| Segment Reporting |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | | (in thousands) | Airline | | Sunseeker | | Consolidated | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | REVENUES FROM EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS | $ | 668,386 | | | $ | 30,688 | | | $ | 699,074 | | | OPERATING EXPENSES: | | | | | | | Salaries and benefits | 220,374 | | | 11,065 | | | 231,439 | | | Aircraft fuel | 166,333 | | | — | | | 166,333 | | | Station operations | 73,505 | | | — | | | 73,505 | | | Depreciation and amortization | 59,711 | | | 3,601 | | | 63,312 | | | Maintenance and repairs | 34,854 | | | — | | | 34,854 | | | Sales and marketing | 23,370 | | | 1,726 | | | 25,096 | | | Aircraft lease rentals | 5,920 | | | — | | | 5,920 | | Other operating expense(1) | 22,075 | | | 13,093 | | | 35,168 | | | Special charges, net of recoveries | 1,392 | | | (2,947) | | | (1,555) | | | Total operating expenses | 607,534 | | | 26,538 | | | 634,072 | | | OPERATING INCOME | 60,852 | | | 4,150 | | | 65,002 | | | OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSES: | | | | | | | Interest income | (11,935) | | | — | | | (11,935) | | | Interest expense | 28,949 | | | 11,834 | | | 40,783 | | | Capitalized interest | (6,488) | | | — | | | (6,488) | | | Other non-operating expense | 702 | | | — | | | 702 | | | INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | $ | 49,624 | | | $ | (7,684) | | | $ | 41,940 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) Other operating expenses in the Airline segment consist of insurance, crew training and travel, legal expense, gains and losses on the sale of flight equipment, and other general and administrative expenses. Other operating expenses in the Sunseeker segment consist of food and beverage cost of goods sold, contract labor, property tax, insurance, and other general and administrative expenses.
Total capital expenditures for periods presented are as outlined below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | (in thousands) | 2026 | | 2025 | | Airline | $ | 175,940 | | | $ | 83,136 | | | Sunseeker | — | | | 406 | | | Consolidated | $ | 175,940 | | | $ | 83,542 | |
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