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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For The Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2010

OR
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to ________________

Commission File Number: 000-52593

SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada
87-0617649
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
   
101 Hangar Road, Avoca, PA
18641
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(570) 457-3400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x         No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o         No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check One):
 Large accelerated filer
 o
Accelerated filer
 o
Non-accelerated filer
 o
Smaller Reporting Company
 x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o          No x

As of August 12, 2010, the registrant had 33,164,453 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value, issued and outstanding.
 

 
SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Form 10-Q
June 30, 2010

Index

   
Page
 
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
       
   ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     
       
Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009 
    1  
         
Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)
    2  
         
Statements of Cash Flows for the Six months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)
    3  
   
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
    4  
         
   ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
       
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
    8  
         
   ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
    13  
         
  ITEM 4T.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
    13  
         
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
       
         
   ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
    14  
         
   ITEM 4. OTHER INFORMATION
    14  
         
  ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
    15  
         
SIGNATURES
    16  
 
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SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
   
   
June 30,
2010
   
December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2009
 
 ASSETS
           
CURRENT ASSETS
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 793,893     $ 574,847  
Accounts receivable
    1,203,994       809,870  
Inventories
    252,985       277,941  
Note receivable – current portion, less discount
    110,289       110,289  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    311,285       166,156  
Total current assets
    2,672,446       1,939,103  
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
               
   of accumulated depreciation of $555,505 and $518,751 respectively
    1,802,497       1,088,386  
                 
OTHER ASSETS
               
Deposits
    592,718       541,961  
Note receivable, less discount
    454,286       509,431  
Intangible assets – trade names
    100,000       100,000  
Goodwill
    2,368,284       2,368,284  
Total other assets
    3,515,288       3,519,676  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 7,990,231     $ 6,547,165  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Accounts payable
  $ 678,091     $ 431,899  
Customer deposits
    127,930       67,312  
Line of credit
    500,000       1,000,000  
Accrued expenses
    1,214,689       741,485  
Notes payable – current portion
    316,293       170,922  
Total current liabilities
    2,837,003       2,411,618  
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
               
Notes payable - less current portion
    1,245,835       949,817  
Security deposits
    150,152       100,026  
Total liabilities
    4,232,990       3,461,461  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Controlling interest
               
Preferred stock - $.001 par value; authorized 9,999,154;
               
   none issued and outstanding
           
Common stock - $.001 par value; authorized 100,000,000;
               
   33,164,453 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
    33,164       33,164  
Additional paid-in capital
    19,639,224       19,632,661  
Accumulated deficit
    (17,352,788 )     (17,542,930 )
Total controlling interest
    2,319,600       2,122,895  
Non-controlling interest
    1,437,641       962,809  
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    3,757,241       3,085,704  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 7,990,231     $ 6,547,165  
                 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
                         
REVENUE
  $ 3,250,546     $ 2,125,702     $ 5,531,525     $ 3,865,774  
COST OF REVENUE
    1,484,507       1,175,869       2,743,998       2,256,674  
GROSS PROFIT
    1,766,039       949,833       2,787,527       1,609,100  
                                 
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
                               
    EXPENSES
    1,367,449       1,280,706       2,419,257       2,234,869  
                                 
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    398,590       (330,873 )     368,270       (625,769 )
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
                               
     OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), net
    (89,519 )     116,340       (91,734 )     111,867  
     INTEREST INCOME
    330       7,897       633       7,897  
     INTEREST EXPENSE
    (45,504 )     (39,089 )     (88,248 )     (50,057 )
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
    (134,693 )     85,148       (179,349 )     69,707  
                                 
 NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM
     CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    263,897       (245,725 )     188,921       (556,062 )
     DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
       NET LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED
                      (547,468 )
          OPERATIONS
                               
     GAIN FROM DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARY
                      469,263  
     TOTAL DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                      (78,205 )
                                 
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 263,897     $ (245,725 )   $ 188,921     $ (634,267 )
Net income (loss) per Common Share – Basic and Diluted
                               
     Continuing operations
  $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.02 )
     Discontinued operations
                      (0.02 )
     Disposal of subsidiary
                      0.01  
     Sub-total discontinued operations
                      (0.00 )
Total Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss)
     Per Common Share
  $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.02 )
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares
                               
   Outstanding – Basic
    33,164,453       33,764,453       33,164,453       34,714,346  
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares
                               
   Outstanding – Diluted
    33,164,453       33,764,453       33,164,453       34,714,346  
                                                                                                                                                                  
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       
Net income (loss)
  $ 188,921     $ (634,267 )
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
      Depreciation and amortization
      76,347       64,632  
      Gain on sale of subsidiary
          (101,320 )
      Stock based compensation
      7,784       255,351  
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
      Accounts receivable
      (394,124 )     30,310  
      Inventories
      24,956       (70,465 )
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets
      (145,129 )     43,667  
      Deposits
    (50,757 )      
      Accounts payable
      246,192       (330,775 )
      Customer deposits
      60,618       47,192  
      Accrued expenses
      473,204       (30,240 )
      Security deposits
    50,126        
         TOTAL ADJUSTMENTS
      349,217       (91,648 )
                 
          NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      538,138       (725,915 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
   Issuance of notes receivable
          (750,000 )
   Payment of notes receivable
    55,145        
   Net cash of sold subsidiary
          (229,188 )
   Purchase of property and equipment
      (790,458 )     (219,894 )
      NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    (735,313 )     (1,199,082 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
   Proceeds from notes payable
          750,000  
   Repayment of notes payable
    (58,611 )     (77,140 )
   Increase in non-controlling interest in subsidiary
    474,832        
      NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
      416,221       672,860  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
      219,046       (1,252,137 )
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – Beginning
      574,847       1,472,535  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – Ending
  $ 793,893     $ 220,397  
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
   Cash paid during the periods for:
               
      Interest
  $ 88,248     $ 50,057  
      Income taxes
  $ 91,484     $ 4,690  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
      Line of credit restructuring
  $ 500,000     $  
 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
 
NOTE 1 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial statements and with the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required for annual financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related footnotes for Saker Aviation Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), which appear in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2010 and the condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 have been prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to make the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2010 and its results of operations for the three and six months and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2010 not misleading have been included.  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any full year or any other interim period.
       
NOTE 2 – Management’s Liquidity Plans

As of June 30, 2010, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $793,893 and a working capital deficit of $164,557. The Company generated revenue of approximately $5,531,000 and had net income of approximately $189,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010, cash flows included net cash provided by operating activities of $538,138, net cash used in investing activities of $735,313, and net cash provided by financing activities of $416,221.

The Company has a revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”) dated March 3, 2009 and made jointly and severally by the Company and Airborne, Inc., a subsidiary divested by the Company in March of 2009 (“Airborne”), in favor of Birch Hill Capital, LLC (“Birch Hill”).  The Credit Facility requires interest payments based on outstanding balances at an interest rate of prime plus 350 basis points (6.75% as of June 30, 2010) and is payable upon demand by Birch Hill.   Birch Hill retains a first lien against all of the assets of the Company and Airborne.  The Company and Airborne are joint and several guarantors of borrowings under the Credit Facility.  In the event of a sale of Airborne, Birch Hill is entitled to receive the first distribution of any related proceeds in the full amount of any outstanding against the Credit Facility.

On May 7, 2010, the Birch Hill Credit Facility was modified such that the maximum line of credit was reduced to $500,000, which is fully extended at June 30, 2010, and the remaining $500,000 was reclassified into a note with a 36-month term with a 24-month balloon payment of outstanding principal and interest at 7% per year.

The Company is party to a Loan Agreement with EuroAmerican Investment Corp. (“EuroAmerican”), pursuant to which EuroAmerican agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $750,000. The EuroAmerican loan is evidenced by a Promissory Note delivered by the Company to EuroAmerican, which Promissory Note matures on February 27, 2011. The unpaid principal amount under the Promissory Note accrues interest at the annual rate of 12% and is payable in monthly interest only payments until maturity, at which time the entire principal balance and any accrued but unpaid interest is payable in full.  On May 7, 2010, the maturity date of the EuroAmerican Note was extended to March 1, 2012.

The Company is party to a concession agreement with the City of New York for the operation of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (the “Heliport”).  Under this agreement, the Company must pay the greater of 18% of the first $5 million in program year revenue and 25% of revenue in excess of $5 million or minimum annual guaranteed payments that begin at $1.2 million in Year 1, which commenced November 1, 2008, and increase to approximately $1.7 million in Year 10, which expires on October 31, 2018.  The Company also agreed, pursuant to this agreement, to make certain capital improvements and safety code compliance upgrades to the Heliport in the amount of $1,000,000 within two years following the receipt of building permits for the capital improvements and another $1,000,000 by the end of the fifth year of the Agreement. Company management believes that cash flow from the operation of the Heliport will be sufficient to satisfy the minimum annual guarantee and to fund the capital improvements as required under the concession agreement.

The Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity to sustain its existing business for at least the next twelve months. 
 
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SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Saker Aviation Services, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiaries, FBO Air Wilkes-Barre, Inc. d/b/a Saker Aviation Services (“FBOWB”), FBO Air Garden City, Inc. d/b/a Saker Aviation Services (“FBOGC”), FBO Air WB Leasing (“WB Leasing”), and its majority-owned subsidiary FirstFlight Heliports, LLC d/b/a Saker Aviation Services (“FFH”).  All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Basic net income per share applicable to common stockholders is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other instruments to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.  Potentially dilutive securities, consisting of options and warrants, are excluded from the calculation of the diluted income per share when their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common stock during the period. 

The following table sets forth the components used in the computation of basic and diluted income per share:

   
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     
2010*
     
2009**
     
2010*
   
 
2009**
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
    33,164,453       33,764,453       33,164,453       33,714,346  
Common shares upon exercise of options
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
    33,164,453       33,764,453       33,164,453       33,714,346  

* Common shares of 9,503,587 underlying outstanding stock options for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common stock during the period.

** Common shares of 13,842,121 underlying outstanding stock options for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
 
Stock Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense for all share-based payment awards are based on the grant-date fair value. The Company recognizes these compensation costs over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally the option vesting term.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company incurred stock based compensation of $7,784 and $255,351, respectively.  Such amounts have been recorded as part of the Company’s selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.  As of June 30, 2010, the unamortized fair value of the options totaled $3,000.

Option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the option. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
During 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) launched the FASB ASC as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental GAAP.  The ASC was effective for interim and annual periods ending September 15, 2009.  The ASC does not change GAAP.  Instead, it takes all individual pronouncements that currently comprise GAAP and reorganizes them into approximately 90 accounting Topics, and displays all Topics using a consistent structure.  Changes to the ASC subsequent to June 30, 2009, are referred to as Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”).
 
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SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

On June 30, 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-01, “Topic 105 – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, amendments based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168 – The FASB Accounting Standard Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  This ASU amends the FASB ASC for the issuance of FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS”) No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  This ASU includes FASB SFAS No. 168 in its entirety.  ASU 2009-01 was effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.  The adoption of ASU 2009-01 had no effect on the operating results or financial condition of the Company.

In December 2007, the FASB issued ASC 810, “Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51).  ASC 810 established accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary (previously referred to as minority interests). ASC 810 also requires that a retained non-controlling interest upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary be initially measured at its fair value. Upon adoption of ASC 810, the Company was required to report any non-controlling interests as a separate component of consolidated stockholders’ equity. The Company was also required to present any net income or loss allocable to non-controlling interests and net income or loss attributable to the stockholders of the Company separately in its consolidated statements of operations, if significant. ASC 810 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after January 1, 2009. ASC 810 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements of ASC 810 are applied prospectively. The Company adopted ASC 810 and reclassified the non-controlling interest in FFH as a separate component of consolidated stockholders’ equity on January 1, 2009.   The adoption of ASC 810 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operation or financial condition.

NOTE 4 - Inventories

Inventories consist primarily of maintenance parts and aviation fuel, which the Company sells to its customers.  The Company also maintains fuel inventories for commercial airlines, to which it charges into-plane fees when servicing commercial aircraft.  A summary of inventories as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is set forth in the following table:

   
June 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
Parts inventory
  $ 96,400     $ 95,793  
Fuel inventory
    149,348       172,049  
Other inventory
    7,237       10,099  
Total inventory
  $ 252,985     $ 277,941  

Included in inventories are amounts held for third parties of $119,005 and $84,685 as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, with an offsetting liability included as part of accrued expenses.

NOTE 5 - Stockholders’ Equity

Stock Options
Details of all options outstanding are presented in the table below:

   
Number of
Options
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
             
Balance, January 1, 2010
    1,250,000     $ 0.64  
          Granted
           
          Exercised
           
          Forfeited
    (250,000 )     (1.60 )
Balance, June 30, 2010
    1,000,000     $ 0.41  
Exercisable at June 30, 2010
    875,000     $ 0.35  
 
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SAKER AVIATION SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
 
On March 31, 2010, an option for 250,000 shares expired.

Warrants
Details of all warrants outstanding are presented in the table below:

   
Number of
Warrants
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
             
Balance, January 1, 2010
    13,417,121     $ 0.71  
          Granted
           
          Exercised
           
          Forfeited
    (4,913,534 )     (0.60 )
Balance, June 30, 2010
    8,503,587     $ 0.77  
Exercisable at June 30, 2010
    8,503,587     $ 0.77  

On March 31, 2010, warrants collectively representing 4,913,534 shares expired.

NOTE 6 – Related Parties

The law firm of Wachtel & Masyr, LLP provides certain legal services to the Company. William B. Wachtel, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, is a managing partner of this firm. During the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company was billed approximately $77,300 and $159,400, respectively, for legal services.  At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company has recorded in accounts payable an obligation for legal fees to such firm of approximately $42,900 and $136,000, respectively, related to legal services provided by such firm.

Effective November 2008, the Company executed a management agreement with a company who has a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary of the Company.  The owners of this company include the children of a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.  The agreement requires a management fee of 10% of gross receipts of the subsidiary and a “success fee” of 50% of pre-tax profits, as such term is defined in the management agreement.  Total fees in the six months ended June 30, 2010 aggregated approximately $840,000, which was included in accrued expenses at June 30, 2010.  As part of the fee arrangement, certain capital expenditures for the subsidiary are to be funded by the non-controlling interest, per the operating agreement between the parties.

NOTE 7 - Litigation

From time to time, the Company may be a party to one or more claims or disputes which may result in litigation. The Company's management does not, however, presently expect that any such matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations.

NOTE 8 – Subsequent Events

The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued.  Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any non-recognized subsequent events that would require adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

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Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read together with the consolidated condensed financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report. This Item 2 contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Actual results may differ materially from those included in such forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially include those set forth at the end of this Item 2 under the heading "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements," as well as those discussed elsewhere in this report and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

OVERVIEW

Saker Aviation Services, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a Nevada corporation, the common stock, $0.001 par value (the “common stock”), of which is publicly traded on the over the counter bulletin board system under the symbol “SKAS.OB”.  Through our subsidiaries, we operate in the fixed base operation (“FBO”) segment of the general aviation industry.  An FBO provides ground-based services such as fueling and hangaring for general aviation, commercial, and military aircraft; aircraft maintenance, and other miscellaneous services.  We also provide consulting services for a non-owned FBO facility and serve as the operator of a heliport.

We were formed on January 17, 2003 (date of inception) as a proprietorship and were incorporated in Arizona on January 2, 2004.  We became a public company as a result of a reverse merger transaction on August 20, 2004 with Shadows Bend Development, Inc., an inactive public Nevada corporation which changed its name to FBO Air, Inc.  On December 13, 2006, we changed our name to FirstFlight, Inc.   On September 2, 2009, we changed our name to Saker Aviation Services, Inc.

Our business activities are carried out at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pennsylvania) International Airport, Garden City (Kansas) Regional Airport, Downtown Manhattan (New York) Heliport, and at Niagara Falls (New York) International Airport where we provide consulting services to the operator.

The FBO segment of the industry is highly fragmented - populated by, according to the National Air Transportation Association (“NATA”), over 3,000 operators who serve customers at one or more of the over 3,000 airport facilities across the country that have at least one paved 3,000-foot runway. The vast majority of these companies are single location operators. NATA characterizes companies with operations at three or more airports as “chains.” An operation with FBOs in at least two distinctive regions of the United States is considered a “national” chain while multiple locations within a single region are “regional” chains.

REVENUE AND OPERATING RESULTS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009.

REVENUE

Revenue increased by 52.9 percent to approximately $3,250,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with corresponding prior-year period revenue of approximately $2,125,000.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010, revenue increased by 43.1% to approximately $5,531,000 as compared with revenue of approximately $3,865,000 in the same period in the prior year.

For the three months ended June 30, 2010, revenue associated with the sale of jet fuel, aviation gasoline and related items increased by 34.2 percent to approximately $1,353,000 as compared to the same period in the prior year.  Revenue associated with the operation of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (“Heliport”) increased by 80.4% to approximately $1,733,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to approximately $960,000 in the prior year period.  Revenue associated with maintenance activities increased by 7.9 percent to approximately $149,000 as compared to the same period in the prior year.  Revenue associated with the leasing of aircraft and office space along with the management of non-owned FBO facilities decreased by 18.9 percent to approximately $15,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the same period in the prior year.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, revenue associated with the sale of jet fuel, aviation gasoline and related items increased by 29.6 percent to approximately $2,432,000 as compared to the same period in the prior year.  Revenue associated with the operation of the Heliport increased 71.7% to approximately $2,800,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the same period in the prior year.  Revenue associated with maintenance activities decreased by 16.5 percent to approximately $266,000 as compared to the same period in the prior year.  Revenue associated with the leasing of aircraft and office space along with the management of non-owned FBO facilities decreased by 17.2 percent to approximately $34,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the same period in the prior year.
 
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The increases in revenue associated with the sale of jet fuel, aviation gasoline and related items were related to a combination of comparable volume along with higher average fuel prices as compared with the prior year.  We generally price our fuel products on a fixed dollar margin basis.  As the cost of fuel increases, the corresponding customer price increases as well.  If volume is constant, this methodology yields higher revenue but at comparable gross margins.

The increases in revenue associated with the Heliport operations were due to a higher level of helicopter landings and associated passenger traffic as a result of increased helicopter tour activity by Heliport tenants.

The changes in maintenance revenue were due to differing levels of both charges for labor services and for parts as compared to each respective period in the prior year.  The primary reason for the decreases in the six month period ending June 30, 2010, was a generally lower level of activity associated with jet aircraft domiciled at the Pennsylvania facility.

The decreases in revenue associated with the leasing of aircraft and office space along with the management on non-owned FBO facilities was directly related to a planned reduction in fees associated with the management of non-owned FBO facilities.

GROSS PROFIT

Total gross profit increased 85.9 percent to approximately $1,766,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the three months ended June 30, 2009.  Gross profit as a percent of revenue increased to 54.3 percent in the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to 44.7 percent in the same period in the prior year.  The impact of the Heliport operation was a major factor in the increase in gross profit, contributing approximately $1,422,000 in 2010 as compared with approximately $660,000 during the same period in 2009.

Total gross profit increased 73.2 percent to approximately $2,787,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the six months ended June 30, 2009.  Gross profit as a percent of revenue increased to 50.4 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to 41.6 percent in the same period in the prior year.  The impact of the Heliport operation was a major factor in the increase in gross profit, contributing approximately $2,177,000 in 2010 as compared with approximately $1,030,000 during the same period in 2009.
 
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OPERATING EXPENSE

Selling, General and Administrative – FBO Operations

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses associated with our FBO operations were approximately $1,299,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of approximately $437,000 or 33.7 percent as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009.  SG&A increased at the Heliport as a result of significantly higher passenger traffic during the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the same period during the prior year.  Without the introduction of the Heliport, SG&A associated with our FBO operations would have increased by approximately $8,400 or 2.6 percent.  SG&A associated with our FBO operations, as a percentage of revenue, was 40.0 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with 40.5 percent in the corresponding prior year period.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, SG&A expenses associated with our FBO operations were approximately $2,242,000, an increase of approximately $580,000 or 25.9 percent as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009.  SG&A increased at the Heliport as a result of significantly higher passenger traffic during the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared with the same period in the prior year.  Without the introduction of the Heliport, SG&A associated with our FBO operations would have decreased by approximately $17,000 or 2.6 percent.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010, SG&A associated with our FBO operations, as a percentage of revenue, was 40.5 percent as compared with 43.0 percent in the corresponding prior year period.

Selling, General and Administrative – Corporate Operations

Corporate expense was approximately $68,000 and $177,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, representing a decrease of approximately $350,000 and $395,600, respectively, as compared with the corresponding prior year periods.   The decreases in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, were driven largely by lower professional fees related to the transition to a new independent registered accounting firm and the elimination of certain legal and litigation settlement fees as compared to the prior year period.

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)

Operating income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $399,000 and $368,000, respectively, as compared to operating losses of approximately $331,000 and $626,000 in the same periods in 2009.  Improvements to operating income were driven by a combination of greater levels of levels of revenue and gross profit, which counterbalanced higher non-corporate operating expenses, as described above.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations was approximately $76,300 and $64,600 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Interest Income/Expense

Interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $300 and $630, respectively, as compared to $7,897 in three and six months ended June 30, 2009.  Interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $45,500 and $88,200, respectively, as compared to approximately $39,000 and $50,000, respectively, in the same periods in 2009.   The decreases in interest income are attributable to significantly lower rates of interest earned on deposits.  The increases in interest expense are largely attributed to debt service on the EuroAmerican Note, discussed under Liquidity and Capital Resources below.

Other Income/Expense
Other expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $89,500 and $91,700, respectively and is attributed almost entirely to municipal taxes and fees.  Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards have offset current federal and state income taxes.  Other income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 was approximately $116,300 and $111,900, respectively, and is attributable primarily to gains on the sale of assets.

Net Income/Loss Per Share
 
Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $264,000 and $189,000, respectively, as compared to net losses of approximately $246,000 and $634,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.  The improvements were as a result of the items discussed above.
 
Basic and diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 was $0.01.  Basic and diluted net loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 was $0.01 and $0.02, respectively, for continuing operations.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of June 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $793,893 and a working capital deficit of $164,557. We generated revenue of approximately $5,531,000 and net income of approximately $189,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010, cash flows included net cash provided by operating activities of $538,138, net cash used in investing activities of $735,313, and net cash provided by financing activities of $416,221.

We have a revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”) dated March 3, 2009 and made jointly and severally by us and Airborne, Inc., a subsidiary we divested in March of 2009 (“Airborne”), in favor of Birch Hill Capital, LLC (“Birch Hill”).  The Credit Facility requires interest payments based on outstanding balances at an interest rate of prime plus 350 basis points (6.75% as of June 30, 2010) and is payable upon demand by Birch Hill.   Birch Hill retains a first lien against all of our assets and the assets of Airborne.  We and Airborne are joint and several guarantors of borrowings under the Credit Facility.  In the event of a sale of Airborne, Birch Hill is entitled to receive the first distribution of any related proceeds in the full amount of any outstanding against the Credit Facility.

On May 7, 2010, the Birch Hill Credit Facility was modified such that the maximum line of credit was reduced to $500,000, which is fully extended at June 30, 2010, and the remaining $500,000 was reclassified into a note with a 36-month term with a 24-month balloon payment of outstanding principal and interest at 7% per year.

We are party to a Loan Agreement with EuroAmerican Investment Corp. (“EuroAmerican”), pursuant to which EuroAmerican agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $750,000. The EuroAmerican loan is evidenced by a Promissory Note we delivered to EuroAmerican, which Promissory Note matures on February 27, 2011. The unpaid principal amount under the Promissory Note accrues interest at the annual rate of 12% and is payable in monthly interest only payments until maturity, at which time the entire principal balance and any accrued but unpaid interest is payable in full.  On May 7, 2010, the maturity date of the EuroAmerican Note was extended to March 1, 2012.
 
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We are party to a concession agreement with the City of New York for the operation of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (the “Heliport”).  Under this agreement, we must pay the greater of 18% of the first $5 million in program year revenue and 25% of revenue in excess of $5 million or minimum annual guaranteed payments that begin at $1.2 million in Year 1, which commenced on November 1, 2008, and increase to approximately $1.7 million in Year 10, which expires on October 31, 2018.  We also agreed, pursuant to this agreement, to make certain capital improvements and safety code compliance upgrades to the Heliport in the amount of $1,000,000 within two years following the receipt of building permits for the capital improvements and another $1,000,000 by the end of the fifth year of the Agreement. During the six month period ended June 30, 2010, we made approximately $473,000 in capital improvements at the Heliport pursuant to the concession agreement. We expect to make an aggregate of $800,000 in improvements at the Heliport during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 pursuant to such agreement.  We believe that cash flow from the operation of the Heliport will be sufficient to satisfy the minimum annual guarantee and to fund the capital improvements as required under the agreement.

We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to sustain our existing business for at least the next twelve months. 

Cash from Operating Activities
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, net cash provided by operating activities was $538,138. This amount included an increase in operating cash related to net income of $188,921 and additions for the following items: (i) depreciation and amortization, $76,347; (ii) stock-based compensation expense, $7,784; (iii) inventories, $24,956; (iv) accounts payable, $246,192, (v) customer deposits, $60,618, (vi) accrued expenses, $473,204; and (vii) security deposits, $50,126.  The increase in cash used in operating activities in 2010 was offset by the following decreases: (i) accounts receivable, $394,124, (ii) prepaid expenses, $145,129, and (iii) deposits, $50,757.  For the six months ended June 30, 2009, net cash used in operating activities was $725,915. This amount included a decrease in operating cash related to a net loss of $634,267 and additions for the following items: (i) depreciation and amortization, $64,632; (ii) stock-based compensation expense, $255,351; and (iii) prepaid expenses, $43,667.  The increase in cash used in operating activities in 2009 was offset by a decrease of approximately $485,600 in operating assets and liabilities is made up of the following decreases: (i) gain on sale of subsidiary, $101,320; (ii) inventories, $70,465; (iii) accounts payable, $330,775; and (iv) accrued expenses, $30,240 along with increases in: (i) accounts receivable, $30,310 and (ii) customer deposits, $47,192.

Cash from Investing Activities
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, net cash used in investing activities was $735,313 and was attributable to the purchase of property and equipment of $790,458 offset by the payment of notes receivable of $55,145.  For the six months ended June 30, 2009, net cash used in investing activities was $1,199,082 and was attributable to the purchase of property and equipment ($219,894), issuance of note receivable ($750,000), and net cash of discontinued operations ($229,188).

Cash from Financing Activities
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, net cash provided by financing activities was $416,221, consisting of the payment of notes payable of $58,611 and an increase in non-controlling interest in subsidiary of $474,832.  For the six months ended June 30, 2009, net cash provided by financing activities was $672,860, consisting of a note payable of $750,000 in connection with the divestiture of our former subsidiary Airborne offset by repayment of notes payable of $77,140.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Stock Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense for all share-based payment awards are based on the grant-date fair value. We recognize these compensation costs over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally the option vesting term.

Option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected life of the option. Because our employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

During 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) launched the FASB ASC as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental GAAP.  The ASC was effective for interim and annual periods ending September 15, 2009.  The ASC does not change GAAP.  Instead, it takes all individual pronouncements that currently comprise GAAP and reorganizes them into approximately 90 accounting Topics, and displays all Topics using a consistent structure.  Changes to the ASC subsequent to June 30, 2009, are referred to as Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”).
 
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On June 30, 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-01, “Topic 105 – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, amendments based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168 – The FASB Accounting Standard Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  This ASU amends the FASB ASC for the issuance of FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS”) No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  This ASU includes FASB SFAS No. 168 in its entirety.  ASU 2009-01 was effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.  The adoption of ASU 2009-01 had no effect on our operating results or financial condition.

In December 2007, the FASB issued ASC 810, “Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51).  ASC 810 established accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary (previously referred to as minority interests). ASC 810 also requires that a retained non-controlling interest upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary be initially measured at its fair value. Upon adoption of ASC 810, we were required to report any non-controlling interests as a separate component of consolidated stockholders’ equity. We were also required to present any net income or loss allocable to non-controlling interests and net income or loss attributable to our stockholders separately in its consolidated statements of operations, if significant. ASC 810 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after January 1, 2009. ASC 810 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements of ASC 810 are applied prospectively. We adopted ASC 810 and reclassified the non-controlling interest in our Heliport subsidiary as a separate component of consolidated stockholders’ equity on January 1, 2009.   The adoption of ASC 810 did not have a material impact on our results of operation or financial condition.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements contained in this report may contain information that includes or is based upon "forward-looking statements" relating to our business. These forward-looking statements represent management's current judgment and assumptions, and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are frequently accompanied by the use of such words as "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "expects," "projects," "intends," and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including, but not limited to, those relating to:

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our ability to secure the additional debt or equity financing, if required, to execute our business plan;

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our ability to identify, negotiate and complete the acquisition of targeted operators, consistent with our business plan;

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existing or new competitors consolidating operators ahead of us;

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our ability to attract new personnel or retain existing personnel, which would adversely affect implementation of our overall business strategy;

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Our planned capital expenditures; and

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Expected business trends.

Any one of these or other risks, uncertainties, other factors, or any inaccurate assumptions may cause actual results to be materially different from those described herein or elsewhere by us. Undue reliance should not be replaced on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. Certain of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors are described in greater detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 under the heading “Risk Factors” and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above and elsewhere in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
 
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Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4T – Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive and financial officer) evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q.  Based on this evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer concluded that our disclosure controls were effective as of such date.

Based upon its evaluation, our management, with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer, has concluded there is a significant deficiency with respect to our internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(e). Those rules define internal control over financial reporting as a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  The weakness identified by management relates to the lack of sufficient accounting resources to apply certain U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

We currently lack adequately trained accounting personnel with appropriate U.S. GAAP expertise for certain complex transactions.  Our management believes this weakness is considered a significant deficiency but does not rise to the level of a material weakness due to the compensating supervisory controls as discussed below.

As of the end of the period covered by this report and to address the identified weakness, we engage consultants or other resources to assist with the accounting and disclosure for complex transactions.  Our President and Chief Executive Officer operates in a supervisory capacity to help compensate for the limited accounting personnel.  This added level of supervision helps ensure the financial statements and disclosures are accurate and complete.  This additional assistance was considered in concluding that our weakness in internal control is a significant deficiency.  This added level of supervision helps ensure the financial statements and disclosures are accurate and complete.
 
In order to correct this deficiency, we plan to hire additional employees or consultants, as needed, to ensure that management will have adequate resources in order to attain complete reporting of financial information on a timely manner and provide a further level of segregation of financial responsibilities.
 
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected. Such limitations include the fact that human judgment in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns in internal control can occur because of human failures, such as simple errors or mistakes or intentional circumvention of the established process.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting; Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting.  We believe that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide a reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.  Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) as set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2010.

During the three months ended June 30, 2010, there were no changes to our internal controls over financial reporting that materially affected or were reasonably likely to materially affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.
 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

Uncertainty and adverse changes in the general economic conditions of markets in which we participate may negatively affect our business.

Current and future conditions in the economy have an inherent degree of uncertainty. As a result, it is difficult for us to estimate the level of growth or contraction for the economy as a whole. It is even more difficult to estimate growth or contraction in various parts, sectors and regions of the economy, including the markets in which we participate. Adverse changes may occur as a result of soft global economic conditions, rising oil prices, wavering consumer confidence, unemployment, declines in or volatility of stock markets, contraction of credit availability, declines in real estate values, or other factors affecting economic conditions in general. Our results of operations are sensitive to changes in general economic conditions that impact consumer spending, including discretionary spending for use of private aircraft. The economic turmoil that has arisen in the credit markets (most recently with respect to the indebtedness of certain European countries such as Greece and Portugal) and in the housing markets has had an adverse effect on the U.S. and world economy, which may suppress discretionary spending and other consumer purchasing habits and, as a result, adversely affect our results of operations.

Item 4.  Other Information

Not applicable.

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Item 6.  Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
     
31.1
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive and principal financial officer). *
     
32.1
 
Section 1350 Certification. *

* Filed herewith
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
     
 
Saker Aviation Services, Inc.
     
Date: August 12, 2010
By:  
/s/ Ronald J. Ricciardi                                                                   
 
Ronald J. Ricciardi,
 
President & Chief Executive Officer
 
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