Hawaiian : Reports 2017 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

HONOLULU, Jan. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) (the 'Company'), parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. ('Hawaiian'), today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2017.

Fourth Quarter 2017 - Key Financial Metrics
		GAAP		YoY Change		Adjusted		YoY Change
Net Income		$172.1M		+$170.2M		$57.5M		$(11.3)M
Diluted EPS		$3.29		+$3.25		$1.10		$(0.18)
Pre-tax Margin		16.0%		+15.4 pts.		13.6%		(4.0) pts.

Full Year 2017 - Key Financial Metrics
		GAAP		YoY Change		Adjusted		YoY Change
Net Income		$364.0M		+$128.6M		$301.1M		+$21.1M
Diluted EPS		$6.82		+$2.46		$5.64		+$0.45
Pre-tax Margin		15.2%		(0.3) pts.		17.6%		(0.8) pts.

'We're delighted to report record earnings for 2017 after our fourth quarter results cap an extremely strong year for Hawaiian' said Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO. 'Robust demand in all of our major geographies and moderate industry capacity growth offset the rising price of fuel. We carried more guests this year than ever before and set new records for fourth quarter and full year revenue. These results are the product of the tireless efforts of the 6,600 employees who deliver authentic Hawaiian hospitality on the ground and in the air every single day.

Looking ahead, 2018 stands to be a year that Hawaiian enters into the last phase of a strategy mapped out over a decade ago. With new aircraft, new markets, and product enhancements tailored to the needs of the Hawai'i traveler, we are better equipped to compete today than at any time in our past. We look forward to the year ahead and all that it has in store.'

Statistical data, as well as a reconciliation of the reported non-GAAP financial measures, can be found in the accompanying tables.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On October 12, 2017, the Company announced the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend of 12 centsper share, the first of which was paid on November 30, 2017to all stockholders of record as of November 17, 2017.

In addition, the Company repurchased approximately 2.5 million shares of common stock for approximately $100 millionin 2017. The Company also announced a new $100 millionstock repurchase program in effect through December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2017 the Company had:

• Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $460 million.
• Outstanding debt and capital lease obligations of $571 million.

2017 Highlights

Operational

• Carried a record 11.5 million passengers in 2017, a 4.1% increase over the previous year.
• Completed new hangar facility which will provide significant efficiencies moving forward.
• Introduced new uniforms which complements brand refresh that was unveiled earlier in the year.

New routes and increased frequencies

• North America
  • Started operating new daily non-stop service between Portland International Airport (PDX) and Maui'sKahului Airport (OGG) in January 2018.
  • Announced new daily non-stop service between San DiegoInternational Airport (SAN) and Kahului(OGG) as well as between Long Beach Airport (LGB) and Honolulu'sDaniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) with both expected to start in May 2018.
  • Extended seasonal non-stop service to year-round non-stop service between Los AngelesInternational Airport (LAX) and Kaua'i'sLīhu'e Airport (LIH).
  • Commenced summer seasonal service with daily non-stop flights between OaklandInternational Airport (OAK) and Līhu'e (LIH) and thrice weekly flights between Los Angeles(LAX) and Kona International Airport (KOA).
  • Announced extended service between Los Angeles(LAX) and both Kona (KOA) and Kahului(OGG), between Oakland(OAK) and both Līhu'e (LIH) and Kona (KOA), and between San FranciscoInternational Airport (SFO) and Honolulu(HNL).
• International
  • Announced expansion of non-stop service between New Zealand'sAuckland Airport (AKL) and Honolulu(HNL) starting in March 2018.
  • Announced expanded seasonal summer flights to include daily non-stop service between NaritaInternational Airport (NRT) and Honolulu(HNL).
• Neighbor Islands
  • Launched daily round trip service between Maui'sKapalua Airport (JHM) and both Honolulu(HNL) and Kahului(OGG), and between Līhu'e (LIH) and Kona (KOA).

Partnerships

• Announced a new partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL) that provides for extensive code sharing, lounge access and frequent flyer program reciprocity, taking effect on March 25, 2018(subject to government approval). Also announced the intention to establish a joint venture with JAL designed to provide even more choices, convenience and enhancements to the traveling public to/from Japanand beyond to multiple Asian markets.

Fleet and financing

• Completed a sale-leaseback transaction covering three Boeing 767-300 aircraft as part of the planned exit from its Boeing 767-300 fleet.
• Took delivery of its first two Airbus 321neo aircraft, its 24^th Airbus 330-200 aircraft, and its first ATR-72 turboprop aircraft in an all-cargo configuration.
• Entered into an agreement in January 2018to purchase three Boeing 767-300s which it previously leased and will subsequently sell later this year in line with plans to retire its Boeing 767-300 fleet by the end of 2018.

People

• Ratified a 63-month contract with its pilots represented by the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA).
• Contributed $150.6 millionduring the year to employee benefit plans, comprised of a one-time payment of $18.5 millionto fully fund and terminate the Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Salaried & IAM Merged Pension Plan, a one-time payment of $101.9 millionto settle a portion of the post-65 medical plan obligation in connection with the ratification of a contract amendment with the Air Line Pilots Association, representing its pilots, and a contribution of approximately $30.2 million, $25.5 millionabove the minimum required, to further reduce pension obligations.

Product and loyalty

• Unveiled brand refresh in May 2017which included an updated logo and aircraft livery.
• Announced the introduction of remodeled Airbus 330-200 aircraft to its non-stop service between Sapporo'sNew Chitose Airport (CTS) and Honolulu(HNL) starting in February 2018.

First Quarter and Full Year 2018 Outlook

The table below summarizes the Company's expectations for the first quarter ending March 31, 2018and the full year ending December 31, 2018, expressed as an expected percentage change compared to the pro forma results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017or the year ended December 31, 2017, as applicable.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and created a new topic (ASC 606), requiring an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASC 606 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective. ASC 606 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company has elected to adopt the full retrospective transition method as of January 1, 2018, resulting in the restatement of all prior periods on the date of adoption. Metrics in the guidance tables below that have been impacted by ASC 606 are shown as both originally stated and on an unaudited pro forma basis.

		First Quarter	First Quarter	First Quarter				First Quarter
Item		2017 Original	2017 Restated	2018 Guidance		GAAP Equivalent		2018 Guidance
Cost per ASM excluding Fuel (a)		9.39¢	9.29¢	Up 3.5% to up 6.5%		Cost per ASM (a)		Up 3.3% to up 6.7%
Operating Revenue Per ASM		13.58¢	13.40¢	Down 0.5% to up 2.5%
ASMs				Up 3.0% to up 5.0%
Gallons of jet fuel consumed				Up 4.0% to up 6.0%
Economic fuel cost per gallon (b)(c)				$1.90 to $2.00		Fuel cost per gallon (b)		$2.01 to $2.11

		Full Year	Full Year	Full Year				Full Year
Item		2017 Original	2017 Restated	2018 Guidance		GAAP Equivalent		2018 Guidance
Cost per ASM excluding Fuel (a)		9.20¢	9.19¢	Down 0.5% to up 2.5%		Cost per ASM (a)		Up 1.9% to up 5.4%
ASMs				Up 5.0% to up 8.0%
Gallons of jet fuel consumed				Up 3.0% to up 6.0%
Economic fuel cost per gallon (b)(c)				$1.97 to $2.07		Fuel cost per gallon (b)		$2.02 to $2.12

(a)	See Table 4 for a reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to operating expenses excluding aircraft fuel.
(b)	Economic fuel cost per gallon estimates are based on the January 16, 2018 fuel forward curve.
(c)	See Table 3 for a reconciliation of GAAP fuel costs to economic fuel costs.

Investor Conference Call

Hawaiian Holdings' quarterly and full year earnings conference call is scheduled to begin today (January 29, 2018) at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time(USA). The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. Investors may listen to the live audio webcast on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.HawaiianAirlines.com. For those who are not available for the live webcast, the call will be archived and available for 90 days on the investor relations section of the Company's website.

About Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 13 years (2004-2016) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 89th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoaand Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 250 daily flights system-wide.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian (@HawaiianAir) and its special fare offers (@HawaiianFares), and become a fan on its Facebook page (Hawaiian Airlines). For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian's LinkedIn page.

For media inquiries, please visit Hawaiian Airlines' online newsroom.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect the Company's current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company's expectations regarding cost per available seat mile, cost per available seat mile excluding fuel, available seat miles, gallons of jet fuel consumed, fuel cost per gallon, and economic fuel cost per gallon each for the quarter ending March 31, 2018and for the full year ending December 31, 2018; the Company's expectations regarding operating revenue per available seat mile for the quarter ending March 31, 2018; the statements of our president and CEO; the Company's plans to retire its Boeing 767-300 fleet by the end of 2018; the Company's expected tax rate in 2018; and statements as to other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Words such as 'expects,' 'anticipates,' 'projects,' 'intends,' 'plans,' 'believes,' 'estimates,' variations of such words, and similar expressions are also intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's operations and business environment, all of which may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the Company's ability to accurately forecast quarterly and annual results; economic volatility; macroeconomic developments; political developments; the price and availability of aircraft fuel; fluctuations in demand for transportation in the markets in which the Company operates; the Company's dependence on tourist travel; labor negotiations and related developments; competitive pressures, including the potential impact of rising industry capacity between North Americaand Hawai'i; the Company's ability to continue to generate sufficient cash flow to support the payment of a quarterly dividend; changes in the Company's future capital needs; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; and the Company's ability to implement its growth strategy.

The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements also include the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed from time to time in the Company's other public filings and public announcements, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied herein will not be realized.

Table 1.
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except for per share data) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended December 31,											Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2017				2016 (a)				% Change			2017				2016 (a)				% Change
Operating Revenue:
Passenger		$	596,801			$	553,647			7.8	%		$	2,362,076			$	2,145,742			10.1	%
Other		89,748				79,326				13.1	%		333,552				304,838				9.4	%
Total		686,549				632,973				8.5	%		2,695,628				2,450,580				10.0	%
Operating Expenses:
Wages and benefits		166,225				139,545				19.1	%		632,997				535,264				18.3	%
Aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery		123,960				95,806				29.4	%		440,383				344,322				27.9	%
Aircraft rent		34,881				32,220				8.3	%		137,764				124,565				10.6	%
Maintenance materials and repairs		58,187				62,069				(6.3)	%		219,553				228,970				(4.1)	%
Aircraft and passenger servicing		35,997				33,631				7.0	%		140,566				126,876				10.8	%
Commissions and other selling		33,115				31,795				4.2	%		131,783				125,731				4.8	%
Depreciation and amortization		29,490				26,499				11.3	%		113,277				108,128				4.8	%
Other rentals and landing fees		30,000				29,749				0.8	%		116,763				108,087				8.0	%
Purchased services		31,359				23,385				34.1	%		110,787				96,274				15.1	%
Other		43,157				33,210				30.0	%		144,533				127,489				13.4	%
Special items		-				109,142				(100.0)	%		23,450				109,142				(78.5)	%
Total		586,371				617,051				(5.0)	%		2,211,856				2,034,848				8.7	%
Operating Income		100,178				15,922				529.2	%		483,772				415,732				16.4	%
Nonoperating Income (Expense):
Other nonoperating special items		4,617				-							(45,585)				-
Interest expense and amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs		(7,609)				(8,159)							(30,901)				(36,612)
Interest income		1,652				963							6,132				4,007
Capitalized interest		2,179				1,244							8,437				2,651
Gains on fuel derivatives		13,540				4,685							3,312				20,106
Loss on extinguishment of debt		-				(480)							-				(10,473)
Other components of net periodic benefit cost		(3,420)				(5,053)							(16,713)				(20,270)
Other, net		(1,060)				(5,561)							2,101				4,323
Total		9,899				(12,361)							(73,217)				(36,268)
Income Before Income Taxes		110,077				3,561							410,555				379,464
Income tax expense (benefit)		(62,053)				1,619							46,514				144,032
Net Income		$	172,130			$	1,942						$	364,041			$	235,432
Net Income Per Common Stock Share:
Basic		$	3.31			$	0.04						$	6.86			$	4.40
Diluted		$	3.29			$	0.04						$	6.82			$	4.36
Weighted Average Number of Common Stock Shares Outstanding:
Basic		51,939				53,433							53,074				53,502
Diluted		52,263				53,910							53,413				53,958
Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share		$	0.12			-							$	0.12			-

(a)

The other components of net periodic benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. Accounting Standard Update 2017-07 (ASU 2017-07) is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption only permitted for the Company in the first quarter of 2017, provided all provisions of the ASU are adopted. The Company early adopted this standard during the first quarter of 2017. The adoption of ASU 2017-07 resulted in a reclassification of $5.1 million and $20.3 million from wages and benefits to other components of net periodic benefit cost on the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2016, respectively.

Table 2
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
Selected Statistical Data
(in thousands, except as otherwise indicated) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended December 31,											Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2017				2016				% Change			2017				2016				% Change
Scheduled Operations (a) :
Revenue passengers flown		2,910				2,728				6.7	%		11,498				11,044				4.1	%
Revenue passenger miles (RPM)		4,120,002				3,929,846				4.8	%		16,307,344				15,484,369				5.3	%
Available seat miles (ASM)		4,788,457				4,565,978				4.9	%		18,991,566				18,371,544				3.4	%
Passenger revenue per RPM (Yield)		14.49		¢		14.09		¢		2.8	%		14.48		¢		13.86		¢		4.5	%
Passenger load factor (RPM/ASM)		86.0		%		86.1		%		(0.1)	pt		85.9		%		84.3		%		1.6	pt
Passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM)		12.46		¢		12.13		¢		2.7	%		12.44		¢		11.68		¢		6.5	%
Total Operations (a) :
Revenue passengers flown		2,914				2,730				6.7	%		11,505				11,051				4.1	%
RPM		4,125,894				3,932,713				4.9	%		16,316,739				15,492,509				5.3	%
ASM		4,798,039				4,570,679				5.0	%		19,006,682				18,384,637				3.4	%
Passenger load factor (RPM/ASM)		86.0		%		86.0		%		-	pt		85.8		%		84.3		%		1.5	pt
Operating revenue per ASM (RASM)		14.31		¢		13.85		¢		3.3	%		14.18		¢		13.33		¢		6.4	%
Operating cost per ASM (CASM)		12.22		¢		13.50		¢		(9.5)	pt		11.64		¢		11.07		¢		5.1	%
CASM excluding aircraft fuel and special items (b)		9.64		¢		9.02		¢		6.9	%		9.20		¢		8.61		¢		6.9	%
Aircraft fuel expense per ASM (c)		2.58		¢		2.10		¢		22.9	%		2.32		¢		1.87		¢		24.1	%
Revenue block hours operated		47,926				44,627				7.4	%		189,881				179,254				5.9	%
Gallons of jet fuel consumed		66,511				61,647				7.9	%		259,915				244,118				6.5	%
Average cost per gallon of jet fuel (actual) (c)		$	1.86			$	1.55			20.0	%		$	1.69			$	1.41			19.9	%
Economic fuel cost per gallon (c)(d)		$	1.84			$	1.51			21.9	%		$	1.70			$	1.52			11.8	%

(a)	Includes the operations of the Company's contract carrier under a capacity purchase agreement.
(b)	See Table 4 for a reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to operating expenses excluding aircraft fuel.
(c)	Includes applicable taxes and fees.
(d)	See Table 3 for a reconciliation of GAAP fuel costs to economic fuel costs.

Table 3.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

Economic Fuel Expense

(in thousands, except per-gallon amounts) (unaudited)

The Company believes that economic fuel expense is a good measure of the effect of fuel prices on its business as it most closely approximates the net cash outflow associated with the purchase of fuel for its operations in a period. The Company defines economic fuel expense as GAAP fuel expense plus losses/(gains) realized through actual cash (receipts)/payments received from or paid to hedge counterparties for fuel hedge derivative contracts settled during the period.

		Three Months Ended December 31,											Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2017				2016				% Change			2017				2016				% Change
Aircraft fuel expense, including taxes and delivery		$	123,960			$	95,806			29.4	%		$	440,383			$	344,322			27.9	%
Realized (gains)/losses on settlement of fuel derivative contracts		(1,565)				(2,778)				(43.7)	%		534				27,572				(98.1)	%
Economic fuel expense		$	122,395			$	93,028			31.6	%		$	440,917			$	371,894			18.6	%
Fuel gallons consumed		66,511				61,647				7.9	%		259,915				244,118				6.5	%
Economic fuel costs per gallon		$	1.84			$	1.51			21.9	%		$	1.70			$	1.52			11.8	%

		Estimated three months ending March 31, 2018								Estimated full year ending December 31, 2018
Aircraft fuel expense, including taxes and delivery		$	128,994		-	$	137,885			$	540,894		-	$	583,805
Realized (gains)/losses on settlement of fuel derivative contracts		(7,000)			-	(7,000)				(13,500)			-	(13,500)
Economic fuel expense		$	121,994		-	$	130,885			$	527,394		-	$	570,305
Fuel gallons consumed		64,208			-	65,442				267,712			-	275,510
Economic fuel costs per gallon		$	1.90		-	$	2.00			$	1.97		-	$	2.07

Table 4.
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
Non-GAAP Financial Reconciliation
(in thousands, except per-share and CASM data) (unaudited)
The Company evaluates its financial performance utilizing various GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, including net income, diluted net income per share, CASM, PRASM, RASM, Passenger Revenue per RPM and EBITDAR. Pursuant to Regulation G, the Company has included the following reconciliation of reported non-GAAP financial measures to comparable financial measures reported on a GAAP basis. The adjustments are described below:
	•	Changes in fair value of derivative contracts, net of tax, are based on market prices for open contracts as of the end of the reporting period. This line item includes the unrealized amounts of fuel and interest rate derivatives (not designated as hedges) that will settle in future periods and the reversal of prior period unrealized amounts. The Company believes that excluding the impact of these derivative adjustments helps investors to analyze the Company's core operational performance and compare its results to other airlines in the periods presented below.
	•	Loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax, is excluded to help investors analyze the Company's core operational performance and compare its results to other airlines in the periods presented below.
	•	As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Company recognized a one time benefit of $104.2 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2017 from the estimated impact of the revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities. For 2018, the expected reduction in the corporate tax rate will result in an all-in book tax rate for the Company of 24% to 26%.
2016 special items
	•	The impairment analysis and ultimate charge was triggered by the decision in the fourth quarter of 2016 to exit the Boeing 767-300 fleet in 2018. The Company estimated the fair value of the owned Boeing 767-300 fleet assets using third party pricing information and quotes from potential buyers, which resulted in a $49.4 million impairment charge ($0.92 per diluted share).
	•	In 2016, the Company accrued $34.0 million associated with the tentative agreement with ALPA related to past service (prior to January 1, 2017) and also elected to pay a $4.8 million profit sharing bonus payment to other labor groups related to prior period service.
	•	In connection with the decision to exit the Boeing 767-300 fleet, the Company negotiated a termination of its Boeing 767-300 maintenance agreement and recorded a $21.0 million charge related to the amount paid to terminate the contract.
2017 special items
	•	In August 2017, the Company terminated the Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Salaried & IAM Merged Pension Plan (the Merged Plan) and settled a portion of its pilots' other post-retirement medical plan liability. In connection with the reduction of these liabilities the Company recorded one-time other nonoperating special items of $35.2 million related to the Merged Plan termination and $10.4 million related to the other post-retirement (OPEB) medical plan partial settlement.
	•	In April 2017, the Company executed a sale leaseback transaction with an independent third party for three Boeing 767-300 aircraft. The lease terms for the three aircraft commenced in April 2017 and continues through November 2018, December 2018, and January 2019, respectively. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a loss on sale of aircraft of $4.8 million.
	•	In February 2017, the Company reached a tentative agreement with ALPA, covering the Company's pilots. In March 2017, the Company received notice from ALPA that the agreement was ratified by ALPA's members. The agreement became effective April 1, 2017 and has a term of 63 months. The agreement includes, among other various benefits, a pay adjustment and ratification bonus computed based on previous service. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the Company expensed $18.7 million related to (1) a one-time payment to reduce the Company's future 401K employer contribution for certain pilot groups, which is not recoverable once paid and (2) a one-time true up of the pilot vacation accrual at the revised rates set forth in the agreement.
The Company believes that excluding such special items helps investors analyze the Company's operational performance and compare its results to other airlines in the periods presented below.

		Three Months Ended December 31,																Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2017								2016								2017								2016
		Total				Diluted Per Share				Total				Diluted Per Share				Total				Diluted Per Share				Total				Diluted Per Share
GAAP net income, as reported		$	172,130			$	3.29			$	1,942			$	0.04			$	364,041			$	6.82			$	235,432			$	4.36
Add: estimated effect of revaluation of deferred tax liability		(104,176)				(1.99)				-				-				(104,176)				(1.95)				-				-
Add (deduct): changes in fair value of derivative contracts		(11,974)				(0.23)				(1,907)				(0.04)				(3,846)				(0.07)				(47,678)				(0.88)
Add: loss on extinguishment of debt		-				-				480				0.01				-				-				10,473				0.19
Add: special items
Operating
Loss on sale of aircraft		-				-				-				-				4,771				0.09				-				-
Collective bargaining charge		-				-				38,781				0.72				18,679				0.35				38,781				0.72
Impairment charge		-				-				49,361				0.92				-				-				49,361				0.92
Termination of Boeing 767-300		-				-				21,000				0.39				-				-				21,000				0.39
Nonoperating
Partial settlement and curtailment loss		(4,617)				(0.09)				-				-				10,384				0.19				-				-
Loss on plan termination		-				-				-				-				35,201				0.66				-				-
Total special items		(4,617)				(0.09)				109,142				2.03				69,035				1.29				109,142				2.03
Add (deduct): tax effect of adjustments		6,089				0.12				(40,903)				(0.76)				(23,924)				(0.45)				(27,307)				(0.51)
Adjusted net income		$	57,452			$	1.10			$	68,754			$	1.28			$	301,130			$	5.64			$	280,062			$	5.19

		Three months ended December 31,								Twelve months ended December 31,
		2017				2016				2017				2016
Income Before Income Taxes, as reported		$	110,077			$	3,561			$	410,555			$	379,464
Add: changes in fair value of derivative contracts		(11,974)				(1,907)				(3,846)				(47,678)
Add: loss on extinguishment of debt		-				480				-				10,473
Add: special items
Operating
Loss on sale of aircraft		-				-				4,771				-
Collective bargaining charge		-				38,781				18,679				38,781
Impairment charge		-				49,361				-				49,361
Termination of Boeing 767-300		-				21,000				-				21,000
Nonoperating
Partial settlement and curtailment loss		(4,617)				-				10,384				-
Loss on plan termination		-				-				35,201				-
Total special items		$	(4,617)			$	109,142			$	69,035			$	109,142
Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes		$	93,486			$	111,276			$	475,744			$	451,401

Operating Costs per Available Seat Mile (CASM)

The Company has separately listed in the table below its fuel costs per ASM and non-GAAP unit costs, excluding fuel and special items. These amounts are included in CASM, but for internal purposes the Company consistently uses cost metrics that exclude fuel and special items (if applicable) to measure and monitor its costs.

		Three Months Ended December 31,								Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2017				2016 (a)				2017				2016 (a)
GAAP operating expenses		$	586,371			$	617,051			$	2,211,856			$	2,034,848
Less: aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery		(123,960)				(95,806)				(440,383)				(344,322)
Less: special items
Operating
Loss on sale of aircraft		-				-				(4,771)				-
Collective bargaining charge		-				(38,781)				(18,679)				(38,781)
Impairment charge		-				(49,361)				-				(49,361)
Termination of Boeing 767-300		-				(21,000)				-				(21,000)
Total special items		$	-			$	(109,142)			$	(23,450)			$	(109,142)
Adjusted operating expenses-excluding aircraft fuel and special items		$	462,411			$	412,103			$	1,748,023			$	1,581,384
Available Seat Miles		4,798,039				4,570,679				19,006,682				18,384,637
CASM-GAAP		12.22		¢		13.50		¢		11.64		¢		11.07		¢
Less: aircraft fuel		(2.58)				(2.10)				(2.32)				(1.87)
Less: special items
Operating
Loss on sale of aircraft		-				-				(0.02)				-
Collective bargaining charge		-				(0.84)				(0.10)				(0.20)
Impairment charge		-				(1.08)				-				(0.28)
Termination of Boeing 767-300		-				(0.46)				-				(0.11)
Total special items		-		¢		(2.38)		¢		(0.12)		¢		(0.59)		¢
CASM-excluding aircraft fuel and special items		9.64		¢		9.02		¢		9.20		¢		8.61		¢

(a)

The other components of net periodic benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. Accounting Standard Update 2017-07 (ASU 2017-07) is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption only permitted for the Company in the first quarter of 2017, provided all provisions of the ASU are adopted. The Company early adopted this standard during the first quarter of 2017. The adoption of ASU 2017-07 resulted in a reclassification of $5.1 million and $20.3 million from wages and benefits to other components of net periodic benefit cost on the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2016, respectively.

		Estimated three months ending March 31, 2018								Estimated full year ending December 31, 2018
		(in thousands, except for CASM figures)								(in thousands, except for CASM figures)
GAAP operating expenses		$	576,870		-	$	607,691			$	2,365,773		-	$	2,517,418
Less: aircraft fuel, including taxes and delivery		(128,994)			-	(137,885)				(540,894)			-	(583,805)
Adjusted operating expenses - excluding aircraft fuel		$	447,876		-	$	469,806			$	1,824,879		-	$	1,933,613
Available Seat Miles		4,658,024			-	4,748,471				19,957,016			-	20,527,217
CASM - GAAP		12.39		¢	-	12.79		¢		11.85		¢	-	12.26		¢
Less: aircraft fuel		(2.77)			-	(2.90)				(2.71)			-	(2.84)
CASM - excluding aircraft fuel		9.62		¢	-	9.89		¢		9.14		¢	-	9.42		¢

Pre-tax margin

The Company excludes unrealized (gains) losses from fuel derivative contracts, losses on extinguishment of debt and special items from pre-tax margin for the same reasons as described above.

		Three months ended December 31,						Twelve months ended December 31,
		2017			2016			2017			2016
Pre-Tax Margin, as reported		16.0	%		0.6	%		15.2	%		15.5	%
Add: changes in fair value of derivative contracts		(1.7)	%		(0.3)	%		(0.2)	%		(2.0)	%
Add: loss on extinguishment of debt		-	%		0.1	%		-	%		0.4	%
Add: special items
Operating
Loss on sale of aircraft		-	%		-	%		0.2	%		-	%
Collective bargaining charge		-	%		6.1	%		0.7	%		1.6	%
Impairment charge		-	%		7.8	%		-	%		2.0	%
Termination of Boeing 767-300		-	%		3.3	%		-	%		0.9	%
Nonoperating
Partial settlement and curtailment loss		(0.7)	%		-	%		0.4	%		-	%
Loss on plan termination		-	%		-	%		1.3	%		-	%
Adjusted Pre-Tax Margin		13.6	%		17.6	%		17.6	%		18.4	%

Leverage ratio

The Company uses adjusted total debt, including aircraft rent, in addition to long-term adjusted debt and capital leases, to represent long-term financial obligations. The Company excludes unrealized (gains) losses from fuel derivative contracts, losses on extinguishment of debt, and special items from earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and rent (EBITDAR) for the reasons as described above. Management believes this metric is helpful to investors in assessing the Company's overall debt.

		Twelve months ended
		December 31, 2017
Debt and capital lease obligations		$	570,671
Plus: Aircraft leases capitalized at 7x last twelve months' aircraft rent		964,348
Adjusted debt and capital lease obligations		$	1,535,019
EBITDAR:
Income Before Income Taxes		$	410,555
Add back:
Interest and amortization of debt expense		30,901
Depreciation and amortization		113,277
Aircraft rent		137,764
EBITDAR		$	692,497
Adjustments:
Add: changes in fair value of derivative contracts		(3,846)
Add: special items
Operating
Collective bargaining charge		18,679
Loss on sale of aircraft		4,771
Nonoperating
Partial settlement and curtailment loss		10,384
Loss on plan termination		35,201
Adjusted EBITDAR		$	757,686
Leverage Ratio		2.0		x

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