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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Profits Interests Activity
The following table summarizes the WUP profits interests activity under the WUP Management Incentive Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2026:
Number of WUP
Profits Interests
Weighted-Average Grant
Date Fair Value
(in thousands)
Outstanding WUP profits interests as of January 1, 2026144 $83.20 
Granted— $— 
Exchanged— $— 
Expired/forfeited— $146.46 
Outstanding WUP profits interests as of June 30, 2026144 $83.12 
Schedule of Stock Option Activity
The following table summarizes the activity under the WUP Option Plan as of June 30, 2026:
Number of WUP
Stock Options
Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price
Weighted-Average Grant
Date Fair Value
(in thousands)
Outstanding WUP stock options as of January 1, 2026$39 $1,487.45 $234.80 
Granted$— $— $— 
Exercised$— $— $— 
Forfeited$— $1,354.00 $126.85 
Expired$— $— $— 
Outstanding WUP stock options as of June 30, 2026$39 $1,487.51 $234.88 
Exercisable WUP stock options as of June 30, 2026$39 $1,487.51 $234.88 
The following table summarizes the activity under the A&R 2021 LTIP related to Wheels Up stock options as of June 30, 2026:
Number of Wheels Up Stock Options
Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
(in thousands)
Outstanding Wheels Up stock options as of January 1, 2026
$
2,000.00 
$
950.32 
Granted
— 
— 
— 
Exercised
— 
— 
— 
Forfeited
— 
— 
— 
Expired— — — 
Outstanding Wheels Up stock options as of June 30, 2026
$
2,000.00 
$
950.32 
Exercisable Wheels Up stock options as of June 30, 2026
$
2,000.00 
$
950.32 
Schedule of LTIP RSUs The following table summarizes the activity under the A&R 2021 LTIP related to RSUs as of June 30, 2026:
Number of RSUsWeighted-Average Grant
Date Fair Value
(in thousands)
Non-vested RSUs as of January 1, 2026812 $33.00 
Granted1,073 12.53 
Vested(190)29.25 
Forfeited(138)23.96 
Non-vested RSUs as of June 30, 20261,557 $20.14 
Schedule of Performance Stock Units
The following table summarizes the activity under the A&R 2021 LTIP related to PSUs as of June 30, 2026:
Number of PSUsWeighted-Average Grant
Date Fair Value
(in thousands)
Non-vested PSUs as of January 1, 202685 $37.20 
Granted184 12.52 
Vested— — 
Forfeited(80)28.73 
Non-vested PSUs as of June 30, 2026189 $25.41 
Schedule of Valuation Assumptions
The following table summarizes the significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value on the date of grant for the outstanding and unvested Executive Performance Plans granted during fiscal years 2024 and 2025:
2025(1)
2024(2)
Expected term (in years)3.84.7
Volatility105%70%
Risk-free rate3.9%4.4%
Expected dividend rate—%—%
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(1)    Assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation related to the CFO Performance Plan, which was granted on March 31, 2025.
(2)    Assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation related to the Former CCO Performance Plan, which was granted on May 20, 2024.
Schedule of Equity-based Compensation Expense
The following table summarizes equity-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Compensation expense for RSUs and PSUs$3,451 $3,306 $5,845 $6,440 
Compensation expense for the Executive Performance Plans9,092 4,989 18,086 14,516 
Total equity-based compensation expense$12,543 $8,295 $23,931 $20,956 
The following table summarizes equity-based compensation expense recognized by condensed consolidated statement of operations line item for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Cost of revenue$60 $100 $110 $178 
Technology and development301 330 464 764 
Sales and marketing236 259 567 500 
General and administrative11,946 7,606 22,790 19,514 
Total equity-based compensation expense$12,543 $8,295 $23,931 $20,956