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• | the competitive environment in our industry; |
• | changes in our operating costs, primarily fuel, which can be volatile; |
• | general economic conditions, including the impact of those conditions on customer travel behavior; |
• | our ability to meet our cost reduction goals; |
• | operational disruptions; |
• | an aircraft accident or incident; |
• | labor disputes and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; |
• | the concentration of our revenue from a few key markets; |
• | actual or threatened terrorist attacks, global instability and potential U.S. military actions or activities; |
• | our reliance on automated systems and the risks associated with changes made to those systems; |
• | changes in laws and regulations; |
• | our ability to achieve anticipated synergies and timing thereof in connection with the acquisition of Virgin America. |
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
(in millions) | March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current Assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 183 | $ | 328 | |||
Marketable securities | 1,527 | 1,252 | |||||
Total cash and marketable securities | 1,710 | 1,580 | |||||
Receivables—net | 321 | 302 | |||||
Inventories and supplies—net | 50 | 47 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 132 | 121 | |||||
Total Current Assets | 2,213 | 2,050 | |||||
Property and Equipment | |||||||
Aircraft and other flight equipment | 7,137 | 6,947 | |||||
Other property and equipment | 1,139 | 1,103 | |||||
Deposits for future flight equipment | 541 | 545 | |||||
8,817 | 8,595 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 3,008 | 2,929 | |||||
Total Property and Equipment—Net | 5,809 | 5,666 | |||||
Goodwill | 1,942 | 1,934 | |||||
Intangible assets | 139 | 143 | |||||
Other noncurrent assets | 199 | 169 | |||||
Other Assets | 2,280 | 2,246 | |||||
Total Assets | $ | 10,302 | $ | 9,962 |
(in millions, except share amounts) | March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
Current Liabilities | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 95 | $ | 92 | |||
Accrued wages, vacation and payroll taxes | 281 | 397 | |||||
Air traffic liability | 1,218 | 849 | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | 909 | 878 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 332 | 319 | |||||
Total Current Liabilities | 2,835 | 2,535 | |||||
Long-Term Debt, Net of Current Portion | 2,531 | 2,645 | |||||
Other Liabilities and Credits | |||||||
Deferred income taxes | 509 | 463 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 641 | 640 | |||||
Obligation for pension and postretirement medical benefits | 334 | 331 | |||||
Other liabilities | 438 | 417 | |||||
1,922 | 1,851 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||
Shareholders' Equity | |||||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized: 5,000,000 shares, none issued or outstanding | — | — | |||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized: 200,000,000 shares, Issued: 2017 - 129,590,771 shares; 2016 - 129,189,634 shares, Outstanding: 2017 - 123,729,188 shares; 2016 - 123,328,051 shares | 1 | 1 | |||||
Capital in excess of par value | 126 | 110 | |||||
Treasury stock (common), at cost: 2017 - 5,861,583 shares; 2016 - 5,861,583 shares | (443 | ) | (443 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (299 | ) | (305 | ) | |||
Retained earnings | 3,629 | 3,568 | |||||
3,014 | 2,931 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | 10,302 | $ | 9,962 |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | 2017 | 2016 | |||||
Operating Revenues | |||||||
Passenger | |||||||
Mainline | $ | 1,272 | $ | 927 | |||
Regional | 212 | 206 | |||||
Total passenger revenue | 1,484 | 1,133 | |||||
Freight and mail | 24 | 24 | |||||
Other—net | 241 | 190 | |||||
Total Operating Revenues | 1,749 | 1,347 | |||||
Operating Expenses | |||||||
Wages and benefits | 448 | 336 | |||||
Variable incentive pay | 31 | 32 | |||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 339 | 167 | |||||
Aircraft maintenance | 87 | 68 | |||||
Aircraft rent | 65 | 29 | |||||
Landing fees and other rentals | 115 | 80 | |||||
Contracted services | 81 | 60 | |||||
Selling expenses | 81 | 49 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 90 | 88 | |||||
Food and beverage service | 45 | 31 | |||||
Third-party regional carrier expense | 27 | 23 | |||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 40 | — | |||||
Other | 134 | 94 | |||||
Total Operating Expenses | 1,583 | 1,057 | |||||
Operating Income | 166 | 290 | |||||
Nonoperating Income (Expense) | |||||||
Interest income | 7 | 6 | |||||
Interest expense | (25 | ) | (13 | ) | |||
Interest capitalized | 4 | 8 | |||||
Other—net | — | 1 | |||||
(14 | ) | 2 | |||||
Income before income tax | 152 | 292 | |||||
Income tax expense | 53 | 108 | |||||
Net Income | $ | 99 | $ | 184 | |||
Basic Earnings Per Share: | $ | 0.80 | $ | 1.47 | |||
Diluted Earnings Per Share: | $ | 0.79 | $ | 1.46 | |||
Shares used for computation: | |||||||
Basic | 123.495 | 124.550 | |||||
Diluted | 124.299 | 125.328 | |||||
Cash dividend declared per share: | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.275 |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | 2017 | 2016 | |||||
Net Income | $ | 99 | $ | 184 | |||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): | |||||||
Related to marketable securities: | |||||||
Unrealized holding gains arising during the period | 3 | 12 | |||||
Income tax effect | (1 | ) | (4 | ) | |||
Total | 2 | 8 | |||||
Related to employee benefit plans: | |||||||
Reclassification of net pension expense into Wages and benefits | 6 | 5 | |||||
Income tax effect | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | |||
Total | 4 | 3 | |||||
Related to interest rate derivative instruments: | |||||||
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period | 1 | (5 | ) | ||||
Reclassification of losses into Aircraft rent | — | 1 | |||||
Income tax effect | (1 | ) | 2 | ||||
Total | — | (2 | ) | ||||
Other Comprehensive Income | 6 | 9 | |||||
Comprehensive Income | $ | 105 | $ | 193 |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | 2017 | 2016 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
Net income | $ | 99 | $ | 184 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 90 | 88 | |||||
Stock-based compensation and other | 13 | 9 | |||||
Changes in certain assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Changes in deferred tax provision | 48 | (8 | ) | ||||
Increase in air traffic liability | 369 | 199 | |||||
Increase in deferred revenue | 1 | 36 | |||||
Other—net | (150 | ) | 17 | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 470 | 525 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
Property and equipment additions: | |||||||
Aircraft and aircraft purchase deposits | (160 | ) | (91 | ) | |||
Other flight equipment | (20 | ) | (15 | ) | |||
Other property and equipment | (36 | ) | (13 | ) | |||
Total property and equipment additions, including capitalized interest | (216 | ) | (119 | ) | |||
Purchases of marketable securities | (557 | ) | (358 | ) | |||
Sales and maturities of marketable securities | 285 | 140 | |||||
Other investing activities | — | 1 | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (488 | ) | (336 | ) | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
Long-term debt payments | (101 | ) | (36 | ) | |||
Common stock repurchases | — | (127 | ) | ||||
Dividends paid | (37 | ) | (34 | ) | |||
Other financing activities | 11 | 13 | |||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (127 | ) | (184 | ) | |||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (145 | ) | 5 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 328 | 73 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | $ | 183 | $ | 78 | |||
Supplemental disclosure: | |||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | |||||||
Interest (net of amount capitalized) | $ | 26 | $ | 8 | |||
Income taxes paid | 2 | 13 |
(in millions) | March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 645 | $ | 645 | |||
Receivables | 44 | 44 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 16 | 16 | |||||
Property and equipment | 561 | 560 | |||||
Intangible assets | 141 | 143 | |||||
Goodwill | 1,942 | 1,934 | |||||
Other assets | 84 | 84 | |||||
Total assets | 3,433 | 3,426 | |||||
Accounts payable | 22 | 22 | |||||
Accrued wages, vacation and payroll taxes | 50 | 51 | |||||
Air traffic liabilities | 172 | 172 | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | 198 | 196 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 125 | 125 | |||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion | 360 | 360 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | (308 | ) | (304 | ) | |||
Deferred revenue | 126 | 126 | |||||
Other liabilities | 92 | 82 | |||||
Total liabilities | 837 | 830 | |||||
Total purchase price | $ | 2,596 | $ | 2,596 |
March 31, 2017 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Marketable securities | |||||||||||
U.S. government and agency securities | $ | 416 | $ | — | $ | 416 | |||||
Foreign government bonds | — | 38 | 38 | ||||||||
Asset-backed securities | — | 194 | 194 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | — | 88 | 88 | ||||||||
Corporate notes and bonds | — | 780 | 780 | ||||||||
Municipal securities | — | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
Total Marketable securities | 416 | 1,111 | 1,527 | ||||||||
Derivative instruments | |||||||||||
Fuel hedge call options | — | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
Interest rate swap agreements | — | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
Total Assets | 416 | 1,130 | 1,546 | ||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Derivative instruments | |||||||||||
Interest rate swap agreements | — | (12 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||||
Total Liabilities | — | (12 | ) | (12 | ) |
December 31, 2016 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Marketable securities | |||||||||||
U.S. government and agency securities | $ | 287 | $ | — | $ | 287 | |||||
Foreign government bonds | — | 36 | 36 | ||||||||
Asset-backed securities | — | 138 | 138 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | — | 89 | 89 | ||||||||
Corporate notes and bonds | — | 691 | 691 | ||||||||
Municipal securities | — | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
Total Marketable securities | 287 | 965 | 1,252 | ||||||||
Derivative instruments | |||||||||||
Fuel hedge call options | — | 20 | 20 | ||||||||
Total Assets | 287 | 985 | 1,272 | ||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Derivative instruments | |||||||||||
Interest rate swap agreements | — | (5 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||
Total Liabilities | — | (5 | ) | (5 | ) |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2017 | 2016 | ||||||
Proceeds from sales and maturities | $ | 285 | $ | 140 | |||
Gross realized gains | 1 | — | |||||
Gross realized losses | (1 | ) | — | ||||
Gross unrealized gains | 3 | 10 | |||||
Gross unrealized losses | (5 | ) | (2 | ) |
March 31, 2017 | Cost Basis | Fair Value | |||||
Due in one year or less | $ | 236 | $ | 236 | |||
Due after one year through five years | 1,281 | 1,278 | |||||
Due after five years through 10 years | 12 | 13 | |||||
Due after 10 years | — | — | |||||
Total | $ | 1,529 | $ | 1,527 |
March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | ||||||
Carrying amount | $ | 1,116 | $ | 1,179 | |||
Fair value | 1,130 | 1,199 |
March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | ||||||
Current Liabilities: | |||||||
Other accrued liabilities | $ | 498 | $ | 484 | |||
Other Liabilities and Credits: | |||||||
Deferred revenue | 641 | 638 | |||||
Other liabilities | 22 | 21 | |||||
Total | $ | 1,161 | $ | 1,143 |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2017 | 2016 | ||||||
Passenger revenues | $ | 86 | $ | 69 | |||
Other—net revenues | 119 | 103 | |||||
Total | $ | 205 | $ | 172 |
March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | ||||||
Fixed-rate notes payable due through 2028 | $ | 1,116 | $ | 1,179 | |||
Variable-rate notes payable due through 2028 | 1,764 | 1,803 | |||||
Less debt issuance costs | (17 | ) | (18 | ) | |||
Total debt | 2,863 | 2,964 | |||||
Less current portion | 332 | 319 | |||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | $ | 2,531 | $ | 2,645 | |||
Weighted-average fixed-interest rate | 4.4 | % | 4.4 | % | |||
Weighted-average variable-interest rate | 2.5 | % | 2.4 | % |
Total | |||
Remainder of 2017 | $ | 219 | |
2018 | 350 | ||
2019 | 422 | ||
2020 | 449 | ||
2021 | 422 | ||
Thereafter | 1,015 | ||
Total | $ | 2,877 |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2017 | 2016 | ||||||
Service cost | $ | 10 | $ | 9 | |||
Interest cost | 18 | 18 | |||||
Expected return on assets | (27 | ) | (27 | ) | |||
Recognized actuarial loss | 7 | 6 | |||||
Total | $ | 8 | $ | 6 |
Aircraft Leases | Facility Leases | Aircraft Purchase Commitments | Capacity Purchase Agreements (a) | Aircraft Maintenance Deposits | Aircraft Maintenance and Parts Management | ||||||||||||||||||
Remainder of 2017 | $ | 227 | $ | 91 | $ | 758 | $ | 58 | $ | 44 | $ | 23 | |||||||||||
2018 | 318 | 73 | 876 | 80 | 61 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | 306 | 64 | 730 | 85 | 65 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||
2020 | 279 | 57 | 337 | 90 | 68 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | 242 | 50 | 275 | 94 | 63 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
Thereafter | 953 | 173 | 361 | 676 | 90 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,325 | $ | 508 | $ | 3,337 | $ | 1,083 | $ | 391 | $ | 167 |
(a) | Includes all non-aircraft lease costs associated with capacity purchase agreements. |
March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | ||||||
Marketable securities | $ | (1 | ) | $ | (3 | ) | |
Employee benefit plans | (295 | ) | (299 | ) | |||
Interest rate derivatives | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | |||
Total | $ | (299 | ) | $ | (305 | ) |
• | Mainline - includes Alaska's and Virgin America’s scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo throughout the U.S., and in parts of Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Cuba. |
• | Regional - includes Horizon's and other third-party carriers’ scheduled air transportation for passengers across a shorter distance network within the U.S. under CPAs. This segment includes the actual revenues and expenses associated with regional flying, as well as an allocation of corporate overhead incurred by Air Group on behalf of the regional operations. |
• | Horizon - includes the capacity sold to Alaska under CPA. Expenses include those typically borne by regional airlines such as crew costs, ownership costs and maintenance costs. |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mainline | $ | 1,272 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,272 | $ | — | $ | 1,272 | |||||||||||||
Regional | — | 212 | — | — | 212 | — | 212 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total passenger revenues | 1,272 | 212 | — | — | 1,484 | — | 1,484 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CPA revenues | — | — | 97 | (97 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Freight and mail | 23 | 1 | — | — | 24 | — | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other—net | 222 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 241 | — | 241 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 1,517 | 230 | 98 | (96 | ) | 1,749 | — | 1,749 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 998 | 200 | 103 | (97 | ) | 1,204 | 40 | 1,244 | |||||||||||||||||||
Economic fuel | 292 | 36 | — | 1 | 329 | 10 | 339 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,290 | 236 | 103 | (96 | ) | 1,533 | 50 | 1,583 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nonoperating income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (22 | ) | — | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | (25 | ) | — | (25 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Other | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(12 | ) | — | (2 | ) | — | (14 | ) | — | (14 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 215 | $ | (6 | ) | $ | (7 | ) | $ | — | $ | 202 | $ | (50 | ) | $ | 152 |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mainline | $ | 927 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 927 | $ | — | $ | 927 | |||||||||||||
Regional | — | 206 | — | — | 206 | — | 206 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total passenger revenues | 927 | 206 | — | — | 1,133 | — | 1,133 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CPA revenues | — | — | 103 | (103 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Freight and mail | 23 | 1 | — | — | 24 | — | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other—net | 172 | 17 | 1 | — | 190 | — | 190 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 1,122 | 224 | 104 | (103 | ) | 1,347 | — | 1,347 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 701 | 186 | 105 | (102 | ) | 890 | — | 890 | |||||||||||||||||||
Economic fuel | 144 | 25 | — | — | 169 | (2 | ) | 167 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 845 | 211 | 105 | (102 | ) | 1,059 | (2 | ) | 1,057 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nonoperating income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (12 | ) | — | (1 | ) | — | (13 | ) | — | (13 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other | 7 | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | — | (1 | ) | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 278 | $ | 13 | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 1 | $ | 290 | $ | 2 | $ | 292 |
(a) | Includes consolidating entries, Parent Company and other immaterial business units. |
(b) | The Air Group Adjusted column represents the financial information that is reviewed by management to assess performance of operations and determine capital allocations and does not include certain income and charges. |
(c) | Includes merger-related costs and mark-to-market fuel-hedge accounting charges. |
March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | ||||||
Mainline | $ | 15,735 | $ | 15,260 | |||
Horizon | 719 | 690 | |||||
Consolidating & Other | (6,152 | ) | (5,988 | ) | |||
Consolidated | $ | 10,302 | $ | 9,962 |
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
• | First Quarter Review—highlights from the first quarter of 2017 outlining some of the major events that happened during the period and how they affected our financial performance. |
• | Results of Operations—an in-depth analysis of our revenues by segment and our expenses from a consolidated perspective for the three months ended March 31, 2017. To the extent material to the understanding of segment profitability, we more fully describe the segment expenses per financial statement line item. Financial and statistical data is also included here. As Virgin America was acquired on December 14, 2016, its financial and operational results are reflected in the three months ended March 31, 2017 but not in the comparative prior period. However, for comparability purposes, we have added "Combined Comparative" information for the prior year, which is more fully described below. This section includes forward-looking statements regarding our view of the remainder of 2017. |
• | Liquidity and Capital Resources—an overview of our financial position, analysis of cash flows, and relevant contractual obligations and commitments. |
Forecast Q2 2017 | Change Y-O-Y | Forecast Full Year 2017 | Change Y-O-Y | ||||
Consolidated: | |||||||
Capacity (ASMs in millions) | 15,625 - 15,675 | ~ 6.0% | 62,800 - 63,000 | ~ 8.5% | |||
Cost per ASM excluding fuel and special items (cents) | 7.88¢ - 7.93¢ | ~ 3.0% | 8.00¢ - 8.05¢ | flat |
• | By eliminating fuel expense and certain special items (including merger-related costs) from our unit metrics, we believe that we have better visibility into the results of operations and our non-fuel cost-reduction initiatives. Our industry is highly competitive and is characterized by high fixed costs, so even a small reduction in non-fuel operating costs can lead to a significant improvement in operating results. In addition, we believe that all domestic carriers are similarly impacted by changes in jet fuel costs over the long run, so it is important for management (and thus investors) to understand the impact of (and trends in) company-specific cost drivers, such as labor rates and productivity, airport costs, maintenance costs, etc., which are more controllable by management. |
• | Cost per ASM ("CASM") excluding fuel and certain special items, such as merger-related costs, is one of the most important measures used by management and by the Air Group Board of Directors in assessing quarterly and annual cost performance. |
• | Adjusted income before income tax and CASM excluding fuel (and other items as specified in our plan documents) are important metrics for the employee incentive plan, which covers the majority of Air Group employees. |
• | CASM excluding fuel and certain special items is a measure commonly used by industry analysts and we believe it is the basis by which they compare our airlines to others in the industry. The measure is also the subject of frequent questions from investors. |
• | Disclosure of the individual impact of certain noted items provides investors the ability to measure and monitor performance both with and without these special items. We believe that disclosing the impact of certain items, such as merger-related costs and mark-to-market hedging adjustments, is important because it provides information on significant items that are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Industry analysts and investors consistently measure our performance without these items for better comparability between periods and among other airlines. |
• | Although we disclose our passenger unit revenues, we do not (nor are we able to) evaluate unit revenues excluding the impact that changes in fuel costs have had on ticket prices. Fuel expense represents a large percentage of our total operating expenses. Fluctuations in fuel prices often drive changes in unit revenues in the mid-to-long term. Although we believe it is useful to evaluate non-fuel unit costs for the reasons noted above, we would caution readers of these financial statements not to place undue reliance on unit costs excluding fuel as a measure or predictor of future profitability because of the significant impact of fuel costs on our business. |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | Dollars | Diluted EPS | Dollars | Diluted EPS | |||||||||||
Reported GAAP net income | $ | 99 | $ | 0.79 | $ | 184 | $ | 1.46 | |||||||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments | 10 | 0.08 | (2 | ) | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 40 | 0.33 | — | — | |||||||||||
Income tax effect on special items and fuel hedge adjustments | (19 | ) | (0.15 | ) | 1 | 0.01 | |||||||||
Non-GAAP adjusted income and per-share amounts | $ | 130 | $ | 1.05 | $ | 183 | $ | 1.45 |
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
(in cents) | 2017 | 2016 | % Change | |||||||
Consolidated: | ||||||||||
CASM | 11.00 | ¢ | 10.11 | ¢ | 8.8 | % | ||||
Less the following components: | ||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 2.36 | 1.60 | 47.5 | % | ||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 0.27 | — | NM | |||||||
CASM excluding fuel and special items | 8.37 | ¢ | 8.51 | ¢ | (1.6 | )% | ||||
Mainline: | ||||||||||
CASM | 10.11 | ¢ | 9.01 | ¢ | 12.2 | % | ||||
Less the following components: | ||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 2.28 | 1.52 | 50.0 | % | ||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 0.30 | — | NM | |||||||
CASM excluding fuel and special items | 7.53 | ¢ | 7.49 | ¢ | 0.5 | % |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||
2017 | 2016 | Change | |||
Consolidated Operating Statistics:(a) | |||||
Revenue passengers (000) | 10,018 | 7,835 | 27.9% | ||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" | 11,708 | 8,571 | 36.6% | ||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" | 14,394 | 10,453 | 37.7% | ||
Load factor | 81.3% | 82.0% | (0.7) pts | ||
Yield | 12.68¢ | 13.22¢ | (4.1)% | ||
PRASM | 10.31¢ | 10.84¢ | (4.9)% | ||
RASM | 12.15¢ | 12.88¢ | (5.7)% | ||
CASM excluding fuel and special items(b) | 8.37¢ | 8.51¢ | (1.6)% | ||
Economic fuel cost per gallon(b) | $1.78 | $1.29 | 38.0% | ||
Fuel gallons (000,000) | 184 | 132 | 39.4% | ||
ASMs per fuel gallon | 78.2 | 79.2 | (1.3%) | ||
Average full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) | 18,682 | 14,357 | 30.1% | ||
Mainline Operating Statistics: | |||||
Revenue passengers (000) | 7,783 | 5,642 | 37.9% | ||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" | 10,827 | 7,716 | 40.3% | ||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" | 13,260 | 9,354 | 41.8% | ||
Load factor | 81.7% | 82.5% | (0.8) pts | ||
Yield | 11.75¢ | 12.01¢ | (2.2)% | ||
PRASM | 9.59¢ | 9.91¢ | (3.2)% | ||
RASM | 11.44¢ | 11.99¢ | (4.6)% | ||
CASM excluding fuel and special items(b) | 7.53¢ | 7.49¢ | 0.5% | ||
Economic fuel cost per gallon(b) | $1.78 | $1.28 | 39.1% | ||
Fuel gallons (000,000) | 164 | 113 | 45.1% | ||
ASMs per fuel gallon | 80.8 | 82.8 | (2.4%) | ||
Average FTEs | 15,007 | 11,123 | 34.9% | ||
Aircraft utilization | 10.8 | 10.6 | 1.9% | ||
Average aircraft stage length | 1,245 | 1,237 | 0.6% | ||
Operating fleet | 217 | 152 | 65 a/c | ||
Regional Operating Statistics:(c) | |||||
Revenue passengers (000) | 2,234 | 2,192 | 1.9% | ||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" | 880 | 855 | 2.9% | ||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" | 1,134 | 1,100 | 3.1% | ||
Load factor | 77.6% | 77.7% | (0.1 pts) | ||
Yield | 24.13¢ | 24.09¢ | 0.2% | ||
PRASM | 18.73¢ | 18.72¢ | 0.1% | ||
Operating fleet | 73 | 67 | 6 a/c |
(a) | Except for FTEs, data includes information related to third-party regional capacity purchase flying arrangements. |
(b) | See reconciliation of this measure to the most directly related GAAP measure in the accompanying pages. |
(c) | Data presented includes information related to flights operated by Horizon and third-party carriers. |
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
2017 | 2016 as Reported | 2016 Virgin America | 2016 Combined | Change | ||||||
Consolidated: | ||||||||||
Revenue passengers (in 000) | 10,018 | 7,835 | 1,767 | 9,602 | 4.3 | % | ||||
RPMs (in 000,000) | 11,708 | 8,571 | 2,615 | 11,186 | 4.7 | % | ||||
ASMs (in 000,000) | 14,394 | 10,453 | 3,266 | 13,719 | 4.9 | % | ||||
Load Factor | 81.3% | 82.0% | (a) | 81.5% | (0.2) pts | |||||
PRASM | 10.31¢ | 10.84¢ | (a) | 10.66¢ | (3.3 | )% | ||||
RASM | 12.15¢ | 12.88¢ | (a) | 12.47¢ | (2.6 | )% | ||||
CASMex | 8.37¢ | 8.51¢ | (a) | 8.36¢ | 0.1 | % | ||||
FTEs | 18,682 | 14,357 | 2,686 | 17,043 | 9.6 | % | ||||
Mainline: | ||||||||||
RPMs (in 000,000) | 10,827 | 7,716 | 2,615 | 10,331 | 4.8% | |||||
ASMs (in 000,000) | 13,260 | 9,354 | 3,266 | 12,620 | 5.1% | |||||
Load Factor | 81.7% | 82.5% | (a) | 81.9% | (0.2) pts | |||||
PRASM | 9.59¢ | 9.91¢ | (a) | 9.95¢ | (3.6)% |
(a) | 2016 Combined operating statistics have been recalculated using the combined results. |
Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | 2017 | 2016 as Reported | 2016 Virgin America | 2016 Combined | $ Combined | % Combined | ||||||||||||||||
Passenger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mainline | $ | 1,272 | $ | 927 | $ | 329 | $ | 1,256 | $ | 16 | 1 | % | ||||||||||
Regional | 212 | 206 | — | 206 | 6 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total passenger revenue | 1,484 | 1,133 | 329 | 1,462 | 22 | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Freight and mail | 24 | 24 | — | 24 | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||
Other—net | 241 | 190 | 34 | 224 | 17 | 8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | $ | 1,749 | $ | 1,347 | $ | 363 | $ | 1,710 | $ | 39 | 2 | % |
Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | 2017 | 2016 as Reported | 2016 Virgin America | 2016 Combined | $ Combined | % Combined | ||||||||||||||||
Fuel expense | $ | 339 | $ | 167 | $ | 71 | $ | 238 | $ | 101 | 42 | % | ||||||||||
Non-fuel expenses | 1,244 | 890 | 260 | 1,150 | 94 | 8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 1,583 | $ | 1,057 | $ | 331 | $ | 1,388 | $ | 195 | 14 | % |
Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | 2017 | 2016 as Reported | 2016 Virgin America | 2016 Combined | $ Combined | % Combined | ||||||||||||||||
Wages and benefits | $ | 448 | $ | 336 | $ | 72 | $ | 408 | $ | 40 | 10 | % | ||||||||||
Variable incentive pay | 31 | 32 | 6 | 38 | (7 | ) | (18 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Aircraft maintenance | 87 | 68 | 17 | 85 | 2 | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Aircraft rent | 65 | 29 | 47 | 76 | (11 | ) | (14 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Landing fees and other rentals | 115 | 80 | 27 | 107 | 8 | 7 | % | |||||||||||||||
Contracted services | 81 | 60 | 15 | 75 | 6 | 8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Selling expenses | 81 | 49 | 30 | 79 | 2 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 90 | 88 | 8 | 96 | (6 | ) | (6 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Food and beverage service | 45 | 31 | 12 | 43 | 2 | 5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Third-party regional carrier expense | 27 | 23 | — | 23 | 4 | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 40 | — | 2 | 2 | 38 | NM | ||||||||||||||||
Other | 134 | 94 | 24 | 118 | 16 | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total non-fuel operating expenses | $ | 1,244 | $ | 890 | 260 | 1,150 | 94 | 8 | % |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 as Reported | 2016 Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions, except for per gallon amounts) | Dollars | Cost/Gal | Dollars | Cost/Gal | Dollars | Cost/Gal | |||||||||||||||||
Raw or "into-plane" fuel cost | $ | 325 | $ | 1.76 | $ | 165 | $ | 1.26 | $ | 222 | $ | 1.27 | |||||||||||
Losses on settled hedges | 4 | 0.02 | 4 | 0.03 | 19 | 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||
Consolidated economic fuel expense | 329 | 1.78 | 169 | 1.29 | $ | 241 | $ | 1.38 | |||||||||||||||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments | 10 | 0.06 | (2 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (3 | ) | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||
GAAP fuel expense | $ | 339 | $ | 1.84 | $ | 167 | $ | 1.27 | $ | 238 | $ | 1.36 | |||||||||||
Fuel gallons | 184 | 132 | 175 |
Three Months Ended March 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | 2017 | 2016 as Reported | 2016 Virgin America | 2016 Combined | $ Combined | % Combined | ||||||||||||||||
Wages | $ | 337 | $ | 251 | $ | 55 | $ | 306 | $ | 31 | 10 | % | ||||||||||
Pension—Defined benefit plans | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 33 | % | |||||||||||||||
Defined contribution plans | 25 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||
Medical and other benefits | 52 | 44 | 6 | 50 | 2 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Payroll taxes | 26 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total wages and benefits | $ | 448 | $ | 336 | $ | 72 | $ | 408 | $ | 40 | 10 | % |
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 as Reported | 2016 Virgin America | 2016 Combined | Change | |||||||||||||||
Mainline | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | $ | 1,517 | $ | 1,122 | $ | 363 | $ | 1,485 | $ | 32 | |||||||||
Non-fuel operating expenses | 998 | 701 | 258 | 959 | 39 | ||||||||||||||
Economic fuel | 292 | 144 | 72 | 216 | 76 | ||||||||||||||
Operating income | 227 | 277 | 33 | 310 | (83 | ) | |||||||||||||
Nonoperating income (expense) | (12 | ) | 1 | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||||||||
Pretax profit | $ | 215 | $ | 278 | $ | 29 | $ | 307 | $ | (92 | ) |
• | Our existing cash and marketable securities balance of $1.7 billion, and our expected cash from operations; |
• | Our 58 unencumbered aircraft in our operating fleet that could be financed, if necessary; |
• | Our combined $250 million bank line-of-credit facilities, with no currently outstanding borrowings. Information about these facilities can be found in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements. |
(in millions, except debt-to-capital amounts) | March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | Change | ||||||
Cash and marketable securities | $ | 1,710 | $ | 1,580 | 8.2 % | ||||
Cash, marketable securities, and unused lines of credit as a percentage of trailing twelve months' revenue | 31 | % | 31 | % | 0 pts | ||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 2,531 | $ | 2,645 | (4.3)% | ||||
Shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,014 | $ | 2,931 | 2.8% | ||||
Long-term debt-to-capital including net present value of aircraft operating lease payments(a) | 58 | % | 59 | % | (1) pts |
(a) | Calculated using the present value of remaining aircraft lease payments for aircraft in our operating fleet as of the balance sheet date. |
(in millions) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||||
Aircraft and aircraft purchase deposits—firm | $ | 805 | $ | 685 | $ | 595 | |||||
Other flight equipment | 125 | 190 | 135 | ||||||||
Other property and equipment | 225 | 275 | 210 | ||||||||
Total property and equipment additions | $ | 1,155 | $ | 1,150 | $ | 940 | |||||
Option aircraft and aircraft deposits, if exercised(a) | $ | 55 | $ | 230 | $ | 710 |
(a) | We have options to acquire 41 B737 aircraft with deliveries from 2019 through 2024, options to acquire 30 A320neo aircraft with deliveries from 2020 through 2022, and options to acquire 30 E175 aircraft with deliveries in 2019 to 2021. |
Actual Fleet | Expected Fleet Activity(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Aircraft | March 31, 2017 | Remaining 2017 Additions Changes | Remaining 2017 Removals Changes | December 31, 2017 | 2018-2019 Changes | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
B737 Freighters & Combis(b) | 6 | 3 | (6 | ) | 3 | — | 3 | ||||||||||
B737 Passenger Aircraft(b) | 148 | 11 | (8 | ) | 151 | 15 | 166 | ||||||||||
Airbus Passenger Aircraft(b) | 63 | 5 | — | 68 | 4 | 72 | |||||||||||
Total Mainline Fleet | 217 | 19 | (14 | ) | 222 | 19 | 241 | ||||||||||
Q400 operated by Horizon | 52 | — | — | 52 | (15 | ) | 37 | ||||||||||
E-175 operated by Horizon | 1 | 12 | — | 13 | 20 | 33 | |||||||||||
E-175 operated by third party | 20 | — | — | 20 | — | 20 | |||||||||||
Total Regional Fleet | 73 | 12 | — | 85 | 5 | 90 | |||||||||||
Total | 290 | 31 | (14 | ) | 307 | 24 | 331 |
(a) | The expected fleet counts at December 31, 2017 and beyond are subject to change. |
(b) | Remaining 2017 changes in passenger aircraft reflect delivery of 11 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft and five A321neo aircraft, retirement of seven B737-400 passenger aircraft and the conversion of one B737-700 aircraft into a freighter. The freighter and combi changes reflect retirement of five combis and one freighter and the reintroduction of three B737-700 aircraft as freighters. |
Approximate % of Expected Fuel Requirements | Weighted-Average Crude Oil Price per Barrel | Average Premium Cost per Barrel | ||||||||
Second Quarter 2017 | 50 | % | $ | 62 | $ | 2 | ||||
Third Quarter 2017 | 50 | % | 62 | 2 | ||||||
Fourth Quarter 2017 | 40 | % | 63 | 2 | ||||||
Remainder 2017 | 47 | % | 62 | 2 | ||||||
First Quarter 2018 | 30 | % | 63 | 2 | ||||||
Second Quarter 2018 | 20 | % | 63 | 2 | ||||||
Third Quarter 2018 | 10 | % | 60 | 2 | ||||||
Full Year 2018 | 15 | % | $ | 63 | $ | 2 |
(in millions) | Remainder of 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Beyond 2021 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current and long-term debt obligations | $ | 219 | $ | 350 | $ | 422 | $ | 449 | $ | 422 | $ | 1,015 | $ | 2,877 | |||||||||||||
Operating lease commitments(a) | 318 | 391 | 370 | 336 | 292 | 1,126 | 2,833 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aircraft maintenance deposits(b) | 44 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 63 | 90 | 391 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aircraft purchase commitments (c) | 758 | 876 | 730 | 337 | 275 | 361 | 3,337 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest obligations(d) | 67 | 94 | 83 | 68 | 51 | 113 | 476 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aircraft maintenance and parts management(e) | 23 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 40 | — | 167 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other obligations(f) | 61 | 84 | 89 | 94 | 98 | 692 | 1,118 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,490 | $ | 1,888 | $ | 1,794 | $ | 1,389 | $ | 1,241 | $ | 3,397 | $ | 11,199 |
(a) | Operating lease commitments generally include aircraft operating leases, airport property and hangar leases, office space, and other equipment leases. Included here are Airbus aircraft operated by Virgin America and E175 aircraft that are operated by SkyWest under a capacity purchase agreement. |
(b) | Aircraft maintenance deposits relate to leased Airbus aircraft. |
(c) | Represents non-cancelable contractual payment commitments for aircraft and engines. |
(d) | For variable-rate debt, future obligations are shown above using interest rates in effect as of March 31, 2017. |
(e) | Includes minimum obligations under a parts management and maintenance agreement with a third-party vendor. |
(f) | Includes minimum obligations associated with the SkyWest third-party CPA. Refer to Note 7 in the consolidated financial statements for further information. |
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK |
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS |
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION |
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS |
1. | Exhibits: See Exhibit Index. |
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. | |
/s/ CHRISTOPHER M. BERRY | |
Christopher M. Berry | |
Vice President Finance and Controller | |
May 4, 2017 |
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Form | Date of First Filing | Exhibit Number |
10.1*† | Alaska Air Group Operational Performance Rewards Plan Description, adopted January 3, 2005; Amended February 14, 2017 | 10-Q | ||
10.2*† | Alaska Air Group Performance Based Pay Plan, Amended and Restated January 18, 2017 | 10-Q | ||
31.1† | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | 10-Q | ||
31.2† | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | 10-Q | ||
32.1† | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | 10-Q | ||
32.2† | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | 10-Q | ||
101.INS† | XBRL Instance Document | |||
101.SCH† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||
101.CAL† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||
101.DEF† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||
101.LAB† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||
101.PRE† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||
† | Filed herewith | |||
* | Indicates management contract or compensatory plan arrangement |
1. | ELIGIBILITY |
2. | ACCRUAL OF AWARDS |
3. | PAYMENT OF AWARDS |
4. | ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE GOALS |
5. | AMENDMENT; TERMINATION; INTERPETATION |
1. | ELIGIBILITY |
2. | CALCULATION OF THE AWARD |
3. | PERFORMANCE WEIGHTING |
4. | PERFORMANCE GOALS AND APPLICABLE PERFORMANCE WEIGHTING FACTORS |
5. | DISCRETIONARY FACTOR |
6. | TIMING OF AWARDS |
8. | AMENDMENT |
a. | This Plan, including its attachments, constitutes the entire understanding relating to an Award to any employee of Alaska, Virgin or Horizon, and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements, representations or commitments relating to such Awards. |
b. | This Plan is not a commitment of the Company, Alaska, Virgin or Horizon, to any officer or employee of such company, to continue that individual in its employ in order to qualify for an Award. Nothing contained in this Plan may be considered to be a promise of continued employment. Any employee who shall file suit against his or her employer for wrongful termination shall automatically cease to be a Plan Participant. |
c. | This Plan and the rights and obligations provided for herein shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the law of the state of Washington, excluding its conflicts of law rules. |
d. | No unpaid Award will be subject to the debts, liabilities, contracts or engagements of any Plan Participant, and may not be alienated, pledged, garnished or sold, and any attempt to do so shall be void. |
e. | All Awards are subject to applicable federal, state, and local deductions. |
f. | This Plan is intended to be an exception to, or otherwise be in compliance with, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. This Plan shall be interpreted to comply with Section 409A. Further, it is the intent of the Company that, in the case of Section 162(m) Awards, this Plan, each such Award, any amounts paid with respect to such Awards, shall qualify as performance-based compensation or will otherwise be exempt from deductibility limitations under Section 162(m). Any provision, application or interpretation of this Plan inconsistent with this intent to satisfy the standards in Section 162(m) as to the Section 162(m) Awards shall be disregarded. |
1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-Q of Alaska Air Group, Inc. for the period ended March 31, 2017; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
e) | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors: |
a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
By | /s/ BRADLEY D. TILDEN |
Bradley D. Tilden | |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-Q of Alaska Air Group, Inc. for the period ended March 31, 2017; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors: |
a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
By | /s/ BRANDON S. PEDERSEN |
Brandon S. Pedersen | |
Executive Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
By | /s/ BRADLEY D. TILDEN |
Bradley D. Tilden | |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
By | /s/ BRANDON S. PEDERSEN |
Brandon S. Pedersen | |
Executive Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - shares |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2017 |
Apr. 28, 2017 |
|
Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | ||
Document Type | 10-Q | |
Amendment Flag | false | |
Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2017 | |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2017 | |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q1 | |
Entity Registrant Name | ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. | |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000766421 | |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 123,603,902 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (PARENTHETICALS) - $ / shares |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Stockholders' Equity: | ||
Preferred Stock, par value (usd per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
Preferred stock, shares authorized (shares) | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares) | 0 | 0 |
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares) | 0 | 0 |
Common stock, par value (usd per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
Common stock, shares authorized (shares) | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 |
Common stock, shares issued (shares) | 129,590,771 | 129,189,634 |
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares) | 123,729,188 | 123,328,051 |
Treasury Stock, Shares (shares) | 5,861,583 | 5,861,583 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
|
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] | ||
Net Income | $ 99 | $ 184 |
Related to marketable securities: | ||
Unrealized holding gains arising during the period | 3 | 12 |
Income tax effect | (1) | (4) |
Total | 2 | 8 |
Related to employee benefit plans: | ||
Reclassification of net pension expense into Wages and benefits | 6 | 5 |
Income tax effect | (2) | (2) |
Total | 4 | 3 |
Related to interest rate derivative instruments: | ||
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period | 1 | (5) |
Reclassification of losses into Aircraft rent | 0 | 1 |
Income tax effect | (1) | 2 |
Total | 0 | (2) |
Other Comprehensive Income | 6 | 9 |
Comprehensive Income | $ 105 | $ 193 |
GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
3 Months Ended |
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Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Organization and Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Air Group, or the Company, and its primary subsidiaries, Alaska, Horizon and, starting December 14, 2016, Virgin America. The Company conducts substantially all of its operations through these subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim financial information. Consistent with these requirements, this Form 10-Q does not include all the information required by GAAP for complete financial statements. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. In the opinion of management, all adjustments have been made that are necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2017 and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. Such adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. In preparing these statements, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Due to seasonal variations in the demand for air travel, the volatility of aircraft fuel prices, changes in global economic conditions, changes in the competitive environment and other factors, operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the entire year. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers"(Topic 606), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. This comprehensive new standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Principal versus Agent Considerations" to clarify the guidance on determining whether the Company is considered the principal or the agent in a revenue transaction where a third party is providing goods or services to a customer. Entities are permitted to use either a full retrospective or cumulative effect transition method, and are required to adopt all parts of the new revenue standard using the same transition method. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. At this time, the Company believes the most significant impact to the financial statements will be to Mileage Plan™ revenues and liabilities. The Company currently uses the incremental cost approach for miles earned through travel. As this approach will be eliminated with the standard, the Company will be required to increase its liability for earned miles through a relative selling price model by approximately $350 million to $450 million. The adoption of the new standard is also expected to result in a change in income statement classification for certain types of revenues, such as ancillary revenues, currently classified as Other revenue to Passenger revenue, which will affect common industry metrics such as PRASM and RASM. The Company continues to evaluate and model the full impact of the standard and plans to apply the full retrospective transition method. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases" (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for leases currently classified as operating leases. Under the new standard a lessee will recognize a liability on the balance sheet representing the lease payments owed, and a right-of-use-asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. At this time, the Company believes the most significant impact to the financial statements will relate to the recording of a right-of-use asset associated with leased aircraft. Other leases, including airports and real estate, equipment, software and other miscellaneous leases continue to be assessed for impact of the ASU. The Company has determined that it will not early adopt the standard. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Compensation—Stock Compensation" (Topic 718), which simplifies several aspects of accounting for employee share-based payment awards, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. The ASU was adopted prospectively as of January 1, 2017. Prior periods have not been adjusted. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company's statements of operations or financial position. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other" (Topic 350), which eliminates step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The ASU is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. Beginning in fiscal 2017, the Company will be required to perform an impairment test for goodwill arising from its acquisition of Virgin America and has adopted the standard effective January 1, 2017. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Compensation—Retirement Benefits" (Topic 715), which requires employers to disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net benefit cost and report it in the same line item(s) as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations. These components will not be eligible for capitalization in assets. Employers are also required to disclose the line(s) used to present the other components of net periodic benefit cost, if the components are not presented separately in the income statement. The ASU is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted at the beginning of the annual period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company is evaluating the impact and management has determined not to early adopt the standard. |
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ACQUISITION OF VIRGIN AMERICA INC. | ACQUISITION OF VIRGIN AMERICA INC. Virgin America On December 14, 2016, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common shares and voting interest of Virgin America for $57 per share, or total cash consideration of $2.6 billion. Virgin America offers scheduled air transportation throughout the United States and Mexico primarily from its focus cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and, to a lesser extent, Dallas Love Field, to other major business and leisure destinations in North America. The Company believes the acquisition of Virgin America will provide broader national reach and position it to better serve people living on the West Coast. The combined airline has 1,200 daily departures and leverages Alaska's strength in the Pacific Northwest with Virgin America's strength in California. The Company believes that combining loyalty programs and networks will provide greater benefits for its guests and expand its international partner portfolio, giving guests an even more expansive global reach. Merger-related costs For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company incurred pretax merger-related costs of $40 million. Costs classified as merger-related are directly attributable to merger activities and are recorded as "Special items—merger-related costs" within the statements of operations. The Company expects to continue to incur merger-related costs in the future as the integration continues. Fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed The transaction has been accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be recognized on the balance sheet at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation has been prepared on a preliminary basis and is subject to further adjustments as additional information becomes available concerning the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. There were no significant fair value adjustments made during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The Company expects to continue obtaining information to assist in determining the fair values of the net assets acquired and will finalize the amounts recognized by December 14, 2017. Provisional fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date, December 14, 2016, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS In determining fair value, there is a three-level hierarchy based on the reliability of the inputs used. Level 1 refers to fair values based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 refers to fair values estimated using significant other observable inputs and Level 3 refers to fair values estimated using significant unobservable inputs. Fair Value of Financial Instruments on a Recurring Basis As of March 31, 2017, total cost basis for all marketable securities was $1,529 million. There were no significant differences between the cost basis and fair value of any individual class of marketable securities. Fair values of financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):
The Company uses the market and income approach to determine the fair value of marketable securities. U.S. government securities are Level 1 as the fair value is based on quoted prices in active markets. Foreign government bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate notes and bonds, and municipal securities are Level 2 as the fair value is based on standard valuation models that are calculated based on observable inputs such as quoted interest rates, yield curves, credit ratings of the security and other observable market information. The Company uses the market approach and the income approach to determine the fair value of derivative instruments. The fair value for fuel hedge call options is determined utilizing an option pricing model based on inputs that are readily available in active markets or can be derived from information available in active markets. In addition, the fair value considers the exposure to credit losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties. Interest rate swap agreements are Level 2 as the fair value of these contracts is determined based on the difference between the fixed interest rate in the agreements and the observable LIBOR-based interest forward rates at period end multiplied by the total notional value. Activity and Maturities for Marketable Securities Activity for marketable securities (in millions):
Maturities for marketable securities (in millions):
Unrealized losses from fixed-income securities are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates. Management does not believe any remaining unrealized losses represent other-than-temporary impairments based on its evaluation of available information as of March 31, 2017. Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments The Company used the following methods and assumptions to determine the fair value of financial instruments that are not recognized at fair value as described below. Cash and Cash Equivalents: Carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Debt: The carrying amount of the Company's variable-rate debt approximates fair value. For fixed-rate debt, the Company uses the income approach to determine the estimated fair value, calculated as the sum of future cash flows discounted at borrowing rates for comparable debt over the weighted life of the outstanding debt. The estimated fair value of the fixed-rate debt is Level 3 as certain inputs used are unobservable. Fixed-rate debt that is not carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet and the estimated fair value of long-term fixed-rate debt is as follows (in millions):
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Nonrecurring Basis Certain assets and liabilities are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including property, plant and equipment, goodwill, and intangible assets. These assets are subject to fair valuation when there is evidence of impairment. No impairment was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2017. |
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FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAMS | Frequent flyer program deferred revenue and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
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LONG-TERM DEBT | LONG-TERM DEBT Long-term debt obligations on the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company made debt payments of $101 million. At March 31, 2017, long-term debt principal payments for the next five years and thereafter were as follows (in millions):
Bank Lines of Credit The Company has three credit facilities totaling $302 million. All three facilities have variable interest rates based on LIBOR plus a specified margin. One credit facility is for $100 million, expires in September 2017 and is secured by aircraft. The second credit facility is for $52 million, expires in October 2017 with a mechanism for annual renewal and is secured by aircraft. The third credit facility was renegotiated in March 2017 and increased from $100 million to $150 million. It expires in March 2022 and is secured by certain accounts receivable, spare engines, spare parts and ground service equipment. The Company has secured letters of credit against the $52 million facility, but has no plans to borrow using either of the two remaining facilities. All three credit facilities have a requirement to maintain a minimum unrestricted cash and marketable securities balance of $500 million. |
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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS | EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Net periodic benefit costs for the qualified defined-benefit plans included the following components for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (in millions):
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COMMITMENTS | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Future minimum payments for commitments (in millions) as of March 31, 2017:
Lease Commitments Aircraft lease commitments include future obligations for all of the Company's operating airlines—Alaska, Virgin America and Horizon, as well as aircraft leases operated by third-parties. At March 31, 2017, the Company had lease contracts for 14 Boeing 737 ("B737") aircraft, 53 Airbus aircraft, 15 Bombardier Q400 aircraft and 20 Embraer E175s with SkyWest Airlines, Inc. ("SkyWest"). The Company has 10 scheduled lease deliveries of A321neo aircraft from 2017 through 2018, one of which was delivered subsequent to March 31, 2017. All lease contracts have remaining non-cancelable lease terms ranging from 2017 to 2030. The Company has the option to increase capacity flown by SkyWest with eight additional E175 aircraft deliveries in 2019. Options to lease are not reflected in the commitments table above. Facility lease commitments primarily include airport and terminal facilities and building leases. Total rent expense for aircraft and facility leases was $138 million and $81 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. Aircraft Purchase Commitments Aircraft purchase commitments include non-cancelable contractual commitments for aircraft and engines. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had commitments to purchase 51 B737 aircraft (19 B737 NextGen aircraft and 32 B737 MAX aircraft, with deliveries in 2017 through 2023) and 32 E175 aircraft with deliveries in 2017 through 2019. The Company also has an order for 30 Airbus A320neo aircraft with deliveries from 2020 through 2022 with an option to cancel up to a certain period in advance of delivery in groups of five aircraft. In addition, the Company has options to purchase 41 B737 aircraft and 30 E175 aircraft. Option payments are not reflected in the table above. Capacity Purchase Agreements ("CPAs") At March 31, 2017, Alaska had CPAs with three carriers, including the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Horizon. Horizon sells 100% of its capacity under a CPA with Alaska. In addition, Alaska has CPAs with SkyWest to fly certain routes in the Lower 48 and Canada and with Peninsula Airways, Inc. ("PenAir") to fly certain routes in the state of Alaska. Under these agreements, Alaska pays the carriers an amount which is based on a determination of their cost of operating those flights and other factors intended to approximate market rates for those services. Future payments (excluding Horizon) are based on minimum levels of flying by the third-party carriers, which could differ materially due to variable payments based on actual levels of flying and certain costs associated with operating flights such as fuel. Aircraft Maintenance Deposits Through its acquisition of Virgin America, the Company is contractually required to make maintenance deposit payments to aircraft lessors, which represent maintenance reserves made solely to collateralize the lessor for future maintenance events should the Company not perform required maintenance. Under most leases, the lease agreements provide that maintenance reserves are reimbursable upon completion of the major maintenance event in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount qualified for reimbursement from maintenance reserves held by the lessor associated with the specific major maintenance event or (ii) the qualifying costs related to the specific major maintenance event. Aircraft Maintenance and Parts Management The Company has a separate maintenance-cost-per-hour contract for management and repair of certain rotable parts to support airframe and engine maintenance and repair. This agreement requires monthly payments based upon utilization, such as flight hours, cycles and age of the aircraft, and, in turn, the agreement transfers certain risks to the third-party service provider. There are minimum payments under this agreement, which are reflected in the table above. Accordingly, payments could differ materially based on actual aircraft utilization. Contingencies The Company is a party to routine litigation matters incidental to its business and with respect to which no material liability is expected. Liabilities for litigation related contingencies are recorded when a loss is determined to be probable and estimable. In 2015, three flight attendants filed a class action lawsuit seeking to represent all Virgin America flight attendants for damages based on alleged violations of California and City of San Francisco wage and hour laws. Plaintiffs received class certification in November 2016. Virgin America filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss all claims on various federal preemption grounds. In January 2017, the Court denied in part and granted in part Virgin America’s motion. The Company believes the claims in this case are without factual and legal merit and intends to defend this lawsuit. Management believes the ultimate disposition of these matters is not likely to materially affect the Company's financial position or results of operations. This forward-looking statement is based on management's current understanding of the relevant law and facts, and it is subject to various contingencies, including the potential costs and risks associated with litigation and the actions of arbitrators, judges and juries. |
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Dividends During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.30 per share, or $37 million. Common Stock Repurchase In August 2015, the Board of Directors authorized a $1 billion share repurchase program. As of March 31, 2017, the Company repurchased 4,112,086 shares for $313 million under this program. The program was paused in the second quarter of 2016 in anticipation of the acquisition of Virgin America. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2017. Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company resumed the share repurchase program and repurchased 129,040 shares for $11 million through April 28, 2017. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (in millions):
Earnings Per Share ("EPS") Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding assuming the exercise of in-the-money stock options and restricted stock units, using the treasury-stock method. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of EPS were not material. |
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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION | OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION Alaska Air Group has three operating airlines—Alaska, Virgin America and Horizon. Each is regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration. Alaska has CPAs for regional capacity with Horizon, as well as with third-party carriers SkyWest and PenAir, under which Alaska receives all passenger revenues. Under U.S. GAAP, operating segments are defined as components of a business for which there is discrete financial information that is regularly assessed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") in making resource allocation decisions. Financial performance for the operating airlines and CPAs is managed and reviewed by the Company's CODM as part of three reportable operating segments:
The CODM makes resource allocation decisions for these reporting segments based on flight profitability data, aircraft type, route economics and other financial information. The "Consolidating and Other" column reflects parent company activity, consolidating entries and other immaterial business units of the company. The “Air Group Adjusted” column represents a non-GAAP measure that is used by the Company CODM to evaluate performance and allocate resources. Adjustments are further explained below in reconciling to consolidated GAAP results. Operating segment information is as follows (in millions):
Total assets were as follows (in millions):
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Organization and Basis of Presentation | Organization and Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Air Group, or the Company, and its primary subsidiaries, Alaska, Horizon and, starting December 14, 2016, Virgin America. The Company conducts substantially all of its operations through these subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim financial information. Consistent with these requirements, this Form 10-Q does not include all the information required by GAAP for complete financial statements. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. In the opinion of management, all adjustments have been made that are necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2017 and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. Such adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. In preparing these statements, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Due to seasonal variations in the demand for air travel, the volatility of aircraft fuel prices, changes in global economic conditions, changes in the competitive environment and other factors, operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the entire year. |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements | Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers"(Topic 606), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. This comprehensive new standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Principal versus Agent Considerations" to clarify the guidance on determining whether the Company is considered the principal or the agent in a revenue transaction where a third party is providing goods or services to a customer. Entities are permitted to use either a full retrospective or cumulative effect transition method, and are required to adopt all parts of the new revenue standard using the same transition method. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. At this time, the Company believes the most significant impact to the financial statements will be to Mileage Plan™ revenues and liabilities. The Company currently uses the incremental cost approach for miles earned through travel. As this approach will be eliminated with the standard, the Company will be required to increase its liability for earned miles through a relative selling price model by approximately $350 million to $450 million. The adoption of the new standard is also expected to result in a change in income statement classification for certain types of revenues, such as ancillary revenues, currently classified as Other revenue to Passenger revenue, which will affect common industry metrics such as PRASM and RASM. The Company continues to evaluate and model the full impact of the standard and plans to apply the full retrospective transition method. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases" (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for leases currently classified as operating leases. Under the new standard a lessee will recognize a liability on the balance sheet representing the lease payments owed, and a right-of-use-asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. At this time, the Company believes the most significant impact to the financial statements will relate to the recording of a right-of-use asset associated with leased aircraft. Other leases, including airports and real estate, equipment, software and other miscellaneous leases continue to be assessed for impact of the ASU. The Company has determined that it will not early adopt the standard. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Compensation—Stock Compensation" (Topic 718), which simplifies several aspects of accounting for employee share-based payment awards, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. The ASU was adopted prospectively as of January 1, 2017. Prior periods have not been adjusted. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company's statements of operations or financial position. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other" (Topic 350), which eliminates step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The ASU is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. Beginning in fiscal 2017, the Company will be required to perform an impairment test for goodwill arising from its acquisition of Virgin America and has adopted the standard effective January 1, 2017. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Compensation—Retirement Benefits" (Topic 715), which requires employers to disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net benefit cost and report it in the same line item(s) as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations. These components will not be eligible for capitalization in assets. Employers are also required to disclose the line(s) used to present the other components of net periodic benefit cost, if the components are not presented separately in the income statement. The ASU is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted at the beginning of the annual period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company is evaluating the impact and management has determined not to early adopt the standard. |
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Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | Provisional fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date, December 14, 2016, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:
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Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping | Fixed-rate debt that is not carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet and the estimated fair value of long-term fixed-rate debt is as follows (in millions):
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Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt | At March 31, 2017, long-term debt principal payments for the next five years and thereafter were as follows (in millions):
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Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Operating segment information is as follows (in millions):
Total assets were as follows (in millions):
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GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - NARRATIVE (Details) - Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] - Scenario, Forecast [Member] $ in Millions |
Jan. 01, 2018
USD ($)
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Minimum [Member] | |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | |
Contract with Customer, Liability | $ 350 |
Maximum [Member] | |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | |
Contract with Customer, Liability | $ 450 |
ACQUISITION OF VIRGIN AMERICA INC. - NARRATIVE (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
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Dec. 14, 2016
USD ($)
departures
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Mar. 31, 2017
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
Number of daily departures | departures | 1,200 | ||
Merger-related costs | $ 40 | $ 0 | |
Virgin America Inc. | |||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
Percentage of common shares and voting interest acquired | 100.00% | ||
Consideration paid (usd per share) | $ / shares | $ 57 | ||
Cash consideration | $ 2,600 | ||
Merger-related costs | $ 40 |
ACQUISITION OF VIRGIN AMERICA INC. - ASSETS ACQUIRED AND LIABILITIES ASSUMED (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Goodwill | $ 1,942 | $ 1,934 |
Virgin America Inc. | ||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 645 | 645 |
Receivables | 44 | 44 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 16 | 16 |
Property and equipment | 561 | 560 |
Intangible assets | 141 | 143 |
Goodwill | 1,942 | 1,934 |
Other assets | 84 | 84 |
Total assets | 3,433 | 3,426 |
Accounts payable | 22 | 22 |
Accrued wages, vacation and payroll taxes | 50 | 51 |
Air traffic liabilities | 172 | 172 |
Other accrued liabilities | 198 | 196 |
Current portion of long-term debt | 125 | 125 |
Long-term debt, net of current portion | 360 | 360 |
Deferred income taxes | (308) | (304) |
Deferred revenue | 126 | 126 |
Other liabilities | 92 | 82 |
Total liabilities | 837 | 830 |
Total purchase price | $ 2,596 | $ 2,596 |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - NARRATIVE (Details) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | |
Total | $ 1,529 |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Carrying Amount [Member] | ||
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Long-term debt | $ 1,116 | $ 1,179 |
Fair Value [Member] | ||
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Long-term debt | $ 1,130 | $ 1,199 |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - ACTIVITIY FOR MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
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Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | ||
Proceeds from sales and maturities | $ 285 | $ 140 |
Gross realized gains | 1 | 0 |
Gross realized losses | (1) | 0 |
Gross unrealized gains | 3 | 10 |
Gross unrealized losses | $ (5) | $ (2) |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - MATURITIES FOR MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Details) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
|
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Cost Basis | |
Due in one year or less | $ 236 |
Due after one year through five years | 1,281 |
Due after five years through 10 years | 12 |
Due after 10 years | 0 |
Total | 1,529 |
Fair Value | |
Due after one year through five years | 236 |
Due after one year through five years | 1,278 |
Due after five years through 10 years | 13 |
Due after 10 years | 0 |
Total | $ 1,527 |
FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAMS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Frequent Flyer Program [Line Items] | |||
Other accrued liabilities | $ 909 | $ 878 | |
Deferred revenue | 641 | 640 | |
Other liabilities | 438 | 417 | |
Passenger revenues | 1,484 | $ 1,133 | |
Other—net revenues | 241 | 190 | |
Frequent Flyer Program Revenue [Member] | |||
Frequent Flyer Program [Line Items] | |||
Passenger revenues | 86 | 69 | |
Other—net revenues | 119 | 103 | |
Frequent Flyer Program Revenue | 205 | $ 172 | |
Frequent Flyer Program Liabilities [Member] | |||
Frequent Flyer Program [Line Items] | |||
Other accrued liabilities | 498 | 484 | |
Deferred revenue | 641 | 638 | |
Other liabilities | 22 | 21 | |
Total | $ 1,161 | $ 1,143 |
LONG-TERM DEBT - SCHEDULE OF LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Total | $ 2,863 | $ 2,964 | |
Less debt issuance costs | (17) | (18) | |
Less current portion | 332 | 319 | |
Long-term debt, less current portion | $ 2,531 | $ 2,645 | |
Weighted-average fixed-interest rate | 4.40% | 4.40% | |
Weighted-average variable-interest rate | 2.50% | 2.40% | |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | $ 101 | $ 36 | |
Fixed-rate notes payable due through 2028 [Member] | |||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Total | 1,116 | $ 1,179 | |
Variable-rate notes payable due through 2028 [Member] | |||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Total | $ 1,764 | $ 1,803 |
LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - FUTURE PAYMENTS (Details) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |
Remainder of 2017 | $ 219 |
2018 | 350 |
2019 | 422 |
2020 | 449 |
2021 | 422 |
Thereafter | 1,015 |
Total | $ 2,877 |
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - NET PENSION EXPENSE (Details) - Pension Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] | ||
Service cost | $ 10 | $ 9 |
Interest cost | 18 | 18 |
Expected return on assets | (27) | (27) |
Recognized actuarial loss | 7 | 6 |
Net pension expense | $ 8 | $ 6 |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE (Details) - 2015 1 Billion Repurchase Program [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2017 |
Apr. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Aug. 31, 2015 |
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Class of Stock [Line Items] | ||||
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount (shares) | $ 1,000 | |||
Stock repurchased during period (shares) | 4,112,086 | 0 | ||
Stock repurchased during period | $ 313 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | ||||
Class of Stock [Line Items] | ||||
Stock repurchased during period (shares) | 129,040 | |||
Stock repurchased during period | $ 11 |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Equity [Abstract] | ||
Marketable securities | $ (1) | $ (3) |
Employee benefit plans | (295) | (299) |
Interest rate derivatives | (3) | (3) |
Total | $ (299) | $ (305) |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, CASH DIVIDEND (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | |
---|---|---|
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
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Equity [Abstract] | ||
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid | $ 0.30 | |
Cash dividend declared per share (usd per share) | $ 0.30 | $ 0.275 |
Payments of Dividends | $ 37 | $ 34 |
OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION, ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Total assets | $ 10,302 | $ 9,962 |
Alaska Airlines [Member] | ||
Total assets | 15,735 | 15,260 |
Horizon [Member] | ||
Total assets | 719 | 690 |
Parent [Member] | ||
Total assets | $ (6,152) | $ (5,988) |
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