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Financial model presenting a business scenario of an Airline Company providing air transport services for traveling passengers and freight.

Suitable for either a startup or an operating Airline Company, the model is a flexible tool for owners to calculate operating activities and analyze business profitability.

It includes assumptions and calculations of the Total Airplane Fleet (number of planes, purchase prices, MTOW, Capacity), Salvage Value and Disposal, Revenue per Passenger Mile assumptions (Total Flight Hours, Avg. Speed per Flight, Distance Traveled, Occupancy Rates, and Price per Mile), Additional Revenue Sources (Cargo and Commissions), Direct Costs (Payroll, Fuels, Landing & Handling, Parking, Maintenance, General Aviation Fees, Insurance, etc.), Headquarters Operating Expenses, Capital Expenditures, Financing through Debt & Equity and Valuation & Exit Multiples in case of a potential sale of the business.

Outputs of the template include forecasted Annual Financial Statements (3 Statement Model), Breakeven Analysis, various KPI and Financial Ratios, Performance Dashboard, Business Valuation, Sensitivity Analysis, Investor’s Returns Waterfall, and a professional Executive Summary presenting company’s results.

The template structure follows Financial Modeling Best Practices principles and is fully customizable with a dynamic functionality allowing users to select the desired forecasted Years (1 to 10). Output Reports & Charts are updated based on the selected forecast period.

Detailed instructions on the use of the model are included in the Excel file.

Model Structure

Inputs & Model Calculations:

• General Business Info
• Airplane Fleet (Purchases, MTOW, Capacity) for Light and Mid-Size Passenger Planes
• Assets (planes) Disposal Assumptions and Calculations incl. Useful Life, Salvage Value Multiplier, Sale Prices, and Capital Gains (Losses)
• Passengers, Cargo, and Commissions Revenue
• Direct Costs (Payroll, Fuels, Landing, Parking, Maintenance, etc.)
• Headquarters Operating Expenses
• Capital Expenditures & Depreciation
• Financing & Capital Structure – Uses & Sources of Cash analysis (Financing through Equity & Debt)
• Exit Year Scenario & Valuation Multiples (EV/Revenue and EV/EBITDA)

Outputs:

• Dynamic 10-Year Forecast (3-Statement Model)
• Breakeven Analysis
• Summary of various KPIs and Financial Ratios (Operating Metrics, Profit Margins, ROE, ROA, etc.)
• Dynamic Performance Dashboard
• Business Valuation (incl. Enterprise & Equity Value, DCF, Terminal Value, Unlevered & Levered Cash Flow, Project Return Metrics & Sensitivity Analysis)
• Investor Returns (4-tier IRR hurdle waterfall model to distribute proceeds between investors)
• Exit Year Executive Summary (can be used for investment decisions)

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