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Related Parties
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Parties

4. Related Parties

Polar

AAWW has a 51% equity interest and 75% voting interest in Polar.  DHL Network Operations (USA), Inc. (“DHL”), a subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG, holds a 49% equity interest and a 25% voting interest in Polar.  Polar is a variable interest entity that we do not consolidate because we are not the primary beneficiary as the risks associated with the direct costs of operation are with DHL.  Under a 20-year blocked space agreement, which began in 2008, Polar provides air cargo capacity to DHL.  Atlas has several agreements with Polar to provide ACMI, CMI, Dry Leasing, administrative, sales and ground support services to one another.  We do not have any financial exposure to fund debt obligations or operating losses of Polar, except for any liquidated damages that we could incur under these agreements.

The following table summarizes our transactions with Polar:

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

Revenue and Expenses:

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

Revenue from Polar

 

$

82,858

 

 

$

99,889

 

 

$

159,092

 

 

$

198,356

 

 

Ground handling and airport fees to Polar

 

 

1,067

 

 

 

545

 

 

 

1,593

 

 

 

1,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable/payable as of:

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables from Polar

 

$

26,370

 

 

$

10,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payables to Polar

 

 

1,841

 

 

 

2,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate Carrying Value of Polar Investment as of:

 

June 30, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate Carrying Value of Polar Investment

 

$

4,870

 

 

$

4,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to the amounts in the table above, Atlas recognized revenue of $83.1 million and $23.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $110.5 million and $46.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, from flying on behalf of Polar.

Dry Leasing Joint Venture

We hold a 10% interest in a joint venture with an unrelated third party, which we entered into in December 2019, to develop a diversified freighter aircraft dry leasing portfolio.  Through Titan, we provide aircraft and lease management services to the joint venture for fees based upon aircraft assets under management, among other things.  Our investment in the joint venture is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the joint venture, we have a commitment to provide up to $40.0 million of capital contributions before December 2022.  Our investment in the joint venture was $0.5 million and $1.5 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and our maximum exposure to losses from the entity is limited to our investment. The joint venture does not currently have any third-party debt obligations and no capital contributions have been made as of June 30, 2020.  We had Accounts receivable from the joint venture of $1.3 million as of June 30, 2020 related to the reimbursement of certain expenses by the joint venture.  We have recognized no service fee income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

Parts Joint Venture

We hold a 50% interest in a joint venture with an unrelated third party to purchase rotable parts and provide repair services for those parts, primarily for 747-8F aircraft.  Our investment in the joint venture is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.  As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our investment in the joint venture was $18.9 million and $20.0 million, respectively.  We had Accounts payable to the joint venture of $1.1 million as of June 30, 2020 and $0.5 million as of December 31, 2019.