Global Crossing Airlines Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Improved Fleet Efficiency and Aircraft Utilization Drive EBITDA Growth Despite Fewer Net Available Aircraft

Advances Fleet Modernization Initiative with Five New A320 Aircraft — On Track to Reach 25-Aircraft Target by Year-End

MIAMI, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc. (Cboe CA: JET, Cboe CA: JET.B, OTCQB: JETMF) (the “Company” or “GlobalX”), The Nation’s Fastest Growing Charter Airline®, today announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Except as otherwise disclosed, all figures are presented in United States dollars and prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Financial and Operational Summary
  Q2 2026 Q2 2025 % Change
Revenue: $62.0M $61.4M 1%
Operating Income: $1.4M $3.3M (58%)
Net Income (Loss): $(1.3)M $0.6M N/A
EBITDAR1: $19.3M $19.8M (3%)
EBITDA1: $6.9M $5.9M 17%
Net Aircraft Available: 15.3 17.1 (11%)
Total Block Hours, including Sub Service: 8,010 8,065 (1%)
% of Block Hours – ACMI 87% 84% 3%
Average Utilization Hours Per Aircraft: 523 471 11%


Management Commentary

“GlobalX delivered a solid second quarter, with results highlighting the resilience of our platform,” said Chris Jamroz, Executive Chairman of GlobalX. “Despite a period of highly intensified scheduled maintenance that meaningfully constrained aircraft availability, we maintained year-over-year revenue and delivered EBITDA growth. We continued to see strong demand across our core passenger markets and targeted sales verticals. Our business model insulates the airline from fuel-driven disruptions affecting the broader market, and we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on the resulting increase in aircraft availability to accelerate our fleet’s modernization. We believe the five younger A320 aircraft entering service in the second half of the year will meaningfully improve our fleet’s age and reliability and reduce maintenance expenses over time. That maintenance investment was necessary but temporary and we now expect it to position GlobalX for near-full utilization of our target 25-aircraft fleet by year-end. We believe GlobalX is positioned to deliver improved operating performance during the remainder of 2026.”

Ryan Goepel, President and Chief Financial Officer of GlobalX, added, “We generated our second-highest quarterly EBITDA in Q2 despite operating with fewer net available aircraft as we had only 15.3 net available aircraft compared to 17.1 in Q2 2025 as a result of significant planned heavy and non-heavy maintenance. Average utilization per available aircraft increased 11% year-over-year, offsetting the impact of reduced aircraft availability. With only two scheduled 2-year maintenance checks remaining in the third quarter and newer aircraft entering revenue service, we expect availability and operating leverage to improve as we progress through the year. We are also seeing increased aircraft supply in the market, enabling us to secure additional aircraft on more attractive terms as we build toward our 25-aircraft target. We believe these initiatives, coupled with our disciplined approach to capital allocation, will enable us to execute on our growth and profitability objectives.”

Q2 2026 Financial Highlights (vs. Q2 2025) – Three-Month Period

  • Revenue: Revenue increased 1% to $62.0 million compared to $61.4 million. The increase was primarily driven by higher utilization per available aircraft and greater revenue per block hour flown for Charter, partially offset by lower net available aircraft during Q2 2026.
  • Total Operating Expenses: Operating expenses increased 4% to $60.6 million compared to $58.1 million. The increase was primarily driven by higher depreciation and amortization expenses associated with aircraft deliveries secured on finance leases, the purchase of an A320 aircraft and an increase in rotable parts owned.
  • Net Loss: Net loss attributable to the Company was ($1.3 million) compared to net income of $0.6 million. Loss per basic and diluted share was $(0.02), compared to earnings of $0.01 per basic and diluted share.
  • EBITDAR1: EBITDAR was $19.3 million compared to $19.8 million.
  • EBITDA1: EBITDA increased 17% to $6.9 million compared to $5.9 million.
  • Cash Flow from Operations: Cash used in operating activities was $1.6 million, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $8.8 million.

Recent Operational Updates

  • Advanced fleet expansion and modernization initiatives:
    • Received authority from the Department of Transportation to expand our fleet to 25 aircraft.
    • Began revenue service for two Airbus A319 aircraft, one in April and one in June, bringing the total number of A319s in revenue service to three aircraft.
    • Took delivery of two Airbus A320 aircraft, one in June and one in July, which are currently undergoing conformity and are expected to enter revenue service in Q3.
    • Signed an agreement to acquire three Airbus A320 airframes from Spirit Airlines, together with a multi-year lease agreement for the related engines.
    • The addition of these five A320 aircraft and the return of one aircraft upon lease expiration in Q4 is expected to reduce the average age of the fleet by approximately 10%, improve reliability and lower maintenance expense over time.
  • Completed five heavy and sixteen non-heavy maintenance events during the second quarter of 2026, with two scheduled maintenance checks remaining in the third quarter.
  • Operated more than 40 flights in support of a major international soccer tournament held in the United States during the second quarter of 2026, with more flights in Q3.
  • Increased pilot headcount by 10% year-over-year to 165 pilots to support continued fleet growth.

Liquidity

  • Cash and Restricted Cash: As of June 30, 2026, the Company had approximately $11.9 million in cash and restricted cash, compared to $20.5 million as of December 31, 2025.

Conference Call and Webcast

The GlobalX management team will host a conference call tomorrow, followed by a question-and-answer period. Interested parties may submit questions to the Company prior to the call by emailing JET@elevate-ir.com.

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m. Eastern time
Toll-free dial-in number: (877) 709-8150
International dial-in number: (201) 689-8354
Webcast: GlobalX’s Q2 2026 Conference Call

If you have any difficulty registering or connecting with the conference call, please contact Elevate IR at (720) 330-2829.

The conference call will also be available for replay on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.globalairlinesgroup.com.

About Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc.

GlobalX is a US 121 domestic flag and supplemental airline flying the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. The Company’s services include domestic and international ACMI and charter flights for passengers and cargo throughout the US, CaribbeanEurope, and Latin America. GlobalX is IOSA certified by IATA and holds TCOs for Europe, the UK, and Australia.

For more information:

Company Contact

Ryan Goepel, President & CFO
Tel: (720) 330-2829

Investor Relations Contact

Sean Mansouri, CFA or Aaron D’Souza
Email: JET@elevate-ir.com

Non-GAAP Financial Measures                

The Company evaluates its financial performance utilizing various accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted operating expenses, adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted operating margin, adjusted pre-tax income (loss), adjusted pre-tax margin, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share, EBITDA and EBITDAR. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided as supplemental information to the financial information presented in this press release that is calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented because management believes that they supplement or enhance management’s, analysts’, and investors’ overall understanding of the Company’s underlying financial performance and trends and facilitate comparisons among current, past, and future periods.

Because the non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, they should not be considered superior to and are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP financial measures presented in the press release and may not be the same as or comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies due to possible differences in the method of calculation and in the items being adjusted. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

EBITDA is defined as operating income (loss), plus depreciation and amortization and is a supplemental measure of operating performance that the Company believes is useful to facilitate comparisons to its historical consolidated and business-level performance and operating results. The Company believes its presentation of EBITDA, a key metric used internally by management, provides investors with a supplemental view of the Company’s operating performance that facilitates analysis and comparisons of its ongoing business operations because it excludes items that may not be indicative of the Company’s ongoing operating performance.

EBITDAR is defined as operating income (loss), plus depreciation, amortization, and aircraft rent, and is a metric to be considered by investors when comparing results across various airlines, which aims to normalize for the different ways that the airlines acquired their aircraft. This distinction is important when comparing the operational results of an airline leasing its aircraft versus an airline purchasing its aircraft. Specifically, the airline leasing aircraft would see the costs relating to those aircraft flow through aircraft rent, while an airline that owns their aircraft would see their costs for those aircraft flow through depreciation and amortization.

EBITDAR Reconciliation (in thousands) Three Months Ended
June 30, 2026
  Three Months Ended
June 30, 2025
       
Operating Income $ 1,371   $ 3,278
Depreciation and amortization   5,574     2,607
EBITDA   6,945     5,885
Aircraft Rent   12,394     13,919
EBITDAR   19,339     19,804
       
       
EBITDAR Reconciliation (in thousands) Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2025
       
Operating Income $ 7,473   $ 6,387
Depreciation and amortization   10,240     4,855
EBITDA   17,713     11,242
Aircraft Rent   25,866     29,160
EBITDAR   43,579     40,402
           

Net Income Reconciliation (in thousands) Three Months Ended
June 30, 2026
  Three Months Ended
June 30, 2025
       
Net Income $ (1,337 )   $ 608
Share Based Compensation   638       801
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)   (699 )     1,409
       
       
Net Income Reconciliation (in thousands) Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2025
       
Net Income $ 1,354     $ 762
Share Based Compensation   1,135       1,339
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)   2,489       2,101
       

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information”, as defined under applicable United States and Canadian securities laws, concerning anticipated developments and events that may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s financial performance, continued growth, rising demand, growing momentum of the Company’s charter platform and the execution of the Company’s strategic plan, the goal of becoming the largest narrow body charter airline in North America, continued fleet expansion, profitable narrow body charter operations, the Company’s future focus, details regarding future financial results, the Company’s ability to effectively manage its operations, including maintenance and personnel, strengthening controls, investing significantly in preventive maintenance, our focus on profitable expansion, deployment of additional aircraft to meet rising demand across the Company’s core charter markets, and the Company’s status as the nation’s fastest growing charter airline. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects” “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved” suggesting future outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or performance. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things: the accuracy, reliability and success of GlobalX’s business model; GlobalX’s ability to accurately forecast demand; GlobalX’s ability to successfully conclude definitive agreements for; the success of airline operations of GlobalX; GlobalX’s ability to successfully enter new geographic markets; the legislative and regulatory environments of the jurisdictions where GlobalX carries business or have operations; GlobalX’s ability to have sufficient aircraft to provide its services to customers; the impact of competition and the competitive response to GlobalX’s business strategy; and the future price of fuel, and the availability of aircraft. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include risks related, among other things, to: the Company’s ability to lease aircraft on favorable terms; the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; the Company’s ability to manage its growth effectively; the Company’s ability to implement its business strategy successfully; the Company’s ability to obtain access to capital; the limited number of aircraft the Company operates; rising maintenance costs; seasonality in the company’s business; and aircraft-related fixed obligations. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise If GlobalX does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. The Company has also identified certain known material risk factors applicable to it in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC, and in its other filings with the SEC.

         
GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except par value and share quantities)
         
    June 30, 2026   December 31, 2025
    (Unaudited)    
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 9,925     $ 16,694  
Restricted cash     1,958       3,809  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses     4,610       6,782  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     5,406       3,529  
Current assets held for sale     136       405  
Total Current Assets     22,035       31,219  
Property and equipment, net     37,612       33,578  
Finance leases, net     53,868       48,870  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     72,604       72,824  
Deposits     12,567       11,880  
Other assets     5,946       4,681  
Total Assets   $ 204,632     $ 203,052  
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable   $ 14,481     $ 13,888  
Accrued liabilities     37,144       28,948  
Deferred revenue     4,683       16,830  
Customer deposits     2,268       4,401  
Current portion of note payable     2,762       3,080  
Current portion of long-term operating leases     14,951       14,262  
Current portion of finance leases     13,396       10,304  
Total current liabilities     89,685       91,713  
Other liabilities        
Note payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs     39,418       40,447  
Long-term operating leases     58,107       59,374  
Long-term finance leases     43,562       40,705  
Other liabilities     672       291  
Total other liabilities     141,759       140,817  
Total Liabilities   $ 231,444     $ 232,530  
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)        
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)        
Common Stock        
$.001 par value; 144,462,687, 5,537,313 and 50,000,000 authorized; 52,546,045, 5,537,313, 9,089,107 and 50,992,033, 5,537,313, 9,089,107 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, for Common Stock, Class A Non-voting Common Stock, and Class B Non-voting Common Stock, respectively   $ 67     $ 65  
Additional paid-in capital     45,297       44,022  
Retained deficit     (72,263 )     (73,617 )
Total Company’s stockholders’ deficit     (26,899 )     (29,530 )
Noncontrolling interest     87       52  
Total stockholders’ deficit     (26,812 )     (29,478 )
Total Liabilities and Deficit   $ 204,632     $ 203,052  
         

GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                   
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2026
  Three Months Ended
June 30, 2025
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2025
 
                   
Revenue   $ 62,017     $ 61,381   $ 138,584     $ 127,982  
Operating Expenses                  
Salaries, Wages, & Benefits     20,282       19,906     41,060       38,700  
Aircraft Fuel     4,077       3,038     11,890       10,443  
Maintenance, materials and repairs     4,604       5,409     11,562       9,261  
Depreciation and amortization     5,574       2,607     10,240       4,855  
Contracted ground and aviation services     4,919       4,474     12,173       10,780  
Travel     2,118       2,325     5,117       5,279  
Insurance     1,236       1,276     2,469       2,537  
Aircraft Rent     12,394       13,919     25,866       29,160  
Other     5,442       5,149     10,734       10,580  
Total Operating Expenses   $ 60,646     $ 58,103   $ 131,111     $ 121,595  
Operating Income     1,371       3,278     7,473       6,387  
Non-Operating Expenses                  
Interest Expense     3,791       2,661     7,073       5,244  
Gain on Settlement     (1,049 )         (1,049 )      
Total Non-Operating Expenses     2,742       2,661     6,024       5,244  
(Loss) Income before income taxes     (1,371 )     617     1,449       1,143  
Income tax expense                      
Net (Loss) Income     (1,371 )     617     1,449       1,143  
Net (Loss) Income attributable to Noncontrolling Interest     (34 )     9     95       381  
Net (Loss) Income attributable to the Company     (1,337 )     608     1,354       762  
(Loss) Income per share:                  
Basic   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.01   $ 0.02     $ 0.01  
Diluted   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.01   $ 0.02     $ 0.01  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding     66,888,860       64,043,388     66,483,508       63,132,541  
                   
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Diluted     66,888,860       71,261,322     70,926,046       70,350,475  
                   

GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except shares quantities)
                         
    Common Stock Number of Shares   Amount   Additional Paid in Capital   Retained Deficit   Total Noncontrolling Interest Total
Beginning – January 1, 2025   61,758,727   $ 62   $ 40,949   $ (70,566 )   $ (29,555 ) $ 87   $ (29,468 )
Issuance of shares – options exercised   50,000         12           12         12  
Issuance of shares – share based compensation on RSUs   1,876,109     2     534           536         536  
Income for the period               154       154     372     526  
Issuance of shares – ESPP   5,496         3           3         3  
Ending – March 31, 2025   63,690,332   $ 64   $ 41,498   $ (70,412 )   $ (28,850 ) $ 459   $ (28,391 )
Issuance of shares – options exercised   196,667         49           49         49  
Issuance of shares – share based compensation on RSUs   309,994     1     776           777         777  
Issuance of shares – ESPP   258,796         168           168         168  
Proceeds from disgorgement of stockholders’ short-swing profits (Note 11)           12           12         12  
Dividends                         (148 )   (148 )
Income for the period               608       608     9     617  
Ending – June 30, 2025   64,455,789   $ 65   $ 42,503   $ (69,804 )   $ (27,236 ) $ 320   $ (26,916 )
                         
                         
    Common Stock Number of Shares   Amount   Additional Paid in Capital   Retained Deficit   Total Noncontrolling Interest Total
Beginning – January 1, 2026   65,618,453   $ 65   $ 44,022   $ (73,617 )   $ (29,530 ) $ 52   $ (29,478 )
Issuance of shares – share based compensation on RSUs   1,051,668     1     496           497         497  
Income for the period               2,691       2,691     129     2,820  
Ending – March 31, 2026   66,670,121   $ 66   $ 44,518   $ (70,926 )   $ (26,342 ) $ 181   $ (26,161 )
Issuance of shares – share based compensation on RSUs   246,826     1     613           614         614  
Issuance of shares – ESPP   255,518         166           166         166  
Dividends                         (60 )   (60 )
Loss for the period               (1,337 )     (1,337 )   (34 )   (1,371 )
Ending – June 30, 2026   67,172,465   $ 67   $ 45,297   $ (72,263 )   $ (26,899 ) $ 87   $ (26,812 )
                         

GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
 
       
    For The Six Months Ended June 30,  
      2026       2025    
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
Net Income   $ 1,449     $ 1,143    
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization expense     10,240       4,855    
Credit losses     273       111    
Loss on sale of spare parts     11       63    
Amortization of debt issue costs     354       377    
Amortization of operating lease right of use assets     6,690       7,955    
Share-based payments     1,135       1,339    
Interest on finance leases     3,623       2,181    
Changes in assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable     1,900       29    
Assets held for sale     258       8    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (1,877 )     (1,289 )  
Accounts payable     593       620    
Accrued liabilities, deferred revenue and customer deposits     (6,082 )     2,206    
Operating lease obligations     (7,049 )     (8,440 )  
Other liabilities     (4,110 )     (2,215 )  
Net cash provided by operating activities     7,408       8,943    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Deposits, deferred costs and other assets     (3,574 )     (1,189 )  
Purchases of property and equipment     (6,174 )     (5,425 )  
Net cash used in investing activities     (9,748 )     (6,614 )  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Principal payments on finance leases     (4,661 )     (2,360 )  
Principal payments on note payable     (1,701 )        
Proceeds on issuance of shares     142       207    
Dividends     (60 )     (148 )  
Proceeds from disgorgement of stockholders’ short-swing profits           12    
Net cash used in financing activities     (6,280 )     (2,289 )  
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     (8,620 )     40    
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of the period     20,503       14,043    
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of the period   $ 11,883     $ 14,083    
Non-cash investing and financing activities          
Reclass of Property and equipment to Accounts receivable (aircraft receivable) and Prepaid expenses and other current assets (deferred maintenance)   $     $ 117    
Right-of-use (ROU) assets acquired through operating leases   $ 12,961     $ 383    
Right-of-use (ROU) assets reclassification of existing lease   $ 6,491     $    
Aircraft acquired through finance leases   $ 11,477     $    
Equipment acquired through finance leases   $     $ 3,453    
Cash paid for          
Interest   $ 6,697     $ 4,552    
           

____________________
1 Refer below to the section “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information


Primary Logo