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Atlas Air Worldwide Reports First-Quarter Results, Updates Outlook

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Atlas Air Worldwide Reports First-Quarter Results, Updates Outlook

  • Results Reflect Global Demand for Airfreight and Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Reported Net Income Increased to $23.4 Million
  • Adjusted EBITDA Grew to $121.2 Million and Adjusted Net Income to $29.9 Million
  • Expects 2Q20 Earnings Growth

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW) today announced first-quarter 2020 net income of $23.4 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, compared with a reported loss of $29.7 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2019.

Reported results in the first quarter of 2020 included an unrealized gain on outstanding warrants of $0.9 million, compared with an unrealized loss on outstanding warrants of $46.6 million in the year-ago period.

On an adjusted basis, EBITDA totaled $121.2 million in the first quarter this year compared with $120.4 million in the first quarter of 2019. Adjusted net income in the first quarter of 2020 totaled $29.9 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, compared with $27.3 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.

"Our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. I would like to thank all of our employees and the frontline responders around the world for their tremendous efforts to combat this crisis," said Atlas Air Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Dietrich.

"As always, safety is our top priority, and we are focused on supporting our pilots and ground staff through this challenging time. We are very fortunate to be able to continue to carry the goods that the world needs.

"We are taking extensive precautions to safeguard all of our employees and working in close partnership with our pilots and their union leadership to ensure that our operations continue safely.

"We are deep cleaning our aircraft and facilities on a frequent basis, providing safety kits for our ground staff and crewmembers, and implementing many other safety procedures to protect our team, customers and service providers. We are also adjusting routes and schedules to limit exposure to regions that have been more significantly impacted by the pandemic. We have also put in place significant social distancing and other precautionary measures in our offices, including having all employees who can work remotely from home do so.

"We are also pleased to have announced earlier today that, at the company's offering, we reached an agreement with our pilot unions at Atlas Air and Southern Air for an interim pay increase of 10%, effective May 1. This recognizes the outstanding efforts that our pilots provide every day, and especially in this challenging operating environment. We also remain focused on completing the joint collective bargaining agreement we have been pursuing in connection with our merger between Atlas Air and Southern Air."

Mr. Dietrich added: "After a slow start, and despite the continual and varying operational challenges and uncertainties related to COVID-19, we ended the quarter with results that exceeded our expectations.

"Our results reflected increased charter cargo demand and higher airfreight yields in March. They also reflect the vital role that Atlas plays in supporting the global economy and our customers by keeping goods moving.

"From parts and components used in manufacturing processes to finished products, food, pharmaceuticals, supplies and other cargo, businesses and individuals count on Atlas.

"And we are grateful to be able to provide relief to businesses and communities in the fight against COVID-19. In addition to our commercial operations, we donated services to transport critical personal protective equipment and other necessary supplies to affected areas. We have also made several charitable contributions to organizations that help those in need.

"The strong demand for airfreight has carried into the second quarter. To meet that demand, we reactivated three of our 747 converted freighters that had been parked, and began operating a 777F that was previously in our dry-leasing business.

"At the same time, we are mindful of the evolving and uncertain environment and the importance of prudent financial management. We are taking actions to reduce costs and enhance liquidity, including significantly reducing discretionary spending, limiting our hiring for certain positions and selling nonessential assets."

Mr. Dietrich continued: "With an exceptionally talented team of employees, a strong balance sheet, and a diversified portfolio of assets and services, Atlas continues to be well-positioned to adjust to market conditions, navigate through the current pandemic, and leverage the scale of our operations to further capitalize on business opportunities.

"We expect the positive trends that we are currently experiencing to continue throughout the remainder of the year, and we expect a majority of our earnings to occur in the second half of this year. The evolving and uncertain environment related to COVID-19 makes it difficult to accurately predict the future impact on our results. As such, we are providing an outlook for the second quarter of 2020, but our full-year 2020 guidance provided on February 20 of this year no longer applies, and we will provide updates as the year progresses.

"We expect to fly approximately 80,000 block hours in the second quarter of 2020, with revenue of approximately $770 million, and adjusted EBITDA of about $165 million. Excluding the benefit from a refund of excess aircraft rent paid in previous years of approximately $25.0 million, after tax, we anticipate adjusted net income to grow approximately 40% to 50% compared with adjusted net income of $29.9 million in the first quarter of 2020.

"Including the benefit from a refund of excess aircraft rent paid in previous years, we anticipate adjusted net income to more than double compared with the first quarter of this year."*

First-Quarter Results

Volumes in the first quarter of 2020 totaled 73,247 block hours compared with 77,061 in the first quarter of 2019, with revenue of $643.5 million compared with $679.7 million in the prior-year period.

Lower ACMI segment revenue in the first quarter of 2020 reflected a decrease in flying, primarily driven by the redeployment of 747-400 aircraft to the Charter segment as well as customer flight cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by an increase in 777, 737 and 747-400 CMI flying.

Higher ACMI segment contribution was primarily due to an increase in CMI flying and a reduction in aircraft rent and depreciation, partially offset by the redeployment of 747-400 aircraft to the Charter segment. In addition, segment contribution was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in customers canceling flights and increased operating costs for us, including premium pay for crews operating in certain areas significantly impacted by the virus.

Higher Charter segment revenue during the period was primarily driven by increased flying, partially offset by a decrease in the average rate per block hour. Block-hour volume growth primarily reflected the strong demand for commercial cargo, driven by a reduction of available capacity in the market and the disruption of global supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the redeployment of 747-400 aircraft from the ACMI segment. This was partially offset by lower AMC passenger flying as the military took precautionary measures to limit the movement of personnel. The lower average rate per block hour was primarily related to a reduction in Charter capacity purchased from ACMI customers that had no associated Charter block hours and lower fuel prices, partially offset by an increase in commercial cargo yields (excluding fuel).

Higher Charter segment contribution was primarily driven by an increase in commercial cargo yields (excluding fuel), reflecting a reduction of available capacity in the market and the disruption of global supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Segment contribution also benefited from lower aircraft rent and depreciation, and the redeployment of 747-400 aircraft from the ACMI segment. These improvements were partially offset by lower AMC passenger demand and increased operating costs, including premium pay for crews operating in certain areas impacted by COVID-19.

In Dry Leasing, lower segment revenue and contribution in the first quarter of 2020 primarily reflected that the prior-year quarter included $22.3 million ($17.9 million after tax) of revenue from maintenance payments related to the scheduled return of a 777 freighter.

Higher unallocated income and expenses, net, during the quarter primarily reflected an insurance recovery in the first quarter of 2019 and increased amortization of a customer incentive asset.

Reported earnings in the first quarter of 2020 also included an effective income tax expense rate of 27.4%, due mainly to tax expense from the vesting of share-based compensation. On an adjusted basis, our results reflected an effective income tax rate of 24.2%.

Cash and Short-Term Investments

At March 31, 2020, our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash totaled $235.6 million, compared with $114.3 million at December 31, 2019.

The change in position resulted from cash provided by operating, investing and financing activities.

Net cash provided by investing activities during the first quarter of 2020 primarily related to proceeds from the disposal of aircraft, partially offset by capital expenditures and payments for flight equipment and modifications, including spare engines and GEnx engine performance upgrade kits.

Net cash provided by financing activities during the period primarily related to proceeds from debt refinancing and from our revolving credit facility, partially offset by payments on debt obligations. In March 2020, as a precautionary measure due to the uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic, we drew $75.0 million under our revolving credit facility and had $19.8 million of unused availability as of March 31, 2020.

Our ability to continue to service our debt and meet our lease and other obligations as they come due is dependent on our continued ability to generate earnings and cash flows. To mitigate the impact of any continuation or worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, we have significantly reduced nonessential employee travel, reduced the use of contractors, limited ground staff hiring, implemented a number of other cost-reduction initiatives and taken other actions, such as the sale of certain nonessential assets. We believe we will generate sufficient liquidity to satisfy our obligations over at least the next twelve months.

Updating Outlook*

We expect the positive trends that we are currently experiencing to continue throughout the remainder of the year, and expect a majority of our earnings to occur in the second half of this year. The evolving and uncertain environment related to COVID-19 makes it difficult to accurately predict the future impact on our results. As such, we are providing an outlook for the second quarter of 2020, but our full-year 2020 guidance provided on February 20 of this year no longer applies, and we will provide updates as the year progresses.

We expect to fly approximately 80,000 block hours in the second quarter of 2020, with revenue of approximately $770 million, and adjusted EBITDA of about $165 million. Excluding the benefit from a refund of excess aircraft rent paid in previous years of approximately $25.0 million (after tax), we anticipate adjusted net income to grow approximately 40% to 50% compared with adjusted net income of $29.9 million in the first quarter of 2020. Including the benefit from a refund of excess aircraft rent paid in previous years, we anticipate adjusted net income to more than double compared with the first quarter of 2020.*

We expect that earnings in the second quarter will benefit from continued charter demand, including several long-term charter programs at higher yields, driven by a reduction of airfreight capacity, increased demand for transporting goods and the disruption of global supply chains related to COVID-19; a refund of excess aircraft rent paid in previous years; flying the incremental CMI aircraft added to our fleet during 2019; and improved operating efficiencies and cost savings.

We also expect these benefits to be partially offset by higher heavy maintenance expense; lower AMC demand driven by the military's stop-movement order related to COVID-19; additional costs driven by COVID-19, including crew premium pay; other operational costs, including costs for continuing to provide a safe working environment for our employees; and higher crew costs related to increased pay rates resulting from our recent interim agreement with the pilots.

In addition, the availability of hotels and restaurants, evolving COVID-19-related travel restrictions and health screenings, and cancellations of passenger flights by other airlines or airport closures could further impact our ability to position pilots to operate our aircraft.

The second-quarter outlook also reflects the reactivation of three of our 747 converted freighters that had been previously parked, and our operation of a 777F that was previously in our dry-leasing business driven by the continued strong airfreight demand.

While we are not providing an earnings outlook for the full year of 2020 at this time, we expect a majority of our earnings to occur in the second half of the year. Aircraft maintenance expense in 2020 is expected to total approximately $390 million. Depreciation and amortization is expected to total about $250 million. In addition, core capital expenditures, which exclude aircraft and engine purchases, are projected to total approximately $85 to $95 million, mainly for parts and components for our fleet.

We also expect our full-year 2020 adjusted effective income tax rate to be approximately 22.0%.

We provide guidance on an adjusted basis because we are unable to predict, with reasonable certainty, the effects of our outstanding warrant liability and other items that could be material to our reported results.*

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Operating Revenue $ 643,502 $ 679,683
Operating Expenses
Salaries, wages and benefits 147,744 145,474
Aircraft fuel 108,318 106,321
Maintenance, materials and repairs 94,152 103,620
Depreciation and amortization 57,584 64,481
Travel 42,391 45,029
Passenger and ground handling services 31,959 32,160
Navigation fees, landing fees and other rent 31,401 40,216
Aircraft rent 23,967 41,888
Gain on disposal of aircraft (6,717 ) -
Transaction-related expenses 521 2,527
Other 51,112 51,093
Total Operating Expenses 582,432 632,809
Operating Income 61,070 46,874
Non-operating Expenses (Income)
Interest income (480 ) (2,044 )
Interest expense 29,275 30,353
Capitalized interest (193 ) (463 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt - 245
Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments (924 ) 46,575
Other (income) expense, net 1,206 (2,975 )
Total Non-operating Expenses 28,884 71,691
Income (loss) before income taxes 32,186 (24,817 )
Income tax expense 8,833 4,893
Net Income (Loss) $ 23,353 $ (29,710 )
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic $ 0.90 $ (1.15 )
Diluted $ 0.90 $ (1.15 )
Weighted average shares:
Basic 25,966 25,735
Diluted 25,966 25,735

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 225,160 $ 103,029
Short-term investments - 879
Restricted cash 10,459 10,401
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,182 and $1,822, respectively 274,202 290,119
Prepaid expenses, assets held for sale and other current assets 187,739 228,103
Total current assets 697,560 632,531
Property and Equipment
Flight equipment 4,911,265 4,880,424
Ground equipment 85,163 83,584
Less: accumulated depreciation (1,026,946 ) (977,883 )
Flight equipment modifications in progress 62,953 67,101
Property and equipment, net 4,032,435 4,053,226
Other Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets 215,099 231,133
Deferred costs and other assets 385,170 391,895
Intangible assets, net and goodwill 75,348 76,856
Total Assets $ 5,405,612 $ 5,385,641
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 91,092 $ 79,683
Accrued liabilities 447,379 481,725
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases 283,066 395,781
Current portion of long-term operating leases 142,668 141,973
Total current liabilities 964,205 1,099,162
Other Liabilities
Long-term debt and finance leases 2,148,200 1,984,902
Long-term operating leases 357,533 392,832
Deferred taxes 80,933 74,040
Financial instruments and other liabilities 21,991 42,526
Total other liabilities 2,608,657 2,494,300
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued - -
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
31,483,409 and 31,048,842 shares issued, 26,126,232 and 25,870,876
shares outstanding (net of treasury stock), as of March 31, 2020
and December 31, 2019, respectively
315 310
Additional paid-in-capital 782,517 761,715
Treasury stock, at cost; 5,357,177 and 5,177,966 shares, respectively (217,705 ) (213,871 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,573 ) (2,818 )
Retained earnings 1,270,196 1,246,843
Total stockholders' equity 1,832,750 1,792,179
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 5,405,612 $ 5,385,641

1 Balance sheet debt at March 31, 2020 totaled $2,431.3 million, including the impact of $64.2 million of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $34.5 million, compared with $2,380.7 million, including the impact of $68.6 million of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $35.1 million at December 31, 2019.
2 The face value of our debt at March 31, 2020 totaled $2,530.0 million, compared with $2,484.4 million on December 31, 2019.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Operating Activities:
Net Income (Loss) $ 23,353 $ (29,710 )
Adjustments to reconcile Net Income (Loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 74,352 78,988
Accretion of debt securities discount (2 ) (127 )
Provision for expected credit losses (73 ) 34
Loss on early extinguishment of debt - 245
Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments (924 ) 46,575
Gain on disposal of aircraft (6,717 ) -
Deferred taxes 7,352 4,751
Stock-based compensation 3,860 5,621
Changes in:
Accounts receivable 16,515 9,686
Prepaid expenses, current assets and other assets (5,476 ) (42,309 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (40,393 ) (19,985 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 71,847 53,769
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures (8,291 ) (30,584 )
Payments for flight equipment and modifications (26,000 ) (57,332 )
Proceeds from insurance - 38,133
Proceeds from investments 881 4,961
Proceeds from disposal of aircraft 44,110 -
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities 10,700 (44,822 )
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from debt issuance 164,000 19,723
Payment of debt issuance costs (2,386 ) (955 )
Payments of debt and finance lease obligations (193,644 ) (90,907 )
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 75,000 -
Customer maintenance reserves and deposits received 2,586 4,144
Customer maintenance reserves paid (2,080 ) -
Purchase of treasury stock (3,834 ) (9,189 )
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 39,642 (77,184 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 122,189 (68,237 )
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of period 113,430 232,741
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period $ 235,619 $ 164,504
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Acquisition of flight equipment included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 16,368 $ 7,752
Acquisition of property and equipment acquired under operating leases $ 670 $ -
Customer maintenance reserves settled with sale of aircraft $ 6,497 $ -

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Direct Contribution
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Operating Revenue:
ACMI $ 278,744 $ 306,567
Charter 327,629 305,114
Dry Leasing 41,926 69,946
Customer incentive asset amortization (9,022 ) (6,286 )
Other 4,225 4,342
Total Operating Revenue $ 643,502 $ 679,683
Direct Contribution:
ACMI $ 52,306 $ 40,006
Charter 50,781 29,133
Dry Leasing 10,698 35,527
Total Direct Contribution for Reportable Segments 113,785 104,666
Unallocated expenses and (income), net (88,719 ) (80,136 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt - (245 )
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments 924 (46,575 )
Transaction-related expenses (521 ) (2,527 )
Gain on disposal of aircraft 6,717 -
Income (loss) before income taxes 32,186 (24,817 )
Add back (subtract):
Interest income (480 ) (2,044 )
Interest expense 29,275 30,353
Capitalized interest (193 ) (463 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt - 245
Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments (924 ) 46,575
Other (income) expense, net 1,206 (2,975 )
Operating Income $ 61,070 $ 46,874

Atlas Air Worldwide uses an economic performance metric, Direct Contribution, to show the profitability of each of its segments after allocation of direct operating and ownership costs. Atlas Air Worldwide currently has the following reportable segments: ACMI, Charter, and Dry Leasing. Each segment has different commercial and economic characteristics, which are separately reviewed by our chief operating decision maker.

Direct Contribution consists of income (loss) before income taxes, excluding special charge, transaction-related expenses, nonrecurring items, loss (gain) on disposal of aircraft, loss on early extinguishment of debt, unrealized loss (gain) on financial instruments, gain on investment, and unallocated income and expenses, net.

Direct operating and ownership costs include crew costs, maintenance, fuel, ground operations, sales costs, aircraft rent, interest expense on the portion of debt used for financing aircraft, interest income on debt securities, and aircraft depreciation.

Unallocated income and expenses, net include corporate overhead, nonaircraft depreciation, noncash expenses and income, interest expense on the portion of debt used for general corporate purposes, interest income on nondebt securities, capitalized interest, foreign exchange gains and losses, other revenue and other nonoperating costs.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020
March 31,
2019
Percent
Change
Net Income (Loss) $ 23,353 $ (29,710 ) NM
Impact from:
Customer incentive asset amortization 9,022 6,286
Costs associated with transactions1 521 2,527
Leadership transition costs 601 -
Certain contract start-up costs2 - 369
Noncash expenses and income, net3 4,386 4,468
Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments (924 ) 46,575
Other, net4 (6,382 ) (3,163 )
Income tax effect of reconciling items (697 ) (30 )
Adjusted Net Income $ 29,880 $ 27,322 9.4 %
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 25,966 25,735
Add: dilutive warrant5 - 1,943
dilutive restricted stock - 242
Adjusted weighted average diluted shares outstanding 25,966 27,920
Adjusted Diluted EPS $ 1.15 $ 0.98 17.3 %

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020
March 31,
2019
Percent
Change
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 32,186 $ (24,817 ) NM
Impact from:
Customer incentive asset amortization 9,022 6,286
Costs associated with transactions1 521 2,527
Leadership transition costs 601 -
Certain contract start-up costs2 - 369
Noncash expenses and income, net3 4,386 4,468
Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments (924 ) 46,575
Other, net4 (6,382 ) (3,163 )
Adjusted income before income taxes $ 39,410 $ 32,245 22.2 %
Interest expense, net 24,216 23,851
Other expense, net 1,206 474
Adjusted operating income $ 64,832 $ 56,570 14.6 %
Income tax expense $ 8,833 $ 4,893
Income tax effect of reconciling items (697 ) (30 )
Adjusted income tax expense 9,530 4,923
Adjusted income before income taxes $ 39,410 $ 32,245
Adjusted effective tax expense rate 24.2 % 15.3 %

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020
March 31,
2019
Percent
Change
Net Income (Loss) $ 23,353 $ (29,710 ) NM
Interest expense, net 28,602 27,846
Depreciation and amortization 57,584 64,481
Income tax expense 8,833 4,893
EBITDA 118,372 67,510
Customer incentive asset amortization 9,022 6,286
Costs associated with transactions1 521 2,527
Leadership transition costs 601 -
Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments (924 ) 46,575
Other, net4 (6,382 ) (2,534 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 121,210 $ 120,364 0.7 %

1 Costs associated with transactions in 2020 primarily related to costs associated with our acquisition of Southern Air. Costs associated with transactions in 2019 primarily related to a customer transaction with warrants and other costs associated with our acquisition of Southern Air.

2 Certain contract start-up costs in 2019 represented unique training-aircraft costs required for a new customer contract.

3 Noncash expenses and income, net, in 2020 and 2019 primarily related to amortization of debt discount on convertible notes.

4 Other, net in 2020 primarily related to a $6.7 million net gain on the sale of aircraft, costs associated with the refinancing of debt and accrual for legal matters and professional fees. Other, net in 2019 primarily related to a net insurance recovery, loss on early extinguishment of debt and accrual for legal matters and professional fees

5 Dilutive warrants in 2019 represent potentially dilutive common shares related to warrants issued to a customer. These warrants are excluded from Diluted EPS prepared in accordance with GAAP when they would have been antidilutive.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $ 71,847 $ 53,769
Less:
Capital expenditures 8,291 30,584
Capitalized interest 193 463
Free Cash Flow1 $ 63,363 $ 22,722

1 Free Cash Flow = Cash Flows from Operations minus Base Capital Expenditures and Capitalized Interest.

Base Capital Expenditures excludes purchases of aircraft.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Operating Statistics and Traffic Results
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020
March 31,
2019
Increase/
(Decrease)
Block Hours
ACMI 54,379 59,780 (5,401 )
Charter 18,265 16,660 1,605
Cargo 13,539 11,479 2,060
Passenger 4,726 5,181 (455 )
Other 603 621 (18 )
Total Block Hours 73,247 77,061 (3,814 )
Revenue Per Block Hour
ACMI $ 5,126 $ 5,128 $ (2 )
Charter $ 17,938 $ 18,314 $ (376 )
Cargo $ 17,502 $ 17,976 $ (474 )
Passenger $ 19,184 $ 19,063 $ 121
Average Utilization (block hours per day)
ACMI1 7.7 8.6 (0.9 )
Charter
Cargo 7.7 8.0 (0.3 )
Passenger 5.3 6.5 (1.2 )
All Operating Aircraft1,2 7.6 8.4 (0.8 )
Fuel
Charter
Average fuel cost per gallon $ 2.00 $ 2.22 $ (0.22 )
Fuel gallons consumed (000s) 54,279 47,872 6,407

1 ACMI and All Operating Aircraft averages in the first quarter of 2020 reflect the impact of increases in the number of CMI aircraft and amount of CMI flying compared with the same period of 2019.

2 Average of All Operating Aircraft excludes Dry Leasing aircraft, which do not contribute to block-hour volumes.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Operating Statistics and Traffic Results
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2020
March 31,
2019
Increase/
(Decrease)
Segment Operating Fleet
(average aircraft equivalents
during the period)
ACMI1
747-8F Cargo 9.0 9.0 -
747-400 Cargo 12.9 17.6 (4.7 )
747-400 Dreamlifter 3.6 3.6 -
777-200 Cargo 8.0 6.0 2.0
767-300 Cargo 24.0 25.6 (1.6 )
767-200 Cargo 9.0 9.0 -
737-800 Cargo 5.0 - 5.0
737-400 Cargo 5.0 5.0 -
767-200 Passenger 1.0 1.0 -
Total 77.5 76.8 0.7
Charter
747-8F Cargo 1.0 1.0 -
747-400 Cargo 18.3 15.0 3.3
747-400 Passenger 5.0 4.0 1.0
767-300 Passenger 4.8 4.9 (0.1 )
Total 29.1 24.9 4.2
Dry Leasing
777-200 Cargo 7.0 8.0 (1.0 )
767-300 Cargo 21.0 21.6 (0.6 )
757-200 Cargo 0.5 1.0 (0.5 )
737-300 Cargo 1.0 1.0 -
737-800 Passenger 0.6 1.0 (0.4 )
Total 30.1 32.6 (2.5 )
Less: Aircraft Dry Leased to CMI customers (21.0 ) (23.6 ) 2.6
Total Operating Average Aircraft Equivalents 115.7 110.7 5.0
Out of Service2 5.4 - 5.4

1 ACMI average fleet excludes spare aircraft provided by CMI customers.

2 Out-of-service includes aircraft that are either temporarily parked or held for sale.

This press release was sourced from Atlas Air Worldwide on 06-May-2020.