EX-99.1 2 c20680exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
PRELIMINARY NOTE
This Interim Report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Interim Report and with our Annual Report on Form 20-F, for the year ended December 31, 2010.
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and are presented in U.S. Dollars. These statements and discussion below contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this Interim Report that are not historical facts, as well as statements identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” or words of similar meaning. Such statements address future events and conditions concerning matters such as, but not limited to, our earnings, cash flow, liquidity and capital resources, compliance with debt and other restrictive covenants, interest rates and dividends. These statements are based on current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to the effect of the global economics on the continuing availability of cash to pay dividends and meet our other liquidity requirements; our ability to make acquisitions that are accretive to cash flow; changing supply and demand for aircraft; changes in aircraft value; changes in lease rates; our ability to remarket aircraft; lessee defaults; changes in the commercial aviation industry generally; the performance of our Manager and Servicer, as defined below; maintenance costs; changes in tax, accounting or aviation related laws or regulations; our ability to secure additional financing; changes in interest rates; potential damage to our aircraft; obsolescence of our aircraft portfolio; increased operational costs; competition; the adequacy of our insurance coverage; our ongoing ability to comply with applicable law; early lease termination; the geographic concentration of our lessees; rising fuel costs; airline performance and bankruptcies; terrorist attacks, war, armed hostilities and geopolitical instability; pandemics such as SARs or avian influenza; and the success of aircraft and engine manufacturers. Factors also include those described under Item 3 “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to update these forward looking statements to reflect events, developments or circumstances after the date of this document, a change in our views or expectations, or to reflect the occurrence of future events.
Unless the context requires otherwise, when used in this Annual Report, (1) the terms “Fly,” “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Fly Leasing Limited and its subsidiaries; (2) the term “B&B Air Funding” refers to our subsidiary, Babcock & Brown Air Funding I Limited; (3) the term “B&B Air Acquisition” refers to our subsidiary, Babcock & Brown Air Acquisition I Limited; (4) the term “B&B Air Cayman” refers to our subsidiary, Babcock & Brown Air Finance (Cayman) Limited; (5) the term “B&B Air Cayman II” refers to Babcock & Brown Air Finance II (Cayman) Limited, a subsidiary of B&B Air Cayman; (6) the term “Fly-BBAM” refers to our subsidiary, Fly-BBAM Holdings, Ltd.; (7) the term “Fly Holdings” refers to our subsidiary, Fly Aircraft Holdings One Limited; (8) the term “Fly Holdings Two” refers to our subsidiary, Fly Aircraft Holdings Two Limited (9) all references to our shares refer to our common shares held in the form of American Depositary Shares, or ADSs; (10) the terms “Predecessor” and “JET-i” refer to JET-i Leasing LLC, the predecessor company of Fly; (11) the term “BBAM LP” refers to BBAM Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries and affiliates; (12) the terms “BBAM” and “Servicer” refer to BBAM Aircraft Management LLC and BBAM Aircraft Management (Europe) Limited, collectively; (13) the term “Manager” refers to Fly Leasing Management Co. Limited, the Company’s manager; (14) the term “Initial Portfolio” refers to our initial portfolio of 47 commercial jet aircraft acquired by our subsidiary, B&B Air Funding; and (15) the term “Fly-Z/C LP” refers to Fly-Z/C Aircraft Holdings LP.

 

 


 

INDEX
         
    Page  
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
    3  
Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    24  
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    34  
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
    35  
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
       
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
    35  
Item 1A. Risk Factors
    35  
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
    35  
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
    36  
Item 5. Other Information
    36  
Item 6. Exhibits
    36  

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Balance Sheets
AS OF JUNE 30, 2011 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2010
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except par value data)
                 
    June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    (Unaudited)        
Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 187,544     $ 164,107  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
    156,533       164,935  
Rent receivables
    1,472       995  
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
    15,359       9,655  
Flight equipment held for operating leases, net
    1,620,285       1,613,458  
Deferred tax asset, net
    1,873       3,046  
Fair market value of derivative asset
    432       2,226  
Other assets, net
    15,517       19,802  
 
           
Total assets
    1,999,015       1,978,224  
 
           
Liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    10,874       5,190  
Rentals received in advance
    8,057       9,868  
Payable to related parties
    966       1,539  
Security deposits
    31,972       31,682  
Maintenance payment liability
    153,350       135,019  
Notes payable, net
    599,825       596,190  
Borrowings under aircraft acquisition facility
    545,249       561,636  
Other secured borrowings
    94,742       66,283  
Fair market value of derivative liabilities
    81,024       82,436  
Other liabilities
    11,429       13,477  
 
           
Total liabilities
    1,537,488       1,503,320  
 
           
Shareholders’ equity
               
Common shares, $0.001 par value; 499,999,900 shares authorized; 25,648,928 and 26,707,501 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    26       27  
Manager shares, $0.001 par value; 100 shares authorized, issued and outstanding
           
Additional paid-in capital
    453,256       463,559  
Retained earnings
    74,326       77,984  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
    (66,081 )     (66,666 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    461,527       474,904  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,999,015     $ 1,978,224  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Statements of Income
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011 AND 2010 (UNAUDITED)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                                 
    Three months     Three months     Six months     Six months  
    ended     ended     ended     ended  
    June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Revenues
                               
Operating lease revenue
  $ 54,194     $ 61,438     $ 101,762     $ 115,683  
Equity earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures
    121       580       1,337       580  
Gain on sale of option to purchase notes payable
                      12,501  
Lease termination settlement
    539       580       1,088       1,169  
Interest and other income
    317       816       653       1,189  
 
                       
Total revenues
    55,171       63,414       104,840       131,122  
 
                       
Expenses
                               
Depreciation
    20,924       21,116       41,565       42,381  
Interest expense
    18,327       18,770       36,896       37,822  
Selling, general and administrative
    8,212       7,675       13,897       12,645  
Debt purchase option amortization
                      947  
Maintenance and other costs
    2,606       534       3,919       1,353  
 
                       
Total expenses
    50,069       48,095       96,277       95,148  
 
                       
Net income before provision for income taxes
    5,102       15,319       8,563       35,974  
Provision for income taxes
    1,004       2,159       1,702       6,147  
 
                       
Net income
  $ 4,098     $ 13,160     $ 6,861     $ 29,827  
 
                       
Weighted average number of shares:
                               
Basic
    25,648,928       28,887,534       26,035,817       29,579,894  
Diluted
    25,791,844       28,922,127       26,156,264       29,614,487  
Earnings per share:
                               
Basic and Diluted
  $ 0.16     $ 0.46     $ 0.26     $ 1.01  
Dividends declared and paid per share
  $ 0.20     $ 0.20     $ 0.40     $ 0.40  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
                                                                         
                                                    Accumulated              
                                    Additional     Retained     Other     Total     Total  
    Manager Shares     Common Shares     Paid-in     Earnings     Comprehensive     Shareholders’     Comprehensive  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     (Deficit)     Income (Loss), net     Equity     Income (Loss)  
 
                                                                       
Balance January 1, 2010
    100     $       30,279,948     $ 30     $ 490,818     $ 47,844     $ (54,168 )   $ 484,524          
Dividends to shareholders
                                  (11,709 )           (11,709 )        
Shares repurchased
                (2,011,265 )     (2 )     (17,717 )                 (17,719 )        
Share-based compensation
                            846                   846          
Additional capital contribution
                            4,509                   4,509          
Net income
                                  29,827             29,827     $ 29,827  
Net change in the fair value of derivatives, net of deferred tax of $2,845
                                        (19,917 )     (19,917 )     (19,917 )
Reclassified from other comprehensive income into earnings, net of deferred tax of $18
                                        (127 )     (127 )     (127 )
 
                                                                     
Comprehensive income, net
                                                                  $ 9,783  
 
                                                     
Balance June 30, 2010 (unaudited)
    100     $       28,268,683     $ 28     $ 478,456     $ 65,962     $ (74,212 )   $ 470,234          
 
                                                       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011 (UNAUDITED)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
                                                                         
                                                    Accumulated              
                                    Additional     Retained     Other     Total     Total  
    Manager Shares     Common Shares     Paid-in     Earnings     Comprehensive     Shareholders’     Comprehensive  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     (Deficit)     Income (Loss), net     Equity     Income (Loss)  
 
                                                                       
Balance January 1, 2011
    100     $       26,707,501     $ 27     $ 463,559     $ 77,984     $ (66,666 )   $ 474,904          
Dividends to shareholders
                                  (10,471 )           (10,471 )        
Dividend equivalent
                                  (48 )           (48 )        
Shares repurchased
                (1,058,573 )     (1 )     (12,666 )                 (12,667 )        
Share-based compensation
                            2,363                   2,363          
Net income
                                  6,861             6,861     $ 6,861  
Net change in the fair value of derivatives, net of deferred tax of $55
                                        (383 )     (383 )     (383 )
Reclassified from other comprehensive income into earnings, net of deferred tax of $139
                                        968       968       968  
 
                                                                     
Comprehensive income, net
                                                                  $ 7,446  
 
                                                     
Balance June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
    100     $       25,648,928     $ 26     $ 453,256     $ 74,326     $ (66,081 )   $ 461,527          
 
                                                       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Fly Leasing Limited
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011 AND 2010 (UNAUDITED)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
                 
    Six months     Six months  
    ended     ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
               
Net Income
  $ 6,861     $ 29,827  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
               
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures
    (1,337 )     (580 )
Gain on sale of option to purchase notes payable
          (12,501 )
Depreciation
    41,565       42,381  
Amortization of debt issuance costs
    3,981       3,848  
Amortization of lease incentives
    3,187       2,607  
Amortization of debt purchase option
          947  
Amortization of lease discounts/premiums and other items
    426       (96 )
Share-based compensation
    2,363       846  
Deferred income taxes
    1,090       5,818  
Unrealized gain on derivative instruments
    (292 )     (146 )
Professional fees paid by Babcock & Brown
          2,180  
Maintenance payment liability relieved
    (2,859 )     (9,024 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Rent receivables
    (477 )     (3,114 )
Other assets
    517       987  
Payable to related parties
    (573 )     (5,898 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    3,298       (133 )
Rentals received in advance
    (1,911 )     (1,070 )
Other liabilities
    (996 )     (2,911 )
 
           
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
    54,843       53,968  
 
           
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
               
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
    (28,054 )     (8,750 )
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
    23,687        
Purchase of flight equipment
    (41,847 )      
Lessor contribution to maintenance
    (8,012 )     (633 )
 
           
Net cash flows used in investing activities
    (54,226 )     (9,383 )
 
           
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
               
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
    8,402       (7,033 )
Security deposits received
    2,584       1,475  
Security deposits returned
    (2,294 )     (1,488 )
Maintenance payment liability receipts
    27,431       19,173  
Maintenance payment liability disbursements
    (6,412 )     (4,511 )
Debt issuance costs
    (190 )      
Proceeds from sale of option to purchase notes payable
          12,501  
Proceeds from sale of notes payable
    7,715        
Proceeds from other secured borrowings
    29,548        
Repayment of notes payable
    (4,248 )      
Repayment of aircraft acquisition facility
    (16,387 )     (16,146 )
Repayment of other secured borrowings
    (1,541 )      
Proceeds from termination of interest rate contract
    1,398        
Shares repurchased
    (12,667 )     (17,719 )
Dividends
    (10,471 )     (11,709 )
Dividend equivalents
    (48 )      
 
           
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
    22,820       (25,457 )
 
           
Net increase in cash
    23,437       19,128  
Cash at beginning of period
    164,107       95,972  
 
           
Cash at end of period
  $ 187,544     $ 115,100  
 
           

 

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    Six months     Six months  
    ended     ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010  
Supplemental Disclosure:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $ 32,162     $ 33,527  
Taxes
    119       28  
Noncash Activities:
               
Security deposit applied to rent receivables
          269  
Security deposit netted against end of lease payments
          900  
Maintenance payment liabilities and claims netted against end of lease payments
          435  
Maintenance payment claim applied to rent receivables
          1,416  
Maintenance payment claim applied to operating lease revenue
    313        
Lease incentive obligation applied to operating lease revenue
    656        
Lease incentive obligation applied to interest and other income
    83        
Lease incentive obligation applied to rentals received in advance
    100        
Lease incentive obligation applied as maintenance payment liability
    484        
Debt issuance costs netted with proceeds from other secured borrowings
    450        
Additional capital contribution from Babcock & Brown
          4,509  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Fly Leasing Limited
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the six months ended June 30, 2011
1. ORGANIZATION
Fly Leasing Limited (the “Company” or “Fly”) is a Bermuda exempted company that was incorporated on May 3, 2007, under the provisions of Section 14 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda. The Company was formed to acquire, finance, lease and sell commercial jet aircraft and other aviation assets directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries.
Although the Company is organized under the laws of Bermuda, it is a resident of Ireland for tax purposes and is subject to Irish corporation tax on its income in the same way, and to the same extent, as if the Company were organized under the laws of Ireland.
In accordance with the Company’s amended and restated bye-laws, Fly issued 100 shares (“Manager Shares”) with a par value of $0.001 to Fly Leasing Management Co. Limited (the “Manager”) for no consideration. Subject to the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated bye-laws, the Manager Shares have the right to appoint the nearest whole number of directors to the Company which is not more than 3/7th of the number of directors comprising the board of directors. The Manager Shares are not entitled to receive any dividends, are not convertible into common shares and, except as provided for in the Company’s amended and restated bye-laws, have no voting rights.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PREPARATION
Fly is a holding company that conducts its business through its subsidiaries. The Company directly or indirectly owns all of the common shares of its subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements presented are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Fly and all of its subsidiaries. In instances where it is the primary beneficiary, Fly would consolidate a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements are stated in U.S. Dollars, which is the principal operating currency of the Company.
Fly has a 15.0% and 57.4% interest in BBAM LP and Fly-Z/C LP, respectively. The Company does not control the joint ventures. Fly accounts for its interest in the unconsolidated joint ventures using the equity method under which its investment is initially recorded at cost. The carrying amount of Fly’s investment is affected by the Company’s share of the joint ventures’ undistributed earnings and losses, and distributions of dividends and capital. The Company periodically reviews the carrying amount of its investment in the joint ventures, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that a decline in value may have occurred. If its investment is determined to be impaired on an other-than-temporary basis, a loss equal to the difference between the fair value of the investment and its carrying value is recorded in the period of identification.
The Company currently has only one operating and reportable segment which is aircraft leasing.
The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting and, in the Company’s opinion, reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring items which are necessary to present fairly the results for interim periods. The operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for an entire year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC; however, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.
Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity.

 

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USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. For the Company, the use of estimates is or could be a significant factor affecting the reported carrying values of flight equipment, deferred tax assets and accruals and reserves. To the extent available, the Company utilizes industry specific resources, third-party appraisers and other materials to support management’s estimates, particularly with respect to flight equipment. Despite management’s best efforts to accurately estimate such amounts, actual results could differ from those estimates.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In May 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard update to achieve common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The update does not require additional fair value measurements and is not intended to establish valuation standards or affect valuation practices outside of financial reporting. The accounting standard update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning in 2012. The accounting standard update will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In June 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard to facilitate convergence between GAAP and IFRS by eliminating the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The standard requires all nonowner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning in 2012.
3. FLIGHT EQUIPMENT HELD FOR OPERATING LEASES
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had 60 and 59 aircraft held for operating leases, respectively.
On February 7, 2011, the Company completed its second sale-leaseback transaction with flydubai for the purchase of a new aircraft for $41.8 million. To finance the acquisition of the aircraft, the Company entered into a loan agreement to borrow $30.0 million (see Note 7).
Flight equipment held for operating leases consist of the following:
                 
    June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Cost
  $ 1,896,291     $ 1,847,899  
Accumulated depreciation
    (276,006 )     (234,441 )
 
           
Net Flight Equipment Held for Operating Leases
  $ 1,620,285     $ 1,613,458  
 
           
The Company capitalized $6.5 million of major maintenance expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2011. These amounts have been included in flight equipment held for operating leases. The Company did not capitalize any major maintenance expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
At June 30, 2011, aircraft held for operating leases were on lease to 34 lessees in 22 countries. At December 31, 2010, aircraft held for operating leases were on lease to 34 lessees in 23 countries, with one aircraft off-lease.
The classification of the net book value of flight equipment held for operating leases and operating lease revenues by geographic region in the tables and discussion below is based on the principal operating location of the aircraft lessee.

 

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The distribution of the net book value of flight equipment held for operating leases by geographic region was as follows:
                                 
    June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Europe:
                               
Germany
  $ 91,840       6 %   $ 94,247       6 %
The Netherlands
    118,417       7 %     121,157       8 %
Russia
    45,989       3 %     48,992       3 %
Spain
    73,519       4 %     74,943       5 %
United Kingdom
    101,902       6 %     104,661       7 %
Other
    280,995       18 %     283,474       16 %
 
                       
Europe — Total
    712,662       44 %     727,474       45 %
 
                       
Asia Pacific:
                               
India
    206,682       13 %     210,687       13 %
China
    64,774       4 %     66,060       4 %
Other
    61,873       4 %     63,460       4 %
 
                       
Asia Pacific — Total
    333,329       21 %     340,207       21 %
 
                       
North America:
                               
United States
    270,397       17 %     277,555       17 %
Other
    36,883       2 %     37,626       3 %
 
                       
North America — Total
    307,280       19 %     315,181       20 %
 
                       
Mexico, South and Central America:
                               
Mexico
    152,454       9 %     129,537       8 %
 
                       
Mexico, South and Central America — Total
    152,454       9 %     129,537       8 %
 
                       
Middle East and Africa:
                               
United Arab Emirates
    82,196       5 %     41,568       3 %
Other
    32,364       2 %     33,322       2 %
 
                       
Middle East and Africa — Total
    114,560       7 %     74,890       5 %
 
                       
Off-lease — Total
                26,169       1 %
 
                       
Total Flight Equipment
  $ 1,620,285       100 %   $ 1,613,458       100 %
 
                       

 

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The distribution of operating lease revenue by geographic region for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:
                                 
    Three months     Three months  
    ended     ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Europe:
                               
Germany
  $ 3,240       6 %   $ 3,397       6 %
The Netherlands
    4,093       8 %     4,092       7 %
Russia
    1,898       4 %     2,744       5 %
Spain
    2,053       4 %     2,053       3 %
United Kingdom
    3,367       6 %     2,251       4 %
Other
    11,402       20 %     16,853       26 %
 
                       
Europe — Total
    26,053       48 %     31,390       51 %
 
                       
Asia Pacific:
                               
India
    7,144       13 %     6,738       11 %
China
    2,007       4 %     5,650       9 %
Other
    1,318       2 %     1,309       2 %
 
                       
Asia Pacific — Total
    10,469       19 %     13,697       22 %
 
                       
North America:
                               
United States
    9,623       18 %     9,908       16 %
Other
    973       2 %     1,253       2 %
 
                       
North America — Total
    10,596       20 %     11,161       18 %
 
                       
Mexico, South and Central America:
                               
Mexico
    4,004       7 %     4,285       7 %
 
                       
Mexico, South and Central America — Total
    4,004       7 %     4,285       7 %
 
                       
Middle East and Africa:
                               
United Arab Emirates
    2,042       4 %            
Other
    1,030       2 %     905       2 %
 
                       
Middle East and Africa — Total
    3,072       6 %     905       2 %
 
                       
Total Operating Lease Revenue
  $ 54,194       100 %   $ 61,438       100 %
 
                       

 

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The distribution of operating lease revenue by geographic region for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:
                                 
    Six months     Six months  
    ended     ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Europe:
                               
Germany
  $ 6,481       6 %   $ 8,500       7 %
The Netherlands
    8,187       8 %     8,182       7 %
Russia
    3,802       4 %     5,380       5 %
Spain
    4,107       4 %     4,107       4 %
United Kingdom
    6,509       6 %     4,627       4 %
Other
    18,840       19 %     25,619       22 %
 
                       
Europe — Total
    47,926       47 %     56,415       49 %
 
                       
Asia Pacific:
                               
India
    12,826       13 %     13,498       12 %
China
    4,014       4 %     10,666       9 %
Other
    2,633       2 %     2,256       2 %
 
                       
Asia Pacific — Total
    19,473       19 %     26,420       23 %
 
                       
North America:
                               
United States
    19,247       19 %     19,817       17 %
Other
    1,946       2 %     2,504       2 %
 
                       
North America — Total
    21,193       21 %     22,321       19 %
 
                       
Mexico, South and Central America:
                               
Mexico
    7,516       7 %     8,927       8 %
 
                       
Mexico, South and Central America — Total
    7,516       7 %     8,927       8 %
 
                       
Middle East and Africa:
                               
United Arab Emirates
    3,675       4 %            
Other
    1,979       2 %     1,600       1 %
 
                       
Middle East and Africa — Total
    5,654       6 %     1,600       1 %
 
                       
Total Operating Lease Revenue
  $ 101,762       100 %   $ 115,683       100 %
 
                       
The Company had no customer that accounted for 10% or more of total operating lease revenue for the three or six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company did not accrue rent from two lessees due to concerns about their financial condition and only recognized revenue as cash was received from the lessees. The Company collected $5.2 million and $7.8 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 from those lessees, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company had one lessee on non-accrual status and collected rental revenue of $1.5 million and $1.9 million from such lessee, respectively.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company included maintenance payment liabilities retained at the end of lease totaling $2.9 million in operating lease revenue. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recognized aircraft redelivery and maintenance payment liabilities retained at the end of lease as income totaling $10.6 million and $14.2 million, respectively.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded amortization of lease incentives as a reduction of operating lease revenue totaling $1.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded amortization of lease incentives as a reduction of operating lease revenue totaling $1.4 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the weighted average remaining lease term of the Company’s aircraft portfolio was 4.4 years and 4.6 years, respectively.
In connection with the early termination of four leases in a prior period, the Company reached a settlement with the guarantor of these leases in February 2009. During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, payments totaling $0.5 million and $0.6 million were received, respectively. Payments totaling $1.1 million and $1.2 million were received during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Under the settlement agreement, $1.2 million remains to be collected. Revenue is recognized as cash is received.

 

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4. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES
Investment in BBAM LP
The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fly-BBAM, has a 15% interest in BBAM LP. Summit Aviation Partners LLC (“Summit”) owns the remaining 85% interest in BBAM LP. During the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized $0.6 million for each period in equity earnings from its investment in BBAM LP. During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized $1.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in equity earnings from its investment in BBAM LP.
Investment in Fly-Z/C LP
On February 9, 2011, the Company made a $16.4 million investment for a 57.4% limited partnership interest in Fly-Z/C LP, a newly-formed aircraft leasing joint venture. Summit has a 10.2% interest in the joint venture and the limited partners appointed a subsidiary of BBAM LP as the general partner of the joint venture. Fly-Z/C LP was formed for the purpose of acquiring, financing and eventually selling four commercial jet aircraft. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, in equity loss from its investment in Fly-Z/C LP due to a reallocation of the capital accounts among the partners in the joint venture.
On April 14, 2011, the Company made an additional capital contribution of $11.6 million into Fly-Z/C LP to fund the joint venture’s acquisition of aircraft. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company received distributions of $22.8 million from the joint venture which includes $22.2 million in connection with the completion of a $40.0 million debt financing by the joint venture. After these distributions, the Company’s net cash investment in Fly-Z/C LP was $5.2 million.
5. NOTES PAYABLE
On October 2, 2007, B&B Air Funding issued $853.0 million of aircraft lease-backed Class G-1 Notes (the “Notes”) at an offering price of 99.71282%. The Notes are direct obligations of B&B Air Funding and are not obligations of, or guaranteed by Fly.
The Notes are secured by: (i) first priority, perfected security interests in and pledges or assignments of equity ownership and beneficial interests in the subsidiaries of B&B Air Funding; (ii) interests in the leases of the aircraft they own; (iii) cash held by or for them; and (iv) rights under agreements with BBAM, the initial liquidity facility provider, hedge counterparties and the insurance policy provider. Interest is payable monthly based on the current one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a spread of 0.67%, which includes an amount payable to Ambac Assurance Corporation, the provider of a financial guaranty insurance policy (the “Policy Provider”) that supports payment of interest and in certain circumstances, principal on the Notes.
From July 2010 through August 2012, the indenture requires a monthly minimum principal payment of approximately $1.0 million per month, subject to satisfaction of certain debt service coverage ratios and other covenants. Of this amount, approximately $0.2 million is being paid to a subsidiary of the Company, in respect of Notes that it purchased and continues to hold. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company made principal repayments on the Notes of $4.2 million, net of the amounts paid to our subsidiary. The Company did not make any principal repayments during the six months ended June 30, 2010.
Effective after July 2012, all revenues collected during each monthly period will be applied to repay the outstanding balance of the Notes, after the payment of certain expenses and other costs, including the fees to the Policy Provider, interest and interest rate swap payments in accordance with those agreements. Approximately 19% of the amounts applied to the outstanding principal Note balance will be returned to the Company in respect of Notes it purchased and continues to hold. The final maturity date of the Notes is November 14, 2033.
B&B Air Funding is subject to financial and operating covenants which relate to, among other things, its operations, disposition of aircraft, lease concentration limits, restrictions on the acquisition of additional aircraft, and restrictions on the modification of aircraft and capital expenditures. Beginning August 2010, it was also subject to an interest coverage ratio. A breach of the covenants could result in the acceleration of the Notes and exercise of remedies available in relation to the collateral, including the sale of aircraft at public or private sale. As of June 30, 2011, B&B Air Funding was not in default under the Notes.
In May 2011, the Company sold to a third party $8.8 million principal amount of Notes held by its subsidiary at a price of 88.125% or $7.7 million. The discount of $1.1 million is being amortized into interest expense over the expected term of the Notes which will mature on November 14, 2033.
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company owned $143.7 million and $153.5 million of the then outstanding principal amount of Notes, respectively, through wholly-owned subsidiaries. The purchased Notes remain outstanding.

 

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As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Notes balance was $599.8 million and $596.2 million, respectively, which is net of the Notes purchased by the Company’s subsidiary. The unamortized discount associated with the Notes totaled $1.5 million and $0.6 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Accrued interest totaled $0.3 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company sold to an unrelated third party its remaining option to purchase up to $50.0 million principal amount of Notes for 48% of the principal amount and received $12.5 million as consideration.
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, B&B Air Funding also entered into a revolving credit facility (“Note Liquidity Facility”) that provides additional liquidity of up to $60.0 million. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Note Liquidity Facility, advances may be drawn for the benefit of the Note holders to cover certain expenses of B&B Air Funding, including maintenance expenses, interest rate swap payments and interest on the Notes. Advances shall bear interest at one-month LIBOR plus a spread of 1.20%. A commitment fee of 0.40% per annum is due and payable on each payment date based on the unused portion of the Note Liquidity Facility. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, B&B Air Funding had not drawn on the Note Liquidity Facility.
6. AIRCRAFT ACQUISITION FACILITY
                 
    Balance as of     Balance as of  
Aircraft Acquisition Facility:   June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Principal — Tranche A
  $ 361,249     $ 377,636  
Principal — Tranche B
    184,000       184,000  
 
           
Borrowings under aircraft acquisition facility
    545,249       561,636  
Equity Tranche
    96,000       96,000  
 
           
Total aircraft acquisition facility
  $ 641,249     $ 657,636  
 
           
On November 7, 2007, B&B Air Acquisition entered into a credit facility (the “Aircraft Acquisition Facility”). The availability period for the Aircraft Acquisition Facility expired on November 6, 2009. B&B Air Acquisition funds a cash collateral account that was established for the benefit of the lenders. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the cash collateral account had a balance of $42.3 million and $38.4 million, respectively.
Since November 6, 2009, all available cash flow from the aircraft held by B&B Air Acquisition is required to be applied to the outstanding principal after payment of interest, certain expenses and a return paid to Fly on its $96.0 million equity tranche. The equity tranche accrues interest at a rate such that the aggregate monthly interest of the entire facility reflects an interest rate of one-month LIBOR plus 2.5%. During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company made principal repayments on the Aircraft Acquisition Facility of $16.4 million and $16.1 million, respectively.
Subject to an extension by the lenders as provided in the agreement, all amounts outstanding at November 6, 2012 must be repaid in four quarterly installments.
Borrowings under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility are secured by (i) the equity ownership and beneficial interests in B&B Air Acquisition and its subsidiaries, and (ii) a security interest in the underlying aircraft and related leases. In addition, the lenders are granted a first priority, perfected security interest in derivative agreements entered into by B&B Air Acquisition.
Tranche A borrowings accrue interest at a one-month LIBOR-based rate plus a margin of 1.50%. Tranche B borrowings accrue interest at a one-month LIBOR-based rate plus 4.00%. The first quarterly installment of principal is due on November 6, 2012, and after that date the applicable margin for Tranche A and Tranche B increases by 0.25% per quarter up to a maximum margin of 3.75% and 8.00% for Tranche A and B borrowings, respectively. In order of security interest, Tranche A ranks above Tranche B, and both Tranches A and B rank above the equity tranche.
The Aircraft Acquisition Facility also contains affirmative covenants customary for secured aircraft financings. Further, B&B Air Acquisition must maintain certain interest coverage ratios and loan to value ratios, and the aircraft in B&B Air Acquisition’s portfolio must comply with certain concentration limits. A breach of these requirements would result in either an event of default or a requirement to post additional cash collateral under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility. As of June 30, 2011, B&B Air Acquisition was not in default under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility.

 

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7. OTHER SECURED BORROWINGS
Credit Facility
The Company has an $85.0 million credit facility agreement (the “Credit Facility”) with an international commercial bank. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had an outstanding balance of $36.0 million and $36.3 million under the Credit Facility, respectively. The Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of the Company’s rights, title and interest in $72.1 million principal amount of Notes held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The interest due on the borrowings under the Credit Facility is equal to the interest paid by B&B Air Funding in respect of the Notes pledged. Pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement, a portion of principal repayment amounts received by the subsidiary from B&B Air Funding in respect of the Notes pledged must be applied to pay down the facility to maintain a 2:1 ratio of collateral to loan balance.
The Credit Facility has a scheduled maturity date of August 16, 2011 and provides for four 1-year extension options with a payment of an extension fee equal to 3.5% to 5.0% of the then outstanding principal amount. In accordance with GAAP, the extension options are accounted for as derivative instruments. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the extension options had nominal value.
The Company is subject to certain interest coverage ratios and other financial covenants as specified in the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2011, the Company was not in default under the Credit Facility.
Aircraft Notes Payable
To partially finance the acquisition of two aircraft in December 2010 and February 2011, the Company entered into two loan agreements with an international commercial bank to borrow an aggregate of $60.0 million (“Aircraft Notes Payable”). The Aircraft Notes Payable are secured by a pledge of the Company’s rights, title and interest in the two aircraft acquired.
Aircraft Notes Payable No. 1 accrues interest at a fixed rate of 6.41% per annum based on the outstanding principal, and requires quarterly principal and interest payments of approximately $0.9 million commencing on March 7, 2011 and a balloon payment of $14.0 million at the scheduled maturity date of December 7, 2018. As of June 30, 2011, the outstanding balance under Aircraft Notes Payable No. 1 was $29.2 million.
Aircraft Notes Payable No. 2 accrues interest at a fixed rate of 7.20% per annum based on the outstanding principal, and requires quarterly principal and interest payments of approximately $0.9 million commencing on May 10, 2011 and a balloon payment of $14.0 million at the scheduled maturity date of February 6, 2019. As of June 30, 2011, the outstanding balance under Aircraft Notes Payable No. 2 was $29.5 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company made principal payments on the Aircraft Notes Payable of $1.3 million.
8. DERIVATIVES
The Company uses interest rate swap contracts to hedge variable interest payments due on (i) the Notes and (ii) borrowings under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility, associated with aircraft under fixed rate rentals. The swap contracts allow the Company to pay fixed interest rates and receive variable interest rates with the swap counterparty based on the one-month LIBOR on the notional amounts over the life of the contracts. The notional amounts decrease over time.
In May 2011 the Company entered into two additional interest rate swap contracts with a combined notional amount totaling $132.1 million in anticipation of a sale of Notes and a decline in notional amounts of existing swap contracts. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $1,162.6 million and $1,108.8 million, respectively. The unrealized fair market value loss on the interest rate swap contracts, reflected as derivative liabilities, was $81.0 million and $82.4 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
To mitigate its exposure to foreign currency exchange fluctuations, the Company has entered into a cross currency coupon swap contract in conjunction with a lease in which a portion of the lease rentals are denominated in Euros. Pursuant to the cross currency swap, the Company receives $1.7 million quarterly based on a fixed Euro to U.S. Dollar conversion rate of 1.4452 per Euro until January 15, 2016, the maturity date of the swap contract. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the unrealized fair market value gain on the cross currency swap contract, reflected as a derivative asset, was $0.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively.

 

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The Company entered into two interest rate swap contracts in 2010 in connection with the forward purchase of two aircraft. These swap contracts were terminated in 2011 and 2010 upon completion of the fixed rate debt financing for the aircraft and the Company received settlement proceeds of $1.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively. The proceeds from the terminated interest rate swap contracts are being amortized as a reduction to interest expense over eight years, the original term of the contracts.
During 2008, the Company terminated a cross currency swap contract and received settlement proceeds totaling $2.1 million, which is being amortized into operating lease revenue through April 15, 2016, the original contract maturity date.
The Company’s interest rate and foreign currency derivatives are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The changes in fair value of the derivatives are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of a provision for income taxes. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded a net unrealized loss of $8.4 million and $0.4 million, after the applicable net tax provision of $1.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded a net unrealized loss of $14.6 million and $19.9 million, after the applicable net tax benefit of $2.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively.
The Company determines the fair value of derivative instruments using a discounted cash flow model. The model incorporates an assessment of the risk of non-performance by the swap counterparty in valuing derivative assets and an evaluation of Fly’s credit risk in valuing derivative liabilities. The counterparties to the Company’s derivative instruments are investment graded with long-term foreign issue ratings ranging from A+ to AA by Standard and Poor’s. The Company does not anticipate any of its counterparties to default on their obligations.
The Company considers in its assessment of non-performance risk, if applicable, netting arrangements under master netting agreements, any collateral requirement, and the derivative payment priority in the Company’s debt agreements. The valuation model uses various inputs including contractual terms, interest rate curves, credit spreads and measures of volatility.
As of June 30, 2011, the Company had the following derivative liabilities (dollar amounts in thousands):
                                                                 
                                                            Gain  
                                                            Reclassified  
                                    Adjusted             Loss     from  
                    Fair             Fair             Recognized in     Accumulated  
            Swap     Market             Market             Accumulated     Other  
    Hedge     Contract     Value of     Credit     Value of     Deferred     Other     Comprehensive  
    Interest     Notional     Derivative     Risk     Derivative     Tax     Comprehensive     Loss into  
Maturity Date   Rate     Amount     Liability     Adjustment     Liability     Benefit     Loss     Income  
Interest rate swap contracts:
                                                               
10/14/2015
    4.93 %   $ 218,815     $ (20,975 )   $ 1,117     $ (19,858 )   $ 2,482     $ (17,376 )   $  
10/14/2015
    4.93 %     218,815       (20,975 )     1,117       (19,858 )     2,482       (17,376 )      
11/15/2015
    4.36 %     25,685       (2,631 )     156       (2,475 )     310       (2,165 )      
12/15/2015
    4.37 %     25,693       (2,648 )     158       (2,490 )     311       (2,179 )      
09/15/2015
    4.36 %     26,228       (2,675 )     157       (2,518 )     315       (2,203 )      
11/15/2015
    4.37 %     25,972       (2,682 )     159       (2,523 )     315       (2,208 )      
01/14/2015
    3.40 %     62,458       (3,586 )     153       (3,433 )     429       (3,004 )      
03/15/2018
    3.31 %     171,366       (8,675 )     343       (8,332 )     1,042       (7,290 )      
08/15/2015
    3.85 %     25,208       (1,706 )     83       (1,623 )     203       (1,420 )      
05/15/2016
    4.49 %     42,617       (4,073 )     236       (3,837 )     480       (3,357 )      
03/15/2015
    4.22 %     25,733       (2,435 )     135       (2,300 )     287       (2,013 )      
04/15/2015
    4.07 %     27,663       (2,497 )     138       (2,359 )     295       (2,064 )      
10/15/2016
    4.25 %     25,733       (2,598 )     158       (2,440 )     305       (2,135 )      
10/15/2012
    2.30 %     108,507       (2,670 )     68       (2,602 )     325       (2,277 )      
04/14/2018
    3.10 %     17,803       (1,255 )     120       (1,135 )     142       (993 )      
03/14/2018
    1.98 %     114,255       (1,448 )     77       (1,371 )     172       (1,199 )      
Accrued interest
                    (1,870 )             (1,870 )                      
Terminated Contracts
                                    (250 )     1,743       125  
 
                                                 
Total — derivative liabilities
          $ 1,162,551     $ (85,399 )   $ 4,375     $ (81,024 )   $ 9,645     $ (67,516 )   $ 125  
 
                                                 

 

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As of June 30, 2011, the Company had the following derivative asset (dollar amounts in thousands):
                                                             
                                                        Gain  
                                                        Reclassified  
                                Adjusted             Gain     from  
                Fair             Fair             Recognized in     Accumulated  
    EURO to   Swap     Market             Market             Accumulated     Other  
    US Dollar   Contract     Value of     Credit     Value of     Deferred     Other     Comprehensive  
    Conversion   Notional     Derivative     Risk     Derivative     Tax     Comprehensive     Loss into  
Maturity Date   Rate   Amount     Instrument     Adjustment     Instrument     Liability     Loss     Income  
Cross currency coupon swap contract:
                                                           
01/15/2016
  1EURO to US1.4452     1,650       453       (21 )     432       (54 )     378        
Terminated Contract
                                (151 )     1,057       130  
 
                                             
Total — derivative asset
      $ 1,650     $ 453     $ (21 )   $ 432     $ (205 )   $ 1,435     $ 130  
 
                                             
9. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Description of Plan
In April 2010, the Company adopted the 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2010 Plan”) and reserved 1,500,000 shares for issuance under the 2010 Plan. The 2010 Plan permits the grant of (i) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”); (ii) restricted stock units (“RSUs”); (iii) nonqualified stock options; and (iv) other share-based awards. On April 29, 2010, the Company made an aggregate grant of 599,999 SARs and RSUs (“2010 Grants”) to certain employees of BBAM LP who provide services to the Company pursuant to certain management and servicing agreements. On March 1, 2011, the Company made an additional aggregate grant of 600,001 SARs and RSUs (“2011 Grants”) to certain employees of BBAM LP.
SARs entitle the holder to receive any increase in value between the grant date price of Fly’s ADSs and their value on the exercise date. RSUs entitle the holder to receive a number of Fly’s ADSs equal to the number of RSUs awarded upon vesting. The granted SARs and RSUs vest in three equal installments. The 2010 Grants vest on the last day of the sixth, 18th and 30th month following the date of grant, and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The 2011 Grants vest on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The Company settles SARs and RSUs with newly issued ADSs.
The holder of a SAR or RSU is also entitled to dividend equivalent rights (“Dividend Equivalent”) on each SAR and RSU. For each Dividend Equivalent, the holder shall have the right to receive a cash amount equal to the per share dividend paid by the Company during the period between the grant date and Dividend Equivalent’s expiration (“Dividend Amount”). Dividend Equivalents expire at the same time and in the same proportion that the SARs and RSUs are exercised, cancelled, forfeited or expired. Dividend Amounts are payable to the holder only when the SAR or RSU on which the Dividend Equivalent applies has vested.
Valuation Assumptions
The Company accounts for grants to the CEO and CFO as grants to employees and grants to other BBAM LP employees as grants to non-employees. Grants to employees are valued at the grant date and amortized on a straight-line basis into share-based compensation expense over the service period. Grants to non-employees are initially measured at grant date, and then re-measured at each subsequent interim reporting period until the awards are vested.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of SARs. The fair value of SARs expected to vest is estimated on the date of grant, or if applicable, on the measurement date using the following assumptions:
                         
    Three months ended   Three months ended   Six months ended   Six months ended
    June 30, 2011   June 30, 2010   June 30, 2011   June 30, 2010
Risk-free interest rate
  2.33% — 3.16%     2.00% — 2.73%   2.33% — 3.16%     2.00% — 2.73%
Volatility
  61% — 63%     70%   61% — 70%     70%
Expected life
  6 — 10 years   6 — 10 years   6 — 10 years   6 — 10 years
The expected share price volatility was benchmarked based on the historical volatility of the common shares of the Company as well as other companies operating in similar businesses. The risk-free interest rate is based on the US Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant, or as applicable as of the measurement date, for the period corresponding with the expected life of the SAR. The dividend yield assumption was not factored into the valuation model as the SAR grant holder is entitled to the Dividend Amount.

 

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Grant Activity
A summary of the Company’s SAR activity for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is presented below:
                         
                    Weighted  
            Weighted     average  
            average     remaining  
    Number of     exercise     contractual  
    shares     price     life (in years)  
Outstanding at January 1, 2011
    359,605     $ 12.42          
SARs granted
    349,235     $ 13.30          
SARs exercised
                   
SARs canceled
                   
 
                   
Outstanding at June 30, 2011
    708,840     $ 12.85       9.2  
 
                 
Exercisable at June 30, 2011
    119,869     $ 12.42       8.8  
 
                 
SARs granted to employees and non-employees during the six months ended June 30, 2011 totaled 63,104 and 286,131, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the Company’s closing ADS price of $13.25 as of June 30, 2011. The SARs had an intrinsic value of $0.2 million as of June 30, 2011. The grant date fair value of the SARs granted in 2011 was $3.2 million.
A summary of the Company’s RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is presented below:
                 
            Weighted average  
            grant date fair  
    Number of shares     value  
Outstanding and unvested at January 1, 2011
    160,262     $ 12.42  
RSUs granted
    250,766     $ 13.30  
RSUs vested
           
RSUs canceled
           
 
           
Outstanding and unvested at June 30, 2011
    411,028     $ 12.96  
 
           
RSUs granted to employees and non-employees during the six months ended June 30, 2011 totaled 45,312 and 205,454, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value was determined based on the average of the high and low market prices of the Company’s ADSs on the business date prior to the award. The grant date fair value of the RSUs granted in 2011 was $3.3 million. The aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs outstanding using the closing price of $13.25 per ADS as of June 30, 2011 was $5.4 million.
Share-based compensation expense related to SARs and RSUs is recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses, and totaled $1.4 million and $0.8 million for the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. For the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, share-based compensation expense totaled $2.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Total unamortized share-based compensation expense totaled $6.8 million at June 30, 2011. As of June 30, 2011, unvested SARs and RSUs had a weighted average remaining vesting term of 1.3 years.
10. EARNINGS PER SHARE
SARs and RSUs granted by the Company that contain non-forfeitable rights to receive dividend equivalents are deemed participating securities. Net income available to common shareholders is determined by reducing the Company’s net income for the period by dividend equivalents paid on vested SARs and RSUs during the period.
Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the potential number of dilutive common shares outstanding during the period, excluding the effect of any anti-dilutive securities.

 

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The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30     June 30  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
    (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  
Numerator
                               
Net income
  $ 4,098     $ 13,160     $ 6,861     $ 29,827  
Less: Dividend equivalents paid on vested SARs
    (24 )           (48 )      
 
                       
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 4,074     $ 13,160     $ 6,813     $ 29,827  
 
                       
Denominator
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding-Basic
    25,648,928       28,887,534       26,035,817       29,579,894  
Dilutive common equivalent shares:
                               
RSUs
    131,402       34,593       108,755       34,593  
SARs
    11,514             11,692        
Weighted average shares outstanding-Diluted
    25,791,844       28,922,127       26,156,264       29,614,487  
Earnings per share:
                               
Basic and Diluted
  $ 0.16     $ 0.46     $ 0.26     $ 1.01  
11. INCOME TAXES
Fly is a tax resident of Ireland and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Ireland, France and the Cayman Islands that are tax residents in those jurisdictions. In calculating net trading income, Fly and its Irish tax resident subsidiaries are entitled to a deduction for trading expenses and tax depreciation on its aircraft. In general, Irish resident companies pay corporation tax at the rate of 12.5% on trading income and 25.0% on non-trading income. In addition, repatriated earnings from the Company’s Cayman subsidiary will be taxed at the 25.0% tax rate. A deferred tax provision at the 25.0% rate was provided for the gain resulting from the sale of the option to purchase notes payable. Fly’s French resident subsidiaries pay a corporation tax of 30.38% on their net taxable income.
The Company’s tax provision includes U.S. federal and state taxes on its share of BBAM LP’s taxable income sourced in the U.S. BBAM LP operates in jurisdictions in which it, rather than its partners, is responsible for the taxes levied. These taxes are included in BBAM LP’s results and are reflected in the Company’s equity earnings from BBAM LP. In addition, the Company will be subject to U.S. branch profit tax on U.S. sourced dividends it receives from its subsidiary, Fly-BBAM.
Fly-BBAM is also subject to Irish tax on dividends paid to it by BBAM LP at either 12.5% or 25.0% depending on the underlying source of income. Subject to limitations under current Irish law, U.S. taxes paid by the Company or taxes paid by BBAM LP’s subsidiaries may be credited against an Irish tax liability associated with its investment in BBAM LP.
Income tax expense by jurisdiction is shown below:
                                 
    Three months     Three months     Six months     Six months  
    ended     ended     ended     ended  
    June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Deferred tax expense:
                               
Ireland
  $ 685     $ 1,867     $ 1,055     $ 5,818  
France
    10       2       9        
United States
    59             26        
 
                       
Deferred tax expense — total
    754       1,869       1,090       5,818  
 
                       
Current tax expense:
                               
Ireland
    23       69       56       102  
France
    (12 )     21       16       27  
United States
    239       200       540       200  
 
                       
Current tax expense — total
    250       290       612       329  
 
                       
Total Income Tax Expense
  $ 1,004     $ 2,159     $ 1,702     $ 6,147  
 
                       

 

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The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The principal components of the Company’s net deferred tax asset were as follows:
                 
    June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Deferred tax asset:
               
Net operating loss carry forwards
  $ 67,727     $ 57,446  
Net unrealized losses on derivative instruments
    9,440       9,524  
Other
    139       74  
 
           
Total deferred tax asset
    77,306       67,044  
 
           
Deferred tax liability:
               
Excess of tax depreciation over book depreciation
    (52,989 )     (41,520 )
Net earnings of non-European Union member subsidiary
    (22,353 )     (22,478 )
Other
    (91 )      
 
           
Total deferred tax liability
    (75,433 )     (63,998 )
 
           
Deferred tax asset, net
  $ 1,873     $ 3,046  
 
           
The Company has determined that no valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset was necessary as of June 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010. The Company is allowed to carry forward its net operating losses for an indefinite period to be offset against income of the same trade under current tax rules in Ireland.
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, the Company contracts with third-party service providers to perform maintenance or overhaul activities on its off-lease aircraft.
13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Fly has no employees and has outsourced the daily operations of the Company by entering into management, servicing and administrative agreements (the “Agreements”) with BBAM LP.
Pursuant to the Agreements, BBAM is entitled to receive servicing fees. With respect to the Company’s Initial Portfolio, BBAM is entitled to receive a base fee of $150,000 per month, subject to certain adjustments, and a rent fee equal to 1.0% and 1.0%, respectively, of the aggregate amount of aircraft rent due and rent actually collected. Under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility, BBAM is entitled to receive a fee equal to 3.5% of the aggregate amount of rent actually received for the aircraft. For the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, base and rent fees incurred amounted to $1.8 million for each respective period. For the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, base and rent fees incurred totaled $3.6 million for each period.
For the two aircraft acquired by the Company in 2010 and 2011, the Company entered into servicing agreements with BBAM LP to act as servicer to provide the Company with certain administrative and management services. Under the terms of such servicing agreements, the Company pays the servicers (i) a fee equal to 3.5% of the monthly rents actually collected and (ii) an administrative fee of $1,000 per month per aircraft. In addition to such fees, the Company will pay to BBAM a fee equal to 1.5% of the gross consideration collected with respect to any sale of such aircraft.
BBAM is entitled to an administrative agency fee from B&B Air Funding equal to $750,000 per annum, subject to adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index. In addition, BBAM is entitled to an administrative fee from B&B Air Acquisition of $240,000 per annum. For the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, $0.3 million of administrative fees were paid in each respective period. For the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, $0.5 million of administrative fees were paid in each respective period.
For its role as exclusive arranger, BBAM receives a fee equal to 1.5% of the purchase price of aircraft acquired, excluding aircraft in the Initial Portfolio. BBAM also receives a fee equal to 1.5% of the sales proceeds of all disposed aircraft. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, $0.6 million of fees were incurred for aircraft acquired. No aircraft were disposed of in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company did not acquire or dispose of any aircraft.
The Company makes quarterly payments to the Manager as compensation for providing the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer and other personnel, and certain corporate overhead costs related to Fly (“Management Expenses”), subject to adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index. For the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company incurred $1.6 million and $1.5 million of Management Expenses, respectively. For the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company incurred $3.2 million and $3.1 million of Management Expenses, respectively.

 

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In connection with its services, the Manager may incur expenses such as insurance, as well as legal and professional advisory fees on behalf of the Company. The Company had $0.1 million of reimbursable expenses due to the Manager at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
14. FAIR MARKET VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, derivative instruments, accounts payable, credit facilities and notes payable. The Company’s notes payable and borrowings under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility bear floating rates of interest which reset monthly to a market benchmark rate plus a credit spread.
Fair value is defined as the price at which an asset could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable, willing and able parties. A liability’s fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor.
The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their carrying value. Where available, the fair value of the Company’s notes payable and credit facilities is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied, using the net present value of cash flow streams over the term using estimated market rates for similar instruments and remaining terms. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity. The Company determines the fair value of its derivative instruments using a discounted cash flow model which incorporates an assessment of the risk of non-performance by the swap counterparty and an evaluation of Fly’s credit risk in valuing derivative liabilities. The valuation model uses various inputs including contractual terms, interest rate curves, credit spreads and measures of volatility.
The Company also measures the fair value for certain assets and liabilities on a non-recurring basis, when GAAP requires the application of fair value, including events or changes in circumstances that indicate that the carrying amounts of assets may not be recoverable. Assets subject to these measurements include flight equipment held for operating leases and investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. Fly accounts for its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method (See Note 2). The company records flight equipment at fair value when the carrying value may not be recoverable. Such fair value measurements, if necessary, are based on management’s best estimates and judgment, which include assumptions as to future cash proceeds from the leasing and eventual disposition of the aircraft. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, no flight equipment and neither of the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture investments was recorded at fair value.
The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments were as follows:
                                 
    June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    Carrying Amount     Fair Value     Carrying Amount     Fair Value  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Notes payable
  $ 599,825     $ 521,848     $ 596,190     $ 506,761  
Aircraft acquisition facility
    545,249       526,944       561,636       531,860  
Other secured borrowings
    94,742       94,742       66,283       66,283  
Derivative asset
    432       432       2,226       2,226  
Derivative liabilities
    81,024       81,024       82,436       82,436  
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. The hierarchy levels established by FASB give the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. FASB requires fair value measurements to be disclosed by level within the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Level 2 — Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.
Level 3 — Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

 

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As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the categorized asset and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis, based upon the lowest level of significant inputs to the valuations are as follows:
                                 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
June 30, 2011:
                               
Derivative asset
        $ 432           $ 432  
Derivative liabilities
          81,024             81,024  
December 31, 2010:
                               
Derivative asset
          2,226             2,226  
Derivative liabilities
          82,436             82,436  
15. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
On May 3, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $30.0 million share repurchase program which expired in May 2011 (“2010 Repurchase Program”). Under the 2010 Repurchase Program, the Company repurchased 23,135 shares at a weighted average price of $12.43 per share during the six months ended June 30, 2011. At June 30, 2011, there were 25,648,928 shares outstanding.
On March 8, 2011, the Company repurchased 1,035,438 shares held by an unrelated third party at a price of $11.93 per share or $12.3 million pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement.
On May 3, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new $30.0 million share repurchase program expiring in May 2012 (“2011 Repurchase Program”). Under the 2011 Repurchase Program, the Company may make share repurchases from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing of repurchases under this program will depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
As of June 30, 2011, the Company had 708,840 SARs and 411,028 RSUs outstanding under the 2010 Plan. Share-based compensation related to SARs and RSUs granted under the 2010 Plan totaled $2.4 million and $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July 15, 2011, the Company declared a dividend of $0.20 per share or approximately $5.1 million. The dividend is payable on August 19, 2011 to shareholders of record at July 29, 2011.
In July 2011, the Company received distributions of $1.8 million from its investment in unconsolidated joint ventures.
On August 4, 2011, the Company announced that it had entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with, among others, Global Aviation Asset Management (“GAAM”), an Australian company. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase a portfolio of 49 aircraft valued at approximately $1.4 billion currently managed by GAAM. The aircraft are on lease to 23 airlines in 15 countries. The purchase will be funded with approximately $145 million of the Company’s unrestricted cash (including transaction expenses) and its assumption of the secured, non-recourse debt of the entities that hold the aircraft. The non-recourse debt is in place through five facilities with six different lenders. The purchase price is subject to customary closing adjustments. The Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and indemnities. Unless extended by the parties, each party has the right to terminate the Agreement if the closing has not occurred by October 15, 2011. The transaction is subject to lender consent, as well as other customary closing conditions and is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2011.
As part of our growth strategy, we intend to continue to pursue single aircraft and portfolio acquisitions. As of the date of this report, we are in discussions to acquire a portfolio of aircraft in a transaction valued at approximately $800 million. No assurances can be made that we will complete this acquisition.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our (i) consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Interim Report and (ii) Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are presented in U.S. dollars. The discussion below contains forward-looking statements that are based upon our current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, regional or local political, economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. See “Preliminary Note”.
Overview
Fly is a global lessor of modern, fuel-efficient commercial jet aircraft. Our aircraft are leased under medium-term to long-term contracts to a diverse group of airlines throughout the world. We currently have a portfolio of 60 aircraft. At June 30, 2011, all of our aircraft held for operating leases were on lease to 34 lessees in 22 countries.
Although we are organized under the laws of Bermuda, we are a resident in Ireland for tax purposes and are subject to Irish corporation tax on our income in the same way, and to the same extent, as if we were organized under the laws of Ireland.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we had net income of $4.1 million and $6.9 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.16 and $0.26, respectively. Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2011 totaled $54.8 million. Net cash flow used in investing activities was $54.2 million and net cash provided by financing activities was $22.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. We paid $10.5 million in dividends and dividend equivalents during the six months ended June 30, 2011.
Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 included $0.1 million and $1.3 million of equity earnings from our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2010 included a gain on sale of options to purchase notes payable of $12.5 million.
On April 29, 2010, we adopted the 2010 Plan and reserved 1,500,000 shares for issuance under the 2010 Plan. We have made aggregate grants of 1,200,000 shares in the form of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to certain employees of BBAM LP who provide services to us pursuant to certain management and servicing agreements.
In 2011, we made an investment of $28.1 million for a 57.4% limited partnership interest in Fly-Z/C LP, a newly-formed aircraft leasing joint venture. Fly-Z/C LP was formed for the purpose of acquiring, financing and eventually selling four commercial jet aircraft. As of June 30, 2011, we have received distributions totaling $22.8 million from Fly-Z/C LP, which included $22.2 million in connection with the completion of a $40.0 million debt financing by the joint venture. After these distributions, the Company’s net cash investment in Fly-Z/C LP was $5.2 million.
On August 4, 2011, we announced that we had entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with, among others, Global Aviation Asset Management (“GAAM”). Pursuant to the Agreement, we agreed to purchase a portfolio of 49 aircraft valued at approximately $1.4 billion currently managed by GAAM. The aircraft are on lease to 23 airlines in 15 countries. After completing the transaction, the Company will have 109 aircraft on lease to 53 airlines in 29 countries. The purchase will be funded with approximately $145 million of unrestricted cash (including transaction expenses) and our assumption of secured, non-recourse debt. The purchase price is subject to customary closing adjustments.
In connection with the transaction, we will acquire three entities, each currently owned by Australian investors and indirectly holding between one and 39 aircraft. Each of the entities or their subsidiaries is financed with non-recourse debt that will be assumed in the transaction. The non-recourse debt is in place through five facilities with six different lenders.
The Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and indemnities. Unless extended by the parties, each party has the right to terminate the Agreement if the closing has not occurred by October 15, 2011.
The transaction has been approved by our board of directors and is subject to lender consent, as well as other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Market Conditions
Although we have concerns about recent volatility in oil prices and a continuing debt crisis which has the potential to slowdown economic activity, we continue to see a general improvement in the financial condition of the airline industry worldwide driven by airline profitability and the continued worldwide economic expansion. This recovery has resulted in increased demand from our airline customers, as well as increases in lease rates for newer aircraft. Despite this overall industry improvement, a few of our lessees have been unable to make lease rental and other payments on a timely basis.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Fly prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The use of estimates is or could be a significant factor affecting the reported carrying values of flight equipment, investments, deferred assets, accruals and reserves. We utilize third party appraisers and industry valuation professionals, where possible, to support estimates, particularly with respect to flight equipment. We have made no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and significant estimates from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

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Operating Results
Management’s discussion and analysis of operating results presented below relates to the consolidated statements of income of Fly for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.
Consolidated Statements of Income of Fly for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
                 
    Three months     Three months  
    ended     ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Revenues
               
Operating lease revenue
  $ 54,194     $ 61,438  
Equity earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures
    121       580  
Lease termination settlement
    539       580  
Interest and other income
    317       816  
 
           
Total revenues
    55,171       63,414  
 
           
Expenses
               
Depreciation
    20,924       21,116  
Interest expense
    18,327       18,770  
Selling, general and administrative
    8,212       7,675  
Maintenance and other costs
    2,606       534  
 
           
Total expenses
    50,069       48,095  
 
           
Net income before provision for income taxes
    5,102       15,319  
Income tax provision
    1,004       2,159  
 
           
Net income
  $ 4,098     $ 13,160  
 
           
As of June 30, 2011 and 2010, we had 60 and 62 aircraft in our portfolio, respectively. As of June 30, 2011, we had 60 aircraft on lease to 34 lessees, compared to June 30, 2010, when 59 of our aircraft were on lease to 35 lessees, with three aircraft off-lease.
Rental revenues from operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective lease terms. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, operating lease revenue totaled $54.2 million, a decrease of $7.2 million compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to (i) recognition of aircraft redelivery income and maintenance payment liabilities retained at the end of the lease totaling $10.6 million in 2010 compared to $2.9 million in 2011 and (ii) lower revenue of $2.9 million resulting from four aircraft that were sold in 2010. The decreases were partially offset by (i) rental revenues from aircraft purchased in 2010 and 2011 totaling $2.0 million, (ii) increase in rentals collected from lessees on non-accrual status totaling $2.0 million and (iii) rentals from aircraft that were previously off-lease of $1.5 million.
Amortization of lease incentives recorded as a reduction of operating lease revenue totaled $1.7 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
For the three month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we recorded equity earnings of $0.1 million and $0.6 million from our 15.0% interest in BBAM LP and 57.4% interest in Fly-Z/C LP, respectively. The decrease in equity earnings is due to a reallocation of the partners capital accounts within the Fly-Z/C LP joint venture which resulted in our recognition of a loss of approximately $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2011.
Payments of $0.5 million and $0.6 million were received during the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in connection with a settlement agreement we reached with the guarantor of certain leases which were terminated in a prior period. Future revenues will be recognized as cash is received from the guarantor.
Depreciation expense during the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $20.9 million, compared to $21.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to the aircraft we sold in 2010, partially offset by depreciation on recently acquired aircraft.
Compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010, interest expense decreased by $0.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2011 to 18.3 million. The decrease was primarily due to repayment of debt under our Notes and the Aircraft Acquisition Facility and a reduction in the notional amounts of the interest rate hedges, which was partially offset by interest payments on debt incurred to finance our acquisition of new aircraft.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses were $8.2 million and $7.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase of $0.5 million was primarily due to (i) expenses incurred for the GAAM and other potential aircraft acquisitions totaling $1.7 million and (ii) higher share-based compensation expense of $0.6 million in 2011 related to the SARs and RSUs issued under our 2010 Plan. The increase was partially offset by professional fees incurred in 2010 totaling $2.2 million in connection with the amendments of our Management and Servicing Agreements and amendment of the Aircraft Acquisition Facility. These fees were reimbursed by Babcock & Brown and we treated the reimbursement as a capital contribution.
During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, maintenance and other leasing costs totaled $2.6 and $0.5 million, respectively. The increase was primarily due to aircraft expenses incurred to deliver aircraft to new lessees which included, among other things, maintenance and repairs, technical inspections, repossession costs, storage costs and aircraft insurance.
Our provision for income taxes of $1.0 million and $2.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, consists primarily of Irish income taxes. We are tax resident in Ireland and expect to pay the corporation tax rate of 12.5% on trading income and 25.0% on non-trading income. The resulting effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was 19.7% and 14.1%, respectively. The effective tax rate is higher than the Irish statutory tax rate of 12.5% due to (i) U.S. federal and state tax provisions on our share of BBAM LP’s taxable income sourced in the U.S and (ii) certain expenses incurred by Fly which are not deductible under current Irish tax laws. In 2010, we recognized a deferred tax provision using the non-trading income tax rate on the gains associated with the sale of our option to purchase Notes.
Our consolidated net income was $4.1 million and $13.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Consolidated Statements of Income of Fly for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
                 
    Six months     Six months  
    ended     ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Revenues
               
Operating lease revenue
  $ 101,762     $ 115,683  
Equity earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures
    1,337       580  
Gain on sale of option to purchase notes payable
          12,501  
Lease termination settlement
    1,088       1,169  
Interest and other income
    653       1,189  
 
           
Total revenues
    104,840       131,122  
 
           
Expenses
               
Depreciation
    41,565       42,381  
Interest expense
    36,896       37,822  
Selling, general and administrative
    13,897       12,645  
Debt purchase option amortization
          947  
Maintenance and other costs
    3,919       1,353  
 
           
Total expenses
    96,277       95,148  
 
           
Net income before provision for income taxes
    8,563       35,974  
Income tax provision
    1,702       6,147  
 
           
Net income
  $ 6,861     $ 29,827  
 
           
Rental revenues from operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective lease terms. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, operating lease revenue totaled $101.8 million, a decrease of $13.9 million compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to recognition of end of lease redelivery adjustments and maintenance payment liabilities retained totaling $14.2 million in 2010 compared to $2.9 million in 2011, (ii) lower revenue of $5.8 million resulting from four aircraft that were sold in 2010, and (iii) lost revenues from repossessed aircraft of $2.1 million. The decreases were partially offset by (i) rental revenues from aircraft purchased in 2010 and 2011 totaling $3.7 million and (ii) increase in rentals collected from lessees on non-accrual status totaling $2.6 million.
Amortization of lease incentives recorded as reduction of operating lease revenue totaled $3.2 million and $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we recorded equity earnings of $1.3 million and $0.6 million from our 15.0% interest in BBAM LP and 57.4% interest in Fly-Z/C LP, respectively.
During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we sold to an unrelated third party our right to purchase up to $50.0 million of the then outstanding principal amount of Notes for 48% of the principal amount and received consideration of $12.5 million.
Payments of $1.1 million and $1.2 million were received during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in connection with a settlement agreement we reached with the guarantor of certain leases which were terminated in a prior period. Future revenues of $1.2 million will be recognized as cash is received from the guarantor.
Depreciation expense during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $41.6 million, compared to $42.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to the aircraft we sold in 2010, partially offset by depreciation on recently acquired aircraft.
Compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010, interest expense decreased by $0.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $36.9 million. The decrease was primarily due to repayment of debt under our Notes and the Aircraft Acquisition Facility, which was partially offset by interest payments on debt incurred to finance our acquisition of new aircraft.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $13.9 million and $12.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase of $1.3 million was primarily due to (i) expenses incurred for the GAAM and other potential aircraft acquisitions totaling $1.7 million and (ii) higher share-based compensation expense of $1.6 million in 2011 related to the SARs and RSUs issued under our 2010 Plan. The increase was partially offset by professional fees incurred in 2010 in connection with the amendments of our Management and Servicing Agreements and amendment of the Aircraft Acquisition Facility totaling $2.2 million. These fees were reimbursed by Babcock & Brown and we treated the reimbursement as a capital contribution.
In 2010, we amortized fees associated with options to purchase up to $100.0 million principal amount of our Notes for $48.0 million. The fees were amortized over the option terms and have been fully amortized as of June 30, 2010.
During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, maintenance and other leasing costs totaled $3.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The increase was primarily due to aircraft expenses incurred to deliver aircraft to new lessees which included, among other things, maintenance and repairs, technical inspections, repossession costs, storage costs and aircraft insurance.
Our provision for income taxes of $1.7 million and $6.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, consists primarily of Irish income taxes. We are tax resident in Ireland and expect to pay the corporation tax rate of 12.5% on trading income and 25.0% on non-trading income. The resulting effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was 19.9% and 17.1%, respectively. The effective tax rate is higher than the Irish statutory tax rate of 12.5% due to (i) U.S. federal and state tax provisions on our share of BBAM LP’s taxable income sourced in the U.S and (ii) certain expenses incurred by Fly which are not deductible under current Irish tax laws. In 2010, we recognized a deferred tax provision using the non-trading income tax rate on the gains associated with the sale of our option to purchase Notes.
Our consolidated net income was $6.9 million and $29.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows of Fly for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
We generated cash from operations of $54.8 million and $54.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, cash used in investing activities totaled $54.2 million and $9.4 million, respectively. In the six months ended June 30, 2011, cash flows of $41.8 million was used to acquire an aircraft and we made a $28.1 million investment for a 57.4% limited partnership interest in Fly-Z/C LP. In 2011, we received distributions from our unconsolidated joint venture investments totaling $23.7 million, which includes a $22.2 million distribution from Fly-Z/C LP in connection with the completion of a $40.0 million debt financing by the joint venture. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we paid $8.7 million for our 15% interest in BBAM LP. Lessor maintenance contributions totaled $8.0 million and $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We did not acquire or sell any aircraft during the six months ended June 30, 2010.

 

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Cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2011 totaled $22.8 million and cash used in financing activities for the same period in 2010 totaled $25.5 million. In the six months ended June 30, 2011, we had: (i) net maintenance payment liability receipts of $21.0 million, (ii) proceeds of $7.7 million from the sale of Notes previously purchased by us for $4.2 million, (iii) net proceeds of $29.5 million from other secured borrowings, (iv) proceeds of $1.4 million from an interest rate contract we terminated, (v) security deposits of $2.6 million, and (vi) increases of our restricted cash by $8.4 million. These were partially offset by (i) share repurchases for $12.7 million, (ii) repayments of our financing facilities and borrowings of $22.2 million, (iii) security deposits of $2.3 million, and (iv) dividends paid of $10.5 million. In the six months ended June 30, 2010, we received (i) cash consideration totaling $12.5 million in connection with the sale of an option to purchase $50.0 million principal amount of Notes for $24.0 million and (ii) net maintenance payment liability receipts of $14.7 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we also (i) made additions to our cash collateral account and other restricted cash accounts totaling $7.0 million, (ii) paid dividends of $11.7 million, (iii) made principal repayments on the Aircraft Acquisition Facility totaling $16.1 million, and (iv) repurchased 2,011,265 of our shares from Babcock & Brown for $17.7 million.
Our Future Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Our sole source of operating cash flows is from distributions made to us by our subsidiaries, which includes principal and interest payments we receive on the $143.7 million principal amount of Notes that we currently hold. Distributions of cash to us by our subsidiaries are subject to compliance with covenants contained in the agreements governing their debt financing. The availability period for the Aircraft Acquisition Facility expired on November 6, 2009 and substantially all available cash flow from aircrafts held by B&B Air Acquisition is applied to repayment of outstanding principal.
We operate in a capital-intensive industry. The principal factors affecting our expected cash flows include lease revenues from our aircraft, net proceeds from aircraft dispositions, cash interest and principal payments made on our debt, operating expenses, dividend payments, capital expenditures on our aircrafts and distributions received from our unconsolidated joint venture investments.
Our short-term liquidity needs include working capital for operations, aircraft related expenses, interest payments, and cash to pay dividends to our shareholders. As of June 30, 2011, we have $187.5 million of unrestricted cash. We also hold $143.7 million principal amount of our Notes which remain outstanding and can be sold. Net proceeds from any sale of Note after repayment of any associated debt amounts outstanding under our Credit Facility (as defined below), would be available to us as unrestricted cash. We expect that cash on hand and cash flow provided by operations will satisfy our short-term liquidity needs and provide funds necessary to make investments and create value for our shareholders.
We continue to pursue aircraft acquisitions and consider both one-off and portfolio transactions, which, if consummated would be at least partially funded by our unrestricted cash balance. We may also finance acquisitions through additional borrowings, and debt or equity offerings.
On August 4, 2011, we announced that we had entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with GAAM. Pursuant to the Agreement, we agreed to purchase a portfolio of 49 aircraft valued at approximately $1.4 billion currently managed by GAAM. The aircraft are on lease to 23 airlines in 15 countries. The purchase will be funded with approximately $145 million of unrestricted cash (including transaction expenses) and our assumption of secured, non-recourse debt. The non-recourse debt is in place through five facilities with six different lenders. The purchase price is subject to customary closing adjustments.
The Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and indemnities. Unless extended by the parties, each party has the right to terminate the Agreement if the closing has not occurred by October 15, 2011. The transaction is subject to lender consent, as well as other customary closing conditions and is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Despite a general improvement in the financial condition of the airline industry worldwide, a few of our lessees fail to make lease rental and other payments on a timely basis. We have completed several restructurings and may receive additional requests for lease restructurings in the future. This could result in a reduction in our annual revenues and a decline in cash flows from operating activities.
The availability period for the Aircraft Acquisition Facility has expired and we may not borrow additional amounts. All available cash flow from aircraft held by B&B Air Acquisition is applied to the outstanding principal balance after payment of interest, certain expenses and a return paid to us on our $96.0 million equity tranche. Subject to an extension by the lenders as provided in the agreement, all amounts outstanding on November 6, 2012 must be repaid in four quarterly installments. As of June 30, 2011, the Aircraft Acquisition Facility had an outstanding balance of $545.2 million.
We intend to restructure or refinance some or all of the amounts outstanding under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility prior to its maturity in November 2012. Depending on market conditions, however, it may not be possible to restructure or refinance the Aircraft Acquisition Facility prior to November 2012 on terms that we find acceptable.
On August 16, 2010, we entered into an $85.0 million credit facility agreement (“Credit Facility”) with an international commercial bank. The Credit Facility has a scheduled maturity date of August 16, 2011 and provides for four 1-year extension options with a payment of an extension fee equal to 3.5% to 5.0% of the then outstanding principal amount. As of June 30, 2011, we had $36.0 million outstanding. The Credit Facility is currently secured by a pledge of our rights, title and interest in $72.1 million of current outstanding principal amount of Notes held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. We are subject to certain interest coverage ratios and other financial covenants as specified in the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2011, we were not in default under the Credit Facility.

 

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Although there is no refinancing requirement, we may seek to refinance the amounts outstanding under our Notes prior to August 2012 when substantially all cash flow from aircrafts held by B&B Air Funding will be applied to repay the principal on the Notes, of which a certain portion, currently 19%, will be returned to us in respect of the Notes still held by our subsidiary. Although market conditions may improve prior to August 2012, we do not believe that current market conditions would allow us to refinance the Notes or it may not be possible to refinance the Notes on terms we find acceptable or more advantageous to the current terms of the Notes.
Our access to debt and equity financing to fund aircraft acquisitions or to refinance amounts outstanding under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility and the Notes will depend on a number of factors, such as our historical and expected performance, compliance with the terms of our debt agreements, industry and market trends, the availability of capital and the relative attractiveness of alternative investments. While we do not need to access the capital markets in the short-term to make meaningful investments in aircraft, our long-term strategy of substantially growing our aircraft portfolio will eventually require access to the capital markets to secure new debt and/or equity financings.
Dividends and Share Repurchases. We paid dividends of $0.20 per share in February 2011 and May 2011, respectively. The aggregate cash requirement for these dividends was approximately $10.5 million. On July 15, 2011, Fly declared a dividend of $0.20 per share. The dividend is payable on August 19, 2011 to shareholders of record at July 29, 2011. The declaration and payment of future dividends to holders of our common shares will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on many factors, including our financial condition, cash flows, market conditions, legal requirements and other factors as our board of directors deem relevant.
On May 3, 2010, our Board of Directors approved a $30.0 million share repurchase program which expired in May 2011 (“2010 Repurchase Program”). Under the 2010 Repurchase Program, the Company repurchased 23,135 shares at a weighted average price of $12.43 per share during the six months ended June 30, 2011. At June 30, 2011, there were 25,648,928 shares outstanding.
On March 8, 2011, we repurchased 1,035,438 shares held by an unrelated third party at a price of $11.93 per share or $12.3 million pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement.
On May 3, 2011, our Board of Directors approved a new $30.0 million share repurchase program expiring in May 2012 (“2011 Repurchase Program”). Under the 2011 Repurchase Program, we may make share repurchases from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing of repurchases under this program will depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Note Purchases and Sales. On May 4, 2011, we sold to a third party $8.8 million principal amount of Notes held by a subsidiary. The Notes were sold at a price of 88.125% or $7.7 million. At June 30, 2011, our subsidiaries held $143.7 million of our Notes, of which $72.1 million were pledged to the lender under our Credit Facility. The Notes remain outstanding.
Maintenance Cash Flows. Under our leases, the lessee is generally responsible for maintenance and repairs, airframe and engine overhauls, and compliance with return conditions of the aircraft on lease. In connection with the lease of an aircraft, we may agree to contribute specific additional amounts to the cost of certain major overhauls or modifications, which usually reflect the usage of the aircraft prior to the commencement of the lease. In certain cases, we also agree to share with our lessees the cost of compliance with airworthiness directives.
Maintenance reserve payments we collect from our lessees are based on passage of time or usage of the aircraft measured by hours flown or cycles operated. Under these leases, we are obligated to make maintenance reimbursements to the lessee for certain maintenance expenses incurred up to a maximum amount that is typically determined based on maintenance reserves paid by the lessee.
Certain leases also require us to make maintenance contributions for costs associated with certain major overhauls or certain other modifications in excess of any maintenance payments received. Major maintenance includes heavy airframe, off-wing engine, landing gear and auxiliary power unit overhauls and replacements of engine life limited parts. Other leases provide for a lease-end adjustment payment based on the usage of the aircraft during the lease and its condition upon return, with such payments likely to be made by the lessee to us. In some instances, payments may be required to be made by us to the lessee. We are not obligated to make maintenance reimbursements or contributions under leases at any time when a lessee default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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We expect that the aggregate maintenance reserve and lease-end adjustment payments we receive from lessees will equal or exceed the aggregate maintenance contributions and lease-end adjustment payments that we expect to make. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we received $27.4 million of maintenance payments from lessees, made maintenance payment disbursements of $6.4 million and also made contributions of $8.0 million toward major maintenance.
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. On February 9, 2011, we made a $16.4 million investment for a 57.4% limited partnership interest in Fly-Z/C LP, a newly-formed aircraft leasing joint venture. Fly-Z/C LP was formed for the purpose of acquiring, financing and eventually selling four commercial jet aircraft. On April 14, 2011, we made an additional capital contribution of $11.6 million into Fly-Z/C LP to fund the joint venture’s acquisition of the final aircraft. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we received distributions totaling $23.7 million from the joint venture which included a distribution of $22.2 million in connection with the completion of a $40.0 million debt financing by the joint venture. After this distribution, our net cash investment in Fly-Z/C LP was $5.2 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we received distributions from BBAM LP of $0.9 million. In July 2011, we received distributions from our unconsolidated joint ventures totaling $1.8 million.
Financing
Securitization
In October 2007, our subsidiary, B&B Air Funding, the owner of our Initial Portfolio, completed an aircraft lease-backed securitization (“Securitization”) that generated net proceeds of approximately $825.1 million after deducting initial purchasers’ discounts and fees.
Interest Rate. The Notes bear interest at an adjustable interest rate equal to the then-current one-month LIBOR plus 0.67%. Interest expense for the Securitization also includes amounts payable to the policy provider and the Note Liquidity Facility provider thereunder. Interest and any principal payments due are payable monthly. We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to mitigate the interest rate fluctuation risk associated with the Notes.
Payment Terms. Prior to July 2010, there were no scheduled principal payments on the Notes. For each month between July 2010 and August 2012, there are scheduled principal payments in fixed amounts of approximately $1.0 million per month, in each case subject to satisfying certain debt service coverage ratios and other covenants. Also in accordance with the terms of the Notes, in the event we sell any aircraft in our Initial Portfolio, we are required to pay off the Note obligation allocable to the aircraft, as defined in the loan indenture. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we made $4.2 million in scheduled principal payments. Approximately $1.1 million of the principal payments were made to our subsidiaries which had purchased $169.4 million principal amount of the Notes in 2009.
After August 2012, principal payments are not fixed in amount but rather are determined monthly based on revenues collected and costs and other liabilities incurred prior to the relevant payment date. Effectively after July 2012, all revenues collected during each monthly period will be applied to repay the outstanding balance of the Notes, after the payment of certain expenses and other liabilities, including the fees of the service providers, the Note Liquidity Facility provider and the policy provider, interest on the Notes and interest rate swap payments, all in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in the indenture. A portion of these principal payments will be made to us as holder of $143.7 million principal amount of the Notes as of June 30, 2011. The final maturity date of the Notes is November 14, 2033.
Available Cash. B&B Air Funding is required to maintain as of each monthly payment date, cash in an amount sufficient to cover its operating expenses for a period of one month or, in the case of maintenance expenditures, six months, following such payment date. All cash flows attributable to the underlying aircraft after the payment of amounts due and owing in respect of, among other things, maintenance and repair expenditures with respect to the aircraft, insurance costs and taxes and all repossession and re-leasing costs, certain amounts due to any credit support providers, swap providers, the policy provider, trustees, directors and various service providers will be distributed in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in the indenture. B&B Air Funding, however, will be required to use the amount of excess Securitization cash flows to repay principal under the Notes instead of making distributions to us upon the occurrence of certain events, including failure to maintain a specified debt service coverage ratio during specified periods, certain events of bankruptcy or liquidation and any acceleration of the Notes after the occurrence of other events of default.

 

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We may refinance the amounts outstanding under our Notes. Depending on market conditions, however, it may not be possible to refinance the Notes on terms we find acceptable or more advantageous to the current terms of the Notes.
Redemption. We may, on any payment date, redeem the Notes by giving the required notices and depositing the necessary funds with the trustee. A redemption prior to acceleration of the Notes may be for all or any part of the Notes. A redemption after acceleration of the Notes upon default may only be for all of the Notes.
Collateral. The Notes are secured by first priority, perfected security interests in and pledges or assignments of equity ownership and beneficial interests in the subsidiaries of B&B Air Funding, their interests in the leases of the aircraft they own, cash held by or for them and by their rights under agreements with BBAM, the initial liquidity facility provider, hedge counterparties and the policy provider. Rentals paid under leases are placed in the collections account and paid out according to a priority of payments set forth in the indenture. The Notes are also secured by a lien or similar interest in any of the aircraft in the Initial Portfolio that are registered in the United States or Ireland. B&B Air Funding may not encumber the aircraft in our Initial Portfolio with any other liens except the leases and liens created or permitted thereunder, under the indenture or under the security trust agreement. B&B Air Funding may not incur any indebtedness, except as permitted under the indenture, other than the Notes, any permitted credit and liquidity enhancement facilities and the obligations related to the policy.
Default and Remedies. Events of default include, among other things, the following: (i) failure to pay either interest on the Notes on any payment date (after a five business day grace period) or principal due on the final maturity date; (ii) non-compliance with certain other covenants which materially adversely affects the noteholders; and (iii) B&B Air Funding or any of its significant subsidiaries becomes the subject of insolvency proceedings or a judgment for the payment of money exceeding five percent of the depreciated base value of the Initial Portfolio is entered and remains unstayed for a period of time. Following any such default and acceleration of the Notes by the controlling party (initially, the policy provider), the security trustee may, at the direction of the controlling party, exercise such remedies in relation to the collateral as may be available to it under applicable law, including the sale of any of the aircraft at public or private sale. After the occurrence of certain bankruptcy and insolvency related events of default, or acceleration of the Notes upon the occurrence of any event of default, all cash generated by B&B Air Funding will be used to prepay the Notes and will not be available to us to make distributions to our shareholders or for any other of our liquidity needs.
Servicer termination events include the following:
   
Bankruptcy or insolvency of BBAM LP;
 
   
BBAM LP ceases to own, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the Servicer;
 
   
Summit Aviation Partners LLC ceases to own, directly or indirectly, at least 33.33% of the partnership interests in BBAM LP; provided that a sale that results in such ownership being at a level below 33.33% shall not constitute a servicer termination event if the sale is to a publicly listed entity or other person with a net worth of at least $100 million;
 
   
Steven Zissis ceases to be the President or Chief Executive Officer or equivalent position of BBAM LP at any time prior to April 29, 2015 for any reason other than death or disability; and
 
   
50% or more of the Servicer’s key finance and legal team or technical and marketing team cease to be employed by BBAM LP and are not replaced with employees with reasonably comparable experience within 90 days.
Certain Covenants. B&B Air Funding is subject to certain operating covenants relating to the maintenance, registration and insurance on the aircraft as set forth in the indenture. The indenture also contains certain conditions and constraints which relate to the servicing and management of the Initial Portfolio including covenants relating to the disposition of aircraft, lease concentration limits restrictions on the acquisition of additional aircraft and restrictions on the modification of aircraft and capital expenditures as described in the indenture.
As of June 30, 2011, B&B Air Funding was not in default under the Notes.
In conjunction with the completion of the Securitization, B&B Air Funding, the cash manager and BNP Paribas entered into the Note Liquidity Facility for the benefit of the holders of the Notes. The aggregate amounts available under the Note Liquidity Facility will be, at any date of determination, the lesser of (a) $60.0 million and (b) the greater of (i) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes and (ii) $35.0 million. Advances may be drawn to cover certain expenses of B&B Air Funding, including maintenance expenses, interest rate swap payments and interest on the Notes issued under the indenture. Prior to any drawing on the

 

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Note Liquidity Facility, the cash reserve will be drawn in full. Upon each drawing under the Note Liquidity Facility, B&B Air Funding is required to reimburse the provider of the Note Liquidity Facility for the amount of such drawing plus accrued interest on such drawing in accordance with the order of priority specified in the indenture prior to making any dividend payments to us. Upon the occurrence of certain events, including a downgrade of the provider of the Note Liquidity Facility below a certain ratings threshold, the Note Liquidity Facility will be drawn in full and the proceeds will be deposited in an account established under the indenture and will be available for the same purposes as drawings under the Note Liquidity Facility. Drawings under the initial Note Liquidity Facility bear interest at one-month LIBOR plus a spread of 1.2%. B&B Air Funding was also required to pay a commitment fee of 40 basis points on each payment date to the provider of the Note Liquidity Facility.
Our obligations under the Note Liquidity Facility are secured under the security trust agreement on the same basis as other indebtedness of B&B Air Funding.
Aircraft Acquisition Facility
Our subsidiary, B&B Air Acquisition, has a senior secured credit facility with an affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, the agent, and several other lenders. The Aircraft Acquisition Facility provided for loans in an aggregate amount of up to $1.2 billion, of which $96.0 million constitutes an equity tranche that we have provided to B&B Air Acquisition. Borrowings under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility were used to finance the acquisition of aircraft. All borrowings under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility were subject to the satisfaction of terms and conditions, including the absence of a default and the accuracy of representations and warranties.
Availability. The availability period for the Aircraft Acquisition Facility expired on November 6, 2009 and we may not borrow any additional amounts. Under the terms of the facility, the $96.0 million equity tranche was drawn first, $184.0 million of Tranche B loans was drawn next and $920.0 million of Tranche A loans became available thereafter. The loans under Tranche A and Tranche B are limited such that the outstanding amounts under such tranches may not exceed the borrowing base as specified in the facility agreement. If the borrowing base falls below the specified level, in order to avoid an event of default, we would be required to contribute additional collateral to increase the borrowing base or reduce the outstanding principal balance by the amount of the deficiency. As of June 30, 2011, $361.2 million, $184.0 million and $96.0 million of Tranche A, Tranche B and the equity tranche, respectively, was outstanding.
Principal Payments. Commencing November 7, 2009, substantially all cash flow from the aircraft held by B&B Air Acquisition have been applied to repay principal on the loans. The Aircraft Acquisition Facility provides that all amounts outstanding on November 6, 2012, must be repaid in four quarterly installments. In the six months ended June 30, 2011, we made total principal repayments of $16.4 million.
B&B Air Acquisition may make voluntary prepayments under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility. In addition, B&B Air Acquisition is required to make partial prepayments with the sale proceeds of aircraft financed under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility and a portion of insurance and other proceeds received with respect to any event of total loss of aircraft financed under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility.
Interest. Borrowings and equity drawings under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility bear interest or earn a return at a rate based on the one-month LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for Tranche A is 1.50% per annum, for Tranche B is 4.00% per annum and for the equity tranche, a distribution could be made equal to the percentage determined monthly such that the margin for the entire drawn amount of loans and equity under the facility will be 2.5% per annum. After November 6, 2012, the applicable margin for Tranche A and Tranche B will increase by 0.25% per quarter initially, up to a maximum margin of 3.75% for Tranche A and 8.00% for Tranche B. We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to minimize the risks associated with borrowings under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility.
Collateral. Borrowings are secured by our equity interest in B&B Air Acquisition, the equity interest in each subsidiary of B&B Air Acquisition, the aircraft and the leases of the aircraft held by B&B Air Acquisition and its subsidiaries and certain cash collateral, maintenance reserves and other deposits. In order of security interest and priority of payment, Tranche A ranks above Tranche B and the equity tranche, and both Tranches A and B rank above the equity tranche.

 

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Default and Remedies. Events of default under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility include, among other things:
   
interest or principal is not paid when due,
   
failure to make certain other payments and such payments are not made within 20 business days of receiving written notice,
 
   
failure to maintain required insurance levels,
 
   
failure to comply with certain other covenants and such noncompliance continuing for 20 business days after receipt of written notice,
 
   
B&B Air Acquisition or any of its subsidiaries becoming the subject of insolvency proceedings,
 
   
certain early terminations of B&B Air Acquisition’s swap agreements,
 
   
failure to meet interest coverage ratios,
 
   
Fly ceasing to own at least 5% of BBAM LP; and
 
   
BBAM LP ceasing to hold at least 51% of the capital stock of BBAM.
If any event of default occurs (other than B&B Air Acquisition or any of its subsidiaries becoming the subject of insolvency proceedings), the agent, on the request of 2/3 of the Tranche A and Tranche B lenders combined may demand immediate repayment of all outstanding borrowings under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility. After the occurrence of certain bankruptcy and insolvency related events of default or any acceleration of the amounts due under the facility after the occurrence of an event of default, all cash generated by B&B Air Acquisition will be used to repay amounts due under the facility and will not be available to us. In general, the consent of 2/3 of the Tranche A and Tranche B lenders combined is required to amend the Aircraft Acquisition Facility.
Certain Covenants. B&B Air Acquisition is subject to certain operating covenants relating to the maintenance, registration and insurance of the aircraft owned by it. The Aircraft Acquisition Facility also contains certain conditions and constraints which relate to the servicing and management of the aircraft acquired by B&B Air Acquisition, including covenants relating to the disposition of aircraft, lease concentration limits applicable to the remarketing of aircraft and restrictions on the modification of aircraft and capital expenditures as further described in the agreement.
As of June 30, 2011, B&B Air Acquisition was not in default under the Aircraft Acquisition Facility.
Other Secured Borrowings
Credit Facility
We entered into a $85.0 million Credit Facility with an international commercial bank. The Credit Facility was secured by a pledge of our rights, title and interest in the Notes purchased by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fly so as to maintain a 2:1 ratio of collateral to loan balance.
Principal and interest is payable monthly and equal to the principal and interest proceeds on the pledged Notes. The Credit Facility has a scheduled maturity date of August 16, 2011 and provides for four 1-year extension options with a payment of an extension fee equal to 3.5% to 5.0% of the then outstanding principal amount.
As of June 30, 2011, $36.0 million remained outstanding under the Credit Facility and is currently secured by a pledge of our rights, title and interest in $72.1 million of current outstanding principal amount of Notes held by a wholly-owned subsidiary.
We are subject to certain interest coverage ratios and other financial covenants as specified in the loan agreement. As of June 30, 2011, we were not in default under the Credit Facility.
Aircraft Notes Payable
To partially finance the acquisition of two aircraft in December 2010 and February 2011, we entered into two loan agreements with an international commercial bank to borrow an aggregate of $60.0 million (“Aircraft Notes Payable”). The Aircraft Notes Payable are secured by a pledge of our rights, title and interest in the aircraft.

 

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Aircraft Notes Payable No. 1 accrues interest at a fixed rate of 6.41% per annum based on the outstanding principal, and requires quarterly principal and interest payments of approximately $0.9 million commencing on March 7, 2011 and a balloon payment of $14.0 million at the scheduled maturity date of December 7, 2018. As of June 30, 2011, the outstanding balance under Aircraft Notes Payable No. 1 was $29.2 million.
Aircraft Notes Payable No. 2 accrues interest at a fixed rate of 7.20% per annum based on the outstanding principal, and requires quarterly principal and interest payments of approximately $0.9 million commencing on May 10, 2011 and a balloon payment of $14.0 million at the scheduled maturity date of February 6, 2019. As of June 30, 2011, the outstanding balance under Aircraft Notes Payable No. 2 was $29.5 million.
Capital Expenditures
We made one aircraft acquisition for $41.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011. In the same period of the prior year, we made no aircraft acquisitions. We may acquire more aircraft or make additional aircraft related investments in the future.
In addition to acquisitions of aircraft and other aviation assets, we expect to make capital expenditures from time to time in connection with improvements to our aircraft. These expenditures include the cost of major overhauls and modifications. As of June 30, 2011, the weighted average age of the aircraft in our portfolio was 8.4 years. In general, the cost of operating an aircraft, including capital expenditures, increases with the age of the aircraft.
Inflation
The effects of inflation on our operating expenses have been minimal. We do not consider inflation to be a significant risk in the current economic environment.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in the level of interest rates and the spread between different interest rates. Interest rate risk is highly sensitive due to many factors, including U.S. monetary and tax policies, U.S. and international economic factors and other factors beyond our control. We are exposed to changes in the level of interest rates and to changes in the relationship or spread between interest rates. Our primary interest rate exposures relate to our lease agreements and our floating rate debt obligations such as the Notes and borrowings under our Liquidity Facility, if any, our Aircraft Acquisition Facility and the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2011, 55 out of our 60 lease agreements require the payment of a fixed amount of rent during the term of the lease, with rent under the remaining five leases varying based on LIBOR. Our indebtedness will require payments based on a variable interest rate index such as LIBOR. Therefore, increases in interest rates may reduce our net income by increasing the cost of our debt without any corresponding proportional increase in rents or cash flow from our leases.
We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to mitigate the interest rate fluctuation risk associated with the Notes and to minimize the risks associated with any borrowings under our Aircraft Acquisition Facility. We expect that these interest rate swaps will significantly reduce the additional interest expense that would be caused by an increase in variable interest rates.
Sensitivity Analysis
The following discussion about the potential effects of changes in interest rates is based on a sensitivity analysis, which models the effects of hypothetical interest rate shifts on our financial condition and results of operations. A sensitivity analysis is constrained by several factors, including the necessity to conduct the analysis based on a single point in time and by the inability to include the extraordinarily complex market reactions that normally would arise from the market shifts. Although the following results of a sensitivity analysis for changes in interest rates may have some limited use as a benchmark, they should not be viewed as a forecast. This forward-looking disclosure also is selective in nature and addresses only the potential impacts on our financial instruments and our variable rate leases. It does not include a variety of other potential factors that could affect our business as a result of changes in interest rates.

 

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Assuming we do not hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuations, a hypothetical 100 basis-point increase or decrease in our variable interest rates would have increased or decreased our interest expense by $12.2 million, and would have increased or decreased our revenues by $1.3 million on an annualized basis.
The fair market value of our interest rate swaps is affected by changes in interest rates and credit risk of the parties to the swap. As of June 30, 2011, the fair market value of our interest rate swap derivative liabilities was $81.0 million. A 100 basis-point increase or decrease in interest rate would increase or reduce the fair market value of our derivative liabilities by approximately $36.2 million or $38.8 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2011, the fair market value of our credit facility extension options was nominal. A 100 basis-point increase or decrease in interest rates would not be material.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
We receive substantially all of our revenue in U.S. dollars and paid substantially all of our expenses in U.S. dollars. We entered into one lease pursuant to which we receive part of the lease payments in Euros. We entered into a foreign currency hedging transaction related to this lease. Although most of our revenues and expenses are in U.S. dollars, we will incur some of our expenses in other currencies, and we may enter into additional leases under which we receive revenue in other currencies. Depreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies increases the U.S. dollar cost to us of paying such expenses. The portion of our business conducted in other currencies could increase in the future, which could expand our exposure to losses arising from currency fluctuations. Because we currently receive most of our revenue in U.S. dollars and pay substantially all of our expenses in U.S. dollars, a change in foreign exchange rates would not have a material impact on our results of operations.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We carried out, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended) that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We have not been involved in any legal proceedings that we expect will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or liquidity. From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business, principally claims relating to incidents involving aircraft and claims involving the existence or breach of a lease, sale or purchase contract. We expect the claims related to incidents involving our aircraft would be covered by insurance, subject to customary deductions. However, these claims could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources, even if they lack merit and if determined adversely to us and not covered by insurance could result in significant uninsured losses.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, see the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2011 which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov as well as our website at www.flyleasing.com.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On May 3, 2011, our Board of Directors approved a new $30.0 million share repurchase program expiring in May 2012 (“2011 Repurchase Program”). Under the 2011 Repurchase Program, we may make share repurchases from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing of repurchases under this program will depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

 

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
None.

 

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