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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended: June 30, 2011
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: 0-9827
PHI, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Louisiana
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  72-0395707
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
2001 SE Evangeline Thruway
Lafayette, Louisiana

(Address of principal executive offices)
  70508
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 235-2452
     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: þ No: o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes: þ No: o
     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.
             
Large accelerated filer: o   Accelerated filer: þ   Non-accelerated filer: o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company: o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes: o No: þ
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
     
Class   Outstanding at July 29, 2011
Voting Common Stock   2,852,616 shares
Non-Voting Common Stock   12,458,992 shares
 
 

 


 

PHI, INC.
Index — Form 10-Q
         
Part I — Financial Information
 
       
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
ASSETS
               
Current Assets:
               
Cash
  $ 2,874     $ 3,628  
Short-term investments
    89,750       150,072  
Accounts receivable — net
               
Trade
    95,952       84,768  
Other
    1,773       4,891  
Inventories of spare parts — net
    57,288       59,336  
Other current assets
    12,830       16,233  
Income taxes receivable
    925       558  
 
           
Total current assets
    261,392       319,486  
 
               
Other
    32,424       29,120  
Property and equipment — net
    672,937       596,533  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 966,753     $ 945,139  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 19,173     $ 22,404  
Accrued liabilities
    26,631       28,319  
Other current liabilities
    45,800        
 
           
Total current liabilities
    91,604       50,723  
 
               
Long-term debt
    316,189       331,074  
Deferred income taxes
    80,790       81,988  
Other long-term liabilities
    7,550       8,938  
 
           
Total liabilities
    496,133       472,723  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)
               
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity:
               
Voting common stock — par value of $0.10: 12,500,000 shares authorized, 2,852,616 issued and outstanding
    285       285  
Non-voting common stock — par value of $0.10: 25,000,000 shares authorized, 12,458,992 issued and outstanding
    1,246       1,246  
Additional paid-in capital
    291,403       291,403  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (10 )     (162 )
Retained earnings
    177,696       179,644  
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    470,620       472,416  
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 966,753     $ 945,139  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands of dollars and shares, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Operating revenues, net
  $ 135,976     $ 139,597     $ 255,616     $ 261,206  
Gain on dispositions of assets, net
    77       117       223       123  
Other, principally interest income
    93       5       636       36  
 
                       
 
    136,146       139,719       256,475       261,365  
 
                       
 
                               
Expenses:
                               
Direct expenses
    120,443       116,101       228,649       220,308  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    7,736       7,678       17,279       14,403  
Interest expense
    6,761       4,183       13,793       8,179  
 
                       
 
    134,940       127,962       259,721       242,890  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
    1,206       11,757       (3,246 )     18,475  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    483       4,703       (1,298 )     7,390  
 
                       
Net earnings (loss)
  $ 723     $ 7,054     $ (1,948 )   $ 11,085  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    15,312       15,312       15,312       15,312  
Diluted
    15,474       15,312       15,312       15,312  
 
                               
Net earnings (loss) per share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.05     $ 0.46     $ (0.13 )   $ 0.72  
Diluted
  $ 0.05     $ 0.46     $ (0.13 )   $ 0.72  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Thousands of dollars and shares)
(Unaudited)
                                                                 
                        Accumulated             Total  
    Voting     Non-Voting     Additional     Other Com-             Share-  
    Common Stock     Common Stock     Paid-in     prehensive     Retained     Holders’  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Income (Loss)     Earnings     Equity  
Balance at December 31, 2010
    2,853     $ 285       12,459     $ 1,246     $ 291,403     $ (162 )   $ 179,644     $ 472,416  
 
                                                               
Net loss
                                        (1,948 )     (1,948 )
Unrealized gain on short-term investments
                                  151             151  
 
                                                             
Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations
                                  1             1  
 
                                                             
Total comprehensive income
                                                            (1,796 )
 
                                               
Balance at June 30, 2011
    2,853     $ 285       12,459     $ 1,246     $ 291,403     $ (10 )   $ 177,696     $ 470,620  
 
                                               
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                                                 
                        Accumulated             Total  
    Voting     Non-Voting     Additional     Other Com-             Share-  
    Common Stock     Common Stock     Paid-in     prehensive     Retained     Holders’  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Income (Loss)     Earnings     Equity  
Balance at December 31, 2009
    2,853     $ 285       12,459     $ 1,246     $ 291,403     $ (13 )   $ 172,527     $ 465,448  
 
                                                               
Net earnings
                                        11,085       11,085  
Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations
                                  (13 )           (13 )
 
                                                             
Total comprehensive income, net of income taxes
                                                            11,072  
 
                                               
Balance at June 30, 2010
    2,853     $ 285       12,459     $ 1,246     $ 291,403     $ (26 )   $ 183,612     $ 476,520  
 
                                               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2011     2010  
Operating activities:
               
Net (loss) earnings
  $ (1,948 )   $ 11,085  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    15,316       13,442  
Deferred income taxes
    (1,198 )     7,099  
Gain on asset dispositions
    (223 )     (123 )
Other
    615       577  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
    (6,314 )     (4,607 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    6,248       27,473  
 
           
 
               
Investing activities:
               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (44,378 )     (33,932 )
Proceeds from asset dispositions
    2,000       1,164  
Purchase of short-term investments
    (153,812 )     (1,004 )
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments
    212,993        
Deposits on aircraft
    (8,920 )      
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    7,883       (33,772 )
 
           
 
               
Financing activities:
               
Proceeds from line of credit
    19,065       32,000  
Payments on line of credit
    (33,950 )     (25,518 )
 
           
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (14,885 )     6,482  
 
           
 
               
(Decrease) increase in cash
    (754 )     183  
Cash, beginning of period
    3,628       2,501  
 
           
Cash, end of period
  $ 2,874     $ 2,684  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental Disclosures Cash Flow Information
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $ 15,112     $ 7,422  
 
           
 
               
Income taxes
  $ 507     $ 607  
 
           
 
               
Noncash investing activities:
               
Other current liabilities and accrued payables related to purchase of property and equipment
  $ 46,007     $ 21  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. General
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PHI, Inc. and subsidiaries (“PHI” or the “Company” or “we” or “our”). In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal, recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the accompanying notes.
The Company’s financial results, particularly as they relate to the Company’s Oil and Gas operations, are influenced by seasonal fluctuations as discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. Therefore, the results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for a full fiscal year.
2. Segment Information
PHI is primarily a provider of helicopter services, including helicopter maintenance and repair services. We use a combination of factors to identify reportable segments as required by Accounting Standards Codification 280, “Segment Reporting.” The overriding determination of our segments is based on how the chief operating decision maker of our Company evaluates our results of operations. The underlying factors include customer bases, types of service, operational management, physical locations, and underlying economic characteristics of the types of work we perform.
A segment’s operating profit is its operating revenues less its direct expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Each segment has a portion of selling, general and administrative expenses that are charged directly to the segment and a portion that is allocated. Direct charges represent the vast majority of the segment’s selling, general and administrative expenses. Allocated selling, general and administrative expenses are based primarily on total segment direct expenses as a percentage of total direct expenses. Unallocated overhead consists primarily of corporate selling, general, and administrative expenses that we do not allocate to the reportable segments.
Effective June 30, 2011, the Company made changes to the presentation of reportable segments to reflect changes in the way its chief operating decision maker evaluates the performance of its operations, develops strategy and allocates capital resources. These changes resulted from how our chief operating decision maker views the roles of certain corporate departments whose duties had previously been considered company-wide but now are considered to focus solely on our Oil & Gas segment’s operations. The change resulted in the reclassification of certain selling, general and administrative expenses from within the Company’s unallocated selling, general and administrative expenses to the Oil & Gas segment’s selling, general, and administrative expenses. The total amount of the reclassification was $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The Company’s historical segment disclosures have been recast to be consistent with the current presentation.
Oil and Gas Segment. Our Oil and Gas segment, headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, provides helicopter services primarily for the major integrated and independent oil and gas production companies transporting personnel and/or equipment to offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Our customers include Shell Oil Company (“Shell”), BP America Production Company and ConocoPhillips Company, with whom we have worked for 30 or more years, and ExxonMobil Production Co. and ENI Petroleum, with whom we have worked for more than 15 years. We currently operate 164 aircraft in this segment.

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Operating revenue from the Oil and Gas segment is derived mainly from contracts that include a fixed monthly rate for a particular model of aircraft, plus a variable rate for flight time. Operating costs for the Oil and Gas operations are primarily aircraft operations costs, including costs for pilots and maintenance personnel. Total fuel cost is included in direct expense and reimbursement of a portion of these costs above a contracted per-gallon amount is included in revenue. Our Oil and Gas operations generated approximately 66% and 68% of our total operating revenue for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and approximately 66% and 69% of our total operating revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Air Medical Segment. Air Medical operations are headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, where we maintain significant separate facilities and administrative staff dedicated to this segment. Those costs are charged directly to the Air Medical segment.
We provide air medical transportation services for hospitals and emergency service agencies in 19 states using approximately 88 aircraft at 65 separate locations. Our Air Medical segment operates primarily under the independent provider model and, to a lesser extent, under the hospital-based model. Under the independent provider model, we have no contracts and no fixed revenue stream, and compete for transport referrals on a daily basis with other independent operators in the area. Under the hospital-based model, we contract directly with the hospital to provide their transportation services, with the contracts typically awarded on a competitive bid basis. For the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, approximately 33% and 31% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Air Medical operations, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, approximately 32% and 29% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Air Medical operations, respectively.
As an independent provider, we bill for our services on the basis of a flat rate plus a variable charge per loaded mile, regardless of aircraft model. Revenues are recorded net of contractual allowances under agreements with third party payors and estimated uncompensated care when the services are provided. Contractual allowances and uncompensated care are estimated based on historical collection experience by payor category. The main payor categories are Medicaid, Medicare, Insurance, and Self-Pay. Payor mix and changes in reimbursement rates are the factors most subject to sensitivity and variability in calculating our allowances. We compute a historical payment analysis of accounts paid in full, by category. The allowance percentages calculated are applied to the payor categories, and the necessary adjustments are made to the revenue allowance. The allowance for contractual discounts was $40.0 million and $40.1 million as of June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively. The allowance for uncompensated care was $34.4 million and $29.9 million as of June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively.
Provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care for Air Medical operations as a percentage of gross billings are as follows:
                                 
    Revenue  
    Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Gross billings
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
Provision for contractual discounts
    55 %     53 %     55 %     54 %
Provision for uncompensated care
    9 %     10 %     9 %     9 %
Net reimbursement per transport from commercial payors generally increases when a rate increase is implemented. Net reimbursement from certain commercial payors, as well as Medicare and Medicaid, does not increase proportionately with rate increases.

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Net revenue attributable to Medicaid, Medicare, Insurance, and Self-Pay as a percentage of net Air Medical revenues are as follows:
                                 
    Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Medicaid
    16 %     15 %     15 %     16 %
Medicare
    22 %     21 %     24 %     21 %
Insurance
    61 %     63 %     60 %     62 %
Self-Pay
    1 %     1 %     1 %     1 %
We also have a limited number of contracts with hospitals under which we receive a fixed monthly rate for aircraft availability and an hourly rate for flight time. Those contracts generated approximately 19% and 16% of the segment’s revenues for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and approximately 20% and 17% of the segment’s revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively
Technical Services Segment. The Technical Services segment provides helicopter repair and overhaul services for customer owned aircraft. Costs associated with these services are primarily labor, and customers are generally billed at a percentage above cost. We currently operate five aircraft for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica under this segment.
Approximately 1% of our total operating revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 and approximately 2% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were generated by our Technical Services operations. Approximately 1% and 2% of our total operating revenues for the quarter ended June, 30, 2010 and six months ended June 30, 2010 were generated by our Technical Services operations.

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Summarized financial information concerning our reportable operating segments for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior fiscal year amounts to conform with the current fiscal year presentation, as discussed above. These changes had no impact on consolidated net sales or operating income.
                                 
    Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
    (Thousands of dollars)     (Thousands of dollars)  
Segment operating revenues
                               
Oil and Gas
  $ 90,200     $ 94,734     $ 167,681     $ 179,674  
Air Medical
    44,214       43,101       82,596       76,670  
Technical Services
    1,562       1,762       5,340       4,862  
 
                       
Total operating revenues
    135,976       139,597       255,616       261,206  
 
                       
 
                               
Segment direct expenses (1)
                               
Oil and Gas
    79,779       75,845       149,377       146,098  
Air Medical
    38,793       38,385       75,420       70,011  
Technical Services
    1,871       1,871       3,852       4,199  
 
                       
Total direct expenses
    120,443       116,101       228,649       220,308  
 
                       
 
                               
Segment selling, general and administrative expenses
                               
Oil and Gas
    883       1,577       1,764       2,595  
Air Medical
    856       1,004       1,788       2,299  
Technical Services
    6       7       19       14  
 
                       
Total selling, general and administrative expenses
    1,745       2,588       3,571       4,908  
 
                       
Total direct and selling, general and administrative expenses
    122,188       118,689       232,221       225,216  
 
                       
 
                               
Net segment profit
                               
Oil and Gas
    9,538       17,312       16,539       30,981  
Air Medical
    4,565       3,712       5,388       4,360  
Technical Services
    (315 )     (116 )     1,469       649  
 
                       
Total
    13,788       20,908       23,396       35,990  
 
                       
 
                               
Other, net (2)
    170       122       859       159  
Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (1)
    (5,991 )     (5,090 )     (13,708 )     (9,495 )
Interest expense
    (6,761 )     (4,183 )     (13,793 )     (8,179 )
 
                       
Earnings before income taxes
  $ 1,206     $ 11,757     $ (3,246 )   $ 18,475  
 
                       
 
(1)   Included in direct expenses and unallocated selling, general, and administrative costs are the depreciation expense amounts below:
                                 
    Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Oil and Gas
  $ 5,385     $ 4,467     $ 10,325     $ 8,725  
Air Medical
    2,132       1,962       4,259       3,951  
Technical Services
    (1 )     18       96       145  
 
                       
Total
  $ 7,516     $ 6,447     $ 14,680     $ 12,821  
 
                       
 
                               
Unallocated SG&A
  $ 303     $ 306     $ 636     $ 621  
 
                       
 
(2)   Consists of gains on disposition of property and equipment, and other income.
3. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments — In 2010, we executed a contract to acquire ten new medium aircraft for aggregate acquisition costs of approximately $127.0 million, related to our new contract with a major customer,

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two of which were delivered in December 2010. The purchase price of these two aircraft was financed through our revolving credit facility. The third aircraft was delivered in June 2011 at a purchase price of $12.0 million and was also financed through our revolving credit facility. The remaining seven are scheduled for delivery in 2011 and through late 2012, with an aggregate acquisition cost of approximately $85.6 million. We have traded in two aircraft in exchange for a credit of approximately $20.3 million towards these acquisition costs, of which a credit of $16.8 million remained as of June 30, 2011.
During the second quarter of 2011, we entered into a contract to acquire six new heavy transport aircraft for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $148.0 million. In June 2011, we took initial delivery of the first two baseline aircraft and title passed to PHI. The aircraft will be finally delivered in November 2011 when completion services are finished. In conjunction with the initial delivery of the baseline aircraft, we obtained short-term financing for the $45.8 million initial delivery payment. We intend to fund the total purchase price with an operating lease with a commercial bank at final delivery in November for both aircraft. The amount financed was recorded in other current liabilities. Two of the remaining aircraft have a delivery date in late 2011, and the balance of the deliveries will occur in 2012. These aircraft will be utilized in our Oil and Gas segment.
Total aircraft deposits of $23.2 million are included in Other Assets. This amount represents deposits for the medium and heavy transport aircraft contracts.
We may finance some of the remaining acquisition costs for the medium and heavy transport aircraft with net proceeds from our 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018, and expect to finance the balance through some combination of cash on hand or cash flow generated from operations, operating leases and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
Environmental Matters — We have recorded an aggregate estimated probable liability of $0.2 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 for environmental response costs. The Company has conducted environmental surveys of its former Lafayette facility located at the Lafayette Regional Airport, which it vacated in 2001, and has determined that limited soil and groundwater contamination exists at the facility. The Company has installed groundwater monitoring wells at the facility and periodically monitors and reports on the contamination to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”). The Company previously submitted a Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Plan Standard Site Assessment Report to the LDEQ fully delineating the extent and type of contamination and updated the Report to include additional analytical data in April 2006. LDEQ reviewed the Assessment Report and requested an Action Plan (the “Plan”) from the Company. LDEQ approved the Corrective Action Plan (“CAP”) for the remediation of the former PHI Plant I location on August 23, 2010. All Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) approvals were received and the project began on May 16, 2011. Based upon the May 2003 Site Assessment Report, the April 2006 update and ongoing monitoring and the August 2010 Corrective Action Plan, the Company believes the ultimate remediation costs for the former Lafayette facility will not be material to its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Legal Matters — The Company is named as a defendant in various legal actions that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and have not been finally adjudicated. In the opinion of management, the amount of the ultimate liability with respect to these actions will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Superior Offshore International Inc. v. Bristow Group Inc., ERA Helicopters, LLC, Seacor Holdings Inc., ERA Group Inc., ERA Aviation, Inc., and PHI, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-00438 on the docket of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. This purported class action was filed on June 12, 2009, on behalf of a class defined to include all direct purchasers of offshore helicopter services in the

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Gulf of Mexico from the defendants at any time from January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2005. The suit alleged that the defendants acted jointly to fix, maintain, or stabilize prices for offshore helicopter services during the above time frame in violation of the federal antitrust laws. The plaintiff sought unspecified treble damages, injunctive relief, costs, and attorneys’ fees. On September 14, 2010, the Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss (filed on September 4, 2009) and dismissed the complaint. On November 30, 2010, the court granted plaintiff leave to amend the complaint, limited discovery to the new allegations, and established a schedule for briefing dispositive motions. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on February 11, 2011. On June 23, 2011, the court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, entered final judgment in favor of the defendants, and dismissed all of the plaintiff’s claims. On July 22, 2011, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
As previously reported, the Company has been involved in Federal Court litigation in the Western District of Louisiana and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (“OPEIU”), the union representing the Company’s domestic pilots. This litigation involves claims of bad faith bargaining, compensation of striking pilots both at the time of the strike and upon their return to work under both the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”) and Louisiana state law, and the terms of employment for the Company’s pilots since the strike ended including non-payment of retention bonuses. After approximately two years of bargaining between the Company and OPEIU for a second collective bargaining agreement, including negotiations mediated by the National Mediation Board, both parties entered a self-help period as defined by the applicable labor law, the RLA. At that time the pilots commenced a strike in September 2006 and immediately prior to that strike the Company implemented its own terms and conditions of employment for the pilots. The strike ended in November 2006 and a court-approved return to work process began in January 2007 for those pilots who had not already returned to work or left the Company’s employment. This process was essentially completed in April 2007. The Company’s pilots continue to work under the terms and conditions of employment determined by the Company since the strike began. By Order dated July 9, 2010, the Court dismissed both the Company’s and OPEIU’s claims that the other had violated the RLA by bargaining in bad faith before exercising self-help. By Order dated July 30, 2010, the Court dismissed all claims that the Company violated the RLA in the manner in which it returned pilots to work following the strike. Also, the Court dismissed all but claims by 47 pilots under Louisiana state law. On August 27, 2010, the OPEIU and the individual pilot plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Then, by Order entered September 27, 2010, the district court dismissed the Louisiana-law claims of the remaining 47 individual pilots. On October 22, 2010, the unions and the individual pilots filed a second notice of appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, by which they appeal the district court’s dismissal of all their RLA and Louisiana-law wage payment claims against PHI. On November 5, 2010, PHI filed a cross-appeal of the district court’s dismissal of PHI’s bad-faith bargaining claim against the unions.
On December 31, 2009, the OPEIU filed another case against the Company in the Western District of Louisiana in which the OPEIU asserts that its acceptance in 2009 of the terms and conditions of employment for the Company’s pilots initially implemented by the Company prior to the strike has created a binding collective bargaining agreement and that the Company has inappropriately made unilateral revisions to those terms including failing to pay a retention bonus. The Court administratively stayed this case pending the completion of appellate briefing in the consolidated cases, which briefing concluded on April 15, 2011. The Court has administratively stayed this case pending the appellate court’s decision in the consolidated cases described above, which cases are scheduled for oral argument on August 31, 2011. Management does not expect the outcome of this litigation to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Operating Leases — We lease certain aircraft, facilities, and equipment used in our operations. The related lease agreements, which include both non-cancelable and month-to-month terms, generally provide for fixed monthly rentals, and certain real estate leases also include renewal options. We generally pay all insurance, taxes, and maintenance expenses associated with these leases. Some of the

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facility leases contain renewal options. Aircraft leases contain purchase options exercisable at certain dates in the lease agreements.
At June 30, 2011, we had approximately $153.4 million in aggregate commitments under operating leases of which approximately $13.7 million is payable through December 31, 2011, and a total of $27.1 million is payable over the twelve months ending June 30, 2012. The total lease commitments include $138.1 million for aircraft and $15.3 million for facility lease commitments.
As of June 30, 2011, we had options to purchase aircraft under lease becoming exercisable in 2011 through 2014 for the following aggregate purchase prices, respectively: $27.7 million, $51.0 million, $38.8 million and $114.4 million. Subject to market conditions, we intend to exercise these options as they become exercisable, and intend to finance some of these acquisition costs with the net proceeds of our 8.625% Senior Notes. On July 5, 2011, we exercised an option to acquire one medium aircraft for $6.9 million, funded with our revolving credit facility, leaving $20.8 million in lease purchase options eligible to be exercised in the remainder of 2011.
4. Long-term Debt
As of June 30, 2011, our total long-term indebtedness was $316.2 million, consisting of $300 million of our 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “8.625% Senior Notes”), and $16.2 million borrowed under our revolving credit facility.
On September 23, 2010, we issued $300 million of 8.625% Senior Notes that mature in 2018. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. Net proceeds of $295.5 million were used to repurchase $189.5 million of our $200 million outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “7.125% Senior Notes”) pursuant to a tender offer and consent solicitation that also settled on September 23, 2010. Our total cost to repurchase those notes was $9.5 million, including the tender offer premium of $7.6 million and $1.9 million of unamortized issuance costs. We called for redemption on October 25, 2010 the remaining $10.5 million of 7.125% Senior Notes outstanding, at a redemption price of 103.563% of their face amount plus accrued interest.
Mr. Al A. Gonsoulin, our Chairman and CEO and the Matzke Family Trust, of which Richard Matzke, one of our directors, is trustee, purchased $2 million and $1 million of the 8.625% Senior Notes, respectively.
The 8.625% Senior Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by our domestic subsidiaries, and are general, unsecured obligations of ours and the subsidiary guarantors. We have the option to redeem some or all of the notes at any time on or after October 15, 2014 at specified redemption prices, and prior to that time pursuant to certain make-whole provisions.
The 8.625% Senior Notes contain restrictive covenants, including limitations on incurring indebtedness, creating liens, selling assets and entering into certain transactions with affiliates. The covenants limit our ability to pay cash dividends on common stock, repurchase or redeem common or preferred equity, prepay subordinated debt and make certain investments. There are no restrictions on dividends from a subsidiary to the parent company, nor any restrictions on contributions from the parent company to a subsidiary. Upon the occurrence of a “Change in Control” (as defined in the indenture governing the notes), each holder of the notes will have the right to require us purchase that holder’s notes for a cash price equal to 101% of their principal amount. Upon the occurrence of an “Event of Default” (as defined in the indenture), the trustee or the holders of the notes may declare all of the outstanding notes to be due and payable immediately. We were in compliance with the covenants applicable to the notes as of June 30, 2011.
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identical notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, the unregistered 8.625% Senior Notes that were tendered were exchanged January 19, 2011 for substantially identical notes registered under the Securities Act.
Our senior secured revolving credit facility permits borrowings up to $75 million, contains a borrowing base of 80% of eligible receivables (as defined in the credit agreement) and 50% of the value of parts and is due September 1, 2012. The interest rate is the prime rate plus 100 basis points. We may prepay the revolving credit facility at any time in whole or in part without premium or penalty. All obligations under the revolving credit facility are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in all of our eligible receivables and parts, and are guaranteed by certain of our domestic subsidiaries.
As of June 30, 2011, we had $16.2 million in borrowings under the facility. As of December 31, 2010, we had $31.1 million in borrowings under the facility. We maintain a separate letter of credit facility that had $5.5 million in letters of credit outstanding as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the weighted average effective interest rate on amounts borrowed under the revolving credit facility was 4.25%. We reviewed interest expense for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 that could be capitalized for certain projects and any such amounts were immaterial.
The revolving credit facility includes financial covenants related to working capital, funded debt to consolidated net worth, and consolidated net worth, and other covenants including restrictions on additional debt, liens and a change of control. Events of default include a change of control, a default in any other material credit agreement, including the 8.625% Senior Notes, and customary events of default. As of June 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under the revolving credit facility.
Our $300 million outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.625% and therefore changes in market interest rates do not affect our interest payment obligations on the notes. The fair market value of our 8.625% Senior Notes will vary as changes occur to general market interest rates, the remaining maturity of the notes, and our credit worthiness. At June 30, 2011, the market value of the notes was approximately $296.3 million, based on quoted market indications.
5. Valuation Accounts
We have established an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, current market conditions, and other information. The allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $0.1 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
Revenues related to emergency flights generated by the Company’s Air Medical segment are recorded net of contractual allowances under agreements with third party payors and estimated uncompensated care when the services are provided. The allowance for contractual discounts was $40.0 million and $34.7 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The allowance for uncompensated care was $34.4 million and $39.3 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
The allowance for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care as a percentage of gross accounts receivable are as follows:
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Gross Accounts Receivable
    100 %     100 %
Allowance for Contractual Discounts
    37 %     33 %
Allowance for Uncompensated Care
    32 %     37 %

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We have also established valuation reserves related to obsolete and excess inventory. The inventory valuation reserves were $11.4 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
6. Employee Compensation
Employee Incentive Compensation — Pursuant to our incentive compensation plans, we accrued $1.1 million and $1.3 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011, we did not accrue incentive compensation expense as certain thresholds were not met.
We also have a Safety Incentive Plan related to Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordable incidents, for which we expensed $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, we expensed $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
7. Fair Value Measurements
Accounting standards require that assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
The following table summarizes the valuation of our short-term investments and financial instruments by the above pricing levels as of the valuation dates listed:
                         
            June 30, 2011  
    Total     (Level 1)     (Level 2)  
    (Thousands of dollars)  
Short-term investments:
                       
Money Market Mutual Funds
  $ 38,941     $ 38,941     $  
Commercial Paper
    12,997             12,997  
Corporate bonds and notes
    37,812             37,812  
 
                 
 
    89,750       38,941       50,809  
 
                       
Investments in other assets
    2,868       2,868        
 
                 
Total
  $ 92,618     $ 41,809     $ 50,809  
 
                 
                         
            December 31, 2010  
    Total     (Level 1)     (Level 2)  
    (Thousands of dollars)  
Short-term investments:
                       
Money Market Mutual Funds
  $ 33,968     $ 33,968     $  
Commercial Paper
    42,455             42,455  
U.S. Government Agencies
    8,013             8,013  
Corporate bonds and notes
    65,636             65,636  
 
                 
 
    150,072       33,968       116,104  
 
                       
Investments in other assets
    3,547       3,547        
 
                 
Total
  $ 153,619     $ 37,515     $ 116,104  
 
                 
The Company holds its short-term investments in an investment fund consisting of high quality money market instruments of governmental and private issuers, which is classified as short-term investments.

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Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. These items are traded with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing on an ongoing basis. The fair values of the shares of these funds are based on observable market prices, and therefore, have been categorized in Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Level 2 inputs reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities that are not active. These items may not be traded daily; examples include corporate bonds and U.S. government agencies. Assets are valued based on prices derived by independent third parties that use inputs such as benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads. Prices are reviewed and can be challenged with the independent parties and/or overridden by the Company, if it is believed such would be more reflective of fair value. Investments included in other assets, which relate to the liability for the Officers’ Deferred Compensation Plan, consist mainly of multiple investment funds that are highly liquid and diversified.
Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities all had fair values approximating their carrying amounts at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
8. Investments
We classify all of our short-term investments as available-for-sale. We carry these at fair value and report unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, in other comprehensive income until realized. These gains and losses are reflected as a separate component of shareholders’ equity in our consolidated balance sheets and our consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity. Cost, gains, and losses are determined using the specific identification method.
     Investments consisted of the following as of June 30, 2011:
                                 
            Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
            (Thousands of dollars)          
Short-term investments:
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
  $ 38,941     $     $     $ 38,941  
Commercial Paper
    12,997       1       (1 )     12,997  
Corporate bonds and notes
    37,797       36       (21 )     37,812  
 
                       
Subtotal
    89,735       37       (22 )     89,750  
 
                               
Investments in other assets
    2,868                   2,868  
 
                       
Total
  $ 92,603     $ 37     $ (22 )   $ 92,618  
 
                       
     Investments consisted of the following as of December 31, 2010:
                                 
            Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
            (Thousands of dollars)          
Short-term investments:
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
  $ 33,968     $     $     $ 33,968  
Commercial Paper
    42,471             (16 )     42,455  
U.S. Government Agencies
    8,022             (10 )     8,012  
Corporate bonds and notes
    65,847       4       (214 )     65,637  
 
                       
Subtotal
    150,308       4       (240 )     150,072  
 
                               
Investments in other assets
    3,547                   3,547  
 
                       
Total
  $ 153,855     $ 4     $ (240 )   $ 153,619  
 
                       

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The following table presents the cost and fair value of our debt investments based on maturities as of June 30, 2011.
                 
    Amortized     Fair  
    Cost     Value  
    (Thousands of dollars)  
Due in one year or less
  $ 23,610     $ 23,613  
Due within two years
    27,184       27,196  
 
           
Total
  $ 50,794     $ 50,809  
 
           
The following table presents the cost and fair value of our debt investments based on maturities as of December 31, 2010.
                 
    Amortized     Fair  
    Cost     Value  
    (Thousands of dollars)  
Due in one year or less
  $ 58,740     $ 58,704  
Due within two years
    57,600       57,400  
 
           
Total
  $ 116,340     $ 116,104  
 
           
The following table presents the average coupon rate percentage and the average days to maturity of our debt investments as of June 30, 2011.
                 
    Average     Average  
    Coupon     Days To  
    Rate (%)     Maturity  
Commercial Paper
    0.258       35  
Corporate bonds and notes
    5.215       365  
The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months as of June 30, 2011.
                 
            Unrealized  
    Fair Value     Losses  
    (Thousands of dollars)  
Commercial Paper
  $ 5,499     $ (1 )
Corporate bonds and notes
    13,287       (21 )
 
           
 
  $ 18,786     $ (22 )
 
           
The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months as of December 31, 2010.
                 
            Unrealized  
    Fair Value     Losses  
    (Thousands of dollars)  
Commercial Paper
  $ 42,471     $ (16 )
U.S. Government Agencies
    3,993       (10 )
Corporate bonds and notes
    60,501       (214 )
 
           
 
  $ 106,965     $ (240 )
 
           

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As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had no investments in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months.
We consider the decline in market value to be due to market conditions, and we do not plan to sell these investments prior to a recovery of cost. For these reasons, we do not consider any of our investments to be other than temporarily impaired at June 30, 2011. The assessment of whether an investment in a debt security has suffered an other-than-temporary impairment is based on whether the Company has the intent to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized costs. Further, if the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the debt security, an other-than-temporary impairment is considered to have occurred and it is measured by the present value of cash flows expected to be collected less the amortized cost basis (credit loss). The Company did not have any other-than-temporary impairments relating to credit losses on debt securities for the six months ended June 30, 2011.
9. Shareholders’ Equity
We had an average of 15.3 million common shares outstanding for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss is included in the shareholder’s equity section of the condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company. Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the condensed consolidated balance sheets included the following components:
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investments
  $ 9     $ (142 )
Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations
    (19 )     (20 )
 
           
 
  $ (10 )   $ (162 )
 
           
10. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Our 8.625% Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several, senior basis by all of our domestic subsidiaries. All of our domestic subsidiaries are 100% owned.
The following supplemental condensed financial information sets forth, on a consolidated basis, the balance sheet, statement of operations, and statement of cash flows information for PHI, Inc. (“Parent Company Only”) and the guarantor subsidiaries. The eliminating entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries, intercompany balances, and intercompany revenues and expenses. The condensed consolidating financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements of PHI, Inc. The equity method is followed by the parent company within these financials.

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    June 30, 2011  
    Parent                    
    Company     Guarantor              
    Only     Subsidiaries(1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
ASSETS                                
Current Assets:
                               
Cash
  $ 1,957     $ 917     $     $ 2,874  
Short-term investments
    89,750                   89,750  
Accounts receivable — net
    88,336       9,389             97,725  
Intercompany receivable
          84,123       (84,123 )      
Inventories of spare parts — net
    57,288                   57,288  
Other current assets
    12,816       14             12,830  
Income taxes receivable
    925                   925  
 
                       
Total current assets
    251,072       94,443       (84,123 )     261,392  
 
                               
Investment in subsidiaries and other
    78,617             (78,617 )      
Other assets
    32,403       21             32,424  
Property and equipment — net
    660,399       12,538             672,937  
 
                       
Total assets
  $ 1,022,491     $ 107,002     $ (162,740 )   $ 966,753  
 
                       
 
                               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                
Current Liabilities:
                               
Accounts payable
  $ 18,515     $ 658     $     $ 19,173  
Accrued liabilities
    21,481       5,150             26,631  
Other current liabilities
    45,800                   45,800  
Intercompany payable
    84,123             (84,123 )      
 
                       
Total current liabilities
    169,919       5,808       (84,123 )     91,604  
 
                               
Long-term debt
    316,189                   316,189  
Deferred income taxes and other long-term
                               
liabilities
    65,763       22,577             88,340  
Shareholders’ Equity:
                               
Common stock and paid-in capital
    292,934       2,674       (2,674 )     292,934  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (10 )                 (10 )
Retained earnings
    177,696       75,943       (75,943 )     177,696  
 
                       
Total shareholders’ equity
    470,620       78,617       (78,617 )     470,620  
 
                       
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,022,491     $ 107,002     $ (162,740 )   $ 966,753  
 
                       
 
(1)   Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of dollars)
                                 
    December 31, 2010  
    Parent                    
    Company     Guarantor              
    Only     Subsidiaries(1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
ASSETS                                
Current Assets:
                               
Cash
  $ 2,957     $ 671     $     $ 3,628  
Short-term investments
    150,072                   150,072  
Accounts receivable — net
    81,393       8,266             89,659  
Intercompany receivable
          79,810       (79,810 )      
Inventories of spare parts — net
    59,336                   59,336  
Other current assets
    16,224       9             16,233  
Income taxes receivable
    558                   558  
 
                       
Total current assets
    310,540       88,756       (79,810 )     319,486  
 
                               
Investment in subsidiaries and others
    75,114             (75,114 )      
Other assets
    29,099       21             29,120  
Property and equipment, net
    583,091       13,442             596,533  
 
                       
Total assets
  $ 997,844     $ 102,219     $ (154,924 )   $ 945,139  
 
                       
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                
Current Liabilities:
                               
Accounts payable
  $ 22,191     $ 213     $     $ 22,404  
Accrued liabilities
    23,482       4,837             28,319  
Intercompany payable
    79,810             (79,810 )      
 
                       
Total current liabilities
    125,483       5,050       (79,810 )     50,723  
 
                               
Long-term debt
    331,074                   331,074  
Deferred income taxes and other long-term
                               
liabilities
    68,871       22,055             90,926  
Shareholders’ Equity:
                               
Common stock and paid-in capital
    292,934       2,674       (2,674 )     292,934  
Accumulated other comprehensive
                               
loss
    (162 )                 (162 )
Retained earnings
    179,644       72,440       (72,440 )     179,644  
 
                       
Total shareholders’ equity
    472,416       75,114       (75,114 )     472,416  
 
                       
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 997,844     $ 102,219     $ (154,924 )   $ 945,139  
 
                       
 
(1)   Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    For the quarter ended June 30, 2011  
    Parent                    
    Company     Guarantor              
    Only     Subsidiaries(1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Operating revenues, net
  $ 120,033     $ 15,943     $     $ 135,976  
Management fees
    637             (637 )      
Gain on dispositions of assets, net
    77                   77  
Other, principally interest income
    93                   93  
 
                       
 
    120,840       15,943       (637 )     136,146  
 
                       
 
                               
Expenses:
                               
Direct expenses
    108,180       12,263             120,443  
Management fees
          637       (637 )      
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
    7,479       257             7,736  
Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    (1,670 )           1,670        
Interest expense
    6,761                   6,761  
 
                       
 
    120,750       13,157       1,033       134,940  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings before income taxes
    90       2,786       (1,670 )     1,206  
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (633 )     1,116             483  
 
                       
 
                               
Net earnings
  $ 723     $ 1,670     $ (1,670 )   $ 723  
 
                       
                                 
    For the quarter ended June 30, 2010  
    Parent                    
    Company     Guarantor              
    Only     Subsidiaries(1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Operating revenues, net
  $ 123,442     $ 16,155     $     $ 139,597  
Management fees
    647             (647 )      
Gain on dispositions of assets, net
    117                   117  
Other, principally interest income
    5                   5  
 
                       
 
    124,211       16,155       (647 )     139,719  
 
                       
 
                               
Expenses:
                               
Direct expenses
    102,422       13,679             116,101  
Management fees
          647       (647 )      
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    7,357       321             7,678  
Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    (905 )           905        
Interest expense
    4,183                   4,183  
 
                       
 
    113,057       14,647       258       127,962  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings before income taxes
    11,154       1,508       (905 )     11,757  
Income tax expense
    4,100       603             4,703  
 
                       
 
                               
Net earnings
  $ 7,054     $ 905     $ (905 )   $ 7,054  
 
                       
 
(1)   Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    For the six months ended June 30, 2011  
    Parent                    
    Company     Guarantor              
    Only     Subsidiaries(1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Operating revenues, net
  $ 224,434     $ 31,182     $     $ 255,616  
Management fees
    1,247             (1,247 )      
Gain on dispositions of assets, net
    223                   223  
Other, principally interest income
    636                   636  
 
                       
 
    226,540       31,182       (1,247 )     256,475  
 
                       
 
                               
Expenses:
                               
Direct expenses
    205,103       23,546             228,649  
Management fees
          1,247       (1,247 )      
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    16,730       549             17,279  
Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    (3,503 )           3,503        
Interest expense
    13,793                   13,793  
 
                       
 
    232,123       25,342       2,256       259,721  
 
                       
 
                               
(Loss) earnings before income taxes
    (5,583 )     5,840       (3,503 )     (3,246 )
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (3,635 )     2,337             (1,298 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net (loss) earnings
  $ (1,948 )   $ 3,503     $ (3,503 )   $ (1,948 )
 
                       
                                 
    For the six months ended June 30, 2010  
    Parent                    
    Company     Guarantor              
    Only     Subsidiaries(1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Operating revenues, net
  $ 227,492     $ 33,714     $     $ 261,206  
Management fees
    1,349             (1,349 )      
Gain on dispositions of assets, net
    123                   123  
Other, principally interest income
    36                   36  
 
                       
 
    229,000       33,714       (1,349 )     261,365  
 
                       
 
                               
Expenses:
                               
Direct expenses
    193,534       26,774             220,308  
Management fees
          1,349       (1,349 )      
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    13,637       766             14,403  
Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    (2,895 )           2,895        
Interest expense
    8,179                   8,179  
 
                       
 
    212,455       28,889       1,546       242,890  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings before income taxes
    16,545       4,825       (2,895 )     18,475  
Income tax expense
    5,460       1,930             7,390  
 
                       
 
                               
Net earnings
  $ 11,085     $ 2,895     $ (2,895 )   $ 11,085  
 
                       
 
(1)   Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    For the six months ended June 30, 2011  
    Parent                    
    Company     Guarantor              
    Only     Subsidiaries(1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 6,002     $ 246     $     $ 6,248  
 
                               
Investing activities:
                               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (44,378 )                 (44,378 )
Purchase of short-term investments
    (153,812 )                 (153,812 )
Proceeds from asset dispositions
    2,000                   2,000  
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments
    212,993                   212,993  
Deposits on aircraft
    (8,920 )                 (8,920 )
 
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
    7,883                   7,883  
 
                       
 
                               
Financing activities:
                               
Payments on line of credit, net
    (14,885 )                 (14,885 )
 
                       
Net cash used in financing activities
    (14,885 )                 (14,885 )
 
                       
 
                               
(Decrease) increase in cash
    (1,000 )     246             (754 )
Cash, beginning of period
    2,957       671             3,628  
 
                       
Cash, end of period
  $ 1,957     $ 917     $     $ 2,874  
 
                       
                                 
    For the six months ended June 30, 2010  
    Parent                    
    Company     Guarantor              
    Only     Subsidiaries(1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 25,786     $ 1,687     $     $ 27,473  
 
                               
Investing activities:
                               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (32,388 )     (1,544 )           (33,932 )
Proceeds from asset dispositions
    1,164                   1,164  
Purchase of short-term investments, net
    (1,004 )                 (1,004 )
 
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (32,228 )     (1,544 )           (33,772 )
 
                       
 
                               
Financing activities:
                               
Proceeds from line of credit, net
    6,482                   6,482  
 
                       
Net cash provided by financing activities
    6,482                   6,482  
 
                       
 
                               
Increase in cash
    40       143             183  
Cash, beginning of period
    1,678       823             2,501  
 
                       
Cash, end of period
  $ 1,718     $ 966     $     $ 2,684  
 
                       
 
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, management’s discussion and analysis, risk factors and other information contained therein.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed by PHI, Inc. (“PHI” or the “Company” or “we” or “our”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and other written or oral statements made by it or on its behalf, are forward-looking statements. When used herein, the words “anticipates”, “expects”, “believes”, “goals”, “intends”, “plans”, “projects” and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions about future events and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the expectations, beliefs, and estimates expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such assumptions will prove correct or even approximately correct. Factors that could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the following: unexpected variances in flight hours, the effect on demand for our services caused by volatility of oil and gas prices and the level of exploration and production activity in the Gulf of Mexico, the effect on the demand for our services as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident, the effect on our operating costs of volatile fuel prices, the availability of capital required to acquire aircraft, environmental risks, hurricanes and other adverse weather conditions, the activities of our competitors, changes in government regulation, unionization, operating hazards, risks related to operating in foreign countries, the ability to obtain adequate insurance at an acceptable cost and the ability of the Company to develop and implement successful business strategies. For a more detailed description of risks, see the “Risk Factors” section in Item 1.A. of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and in Part II Item 1.A. of our subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (the “SEC Filings”). All forward-looking statements in this document are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph and the Risk Factors section of our SEC Filings. PHI undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Overview
Operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2011 were $136.0 million, compared to $139.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $3.6 million. Oil and Gas operating revenues decreased $4.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, related primarily to decreased medium aircraft flight hours and revenues resulting mainly from the continuing impact on our business of the Deepwater Horizon incident. Operating revenues in the Air Medical segment increased $1.1 million primarily due to increased revenues for hospital based contracts of $1.3 million due to increased flight hours for those contracts. There was an offsetting decrease in revenues of $0.4 million in the independent provider programs due to decreased patient transports.
Flight hours for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were 38,734 compared to 40,258 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Oil and Gas segment’s flight hours decreased 1,145 hours due to decreases in medium aircraft flight hours related to some deepwater drilling rigs that demobilized or remained on site with reduced crews, in connection with the drilling moratorium subsequent to the Deepwater Horizon incident. Air Medical segment flight hours decreased 379 hours for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Individual patient transports in the Air Medical segment were 4,525 for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared to transports of 5,002 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of 477 transports.

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Net Oil and Gas segment profit was $9.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared to $17.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The decrease of $7.8 million was primarily due to decreased revenues of $4.5 million primarily in medium aircraft revenue related to the Deepwater Horizon impact, and increased direct expenses discussed further in the Segment Discussion.
Net segment profit for the Air Medical segment was $4.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared to $3.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The increase in segment profit in the Air Medical segment was primarily due to the increased revenues.
Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $0.7 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $7.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, or $0.46 per diluted share. The pre-tax earnings were $1.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared to pre-tax earnings of $11.8 million for the same period in 2010. Oil and Gas segment earnings decreased $7.8 million as discussed above and in the Segment Discussion, and interest expense increased $2.6 million due to the issuance of the 8.625% Senior Notes.
Year-to-date operating revenues for June 30, 2011 were $255.6 million, compared to $261.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $5.6 million. Oil and Gas operating revenues decreased $12.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, related primarily to decreased medium aircraft flight hours and revenues resulting mainly from the continuing impact on our business of the Deepwater Horizon incident and the resulting decline in deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Operating revenues in the Air Medical segment increased $5.9 million primarily due to increased revenues for hospital based contracts of $3.0 million due to increased flight hours for those contracts. There was also an increase in revenues of $2.6 million in the independent provider programs primarily due to an improved payor mix and rate increases implemented in the prior year.
Flight hours for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were 71,172 compared to 74,870 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Oil and Gas segment’s flight hours decreased 3,928 hours due to a decrease in deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Air Medical segment flight hours increased 153 hours for the six months ended June 30, 2011 due to increased flight hours on traditional hospital programs. Individual patient transports in the Air Medical segment were 8,560 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to transports of 8,975 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of 415 transports.
Net Oil and Gas segment profit was $16.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $30.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The decrease of $14.4 million was primarily due to decreased revenues of $12.0 million primarily in medium aircraft revenue related to the Deepwater Horizon incident and the resulting decline in deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, direct expense increased $3.3 million which is discussed in the Segment Discussion.
Net segment profit for the Air Medical segment was $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. There was a manufacturer warranty credit in the first quarter of 2010 of $3.1 million. The increase in segment profit in the Air Medical segment was primarily due to the increased revenues, and a reduction in selling, general and administrative expense.
Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $1.9 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $11.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, or $0.72 per diluted share. The pre-tax loss was $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to pre-tax earnings of $18.5 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease in earnings is due primarily to the decrease in Oil and Gas segment profit of $14.4 million, an increase in selling, general and administrative expense of $2.9 million, and increase in interest expense of $5.6 million due to the issuance of the 8.625% Senior Notes.

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Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2010 included a credit of $4.3 million in direct expense in the first quarter related to termination of a manufacturer’s warranty program on certain aircraft.
During the second quarter of 2011, we entered into a contract to acquire six new heavy transport aircraft for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $148.0 million, two of which were delivered in June 2011. The remaining four are scheduled for delivery in late 2011 and 2012. We also have on order seven medium aircraft for delivery in 2011 and 2012, at a total approximate cost of $85.6 million. These heavy and medium aircraft are for our Oil and Gas segment. For additional information, see Note 3 to the financial statements in this report.
Operating Statistics
The following tables present certain non-financial operational statistics for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:
                                 
    Quarter Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2011   2010   2011   2010
Flight hours:
                               
Oil and Gas
    29,997       31,142       54,250       58,178  
Air Medical (1)
    8,737       9,116       16,360       16,207  
Technical Services
                562       485  
 
                               
Total
    38,734       40,258       71,172       74,870  
 
                               
 
                               
Air Medical Transports (2)
    4,525       5,002       8,560       8,975  
 
                               
                 
    June 30,
    2011   2010
Aircraft operated at period end:
               
Oil and Gas (3)
    164       164  
Air Medical (4)
    88       85  
Technical Services
    5       4  
 
               
Total (3) (4)
    257       253  
 
               
 
(1)   Flight hours include 2,495 flight hours associated with hospital-based contracts, compared to 2,273 flight hours in the prior year quarter, and 4,622 flight hours year-to-date, compared to 4,073 in the prior year-to-date.
 
(2)   Represents individual patient transports for the period.
 
(3)   Includes nine aircraft as of June 30, 2011 and 2010 that are customer owned.
 
(4)   Includes seven aircraft as of June 30, 2011 and 2010 that are customer owned.
Results of Operations
Quarter Ended June 30, 2011 compared with Quarter Ended June 30, 2010
Combined Operations
Revenues — Operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2011 were $136.0 million, compared to $139.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $3.6 million. Oil and Gas operating revenues decreased $4.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, related primarily to decreased medium aircraft flight hours due to decreased deepwater drilling activity as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010 and the delays in the resumption of drilling due to the new regulatory permitting process.
Flight hours for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were 38,734 compared to 40,258 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Oil and Gas segment’s flight hours decreased 1,145 hours, and Air Medical segment flight hours decreased 379 hours for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Transports in the independent provider

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programs were 4,525 for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared to 5,002 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of 477 transports.
Other Income and Gains — Gains on asset dispositions were $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010. Other income was $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and less than $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
Direct Expenses — Direct operating expense was $120.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $116.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $4.3 million. Aircraft fuel expense increased ($2.6 million) primarily due to increased per-gallon fuel costs. Aircraft rent decreased ($1.5 million) due to the purchase of four heavy aircraft in 2010 previously under lease pursuant to purchase options. Aircraft depreciation increased ($1.1 million) due to additional aircraft purchased in the prior year, including those purchased off lease. We also experienced an increase in aircraft parts usage ($2.2 million). Other items increased, net ($0.1 million).
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses — Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and the three months ended June 30, 2010.
Interest Expense — Interest expense was $6.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The increase is due to refinancing our $200 million 7.125% Senior Notes due 2013 with the $300 million 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018.
Income Taxes — Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $0.5 million compared to income tax expense of $4.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The effective tax rate was 40% for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.
Net Earnings — Our net income for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $0.7 million compared to net income of $7.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Earnings before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $1.2 million compared to $11.8 million earnings before income taxes for the same period in 2010. Earnings per diluted share was $0.05 for the current quarter compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.46 for the prior year quarter. The decrease in earnings before taxes for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2010, was primarily due to a decrease in Oil and Gas segment earnings of $7.8 million and an increase in interest expense of $2.6 million, due to the refinancing of our $200 million 7.125% Senior Notes. We had 15.3 million common shares outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.
Segment Discussion
Oil and Gas — Oil and Gas segment revenues were $90.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $94.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $4.5 million. Flight hours were 29,997 for the current quarter compared to 31,142 for the same quarter in the prior year. The decrease in revenue is due to decreased medium aircraft revenue due primarily to a decrease in deepwater drilling rig support following the Deepwater Horizon incident and delays in the resumption of drilling due to the new regulatory drilling permit process. It is not possible to estimate when further improvements in drilling operations will occur in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico due to uncertainties surrounding the timing of resumption of drilling after permits are issued, the timing of issuance of drilling permits by the Department of Interior and new regulations related to drilling operations.
The number of aircraft in the segment was 164 at June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010. We have sold or disposed of three light and one medium aircraft in the Oil and Gas segment since June 30, 2010. We also traded in two medium aircraft related to our contract with a major customer. We added five new aircraft to the Oil and Gas segment since June 30, 2010, consisting of two light, one medium and two heavy

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aircraft. Inter-segment aircraft transfers account for the remaining amount. We also purchased four heavy aircraft off lease since June 30, 2010, which does not affect the segment aircraft count. In addition, in the second quarter of 2011, we entered into the heavy transport aircraft contract, as further discussed in Note 3 to our Financial Statements included in this report.
Direct expense in our Oil and Gas segment was $79.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $75.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $4.0 million. Fuel expense increased ($2.1 million) as a result of increased per-gallon fuel costs. Total fuel cost is included in direct expense and reimbursement of a portion of these costs above a contracted per-gallon amount is included in revenue. Aircraft rent expense decreased ($1.5 million) due to the purchase of four heavy aircraft previously under lease in 2010. There was an increase in aircraft depreciation ($0.9 million) due to additional aircraft added to the fleet in the prior year. Aircraft parts usage increased ($2.3 million), and other items increased, net ($0.2 million).
Our Oil and Gas segment’s operating income was $9.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $17.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Operating margins were 11% for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to 18% for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The decrease in Oil and Gas segment operating income and operating margin is due to the effects of the Deepwater Horizon incident and the new drilling permitting process mentioned above. The Oil and Gas segment revenues are primarily driven by contracted aircraft and flight hours. Costs are primarily fixed and are driven by the number of aircraft. The variable portion is driven by flight hours.
Air Medical — Air Medical segment revenues were $44.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $43.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $1.1 million. The increase was primarily due to increased revenue of $1.3 million related to hospital based contracts. Revenues for the independent provider programs decreased ($0.4 million) due to decreased transports. Total patient transports were 4,525 for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to 5,002 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of 477 transports.
Flight hours were 8,737 for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to 9,116 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The number of aircraft in the segment was 88 at June 30, 2011, compared to 85 at June 30, 2010. Since June 30, 2010, we added one medium aircraft related to a hospital contract. We also acquired one fixed wing aircraft.
Direct expense in our Air Medical segment was $38.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $38.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Aircraft fuel expense increased ($0.5 million) due to increased per-gallon fuel costs. Aircraft depreciation also increased ($0.2 million) due to additional aircraft added to the segment fleet. Other items decreased, net ($0.1 million).
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The $0.1 million decrease is primarily due to decreased employee costs ($0.1 million) in the Air Medical segment. Air Medical operations are headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, where we maintain significant separate facilities and administrative staff dedicated to this segment.
Our Air Medical segment’s operating income was $4.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Operating margins were 10% for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to 9% for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
Technical Services— Technical Services revenues were $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The $0.2 million decrease was a result of decreased customer activity compared to the prior year quarter. Direct expenses in our Technical Services segment were $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30,

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2010. Our Technical Services segment’s operating loss was $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to operating loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
Combined Operations
Revenues — Operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were $255.6 million, compared to $261.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $5.6 million. Oil and Gas operating revenues decreased $12.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, related primarily to decreased medium aircraft revenue due to a decrease in deepwater drilling rig support, related to the Deepwater Horizon incident and delays in the resumption of drilling due to the new regulatory drilling permitting process. There was also an increase in revenue of $2.1 million related to fuel charges due to an increase in fuel per-gallon cost. Total fuel cost is included in direct expense and reimbursement of a portion of these costs above a contracted per-gallon amount is included in revenue. Operating revenues in the Air Medical segment increased $5.9 million primarily due to increased hospital based contract revenues ($3.0 million) and increased revenues in the independent provider programs ($2.6 million) due to improved payor mix and rate increases.
Flight hours for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were 71,172 compared to 74,870 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Oil and Gas segment’s flight hours decreased 3,928 hours due to a decrease in deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Air Medical segment flight hours increased 153 hours for the six months ended June 30, 2010, primarily due to increased hospital based contract flight hours. Transports in the independent provider programs were 8,560 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to 8,975 transports for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
Other Income and Gains — Gain on dispositions of assets was $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to a gain of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. These amounts represent gains on sales of aircraft that no longer meet our strategic needs.
Other income was $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to less than $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
Direct Expenses — Direct operating expense was $228.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $220.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $8.4 million. This increase was primarily due to a $4.3 million credit recorded in the prior year related to termination of a warranty program for certain aircraft. We also experienced increases in fuel expense ($3.2 million) due to increased per-gallon fuel costs compared to the prior year, and aircraft depreciation ($1.9 million) due to additional aircraft added to the fleet. Aircraft parts usage also increased ($2.6 million). Aircraft rent decreased ($3.1 million) due to the purchase of four heavy aircraft off lease.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses — Selling, general and administrative expenses were $17.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $14.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The $2.9 million increase was primarily due to increased legal and accounting fees ($1.4 million). Of this amount, $1.0 million is due to expenses incurred in assessing a potential acquisition for which we were unsuccessful. Other increases included contract services ($0.6 million), promotional and printing expenses ($0.4 million), expense associated with the issuance of restricted stock units in 2010 ($0.7 million), and other items, net ($0.2 million).
Interest Expense — Interest expense was $13.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $8.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This increase is due to refinancing our $200 million 7.125% Senior Notes due 2013 with the $300 million 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018.

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Income Taxes — Income tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $1.3 million compared to income tax expense of $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The effective tax rate was 40% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.
Net Earnings — Our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $1.9 million compared to operating income of $11.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Loss per diluted share was $0.13 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.72 for the prior year period. We had 15.3 million common shares outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. Loss before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $3.2 million compared to earnings before income taxes of $18.5 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease in earnings before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the prior year period was primarily due to a decrease in Oil and Gas segment earnings of $14.5 million, an increase in interest expense of $5.6 million due to the refinancing of our $200 million 7.125% Senior Notes, and an increase in selling, general and administrative expense related to an increase in legal and accounting fees both due to a $1.0 million cost of diligence effort in an unsuccessful acquisition, and $0.7 million related to severance costs.
Segment Discussion
Oil and Gas — Oil and Gas segment revenues were $167.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $179.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $12.0 million. Flight hours were 54,250 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to 58,178 for the same period in 2010. The decrease in Oil and Gas revenues was related primarily to decreased medium aircraft flight hours and revenue due to decreased deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico related to the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010 and delays in the resumption of drilling due to the new regulatory drilling permit process.
Direct expense in our Oil and Gas segment was $149.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $146.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $3.3 million. Fuel expense increased ($2.6 million) as a result of increased per-gallon fuel costs. Total fuel cost is included in direct expense and reimbursement of a portion of these costs above a contracted per-gallon amount is included in revenue. Aircraft rent expense decreased ($3.1 million) due to the purchase of four heavy aircraft previously under lease in 2010. There was an increase in aircraft depreciation ($1.6 million) due to additional aircraft added to the fleet in the prior year. Aircraft parts usage also increased ($2.0 million), and other items increased, net ($0.2 million).
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily related to decreased employee compensation expense.
Our Oil and Gas segment’s operating income was $16.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $30.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The $14.4 million decrease was due to the decrease in revenues of $12.0 million and the increase in direct expenses of $3.3 million, offset by the decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. Operating margins were 10% for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to 17% for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The decrease in operating income and margin is primarily due to decreased medium aircraft revenue due to decreased deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico as discussed above. The Oil and Gas segment revenues are primarily driven by contracted aircraft and flight hours. Costs are primarily fixed and are driven by the number of aircraft, and a portion is variable which is driven by flight hours.
Air Medical — Air Medical segment revenues were $82.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $76.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of $5.9 million or 8%. Patient transports were 8,560 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to 8,975 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of 415 transports. Flight hours were 16,360 for the six months

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ended June 30, 2011, compared to 16,207 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This increase was due to the increase in hospital based contract flight hours.
Direct expense in our Air Medical segment was $75.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $70.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The $5.4 million increase is primarily due to increased aircraft warranty costs ($2.8 million) due to a $3.1 million credit recorded in segment direct expense in the first quarter of 2010. All new aircraft come with a manufacturer’s warranty that covers defective parts. The warranty we terminated was an additional warranty purchased from the manufacturer to cover replacement or refurbishment of aircraft parts on certain aircraft in accordance with manufacturer specifications. A monthly fee was paid to the manufacturer based on flight hours for the aircraft covered under this warranty. In return, the manufacturer provided replacement parts required for maintaining the aircraft. There were also increases in employee compensation expense ($0.5 million) primarily due to compensation rate increases, aircraft fuel expense ($0.5 million) due to increased per-gallon fuel costs, and aircraft parts usage ($0.6 million) and component repair costs ($0.6 million). Aircraft depreciation also increased ($0.3 million) due to additional aircraft added to the segment’s fleet. Other items increased, net ($0.1 million).
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The $0.5 million decrease was primarily due to decreased employee costs ($0.5 million).
Our Air Medical segment’s operating income was $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Operating margins were 7% and 6% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2010 includes a credit of $3.1 million related to the termination of a manufacturer’s warranty program. The increase in revenue and decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses contributed to the improved operating margin in the Air Medical segment.
Technical Services — Technical Services revenues were $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Direct expenses in our Technical Services segment were $3.9 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Our Technical Services segment’s operating income was $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Operating margins were 28% for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to 12% for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
Technical Services provides maintenance and repairs performed for our existing customers that own their aircraft. These services are generally labor intensive with higher operating margins as compared to other segments. In addition, the Technical Services segment conducts flight operations for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica, which are typically conducted in the first and fourth quarters each year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our ongoing liquidity requirements arise primarily from the funding of working capital needs, the purchase or leasing of aircraft, the maintenance and refurbishment of aircraft, improvement of facilities, and acquisition of equipment and inventory. Our principal sources of liquidity historically have been net cash provided by our operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility, senior notes, and the sale of non-voting common stock in 2005 and 2006. To the extent we do not use cash, short-term investments or borrowings to finance our aircraft acquisitions, we can typically enter into operating leases to fund these acquisitions.

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On September 23, 2010, we issued $300 million of 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 and have repurchased or redeemed all of our $200 million 7.125% Senior Notes due 2013. These transactions are discussed in Note 4 to our financial statements included in this report, and below under “Long Term Debt.”
We expect our existing cash and short-term investments, cash flow from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility will fund our cash requirements for the next twelve months.
Cash Flow
Our cash position was $2.9 million at June 30, 2011, compared to $3.6 million at December 31, 2010. Short-term investments were $89.8 million at June 30, 2011, compared to $150.1 million at December 31, 2010. Working capital was $169.8 million at June 30, 2011, compared to $268.8 million at December 31, 2010, a decrease of $99.0 million. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in short-term investments of $60.3 million and an increase in current liabilities of $40.9 million. The increase in current liabilities is due primarily to the other current liability amount of $45.8 million due November 1, 2011 incurred in connection with the contract to purchase six heavy transport aircraft, described in Note 3 to the financial statements, upon delivery of two baseline aircraft in June 2011, which are reflected in property and equipment — net, as of June 30, 2011. Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments were used primarily to purchase two aircraft off lease for $25.6 million, pay down a net $14.9 million on the revolver balance and pay $14.5 million in interest on the 8.625% Senior Notes.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $6.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $27.5 million for the same period in 2010, a decrease of $21.3 million. This decrease is primarily due to a $14.4 million decrease in Oil and Gas segment profit as previously discussed, and a $5.6 million increase in interest expense related to our 8.625% Senior Notes.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $7.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to a use of cash of $33.8 million for the same period in 2010. Purchases and sales of short-term investments provided a net $59.1 million in cash during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a net use of $1.0 million in the comparable prior year period. The increased net proceeds from short-term investments were used to reduce the revolving credit facility balance, purchase two heavy aircraft off lease, and pay interest due on our 8.625% Senior Notes. Capital expenditures were $44.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $33.9 million for the same period in 2010. Capital expenditures for 2011 included $41.8 million for aircraft purchases, upgrades, and refurbishments. Capital expenditures for 2010 included $28.4 million for aircraft purchases, upgrades, and refurbishments. Gross proceeds from aircraft dispositions were $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $1.2 million for the same period in 2010.
Financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2011 include only proceeds of and payments on the revolving credit facility. In 2011, we paid $14.9 million on the revolver balance, compared to borrowing $6.5 million, net on the revolver for the same period in 2010.
Long Term Debt
As of June 30, 2011, our total long-term debt was $316.2 million, consisting of our $300 million 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 and $16.2 million outstanding on our revolving credit facility.
Our senior secured credit facility provides a $75 million revolving credit facility maturing in September 2012. The interest rate is the prime rate plus 100 basis points. At June 30, 2011, we had $16.2 million in borrowings under the facility. During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, $16.2 million was the highest loan balance, with a weighted average balance of $2.4 million. During the same period for 2010, $38.2 million was the highest loan balance, with a weighted average balance of $31.8 million.

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On September 23, 2010, we issued $300 million of 8.625% Senior Notes that mature October 15, 2018. These Notes were offered and sold in private placements under the Securities Act. Net proceeds of $295.5 million were used to repurchase $189.5 million of our $200 million outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2013 pursuant to a tender offer and consent solicitation that also settled on September 23, 2010. The tender offer for the 7.125% Senior Notes included a tender premium and interest totaling $7.6 million. The remaining $10.5 million of 7.125% Senior Notes outstanding were redeemed October 25, 2010, at a redemption price of 103.563% of their face amount plus accrued interest.
For a description of our 8.625% Senior Notes and our senior secured revolving credit facility, see Note 4 to our financial statements included in this report.
After the repurchase and redemption of all of our outstanding $200 million 7.125% Senior Notes as described above, we had remaining net proceeds of approximately $82.0 million. We intend to use these proceeds for general corporate purposes, including the exercise of purchase options for aircraft currently leased, and for the purchase of aircraft related to our a contract with a major customer. For additional information regarding these anticipated aircraft acquisitions, see Note 3 to our financial statements included in this report. Pending these uses, we have invested the net proceeds in U.S. Government Agencies and investment grade securities as of June 30, 2011, reflected in short-term investments on our balance sheet. As a result of the issuance of our 8.625% Senior Notes and repurchase of our 7.125% Senior Notes, our annualized interest cost will increase by $11.6 million. We anticipate that over time this increased interest cost will be offset by reductions in lease expense from the exercise of purchase options for aircraft currently leased.

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Contractual Obligations
The table below sets out our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2011 related to our operating lease obligations, aircraft purchase commitments, revolving credit facility, and the 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018. The operating leases are not recorded as liabilities on our balance sheet. Each contractual obligation included in the table contains various terms, conditions, and covenants that, if violated, accelerate the payment of that obligation. We were in compliance with the covenants applicable to these contractual obligations as of June 30, 2011, and expect to remain in compliance through the year ending December 31, 2011. As of June 30, 2011, we leased 19 aircraft included in the lease obligations below.
                                                         
            Payment Due by Year  
                                                    Beyond  
    Total     2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2015  
    (Thousands of dollars)  
Aircraft purchase commitments (1)
  $ 185,136     $ 72,556     $ 112,580     $     $     $     $  
 
                                                       
Aircraft lease obligations (2)
    138,111       12,014       24,457       24,823       24,822       24,545       27,450  
 
                                                       
Other lease obligations
    15,309       1,673       2,461       1,858       1,563       1,483       6,271  
 
                                                       
Other current liabilities (1)
    45,800       45,800                                
 
                                                       
Long-term debt
    316,189             16,189                         300,000  
 
                                                       
Senior notes interest
    181,126       12,938       25,875       25,875       25,875       25,875       64,688  
 
                                                       
 
                                         
 
  $ 881,671     $ 144,981     $ 181,562     $ 52,556     $ 52,260     $ 51,903     $ 398,409  
 
                                         
 
(1)   For information about these aircraft purchase commitments and other current liabilities, see footnote 3 to the financial statements in this report.
 
(2)   On July 5, 2011, we purchased one medium aircraft pursuant to a purchase option in the lease contract. The total purchase price was $6.9 million and was funded with our revolving credit facility. The future lease obligation amount included in the table above related to this aircraft was $4.6 million.
As of June 30, 2011, we had options to purchase aircraft under lease becoming exercisable in 2011 through 2014 for the following aggregate purchase prices, respectively: $27.7 million, (of which one aircraft was purchased on July 5, 2011 for $6.9 million), $51.0 million, $38.8 million and $114.4 million. Subject to market conditions, we intend to exercise these options as they become exercisable, and intend to finance some of these acquisition costs with the net proceeds of our 8.625% Senior Notes. On July 5, 2011, we exercised an option to acquire one medium aircraft for $6.9 million, funded with our revolving credit facility.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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fair market value of our 8.625% Senior Notes will vary as changes occur to general market interest rates, the remaining maturity of the notes, and our credit worthiness. At June 30, 2011, the market value of the notes was approximately $296.3 million, based on quoted market indications.
Market risk is the risk of changes in the value of financial instruments, or in future net income or cash flows, in response to changing market conditions. The Company holds financial instruments that are exposed to the following significant market risks: the interest rate risk associated with the Company’s investments in money market funds, U.S. Government Agencies, commercial paper, and corporate bonds and notes. See Note 8 to the financial statements for details regarding our short-term investments.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company’s management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For information regarding legal proceedings, see “Legal Matters” in Note 3 to our financial statements included in this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1. A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1.A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 includes a discussion of our risk factors. Except as described below, there have been no significant changes to our risk factors.
We must obtain additional financing in order to fund our aircraft purchase and other obligations.
As of June 30, 2011, we had obligations related to aircraft purchase commitments totaling approximately $231.0 million due in 2011 and 2012, along with other significant contractual obligations as described in this report. As of June 30, 2011, we had approximately $92.6 million in cash and short-term investments and $58.8 million available under our $75.0 million revolving credit facility. We intend to seek to obtain operating leases and/or additional debt financing to fund these obligations. We have no current commitments or arrangements with respect to such financing, and no assurances can be given that such financing will be available to us on acceptable terms. Our inability to obtain such financing could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
Item 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 5(a). On August 2, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of PHI granted one-time cash bonus awards totaling $491,480 to certain executives and senior managers of the Company including the following:
                 
            Amount of
Name of Executive Officer   Title   Award
Al A. Gonsoulin
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   $ 111,451  
Lance F. Bospflug
  President and Chief Operating Officer   $ 92,962  
Michael J. McCann
  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary   $ 29,479  
Richard A. Rovinelli
  Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Human Resources   $ 27,478  
The awards were in an amount equal to the reduction imposed under the terms of the Annual Incentive Plan, as discussed in our Information Statement filed April 15, 2011. The Compensation Committee concluded the awards were warranted due to the individuals’ strong performance during 2010 under challenging operational circumstances.

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Item 6. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits
  3.1    (i)   Composite Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 7, 2008).
 
           (ii)   Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed December 18, 2007).
  4.1   Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 by and among PHI, Inc., Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. (formerly Evangeline Airmotive, Inc.), and International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2008).
 
  4.2   First Amendment dated as of August 5, 2009 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 by and among PHI, Inc., Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. (formerly Evangeline Airmotive, Inc.), and International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2009).
 
  4.3   Second Amendment dated September 13, 2010 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated March 31, 2008 by and among PHI, Inc., Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. and International Helicopter Transport, Inc., and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 8, 2010).
 
  4.4   Indenture dated as of September 23, 2010 by and among PHI, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2010).
 
  4.5   Form of 8.625% Senior Note due 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2010).
 
  31.1   Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
 
  31.2   Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Michael J. McCann, Chief Financial Officer.
 
  32.1   Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
 
  32.2   Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Michael J. McCann, Chief Financial Officer.
 
  101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
 
  101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
 
  101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
 
  101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
 
  101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
 
  101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
         
  PHI, Inc.
 
 
August 3, 2011  By:   /s/ Al A. Gonsoulin    
  Al A. Gonsoulin   
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     
August 3, 2011  By:   /s/ Michael J. McCann    
  Michael J. McCann   
  Chief Financial Officer   
 

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