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      Wheels Up Reports Third Quarter Results

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      Nov 09, 2023, 08:30 ET

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      New investment and deeper alignment with Delta underscore company's improving position

      NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NYSE:UP) today announced financial results for the third quarter, which ended September 30, 2023.

      Third Quarter 2023 Highlights

      • Revenue decreased $100 million year-over-year to $320 million
      • Adjusted Contribution increased $14 million year-over-year to $35 million
      • Net loss decreased slightly year-over-year to $145 million, and includes a $56 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge
      • Adjusted EBITDA improved $27 million year-over-year to a loss of $19 million

      "The strategic investment from Delta Air Lines, along with our new partners, demonstrates their confidence in our operational and commercial plan to deliver a compelling and differentiated experience for our customers," said George Mattson, Chief Executive Officer. "I look forward to leveraging a deeper relationship with Delta and further integrating our collective offerings to provide a truly seamless connection between private and premium commercial travel."

      "Despite the challenging year, we are proud of the progress we have made on our operating and profitability goals and the renewed market confidence resulting from the recently closed capital infusion," said Todd Smith, Chief Financial Officer. "Our on-time performance and controllable interruption rates are improving, and the third quarter marked our best profit performance since 2021."

      Recent Initiatives

      • Secured $450 million of new capital backed by Delta Air Lines, Certares Management, Knighthead Capital Management, and Cox Enterprises. In active conversations with potential investors on remaining $50 million term loan.
      • Appointed directors designated by majority owners who have vested interest in long-term success of the company.
      • Named longstanding Delta board member, George Mattson, as CEO to lead the company.
      • Introduced new Up for Business program, offering a tailored private aviation solution for small and medium-sized enterprises jointly sold through Wheels Up and Delta sales organizations.
      • Divested aircraft management business as part of previously communicated plan to focus on core operations.

      Financial and Operating Highlights


      As of September 30,




      2023


      2022


      % Change

      Active Members(1)

      10,775


      12,688


      (15) %








      Three Months Ended September 30,



      (In thousands, except Active Users,  Live Flight Legs and Flight revenue per
      Live Flight Leg)

      2023


      2022


      % Change

      Active Users(1)

      11,988


      13,339


      (10) %

      Live Flight Legs(1)

      16,581


      21,025


      (21) %

      Flight revenue per Live Flight Leg

      12,945


      13,266


      (2) %

      Revenue

      $          320,063


      $          420,356


      (24) %

      Net loss

      $         (144,813)


      $         (148,838)


      3 %

      Adjusted EBITDA(1)

      $           (18,529)


      $           (45,229)


      59 %








      Nine Months Ended September 30,



      (In thousands)

      2023


      2022


      % Change

      Revenue

      $       1,006,937


      $       1,171,503


      (14) %

      Net loss

      $         (406,272)


      $         (330,637)


      (23) %

      Adjusted EBITDA(1)

      $         (107,747)


      $         (141,546)


      24 %


      (1) For information regarding Wheels Up's use and definition of this measure see "Definitions of Key Operating Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" sections herein.

      For the third quarter:

      • Active Members decreased 15% year-over-year to 10,775 offset by a higher mix of Core members, primarily as a result of the regionalization of our member programs and focus on more profitable flying.
      • Active Users decreased 10% year-over-year to 11,988.
      • Live Flight Legs decreased 21% year-over-year to 16,581 reflecting a slowdown in the industry and our efforts to focus on profitable flying.
      • Flight revenue per Live Flight Leg was relatively consistent year-over-year.
      • Revenue decreased 24% year-over-year primarily driven by reduced flight revenue and reduced aircraft sales.
      • Net loss improved by $4.0 million year-over-year to $144 million, including a $56.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge recognized during the quarter.
      • Adjusted EBITDA loss improved by $26.7 million to $18.5 million, reflecting our operational efficiency and other spend reduction efforts, as well as one-time software license revenue and increased gains on sales of aircraft.

      About Wheels Up

      Wheels Up is a leading provider of on-demand private aviation in the U.S. and one of the largest private aviation companies in the world. Wheels Up offers a complete global aviation solution with a large, modern and diverse fleet, backed by an uncompromising commitment to safety and service. Customers can access membership programs, charter, aircraft management services and whole aircraft sales, as well as unique commercial travel benefits through a strategic partnership with Delta Air Lines. Wheels Up also offers freight, safety and security solutions and managed services to individuals, industry, government and civil organizations.

      Wheels Up is guided by the mission to connect private flyers to aircraft, and one another, through an open platform that seamlessly enables life's most important experiences. Powered by a global private aviation marketplace connecting its base of approximately 11,000 members and customers to a network of approximately 1,500 safety-vetted and verified private aircraft, Wheels Up is widening the aperture of private travel for millions of consumers globally. With the Wheels Up mobile app and website, members and customers have the digital convenience to search, book and fly.

      Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

      This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside of the control of Wheels Up Experience Inc. ("Wheels Up", or "we", "us", or "our"), that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding:  (i) the impact of Wheels Up's cost reduction efforts and measures intended to increase Wheels Up's operational efficiency on its business and results of operations, including the timing and magnitude of such expected actions and any associated expenses in relation to liquidity levels and working capital needs; (ii) Wheels Up's liquidity, future cash flows and certain restrictions related to its debt obligations; (iii) the size, demands, competition in and growth potential of the markets for Wheels Up's products and services and Wheels Up's ability to serve and compete in those markets; (iv) the degree of market acceptance and adoption of Wheels Up's products and services, including member program changes implemented in June 2023 and the new corporate member program introduced in November 2023; (v) Wheels Up's ability to perform under its contractual obligations and maintain or establish relationships with third-party vendors and suppliers; (vi) the expected impact of any potential strategic actions involving Wheels Up or its subsidiaries or affiliates, including realizing any anticipated benefits relating to any such transactions or asset sales, and any potential impacts on the trading market and prices for the Company's Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share ("Common Stock"), including due to future dilutive Common Stock issuances; (vii) the impact of the goodwill impairment charges recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 or future impairment losses, which may adversely impact the perception of Wheels Up held by stockholders, investors, members and customers or the Company's business and results of operations or the market price of Common Stock; and (viii) general economic and geopolitical conditions, including due to fluctuations in interest rates, inflation, foreign currencies, consumer and business spending decisions, and general levels of economic activity. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "strive," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that statement is not forward-looking. We have identified certain known material risk factors applicable to Wheels Up in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and our other filings with the SEC. Moreover, it is not always possible for us to predict how new risks and uncertainties that arise from time to time may affect us. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.

      Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures such as Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Contribution and Adjusted Contribution Margin. These non-GAAP financial measures are an addition, and not a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), operating income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP counterparts are included in the "Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" sections, respectively, in this press release. Wheels Up believes that these non-GAAP financial measures of financial results provide useful supplemental information to investors about Wheels Up. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP financial measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents, including that they exclude significant expenses that are required by GAAP to be recorded in Wheels Up's financial measures. In addition, other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently, or may use other measures to calculate their financial performance, and therefore, Wheels Up's non-GAAP financial measures may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Additionally, to the extent that forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures are provided, they are presented on a non-GAAP basis without reconciliations of such forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations.

      For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, see the sections titled "Definitions of Key Operating Metrics," "Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" included at the end of this earnings press release.

      WHEELS UP EXPERIENCE INC.
      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
      (Unaudited, in thousands, except share data)



      September 30, 2023


      December 31, 2022

      ASSETS




      Current assets:




      Cash and cash equivalents

      $               244,847


      $               585,881

      Accounts receivable, net

      46,773


      112,383

      Other receivables

      7,452


      5,524

      Parts and supplies inventories, net

      23,979


      29,000

      Aircraft inventory

      2,073


      24,826

      Aircraft held for sale

      26,855


      8,952

      Prepaid expenses

      46,506


      39,715

      Other current assets

      11,283


      13,338

      Total current assets

      409,768


      819,619

      Property and equipment, net

      362,053


      394,559

      Operating lease right-of-use assets

      73,788


      106,735

      Goodwill

      214,808


      348,118

      Intangible assets, net

      122,783


      141,765

      Other non-current assets

      144,494


      112,429

      Total assets

      $            1,327,694


      $            1,923,225





      LIABILITIES AND EQUITY




      Current liabilities:




      Current maturities of long-term debt

      $                 25,227


      $                 27,006

      Accounts payable

      25,568


      43,166

      Accrued expenses

      100,814


      148,947

      Deferred revenue, current

      691,214


      1,075,133

      Other current liabilities

      26,197


      49,968

      Total current liabilities

      869,020


      1,344,220

      Long-term debt, net

      235,429


      226,234

      Deferred revenue, non-current

      1,155


      1,742

      Operating lease liabilities, non-current

      58,912


      82,755

      Warrant liability

      66


      751

      Other non-current liabilities

      17,873


      15,603

      Total liabilities

      1,182,455


      1,671,305





      Equity:




      Common Stock, $0.0001 par value; 250,000,000 authorized; 167,080,450
      and 25,198,298 shares issued and 166,804,743 and 24,933,857 shares outstanding as
      of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

      17


      3

      Additional paid-in capital

      1,849,093


      1,545,530

      Accumulated deficit

      (1,682,145)


      (1,275,873)

      Accumulated other comprehensive loss

      (14,007)


      (10,053)

      Treasury stock, at cost, 275,707 and 264,441 shares, respectively

      (7,718)


      (7,687)

      Total Wheels Up Experience Inc. stockholders' equity

      145,239


      251,920

      Non-controlling interests

      —


      —

      Total equity

      145,239


      251,920

      Total liabilities and equity

      $            1,327,694


      $            1,923,225

      WHEELS UP EXPERIENCE INC.
      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
      (Unaudited, in thousands except share and per share data)



      Three Months Ended September 30,


      Nine Months Ended September 30,


      2023


      2022


      2023


      2022

      Revenue

      $           320,063


      $           420,356


      $        1,006,937


      $        1,171,503









      Costs and expenses:








      Cost of revenue

      299,887


      403,042


      981,581


      1,144,698

      Technology and development

      19,962


      16,639


      50,265


      42,436

      Sales and marketing

      22,548


      30,830


      71,500


      87,761

      General and administrative

      42,853


      44,323


      122,334


      130,200

      Depreciation and amortization

      15,459


      16,500


      45,027


      46,862

      Gain on sale of aircraft held for sale

      (7,841)


      (1,316)


      (11,328)


      (3,950)

      Impairment of goodwill

      56,200


      62,000


      126,200


      62,000

      Total costs and expenses

      449,068


      572,018


      1,385,579


      1,510,007









      Loss from operations

      (129,005)


      (151,662)


      (378,642)


      (338,504)









      Other income (expense):








      Loss on divestiture

      (2,991)


      —


      (2,991)


      —

      Loss on extinguishment of debt

      (1,936)


      —


      (2,806)


      —

      Change in fair value of warrant liability

      (61)


      2,504


      685


      8,265

      Interest income

      404


      1,130


      6,090


      1,612

      Interest expense

      (11,258)


      —


      (27,035)


      —

      Other income (expense), net

      613


      (625)


      (822)


      (1,505)

      Total other income (expense)

      (15,229)


      3,009


      (26,879)


      8,372









      Loss before income taxes

      (144,234)


      (148,653)


      (405,521)


      (330,132)









      Income tax benefit (expense)

      (579)


      (185)


      (751)


      (505)









      Net loss

      (144,813)


      (148,838)


      (406,272)


      (330,637)

      Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling
      interests

      —


      —


      —


      (387)

      Net loss attributable to Wheels Up Experience Inc.

      $         (144,813)


      $         (148,838)


      $         (406,272)


      $         (330,250)









      Net loss per share of Common Stock








      Basic and diluted

      $               (3.51)


      $               (6.09)


      $             (13.22)


      $             (13.52)









      Weighted-average shares of Common Stock
      outstanding:








      Basic and diluted

      41,261,003


      24,435,096


      30,737,324


      24,434,787

      WHEELS UP EXPERIENCE INC.
      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
      (Unaudited, in thousands)



      Nine Months Ended September 30,


      2023


      2022

      Cash flows from operating activities




      Net loss

      $          (406,272)


      $          (330,637)

      Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:




      Depreciation and amortization

      45,027


      46,862

      Equity-based compensation

      21,650


      65,839

      Payment in kind interest

      972


      —

      Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount

      2,390


      —

      Change in fair value of warrant liability

      (685)


      (8,265)

      Gain on sale of aircraft held for sale

      (11,328)


      (3,950)

      Loss on divestiture

      2,991


      —

      Loss on extinguishment of debt

      2,806


      —

      Impairment of goodwill

      126,200


      62,000

      Other

      (2,099)


      (489)

      Changes in assets and liabilities:




      Accounts receivable

      22,513


      (31,474)

      Parts and supplies inventories

      5,074


      (8,544)

      Aircraft inventory

      386


      (33,231)

      Prepaid expenses

      (8,589)


      (8,065)

      Other non-current assets

      (36,988)


      (27,534)

      Accounts payable

      (15,177)


      (2,885)

      Accrued expenses

      (36,293)


      (1,131)

      Deferred revenue

      (378,949)


      (2,653)

      Other assets and liabilities

      4,877


      (4,184)

      Net cash used in operating activities

      (661,494)


      (288,341)





      Cash flows from investing activities




      Purchases of property and equipment

      (12,312)


      (80,039)

      Purchases of aircraft held for sale

      (2,311)


      (39,894)

      Proceeds from sale of aircraft held for sale, net

      53,911


      41,833

      Proceeds from sale of divested business, net

      13,200


      —

      Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

      —


      (75,093)

      Capitalized software development costs

      (16,041)


      (18,532)

      Other

      172


      —

      Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

      36,619


      (171,725)





      Cash flows from financing activities




      Purchase shares for treasury

      —


      (7,347)

      Purchase of fractional shares

      (3)


      —

      Proceeds from notes payable

      70,000


      —

      Repayment of notes payable

      (70,000)


      —

      Proceeds from long-term debt, net

      343,000


      —

      Payment of debt issuance costs in connection with debt

      (19,630)


      —

      Repayments of long-term debt

      (40,196)


      —

      Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

      283,171


      (7,347)





      Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

      (4,287)


      (7,395)





      Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

      (345,991)


      (474,808)

      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

      620,153


      786,722

      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

      $           274,162


      $           311,914

      Definitions of Key Operating Metrics

      Active Members. We define Active Members as the number of Connect, Core, and Business membership accounts that generated membership revenue in a given period and are active as of the end of the reporting period. We use Active Members to assess the adoption of our premium offerings which is a key factor in our penetration of the market in which we operate and a key driver of membership and flight revenue.

      Active Users. We define Active Users as Active Members and jet card holders as of the reporting date plus unique non-member consumers who completed a revenue generating flight at least once in the given quarter and excludes wholesale flight activity. While a unique consumer can complete multiple revenue generating flights on our platform in a given period, that unique user is counted as only one Active User. We use Active Users to assess the adoption of our platform and frequency of transactions, which are key factors in our penetration of the market in which we operate and our growth in revenue.

      Live Flight Legs. We define Live Flight Legs as the number of completed one-way revenue generating flight legs in a given period. The metric excludes empty repositioning legs and owner legs related to aircraft under management. We believe Live Flight Legs are a useful metric to measure the scale and usage of our platform, and our growth in flight revenue.

      Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      Adjusted EBITDA. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for (i) interest income (expense), (ii) income tax expense, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) equity-based compensation expense, (v) acquisition and integration related expenses and (vi) other items not indicative of our ongoing operating performance, including but not limited to, restructuring charges.

      We include Adjusted EBITDA because it is a supplemental measure used by our management team for assessing operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is used in conjunction with bonus program target achievement determinations, strategic internal planning, annual budgeting, allocating resources and making operating decisions. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information for historical period-to-period comparisons of our business, as it removes the effect of certain non-cash expenses and variable amounts.

      Adjusted Contribution and Adjusted Contribution Margin. We calculate Adjusted Contribution as gross profit (loss) excluding depreciation and amortization and adjusted further for (i) equity-based compensation included in cost of revenue, (ii) acquisition and integration expense included in cost of revenue, (iii) restructuring expense in cost of revenue and (iv) other items included in cost of revenue that are not indicative of our ongoing operating performance. Adjusted Contribution Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted Contribution by total revenue.

      We include Adjusted Contribution and Adjusted Contribution Margin as supplemental measures for assessing operating performance. Adjusted Contribution and Adjusted Contribution Margin are used to understand our ability to achieve profitability over time through scale and leveraging costs. In addition, Adjusted Contribution and Adjusted Contribution Margin provides useful information for historical period-to-period comparisons of our business and to identify trends.

      Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      Adjusted EBITDA

      The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure (in thousands):


      Three Months Ended September 30,


      Nine Months Ended September 30,


      2023


      2022


      2023


      2022

      Net loss

      $      (144,813)


      $      (148,838)


      $         (406,272)


      $      (330,637)

      Add back (deduct)








      Interest expense

      11,258


      —


      27,035


      —

      Interest income

      (404)


      (1,130)


      (6,090)


      (1,612)

      Income tax expense

      579


      185


      751


      505

      Other expense, net

      (613)


      625


      822


      1,505

      Depreciation and amortization

      15,459


      16,500


      45,027


      46,862

      Change in fair value of warrant liability

      61


      (2,504)


      (685)


      (8,265)

      Loss on divestiture

      2,991


      —


      2,991


      —

      Equity-based compensation expense

      3,508


      22,504


      21,650


      65,839

      Acquisition and integration expenses(1)

      —


      4,747


      2,108


      16,092

      Restructuring charges(2)

      22,213


      682


      40,905


      6,165

      Atlanta Member Operations Center set-up
      expense(3)

      10,765


      —


      26,895


      —

      Certificate consolidation expense(4)

      3,279


      —


      10,799


      —

      Impairment of goodwill(5)

      56,200


      62,000


      126,200


      62,000

      Other(5)

      988


      —


      117


      —

      Adjusted EBITDA

      $         (18,529)


      $         (45,229)


      $         (107,747)


      $      (141,546)

      __________________

      (1)

      Consists of expenses incurred associated with acquisitions, as well as integration-related charges incurred within one year of acquisition date primarily related to system conversions, re-branding costs and fees paid to external advisors.

      (2)

      For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, includes restructuring charges related to the Restructuring Plan and related strategic business expenses incurred to support significant changes to our member programs and certain aspects of our operations, primarily consisting of consultancy fees associated with designing and implementing changes to our member programs and obtaining financing, and severance and recruiting expenses associated with executive transitions and other employee separation programs as part of our cost reduction initiatives. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, includes restructuring charges for employee separation programs following strategic business decisions.

      (3)

      Consists of expenses associated with establishing the Atlanta Member Operations Center and its operations primarily including redundant operating expenses during the transition period, relocation expenses for employees and costs associated with onboarding new employees. The Atlanta Member Operations Center began operating on May 15, 2023.

      (4)

      Consists of expenses incurred to execute consolidation of our FAA operating certificates primarily including pilot training and retention programs and consultancy fees associated with planning and implementing the consolidation process.

      (5)

      Represents non-cash impairment charge related to goodwill recognized in the second and third quarters of 2023.  See Note 1, Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

      (6)

      Includes collections of certain aged receivables which were added back to Net Loss in the reconciliation presented for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, as well as recognition of charges related to an individually immaterial litigation settlement.

      Refer to "Supplemental Expense Information" below, for further information

      Adjusted Contribution and Adjusted Contribution Margin

      The following table reconciles Adjusted Contribution to gross profit (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure (in thousands):


      Three Months Ended September 30,


      Nine Months Ended September 30,


      2023


      2022


      2023


      2022

      Revenue

      $           320,063


      $          420,356


      $       1,006,937


      $       1,171,503

      Less: Cost of revenue

      (299,887)


      (403,042)


      (981,581)


      (1,144,698)

      Less: Depreciation and amortization

      (15,459)


      (16,500)


      (45,027)


      (46,862)

      Gross profit (loss)

      4,717


      814


      (19,671)


      (20,057)

      Gross margin

      1.5 %


      0.2 %


      (2.0) %


      (1.7) %

      Add back:








      Depreciation and amortization

      15,459


      16,500


      45,027


      46,862

      Equity-based compensation expense in cost of revenue

      826


      3,581


      3,097


      11,320

      Acquisition and integration expense in cost of
      revenue(1)

      —


      650


      —


      650

      Restructuring expense in cost of revenue(2)

      320


      —


      1,075


      —

      Atlanta Member Operations Center set-up expense in
      cost of revenue(3)

      10,642


      —


      22,440


      —

      Certificate consolidation expense in cost of revenue(4)

      3,279


      —


      7,720


      —

      Adjusted Contribution

      $             35,243


      $            21,545


      $            59,688


      $            38,775

      Adjusted Contribution Margin

      11.0 %


      5.1 %


      5.9 %


      3.3 %

      __________________

      (1)

      Consists of expenses incurred associated with acquisitions, as well as integration-related charges incurred within one year of acquisition date

      (2)

      For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, includes restructuring charges related to the Restructuring Plan and other strategic business initiatives.

      (3)

      Consists of expenses associated with establishing the Atlanta Member Operations Center and its operations primarily including redundant operating expenses during the transition period, relocation expenses for employees and costs associated with onboarding new employees. The Atlanta Member Operations Center began operating on May 15, 2023.

      (4)

      Consists of expenses incurred to execute consolidation of our FAA operating certificates primarily including pilot training and retention programs and consultancy fees associated with planning and implementing the consolidation process.

      Supplemental Revenue Information


      (In thousands)

      Three Months Ended September 30,


      Change in

      2023


      2022


      $


      %

      Membership

      $             20,622


      $             22,409


      $           (1,787)


      (8) %

      Flight

      214,645


      278,917


      (64,272)


      (23) %

      Aircraft management

      53,235


      58,962


      (5,727)


      (10) %

      Other

      31,561


      60,068


      (28,507)


      (47) %

      Total

      $           320,063


      $           420,356


      $       (100,293)


      (24) %

















      (In thousands)

      Nine Months Ended September 30,


      Change in

      2023


      2022


      $


      %

      Membership

      $             63,780


      $             67,076


      $           (3,296)


      (5) %

      Flight

      681,691


      799,351


      (117,660)


      (15) %

      Aircraft management

      165,431


      180,186


      (14,755)


      (8) %

      Other

      96,035


      124,890


      (28,855)


      (23) %

      Total

      $        1,006,937


      $        1,171,503


      $       (164,566)


      (14) %

      Supplemental Expense Information



      Three Months Ended September 30, 2023


      Cost of
      revenue


      Technology
      and
      development


      Sales and
      marketing


      General and
      administrative


      Total

      Equity-based compensation expense

      $               826


      $               620


      $               440


      $            1,622


      $            3,508

      Acquisition and integration expenses

      —


      —


      —


      —


      —

      Restructuring charges

      320


      4,641


      703


      16,549


      22,213

      Atlanta Member Operations Center set-up
      expense

      10,642


      —


      —


      123


      10,765

      Certificate consolidation expense

      3,279


      —


      —


      —


      3,279

      Other

      —


      —


      —


      988


      988






















      Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023


      Cost of
      revenue


      Technology
      and
      development


      Sales and
      marketing


      General and
      administrative


      Total

      Equity-based compensation expense

      $            3,097


      $            1,777


      $            1,781


      $          14,995


      $          21,650

      Acquisition and integration expenses

      —


      53


      134


      1,921


      2,108

      Restructuring charges

      1,075


      6,940


      2,761


      30,130


      40,905

      Atlanta Member Operations Center set-up
      expense

      22,440


      201


      —


      4,254


      26,895

      Certificate consolidation expense

      7,720


      —


      —


      3,079


      10,799

      Other

      —


      —


      —


      117


      117




      Three Months Ended September 30, 2022


      Cost of
      revenue


      Technology
      and
      development


      Sales and
      marketing


      General and
      administrative


      Total

      Equity-based compensation expense

      $            3,581


      $               751


      $            2,756


      $          15,416


      $          22,504

      Acquisition and integration expense

      650


      —


      —


      4,097


      4,747

      Restructuring charges

      —


      —


      —


      682


      682
































      Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022


      Cost of
      revenue


      Technology
      and
      development


      Sales and
      marketing


      General and
      administrative


      Total

      Equity-based compensation expense

      $          11,320


      $            2,047


      $            8,314


      $          44,158


      $          65,839

      Acquisition and integration expense

      650


      —


      —


      15,442


      16,092

      Restructuring charges

      —


      —


      —


      6,165


      6,165

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