated depreciation of $394,768 and $361,577, respectively |
1,125,548
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1,169,316
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OTHER
ASSETS
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|||||||
Deposits
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36,900
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36,800
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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 accumulated amortization of $542,609 and
$489,274, respectively
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97,391
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150,726
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|||||
Goodwill
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4,194,770
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4,194,770
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|||||
Total
other assets
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4,749,061
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4,802,296
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|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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15,374,400
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$
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14,394,834
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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|||||||
Accounts
payable
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$
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7,277,184
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$
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6,252,043
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Customer
deposits
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140,258
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532,397
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|||||
Accrued
expenses
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650,406
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551,074
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Notes
payable - current portion
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127,988
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126,663
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Total
current liabilities
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8,195,836
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7,462,177
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LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
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Notes
payable - less current portion
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291,804
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296,788
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Total
liabilities
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8,487,640
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7,758,965
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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|||||||
Preferred
stock - $.001 par value; authorized 9,999,154; none issued and
outstanding
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—
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—
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|||||
Common
stock - $.001 par value; authorized 100,000,000; 36,582,987 shares
issued
and outstanding
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36,583
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36,583
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|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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18,973,463
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18,825,760
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|||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(12,123,286
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)
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(12,226,474
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)
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TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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6,886,761
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6,635,869
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|||||
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|||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$
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15,374,400
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$
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14,394,834
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
1
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2008
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2007
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REVENUE
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$
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13,930,238
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$
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11,245,281
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COST
OF REVENUE
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11,668,553
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9,723,035
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GROSS
PROFIT
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2,261,685
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1,522,246
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SELLING,
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
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2,152,015
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1,752,071
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OPERATING
INCOME (LOSS)
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109,670
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(229,825
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)
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OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
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OTHER
INCOME
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—
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60,156
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|||||
GAIN
(LOSS) ON SALE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
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(9,500
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)
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33,705
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INTEREST
INCOME
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9,017
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17,373
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|||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE
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(5,999
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)
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(6,263
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)
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TOTAL
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
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(6,482
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)
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104,971
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NET
INCOME (LOSS)
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$
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103,188
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$
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(124,854
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)
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Basic
and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
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$
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0.00
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$
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(0.00
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)
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Weighted
Average Number of Common Shares
Outstanding – Basic |
36,582,987
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36,592,387
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Weighted
Average Number of Common Shares
Outstanding – Diluted |
36,609,810
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36,592,387
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
2
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2008
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2007
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net
income (loss)
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$
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103,188
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$
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(124,854
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)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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99,026
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99,225
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Stock
based compensation
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147,703
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65,460
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|||||
Income
from extinguishment of debt
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—
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(60,681
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)
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||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
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7,279
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(5,941
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)
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||||
(Gain)
loss on sale of property and equipment
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9,500
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(33,705
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)
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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(1,637,156
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)
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(899,465
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)
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Inventories
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(123,311
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)
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(18,555
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)
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(106,795
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)
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35,205
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Accounts
payable
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1,025,141
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1,036,362
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Customer
deposits
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(392,139
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)
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273,811
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Accrued
expenses
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99,332
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(225,717
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)
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||||
TOTAL
ADJUSTMENTS
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(871,420
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)
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265,999
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NET
(CASH USED) IN PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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(768,232
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)
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141,145
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
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8,000
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298,000
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|||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
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(19,423
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)
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(115,961
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)
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NET
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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(11,423
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)
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182,039
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Repayment
of notes payable
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(3,659
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)
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(122,924
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)
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Re-purchase
of stock
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—
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(18,375
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)
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||||
NET
CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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(3,659
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)
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(141,299
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)
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|||
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|||||||
NET
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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(783,314
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)
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181,885
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||||
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|||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS –
Beginning
|
2,400,152
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1,181,870
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|||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS –
Ending
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$
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1,616,838
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$
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1,363,755
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
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Cash
paid during the periods for:
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|||||||
Interest
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$
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6,000
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$
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6,263
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|||
Income
taxes
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$
|
5,580
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$
|
525
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|||
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|||||||
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
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|||||||
Cashless
exercise of stock options
|
$
|
—
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$
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24
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See
notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
1 -
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they
do not include all of the information and disclosures required for annual
financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read
in
conjunction with the financial statements and related footnotes for FirstFlight,
Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), which appear in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed
on March 31, 2008.
In
the
opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) necessary to make the Company’s financial position as of
March 31, 2008 and its results of operations and statements of cash flows not
misleading for the periods shown have been included.
The
results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any full year or any
other interim period.
NOTE
2 -
Management’s
Liquidity Plans
As
of
March 31, 2008, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1,616,838 and
had
working capital of $1,303,955. The Company generated revenue of $13,930,238
and
net income of $103,188 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. For the three
months ended March 31, 2008, net cash used in operating activities was $768,232,
net cash used in investing activities was $11,423 and net cash used in financing
activities was $3,659.
Assuming
there is no significant change in the business, management believes that the
Company’s current working capital together with cash generated from operations
should be sufficient to meet its anticipated cash requirements,
including capital expenditure requirements, for at least the next twelve
months. However, management is continuing to evaluate opportunities for
additional debt or equity financing, and strategic acquisitions to accelerate
the Company’s growth and market penetration efforts. In July 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
efforts initiated during 2007.
NOTE
3 -
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FirstFlight, Inc.
and
its wholly-owned subsidiaries, FBO Air Wilkes-Barre, Inc. (“FBOWB”), FBO Air
Garden City, Inc. (“FBOGC”), Airborne, Inc. (“Airborne”), Margeson &
Associates, Inc. (“Margeson”), H24 Aviation Advisors, LLC (“H24”), FBO Air WB
Leasing (“WB Leasing”) and Tech Aviation Flight School (“TAFS”). All significant
inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
On
September 30, 2007, the Company sold the stock of TAFS, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FBOWB.
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.
Net
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.
4
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008
(UNAUDITED)
The
following table sets forth the components used in the computation of basic
and
diluted income (loss) per share:
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2008*
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2007*
|
|||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding, basic
|
36,582,987
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36,592,387
|
|||||
Common
shares upon exercise of options
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26,823
|
—
|
|||||
Common
shares upon exercise of warrants
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding, diluted
|
36,609,810
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36,592,387
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*
The
total shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants as of
March 31, 2008 and 2007 were 13,752,121 and 12,402,121,
respectively.
Stock
Based Compensation
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the fair value
recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”)
No. 123R (revised 2004), entitled “Share-Based Payment” (“FAS 123R”), as adopted
by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Stock-based compensation
expense for all share-based payment awards are based on the grant-date fair
value estimated in accordance with the 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. For the three months ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company incurred stock based compensation of
$147,703 and $65,460, respectively. Such amounts have been recorded as part
of
selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed
consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2008, the unamortized
fair value of the options totaled $317,513.
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 award granted during the period was estimated
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average
fair values:
|
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2008
|
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Dividend
yield
|
0%
|
|
||
Expected
volatility
|
29%
|
|
||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.86%
|
|
||
Expected
lives
|
3
years
|
The
weighted average fair value of the options on the date of grant, using the
fair
value based methodology during the three months ended March 31, 2008 was
$0.40.
The
Company accounts for the expected life of share options in accordance with
the
“simplified” method provisions of Securities and Exchange Commission Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 110 (December 2007), which enables the use of
the simplified method for “plain vanilla” share options as defined in SAB No.
107.
Reclassifications
Certain
accounts in the prior period consolidated financial statements have been
reclassified for comparison purposes to conform with the presentation of the
current period consolidated financial statements. These classifications have
no
effect on the previously reported loss.
5
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008
(UNAUDITED)
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133” (“SFAS
161”).
SFAS
161
changes the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging
activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about
(a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how
derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS
No.
133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and its
related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related
hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and
cash flows. The guidance in SFAS
161
is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods
beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. SFAS
161 encourages, but does not require, comparative disclosures for earlier
periods at initial adoption. At this time, management is evaluating the
implications of SFAS
161
and
its impact on the consolidated financial statements has not yet been
determined.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-Controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS 160”).
SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling
interest in a subsidiary (previously referred to as minority interests). SFAS
160 also requires that a retained non-controlling interest upon the
deconsolidation of a subsidiary be initially measured at its fair value. Upon
adoption of SFAS 160, the Company would be required to report any
non-controlling interests as a separate component of consolidated stockholders’
equity. The Company would also be required to present any net income allocable
to non-controlling interests and net income attributable to the stockholders
of
the Company separately in its consolidated statements of operations. SFAS 160
is
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after January 1, 2009. SFAS 160 requires retroactive adoption
of
the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests.
All other requirements of SFAS 160 shall be applied prospectively. SFAS 160
would have an impact on the presentation and disclosure of the non-controlling
interests of any non wholly-owned business acquired by the Company in the
future.
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 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.
NOTE
4 -
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. A summary of inventories as of March 31, 2008 and December
31, 2007 is set forth in the following table:
March 31, 2008
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
|||||
Parts
inventory
|
$
|
160,850
|
$
|
156,192
|
|||
Fuel
inventory
|
277,645
|
163,703
|
|||||
Other
inventory
|
9,130
|
4,419
|
|||||
Total
inventory
|
$
|
447,625
|
$
|
324,314
|
Included
in inventories are amounts held for third parties of $186,197 and $70,849 as
of
March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, with an offsetting liability
included as part of accrued expenses.
6
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
5 -
Stockholders’
Equity
Stock
Options
Details
of all options outstanding are presented in the table below:
|
Number of
Options
|
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
||||
|
|
|
|||||
Balance,
January 1, 2008
|
2,385,000
|
$
|
0.56
|
||||
Granted
|
250,000
|
0.40
|
|||||
Exercised
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Forfeited
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Balance,
March 31, 2008
|
2,635,000
|
$
|
0.55
|
On
January 19, 2008, under the terms of an employment agreement, the Company
granted an employee a stock option to purchase 250,000 shares of the Common
Stock at $0.40 per share, the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on
January 18, 2008. The option vests on January 19, 2009 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.
A
summary
of the Company’s stock options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2008 is
presented in the table below:
Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
|
Weighted average remaining
contractual life of
options (in years)
|
Exercisable
|
Intrinsic Value
|
|||||||||
$ |
0.33
|
|
250,000
|
5.46
|
—
|
$
|
17,500
|
|||||||
$ |
0.36
|
|
350,000
|
4.36
|
—
|
$
|
14,000
|
|||||||
$ |
0.39
|
250,000
|
4.01
|
250,000
|
$
|
2,500
|
||||||||
$ |
0.40
|
750,000
|
3.98
|
500,000
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
$ |
0.50
|
250,000
|
3.00
|
250,000
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
$ |
0.51
|
160,000
|
1.08
|
160,000
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
$ |
0.60
|
275,000
|
4.18
|
275,000
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
$ |
0.64
|
100,000
|
2.67
|
100,000
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
$ |
1.60
|
250,000
|
2.00
|
250,000
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
TOTALS |
2,635,000
|
1,785,000
|
$
|
34,000
|
NOTE
6 – Related
Parties
The
firm
of Wachtel & Masyr, LLP provides legal services to the Company. William B.
Wachtel, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, is a managing partner of this
firm. During the three months ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007, the
Company was billed approximately $30,000 and $34,000, respectively, for legal
services. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company has recorded
in
accounts payable an obligation for legal fees to such firm of approximately
$404,000 and $375,000, respectively, related to legal services provided by
such
firm.
The
charter segment of the Company manages several aircraft owned by an entity
in
which Mr. Wachtel, Thomas Iovino and Stephen B. Siegel, each of whom is a
Director of the Company, are members. During the three months ended March 31,
2008, the Company recorded revenue and expenses of $2,111,081 and $1,884,632,
respectively, related to the Company’s management of these aircraft. At March
31, 2008 the Company had recorded in accounts payable a balance of approximately
$247,000 to this entity. At December 31, 2007 the Company had recorded in
accounts receivable a balance of approximately $172,600. During the three
months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recorded revenue and expenses of
$1,009,519 and $828,604, respectively, related to the management of these
aircraft.
7
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008
(UNAUDITED)
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 the Company, and the other member
is an
employee of the Company. 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 with automatic annual
renewals, 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
three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded revenue of $74,367
and
expenses of $130,728 in conjunction with the lease of this
aircraft.
NOTE
7 -
Litigation
The
Company is currently engaged in a civil action entitled Raintree
Express, Inc. v Tech Aviation, Inc.
in which
Raintree Express has made a claim against FBOWB of approximately $200,000 in
compensatory damages in connection with disputed charges and expenses incurred
by Raintree Express in the operation of an aircraft. The case is being
tried in Monroe County (Pennsylvania). 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 No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies.”
NOTE
8 -
Segment
Data
The
Company is an aviation services company with operations in the aircraft charter
management (“Charter”), fixed base operations (“FBO”), and aircraft maintenance
(“Maintenance”) segments of the general aviation industry.
Each
of
the Company’s three segments is operated under the FirstFlight brand name. The
Charter segment
is in the business of providing on-call passenger air transportation. These
charter operations are implemented primarily through a fleet of managed aircraft
(i.e., 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 three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|||||
Revenue
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|||
Charter
|
$
|
11,541,164
|
$
|
9,509,904
|
|||
FBO
|
1,492,081
|
1,157,512
|
|||||
Maintenance
|
896,993
|
577,865
|
|||||
Total
revenue
|
$
|
13,930,238
|
$
|
11,245,281
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
||||||
Operating Results |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Charter
|
$
|
461,005
|
$
|
290,299
|
|||
FBO
|
102,191
|
(10,793
|
)
|
||||
Maintenance
|
25,476
|
(135,038
|
)
|
||||
Division
profit
|
588,672
|
144,468
|
|||||
Corporate
expense
|
(479,002
|
)
|
(374,293
|
)
|
|||
Operating
profit (loss)
|
109,670
|
(229,825
|
)
|
||||
Other
income
|
—
|
60,156
|
|||||
Gain
(loss) on sale of property and equipment
|
(9,500
|
)
|
33,705
|
||||
Interest
income
|
9,017
|
17,373
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
(5,999
|
)
|
(6,263
|
)
|
|||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
103,188
|
$
|
(124,854
|
)
|
8
FIRSTFLIGHT,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH
31, 2008
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
9 – Subsequent
Event
On
April
15, 2008, the Company formed JetEquity Solutions, LLC (“JetEquity”) as a
wholly-owned subsidiary. JetEquity will focus on financial services for the
sale
and acquisition of aircraft for corporate aviation customers as well as existing
Company clients.
9
Item
2 - Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
The
following discussion should be read together with the consolidated financial
statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report. This Item
2
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Undue
reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date of this report. Actual results may differ materially from
those included in such forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause
actual results to differ materially include those set forth at the end of this
Item 2 under the heading "Cautionary Statement For Forward Looking Statements,"
as well as those discussed elsewhere in this report.
OVERVIEW
FirstFlight,
Inc. (“FirstFlight”) is a Nevada corporation, the Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(the “Common Stock”), of which is publicly traded. FirstFlight acts as a holding
company for its operational aviation services subsidiaries (FirstFlight and
its
subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as the “Company”, “us”, “our”
or "we"). We have operations in the aircraft charter management (“Charter”),
fixed base operations (“FBO”), and aircraft maintenances (“Maintenance”)
segments of the general aviation industry.
Our
business activities by segment are carried out at the following
locations:
Location
|
Charter
|
|
FBO
|
|
Maintenance
|
|
Elmira,
New York
|
X
|
Fuel
sales to managed aircraft only
|
X
|
|||
Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|||
Garden
City, Kansas
|
|
X
|
|
The
Elmira, New York facility became part of our Company through the acquisition
on
September 23, 2005 of Airborne, Inc. (“Airborne”).
The
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania facility became part of our Company as a result
of
the March 31, 2005 acquisition of Tech Aviation Service, Inc. (“Tech”).
The
Garden City, Kansas facility became part of our Company as a result of the
March
31, 2005 acquisition of FBO assets of Central Plains Aviation, Inc. (“CPA”).
REVENUE
AND OPERATING RESULTS
The
following table summarizes our revenue and operating results by business
segment:
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
||||||
Revenue |
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|||
Charter
|
$
|
11,541,164
|
$
|
9,509,904
|
|||
FBO
|
1,492,081
|
1,157,512
|
|||||
Maintenance
|
896,993
|
577,865
|
|||||
Total
revenue
|
$
|
13,930,238
|
$
|
11,245,281
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
||||||
Operating
Results
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Charter
|
$
|
461,005
|
$
|
290,299
|
|||
FBO
|
102,191
|
(10,793
|
)
|
||||
Maintenance
|
25,476
|
(135,038
|
)
|
||||
Division
profit
|
588,672
|
144,468
|
|||||
Corporate
expense
|
(479,002
|
)
|
(374,293
|
)
|
|||
Operating
profit (loss)
|
109,670
|
(229,825
|
)
|
||||
Other
income
|
—
|
60,156
|
|||||
Gain
(loss) on sale of property and equipment
|
(9,500
|
)
|
33,705
|
||||
Interest
income
|
9,017
|
17,373
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
(5,999
|
)
|
(6,263
|
)
|
|||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
103,188
|
$
|
(124,854
|
)
|
10
Revenue
for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased 23.9 percent from revenue
in
the three months ended March 31, 2007. Charter generated approximately $11.5
million in revenue, a 21.4 percent increase over its revenue in the prior year.
FBO generated approximately $1.5 million, a 28.9 percent increase over its
revenue in the same period in 2007. Maintenance generated approximately $0.9
million, a 55.2 percent increase versus the three months ended March 31, 2007.
In
Charter, a larger fleet and a more productive use of mid- and large-cabin
aircraft in charter activities were factors contributing to the increase. In
FBO, increases related to fueling managed aircraft and a higher average price
for fuel as a result of higher fuel costs were factors contributing to the
increase. In Maintenance, we experienced a higher level of activity, with the
exception of our brake and wheel operation, which declined on a year-over-year
basis.
Gross
margin as a percentage of total revenue was 16.2 percent for the three months
ended March 31, 2008, an increase as compared with 13.5 percent in the
corresponding prior-year period. Charter and Maintenance contributed improved
gross margins in this period, Charter increased to 13.8 percent of segment
revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to 11.3 percent
in
the three months ended March 31, 2007. Maintenance increased to 31.1 percent
of
segment revenue versus 9.4 percent in the same periods. FBO, however,
experienced a decline in gross margin to 26.4 percent of segment revenue for
the
2008 period as compared to 33.8 percent in the three months ended March 31,
2007.
Loss
on
sale of property and equipment was $9,500 for the three months ended March
31,
2008 consisting of the disposal of a maintenance item that had become obsolete.
In the three months ended March 31, 2007, we had a gain on the sale of
miscellaneous property and equipment of $33,705 plus $60,156 of income related
to one-time items.
Segment
Analysis
Charter
Charter
revenue increased by 21.4 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2008
as
compared with the corresponding prior-year period. The year-over-year increase
is attributable to a greater productivity of our 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 March 31, 2008 as compared to 17 at March 31, 2007.
For
the
three months ended March 31, 2008, activities associated with managed charter
(27.6% increase), management services (33.3% increase), and fuel sales to
charter aircraft (38.6% increase) delivered higher revenue as compared to the
same period in the prior year for the reasons articulated in the previous
paragraph. Revenue related to brokered charter activity (-37.8% decrease)
declined as our existing fleet was able to handle a larger workload, which
in
turn reduced the need to source outside aircraft.
Charter
operating profit increased 56.0 percent for the three months ended March 31,
2008 as compared with the corresponding prior-year period. Charter operating
profit, as a percentage of segment revenue, increased to 4.0 percent for the
three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to 3.1 percent in the
corresponding prior-year period.
Operating
profit was driven by improved gross margins in addition to the increase in
revenue. Gross margin, as a percentage of Charter revenue, was 13.8 percent
for
the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to 11.3 percent in the three
months ended March 31, 2007. More revenue at a higher margin offset segment
operating expenses, which grew in absolute terms by 44.6 percent and as a
percentage of revenue, to 9.8 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2008
as compared to 8.2 percent in the same period in the prior year. Contributing
to
this higher level of operating expenses is the investment we have made in
additional sales people, which we believe will yield positive results in
upcoming quarters.
FBO
FBO
revenue increased by 28.9 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2008
as
compared with the corresponding prior-year period. Revenue associated with
the
sale of jet fuel, aviation gasoline and related items increased by 39.5 percent
in the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the same period in
the
prior year. This increase offset a revenue shortfall for our flight school
(88.0% decrease for the period) and the management of non-owned FBO facilities
(37.4% decrease for the period). Our flight school subsidiary, as indicated
elsewhere in this report, was divested on September 30, 2007. See Note 3 to
the
consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this report. The 2008
revenue used for flight school comparison is comprised of the aircraft leasing
fees and facility lease charges, as discussed elsewhere in this report. The
decrease in revenue associated with the management of non-owned FBO facilities
was due to an anticipated reduction in contractual rates.
11
The
increase in revenue for FBO was in part related to higher average fuel prices
in
the current period as compared with the prior year period. We generally price
our fuel products on a fixed dollar margin basis. As the cost of fuel rises,
the
corresponding customer price rises as well. If volume is constant, this
methodology yields higher revenue but at lower gross margins. Gross margin,
as a
percentage of segment revenue, in the three months ended March 31, 2008, was
26.4 percent as compared to 33.8 percent in the same prior year
period.
FBO
operating profit increased 893.9 percent in the three months ended March 31,
2008 as compared with the three months ended March 31, 2007. The contribution
in
2008 from flight school-related lease income represented an improvement of
$12,600 as compared to the operation of the flight school in the same period
in
2007. FBO operating profit, as a percentage of segment revenue, increased to
6.8
percent for the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared with 0.9 percent
in the corresponding prior-year period.
In
addition to the increase in revenue, operating profit was improved through
lower
levels of operating expenses, which offset the decrease in gross margin as
described above. Operating expenses on an absolute basis were reduced by 23.6
percent in the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the same period
in prior year. Operating expenses, as a percentage of segment revenue, in the
three months ended March 31, 2008, were 19.5 percent as compared to 33.0 percent
in the same prior-year period.
Maintenance
Maintenance
revenue increased by 55.2 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2008
as
compared with the corresponding prior year period. This improvement was driven
by increases in revenue associated with labor charges (133.5%) and the sale
of
parts (89.8%), which offset a decline in brake and wheel operation
(-39.0%).
Maintenance
segment operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $25,476,
an improvement of $186,850 as compared to the operating loss sustained during
the corresponding prior-year period. The increase in revenue combined with
gross
margins in the three months ended March 31, 2008 of 31.1 percent as compared
with 9.4 percent in the same period in the prior year period were the primary
drivers of performance. While segment operating expense grew in absolute terms
by 17.4 percent in the year-over-year comparison, operating expenses as a
percent of segment revenue declined to 28.2 percent in the 2008 period as
compared to 37.3 percent in 2007.
Management
has focused significant energy and effort in the Maintenance segment to improve
personnel, processes and procedures. We believe that the results for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 are representative of a trend of improved
performance in future quarters.
Corporate
Expense
Corporate
expense was $479,002 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, an increase
of
$104,709 as compared with the corresponding prior year period. Approximately
80
percent of this increase is related to stock compensation expense, which was
$147,703 in the 2008 three month period and $65,460 in the same period in 2007.
The increase is due to options issued throughout 2007 with amortization of
expenses in current period 2008.
Selling,
General and Administrative
Total
selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses of $2,152,015 in the
three months ended March 31, 2008, an increase of $399,944, or 22.8 percent,
as
compared to the three months ended March 31, 2007. SG&A, as a percentage of
total revenue, however, decreased to 15.4 percent for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 as compared with 15.6 percent in the corresponding prior-year
period.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization was $99,026 and $99,225 for the three months ended March 31,
2008 and 2007, respectively.
Interest
Income/Expense
Interest
income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $9,017 as compared to
$17,373 for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Interest expense for the
three months ended March 31, 2008 was $5,999 as compared to $6,263 for the
same
period in 2007.
12
Net
Income (Loss) Per Share
Net
income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $103,188 as compared to
a
net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2007 of $124,854, an improvement
of $228,042. This change was directly attributable to an improvement in our
operating results.
Basic
and
diluted net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was
$0.00
and net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was
$0.00.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our
primary sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, which totaled
$1,616,838 at March 31, 2008. We had working capital of $1,303,955 and $961,045
at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. We generated revenue
of
$13,930,238 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Since inception, we
have
incurred, in the aggregate, net losses of $5,641,305 for the period January
17,
2003 (date of inception) through March 31, 2008. For the three months ended
March 31, 2008, net cash used in operating activities was $768,232, net cash
used in investing activities was approximately $11,423 and net cash used in
financing activities was $3,659.
We
are
continuing to implement our strategic business plan. During the three months
ended March 31, 2008, our revenue increased, gross margins increased and
SG&A expenses decreased as a percentage of total revenue as compared with
revenue, gross margin and SG&A expense in the same period in the prior year.
In early 2008, we took steps to increase our revenue by upgrading and enlarging
our sales force, particularly as it relates to Charter. A dedicated vice
president of sales and marketing was added, along with three additional charter
sales personnel. The collective focus for these new personnel is to add
additional managed aircraft and to create better utilization of our current
fleet of managed aircraft by increasing the number of booked charter
hours. Further, our sales personnel are focused in geographically
strategic markets where we have recently added managed aircraft and in which
we
believe sufficient opportunity exists for new aircraft and charter
clients. We anticipate that these sales people will recoup their
respective compensation and expenses in additional revenue and gross margin
during 2008. In addition, we are also continuing to maintain the cost
containment measures we initiated during 2007.
Assuming
there is no significant change in the business, we believe that the
current working capital, together with cash generated from operations
should be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements, including
capital expenditure requirements, for at least the next twelve months. However,
we continue to evaluate opportunities for additional debt or equity financing,
and strategic acquisitions to accelerate our growth and market penetration
efforts.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, we had a net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents of $783,314. Our sources and uses of funds during this period were
as follows:
Cash
from Operating Activities
For
the
three months ended March 31, 2008, cash used in operating activities amounted
to
$768,232. This amount included net income of $103,188, depreciation and
amortization charges of $99,026 and stock-based compensation expense of
$147,703. Cash used in operations due to changes in operating assets and
liabilities included a decrease in cash associated with increases of accounts
receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses and customer deposits of $1,637,156,
$123,311, $106,795 and $392,139, respectively. The accounts receivable increase
was primarily due to the timing of customer payments and increasing sales that
will be collected in subsequent periods. Inventories increases were a result
of
an increase in consignment inventory for jet aviation fuel. The increase in
prepaid expenses represented advance payments made that are amortized over
future periods. The increase in customer deposits was a result of advance
payments in 2007 for aircraft charter trips that occurred in the first quarter
of 2008. Cash used in operations due to changes in operating assets and
liabilities also included an increase in cash associated with a increase in
accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1,124,473, principally due to
increased expense related to increased revenues.
Cash
from Investing Activities
For
the
three months ended March 31, 2008, net cash used in investing activities was
$11,423 and was attributable primarily to net proceeds from the sale of assets
of $8,000 and the purchase of equipment of $19,423. For the three months ended
March 31, 2007, net cash provided by investing activities was $182,039,
attributable to the proceeds from the sale of assets of $298,000 offset by
the
purchase of equipment of $115,961.
13
Cash
from Financing Activities
For
the
three months ended March 31, 2008, net cash used in financing activities was
$3,659, consisting of the repayment of notes payable. For the three months
ended
March 31, 2007, net cash used in financing activities was $141,299, consisting
of the repayment of notes payable and the re-purchase of stock of $122,924
and
$18,375, respectively.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Stock
Based Compensation
We
account for stock-based compensation in accordance with fair value recognition
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, entitled
“Share Based Payment” (“FAS 123R”). Stock-based compensation expense for all
share-based payment awards are based on the grant-date fair value estimated
in
accordance with the provisions of FAS 123R. We recognize 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 three
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we incurred stock based compensation
of
$147,703 and $65,460, respectively. Such amounts have been recorded as part
of
SG&A expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations. As of March 31, 2008, the unamortized fair value of the options
totaled $317,513.
Option
valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including
the expected life of the option. Because our 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. See
Note
3 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this
report.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 changes the disclosure requirements for
derivative instruments and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide
enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative
instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are
accounted for under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities” and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative
instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position,
financial performance and cash flows. The guidance in SFAS 161 is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods
beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. SFAS
161 encourages, but does not require, comparative disclosures for earlier
periods at initial adoption. At this time, management is evaluating the
implications of SFAS 161 and its impact on the consolidated financial statements
has not yet been determined.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-Controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS 160”).
SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling
interest in a subsidiary (previously referred to as minority interests). SFAS
160 also requires that a retained non-controlling interest upon the
deconsolidation of a subsidiary be initially measured at its fair value. Upon
adoption of SFAS 160, the Company would be required to report any
non-controlling interests as a separate component of consolidated stockholders’
equity. The Company would also be required to present any net income allocable
to non-controlling interests and net income attributable to the stockholders
of
the Company separately in its consolidated statements of operations. SFAS 160
is
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after January 1, 2009. SFAS 160 requires retroactive adoption
of
the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests.
All other requirements of SFAS 160 shall be applied prospectively. SFAS 160
would have an impact on the presentation and disclosure of the non-controlling
interests of any non wholly-owned business acquired by the Company in the
future.
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 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.
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements
contained in this report may contain information that includes or is based
upon
"forward-looking statements" relating to our business. These forward-looking
statements represent management's current judgment and assumptions, and can
be
identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current
facts. Forward-looking statements are frequently accompanied by the use of
such
words as "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "expects," "projects," "intends,"
and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including, but not limited
to,
those relating to:
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our
ability to secure the additional financing, if required, to execute
our
business plan;
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our
ability to identify, negotiate and complete the acquisition of targeted
operators, consistent with our business
plan;
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existing
or new competitors consolidating operators ahead of
us;
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we
may be unable to attract new personnel, which would adversely affect
implementation of our overall business
strategy.
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the
success of our investor relations program to create and sustain interest
and liquidity in our stock, which is currently thinly traded on the
OTCBB;
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Any
one
of these or other risks, uncertainties, other factors, or any inaccurate
assumptions may cause actual results to be materially different from those
described herein or elsewhere by us. We caution readers not to place undue
reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date
they were made. Certain of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors are
described in greater detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended
December 31, 2007 under the heading “Risk Factors” and in other filings we make
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Subsequent written and
oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on
our
behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements
set forth above and elsewhere in our reports filed with the SEC. We expressly
disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.
Item
3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not
applicable.
Item
4T – Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
of Controls and Procedures
We
evaluated the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures
to
determine whether they are effective in ensuring that we disclose required
information in a timely manner and in accordance with the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated by
the SEC. Management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer) and our Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer), supervised and participated in such evaluation.
Our President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior VP and Chief Financial
Officer concluded, based on such review, that our disclosure controls and
procedures, as defined by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), were
effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, there were no changes to our internal
control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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Limitations
on the Effectiveness of Controls
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 and our President and Chief Executive
Officer and Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that such
controls and procedures are effective at the "reasonable assurance"
level.
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
Not
applicable.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Not
applicable.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
Not
applicable.
Item
3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other Information
Not
applicable.
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Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Description
of Exhibit
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31.1
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of President and Chief Executive
Officer
(principal executive officer).
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32.1
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (principal financial officer).
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32.1
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Section
1350 Certifications.
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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.
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Date: May
14, 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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Date: May
14, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Keith P. Bleier
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Keith
P. Bleier,
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal
financial and accounting officer)
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