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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, 2013
or

o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from        to       
Commission file number 000-49728
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
87-0617894
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York
 
11101
(Address of principal executive offices) 
 
 (Zip Code)
(718) 286-7900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes o No
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 Regulation 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). þ Yes o No
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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
 
 
 
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
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
As of July 31, 2013, there were 282,326,947 shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $.01.
 


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JetBlue Airways Corporation
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
 
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 EX-32
 
 EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
 
 EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
 
 EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
 
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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except share data)
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
(unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
333

 
$
182

Investment securities
534

 
549

Receivables, less allowance
160

 
106

Prepaid expenses and other
298

 
263

Total current assets
1,325

 
1,100

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
 
 
Flight equipment
5,388

 
5,168

Predelivery deposits for flight equipment
335

 
338

 
5,723

 
5,506

Less accumulated depreciation
1,086

 
995

 
4,637

 
4,511

Other property and equipment
615

 
585

Less accumulated depreciation
234

 
221

 
381

 
364

Assets constructed for others
561

 
561

Less accumulated depreciation
105

 
93

 
456

 
468

Total property and equipment
5,474

 
5,343

OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
Investment securities
76

 
136

Restricted cash
50

 
51

Other
443

 
440

Total other assets
569

 
627

TOTAL ASSETS
$
7,368

 
$
7,070

 
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except share data)
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
(unaudited)
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
176

 
$
153

Air traffic liability
902

 
693

Accrued salaries, wages and benefits
146

 
172

Other accrued liabilities
251

 
196

Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases
647

 
394

Total current liabilities
2,122

 
1,608

LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS
2,173

 
2,457

CONSTRUCTION OBLIGATION
508

 
514

DEFERRED TAXES AND OTHER LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes
512

 
481

Other
121

 
122

 
633

 
603

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized, 333,202,624 and 330,589,532 shares issued and 282,326,947 and 281,007,806 shares outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively
3

 
3

Treasury stock, at cost; 50,875,677 and 49,581,726 shares at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively
(42
)
 
(35
)
Additional paid-in capital
1,504

 
1,495

Retained earnings
483

 
433

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(16
)
 
(8
)
Total stockholders’ equity
1,932

 
1,888

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$
7,368

 
$
7,070




See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Passenger
$
1,222

 
$
1,171

 
$
2,408

 
$
2,267

Other
113

 
106

 
226

 
213

Total operating revenues
1,335

 
1,277

 
2,634

 
2,480

OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
465

 
450

 
932

 
883

Salaries, wages and benefits
279

 
265

 
559

 
520

Landing fees and other rents
80

 
72

 
150

 
138

Depreciation and amortization
71

 
63

 
139

 
124

Aircraft rent
33

 
33

 
65

 
66

Sales and marketing
53

 
54

 
103

 
101

Maintenance materials and repairs
111

 
85

 
225

 
173

Other operating expenses
141

 
125

 
300

 
256

Total operating expenses
1,233

 
1,147

 
2,473

 
2,261

OPERATING INCOME
102

 
130

 
161

 
219

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(42
)
 
(44
)
 
(83
)
 
(89
)
Capitalized interest
4

 
2

 
7

 
4

Interest income and other
(4
)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
1

Total other expense
(42
)
 
(44
)
 
(78
)
 
(84
)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
60

 
86

 
83

 
135

Income tax expense
24

 
34

 
33

 
53

NET INCOME
$
36

 
$
52

 
$
50

 
$
82

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.13

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.29

Diluted
$
0.11

 
$
0.16

 
$
0.16

 
$
0.25




See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited, in millions)

Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
NET INCOME
$
36

 
$
52

 
$
50

 
$
82

Changes in fair value of derivative instruments, net of reclassifications into earnings
(13
)
 
(32
)
 
(13
)
 
(12
)
Tax effect
5

 
12

 
5

 
4

Total other comprehensive loss
(8
)
 
(20
)
 
(8
)
 
(8
)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
$
28

 
$
32


$
42

 
$
74


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in millions)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income
$
50

 
$
82

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes
31

 
50

Depreciation
123

 
112

Amortization
23

 
18

Stock-based compensation
6

 
7

(Gain) loss on sale of assets, debt extinguishment, and customer contract termination
4

 
(20
)
Collateral (paid) returned for derivative instruments
2

 
(9
)
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities
164

 
239

Other, net
(1
)
 
11

Net cash provided by operating activities
402

 
490

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(267
)
 
(314
)
Predelivery deposits for flight equipment
(10
)
 
(32
)
Proceeds from the sale and disposition of assets
8

 
46

Purchase of available-for-sale securities
(290
)
 
(210
)
Sale of available-for-sale securities
309

 
243

Purchase of held-to-maturity investments
(110
)
 
(207
)
Proceeds from the maturities of held-to-maturity investments
162

 
200

Other, net
(3
)
 
11

Net cash used in investing activities
(201
)
 
(263
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Proceeds from:
 
 
 
Issuance of common stock
4

 
6

Issuance of long-term debt
163

 
108

    Short-term borrowings and lines of credit
190

 

Repayment of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
(199
)
 
(266
)
Repayment of short-term borrowings and lines of credit
(190
)
 
(88
)
Other, net
(18
)
 
(8
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(50
)
 
(248
)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
151

 
(21
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
182

 
673

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
333

 
$
652



See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
June 30, 2013

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of JetBlue Airways Corporation, or JetBlue, and our subsidiaries, collectively “we” or the “Company”, with all intercompany transactions and balances having been eliminated. These condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with our 2012 audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, or our 2012 Form 10-K.
These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by us following the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), and, in our opinion, reflect all adjustments including normal recurring items which are necessary to present fairly the results for interim periods. Our revenues are recorded net of excise and other related taxes in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations; however, we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 , we recorded $4 million of  maintenance expense and $2 million in other operating expenses that should have been recorded in prior years. Operating results for the periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.
Investment securities
Investment securities consist of available-for-sale investment securities and held-to-maturity investment securities. When sold, we use a specific identification method to determine the cost of the securities.
Held-to-maturity investment securities. The contractual maturities of the corporate bonds we held as of June 30, 2013 were no greater than 24 months. We did not record any significant gains or losses on these securities during the three or six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 . The estimated fair value of these investments approximated their carrying value as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 .
The carrying values of investment securities consisted of the following at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in millions):
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Available-for-sale securities
 
 
 
Time deposits
$
70

 
$
65

Treasury bills

 
68

Commercial paper
186

 
142

 
256

 
275

Held-to-maturity securities
 
 
 
Corporate bonds
257

 
313

Government bonds
40

 
40

Time deposits
57

 
57

 
354

 
410

Total
$
610

 
$
685




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Loyalty Program
In June 2013, we modified our loyalty program, TrueBlue, so points earned by members never expire. Our estimate for points breakage, or the points we expect will go unused, has been reduced resulting in a $5 million reduction in revenue and corresponding increase in air traffic liability.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, amending the Balance Sheet topic of the Codification. This update enhances the disclosure requirements regarding offsetting assets and liabilities. ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. These amendments are effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, amending the Comprehensive Income topic of the Codification. This update amends the requirement to present either on the face of the statement of operations or in the notes, the effects of significant net income line items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, the Company is required to cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 became effective for the our annual and interim periods beginning January 1, 2013. The required disclosures are included in Note 4.

NOTE 2 — SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
During the six months ended June 30, 2013 , 2.0 million restricted stock units vested under the 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan and the Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.
     
NOTE 3 — LONG TERM DEBT, SHORT TERM BORROWINGS, AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS
Short Term Borrowings
CitiBank Line of Credit. On April 23, 2013, we entered into a Credit and Guaranty Agreement that consists of a $350 million revolving credit and letter of credit facility with Citibank, N.A. as the administrative agent which terminates in 2016 . Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR, plus a margin. The Credit Facility is secured by take-off and landing slots at John F. Kennedy International Airport, or JFK, Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and certain other assets. As of June 30, 2013 , we did not have an outstanding balance under any of our credit facilities.
GOAA Bonds. In April 2013, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority issued $42 million special purpose airport facility revenue bonds to refund bonds issued in 2005. The proceeds from the refunded bonds were loaned to us and we recorded the issuance of $43 million , net of $1 million premium, as long term debt on our consolidated balance sheet.
Other Indebtedness
During the six months ended June 30, 2013 , we issued $120 million , net of discount, in fixed rate equipment notes due through 2025, which are secured by five aircraft.
Aircraft, engines and other equipment and facilities having a net book value of $3.59 billion at June 30, 2013 have been pledged as security under various loan agreements. As of June 30, 2013 , we owned 15 unencumbered Airbus A320 aircraft, one E190 aircraft, and nine spare engines.
Our outstanding long-term debt and capital lease obligations were reduced by $152 million as a result of scheduled principal payments made during the six months ended June 30, 2013 .
At June 30, 2013 , the weighted average interest rate of all of our long-term debt was 4.5% and scheduled maturities were $251 million for the remainder of 2013 , $578 million in 2014 , $267 million in 2015, $464 million in 2016, $191 million in 2017 and $1.07 billion thereafter.

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The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our long-term debt at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in millions):
 
 
June 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
Carrying Value
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Estimated Fair Value
Public Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate enhanced equipment notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Class G-1, due through 2016
 
$
155

 
$
150

 
$
173

 
$
164

    Class G-2, due 2014 and 2016
 
373

 
354

 
373

 
351

    Class B-1, due 2014
 
49

 
48

 
49

 
48

Fixed rate special facility bonds, due through 2036
 
78

 
73

 
82

 
82

6.75% convertible debentures due in 2039
 
162

 
237

 
162

 
225

5.5% convertible debentures due in 2038
 
123

 
186

 
123

 
173

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Public Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate equipment notes, due through 2025
 
752

 
750

 
816

 
776

Fixed rate equipment notes, due through 2026
 
1,018

 
1,109

 
960

 
1,050

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
2,710

 
$
2,907

 
$
2,738

 
$
2,869

The estimated fair values of our publicly held long-term debt are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of our enhanced equipment notes and our special facility bonds were based on quoted market prices in markets that are traded with low volumes. The fair value of our convertible debentures was based upon other observable market inputs since they are not actively traded. The fair value of our non-public debt was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on our borrowing rates for instruments with similar terms and therefore classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
We utilize a policy provider to provide credit support on the Class G-1 and Class G-2 certificates. The policy provider has unconditionally guaranteed the payment of interest on the certificates when due and the payment of principal on the certificates no later than 18 months after the final expected regular distribution date. The policy provider is MBIA Insurance Corporation (a subsidiary of MBIA, Inc.).

NOTE 4 — ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Comprehensive income includes changes in fair value of our aircraft fuel derivatives and interest rate swap agreements, which qualify for hedge accounting. A rollforward of the amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 is as follows (in millions):
 
Aircraft Fuel
Derivatives (1)
 
Interest Rate
Swaps (2)
 
Total
Beginning accumulated losses, at March 31, 2013
$
(3
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(8
)
Reclassifications into earnings (net of $2 of taxes)
2

 
1

 
3

Change in fair value (net of $7 of taxes)
(11
)
 

 
(11
)
Ending accumulated losses, at June 30, 2013
$
(12
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(16
)

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Aircraft Fuel
Derivatives (1)
 
Interest Rate
Swaps (2)
 
Total
Beginning accumulated losses, at December 31, 2012
$
(1
)
 
$
(7
)
 
$
(8
)
Reclassifications into earnings (net of $3 of taxes)
2

 
3

 
5

Change in fair value (net of $8 of taxes)
(13
)
 

 
(13
)
Ending accumulated losses, at June 30, 2013
$
(12
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(16
)
__________________________
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Reclassified to aircraft fuel expense
 
 
 
 
 
(2) Reclassified to interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
NOTE 5 — EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table shows how we computed basic and diluted earnings per common share (dollars in millions; share data in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Numerator
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
36

 
$
52

 
$
50

 
$
82

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on convertible debt, net of income taxes and profit sharing
3

 
3

 
5

 
5

Net income applicable to common stockholders after assumed conversions for diluted earnings per share
$
39

 
$
55

 
$
55

 
$
87

Denominator
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share
280,621

 
282,494

 
280,194

 
281,850

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employee stock options
1,798

 
717

 
1,730

 
880

Convertible debt
60,574

 
60,575

 
60,574

 
60,575

Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding and assumed conversions for diluted earnings per share
342,993

 
343,786

 
342,498

 
343,305

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Shares excluded from EPS calculation (in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options or vesting of restricted stock units as assumed exercise would be antidilutive
13.5

 
20.5

 
15.5

 
22.0

As of June 30, 2013 , a total of approximately 1.4 million shares of our common stock, which were lent to our share borrower pursuant to the terms of our share lending agreement, as described more fully in Note 2 to our 2012 Form 10-K, were issued and outstanding for corporate law purposes. Holders of the borrowed shares have all the rights of a holder of our common stock. However, because the share borrower must return all borrowed shares to us (or identical shares or, in certain circumstances of default by the counterparty, the cash value thereof), the borrowed shares are not considered outstanding for the purpose of computing and reporting basic or diluted earnings per share. The fair value of similar common shares not subject to our share lending arrangement, based upon our closing stock price at June 30, 2013 , was approximately $9 million .

NOTE 6 — EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN
We sponsor a retirement savings 401(k) defined contribution plan, or the Plan, covering all of our employees. In addition to matching employee contributions of up to 5% of eligible wages, the Plan also includes a discretionary contribution of 5% of eligible non-management wages referred to as Retirement Plus . Our non-management employees are also eligible to receive profit sharing, calculated as 15% of adjusted pre-tax income reduced by the Retirement Plus contributions. Certain of our FAA-licensed employees receive an additional contribution of 3% of eligible compensation, which we refer to as Retirement Advantage. Total 401(k) company match, Retirement Plus, profit sharing, and Retirement Advantage expensed for the three

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months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $20 million  and $23 million , respectively. Total expensed for the Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $41 million and $40 million , respectively.

NOTE 7 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
As of June 30, 2013 , including the effects of amendments to our EMBRAER purchase agreement in the second quarter of 2013, our firm aircraft orders consisted of 14 Airbus A320 aircraft, 30 Airbus A321 aircraft, 40 Airbus A320 new engine option (A320neo) aircraft, 25 EMBRAER 190 aircraft and 10 spare engines scheduled for delivery through 2021 . Committed expenditures for these aircraft, including the related flight equipment and estimated amounts for contractual price escalations and predelivery deposits, were approximately $185 million for the remainder of 2013 , $525 million in 2014 , $745 million in 2015 , $765 million in 2016 , $575 million in 2017 and $2.04 billion thereafter.
In March 2013, we extended the lease terms for our Terminal at JFK. The lease extension incorporates a long term lease for the approximately 19 acres of former Terminal 6, property and provides for the construction of a new international arrivals facility to be adjoined to our existing Terminal 5 facility, the T5i Project. The term of this lease extension extends through 2042, with an option to terminate early in 2033. JetBlue is self-funding the estimated $175 million construction cost of this facility, which is expected to be completed in early 2015. Through June 30, 2013 , total costs incurred for the T5i Project were $42 million .
As of June 30, 2013 , we had approximately $31 million in assets that serve as collateral for letters of credit related to certain of our leases, which are included in restricted cash, and expire at the end of the related lease terms. Additionally, we had $19 million pledged related to our workers compensation insurance policies and other business partner agreements, which will expire according to the terms of the related policies or agreements.
Environmental Liability
In 2012, during performance of environmental testing required in connection with the demolition of the existing passenger terminal buildings and closure of the defunct hydrant fuel systems on the Terminal 6 site at JFK, the presence of light non-aqueous phase petroleum liquid was discovered in certain subsurface monitoring wells on the property. Our lease with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), provides that, under certain circumstances, we may be responsible for investigating, delineating, and remediating such subsurface contamination, even if we are not necessarily the party that caused its release. We have engaged environmental consultants and legal counsel to assess the extent of the contamination and assist us in determining whether we are responsible for taking steps to remediate it. A preliminary estimate indicates costs of remediation could range from less than $1 million up to approximately $3 million . As of June 30, 2013 , we have accrued $2 million for current estimates of remediation costs. However, as with any environmental contamination, there is the possibility this contamination could be more extensive than estimated at this early stage. We have a pollution insurance policy that protects us against these types of environmental liabilities, which we expect will mitigate some of our exposure in this matter.
Based upon information currently known to us, we do not expect these environmental proceedings to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, it is not possible to predict with certainty the impact on us of future environmental compliance requirements or the costs of resolving the matter, in part because the scope of the remediation that may be required is not certain and environmental laws and regulations are subject to modification and changes in interpretation.
Legal Matters
Occasionally, we are involved in various claims, lawsuits, regulatory examinations, investigations and other legal matters arising, for the most part, in the ordinary course of business.  The outcome of litigation and other legal matters is always uncertain.  The Company believes that it has valid defenses to the legal matters currently pending against it, is defending itself vigorously and has recorded accruals determined in accordance with GAAP, where appropriate.  In making a determination regarding accruals, using available information, we evaluate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome in legal or regulatory proceedings to which we are a party to and record a loss contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These judgments are subjective, based on the status of such legal or regulatory proceedings, the merits of our defenses and consultation with legal counsel. Actual outcomes of these legal and regulatory proceedings may materially differ from our current estimates. It is possible that resolution of one or more of the legal matters currently pending or threatened could result in losses material to our consolidated results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.
To date, none of these types of litigation matters, most of which are typically covered by insurance, has had a material impact on our operations or financial condition. We have insured and continue to insure against most of these types of claims. A judgment on any claim not covered by, or in excess of, our insurance coverage could materially adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

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DOT tarmac delay. As described more fully in our 2012 Form 10-K, the Department of Transportation (DOT), is currently investigating our diversion of five flights to Hartford, CT's Bradley International Airport, (Bradley), in October 2011 due to winter weather and the failure of major navigational equipment at New York City (NYC), area airports.  Once on the ground, these five aircraft were each held on the tarmac in excess of three hours with customers and crew on board, a time limit which is beyond the limits proscribed by the DOT's Tarmac Delay Rule. As a result, the FAA has the statutory authority in this matter to assess monetary penalties against JetBlue of approximately $15 million .  Due to the circumstances surrounding the October 2011 day in question, including the unexpected weather conditions, the condition of NYC area airports as well as of Bradley, and the overall air traffic conditions on that day, as well as the discretion granted to the DOT by the regulation, we are unable to determine whether a fine will be assessed, and if so, the amount of such fine. We have issued compensation to the impacted customers in accordance with our Customer Bill of Rights, and are fully complying with all requests made by the DOT in the course of the investigation. We do not know when a final determination by the DOT will be made.
Employment Agreement Dispute. In or around March 2010, attorneys representing a group of current and former pilots (the “Claimants”) filed a Request for Mediation with the American Arbitration Association concerning a dispute over the interpretation of a provision of their individual JetBlue Airways Corporation Employment Agreement for Pilots (“Employment Agreement”).  In their Fourth Amended Arbitration Demand, dated June 8, 2012, Claimants ( 972 pilots) alleged that JetBlue breached the base salary provision of the Employment Agreement and sought back pay and related damages for pay adjustments that occurred in each of 2002, 2007 and 2009. The Claimants also asserted that JetBlue had violated numerous New York state labor laws. In July 2012, in response to JetBlue's partial motion to dismiss, the Claimants withdrew the 2002 claims. Following an arbitration hearing on the remaining claims, in May 2013, the arbitrator issued an interim decision on the contractual provisions of the Employment Agreement. In 2007, all pilots received market rate pay adjustments.  The arbitrator determined that a 26.7% base pay rate increase provided to certain pilots during 2007 triggered the base salary provision of the Employment Agreement.  The 2009 claims and all New York state labor law claims were dismissed.  The parties started the damages phase of the arbitration in June of 2013.  Many variables remain undetermined, including the number eligible Claimants and what elements of pay, if any, could be included in any damages calculation award.  In June 2013, we filed a motion that we believe will significantly limit the number of pilots with valid claims as well as the scope of damages.
To date, the Claimants have not specified the amount of damages they are seeking. Pilot salaries currently represent approximately 40% of our total consolidated salaries and wages; therefore, a damages judgment determination in the Claimants' favor could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, liquidity and/or financial condition While we believe that our defenses support a finding of no damages, we have accrued $3 million associated with a portion of this dispute which is probable and estimable. Due to the many variables yet to be determined, we are currently unable to estimate a range of possible loss beyond the amount we have accrued. The outcome of any arbitration is inherently uncertain and any judgment may differ materially.

  
NOTE 8 —FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
As part of our risk management techniques, we periodically purchase over the counter energy derivative instruments and enter into fixed forward price agreements, or FFPs, to manage our exposure to the effect of changes in the price of aircraft fuel. Prices for the underlying commodities have historically been highly correlated to aircraft fuel, making derivatives of them effective at providing short-term protection against sharp increases in average fuel prices. We also periodically enter into jet fuel basis swaps for the differential between heating oil and jet fuel, to further limit the variability in fuel prices at various locations.
To manage the variability of the cash flows associated with our variable rate debt, we have also entered into interest rate swaps. We do not hold or issue any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
Aircraft fuel derivatives : We attempt to obtain cash flow hedge accounting treatment for each aircraft fuel derivative that we enter into. This treatment is provided for under the Derivatives and Hedging topic of the Codification which allows for gains and losses on the effective portion of qualifying hedges to be deferred until the underlying planned jet fuel consumption occurs, rather than recognizing the gains and losses on these instruments into earnings during each period they are outstanding. The effective portion of realized aircraft fuel hedging derivative gains and losses is recognized in aircraft fuel expense in the period the underlying fuel is consumed.
Ineffectiveness results, in certain circumstances, when the change in the total fair value of the derivative instrument differs from the change in the value of our expected future cash outlays for the purchase of aircraft fuel and is recognized immediately in interest income and other. Likewise, if a hedge does not qualify for hedge accounting, the periodic changes in its fair value are recognized in the period of the change in interest income and other. When aircraft fuel is consumed and the related

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derivative contract settles, any gain or loss previously recorded in other comprehensive income is recognized in aircraft fuel expense. All cash flows related to our fuel hedging derivatives are classified as operating cash flows.
Our current approach to fuel hedging is to enter into hedges on a discretionary basis without a specific target of hedge percentage needs. We view our hedge portfolio as a form of insurance to help mitigate the impact of price volatility and protect us against severe spikes in oil prices, when possible.
The following table illustrates the approximate hedged percentages of our projected fuel usage by quarter as of June 30, 2013 related to our outstanding fuel hedging contracts that were designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes.
 
Jet fuel swap
agreements
 
Jet fuel cap
agreements
 
Total
Third Quarter 2013
18
%
 
8
%
 
26
%
Fourth Quarter 2013
19
%
 
8
%
 
27
%
First Quarter 2014
7
%
 

 
7
%
Second Quarter 2014
7
%
 

 
7
%
Third Quarter 2014
2
%
 

 
2
%
Fourth Quarter 2014
2
%
 

 
2
%
During 2013, we also entered into additional basis swap transactions to be settled later in 2013, which are not designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes and as a result are marked to market in earnings each period. As of June 30, 2013 , the fair value recorded for these contracts was a net liability of approximately $3 million . Additionally, we enter into FFPs which allow us to lock in the price of fuel for specified quantities and at specified locations in future periods. Of our remaining projected 2013 fuel requirements, 13% were managed with FFPs at June 30, 2013 .
As of June 30, 2013 , we determined certain of our derivatives no longer qualified for hedge accounting. As such, we prospectively discontinued the application of hedge accounting for the remaining portion of our outstanding Brent crude oil agreements. Any incremental increase or decrease in the value of these contracts will be recognized in interest income and other in each period during 2013 until the contracts settle.
      Interest rate swaps : The interest rate hedges we had outstanding as of June 30, 2013 effectively swap floating rate for fixed rate, taking advantage of lower borrowing rates in existence at the time of the hedge transaction as compared to the date our original debt instruments were executed. As of June 30, 2013 , we had $344 million in notional debt outstanding related to these swaps, which cover certain interest payments through August 2016. The notional amount decreases over time to match scheduled repayments of the related debt.
All of our outstanding interest rate swap contracts qualify as cash flow hedges in accordance with the Derivatives and Hedging topic of the Codification. Since all of the critical terms of our swap agreements match the debt to which they pertain, there was no ineffectiveness relating to these interest rate swaps in 2013 or 2012 , and all related unrealized losses were deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss. We recognized approximately $5 million in additional interest expense as the related interest payments were made in each of the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 .
The table below reflects quantitative information related to our derivative instruments and where these amounts are recorded in our financial statements (dollar amounts in millions):
 
As of
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Fuel derivatives
 
 
 
Liability fair value recorded in other accrued liabilities (1)
$
18

 
$
1

Liability fair value recorded in other long term liabilities (1)
1

 

Longest remaining term (months)
18

 
9

Hedged volume (barrels, in thousands)
2,828

 
675

Estimated amount of existing losses expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months
(19
)
 
(1
)
Interest rate derivatives
 
 
 
Liability fair value recorded in other long term liabilities (2)
7

 
12

Estimated amount of existing losses expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months
(4
)
 
(9
)

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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Fuel derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedge effectiveness gains (losses) recognized in aircraft fuel expense
$
(4
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
8

Losses on derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting recognized in other expense
(2
)
 
(4
)
 
(2
)
 
(3
)
Hedge losses on derivatives recognized in comprehensive income
(18
)
 
(35
)
 
(21
)
 
(6
)
Percentage of actual consumption economically hedged
17
%
 
27
%
 
13
%
 
34
%
Interest rate derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedge losses on derivatives recognized in comprehensive income

 
(1
)
 

 
(2
)
Hedge losses on derivatives recognized in interest expense
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(5
)
 
(5
)
____________________________
(1)
Gross asset or liability of each contract prior to consideration of offsetting positions with each counterparty.
(2)
Gross liability, prior to impact of collateral posted.

Any outstanding derivative instrument exposes us to credit loss in connection with our fuel contracts in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the agreements, but we do not expect that any of our seven counterparties will fail to meet their obligations. The amount of such credit exposure is generally the fair value of our outstanding contracts for which we are in a receivable position. To manage credit risks, we select counterparties based on credit assessments, limit our overall exposure to any single counterparty and monitor the market position with each counterparty. Some of our agreements require cash deposits from either counterparty if market risk exposure exceeds a specified threshold amount.
We have master netting arrangements with our counterparties allowing us the right of offset to mitigate credit risk in derivative transactions. The financial derivative instrument agreements we have with our counterparties may require us to fund all, or a portion of, outstanding loss positions related to these contracts prior to their scheduled maturities. The amount of collateral posted, if any, is periodically adjusted based on the fair value of the hedge contracts. Our policy is to offset the liabilities represented by these contracts with any cash collateral paid to the counterparties. The impact of offsetting derivative instruments is depicted below (dollar amounts in millions):
 
Gross Amount of
Recognized
 
Gross Amount of
Cash Collateral
 
Net Amount Presented
in Balance Sheet
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
  Offset
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
As of June 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel derivatives
$

 
$
19

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
15

Interest rate derivatives

 
7

 
7

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel derivatives

 
1

 

 

 
1

Interest rate derivatives

 
12

 
12

 

 



NOTE 9 —FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Under the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the Codification, disclosures are required about how fair value is determined for assets and liabilities and a hierarchy for which these assets and liabilities must be grouped is established, based on significant levels of inputs as follows:
Level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

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Level 2 quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability; or
Level 3 unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, such as discounted cash flow models or valuations.
The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following is a listing of our assets and liabilities required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis and where they are classified within the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in millions).
 
As of June 30, 2013
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents
$
153

 
$

 
$

 
$
153

Available-for-sale investment securities

 
256

 

 
256

 
$
153

 
$
256

 
$

 
$
409

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aircraft fuel derivatives
$

 
$
19

 
$

 
$
19

Interest rate swap

 
7

 

 
7

 
$

 
$
26

 
$

 
$
26


 
As of December 31, 2012
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents
$
84

 
$

 
$

 
$
84

Restricted cash
4

 

 

 
4

Available-for-sale investment securities
68

 
207

 

 
275

 
$
156

 
$
207

 
$

 
$
363

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aircraft fuel derivatives
$

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
1

Interest rate swap

 
12

 

 
12

 
$

 
$
13

 
$

 
$
13

Refer to Note 3 for fair value information related to our outstanding debt obligations as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 .
Cash equivalents: Our cash equivalents include money market securities and commercial paper which are readily convertible into cash with maturities of 90 days or less when purchased, all of which are considered to be highly liquid and easily tradable. These securities are valued using inputs observable in active markets for identical securities and are therefore classified as Level 1 within our fair value hierarchy.
Available-for-sale investment securities: Included in our available-for-sale investment securities are certificates of deposit and commercial paper with original maturities greater than 90 days but less than one year. The fair values of these instruments are based on observable inputs in non-active markets; which are therefore classified as Level 2 in the hierarchy. The fair value of treasury bills are based on actively traded quoted market prices and are therefore classified as Level 1 in the hierarchy. We did not record any significant gains or losses on these securities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 .
Aircraft fuel derivatives: Our aircraft fuel derivatives include jet fuel swaps, crude oil collars, and jet fuel caps which are not traded on public exchanges. Their fair values are determined using a market approach based on inputs that are readily available from public markets for commodities and energy trading activities; therefore, they are classified as Level 2 inputs. The data inputs are combined into quantitative models and processes to generate forward curves and volatilities related to the specific terms of the underlying hedge contracts.
Interest rate swaps:     The fair values of our interest rate swaps are based on inputs received from the related counterparty, which are based on observable inputs for active swap indications in quoted markets for similar terms. The fair values of these instruments are based on observable inputs in non-active markets which are therefore classified as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview
Second Quarter 2013 Highlights & Outlook
We reported our thirteenth consecutive quarter of net income.
We generated $402 million in cash from operations while strengthening our balance sheet by making scheduled debt and capital lease payments of $152 million , ending the quarter with unrestricted cash and short term investments of $867 million .
We commenced service to three new cities during the second quarter of 2013.
We were awarded our ninth consecutive J.D. Power and Associates award in airline customer satisfaction among low-cost carriers.
We announced the end of points expiration so that TrueBlue members will never lose their points.
We added one new airline partnership and expanded current partnerships offerings to include bilateral codesharing. As of June 30, 2013, we had 24 airline partnerships.
We invested in five new EMBRAER 190 aircraft, four of which were debt financed.
We continue to deliver a unique JetBlue Experience to our customers with the superior service they have come to expect from us which we believe drives a price premium in many of our key markets. We believe our continued focus on financial discipline, product innovation and network enhancements, combined with our service excellence, will drive our future success and returns for our shareholders.
Strengthening of our Balance Sheet
We ended the quarter with unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at approximately 17% of trailing twelve months revenue. Throughout the quarter, we paid off debt on four aircraft bringing our total unencumbered aircraft to 16 as of June 30, 2013 and reduced our overall debt balance by $6 million.
New Service
As part of our ongoing network initiatives and route optimization efforts, we continued to make schedule and frequency adjustments throughout the second quarter of 2013. During the quarter, we commenced service to three new destinations: Albuquerque, New Mexico, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Medellin, Colombia. Additionally, we have announced plans to begin service to the following destinations in the remainder of 2013: Worcester, Massachusetts, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Lima, Peru. Our growth also includes adding new routes between existing cities.
Ancillary Revenue Initiatives
We continue to see growth in passenger driven ancillary items, such as our Even More TM offerings and TrueBlue loyalty program. Contributing to year over year revenue growth was a 15% increase in quarterly ancillary revenues, which averaged $21 per customer.
Outlook for 2013
For the full year, we estimate our operating capacity to increase approximately 5.5% to 7.5% over 2012 with the addition of three Airbus A320 aircraft and one EMBRAER 190 aircraft to our operating fleet through the remainder of the year. We will also take delivery of our first four Airbus A321 aircraft in the latter part of the year. Assuming fuel prices of $3.13 per gallon, net of our fuel hedging activity, our cost per available seat mile, CASM, excluding fuel and profit sharing, for 2013 is expected to increase by 2.5% to 4.5% over 2012. This expected increase is primarily a result of continued maintenance cost pressures associated with the aging of our fleet and the acceleration of performance restorations of our higher flight hour EMBRAER 190 engines to improve operational reliability and extend time on wing. We recently signed a flight-hour agreement with General Electric for our EMBRAER 190 engines in order to better forecast these maintenance costs in the future. Additionally, salaries, wages and benefits are expected to increase due to the increasing tenure of our Crewmembers combined with efforts to maintain competitiveness of our compensation packages.


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Table of Contents

Results of Operations
Second Quarter 2013 vs. 2012 Highlights
Second quarter results were below those of the same period a year ago driven primarily by continued maintenance cost pressures and a sluggish economic environment.
Easter and Passover holidays shifted from April to March in 2013, which negatively impacted year over year unit revenue comparisons by an estimated 3% decrease compared to 2012.
Operating capacity increased approximately 8% to 10.7 billion  available seat miles in the second quarter of 2013.
Operating expenses per available seat mile decreased slightly to 11.48 cents. Excluding fuel and profit sharing, our cost per available seat mile increased 3% year over year.

Operating Revenues
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Year-over-Year Change
(Revenues in millions)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
%
Passenger Revenue
$
1,222

 
$
1,171

 
$
51

 
4.3

Other Revenue
113

 
106

 
7

 
6.5

Operating Revenues
$
1,335

 
$
1,277

 
$
58

 
4.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Fare
$
157.51

 
$
159.58

 
(2.07
)
 
(1.3
)
Yield per passenger mile (cents)
13.40

 
13.78

 
(0.38
)
 
(2.8
)
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)
11.37

 
11.76

 
(0.39
)
 
(3.3
)
Operating revenue per ASM (cents)
12.42

 
12.82

 
(0.40
)
 
(3.1
)
Average stage length (miles)
1,088

 
1,081

 
7

 
0.7

Revenue passengers (thousands)
7,753

 
7,338

 
415

 
5.7

Revenue passenger miles (millions)
9,115

 
8,497

 
618

 
7.3

Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (millions)
10,741

 
9,961

 
780

 
7.8

Load Factor
84.9
%
 
85.3
%
 


 
(0.4) pts.

We reported net income of $36 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $52 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 . For the three months ended June 30, 2013 we had operating income of $102 million , a decrease of $28 million over the same period in 2012, and an operating margin of 7.6% , down 2.6 points from 2012. Diluted earnings per share was $0.11 for the second quarter quarter of 2013 compared to $0.16 for 2012 .
Our on-time performance, defined by the Department of Transportation, (DOT), as arrival within 14 minutes of schedule, was 73.9% in the second quarter quarter of 2013 compared to 82.4% for the same period in 2012 ; our completion factor was 99.4% and 99.5% in 2013 and 2012 , respectively. Our on time performance remains challenged by our concentration of operations in the northeast United States, which contains some of the most congested and delay prone airports in the U.S.

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Operating Expenses
In detail, operating costs per available seat mile were as follows (percent changes are based on unrounded numbers):
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Year-over-Year Change
 
per ASM
(dollars in millions)
2013
 
2012
 
$
 
%
 
2013
 
2012
 
% Change
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
$
465

 
$
450

 
$
15

 
3.3

 
4.33

 
4.52

 
(4.3
)
Salaries, wages and benefits
279

 
265

 
14

 
5.5

 
2.60

 
2.66

 
(2.2
)
Landing fees and other rents
80

 
72

 
8

 
10.7

 
0.74

 
0.72

 
2.6

Depreciation and amortization
71

 
63

 
8

 
11.7

 
0.66

 
0.63

 
3.6

Aircraft rent
33

 
33

 

 
(2.4
)
 
0.30

 
0.34

 
(9.5
)
Sales and marketing
53

 
54

 
(1
)
 
(0.2
)
 
0.50

 
0.54

 
(7.5
)
Maintenance materials and repairs
111

 
85

 
26

 
30.6

 
1.03

 
0.85

 
21.1

Other operating expenses
141

 
125

 
16

 
13.5

 
1.32

 
1.25

 
5.2

Total operating expenses
$
1,233

 
$
1,147

 
$
86

 
7.5

 
11.48

 
11.51

 
(0.3
)
Our operating expenses contain variable costs that increased due to a 7% increase in departures and an 8% increase in operating capacity.
Aircraft Fuel and Hedging
Aircraft fuel expense increased 3%, or $15 million, and represented approximately 40% of our total operating expenses. Fuel consumption increased by 12 million gallons, resulting in an additional $38 million of fuel expense. This was offset by $23 million in savings due to a 5% decrease in the average fuel cost per gallon over 2012. Losses upon settlement of effective fuel hedges during the second quarter of 2013 were $4 million versus $1 million in effective fuel hedge gains during the same period in 2012. Our average fuel cost per gallon was $3.06 for the second quarter of 2013 compared to $3.22 for the second quarter of 2012.
In addition to our fuel hedge portfolio, we also used fixed forward price agreements, or FFPs, which allow us to lock in the price of fuel for specified quantities and at specified locations in future periods to manage fuel price volatility. We managed approximately 21% of our second quarter fuel consumption with FFPs.
Salaries, Wages and Benefits
Salaries, wages and benefits increased $14 million or 6% primarily due to a 4% increase in the average number of full-time equivalent employees, in addition to wage rate adjustments and normal seniority increases for some of our work groups. The efficiency of our operations were negatively impacted by Sequestration during the second quarter of 2013, which resulted in increased hours and higher wages. During the third quarter of 2012, we also introduced a Retirement Advantage program, providing an additional 3% retirement contribution for certain of our FAA-licensed Crewmembers, which resulted in $3 million of increased expense in the quarter. This increase in retirement was offset by a decrease in our provision for profit sharing in 2013.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization increased 12% , or $8 million , primarily due to having an average of 123 owned and capital leased aircraft in 2013 compared to 112 in 2012.
Maintenance Materials and Repairs
Maintenance materials and repairs increased 31%, or $26 million, due to an increase in the number of aircraft and the aging of our fleet which resulted in more costly heavy maintenance checks. We had an average of 11 additional operating aircraft in 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. In addition, the EMBRAER 190 aircraft engines have continued to encounter higher maintenance costs during the quarter. We have now finalized a flight-hour based maintenance and repair agreement on these engines which is expected to result in better forecasting of maintenance expense.
Other Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses increased primarily due to a gain of approximately $10 million recorded in 2012 related to the sale of two EMBRAER 190 aircraft and six spare aircraft engine.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 vs. 2012
Operating Revenues
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Year-over-Year Change
 
(Revenues in millions)
2013
 
2012
 
$
 
%
 
Passenger Revenue
$
2,408

 
$
2,267

 
$
141

 
6.2

 
Other Revenue
226

 
213

 
13

 
5.8

 
Operating Revenues
$
2,634

 
$
2,480

 
$
154

 
6.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Fare
$
159.95

 
$
159.75

 
$
0.20

 
0.1

 
Yield per passenger mile (cents)
13.66

 
13.82

 
(0.16
)
 
(1.1
)
 
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)
11.53

 
11.63

 
(0.1
)
 
(0.8
)
 
Operating revenue per ASM (cents)
12.61

 
12.72

 
(0.11
)
 
(0.9
)
 
Average stage length (miles)
1,090

 
1,079

 
11

 
1.0

 
Revenue passengers (thousands)
15,053

 
14,191

 
862

 
6.1

 
Revenue passenger miles (millions)
17,621

 
16,405

 
1,216

 
7.4

 
Available Seat Miles (ASMs) (millions)
20,881

 
19,497

 
1,384

 
7.1

 
Load Factor
84.4
%
 
84.1
%
 

 
0.3

pts.
We reported net income of $50 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $82 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 . For the six months ended June 30, 2013 we had operating income of $161 million , a decrease of $58 million over the same period in 2012 , and an operating margin of 6.1% , down 2.7 points from 2012 . Diluted earnings per share were $0.16 in 2013 compared to $0.25 in 2012 .
Passenger revenue has increased 6% due primarily to a 7% increase in capacity offset by somewhat lower yields as well as a negative impact experienced in the first quarter of the year as a result of the cancellation of school vacations in the northeast over the President's Day travel period.
Operating Expenses
In detail, operating costs per available seat mile were as follows (percent changes are based on unrounded numbers):

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Year-over-Year Change
 
per ASM
(dollars in millions)
2013
 
2012
 
$
 
%
 
2013
 
2012
 
% Change
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
$
932

 
$
883

 
$
49

 
5.6

 
4.46

 
4.53

 
(1.4
)
Salaries, wages and benefits
559

 
520

 
39

 
7.5

 
2.68

 
2.67

 
0.3

Landing fees and other rents
150

 
138

 
12

 
8.4

 
0.72

 
0.71

 
1.2

Depreciation and amortization
139

 
124

 
15

 
11.8

 
0.66

 
0.63

 
4.4

Aircraft rent
65

 
66

 
(1
)
 
(2.4
)
 
0.31

 
0.34

 
(8.9
)
Sales and marketing
103

 
101

 
2

 
2.6

 
0.50

 
0.52

 
(4.2
)
Maintenance materials and repairs
225

 
173

 
52

 
30.2

 
1.08

 
0.89

 
21.5

Other operating expenses
300

 
256

 
44

 
17.2

 
1.43

 
1.31

 
9.4

Total operating expenses
$
2,473

 
$
2,261

 
$
212

 
9.3

 
11.84

 
11.60

 
2.1

Aircraft Fuel and Hedging
Aircraft fuel expense increased 6%, or $49 million, and represented approximately 40% of our total operating expenses. Fuel consumption increased by 21 million gallons, resulting in an additional $67 million of fuel expense. This was offset by $18 million in savings due to a 2% decrease in the average fuel cost per gallon over 2012. Losses upon settlement of effective fuel hedges during 2013 were $4 million versus $8 million in effective fuel hedge gains during the same period in 2012. Our average

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fuel cost per gallon was $3.17 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $3.23 for the same period in 2012. We managed approximately 16% of our year to date fuel consumption with FFPs.
Salaries, Wages and Benefits
Salaries, wages and benefits increased $39 million or 8% primarily due to a 4% increase in the average number of full-time equivalent employees, in addition to wage rate adjustments and normal seniority increases made for some of our work groups. The efficiency of our operations were negatively impacted by Sequestration during the second quarter of 2013, which resulted in increased hours and higher wages. During the third quarter of 2012, we also introduced a Retirement Advantage program, providing an additional 3% retirement contribution for certain of our FAA-licensed Crewmembers, which resulted in $5 million of increased expense during the year. This increase was offset by a decrease in our provision for profit sharing in 2013.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization increased approximately 12% , or $15 million , primarily due to having an average of 122 owned and capital leased aircraft in 2013 compared to 111 in 2012.
Maintenance Materials and Repairs
Maintenance materials and repairs increased approximately 30%, or $52 million, due to an increase in the number of aircraft and the aging of our fleet which resulted in more costly heavy maintenance checks. We had an average of 11 additional operating aircraft in 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. In addition, we had approximately $20 million in higher engine related costs related to aircraft engine removals and performance restorations for EMBRAER 190 aircraft during the year. We have now finalized a flight-hour based maintenance and repair agreement for these engines, which is expected to result in better forecasting of maintenance expenses.
Other Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses increased due to a gain of approximately $10 million recorded in 2012 to other operating expense related to the sale of two EMBRAER 190 aircraft and six spare aircraft engines. Additional increases are due to the increase in certain variable costs as result of the colder weather conditions experienced in the northeast during the beginning of the year compared to 2012.


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The following table sets forth our operating statistics for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 :
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
Percent
Change
 
2013
 
2012
 
Percent
Change
Operating Statistics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue passengers (thousands)
7,753

 
7,338

 
5.7

 
 
15,053

 
14,191

 
6.1

 
Revenue passenger miles (millions)
9,115

 
8,497

 
7.3

 
 
17,621

 
16,405

 
7.4

 
Available seat miles (ASMs) (millions)
10,741

 
9,961

 
7.8

 
 
20,881

 
19,497

 
7.1

 
Load factor
84.9
%
 
85.3
%
 
(0.4
)
pts
 
84.4
%
 
84.1
%
 
0.3

pts
Aircraft utilization (hours per day)
12.2

 
11.8

 
3.0
 %
 
 
12.0

 
11.7

 
2.5
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average fare
$
157.51

 
$
159.58

 
(1.3
)
 
 
$
159.95

 
$
159.75

 
0.1

 
Yield per passenger mile (cents)
13.40

 
13.78

 
(2.8
)
 
 
13.66

 
13.82

 
(1.1
)
 
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)
11.37

 
11.76

 
(3.3
)
 
 
11.53

 
11.63

 
(0.8
)
 
Operating revenue per ASM (cents)
12.42

 
12.82

 
(3.1
)
 
 
12.61

 
12.72

 
(0.9
)
 
Operating expense per ASM (cents)
11.48

 
11.51

 
(0.3
)
 
 
11.84

 
11.60

 
2.1

 
Operating expense per ASM, excluding fuel (cents)
7.15

 
6.99

 
2.2

 
 
7.38

 
7.07

 
4.4

 
Operating expense per ASM, excluding fuel & profit sharing (cents) (1)
7.15

 
6.92

 
3.3

 
 
7.38

 
7.03

 
4.9

 
Airline operating expense per ASM (cents) (2)
11.36

 
11.35

 

 
 
11.70

 
11.47

 
2.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Departures
70,722

 
66,067

 
7.0

 
 
137,495

 
129,613

 
6.1

 
Average stage length (miles)
1,088

 
1,081

 
0.7

 
 
1,090

 
1,079

 
1.0

 
Average number of operating aircraft during period
183.1

 
172.4

 
6.2

 
 
181.7

 
171.4

 
6.0

 
Average fuel cost per gallon
$
3.06

 
$
3.22

 
(4.8
)
 
 
$
3.17

 
$
3.23

 
(1.9
)
 
Fuel gallons consumed (millions)
152

 
140

 
8.5

 
 
294

 
273

 
7.6

 
Full-time equivalent employees at period end (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12,743

 
12,308

 
3.5

 
__________________________
(1)
Refer to our “Regulation G Reconciliation” note below for more information on this non-GAAP measure.
(2)
Excludes operating expenses and employees of LiveTV, LLC, which are unrelated to our airline operations.
Although we experienced revenue growth in 2013 , this trend may not continue. We expect our expenses to continue to increase as we acquire additional aircraft, as our fleet ages and as we expand the frequency of flights in existing markets and enter into new markets. Accordingly, the comparison of the financial data for the quarterly periods presented may not be meaningful. In addition, we expect our operating results to fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter in the future as a result of various factors, many of which are outside of our control. Consequently, we believe quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our operating results may not necessarily be meaningful; you should not rely on our results for any one quarter as an indication of our future performance.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The airline business is capital intensive. Our ability to successfully execute our profitable growth plans is largely dependent on the continued availability of capital on attractive terms. In addition, our ability to successfully operate our business is dependent on maintaining sufficient liquidity. We believe we have adequate resources from a combination of cash and cash equivalents and investment securities on hand and available lines of credit. As of June 30, 2013 , we had 15 unencumbered A320 aircraft, one unencumbered E190 aircraft, and nine unencumbered spare engines which could be an additional source of liquidity, if necessary.
We intend to continue to be diligent with our liquidity, maintaining financial flexibility and allowing for prudent capital spending, which in turn we expect to lead to improved returns for our shareholders. We maintain a $200 million line of credit and a $350 million revolving credit facility, which is secured in part by our airport take-off and landing slots at certain domestic airports. We believe our strong balance sheet affords us the flexibility to make prudent investments in the business which help us achieve our Return on Invested Capital, or ROIC, goals and generate long-term returns for our shareholders.
At June 30, 2013 , we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $333 million and short-term investments of $534 million compared to unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $182 million and short-term investments of $549 million at December 31, 2012 . As of June 30, 2013 , our unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as a percentage of trailing twelve months revenue was approximately 17%. We rely primarily on operating cash flows to provide working capital for current and future operations. Cash flows from operating activities were $402 million and $490 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 , respectively. The decrease in operating cash flows is primarily due to lower operating margins.
      Investing Activities. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 , capital expenditures related to our purchase of flight equipment included (1) $173 million for six aircraft, (2) $10 million for flight equipment deposits and (3) $18 million for spare part purchases. Capital expenditures for other property and equipment, including ground equipment purchases, facilities improvements and LiveTV inflight-entertainment equipment inventory were $76 million, which include $25 million in T5i Project related costs. Investing activities also include the net purchase of $71 million in investment securities.
During the six months ended June 30, 2012 , capital expenditures related to our purchase of flight equipment included (1) $200 million for three Airbus A320 aircraft, three EMBRAER 190 aircraft and five spare engines, (2) $32 million for flight equipment deposits and (3) $17 million for spare part purchases. Capital expenditures for other property and equipment, including ground equipment purchases, facilities improvements and LiveTV inventory were $97 million, which include the final $32 million for the 16 slots we purchased at LaGuardia International Airport and Ronald Reagan International Airport in 2011 for $72 million. Investing activities included the net proceeds from the sale and maturities of $26 million in investment securities. Investing activities also include the receipt of $46 million in proceeds from the sale of two EMBRAER 190 aircraft and six spare engines.
      Financing Activities. Financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 consisted of (1) scheduled maturities of $152 million of debt and capital lease obligations, (2) our issuance of $120 million in fixed rate equipment notes secured by five aircraft, (3) the refunding of our Series 2005 GOAA bonds with proceeds of $43 million from the issuance of new 2013 GOAA bonds (4) the repayment of $6 million in principal related to our construction obligation for Terminal 5 and (5) the acquisition of $8 million in treasury shares related to our share repurchase program and the withholding of taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units.
We may in the future issue, in one or more public offerings, debt securities, pass-through certificates, common stock, preferred stock and/or other securities.
Financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2012 consisted of (1) scheduled maturities of $97 million of debt and capital lease obligations, (2) the pre-payment of $134 million in debt secured by five Airbus A320 aircraft, (3) the repayment of $35 million of debt related to two EMBRAER 190 aircraft, (4) our issuance of $108 million in non-public floating rate equipment notes secured by two Airbus A320 aircraft and two EMBRAER 190 aircraft, (5) the repayment of $88 million under our corporate purchasing line, (6) the repayment of $6 million in principal related to our construction obligation for Terminal 5 and (7) the acquisition of $4 million in treasury shares related to the withholding of taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units.
       Working Capital. We had a working capital deficit of $797 million and $508 million at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Working capital deficits can be customary in the airline industry since air traffic liability is classified as a current liability. Included in our working capital deficit is $310 million of indebtedness related to our aircraft EETCs and spare parts pass-through certificates due in the first quarter of 2014. Also contributing to our working capital deficit as of June 30, 2013 is $76 million in marketable investment securities classified as long-term assets.
We expect to meet our obligations as they become due through available cash, investment securities and internally generated funds, supplemented as necessary by financing activities, as they may be available to us. We expect to generate positive working capital through our operations. However, we cannot predict what the effect on our business might be from the

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extremely competitive environment we are operating in or from events that are beyond our control, such as volatile fuel prices, economic conditions, weather-related disruptions, the impact of airline bankruptcies, restructurings or consolidations, U.S. military actions or acts of terrorism. We believe the working capital available to us will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements for at least the next 12 months.
Our scheduled debt maturities are expected to increase over the next five years, with a scheduled peak in 2014 of nearly $575 million. We will continue to actively manage our debt balances opportunistically by pre-purchasing outstanding debt when market conditions and terms are favorable. Additionally, our unencumbered assets, including 15 A320 aircraft and one E190 aircraft, allows us some flexibility in managing our cost of debt and capital requirements.
Contractual Obligations
Our noncancelable contractual obligations at June 30, 2013 , include the following (in millions):
 
 
Payments due in
 
 
Total
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
Thereafter
Long-term debt and
capital lease obligations (1)
 
3,361

 
$
310

 
$
683

 
$
354

 
$
539

 
$
249

 
$
1,226

Lease commitments
 
1,437

 
96

 
195

 
193

 
128

 
116

 
709

Flight equipment purchase obligations
 
4,830

 
185

 
525

 
745

 
765

 
575

 
2,035

Financing obligations and other (2)
 
3,762

 
437

 
502

 
462

 
402

 
376

 
1,583

Total
 
$
13,390

 
$
1,028

 
$
1,905

 
$
1,754

 
$
1,834

 
$
1,316

 
$
5,553

____________________________
(1)
Includes actual interest and estimated interest for floating-rate debt based on June 30, 2013 rates.
(2)
Amounts include noncancelable commitments for the purchase of goods and services.
We are subject to certain collateral ratio requirements in our spare parts pass-through certificates and spare engine financing issued in November 2006 and December 2007, respectively. If we fail to maintain these collateral ratios, we are required to provide additional collateral or redeem some or all of the equipment notes so that the ratios are met. We currently have pledged as collateral a previously unencumbered spare engine with a carrying value of $7 million in order to maintain these ratios. As of June 30, 2013 we were in compliance with all of our other covenants.
We have approximately $31 million of restricted cash pledged under standby letters of credit related to certain of our leases which will expire at the end of the related lease terms. As of June 30, 2013 , we operated a fleet of 127 Airbus A320 aircraft and 59 EMBRAER 190 aircraft, of which 122 were owned, 60 were leased under operating leases and four were leased under capital leases. Of the 122 owned aircraft, 16 were unencumbered as of June 30, 2013 . The average age of our operating fleet was 6.9 years at June 30, 2013 .
As of June 30, 2013 , we had on order 14 Airbus A320 aircraft, 30 Airbus A321 aircraft, 40 Airbus A320 neo aircraft and 25 EMBRAER 190 aircraft as follows:

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Firm
Year
 
Airbus
A320
 
Airbus
A321
 
Airbus
A320 neo
 
EMBRAER
190
 
Total
2013
 
3
 
4
 
 
1
 
8
2014
 
 
9
 
 
1
 
10
2015
 
 
10
 
 
7
 
17
2016
 
3
 
7
 
 
8
 
18
2017
 
8
 
 
 
5
 
13
2018
 
 
 
10
 
3
 
13
2019
 
 
 
10
 
 
10
2020
 
 
 
10
 
 
10
2021
 
 
 
10
 
 
10
Total
 
14
 
30
 
40
 
25
 
109

Committed expenditures for our 109 firm aircraft and 10 spare engines include estimated amounts for contractual price escalations and predelivery deposits. Debt financing has been arranged for our remaining EMBRAER 190 firm aircraft delivery scheduled for 2013 . We may pay cash for the remaining deliveries scheduled in 2013, unless debt financing is available on favorable borrowing terms relative to our weighted average cost of debt. Although we believe debt and/or lease financing should be available for our remaining aircraft deliveries, we cannot give any assurance that we will be able to secure financing on attractive terms, if at all. While these financings may or may not result in an increase in liabilities on our balance sheet, our fixed costs will increase significantly regardless of the financing method ultimately chosen. To the extent we cannot secure financing on terms we deem attractive, we may be required to pay in cash, further modify our aircraft acquisition plans or incur higher than anticipated financing costs. Capital expenditures for facility improvements, spare parts, aircraft improvements, and ground purchases are expected to be approximately $160 million for the remainder of 2013 .
In November 2005, we executed a 30-year lease agreement with the PANYNJ, for the construction and operation of T5 which became our principal base of operations at JFK in October 2008. For financial reporting purposes only, this lease is being accounted for as a financing obligation because we did not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting due to our continuing involvement in the property following its construction. JetBlue has committed to rental payments under the lease, which are included as part of lease commitments in the contractual obligations table above. Facility rents commenced with our beneficial occupancy of the new terminal in 2008 and are included as part of “financing obligations and other” in the contractual obligations table above. In March 2013, we extended the lease terms with the PANYNJ to 2042, with the option for early termination in 2033. The minimum rents associated with this lease extension are reflected in lease commitments in the table above.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None of our operating lease obligations are reflected on our balance sheet. Although some of our aircraft lease arrangements are variable interest entities, as defined in the Consolidations topic of the Codification, none of them require consolidation in our financial statements. The decision to finance these aircraft through operating leases rather than through debt was based on an analysis of the cash flows and tax consequences of each option and a consideration of our liquidity requirements and an assessment of future residual values. We are responsible for all maintenance, insurance and other costs associated with operating these aircraft; however, we have not made any residual value or other guarantees to our lessors.
We have determined that we hold a variable interest in, but are not the primary beneficiary of, certain pass-through trusts which are the purchasers of equipment notes issued by us to finance the acquisition of new aircraft and are held by such pass-through trusts. These pass-through trusts maintain liquidity facilities whereby a third party has agreed to make payments sufficient to pay up to 18 months of interest on the applicable certificates if a payment default occurs. The liquidity providers for the Series 2004-1 certificates and the spare parts certificates are Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale and Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc. The liquidity providers for the Series 2004-2 certificates are Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Citibank, N.A.
We use a policy provider to provide credit support on the Class G-1 and Class G-2 certificates. The policy provider has unconditionally guaranteed the payment of interest on the certificates when due and the payment of principal on the certificates no later than 18 months after the final expected regular distribution date. The policy provider is MBIA Insurance Corporation (a subsidiary of MBIA, Inc.). Financial information for the parent company of the policy provider is available at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C.

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We have also made certain guarantees and indemnities to other unrelated parties that are not reflected on our balance sheet, which we believe will not have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. We have no other off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates included in our 2012 Form 10-K.
Other Information
Forward-Looking Information. This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which represent our management's beliefs and assumptions concerning future events. When used in this document and in documents incorporated herein by reference, the words "expects," “plans,” "anticipates," “indicates,” "believes," “forecast,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “targets” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and are based on information currently available to us. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to many factors, including, without limitation, our extremely competitive industry; increases and volatility in fuel prices, increases in maintenance costs and interest rates; our ability to implement our growth strategy; our significant fixed obligations and substantial indebtedness; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and maintain our culture as we grow; our reliance on high daily aircraft utilization; our dependence on the New York metropolitan market and the effect of increased congestion in this market; our reliance on automated systems and technology; our being subject to potential unionization, work stoppages, slowdowns or increased labor costs; our reliance on a limited number of suppliers; our presence in some international emerging markets that may experience political or economic instability or may subject us to legal risk; reputational and business risk from information security breaches; a negative impact on the JetBlue brand; the long term nature of our fleet order book; changes in or additional government rules, regulations or laws; changes in our industry due to other airlines' financial condition; the impact on our growth because of economic difficulties in Europe through a continuance of the economic recessionary conditions in the U.S. or a further economic downturn leading to a continuing or accelerated decrease in demand for domestic and international routes, including business, leisure and/or visiting friends and relatives air travel; and external geopolitical events and conditions. It is routine for our internal projections and expectations to change as the year or each quarter in the year progresses, and therefore it should be clearly understood that the internal projections, beliefs and assumptions upon which we base our expectations may change prior to the end of each quarter or year. Other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Given the risks and uncertainties surrounding forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on these statements. You should understand that many important factors, in addition to those discussed or incorporated by reference in this report, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Potential factors that could affect our results include, in addition to others not described in this report, those described in Item 1A of our 2012 Form 10-K under "Risks Related to JetBlue" and "Risks Associated with the Airline Industry" and part II of this Report. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events discussed in this Report might not occur.
Where You Can Find Other Information
Our website is www.jetblue.com. Information contained on our website is not part of this Report. Information that we furnish or file with the SEC, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments or exhibits included in these reports are available for download, free of charge, on our website soon after such reports are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our SEC filings, including exhibits filed therewith, are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You may obtain and copy any document we furnish or file with the SEC at the SEC's public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the SEC's public reference facilities by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC at its principal office at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549.

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Regulation G Reconciliation
Consolidated operating cost per available seat mile, excluding fuel and profit sharing (CASM ex-fuel and profit sharing) is a non-GAAP financial measure that we use as a measure of our performance. 
 CASM is a common metric used in the airline industry.  We exclude aircraft fuel and related taxes and profit sharing from operating cost per available seat mile to determine CASM ex-fuel and profit sharing. We believe that CASM ex-fuel and profit sharing provides investors the ability to measure financial performance excluding items beyond our control, such as (i) fuel costs, which are subject to many economic and political factors beyond our control, and (ii) profit sharing, which is sensitive to volatility in earnings.  We believe this measure is more indicative of our ability to manage costs and is more comparable to measures reported by other major airlines.  We are unable to reconcile projected CASM ex-fuel and profit sharing as the nature or amount of excluded items are only estimated at this time.
We believe this non-GAAP measure provides a more meaningful comparison of our results to others in the airline industry and our prior year results.  Investors should consider this non-GAAP financial measure in addition to, and not as a substitute for, our financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Further, our non-GAAP information may be different from the non-GAAP information provided by other companies. 

RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EXPENSE PER ASM, EXCLUDING FUEL AND PROFIT SHARING
(dollars in millions, per ASM data in cents)
(unaudited)
 
 
 Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
(dollars in millions, per ASM data in cents)
 
$
 
per ASM
 
$
 
per ASM
 
$
 
per ASM
 
$
 
per ASM
Total operating expenses
 
$
1,233

 
11.48

 
$
1,147

 
11.51

 
$
2,473

 
11.84

 
$
2,261

 
11.60

Less: Aircraft fuel and related taxes
 
465

 
4.33

 
450

 
4.52

 
932

 
4.46

 
883

 
4.53

Operating expenses, excluding fuel
 
768

 
7.15

 
697

 
6.99

 
1,541

 
7.38

 
1,378

 
7.07

Less: Profit sharing
 

 

 
7

 
0.07

 

 

 
7

 
0.04

Operating expense, excluding fuel & profit sharing
 
$
768

 
7.15

 
$
690

 
6.92

 
$
1,541

 
7.38

 
$
1,371

 
7.03


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in market risks from the information provided in Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk included in our 2012 Form 10-K, except as follows:
      Aircraft Fuel. Our results of operations are affected by changes in the price and availability of aircraft fuel. Market risk is estimated as a hypothetical 10% increase in the June 30, 2013 cost per gallon of fuel. Based on our projected twelve month fuel consumption and including the impact of our hedging position, such an increase would result in an increase to aircraft fuel expense of approximately $190 million in 2013, compared to an estimated $166 million for 2012 measured as of June 30, 2012 . As of June 30, 2013 , we had hedged approximately 29% of our expected remaining 2013 fuel requirements using Brent crude oil collars, jet fuel swaps and cap agreements. See Note 8 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
      Fixed Rate Debt. On June 30, 2013 , our $285 million aggregate principal amount of convertible debt had an estimated fair value of $423 million, based on quoted market prices.
Interest. Our earnings are affected by changes in interest rates due to the impact those changes have on interest expense from variable-rate debt instruments. The interest rate is fixed for $1.77 billion of our debt and capital lease obligations, with the remaining $1.05 billion having floating interest rates. As of June 30, 2013 , if interest rates were, on average, 100 basis points higher in 2013 than they were during 2012, our annual interest expense would increase by approximately $15 million. This is determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical change in interest rates on our variable rate debt.
If interest rates average 10% lower in 2013 than they did during 2012, our interest income from cash and investment balances would remain relatively constant. These amounts are determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on our cash equivalents and investment securities balances at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
 


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Table of Contents

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our SEC reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, and our Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In connection with the preparation of this Report, our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2013 . Based on, and as of the date of, that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2013 .
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation of our controls performed during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013 , that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the ordinary course of our business, we are party to various legal proceedings and claims which we believe are incidental to the operation of our business. Refer to Note 7-Commitments and Contingencies to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Item 1A Risk Factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 , or our 2012 Form 10-K, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, or our first quarter 2013 Form 10-Q, includes a discussion of our risk factors. There have been no material changes from the risk factors described in our 2012 Form 10-K and in our first quarter 2013 Form 10-Q.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
June 2013
11,000

6.00

11,000

 
Total
11,000

$
6.00

11,000

20,392,430

__________________________
(1) In September 2012, the Board had previously authorized a total five year share repurchase program of up to 25 million shares. As of June 30, 2013 , 20.4 million shares remain available for repurchase under the program. The program may be commenced or suspended from time to time without prior notice. The shares repurchased under our share repurchase program were purchased in open market transactions and are held as treasury stock.


ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
At our May 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, David Checketts received 48% of the votes cast in favor of his re-election.  As more fully disclosed in our 2013 proxy statement, Mr. Checketts attended 73% of the meetings of the Board and Committees on which he served in 2012.  He had experienced an unexpected schedule conflict at year's end due to his new responsibilities assumed in connection with his becoming Chief Executive Officer of Legends Hospitality Management during 2012. Our Chairman discussed with Mr. Checketts' his anticipated 2013 availability and he committed to attending at least 75%

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of JetBlue Board and committee meetings.  Following our annual meeting, our Board met and has decided to not accept his resignation.  Mr. Checketts will serve the rest of his 2013 annual term.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibits: See accompanying Exhibit Index included after the signature page of this Report for a list of the exhibits filed or furnished with this Report.


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SIGNATURE
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.

 
 
 
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
Date:
August 6, 2013
 
By:  
/s/ DONALD DANIELS  
 
 
 
 
 
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer(Principal Accounting Officer) 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit
10.1
 
Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 23, 2013 among JetBlue Airways Corporation, as Borrower, The Subsidiaries of the Borrower Party Hereto, as Guarantors, The Lenders Party Hereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
 
 
 
10.2
 
Slot and Gate Security Agreement dated as of April 23, 2013 between JetBlue Airways Corporation, as Grantor, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
 
 
 
10.3***
 
Engine Services Agreement between JetBlue Airways Corporation and GE Engine Services, LLC, dated as of May 1, 2013
 
 
 
10.17(p)***
 
Amendment 16 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003, dated as of January 31, 2013 between Embraer S.A. (formerly known as Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.) and JetBlue Airways Corporation.
 
 
 
10.17(q)***
 
Amendment 17 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003, dated as of May 14, 2013 between Embraer S.A. (formerly known as Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.) and JetBlue Airways Corporation.
 
 
 
10.17(r)***
 
Amendment 18 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003, dated as of June 25, 2013 between Embraer S.A. (formerly known as Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.) and JetBlue Airways Corporation.
 
 
 
12.1
 
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
 
 
 
31.1
 
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
 
 
 
31.2
 
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
 
 
 
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Certification Pursuant to Section 1350, furnished herewith.
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
____________________________
*** Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.24b-2, confidential information has been omitted and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a Confidential Treatment Request field with the Commission.


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Exhibit 10.1






CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
dated as of April 23, 2013
among


JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION,
as Borrower,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER PARTY HERETO,
as Guarantors,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
and

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

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Table of Contents
Page
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS    1
Section 1.01.
Defined Terms    1
Section 1.02.
Terms Generally    48
Section 1.03.
Accounting Terms; GAAP    49
SECTION 2.
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT    49
Section 2.01.
Commitments of the Lenders    49
Section 2.02.
Letters of Credit    50
Section 2.03.
Requests for Loans    55
Section 2.04.
Funding of Loans    55
Section 2.05.
Interest Elections    56
Section 2.06.
Limitation on Eurodollar Tranches    57
Section 2.07.
Interest on Loans    57
Section 2.08.
Default Interest    58
Section 2.09.
Alternate Rate of Interest    58
Section 2.10.
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt    58
Section 2.11.
Optional Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments    59
Section 2.12.
Mandatory Prepayment of Loans; Commitment Termination; Change of Control Offer    60
Section 2.13.
Optional Prepayment of Loans    63

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Section 2.14.
Increased Costs    63
Section 2.15.
Break Funding Payments    65
Section 2.16.
Taxes    66
Section 2.17.
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment    69
Section 2.18.
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders    70
Section 2.19.
Certain Fees    71
Section 2.20.
Commitment Fee and Upfront Fee    71
Section 2.21.
Letter of Credit Fees    71
Section 2.22.
Nature of Fees    72
Section 2.23.
Right of Set-Off    72
Section 2.24.
Security Interest in Letter of Credit Account    72
Section 2.25.
Payment of Obligations    73
Section 2.26.
Defaulting Lenders    73
Section 2.27.
Increase in Commitment    75
Section 2.28.
Extension of the Revolving Facility    76
SECTION 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    79
Section 3.01.
Organization and Authority    79
Section 3.02.
Air Carrier Status    79
Section 3.03.
Due Execution    79
Section 3.04.
Statements Made    80
Section 3.05.
Financial Statements; Material Adverse Change    80
Section 3.06.
Ownership of Subsidiaries    81

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Section 3.07.
Liens    81
Section 3.08.
Use of Proceeds    81
Section 3.09.
Litigation and Compliance with Laws    81
Section 3.10.
FAA Slot Utilization    81
Section 3.11.
Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act    82
Section 3.12.
Ownership of Collateral    82
Section 3.13.
Perfected Security Interests    82
Section 3.14.
Payment of Taxes    82
Section 3.15.
Economic Sanctions Laws    83
SECTION 4.
CONDITIONS OF LENDING    83
Section 4.01.
Conditions Precedent to Closing    83
Section 4.02.
Conditions Precedent to Each Loan and Each Letter of Credit    85
SECTION 5.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS    86
Section 5.01.
Financial Statements, Reports, etc.    87
Section 5.02.
Taxes    89
Section 5.03.
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws    89
Section 5.04.
Corporate Existence    89
Section 5.05.
Compliance with Laws    89
Section 5.06.
Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries    89
Section 5.07.
Delivery of Appraisals    90
Section 5.08.
Regulatory Cooperation    91

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Section 5.09.
Regulatory Matters; Citizenship; Utilization; Collateral Requirements    91
Section 5.10.
Collateral Ownership    93
Section 5.11.
Insurance    93
Section 5.12.
Additional Guarantors; Grantors; Collateral    93
Section 5.13.
Access to Books and Records    94
Section 5.14.
Further Assurances    95
SECTION 6.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS    95
Section 6.01.
Restricted Payments    95
Section 6.02.
Restrictions on Ability of Restricted Subsidiaries to Pay Dividends and Make Certain Other Payments    101
Section 6.03.
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock    103
Section 6.04.
Disposition of Collateral    109
Section 6.05.
Transactions with Affiliates    109
Section 6.06.
Liens    111
Section 6.07.
Business Activities    111
Section 6.08.
Liquidity    111
Section 6.09.
Collateral Coverage Ratio    111
Section 6.10.
Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets    113
SECTION 7.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT    114
Section 7.01.
Events of Default    114

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SECTION 8.
THE AGENTS    117
Section 8.01.
Administration by Agents    117
Section 8.02.
Rights of Administrative Agent    117
Section 8.03.
Liability of Agents    118
Section 8.04.
Reimbursement and Indemnification    119
Section 8.05.
Successor Agents    119
Section 8.06.
Independent Lenders    120
Section 8.07.
Advances and Payments    120
Section 8.08.
Sharing of Setoffs    120
Section 8.09.
Withholding Taxes    121
Section 8.10.
Appointment by Secured Parties    121
SECTION 9.
GUARANTY    121
Section 9.01.
Guaranty    121
Section 9.02.
No Impairment of Guaranty    123
Section 9.03.
Continuation and Reinstatement, etc    123
Section 9.04.
Subrogation    123
Section 9.05.
Discharge of Guaranty    123
SECTION 10.
MISCELLANEOUS    124
Section 10.01.
Notices    124
Section 10.02.
Successors and Assigns    125
Section 10.03.
Confidentiality    129

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Section 10.04.
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver    130
Section 10.05.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process    132
Section 10.06.
No Waiver    133
Section 10.07.
Extension of Maturity    133
Section 10.08.
Amendments, etc    133
Section 10.09.
Severability    135
Section 10.10.
Headings    135
Section 10.11.
Survival    135
Section 10.12.
Execution in Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness    136
Section 10.13.
USA Patriot Act    136
Section 10.14.
New Value    136
Section 10.15.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    136
Section 10.16.
No Fiduciary Duty    136
Section 10.17.
Intercreditor Agreements    137
Section 10.18.
Registrations with International Registry    137

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INDEX OF APPENDICES
ANNEX A    –    Commitment Amounts
ANNEX B    –    List of Aircraft and Engine Appraisers
EXHIBIT A    –    Form of Slot and Gate Security Agreement
EXHIBIT B    –    Form of Instrument of Assumption and Joinder
EXHIBIT C    –    Form of Assignment and Acceptance
EXHIBIT D     –    Form of Loan Request
EXHIBIT E    –    Form of Aircraft and Spare Engine Mortgage
EXHIBIT F    –    Form of Spare Parts Security Agreement

SCHEDULE 3.06    –    Subsidiaries


CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 23, 2013, among JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“the “ Borrower ”), the direct and indirect Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party hereto, each of the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party hereto (the “ Lenders ”), and CITIBANK, N.A. (“ Citibank ”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
The Borrower has applied to the Lenders for a revolving credit and revolving letter of credit facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $350,000,000 as set forth herein.
The proceeds of the Loans will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
To provide guarantees and security for the repayment of the Loans, the reimbursement of any draft drawn under a Letter of Credit and the payment of the other obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Borrower and the Guarantors will, among other things, provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the following (each as more fully described herein):
(a) a guaranty from each Guarantor of the due and punctual payment and performance of the Obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 9 hereof; and
(b) a security interest in or mortgages (or comparable Liens) with respect to the Collateral from the Borrower and each other Guarantor (if any) pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
Accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

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SECTION 1.

DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01.      Defined Terms .
ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
Account ” shall mean all “accounts” as defined in the UCC, and all rights to payment for interest (other than with respect to debt and credit card receivables).
Account Control Agreements ” shall mean each three-party security and control agreement entered into by any Grantor, the Administrative Agent and a financial institution which maintains one or more deposit accounts or securities accounts that have been pledged to the Administrative Agent as Collateral hereunder or under any other Loan Document, in each case giving the Administrative Agent exclusive control over the applicable account and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time to time.
Account Debtor ” shall mean the Person obligated on an Account.
Acquired Debt ” means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1)    Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into such specified Person, or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, to the extent such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, consolidating or amalgamating with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and
(2)    Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
Additional Collateral ” shall mean (a) cash that is denominated in Dollars and Cash Equivalents pledged to the Administrative Agent (and subject to an Account Control Agreement), (b) any Eligible Aircraft, Eligible Engines and Eligible Spare Parts of the Borrower or any Grantor, (c) Slots of the Borrower at any Eligible Airport (which shall include any Gate Leaseholds necessary for servicing the scheduled air carrier service utilizing such Slots) and (d) Flight Simulators, and all of which assets shall (i) (other than Additional Collateral of the type described in clause (a) above and new spare Engines subject to proviso (iii) in the first sentence of Section 5.07) be valued by a new Appraisal at the time the Borrower designates such assets as Additional Collateral and (ii) as of any date of addition of such assets as Collateral, be subject, to





the extent purported to be created by the applicable Collateral Document, to a perfected first priority Lien and/or mortgage (or comparable Lien), in favor of the Administrative Agent and otherwise subject only to Permitted Liens (excluding those referred to in clauses (5) and (11) of the definition of “Permitted Lien” and, until the time such assets actually become subject to such Lien on such date, clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”).
Administrative Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Administrator ” shall have the meaning given it in the Regulations and Procedures for the International Registry.
Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, a Person (a “ Controlled Person ”) shall be deemed to be “controlled by” another Person (a “ Controlling Person ”) if the Controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Controlled Person whether by contract or otherwise.
Affiliate Transaction ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 6.05(a).
Agreement ” shall mean this Credit and Guaranty Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time to time.
Aggregate Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to (a) until the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
Aggregate Exposure Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
Aircraft ” means any contrivance invented, used, or designed to navigate, or fly in, the air.
Aircraft and Spare Engine Mortgage ” means the Mortgage and Security Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit E, entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time to time.
Aircraft Appraiser ” shall mean (i) MBA or (ii) any other independent appraisal firm appointed by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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Aircraft Protocol ” means the official English language text of the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment adopted on November 16, 2001, at a diplomatic conference in Cape Town, South Africa, and all amendments, supplements and revisions thereto, as in effect in the United States.
Airport Authority ” shall mean any city or any public or private board or other body or organization chartered or otherwise established for the purpose of administering, operating or managing airports or related facilities, which in each case is an owner, administrator, operator or manager of one or more airports or related facilities.
Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the sum of the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the sum of the One-Month LIBOR in effect on such day plus 1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the One-Month LIBOR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the One-Month LIBOR, respectively.
Appliance ” shall mean any instrument, equipment, apparatus, part, appurtenance, or accessory used, capable of being used, or intended to be used, in operating or controlling Aircraft in flight, including a parachute, communication equipment, and another mechanism installed in or attached to Aircraft during flight, and not a part of an Aircraft, Engine, or Propeller.
Applicable Margin ” shall mean the rate per annum determined pursuant to the Applicable Pricing Grid.
Applicable Pricing Grid ” shall mean the table set forth below:

Level
Moody’s/S&P
Ratings
Applicable Margin
Eurodollar Loans
Applicable Margin
ABR Loans
I
B-/B3 or worse
3.75
%
2.75%
II
B/B2
3.50
%
2.50%
III
B+/B1 or better
3.25
%
2.25%
For the purposes of the foregoing, (i) if the Ratings established by Moody’s and S&P shall fall within different Levels, the Applicable Margin shall be based on the higher of the two Ratings unless one of the two Ratings is two Levels lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Margin shall be determined by reference to the Level next below that of the higher of the two Ratings, (ii) if the Ratings established by Moody’s and S&P shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency and (iii) if neither Moody’s nor S&P shall have in effect a Rating, the Applicable Margin shall be based on Level I. Each change in the Applicable Margin shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next

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such change. If either (but not both) of Moody’s and S&P shall cease to have in effect a Rating (whether as a result of such agency ceasing to be in the business of rating corporate borrowers or otherwise), the Applicable Margin shall be determined by reference to the Rating of the other rating agency.
Appraisal ” means (i) the Initial Appraisal and (ii) any other appraisal, dated the date of delivery thereof, prepared by (A) in the case of Aircraft or Engines, the Aircraft Appraiser, (B) in the case of Slots, MBA or another independent appraisal firm appointed by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or, (C) in the case of Spare Parts or Flight Simulators, SH&E or another independent appraisal firm appointed by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which certifies, at the time of determination, in reasonable detail the Appraised Value of Collateral and, (w) in the case of Aircraft or Engines, is a “desk-top” appraisal of the fair market value assuming half-life condition, except that any such equipment that is Stored shall have an assumed value of zero, (x) in the case of FAA Slots or Gate Leaseholds, whose methodology and form of presentation are consistent in all material respects with the methodology and form of presentation of the Initial Appraisal applicable to such type of Collateral, (y) in the case of Spare Parts, whose methodology and form of presentation are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (z) in the case of any Collateral, which is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Appraised Value ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Collateral (other than cash and Cash Equivalents pledged as Collateral), the aggregate fair market value of such Collateral as reflected in the most recent Appraisal delivered to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Collateral in accordance with this Agreement as of that date (for the avoidance of doubt, except in the case of Pledged Spare Parts, calculated after giving effect to any additions to or eliminations from the Collateral since the date of delivery of such Appraisal), provided that:
(i) in the case of any Appraisal of Aircraft or Engines delivered after the Closing Date, (x) such Appraisal shall, at the Borrower’s expense, be prepared by the Aircraft Appraiser and (y) the Borrower shall have the right to obtain two additional Appraisals from two other appraisal firms named on Annex B (or other appraisal firms appointed by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) no later than 30 days after the Appraisal referred to in the preceding clause (x) shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, in which case the Appraised Value of the applicable Aircraft or Engines shall be the average of the three Appraisals;
(ii) if any Pledged Slots at an airport have been added to or eliminated from the Collateral since the most recent Appraisal of the Pledged Slots at such airport and such Appraisal assigned differing Appraised Values to Pledged Slots at such airport based on criteria set forth therein, such added or eliminated Pledged Slots at such airport shall be assigned an Appraised Value in accordance with such criteria set forth in such Appraisal for purposes of determining the Appraised Value of all remaining Pledged Slots; and

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(iii) if any new spare Engine added to the Collateral within 90 days after delivery from the manufacturer to Borrower is an Existing Engine Type, the initial Appraised Value for such new spare Engine shall be the higher of (x) the highest Appraised Value for any pledged spare Engines then included in the Collateral of such Existing Engine Type, determined using the most recent Appraisal delivered to the Administrative Agent in respect of the applicable pledged spare Engine, or (y) if the Borrower elects to provide a new Appraisal with respect to any new spare Engine being added to the Collateral, the Appraised Value given to such new spare Engine in such initial Appraisal, in each case at the Borrower’s election.
Approved Fund ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 10.02(b).
ARB Indebtedness ” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, without duplication, all Indebtedness or obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiary created or arising with respect to any limited recourse revenue bonds issued for the purpose of financing or refinancing improvements to, or the construction or acquisition of, airport and other related facilities and equipment, the use or construction of which qualifies and renders interest on such bonds exempt from certain federal or state taxes.
Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.02), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
Banking Product Obligations ” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of any treasury, depository and cash management services, netting services and automated clearing house transfers of funds services, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection therewith.
Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as heretofore and hereafter amended, and codified as 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.
Bankruptcy Event ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

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Bankruptcy Law ” means the Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
Beneficial Owner ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.
Board ” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
Board of Directors ” means:
(1)    with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;
(2)    with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership;
(3)    with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members, manager or managers or any controlling committee of managing members or managers thereof; and
(4)    with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Borrowing ” shall mean the incurrence, conversion or continuation of Loans of a single Type made from all the Revolving Lenders on a single date and having, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, a single Interest Period.
Borrowing Base ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of:
(a) 62.5% of the aggregate Appraised Value of the Pledged Slots and Pledged Gate Leaseholds, plus
(b) 60.0% of the aggregate Appraised Value of the Flight Simulators included in the Collateral at such time (provided that the Appraised Value of Flight Simulators included in the Borrowing Base shall not exceed 15% of the aggregate Appraised Value of all Collateral), plus

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(c) 75% of the aggregate Appraised Value of the Pledged Engines, plus
(d) 75% of the aggregate Appraised Value of the Pledged Aircraft, plus
(e) 75% of the aggregate Appraised Value of the Pledged Spare Parts, plus
(f) the sum of (i) 100% of the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the type described in clause (1) of the definition thereof pledged at such time as Collateral and (ii) 62.5% of the amount of Cash Equivalents of the type described in clauses (2) through (11) of the definition thereof pledged at such time as Collateral (excluding any cash used to Cash Collateralize LC Exposure pursuant to Section 2.02(j));
determined (i) in the case of clauses (a)-(e) above, using the most recent Appraisal delivered to the Administrative Agent in respect of the applicable Collateral and (ii) in each case, excluding the Appraised Value of any Collateral that is not Eligible Collateral.
Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are required or authorized to remain closed (and, for a Letter of Credit, other than a day on which the Issuing Lender issuing such Letter of Credit is closed); provided , however , that when used in connection with the borrowing or repayment of a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits on the London interbank market.
Cape Town Convention ” shall mean the official English language text of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, adopted on November 16, 2001 at a diplomatic conference in Cape Town, South Africa, and all amendments, supplements and revisions thereto, as in effect in the United States.
Cape Town Treaty ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Cape Town Convention, (b) the Aircraft Protocol, and (c) all rules and regulations (including but not limited to the Regulations and Procedures for the International Registry) adopted pursuant thereto and all amendments, supplements and revisions thereto.
Capital Lease Obligation ” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
Capital Markets Offering ” means any offering of “securities” (as defined under the Securities Act) in (a) a public offering registered under the Securities Act, or (b) an offering not required to be registered under the Securities Act (including, without limitation, a private placement under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, an exempt offering pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S of the Securities Act and an offering of exempt securities).

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Capital Stock ” means:
(1)    in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2)    in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3)    in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and
(4)    any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person,
but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.
Cash Collateralization ” or “ Cash Collateralized ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.02(j).
Cash Equivalents ” means:
(1)    direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(2)    direct obligations of state and local government entities, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof, which have a rating of at least A- (or the equivalent thereof) from S&P or A3 (or the equivalent thereof) from Moody’s;
(3)    obligations of domestic or foreign companies and their subsidiaries (including, without limitation, agencies, sponsored enterprises or instrumentalities chartered by an Act of Congress, which are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), including, without limitation, bills, notes, bonds, debentures, and mortgage-backed securities, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(4)    Investments in commercial paper maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, a rating of at least A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) from S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) from Moody’s;

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(5)    Investments in certificates of deposit (including Investments made through an intermediary, such as the certificated deposit account registry service), banker’s acceptances, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits and overnight bank deposits maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any other commercial bank of recognized standing organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250.0 million;
(6)    fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than six months for underlying securities that would otherwise be eligible for investment;
(7)    Investments in money in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or in pooled accounts or funds offered through mutual funds, investment advisors, banks and brokerage houses which invest its assets in obligations of the type described in clauses (1) through (6) above. This could include, but not be limited to, money market funds or short-term and intermediate bonds funds;
(8)    money market funds that (A) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (B) are rated AAA (or the equivalent thereof) by S&P and Aaa (or the equivalent thereof) by Moody’s and (C) have portfolio assets of at least $5.0 billion;
(9)    deposits available for withdrawal on demand with commercial banks organized in the United States having capital and surplus in excess of $100.0 million;
(10)    securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A- by S&P or A3 by Moody’s; and
(11)    any other securities or pools of securities that are classified under GAAP as cash equivalents or short-term investments on a balance sheet.
Change in Law ” shall mean, after the date hereof, (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement (including any request, rule, regulation, guideline, requirement or directive promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel II or Basel III) or (b)

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compliance by any Lender or Issuing Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender or Issuing Lender through which Loans and/or Letters of Credit are issued or maintained or by such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.
Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1)    the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person (including any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act));
(2)    the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any Person (including any “person” (as defined above)) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Borrower (measured by voting power rather than number of shares), other than (A) any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Borrower (measured by voting power rather than number of shares) outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitutes or is converted into or exchanged for a majority of the outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of such Beneficial Owner (measured by voting power rather than number of shares), or (B) any merger or consolidation of the Borrower with or into any Person (including any “person” (as defined above)) which owns or operates (directly or indirectly through a contractual arrangement) a Permitted Business (a “Permitted Person”) or a Subsidiary of a Permitted Person, in each case, if immediately after such transaction no Person (including any “person” (as defined above)) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total Voting Stock of such Permitted Person (measured by voting power rather than number of shares); or
(3)    during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, a majority of the Board of Directors (excluding vacant seats) of the Borrower shall cease to consist of Continuing Directors.
Change of Control Offer ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.12(g).
Citibank ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Closing Date ” shall mean the date on which this Agreement has been executed and the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 have been satisfied or waived.

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Closing Date Transactions ” shall mean the Transactions other than (x) the borrowing of Loans after the Closing Date and the use of the proceeds thereof, and (y) the request for and issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder after the Closing Date.
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Collateral ” means (i) the assets and properties of the Grantors upon which Liens have been granted to the Administrative Agent to secure the Obligations, including without limitation any Additional Collateral and all of the “Collateral” as defined in the Collateral Documents, but excluding all such assets and properties released from such Liens pursuant to the applicable Collateral Document, and (ii) each of the Letter of Credit Account and the Collateral Proceeds Account, together with all amounts on deposit therein and all proceeds thereof.
Collateral Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (i) the Borrowing Base of the Eligible Collateral as of such date to (ii) the sum, without duplication, of (x) the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding (other than LC Exposure that has been Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 2.02(j)), plus (y) the aggregate amount of all Designated Hedging Obligations that constitute “Obligations” then outstanding (such sum, the “ Total Obligations ”).
Collateral Documents ” shall mean, collectively, the Slot and Gate Security Agreement, the Aircraft and Spare Engine Mortgage (if executed and delivered by the Borrower hereunder), the Spare Parts Security Agreement (if executed and delivered by the Borrower hereunder), the Account Control Agreements and other agreements, instruments or documents that create or purport to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in each case so long as such agreement, instrument or document shall not have been terminated in accordance with its terms.
Collateral Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral, taken as a whole.
Collateral Proceeds Account ” shall mean a segregated account or accounts held by or under the control of the Administrative Agent into which the Net Proceeds of any Collateral Sale or Recovery Event may be deposited in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Collateral Sale ” shall mean any sale of Collateral or series of related sales of Collateral having an Appraised Value in excess of $25,000,000.
Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.20.
Commitment Fee Rate ” shall mean 0.50% per annum.
Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

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Consolidated EBITDAR ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication:
(1)    an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any Disposition of assets, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(2)    provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(3)    the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(4)    any foreign currency translation losses (including losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(5)    depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-cash charge or expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge or expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(6)    extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual losses (including charges with respect to the grounding or retirement of aircraft) for such period to the extent that such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(7)    the amortization of debt discount to the extent that such amortization was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(8)    deductions for grants to any employee of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Equity Interests during such period to the extent deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(9)    any net loss arising from the sale, exchange or other disposition of capital assets by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any fixed assets, whether tangible or intangible, all inventory sold in conjunction with the

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disposition of fixed assets and all securities) to the extent such loss was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(10)    any losses arising under fuel hedging arrangements entered into prior to the Closing Date and any losses actually realized under fuel hedging arrangements entered into after the Closing Date, in each case to the extent deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(11)    cash restructuring charges in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year to the extent such charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(12)    all cost-savings, integration costs, transactional costs, expenses and charges incurred in connection with the consummation of any transaction related to any permitted acquisition, merger, disposition, issuance of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, or any Investment, in each case, to the extent (a) permitted under this Agreement and (b) deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(13)    proceeds from business interruption insurance for such period, to the extent not already included in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(14)    any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or reimbursement provisions in connection with any permitted acquisition, merger, disposition, incurrence of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests or any investment to the extent (a) actually indemnified or reimbursed and (b) deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(15)    costs and expenses, including fees, incurred directly in connection with the consummation of the Closing Date Transactions to the extent deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus
(16)    non-cash items, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, to the extent such amount increased such Consolidated Net Income; minus
(17)    the sum of (A) income tax credits, (B) interest income and (C) extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains included in computing such Consolidated Net Income;
in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis (excluding the net income (loss) of any Unrestricted

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Subsidiary of such Person), determined in accordance with GAAP and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that:
(1)    all net after tax extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses and all gains or losses realized in connection with any Disposition of assets of such Person or the disposition of securities by such Person or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness of such Person, together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain, will be excluded;
(2)    the net income (but not loss) of any Person that is not the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included for such period only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person;
(3)    the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
(4)    the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles on such Person will be excluded;
(5)    the effect of non-cash gains and losses of such Person resulting from Hedging Obligations, including attributable to movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 – Derivatives and Hedging will be excluded;
(6)    any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants by such Person of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights to officers, directors or employees, will be excluded;
(7)    the effect on such Person of any non-cash items resulting from any amortization, write-up, write-down or write-off of assets (including intangible assets, goodwill and deferred financing costs) in connection with any acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or similar transaction or any other non-cash impairment charges incurred subsequent to the Closing Date resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codifications 205 – Presentation of Financial Statements, 350 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, 360 – Property, Plant and Equipment and 805 – Business Combinations (excluding any such non-cash item to the extent that it represents

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an accrual of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period except to the extent such item is subsequently reversed), will be excluded; and
(8)    any provision for income tax reflected on such Person’s financial statements for such period will be excluded to the extent such provision exceeds the actual amount of taxes paid in cash during such period by such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
Continuing Directors ” shall mean, as of any date or for any period of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Borrower who:
(1)    was a member of such Board of Directors on the first day of such period; or
(2)    was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
Credit Facilities ” means, one or more debt facilities, commercial paper facilities, reimbursement agreements or other agreements (other than the Loan Documents) providing for the extension of credit, whether secured or unsecured, in each case, with banks, insurance companies, financial institutions or other lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit, surety bonds or insurance products, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, extended, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities) in whole or in part from time to time.
Default ” means any event that, unless cured or waived, is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Revolving Lender that (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Day of the date required to be funded or paid by it hereunder, to fund or pay (x) any portion of the Revolving Loans or (y) any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender (or its banking Affiliates), unless, in the case of clause (x) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations (i) under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or (ii) generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or the Borrower, acting in good faith, to provide a

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confirmation in writing from an authorized officer or other authorized representative of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans under this Agreement, which request shall only have been made after the conditions precedent to borrowings have been met, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the Administrative Agent’s, such other Lender’s or the Borrower’s, as applicable, receipt of such confirmation in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, (d) has become, or has had its Parent Company become, the subject of a Bankruptcy Event. If the Administrative Agent determines that a Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any of clauses (a) through (d) above, such Revolving Lender will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon notification of such determination by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, and the Revolving Lenders.
Designated Banking Product Agreement ” means any agreement evidencing Designated Banking Product Obligations entered into by the Borrower and any Person that, at the time such Person entered into such agreement, was a Lender or a banking Affiliate of a Lender, in each case designated by the relevant Lender and the Borrower, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, as a “Designated Banking Product Agreement” provided that, so long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Revolving Lender shall not have any rights hereunder with respect to any Designated Banking Product Agreement entered into while such Revolving Lender was a Defaulting Lender.
Designated Banking Product Obligations ” means any Banking Product Obligations, in each case as designated by any Lender (or a banking Affiliate thereof) and the Borrower from time to time and agreed to by the Administrative Agent as constituting “Designated Banking Product Obligations,” which notice shall include (i) a copy of an agreement providing an agreed-upon maximum amount of Designated Banking Product Obligations that can be included as Obligations, and (ii) the acknowledgment of such Lender (or such banking Affiliate) that its security interest in the Collateral securing such Designated Banking Product Obligations shall be subject to the Loan Documents.
Designated Hedging Agreement ” means any Hedging Agreement entered into by the Borrower and any Person that, at the time such Person entered into such Hedging Agreement, was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, as designated by the relevant Lender (or Affiliate of a Lender) and the Borrower, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, as a “Designated Hedging Agreement,” which notice shall include a copy of an agreement providing for (i) a methodology agreed to by the Borrower, such Lender or Affiliate of a Lender, and the Administrative Agent for reporting the outstanding amount of Designated Hedging Obligations under such Designated Hedging Agreement from time to time, (ii) an agreed-upon maximum amount of Designated Hedging Obligations under such Designated Hedging Agreement that can be included as Obligations, and (iii) the acknowledgment of such Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that its security interest in the Collateral securing such Designated Hedging Obligations shall be subject to the Loan Documents; provided that, after giving effect to such designation, the aggregate agreed-upon maximum amount of all “Designated Hedging Obligations” included as Obligations shall not exceed 10% of the original Total Revolving Commitment in effect on the Closing Date in the aggregate; provided , further, that so long as any Revolving Lender is a

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Defaulting Lender, such Revolving Lender shall not have any rights hereunder with respect to any Designated Hedging Agreement entered into while such Revolving Lender was a Defaulting Lender.
Designated Hedging Obligations ” means, as applied to any Person, all Hedging Obligations of such Person under Designated Hedging Agreements after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting arrangements included in such Designated Hedging Agreements; it being understood and agreed that, on any date of determination, the amount of such Hedging Obligations under any Designated Hedging Agreement shall be determined based upon the “settlement amount” (or similar term) as defined under such Designated Hedging Agreement or, with respect to a Designated Hedging Agreement that has been terminated in accordance with its terms, the amount then due and payable (exclusive of expenses and similar payments but including any termination payments then due and payable) under such Designated Hedging Agreement.
Disposition ” shall mean, with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
Disqualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale), is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, or is redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale), on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Borrower to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Borrower may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 6.01 hereof. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Agreement will be the maximum amount that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.
Dollars ” and “ $ ” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary ” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia or that guarantees, or pledges any property or assets to secure, any Obligations or Junior Secured Debt.
DOT ” shall mean the United States Department of Transportation and any successor thereto.

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Eligible Account ” shall mean any Account owned by the Borrower or another Grantor meeting the criteria and eligibility standards which are agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time of the initial pledge of Accounts to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Collateral Document.
Eligible Aircraft ” shall mean Airbus model A319, A320 or A321 family aircraft or Embraer model 190 family aircraft, in each case that are owned by the Borrower or any other applicable Grantor and that are eligible for the benefits of Section 1110.
Eligible Airport ” means Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport or any other airport located in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Eligible Assignee ” shall mean (a) a commercial bank having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, (b) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution or fund, in each case reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which in the ordinary course of business extends credit of the type contemplated herein or invests therein and has total assets in excess of $200,000,000 and whose becoming an assignee would not constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA, (c) any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender, provided that such Affiliate has total assets in excess of $200,000,000, (d) an Approved Fund of any Lender, provided that such Approved Fund has total assets in excess of $200,000,000, and (e) any other financial institution reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, provided that such financial institution has total assets in excess of $200,000,000; provided , further , that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no (i) airline, commercial air freight carrier, air freight forwarder or entity engaged in the business of parcel transport by air or (ii) Affiliate of any Person described in clause (i) above (other than any Affiliate of such Person as a result of common control by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, any Affiliate of such Person who becomes a Lender with the consent of the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.02(b), and any Affiliate of such Person under common control with such Person which Affiliate is not actively involved in the management and/or operations of such Person), shall constitute an Eligible Assignee; provided ; further , that none of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Borrower or any Guarantor shall constitute an Eligible Assignee.
Eligible Collateral ” shall mean, on any date of determination, all Collateral on which the Administrative Agent shall, as of such date, have, to the extent purported to be created by the applicable Collateral Document, a valid and perfected first priority Lien and/or mortgage (or comparable Lien) and which is otherwise subject only to Permitted Liens; provided , with respect to any Collateral having an aggregate Appraised Value of 10% or more (determined on the date such Collateral was added as Collateral) of the sum of the aggregate Appraised Value of all Eligible Collateral plus Pledged Cash and Cash Equivalents on which the Administrative Agent shall have been granted a valid and perfected first priority Lien and/or mortgage (or comparable Lien) subject only to Permitted Liens after the Closing Date in any individual transaction or series of substantially simultaneous transactions, at any time when the Administrative Agent shall not have received Appraisals, pursuant to Section 5.07 or otherwise

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pursuant to this Agreement, with respect to substantially all of the existing Eligible Collateral within the 180-day period preceding the date on which such Collateral is pledged (a “ 180-day Period ”), such Collateral shall not, solely for purposes of satisfying the conditions set forth in Section 6.09(c) in connection with any release of Collateral requested by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.09(c), constitute Eligible Collateral until the earlier of (x) the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have held such Lien and/or mortgage (or comparable Lien) for at least ninety (90) continuous days from the grant or perfection thereof prior to its constituting Eligible Collateral or (y) the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received Appraisals (including, for purposes of this clause (y), all Appraisals received during such 180-Day Period), as applicable, pursuant to Section 5.07 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, with respect to substantially all of the other Collateral.
Eligible Engine ” shall mean any Engine suitable for installation on an Eligible Aircraft or any other Engine reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case that are owned by the Borrower or any other applicable Grantor, that are not subject to a sublease, loan or similar arrangement, and that are eligible for the benefits of Section 1110.
Eligible Spare Parts ” shall mean any Spare Parts and Appliances, in each case that are owned by the Borrower or any other applicable Grantor and that are eligible for the benefits of Section 1110.
Engine ” shall mean an engine used, or intended to be used, to propel an Aircraft, including a part, appurtenance, and accessory of such Engine, except a Propeller.
Environmental Laws ” shall mean all applicable laws (including common law), statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions or legally binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the handling, treatment, storage, disposal, Release or threatened Release of, or the exposure of any Person (including employees) to, any Hazardous Materials.
Environmental Liability ” shall mean any liability (including any liability for damages, natural resource damage, costs of environmental investigation, remediation or monitoring or costs, fines or penalties) resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment, disposal or the arrangement for disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement, lease or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
Equity Interests ” shall mean Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
Equity Offering ” means any public or private sale either: (a) of Qualifying Equity Interests by the Borrower (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower or pursuant to a

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registration statement on Form S-8 or otherwise relating to equity securities issuable under any employee benefit plan of the Borrower) or (b) of Equity Interests of a direct or indirect parent entity of the Borrower (other than to the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower) to the extent that the net proceeds therefrom are contributed to the common equity capital of the Borrower.
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Escrow Accounts ” shall mean accounts of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, solely to the extent any such accounts hold funds set aside by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to manage the collection and payment of amounts collected, withheld or incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary for the benefit of third parties relating to: (a) federal income tax withholding and backup withholding tax, employment taxes, transportation excise taxes and security related charges, (b) any and all state and local income tax withholding, employment taxes and related charges and fees and similar taxes, charges and fees, including, but not limited to, state and local payroll withholding taxes, unemployment and supplemental unemployment taxes, disability taxes, workman’s or workers’ compensation charges and related charges and fees, (c) state and local taxes imposed on overall gross receipts, sales and use taxes, fuel excise taxes and hotel occupancy taxes, (d) passenger facility fees and charges collected on behalf of and owed to various administrators, institutions, authorities, agencies and entities, (e) other similar federal, state or local taxes, charges and fees (including without limitation any amount required to be withheld or collected under applicable law) and (f) other funds held in trust for, or otherwise pledged to or segregated for the benefit of, an identified beneficiary; or (2) accounts, capitalized interest accounts, debt service reserve accounts, escrow accounts and other similar accounts or funds established in connection with the ARB Indebtedness.
Eurodollar ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate.
Eurodollar Tranche ” shall mean the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans under the Facility the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
Event of Default ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 7.
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Excluded Contributions ” means net cash proceeds received by the Borrower after the Closing Date from:
(1)    contributions to its common equity capital (other than from any Subsidiary); or

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(2)    the sale (other than to a Subsidiary or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Borrower or any Subsidiary) of Qualifying Equity Interests,
in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed on or around the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be. Excluded Contributions will not be considered to be net proceeds of Qualifying Equity Interests for purposes of clause (a)(3)(B) of Section 6.01 hereof.
Excluded Subsidiary means each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a captive insurance company and is prohibited from becoming a Guarantor pursuant to applicable rules and regulations.
Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
Excluded Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any Loan Document, (a) any Taxes based on (or measured by) its net income, profits or capital, or any franchise taxes, imposed (i) by the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection arising from such recipient’s having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, this Agreement or any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in this Agreement or any Loan Document), (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which such recipient is located, (c) in the case of a Lender, any withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.18) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that,

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pursuant to Section 2.16(a), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (d) in the case of a Lender, any withholding Tax that is attributable to such Lender’s failure to deliver the documentation described in Section 2.16(f) or 2.16(g) and (e) any U.S. withholding Tax that is imposed by reason of FATCA.
Existing Engine Type ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 5.07.
Existing Indebtedness ” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness incurred under clauses (1) or (3) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”) in existence on the Closing Date, until such amounts are repaid.
Existing Revolver ” means the Portfolio Loan Account Agreement and related Portfolio Loan Account Terms and Conditions, each dated on or about July 23, 2012, between the Borrower and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
Extended Revolving Commitment ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(a).
Extension ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(a).
Extension Amendment ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(c).
Extension Offer ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(a).
Extension Offer Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(a).
FAA ” shall mean the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America and any successor thereto.
FAA Slots ” shall mean, in the case of airports in the United States, at any time, the right and operational authority to conduct one Instrument Flight Rule (as defined in Title 14) scheduled landing or take-off operation at a specific time or during a specific time period at any airport at which landings or take-offs are restricted, including, without limitation, slots and operating authorizations, whether pursuant to FAA or DOT regulations or orders pursuant to Title 14, Title 49 or other federal statutes now or hereinafter in effect.
Facility ” or “ Revolving Facility ” shall mean the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans made and Letters of Credit issued thereunder.
Fair Market Value ” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by an officer of the Borrower (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided that any such officer of the Borrower shall be permitted to consider the

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circumstances existing at such time (including, without limitation, economic or other conditions affecting the United States airline industry generally and any relevant legal compulsion, judicial proceeding or administrative order or the possibility thereof) in determining such Fair Market Value in connection with such transaction.
FATCA ” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement, any amended or successor provisions that are substantively comparable thereto and not materially more onerous to comply with, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
Federal Funds Effective Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Fees ” shall collectively mean the Commitment Fees, the Upfront Fees, Letter of Credit Fees and other fees referred to in Section 2.19.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person for any specified period, the ratio of the Consolidated EBITDAR of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. If the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Stock or preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “ Calculation Date ”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect (as determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower) to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
(1)    acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including all related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-

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quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date, or that are to be made on the Calculation Date, will be given pro forma effect (as determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower and certified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent, and including any operating expense reductions for such period resulting from such acquisition that have been realized or for which all of the material steps necessary for realization have been taken) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;
(2)    the Consolidated EBITDAR attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;
(3)    the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;
(4)    any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter period;
(5)    any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter period; and
(6)    if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months).
Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1)    the consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such interest expense is payable in cash (and such interest income is receivable in cash); plus
(2)    the interest component of leases that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the

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extent that such interest component is related to lease payments payable in cash; plus
(3)    any interest expense actually paid in cash for such period by such specified Person on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such specified Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such specified Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries; plus
(4)    the product of (A) all cash dividends accrued on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; plus
(5)    the aircraft rent expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such aircraft rent expense is payable in cash,
all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Flight Simulators ” shall mean the flight simulators and flight training devices of the Borrower or any other applicable Grantor (including, without limitation, any such simulators or training devices located on a Real Property Asset).
Foreign Lender ” shall mean any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
Foreign Subsidiary ” shall mean any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which are in effect from time to time, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession and the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.

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Gate Leasehold ” means, at any time, all of the right, title, privilege, interest and authority, now held or hereafter acquired, of the Borrower or a Guarantor in connection with the right to use or occupy space in an airport terminal at any airport.
Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank organization, or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing or regulatory powers or functions of or pertaining to government. Governmental Authority shall not include any Person in its capacity as an Airport Authority.
Grantor ” shall mean the Borrower and any Guarantor that shall at any time pledge Collateral under a Collateral Document.
Guarantee ” means a guarantee (other than (a) by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection or (b) customary contractual indemnities, in each case in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions).
Guaranteed Obligations ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.01(a).
Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes pursuant to Section 5.12, a party to the Guarantee contained in Section 9. As of the Closing Date, there are no Guarantors.
Guaranty Obligations ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.01(a).
Hazardous Materials ” shall mean all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature that are regulated pursuant to, or could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
Hedging Agreement ” shall mean any agreement evidencing Hedging Obligations.
Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations and liabilities of such Person under:

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(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and
(3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, fuel prices or other commodity prices, but excluding (x) clauses in purchase agreements and maintenance agreements pertaining to future prices and (y) fuel purchase agreements and fuel sales that are for physical delivery of the relevant commodity.
IATA ” means the International Air Transport Association and any successor thereto.
Immaterial Subsidiaries ” shall mean one or more Subsidiaries, for which (a) the assets of all such Subsidiaries constitute, in the aggregate, no more than 5.5% of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements are available to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01), and (b) the revenues of all such Subsidiaries account for, in the aggregate, no more than 5.5% of the total revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements are available to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01; provided that a Subsidiary will not be considered to be an Immaterial Subsidiary if it (1) directly or indirectly guarantees, or pledges any property or assets to secure, any Obligations or Junior Secured Debt, or (2) owns any properties or assets that constitute Collateral.
Increase Effective Date ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.27(a).
Increase Joinder ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.27(c).
Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:
(1)    in respect of borrowed money;
(2)    evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3)    in respect of banker’s acceptances;
(4)    representing Capital Lease Obligations;
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acquired or such services are completed, but excluding in any event trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business; or
(6)    representing any Hedging Obligations,
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person. Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 – Derivatives and Hedging and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Agreement as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness.
For the avoidance of doubt, Banking Product Obligations do not constitute Indebtedness.
Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payments made by the Borrower or any Guarantor under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 10.04(b).
Initial Appraisal ” shall mean the report of MBA setting forth the aggregate Appraised Value of the Pledged Slots and Pledged Gate Leaseholds, as delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.01.
Intercreditor Agreement ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 10.17.
Interest Election Request ” shall mean a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05.
Interest Payment Date ” shall mean (a) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of one, two or three months, the last day of such Interest Period, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of more than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to ABR Revolving Loans, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December.
Interest Period ” shall mean, as to any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing (including as a result of a conversion from ABR Loans) or on the last day of the preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing and

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ending on (but excluding) the numerically corresponding day (or if there is no corresponding day, the last day) in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, if available to all applicable Lenders and agreed to by all Lenders, nine or twelve months) thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the related notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.05; provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day which shall not be a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (ii) no Interest Period shall end later than the applicable Termination Date.
International Interest ” shall mean an “international interest” as defined in the Cape Town Treaty.
International Registry ” shall mean the “International Registry” as defined in the Cape Town Treaty.
Investments ” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments made from and after the Closing Date by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances (but excluding advance payments and deposits for goods and services in the ordinary course of business) or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers, employees and consultants made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities of other Persons, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower after the Closing Date such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 6.01 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Equity Interests retained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after a disposition or dividend of assets or Capital Stock of any Person in connection with any partial “spin-off” of a Subsidiary or similar transactions shall not be deemed to be an Investment. The acquisition by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower after the Closing Date of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in Section 6.01 hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
Issuing Lender ” shall mean (i) Citibank (or any of its Affiliates reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.02(i), and (ii) if Citibank’s Revolving

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Commitment is at any time less than $50,000,000 or if Citibank and the Borrower shall agree, any other Lender agreeing to act in such capacity, which other Lender shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Each Issuing Lender may, in its reasonable discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, which Affiliate shall agree in writing reasonably acceptable to the Borrower to be bound by the provisions of the Loan Documents applicable to an Issuing Lender, in which case the term “Issuing Lender” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
JetBlue ” means JetBlue Airways Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
Junior Lien Cap ” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of Junior Secured Debt that may be incurred by the Borrower and any Guarantor such that, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence and the application of the net proceeds therefrom the Total Collateral Coverage Ratio shall be no less than 1.0 to 1.0.
Junior Secured Debt ” shall mean Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.03(b)(21) and permitted to be secured by a Lien on Collateral under Section 6.06.
Junior Secured Debt Documents ” shall mean each indenture, credit agreement and other agreements, instruments and notes evidencing Junior Secured Debt, and each other agreement executed in connection therewith, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
LC Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to any Issuing Lender, an amount equal to the Revolving Commitment of such Issuing Lender from time to time.
LC Disbursement ” shall mean a payment made by an Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit issued by it.
LC Exposure ” shall mean, at any time, with respect to any Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Lender, the sum of (i) the aggregate maximum undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by it at such time plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made by it that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time; provided , that in the case of any escalating Letter of Credit where the face amount thereof is subject to escalation with no conditions, the applicable Issuing Lender’s LC Exposure with respect to such Letter of Credit shall be determined by referring to the maximum face amount to which such Letter of Credit may be so escalated.
Lenders ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Letter of Credit ” shall mean any irrevocable letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.02, which letter of credit shall be (i) a standby letter of credit, (ii) issued for general corporate purposes of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that in any case the account party of a Letter of Credit must be the Borrower, (iii) denominated in Dollars and

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(iv) otherwise in such form as may be reasonably approved from time to time by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender.
Letter of Credit Account ” shall mean the account established by the Borrower under the sole and exclusive control of the Administrative Agent maintained at the office of the Administrative Agent at 388 Greenwich Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10013, designated as the “JetBlue MOU Pledge Account” that shall be used solely for the purposes set forth herein.
Letter of Credit Fees ” shall mean the fees payable in respect of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.21.
LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum appearing on Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for Dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that the rate identified in clause (i) of the foregoing sentence is not available at such time for any reason, then such rate shall be the rate at which Dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (but excluding any lease, sublease, use or license agreement or swap agreement or similar arrangement by any Grantor described in clause (e) or (f) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition”), including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and, except in connection with any Qualified Receivables Transaction, any agreement to give any financing statement under the UCC (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
Liquidity ” shall mean the sum of (i) all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any cash or Cash Equivalents held in accounts subject to Account Control Agreements or otherwise then pledged to secure revolving credit facilities referred to in clause (ii) below), (ii) the aggregate principal amount committed and available to be drawn by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taking into account all borrowing base limitations, collateral coverage requirements or other restrictions on borrowing availability) under all revolving credit facilities (including this Facility and the Existing Revolver) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) to the extent not being used to repay other Indebtedness, the scheduled net proceeds of any Capital Markets Offering of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that has priced but has not

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yet closed (until the earliest of the closing thereof, the termination thereof without closing or the date that falls five (5) Business Days after the initial scheduled closing date thereof).
Loan Request ” shall mean a request by the Borrower, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, for a Loan in accordance with Section 2.03 in substantially the form of Exhibit D.
Loans ” shall mean the Revolving Loans.
Loan Documents ” shall mean this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, any Intercreditor Agreement and any other instrument or agreement (which is designated as a Loan Document therein) executed and delivered by the Borrower or a Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Margin Stock ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.11(a).
Material Adverse Change ” shall mean any event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean (i) a material adverse effect on (a) the consolidated business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder, or (c) the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors, collectively, to pay the Obligations or (ii) a Collateral Material Adverse Effect.
Material Indebtedness ” shall mean Indebtedness of the Borrower or one or more Guarantors (other than the Loans and obligations relating to Letters of Credit) outstanding under the same agreement in a principal amount exceeding $125,000,000.
MBA ” means Morten Beyer & Agnew.
Minimum Extension Condition ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.28(b).
Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Mortgaged Collateral ” shall mean all of the “Collateral” as defined in the Aircraft and Spare Engine Mortgage (including as supplemented by any Mortgage Supplement).
Net Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Collateral Sale (including, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Collateral Sale) or Recovery Event, net of: (a) the direct costs and expenses relating to such Collateral Sale and incurred by the

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Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (including the sale or disposition of such non-cash consideration) or any such Recovery Event, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Collateral Sale or Recovery Event, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Collateral Sale or Recovery Event, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements; (b) any reserve for adjustment or indemnification obligations in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP; ; and (c) any portion of the purchase price from a Collateral Sale placed in escrow pursuant to the terms of such Collateral Sale (either as a reserve for adjustment of the purchase price, or for satisfaction of indemnities in respect of such Collateral Sale) until the termination of such escrow.
Net Proceeds Amount ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.12(a).
New Lender ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.27(a).
Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, a Revolving Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
Non-Extending Lender ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 10.08(g).
Non-Recourse Debt ” shall mean Indebtedness:
(1)    as to which neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or (B) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise; and
(2)    as to which the holders of such Indebtedness do not otherwise have recourse to the stock or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary).
Obligations ” shall mean the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing after the filing of any petition of bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), the Loans, the Designated Hedging Obligations, the Designated Banking Product Obligations, and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender (or (i) in the case of Designated Hedging Obligations, any obligee with respect to such designated Hedging Obligations who was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender when the related Designated Hedging Agreement was entered into, or (ii) in the case of Designated Banking Product Obligations, any obligee with respect to such Designated Banking Product Obligations who was a Lender or a banking Affiliate of any Lender at the time the related Designated Banking Product Agreement was entered into), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or

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hereafter incurred, which arise under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, out-of-pocket costs, and expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise; provided , however , that the aggregate amount of all Designated Hedging Obligations (valued in accordance with the definition thereof) at any time outstanding that shall be included as “Obligations” shall not exceed 10% of the original Total Revolving Commitment in effect on the Closing Date; provided , further , that in no event shall the Obligations include Excluded Swap Obligations.
OFAC ” means the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
One-Month LIBOR ” means, for any day, the rate for deposits in Dollars for a one-month period appearing on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day.
Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
Officer’s Certificate ” shall mean a certificate signed on behalf of the Borrower by an Officer of the Borrower.
Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future court stamp, mortgage, intangible, recording, filing or documentary taxes or any other similar, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, performance, delivery, registration of or enforcement of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Outstanding Letters of Credit ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.02(j).
Parent Company ” means, with respect to a Revolving Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Revolving Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Revolving Lender.
Participant ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 10.02(d).
Participant Register ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 10.02(d).
Patriot Act ” shall mean the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law on October 26, 2001 and any subsequent legislation that amends or supplements such Act or any subsequent legislation that supersedes such Act.

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Payroll Accounts ” shall mean depository accounts used only for payroll.
Permitted Business ” means any business that is the same as, or reasonably related, ancillary, supportive or complementary to, the business in which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the date of this Agreement.
Permitted Debt ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(b).
Permitted Disposition ” shall mean any of the following:
(a)      the Disposition of Collateral permitted under the applicable Collateral Documents;
(b)      the Disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents constituting Collateral in exchange for other cash or Cash Equivalents constituting Collateral and having reasonably equivalent value therefor; provided that this clause (b) shall not permit any Disposition of the Letter of Credit Account or any amounts on deposit therein;
(c)      sales or dispositions of surplus, obsolete, negligible or uneconomical assets no longer used in the business of the Borrower and the other Grantors, including returns of Slots to the FAA;
(d)      Dispositions of Collateral among the Grantors (including any Person that shall become a Grantor simultaneous with such Disposition in the manner contemplated by Section 5.12); provided that:
(i)      such Collateral remains at all times subject to a Lien with the same priority and level of perfection as was the case immediately prior to such Disposition (and otherwise subject only to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties following such Disposition,
(ii)      concurrently therewith, the Grantors shall execute any documents and take any actions reasonably required to create, grant, establish, preserve or perfect such Lien in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents,
(iii)      concurrently therewith or promptly thereafter, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall receive an Officer’s Certificate, with respect to the matters described in clauses (i) and (ii) hereof and, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Borrower (which may be in-house counsel) as to the validity and perfection of such Lien on the Collateral, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
(iv)      concurrently with any Disposition of Collateral to any Person that shall become a Grantor simultaneous with such Disposition in the manner contemplated by Section 5.12, such Person shall have complied with the requirements of Section 5.12(b); provided further that this clause (d) shall not permit any Disposition of the Letter of Credit Account or any amounts on deposit therein, and

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(v)      the preceding provisions of clauses (i) through (iv) shall not be applicable to any Disposition resulting from a merger or consolidation permitted by Section 6.10; and
(e)      (f) abandonment of Slots and Gate Leaseholds; provided that such abandonment is (A) in connection with the downsizing of any hub or facility which does not materially and adversely affect the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (B) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and does not materially and adversely affect the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) reasonably determined by the Borrower to relate to Collateral of de minimis value or surplus to the Borrower’s needs or (D) required by the DOT, the FAA or other Governmental Authority and, in the case of any such abandonment under this clause (i), does not have a Collateral Material Adverse Effect,
(i)      exchange of FAA Slots in the ordinary course of business that in the Borrower’s reasonable judgment are of reasonably equivalent value (so long as the FAA Slots received in such exchange are concurrently pledged as Additional Collateral and constitute Eligible Collateral, and such exchange would not result in a Collateral Material Adverse Effect),
(ii)      the termination of leases or subleases or airport use or license agreements in the ordinary course of business to the extent such terminations do not have a Collateral Material Adverse Effect, or
(iii)      any other lease or sublease of, or use or license agreements with respect to, assets and properties that constitute Slots or Gate Leaseholds in the ordinary course of business and swap agreements or similar arrangements with respect to Slots in the ordinary course of business and which lease, sublease, use or license agreement or swap agreement or similar arrangement (A) has a term of one year or less, or does not extend beyond two comparable IATA traffic seasons (and contains no option to extend beyond either of such periods), (B) has a term (including any option period) longer than allowed in clause (A); provided , however , that (x) in the case of each transaction pursuant to this clause (B), an Officer’s Certificate is delivered to the Administrative Agent concurrently with or promptly after the applicable Grantor’s entering into any such transaction that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction the Collateral Coverage Ratio (excluding, for purposes of calculating such ratio, the proceeds of such transaction and the intended use thereof) would be no less than 1.0 to 1.0, (ii) the Administrative Agent’s Liens on Collateral subject to such lease, sublease, use, license agreement or swap or similar arrangement are not materially adversely affected (it being understood that no Permitted Lien shall be deemed to have such an effect) and (iii) no Event of Default exists at the time of such transaction, and (y) immediately after giving effect to any transaction pursuant to this clause (B), the aggregate Appraised Value of Collateral subject to transactions covered by this clause (B) shall not exceed $30,000,000, (C) is for purposes of operations by another airline operating under a brand associated with the Borrower or otherwise operating routes at the Borrower’s direction under a code share

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agreement, capacity purchase agreement, pro-rate agreement or similar arrangement between such airline and the Borrower or (D) is subject and subordinated to the rights (including remedies) of the Administrative Agent under the applicable Collateral Documents on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(g)      the lease or sublease of assets and properties in the ordinary course of business; provided that, the rights of the lessee or sublessee shall be subordinated to the rights (including remedies) of the Administrative Agent under the applicable Collateral Document on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Permitted Investments ” shall mean:
(1)    any Investment in the Borrower or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(2)    any Investment in cash, Cash Equivalents and any foreign equivalents;
(3)    any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
(A)    such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; or
(B)    such Person, in one transaction or a series of related and substantially concurrent transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(4)    any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from a Disposition of assets;
(5)    any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock in exchange for the issuance of Qualifying Equity Interests;
(6)    any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;
(7)    Investments represented by Hedging Obligations;
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Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(9)    prepayment of any Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
(10)    any guarantee of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.03 hereof other than a guarantee of Indebtedness of an Affiliate of the Borrower that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(11)    any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Closing Date and any Investment consisting of an extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to a binding commitment existing on, the Closing Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased (A) as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Closing Date or (B) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(12)    Investments acquired after the Closing Date as a result of the acquisition by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower of another Person, including by way of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 6.10 hereof after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;
(13)    the acquisition by a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction of Equity Interests of a trust or other Person established by such Receivables Subsidiary to effect such Qualified Receivables Transaction; and any other Investment by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower in a Receivables Subsidiary or any Investment by a Receivables Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
(14)    accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business;
(15)    Investments in connection with outsourcing initiatives in the ordinary course of business;
(16)    Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value other than a reduction for all returns of principal in cash and capital dividends in cash), when taken together with all Investments made pursuant to this clause (16) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed $300.0 million at any one time outstanding in connection with (A) travel or airline related

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businesses made in connection with marketing and promotion agreements, alliance agreements, distribution agreements, agreements with respect to fuel consortiums, agreements relating to flight training, agreements relating to insurance arrangements, agreements relating to parts management systems and other similar agreements or (B) joint ventures in existence on the Closing Date or formed thereafter; and
(17)    other Investments in any Person that do not involve properties or assets that constitute Collateral, having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (17) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed 3.0% of the total consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of such Investment.
Permitted Liens ” means:
(1)    Liens held by the Administrative Agent securing the Obligations;
(2)    Liens securing Junior Secured Debt in an aggregate principal amount (as of the date of incurrence of any such Junior Secured Debt and after giving pro forma effect to the application of the net proceeds therefrom), not exceeding the Junior Lien Cap, provided that such Liens shall (x) rank junior to the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent securing the Obligations and (y) be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders;
(3)    Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
(4)    Liens imposed by law, including carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(5)    Liens arising by operation of law in connection with judgments, attachments or awards which do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;
(6)    Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Obligations or any Guaranty Obligations;
(7)    (A) any overdrafts and related liabilities arising from treasury, netting, depository and cash management services or in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds, in each case as it relates to cash or

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Cash Equivalents, if any, and (B) Liens arising by operation of law or that are contractual rights of set-off in favor of the depository bank or securities intermediary in respect of the Letter of Credit Account or the Collateral Proceeds Account;
(8)    licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases by any Grantor as they relate to any aircraft, airframe, engine, Mortgaged Collateral or any Additional Collateral and to the extent (A) such licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and in each case, such license, sublicense, lease or sublease is to be subject and subordinate to the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and in each case, would not result in a Collateral Material Adverse Effect or (B) otherwise expressly permitted by the Collateral Documents;
(9)    salvage or similar rights of insurers, in each case as it relates to any aircraft, airframe, engine, Mortgaged Collateral or any Additional Collateral, if any;
(10)    in each case as it relates to any aircraft, Liens on appliances, parts, components, instruments, appurtenances, furnishings and other equipment installed on such aircraft and separately financed by a Grantor, to secure such financing;
(11)    Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to obligations that do not exceed in the aggregate $7,500,000 at any one time outstanding; and
(12)    Liens on Collateral permitted under the Collateral Document granting a Lien on such Collateral.
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness (or commitments in respect thereof) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, extend, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:
(1)    the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the original principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) when initially incurred of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith); provided that with respect to any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness that is refinancing secured Indebtedness and is secured by the same collateral, the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing

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Indebtedness shall not exceed the greater of the preceding amount and the Fair Market Value of the assets securing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(2)    if such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a maturity date that is after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date (with any amortization payment comprising such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness being treated as maturing on its amortization date), such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is (A) equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged or (B) more than 60 days after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date;
(3)    if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Loans, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Loans on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;
(4)    no Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor shall be an obligor with respect to such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness unless such non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary was an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and
(5)    notwithstanding that the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, extended, replaced, defeased or discharged may have been repaid or discharged by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to the date on which the new Indebtedness is incurred, Indebtedness that otherwise satisfies the requirements of this definition may be designated as Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness so long as such renewal, refunding, refinancing, extension, replacement, defeasance or discharge occurred not more than 36 months prior to the date of such incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness.
Person ” shall mean any natural person, corporation, division of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, estate, unincorporated organization, Airport Authority or Governmental Authority or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Pledged Aircraft ” means, as of any date, the Eligible Aircraft included in the Collateral as of such date.
Pledged Cash and Cash Equivalents ” means, as of any date, the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents included in the Collateral as of such date.

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Pledged Engines ” means, as of any date, the Eligible Engines included in the Collateral as of such date.
Pledged Gate Leaseholds ” means, as of any date, the Gate Leaseholds included in the Collateral as of such date.
Pledged Slots ” means, as of any date, the Slots included in the Collateral as of such date.
Pledged Spare Parts ” means, as of any date, the Eligible Spare Parts included in the Collateral as of such date.
Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Citibank, as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by Citibank in connection with extensions of credit to debtors); each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Professional User ” shall have the meaning given it in the Regulations and Procedures for the International Registry.
Propeller ” shall mean any propeller, including any part, appurtenance, and accessory of a propeller.
Put Exposure ” means the principal amount of Loans, LC Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments that Lenders have elected be prepaid, discharged and terminated, respectively, pursuant to Section 2.12(g) in response to a Change of Control Offer.
QEC Kits ” means the quick engine change kits of any Grantor.
Qualified Receivables Transaction ” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary or any other Person (in the case of a transfer by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or grants a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all Equity Interests and other investments in the Receivables Subsidiary, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable, other than assets that constitute Collateral or proceeds of Collateral.
Qualified Replacement Assets ” means Additional Collateral of any of the types described in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the definition of “Additional Collateral”.

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Qualifying Equity Interests ” means Equity Interests of the Borrower other than Disqualified Stock.
Ratings ” shall mean as of any date of determination, the corporate credit rating as determined by S&P or the corporate family rating as determined by Moody’s, as applicable, of the Borrower.
Real Property Assets ” shall mean those parcels of real property owned in fee by the Borrower or any other Grantor designated by the Borrower and together with, in each case, all buildings, improvements, facilities, appurtenant fixtures and equipment, easements and other property and rights incidental or appurtenant to the ownership of such parcel of real property.
Receivables Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (1) is guaranteed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than comprising a pledge of the Capital Stock or other interests in such Receivables Subsidiary (an “ incidental pledge ”), and excluding any guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction), (2) is recourse to or obligates the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in any way other than through an incidental pledge or pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction or (3) subjects any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than accounts receivable and related assets as provided in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction”), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, (b) with which neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than pursuant to the Qualified Receivables Transaction) other than (i) on terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Borrower, and (ii) fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing accounts receivable and (c) with which neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower has any obligation to maintain or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition, other than a minimum capitalization in customary amounts, or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Borrower will be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by filing with the Administrative Agent a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
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or any Event of Loss (as defined in the related Collateral Document pursuant to which a security interest in such Collateral is granted to the Administrative Agent, if applicable).
Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b)(iv).
Regulations and Procedures for the International Registry ” shall mean the official English language text of the International Registry Procedures and Regulations issued by the Supervisory Authority (as defined in the Cape Town Convention) pursuant to the Aircraft Protocol.
Related Parties ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, partners, members, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
Release ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 101(22) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act.
Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of (a) until the Closing Date, the Commitments then in effect and (b) thereafter, the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding. The Revolving Extensions of Credit, outstanding Loans and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining the “Required Lenders” at any time.
Responsible Officer ” means an Officer.
Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Payments ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
Restricted Subsidiary ” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Revolving Availability Period ” shall mean the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Facility Termination Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments.
Revolving Commitment ” or “ Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and, if such Revolving Lender is an Issuing Lender, to issue Letters of Credit, hereunder in an aggregate principal not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Revolving Commitment” opposite its name in Annex A hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Revolving Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The original aggregate amount of the Total Revolving Commitments is $350,000,000.
Revolving Commitment Percentage ” shall mean, at any time, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing its Revolving Commitment at such

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time by the Total Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Revolving Commitment Percentage of each Revolving Lender that existed immediately prior to such termination.
Revolving Extensions of Credit ” shall mean, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding and (b) if such Lender is an Issuing Lender, such Lender’s LC Exposure then outstanding.
Revolving Facility Maturity Date ” shall mean, with respect to (a) Revolving Commitments that have not been extended pursuant to Section 2.28, April 23, 2016 and (b) with respect to Extended Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date therefor as specified in the applicable Extension Offer accepted by the respective Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders.
Revolving Facility Termination Date ” shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments, (b) the acceleration of the Loans (if any) and the termination of the Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof and (c) the termination of the applicable Revolving Commitments as a whole pursuant to Section 2.11.
Revolving Lender ” shall mean each Lender having a Revolving Commitment.
Revolving Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
Revolving Loan Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to each Revolving Lender, determined as of the date of each advance of a Revolving Loan and prior to giving effect thereto, the percentage determined by dividing (i) the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender minus the Revolving Extensions of Credit of such Revolving Lender by (ii) the Total Revolving Commitments minus the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit.
Sale of a Grantor ” means, with respect to any Collateral, an issuance, sale, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of the Capital Stock of the applicable Grantor that owns such Collateral other than (1) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Grantor to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, and (2) an issuance of directors’ qualifying shares.
Sanctions ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.15.
S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
SEC ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 1110 ” means 11 U.S.C. Section 1110 of the Bankruptcy Code or any successor or analogous section of the federal bankruptcy law in effect from time to time.

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Secured Parties ” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Lenders and all other holders of Obligations.
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SH&E ” means ICF SH&E, Inc.
Significant Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Agreement.
Slot ” means (a) in the case of airports outside the United States, at any time, the right and operational authority to conduct one landing or takeoff at a specific time or during a specific time period, or (b) in the case of airports in the United States, FAA Slots.
Slot and Gate Security Agreement ” shall mean that certain Slot and Gate Security Agreement as defined in Section 4.01(c), as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time to time.
Spare Parts ” shall mean all accessories, appurtenances, or parts of an Aircraft (except an Engine or Propeller), Engine (except a Propeller), Propeller, or Appliance, that are to be installed at a later time in an Aircraft, Engine, Propeller or Appliance.
Spare Parts Security Agreement ” means the Mortgage and Security Agreement (Spare Parts), in substantially the form of Exhibit F, entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time to time.
Standard Securitization Undertakings ” means all representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, performance Guarantees and servicing obligations entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than a Receivables Subsidiary), which are customary in connection with any Qualified Receivables Transaction.
Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Statutory Reserve Rate ” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve

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percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in reserve percentage.
Stored ” shall mean, as to any Aircraft or Engine, that such Aircraft or Engine has been stored (a) with a low expectation of a return to service within the one year following commencement of such storage and (b) in a manner intended to minimize the rate of environmental degradation of the structure and components of such Aircraft or Engine (as the case may be) during such storage.
Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person
(1)    any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof); and
(2)    any partnership, joint venture or limited liability company of which (A) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise and (B) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, assessments, fees, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Termination Date ” shall mean with respect to the Revolving Loans, the Revolving Facility Termination Date applicable to the related Revolving Commitments.

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Title 14 ” means Title 14 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, including Part 93, Subparts K and S thereof, as amended from time to time or any successor or recodified regulation.
Title 49 ” shall mean Title 49 of the United States Code, which, among other things, recodified and replaced the U.S. Federal Aviation Act of 1958, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any subsequent legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes such provisions.
Total Collateral Coverage Ratio ” shall mean the ratio of (i) the aggregate Appraised Value of all Eligible Collateral plus the Pledged Cash and Cash Equivalents to (ii) the sum, without duplication, of (w) the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding (other than LC Exposure that has been Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 2.02(j)), plus (x) the aggregate amount of all Designated Hedging Obligations that constitute “Obligations” then outstanding, plus (y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Junior Secured Debt.
Total Obligations ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Collateral Coverage Ratio.
Total Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Revolving Commitments at such time.
Total Revolving Extensions of Credit ” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders outstanding at such time.
Transactions ” shall mean the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and Guarantors of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which they may be a party, the creation of the Liens in the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent and/or the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof, and the request for and issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
Type ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.
United States Citizen ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 5.06 hereof pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, but only if such Subsidiary:

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(1)    has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
(2)    except as permitted by Section 6.05 hereof, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Borrower;
(3)    is a Person with respect to which neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (A) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (B) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results;
(4)    has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(5)    does not own any assets or properties that constitute Collateral.
Unused Total Revolving Commitment ” shall mean, at any time, (a) the Total Revolving Commitment less (b) the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit.
Use or Lose Rule ” shall mean with respect to FAA Slots, the terms of 14 C.F.R. Section 93.227 or other applicable utilization requirements issued by the FAA, other Governmental Authorities or any Airport Authorities.
Voting Stock ” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1)    the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (A) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (B) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
(2)    the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
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Section 1.02.      Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented, extended, amended and restated or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, unless expressly provided otherwise, (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights and (f) “knowledge” or “aware” or words of similar import shall mean, when used in reference to the Borrower or the Guarantors, the actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer.
Section 1.03.      Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Upon any such request for an amendment, the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to consider in good faith any such amendment in order to amend the provisions of this Agreement so as to reflect equitably such accounting changes so that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s consolidated financial condition shall be the same after such accounting changes as if such accounting changes had not occurred.
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Section 2.01.      Commitments of the Lenders .
(a)      Revolving Commitments . (b) Each Revolving Lender severally, and not jointly with the other Revolving Lenders, agrees, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, to make revolving credit loans denominated in Dollars (each a “ Revolving Loan ” and collectively, the “ Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower at any time and from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed, when added to such Revolving Lender’s LC Exposure (if any), the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender, which Revolving Loans may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. At no time shall the sum of the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans plus the LC Exposure exceed the Total Revolving Commitment.
(i)      Each Borrowing of a Revolving Loan shall be made from the Revolving Lenders based upon each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Percentage of such Revolving Loan; provided , however, that the failure of any Revolving Lender to make any Revolving Loan shall not in itself relieve the other Revolving Lenders of their obligations to lend.
(c)      Type of Borrowing . Each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(d)      Amount of Borrowing . At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire Unused Total Revolving Commitment or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.02(e). Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time.
(e)      Limitation on Interest Period . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing of a Revolving Loan if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments.
Section 2.02.      Letters of Credit .
(a)      General . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of (and, subject to the penultimate sentence of clause (b) below, the applicable Issuing Lender shall issue) Letters of Credit in Dollars, at any time and from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period, in each case, for the Borrower’s own account or

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the account of any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender and the Borrower. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, an Issuing Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(b)      Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions . To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall either provide (i) telephonic notice promptly followed by written notice or (ii) hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned)) to the applicable Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent (at least two (2) Business Days in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying (1) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), (2) the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), (3) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (4) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and (5) such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Lender, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Lender’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit; provided that, to the extent such standard form (and/or any related reimbursement agreement) is inconsistent with the Loan Documents, the Loan Documents shall control. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, the Revolving Extensions of Credit of such Issuing Lender shall not exceed its Revolving Commitment. No Issuing Lender (other than an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) shall permit any such issuance, renewal, extension or amendment resulting in an increase in the amount of any Letter of Credit to occur without first obtaining written confirmation from the Administrative Agent that it is then permitted under this Agreement.
(c)      Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date that is one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is one (1) Business Day prior to the earliest Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Commitments of the applicable Issuing Lender (provided that, to the extent that such Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized pursuant to the terms of any Extension Amendment, such Revolving Commitments shall be disregarded for purposes of this clause (ii)).
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(e)      Reimbursement . If an Issuing Lender shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the amount of such LC Disbursement not later than the first Business Day following the date the Borrower receives notice from the Issuing Lender of such LC Disbursement; provided that, in the case of any LC Disbursement, to the extent not reimbursed and, subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, including, without limitation, making a request in accordance with Section 2.03(a) that such payment shall be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing, as the case may be, in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing; provided , further that for purposes of determining the Revolving Loan Percentage of each Revolving Lender with respect to such ABR Revolving Borrowing, such LC Disbursement shall not be deemed to be a Revolving Extension of Credit.
(f)      Obligations Absolute . The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in Section 2.02(e) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein or herein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the applicable Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.02, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders, nor the applicable Issuing Lender, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable Issuing Lender; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse an Issuing Lender from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Lender’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Issuing Lender (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the applicable Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion,

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either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(g)      Disbursement Procedures . The applicable Issuing Lender shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment, whether the applicable Issuing Lender has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder and the amount of such LC Disbursement; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender with respect to any such LC Disbursement in accordance with the terms herein.
(h)      Interim Interest . If the applicable Issuing Lender shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse (including by a Borrowing) such LC Disbursement in full not later than the first Business Day following the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse (including by a Borrowing) such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to Section 2.02(e), then Section 2.08 shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing Lender.
(i)      Replacement of the Issuing Lender . Any Issuing Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Lender and the successor Issuing Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Lender. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.21. From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Lender” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Lender, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Lenders, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Lender hereunder, the replaced Issuing Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(j)      Replacement of Letters of Credit; Cash Collateralization . The Borrower shall (i) upon or prior to the occurrence of the earlier of (A) the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to all Revolving Commitments and (B) the acceleration of the Loans (if any) and the termination of the Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof, (x) cause all Letters of Credit which expire after the earlier to occur of (A) the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to all Revolving Commitments and (B) the acceleration of the Loans (if any) and the

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termination of the Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof (the “ Outstanding Letters of Credit ”) to be returned to the applicable Issuing Lender undrawn and marked “cancelled” or (y) if the Borrower does not do so in whole or in part, either (A) provide one or more “back-to-back” letters of credit to each applicable Issuing Lender with respect to any such Outstanding Letters of Credit in a form reasonably satisfactory to each such Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, issued by a bank satisfactory to each such Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) and the Administrative Agent, and/or (B) deposit cash in the Letter of Credit Account, as collateral security for the Borrower’s reimbursement obligations in connection with any such Outstanding Letters of Credit, such cash (or any applicable portion thereof) to be promptly remitted to the Borrower (provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) upon the expiration, cancellation or other termination or satisfaction of the Borrower’s reimbursement obligations with respect to such Outstanding Letters of Credit, in whole or in part, in an aggregate principal amount for all such “back-to-back” letters of credit and any such Cash Collateralization equal to 100% of the then outstanding amount of all LC Exposure (less the amount, if any, on deposit in the Letter of Credit Account prior to taking any action pursuant to clauses (A) or (B) above), and (ii) if required pursuant to Section 2.02(m), 2.12(c), 2.12(d), 2.12(e), 2.12(g)(iii) or 7.01 or pursuant to any Extension Amendment, deposit in the Letter of Credit Account an amount required pursuant to Section 2.02(m), 2.12(c), 2.12(d), 2.12(e), 2.12(g)(iii) or 7.01, or pursuant to any such Extension Amendment, as applicable (any such deposit or provision of back-to-back letters of credit described in the preceding clause (i) or clause (ii), “ Cash Collateralization ” (it being understood that any LC Exposure shall be deemed to be “ Cash Collateralized ” only to the extent a deposit or provision of back-to-back letters of credit as described above is made in an amount equal to 100% of the amount of such LC Exposure)). The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the Letter of Credit Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent (in accordance with its usual and customary practices for investments of this type) and at the Borrower’s risk and reasonable expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account and shall be paid to the Borrower on its request provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time. If the Borrower is required to provide Cash Collateralization hereunder pursuant to Section 2.02(m), 2.12(c), 2.12(d), 2.12(e) or 2.12(g)(iii) or the terms of any Extension Amendment, such Cash Collateralization (to the extent not applied as contemplated by the applicable section) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after the applicable section (or Extension Amendment) no longer requires the provision of such Cash Collateralization.
(k)      Issuing Lender Agreements . Unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender shall report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) on the first Business Day of each week, the daily activity (set forth by day) in respect of Letters of Credit during the immediately preceding week, including all issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, all expirations and cancellations and all disbursements and reimbursements, (ii) on or

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prior to each Business Day on which such Issuing Lender expects to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, the aggregate face amount of the Letters of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed, or extended by it (and whether, subject to Section 2.02(b), the face amount of any such Letter of Credit was changed thereby) and the aggregate face amount of such Letters of Credit outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (iii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Lender makes any LC Disbursement, the date of such LC Disbursement and the amount of such LC Disbursement, (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Lender on such day, the date of such failure, and the amount of such LC Disbursement and (v) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
(l)      [Reserved]
(m)      Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments . If the maturity date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Commitments of an Issuing Lender occurs prior to the expiration of any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, then (i) if one or more other tranches of Revolving Commitments of such Issuing Lender in respect of which the maturity date shall not have occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued under such Issuing Lender’s Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Issuing Lender’s unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder at such time and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.02(j). For the avoidance of doubt, commencing with the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Commitments of any Issuing Lender, the sublimit for Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender under any tranche of Revolving Commitments that has not so then matured shall be as agreed in the relevant Extension Amendment with such Issuing Lender (to the extent such Extension Amendment so provides).
Section 2.03.      Requests for Loans .
(a)      Unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent in connection with making the initial Revolving Loans, to request a Revolving Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by (i) telephone or (ii) by hand or by facsimile delivery of a written Loan Request (A) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Loan and (B) in the case of an ABR Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of the proposed Loan. Each such telephonic Loan request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Loan Request signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic Loan request and written Loan Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.01(a):
(vi)      the aggregate amount of the requested Loan (which shall comply with Section 2.01(c));

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(vii)      the date of such Loan, which shall be a Business Day;
(viii)      whether such Loan is to be an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan; and
(ix)      in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If no election as to the Type of Loan is specified, then the requested Loan shall be an ABR Loan. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Loan, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(b)      Promptly following receipt of a Loan Request in accordance with this Section 2.03, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Revolving Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Loan.
Section 2.04.      Funding of Loans .
(a)      Each Revolving Lender shall make each Revolving Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, or such earlier time as may be reasonably practicable, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account designated by the Borrower in the applicable Loan Request; provided that ABR Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.02(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Lender.
(b)      Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Loan (or, with respect to any ABR Loan made on same-day notice, prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of such Loan) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Loan, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section 2.04 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Loan available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith upon written demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate otherwise applicable to such Loan. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Loan and the

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Borrower shall not be obligated to repay such amount pursuant to the preceding sentence if not previously repaid.
Section 2.05.      Interest Elections .
(a)      The Borrower may elect from time to time to (i) convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans, (ii) convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may be made only on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto or (iii) continue any Eurodollar Loan as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.
(b)      To make an Interest Election Request pursuant to this Section 2.05, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone or by hand or facsimile delivery of a written Interest Election Request by the time that a Loan Request would be required under Section 2.03(a) if the Borrower were requesting a Loan of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in substantially the same form as a Loan Request signed by the Borrower.
(c)      Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.01:
(i)      the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii)      the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)      whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and
(iv)      if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
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(e)      If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to a one month Eurodollar Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and upon the request of the Required Lenders, (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
Section 2.06.      Limitation on Eurodollar Tranches . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than twenty Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
Section 2.07.      Interest on Loans .
(a)      Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08, each ABR Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 days or 366 days in a leap year) at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(b)      Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08, each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal, during each Interest Period applicable thereto, to the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.
(c)      Accrued interest on all Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto, on the Termination Date with respect to such Loans and thereafter on written demand and upon any repayment or prepayment thereof (on the amount repaid or prepaid); provided that in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan to an ABR Loan, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
Section 2.08.      Default Interest . If the Borrower or any Guarantor, as the case may be, shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or in the payment of any other amount becoming due hereunder (including, without limitation, the reimbursement pursuant to Section 2.02(e) of any LC Disbursements), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall on written demand of the Administrative Agent from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by law, on all overdue amounts up to (but not including) the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days or, when the Alternate Base Rate is applicable, a year of 365 days or 366 days in a leap year) equal to (a) with respect to the principal amount of any Loan, the rate then applicable for such Borrowings plus 2.0%, and (b) in the case of all other amounts, the rate applicable for ABR Loans plus 2.0%.

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Section 2.09.      Alternate Rate of Interest . In the event, and on each occasion, that on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan, the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error) that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written, facsimile or telegraphic notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Lenders and, until the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, any request by the Borrower for a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans hereunder (including pursuant to a refinancing with Eurodollar Loans and including any request to continue, or to convert to, Eurodollar Loans) shall be deemed a request for a Borrowing of ABR Loans.
Section 2.10.      Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt .
(a)      The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each Revolving Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan then outstanding on the Revolving Facility Termination Date applicable to such Revolving Loan.
(b)      Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c)      The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof. The Borrower shall have the right, upon reasonable notice, to request information regarding the accounts referred to in the preceding sentence.
(d)      The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section 2.10 shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e)      Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns in a form furnished by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.02) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to such payee and its registered assigns.

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Section 2.11.      Optional Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments . Upon at least one (1) Business Day prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may at any time in whole permanently terminate a Total Revolving Commitment (subject to compliance with Section 2.12(e)), or from time to time in part permanently reduce the Unused Total Revolving Commitment; provided that each such notice shall only be revocable to the extent such termination or reduction would have resulted from a refinancing of the Obligations, which refinancing shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed. Each such reduction of the Unused Total Revolving Commitment shall be in the principal amount not less than $1,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000. Simultaneously with each reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitment, the Borrower shall (i) pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender the Commitment Fee accrued and unpaid on the amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender so terminated or reduced through the date thereof and (ii) any outstanding Letters of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender that results in the amount of such Issuing Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding to exceed the Revolving Commitment (as so reduced) of such Revolving Lender shall be reduced and cancelled (or Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 2.02(j)) as necessary to ensure the portion (if any) thereof outstanding and not Cash Collateralized does not exceed such Issuing Lender’s Revolving Commitment (as so reduced). Any reduction of the Unused Total Revolving Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be applied to reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender on a pro rata basis.
Section 2.12.      Mandatory Prepayment of Loans; Commitment Termination; Change of Control Offer .
(a)      Within five (5) Business Days of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receiving any Net Proceeds as a result of a Collateral Sale or a Recovery Event in respect of Collateral, if the Borrower shall not be in compliance with Section 6.09(a) on the date such Net Proceeds are received, the Borrower shall deposit cash in an amount (the “ Net Proceeds Amount ”) equal to the amount of such received Net Proceeds (solely to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with Section 6.09(a)) into the Collateral Proceeds Account that is maintained with the Administrative Agent for such purpose and subject to an Account Control Agreement and thereafter such Net Proceeds Amount shall be applied (to the extent not otherwise applied pursuant to the immediately succeeding proviso and solely to the extent the Borrower is not in compliance with Section 6.09(a)) in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.12(c); provided that (i) the Borrower may use such Net Proceeds Amount to replace with Qualified Replacement Assets or, solely in the case of any Net Proceeds Amount in respect of any Recovery Event, repair the assets which are the subject of such Recovery Event or Collateral Sale within 365 days after such deposit is made, (ii) all such Net Proceeds Amounts shall be subject to release as provided in Section 6.09(c) or, at the option of the Borrower at any time, may be applied in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.12(c), and (iii) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the amount of any such deposit may be applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.12(c); provided further that any release of any Net Proceeds Amount pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 2.12(a) shall be conditioned on the Borrower being in compliance with Section 6.09(a) after giving effect thereto (it being understood that the failure to be in compliance with Section 6.09(a) shall not prevent the release

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of any Net Proceeds Amount in connection with any repair or replacement of assets permitted hereunder so long as no decrease in the Collateral Coverage Ratio will result therefrom).
(b)      The Borrower shall prepay the Revolving Loans (without any corresponding reduction in Revolving Commitments) when and in an amount necessary to comply with Section 6.09.
(c)      Amounts required to be applied to the prepayment of Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(a) and (b) shall be applied to prepay the outstanding Revolving Loans (and to provide Cash Collateralization for the outstanding LC Exposure following the repayment of all outstanding Revolving Loans) in an amount necessary to comply with Section 6.09, in each case as directed by the Borrower. Such prepayments of Revolving Loans (and Cash Collateralization of the outstanding LC Exposure) shall not result in a corresponding permanent reduction in the Revolving Commitments. Any Cash Collateralization of outstanding LC Exposure shall be consummated in accordance with Section 2.02(j). The application of any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be made, first , to ABR Loans and, second , to Eurodollar Loans.
(d)      If at any time the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit for any reason exceed the Total Revolving Commitment at such time, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess. If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Revolving Loans, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed the Total Revolving Commitment then in effect, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit to the extent of such excess.
(e)      Upon the Revolving Facility Termination Date applicable to any Revolving Commitment, such Revolving Commitment shall be terminated in full and the Borrower shall repay the applicable Revolving Loans in full and, except as the Administrative Agent may otherwise agree in writing, if any Letter of Credit remains outstanding, comply with Section 2.02(j) in accordance therewith.
(f)      All prepayments under this Section 2.12 shall be accompanied by accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being prepaid to (but not including) the date of prepayment, plus any accrued and unpaid Fees and any losses, costs and expenses, as more fully described in Sections 2.15 hereof.
(g)      Unless otherwise prepaid in accordance with Section 2.12 or 2.13 hereof, and subject to the next sentence, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Lender shall have the right to require the Borrower to prepay all or part of such Lender’s Loans at a prepayment price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of prepayment, to discharge all or part of such Lender’s LC Exposure (if any) and to terminate all or part of such Lender’s unused Revolving Commitment in accordance with this Section 2.12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon the occurrence of a Change of Control if, upon direction of the Borrower, a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 2.12(g) applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Borrower and purchases all Loans validly surrendered and

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not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer and the Borrower otherwise complies with this Section 2.12(g).
(i)      Within 30 days following the occurrence of any Change of Control, the Borrower shall provide a written notice to the Administrative Agent and each Lender containing the following information (such notice, a “ Change of Control Offer ”):
(A)      that a Change of Control has occurred and that such Lender has the right to require Borrower to repay such Lender’s Loans at a prepayment price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, to discharge its LC Exposure by Cash Collateralizing such LC Exposure and to terminate such Lender’s unused Revolving Commitment;
(B)      the date of prepayment, LC Exposure discharge and unused Revolving Commitment termination (the “ Prepayment Date ”) (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed); and
(C)      a statement that any Lender wishing to have its Loans repaid, LC Exposure discharged and unused Revolving Commitment terminated pursuant to such Change of Control Offer must comply with Section 2.12(g)(ii).
A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon such Change of Control occurring, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making the Change of Control Offer.
(ii)      In order to accept any Change of Control Offer, a Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing at its address for notices contained in this Agreement prior to 12:00 noon, New York time, on the Business Day next preceding the Prepayment Date with respect to such Change of Control Offer (the “ Election Time ”) of such Lender’s election to require the Borrower to prepay all or a specified portion of such Lender’s Loans, to discharge all or a specified portion of such Lender’s LC Exposure and to terminate all or a specified portion of such Lender’s unused Revolving Commitment pursuant to such Change of Control Offer (which, in the case of any election to require less than all of such Lender’s Loans to be prepaid, less than all of such Lender’s LC Exposure to be discharged and less than all such Lender’s unused Revolving Commitment to be terminated in such Change of Control Offer, shall be, taken together, in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) and the principal amount of such Lender’s Loans to be prepaid, the amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure to be discharged and the amount of such Lender’s unused Revolving Commitment to be terminated each shall be in the same proportion of such Lender’s total Loans, total LC Exposure and total unused Revolving Commitment, respectively), and shall specify the amount of such Lender’s Loans which such Lender requests be prepaid, amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure which such Lender requests be discharged and amount of unused Revolving Commitment to be terminated in such

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Change of Control Offer. In order to validly withdraw any election with respect to any Put Exposure in any Change of Control Offer, the Lender holding such Put Exposure shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing at its address for notices contained in this Agreement prior to the Election Time of such Lender’s election to withdraw such Put Exposure from such Change of Control Offer, which notification shall include a copy of such Lender’s previous notification electing to have its Put Exposure prepaid, discharged or terminated in such Change of Control Offer and shall state that such election is withdrawn. All such prepayments of such Lender’s Loans and discharge of such Lender’s LC Exposure shall automatically result in a corresponding permanent reduction in such Lender’s Revolving Commitments. The Administrative Agent shall from time to time, upon request by the Borrower, advise the Borrower of the amount of Put Exposure with respect to any Change of Control Offer.
(iii)      If as of the Election Time there is any Put Exposure as to which the election to accept the Change of Control Offer has not been withdrawn pursuant to Section 2.12(g)(ii), prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Prepayment Date the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent the aggregate amount payable with respect to such Put Exposure pursuant to Section 2.12(g)(i)(A). The Administrative Agent shall apply such funds to repay the Loans included in such Put Exposure and to Cash-Collateralize the LC Exposure included in the Put Exposure. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall recalculate the Revolving Commitment Percentage of each Lender after giving effect to such Change of Control Offer and give written notice thereof to the Borrower and each Lender.
Section 2.13.      Optional Prepayment of Loans .
(a)      The Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to prepay any Loans, in whole or in part, (i) with respect to Eurodollar Loans, upon (A) telephonic notice (followed promptly by written or facsimile notice) or (B) written or facsimile notice, in any case received by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed date of prepayment and (ii) with respect to ABR Loans, upon written or facsimile notice received by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day prior to the proposed date of prepayment; provided that ABR Loans may be prepaid on the same day notice is given if such notice is received by the Administrative Agent by 12:00 noon, New York City time; provided further , however, that (A) each such partial prepayment shall be in an amount not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in the case of Eurodollar Loans and integral multiples of $100,000 in the case of ABR Loans, (B) no prepayment of Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted pursuant to this Section 2.13(a) other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto unless such prepayment is accompanied by the payment of the amounts described in Section 2.15, and (C) no partial prepayment of a Eurodollar Tranche shall result in the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans remaining outstanding pursuant to such Eurodollar Tranche being less than $1,000,000.
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Commitment) as the Borrower shall specify until all Revolving Loans shall have been paid in full (plus any accrued but unpaid interest and fees thereon). All prepayments under Section 2.13(a) shall be accompanied by accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being prepaid to (but not including) the date of prepayment, plus any Fees and any losses, costs and expenses, as more fully described in Section 2.15 hereof.
(c)      Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of the Loans to be prepaid and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which made, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Loan by the amount and on the date stated therein; provided that the Borrower may revoke any notice of prepayment under this Section 2.13 if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of any or all of the Obligations hereunder, which refinancing shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed. The Administrative Agent shall, promptly after receiving notice from the Borrower hereunder, notify each Lender of the principal amount of the Loans held by such Lender which are to be prepaid, the prepayment date and the manner of application of the prepayment.
Section 2.14.      Increased Costs .
(a)      If any Change in Law shall:
(i)      impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or Issuing Lender (except any such reserve requirement subject to Section 2.14(c)); or
(ii)      impose on any Lender or Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit issued hereunder;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Issuing Lender of issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Lender hereunder with respect to any Eurodollar Loan or Letter of Credit (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, upon the request of such Lender or Issuing Lender, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)      If any Lender or Issuing Lender reasonably determines in good faith that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, to

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a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts, in each case as documented by such Lender or Issuing Lender to the Borrower as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered; it being understood that to the extent duplicative of the provisions in Section 2.16, this Section 2.14(b) shall not apply to Taxes.
(c)      Solely to the extent arising from a Change in Law, the Borrower shall pay to each Lender (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurodollar funds or deposits, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error) and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Eurodollar Loans, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, and which notice shall specify the Statutory Reserve Rate, if any, applicable to such Lender) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give written notice fifteen (15) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days from receipt of such notice.
(d)      A certificate of a Lender or Issuing Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.14 and the basis for calculating such amount or amounts shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence of the amount due. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount due within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such certificate.
(e)      Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.14 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased

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costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. The protection of this Section 2.14 shall be available to each Lender regardless of any possible contention as to the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule, regulation, guideline or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed.
(f)      The Borrower shall not be required to make payments under this Section 2.14 to any Lender or Issuing Lender if (A) a claim hereunder arises solely through circumstances peculiar to such Lender or Issuing Lender and which do not affect commercial banks in the jurisdiction of organization of such Lender or Issuing Lender generally, (B) the claim arises out of a voluntary relocation by such Lender or Issuing Lender of its applicable Lending Office (it being understood that any such relocation effected pursuant to Section 2.18 is not “voluntary”), or (C) such Lender or Issuing Lender is not seeking similar compensation for such costs to which it is entitled from its borrowers generally in commercial loans of a similar size.
(g)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, regulations, requests, rules, guidelines or directives implemented after the Closing Date pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act shall be deemed to be a Change in Law; provided however , that any determination by a Lender or Issuing Lender of amounts owed pursuant to this Section 2.14 to such Lender or Issuing Lender due to any such Change in Law shall be made in good faith in a manner generally consistent with such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s standard practice.
Section 2.15.      Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default), (b) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, or (c) the assignment (or reallocation) of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, 2.27(d) or 10.08(d), then, in any such event, at the request of such Lender, the Borrower shall compensate such Lender for the loss, cost and expense sustained by such Lender attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount reasonably determined in good faith by such Lender or Issuing Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the applicable rate of interest for such Loan (excluding, however the Applicable Margin included therein, if any), for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts (and the basis for requesting such amount or amounts) that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall be delivered to

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the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence of the amount due. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount due within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such certificate.
Section 2.16.      Taxes .
(a)      Any and all payments by or on account of any Obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender, as determined in good faith by the applicable Withholding Agent, then (i) the sum payable by the Borrower or applicable Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including deductions for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.16), the Administrative Agent, Lender, Issuing Lender or any other recipient of such payments (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deductions and (iii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b)      In addition, the Borrower or any Guarantor, as applicable, shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c)      The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by or on behalf of or withheld or deducted from payments owing to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.16) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or Issuing Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or Issuing Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d)      As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment to the extent available, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e)      Each Lender shall, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent the Administrative Agent has not been reimbursed by the Borrower) for the full amount of any Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority that are

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attributable to such Lender and that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, together with all interest, penalties, reasonable costs and expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f)      Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law and as reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate; provided that a Foreign Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section 2.16(f) that such Foreign Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(g)      (1) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter when the previously delivered certificates and/or forms expire, or upon request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:
(i)    two (2) duly executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party,
(ii)    two (2) duly executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,
(iii)    two (2) duly executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY, together with applicable attachments,
(iv)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code or (D) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected and (y) two (2) duly executed originals of the Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or
(v)    any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding tax and reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or required deduction to be made.

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A Foreign Lender shall not be required to deliver any form or statement pursuant to this Section 2.16(g) that such Foreign Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(2)      Any Lender that is a “United States Person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter when the previously delivered certificates and/or forms expire, or upon request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), two (2) copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, certifying that such Lender is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax.
(3)      If a payment made to a Lender under this Agreement or any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.
(h)      If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes from the Governmental Authority to which such Taxes or Other Taxes were paid and as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or a Guarantor or with respect to which the Borrower or a Guarantor has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower or such Guarantor (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower or such Guarantor under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender incurred in obtaining such refund (including Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Borrower or such Guarantor, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower or such Guarantor (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (h) if, and then only to the extent, the payment of such amount would place the Administrative Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Administrative Agent or such Lender would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section shall not be

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construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
Section 2.17.      Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment .
(a)      The Borrower shall make each payment or prepayment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14 or 2.15, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, pursuant to wire instructions to be provided by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to an Issuing Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 10.04 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in U.S. Dollars.
(b)      If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all Obligations then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first , towards payment of Fees and expenses then due under Sections 2.19 and 10.04 payable to the Administrative Agent, (ii) second , towards payment of Fees and expenses then due under Sections 2.20, 2.21 and 10.04 payable to the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders and towards payment of interest then due on account of the Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of such Fees and expenses and interest then due to such parties and (iii) third , towards payment of (A) principal of the Revolving Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, (B) any Designated Banking Product Obligations then due, to the extent such Designated Banking Product Obligations constitute “Obligations” hereunder, and (C) any Designated Hedging Obligations then due, to the extent such Designated Hedging Obligations constitute “Obligations” hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, Designated Banking Product Obligations constituting Obligations and Designated Hedging Obligations constituting Obligations then due to such parties. Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustment shall be made with respect to payments from the Borrower or other Guarantors to preserve the allocations to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section 2.17(b).
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Lenders or the Issuing Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Lender, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(d)      If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(a), 2.04(b), 8.04 or 10.04(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
Section 2.18.      Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .
(a)      If the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender under Section 2.14 or to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder, to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, to file any certificate or document reasonably requested by the Borrower or to take other reasonable measures, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation, assignment, filing or other measures (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. Nothing in this Section 2.18 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16.
(b)      If, after the date hereof, any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14 or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, (i) terminate such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, prepay such Lender’s outstanding Loans and provide Cash Collateralization for such Lender’s LC Exposure or (ii) require such Lender to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.02), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), in any case as of a Business Day specified in such notice from the Borrower; provided that (i) such terminated or assigning Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued

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interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts due, owing and payable to it hereunder at the time of such termination or assignment, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees in the case of an assignment) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (ii) in the case of an assignment due to payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments.
Section 2.19.      Certain Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent the fees set forth in that certain Administrative Agent Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case at the times set forth therein.
Section 2.20.      Commitment Fee and Upfront Fee . (a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the accounts of the Revolving Lenders a commitment fee (the “ Commitment Fee ”) for the period commencing on the Closing Date to the Revolving Facility Termination Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments or the earlier date of termination of the applicable Revolving Commitment, computed (on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily Unused Total Revolving Commitment. Such Commitment Fee, to the extent then accrued, shall be payable quarterly in arrears (a) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, (b) on the Revolving Facility Termination Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments, and (c) as provided in Section 2.11 hereof, upon any reduction or termination in whole or in part of the Total Revolving Commitment.
(b)      The Borrower shall pay on the Closing Date to each Lender as of such date, an upfront fee in an amount as set forth in a separate fee letter entered into by the Borrower with such Lender on or prior to the Closing Date.
Section 2.21.      Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrower shall pay with respect to each Letter of Credit (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Lender a fee calculated (on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at the per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans under the Revolving Facility on the daily average LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) with respect to such Letter of Credit and (ii) to each Issuing Lender (with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it), such Issuing Lender’s customary and reasonable fees as may be agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower for issuance, amendments and processing referred to in Section 2.02. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay each Issuing Lender for its account a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum, up to a maximum amount of $1,000 per annum per Letter of Credit, in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to and including the date of termination of such Letter of Credit. Accrued fees described in this paragraph in respect of each Letter of Credit shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving Facility Termination Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments. So long as no Event of Default has occurred, fees accruing on any Letter of Credit outstanding after the applicable Revolving Facility Termination Date shall be payable quarterly in the manner

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described in the immediately preceding sentence and on the date of expiration or termination of any such Letter of Credit.
Section 2.22.      Nature of Fees . All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent, as provided herein and in the fee letters described in Section 2.19. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.
Section 2.23.      Right of Set-Off . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.01(b), the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and their respective banking Affiliates) are hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final but excluding deposits in the Escrow Accounts, Payroll Accounts and other accounts, in each case, held in trust for an identified beneficiary) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Administrative Agent and each such Lender (or any of such banking Affiliates) to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all of any such overdue amounts owing under the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand under any Loan Document; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender exercises any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off will be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.26(d) and, pending such payment, will be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Revolving Lenders and (y) the Defaulting Lender will provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender (or any of such banking Affiliates) and the Administrative Agent agrees promptly to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made by it (or any of its banking Affiliates), as the case may be, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Lender and the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.23 are in addition to other rights and remedies which such Lender and the Administrative Agent may have upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default.
Section 2.24.      Security Interest in Letter of Credit Account . The Borrower hereby pledges to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of the other Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of the other Secured Parties, a first priority security interest, senior to all other Liens, if any, in all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the Letter of Credit Account, any direct investment of the funds contained therein and any proceeds thereof. Cash held in the Letter of Credit Account shall not be available for use by the Borrower, and shall be released to the Borrower only as described in Section 2.02(j).
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Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents of the Borrower, the Lenders shall be entitled to immediate payment of such Obligations.
Section 2.26.      Defaulting Lenders .
(a)      If at any time any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, on ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.02(b) (with the assignment fee to be waived in such instance and subject to any consents required by such Section) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person.
(b)      Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 2.26(a) shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such Lender’s outstanding Commitments and Loans, and (ii) deliver any documentation evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as specified by the Borrower and such assignee, of the assigning Lender’s outstanding Commitments and Loans, (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Commitments and Loans so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Acceptance (including, without limitation, any amounts owed under Section 2.15 due to such replacement occurring on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period), and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate documentation executed by the Borrower in connection with previous Borrowings, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Commitments and Loans, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender; provided that an assignment contemplated by this Section 2.26(b) shall become effective notwithstanding the failure by the Lender being replaced to deliver the Assignment and Acceptance contemplated by this Section 2.26(b), so long as the other actions specified in this Section 2.26(b) shall have been taken.
(c)      Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Revolving Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, during such period, such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to any fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section 2.20 (without prejudice to the rights of the Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees).
(d)      Any amount paid by the Borrower or otherwise received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity payments or other amounts) will not be paid or distributed to such Defaulting Lender, but shall instead be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated account until (subject to Section 2.26(f)) the termination of the Revolving Commitments and payment in full of all obligations of the Borrower hereunder and will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the making of payments from time to time in the following order of priority:

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first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent,
second , to the payment of the default interest and then current interest due and payable to the Revolving Lenders which are Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them,
third , to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them,
fourth , to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders, and
fifth , after the termination of the Revolving Commitments and payment in full of all obligations of the Borrower hereunder, to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
(e)      The Borrower may terminate the unused amount of the Commitment of any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender upon not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Revolving Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions of Section 2.26(d) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts), provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) such termination shall not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.
(f)      If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Revolving Lender that is a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the Revolving Lenders, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, such Revolving Lender shall purchase at par such portions of outstanding Revolving Loans of the other Revolving Lenders, and/or make such other adjustments, as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Lenders to hold Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments, whereupon such Revolving Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments shall be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued while such Revolving Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Revolving Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
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a Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Lender have been made with respect to such outstanding Letters of Credit and (y) the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 8.05.
Section 2.27.      Increase in Commitment .
(a)      Borrowing Request . The Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent request, prior to the Revolving Facility Maturity Date, an increase to the existing Revolving Commitments by an amount not to exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate. Such notice shall specify (i) the date (each, an “ Increase Effective Date ”) on which the Borrower proposes that the increased Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the identity of each Eligible Assignee to whom the Borrower proposes any portion of such increased Commitments be allocated (each, a “ New Lender ”) and the amounts of such allocations; provided that any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the increased Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such increased Commitment.
(b)      Conditions . The increased Commitments shall become effective, as of such Increase Effective Date provided that:
(i)      each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall be satisfied on or prior to such Increase Effective Date;
(ii)      no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from giving effect to the increased Commitments on such Increase Effective Date;
(iii)      after giving pro forma effect to the increased Commitments to be made on such Increase Effective Date, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 6.09(a); and
(iv)      the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction.
(c)      Terms of Revolving Loans and Commitments . The terms and provisions of Revolving Loans made pursuant to the increased Commitments shall be identical to the Revolving Loans. The increased Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement (the “ Increase Joinder ”) executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender making such increased Commitment, in form and substance satisfactory to each of them. The Increase Joinder may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.27. In addition, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all references in the Loan Documents to Revolving Loans

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shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to include references to Revolving Loans made pursuant to any increased Revolving Commitments made pursuant to this Agreement.
(d)      Adjustment of Revolving Loans . Each of the existing Revolving Lenders shall assign to each of the applicable New Lenders, and each of the New Lenders shall purchase from each of the existing Revolving Lenders, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increase Effective Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by the existing Lenders and New Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the increased Revolving Commitments on such Increase Effective Date; provided that no such reallocation shall result in any Issuing Lender having Revolving Extensions of Credit greater than its Revolving Commitment. If there is a new Borrowing of Revolving Loans on such Increase Effective Date, the Revolving Lenders after giving effect to such Increase Effective Date shall make such Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.01(a). Any amounts owed under Section 2.15 due to a reallocation of Eurodollar Loans pursuant to this Section 2.27(d) occurring on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto shall be payable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.15.
(e)      Equal and Ratable Benefit . The Revolving Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this paragraph shall constitute Revolving Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the security interests created by the Collateral Documents.
Section 2.28.      Extension of the Revolving Facility .
(a)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “ Extension Offer ”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders holding Revolving Commitments with a like maturity date, on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate Revolving Commitments with a like maturity date) and on the same terms to each such Lender, the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate from time to time transactions with individual Lenders that accept the terms contained in such Extension Offers to extend the maturity date of each such Lender’s Revolving Commitments and otherwise modify the terms of such Revolving Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension Offer (including, without limitation, by the changing interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings)) (each, an “ Extension ”, and each group of Revolving Commitments, as so extended, as well as the original Revolving Commitments not so extended, being a “ tranche ”, and any Extended Revolving Commitments shall constitute a separate tranche of Revolving Commitments from the tranche of Revolving Commitments from which they were converted), so long as the following terms are satisfied:
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(ii)     except as to interest rates, fees and final maturity (which shall be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), the Revolving Commitment of any Revolving Lender that agrees to an Extension with respect to such Revolving Commitment extended pursuant to an Extension (an “ Extended Revolving Commitment ”), and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with the same terms as the original Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings); provided that (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of Loans with respect to Extended Revolving Commitments after the applicable Extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, (2) the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination of, Extended Revolving Commitments after the applicable Extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such tranche on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other tranche with a later maturity date than such tranche, (3) assignments and participations of Extended Revolving Commitments and extended Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans and (4) at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Commitments and any original Revolving Commitments) which have more than two different maturity dates,
(iii)     if the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments in respect of which Revolving Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Revolving Loans of such Revolving Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Revolving Lenders have accepted such Extension Offer,
(iv)     if the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments in respect of which Revolving Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall be less than the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Borrower may require each Revolving Lender that does not accept such Extension Offer to assign pursuant to Section 10.02 no later than forty-five (45) days after the Extension Offer Date its pro rata share of the outstanding Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans offered to be extended pursuant to such Extension Offer to one or more assignees which have agreed to such assignment and to extend the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date; provided that (1) each Revolving Lender that does not respond affirmatively within thirty (30) days of the Extension Offer Date shall be deemed not to have accepted such Extension Offer, (2) each assigning Revolving Lender shall have

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received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Revolving Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (3) the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 10.02(b) shall be paid by the Borrower or such assignee and (4) the assigning Revolving Lender shall continue to be entitled to the rights under Section 10.04 for any period prior to the effectiveness of such assignment,
(v)     all documentation in respect of such Extension shall be consistent with the foregoing, and
(vi)     any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender shall be obligated to accept any Extension Offer.
(b)      With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, (i) such Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.12 or Section 2.13 and (ii) each Extension Offer shall specify the minimum amount of Revolving Commitments to be tendered, which shall be a minimum amount approved by the Administrative Agent (a “ Minimum Extension Condition ”). The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this Section (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Revolving Commitments on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2.11, 2.12, 2.17 and 8.08) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.28.
(c)      The consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any Extension, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. No consent of any Lender shall be required to effectuate any Extension, other than the consent of each Lender agreeing to such Extension with respect to one or more of its Revolving Commitments (or a portion thereof) (or, in the case of an Extension pursuant to clause (iv) of Section 2.28(a), the consent of the assignee agreeing to the assignment of one or more Revolving Commitments and/or Revolving Loans). All Extended Revolving Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other applicable Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, an “ Extension Amendment ”) with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of Revolving Commitments so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.28.

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(d)      In connection with any Extension, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures (including, without limitation, regarding timing, rounding and other adjustments and to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit facilities hereunder after such Extension), if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.28.
SECTION 3.     

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and issue Letters of Credit hereunder, the Borrower and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and warrant as follows:
Section 3.01.      Organization and Authority . Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the applicable jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and is duly qualified and in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) has the requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to effect the Transactions, to own or lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as now or currently proposed to be conducted.
Section 3.02.      Air Carrier Status . The Borrower is an “air carrier” within the meaning of Section 40102 of Title 49 and holds a certificate under Section 41102 of Title 49. The Borrower holds an air carrier operating certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 447 of Title 49. The Borrower is a “citizen of the United States” as defined in Section 40102(a)(15) of Title 49 and as that statutory provision has been interpreted by the DOT pursuant to its policies (a “ United States Citizen ”). The Borrower possesses all necessary certificates, franchises, licenses, permits, rights, designations, authorizations, exemptions, concessions, frequencies and consents which relate to the operation of the routes flown by it and the conduct of its business and operations as currently conducted except where failure to so possess would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.03.      Due Execution . The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Borrower and the Guarantors of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) are within the respective corporate or limited liability company powers of each of the Borrower and the Guarantors, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, including the consent of shareholders or members where required, and do not (i) contravene the charter, by-laws or limited liability company agreement (or equivalent documentation) of the Borrower or any of the Guarantors, (ii) violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulations T, U or X of the Board), or any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority, other than violations by the Borrower or the Guarantors which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) conflict with or result in a

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breach of, or constitute a default under, any material indenture, mortgage or deed of trust or any material lease, agreement or other instrument binding on the Borrower or the Guarantors or any of their properties, which, in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of the Borrower or any of the other Grantors other than the Liens granted pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; and (b) do not require the consent, authorization by or approval of or notice to or filing or registration with any Governmental Authority or any other Person, other than (i) the filing of financing statements under the UCC, (ii) the filings and consents contemplated by the Collateral Documents, (iii) approvals, consents and exemptions that have been obtained on or prior to the Closing Date and remain in full force and effect, (iv) consents, approvals and exemptions that the failure to obtain in the aggregate would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (v) routine reporting obligations. Each Loan Document to which the Borrower or a Guarantor is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and each of the Guarantors party thereto. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower or any of the Guarantors is a party, each is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and each Guarantor party thereto, enforceable against the Borrower and the Guarantors, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Section 3.04.      Statements Made .
(f)      The written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement (as modified or supplemented by other written information so furnished), together with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2012 of the Borrower filed with the SEC and all Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K that have been filed after December 31, 2012, by the Borrower, with the SEC (as amended), taken as a whole as of the Closing Date did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which such information was provided; provided that, with respect to projections, estimates or other forward-looking information the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
(g)      The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Borrower most recently filed with the SEC, and each Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Current Report on Form 8-K of the Borrower filed with the SEC subsequently and prior to the date that this representation and warranty is being made, did not as of the date filed with the SEC (giving effect to any amendments thereof made prior to the date that this representation and warranty is being made) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

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Section 3.05.      Financial Statements; Material Adverse Change .
(a)      The audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, included in the Borrower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2012 filed with the SEC, as amended, present fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date and for such period.
(b)      Except as disclosed in the Borrower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2012 or any subsequent report filed by the Borrower on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K with the SEC, since December 31, 2012, there has been no Material Adverse Change.
Section 3.06.      Ownership of Subsidiaries . As of the Closing Date, other than as set forth on Schedule 3.06, (a) each of the Persons listed on Schedule 3.06 is a wholly-owned, direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower, and (b) the Borrower owns no other Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries), whether directly or indirectly.
Section 3.07.      Liens . There are no Liens of any nature whatsoever on any Collateral other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.08.      Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Loans, and the Letters of Credit, shall be used for working capital or other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including the repayment of indebtedness and the payment of fees and transaction costs as contemplated hereby and as referred to in Sections 2.19 and 2.20).
Section 3.09.      Litigation and Compliance with Laws .
(f)      Except as disclosed in the Borrower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2012 or any subsequent report filed by the Borrower on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K with the SEC since December 31, 2012, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or the Guarantors, threatened against the Borrower or the Guarantors or any of their respective properties (including any properties or assets that constitute Collateral under the terms of the Loan Documents), before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that (i) are likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) could reasonably be expected to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents or, in any material respect, the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders thereunder or in connection with the Transactions.
(g)      Except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each Guarantor to its knowledge is currently in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities, in respect of the conduct of its business and ownership of its property.

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Section 3.10.      FAA Slot Utilization .
(a)      As of the Closing Date, all of the Pledged Slots held by the Borrower and the other Grantors constituting Collateral are FAA Slots.
(b)      Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and the other Grantors, as applicable, are utilizing, or causing to be utilized, their respective Pledged Slots (except Pledged Slots which are reasonably determined by the Borrower to be of de minimis value or surplus to the Borrower’s needs) in a manner consistent in all material respects with applicable rules, regulations, laws and contracts in order to preserve both their respective right to hold and operate the Pledged Slots, taking into account any waivers or other relief granted to the Borrower or any Guarantor by the FAA, other applicable U.S. Governmental Authorities or U.S. Airport Authorities. Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor has received any written notice from the FAA, other applicable U.S. Governmental Authorities or U.S. Airport Authorities, or is otherwise aware of any other event or circumstance, that would be reasonably likely to impair in any material respect its respective right to hold and operate any Pledged Slot, except for any such impairment that, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.11.      Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act .
(h)      Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board, “ Margin Stock ”), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Loans will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock in violation of Regulation U.
(i)      Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is, or after the making of the Loans will be, or is required to be, registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the making of any Loan, nor the issuance of any Letters of Credit, nor the application of the proceeds of any Loan or repayment of any Loan or reimbursement of any LC Disbursement by the Borrower, nor the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, will violate any provision of such Act or any rule, regulation or order of the SEC thereunder.
Section 3.12.      Ownership of Collateral . Each Grantor has good title to the Collateral owned by it, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.13.      Perfected Security Interests . The Collateral Documents, taken as a whole, are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all of the Collateral to the extent purported to be created thereby, subject as to enforceability to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. With

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respect to the Collateral as of the Closing Date, at such time as (a) financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the appropriate offices (and the appropriate fees are paid) and (b) the execution of the Account Control Agreements, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a first priority perfected security interest and/or mortgage (or comparable Lien) in all of such Collateral to the extent that the Liens on such Collateral may be perfected upon the filings or recordations or upon the taking of the actions described in clauses (a) and (b) above, subject in each case only to Permitted Liens, and such security interest is entitled to the benefits, rights and protections afforded under the Collateral Documents applicable thereto (subject to the qualification set forth in the first sentence of this Section 3.13).
Section 3.14.      Payment of Taxes . Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid when due all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except and solely to the extent that, in each case (a) such Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.15.      Economic Sanctions Laws . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, executive officer or Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an individual or entity currently the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC (“ Sanctions ”), nor is the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions. The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, use any proceeds of the Loans or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person (x) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions, or (y) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person.
SECTION 4.     

CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 4.01.      Conditions Precedent to Closing . This Agreement shall become effective on the date on which the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Lenders in accordance with Section 10.08 and by the Administrative Agent):
(c)      Supporting Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(iv)      a certificate of the Secretary of State of the state of such entity’s incorporation or formation, dated as of a recent date, as to the good standing of that entity (to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction) and as to the charter documents on file in the office of such Secretary of State;

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(v)      a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or similar officer), of such entity dated the Closing Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation or formation and the by-laws or limited liability company or other operating agreement (as the case may be) of that entity as in effect on the date of such certification, (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions adopted by the board of directors, board of managers or members of that entity authorizing the Borrowings and Letter of Credit issuances hereunder, the execution, delivery and performance in accordance with their respective terms of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents required or contemplated hereunder or thereunder, and the granting of the security interest in the Letter of Credit Account and other Liens contemplated hereby or the other Loan Documents (in each case to the extent applicable to such entity), (C) that the certificate of incorporation or formation of that entity has not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto indicated on the certificate of the Secretary of State furnished pursuant to clause (i) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer of that entity executing this Agreement and the Loan Documents or any other document delivered by it in connection herewith or therewith (such certificate to contain a certification by another officer of that entity as to the incumbency and signature of the officer signing the certificate referred to in this clause (ii)); and
(vi)      an Officer’s Certificate from the Borrower certifying (A) as to the truth in all material respects of the representations and warranties made by it contained in the Loan Documents as though made on the Closing Date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specified date, in which case as of such date (provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as of the applicable date, before and after giving effect to the Closing Date Transactions) and (B) as to the absence of any event occurring and continuing, or resulting from the Closing Date Transactions, that constitutes an Event of Default.
(d)      Credit Agreement . Each party hereto shall have duly executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent this Agreement.
(e)      Security Agreements . The Borrower shall have duly executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the Slot and Gate Security Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit A (the “ Slot and Gate Security Agreement ”) together with (i) in respect of each of the Pledged Slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, undated slot transfer documents, executed in blank to be held in escrow by the Administrative Agent and (ii) all financing statements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, as may be required to grant, continue and maintain an enforceable security interest in the applicable Collateral (subject to the terms hereof and of the other Loan Documents) in accordance with the UCC as enacted in all relevant jurisdictions.
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demonstrate that, on the Closing Date and after giving effect thereto, the Borrower and the Guarantors shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with Section 6.09(a).
(g)      Opinions of Counsel . The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received:
(i)      a written opinion of James G. Hnat, General Counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;
(ii)      a written opinion of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, special New York counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and
(iii)      a written opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, special New York counsel to the Administrative Agent, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(h)      Payment of Fees and Expenses . The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the then unpaid balance of all accrued and unpaid Fees due, owing and payable under and pursuant to this Agreement, as referred to in Sections 2.19 and Section 2.20, and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP) for which invoices have been presented at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
(i)      Lien Searches . The Administrative Agent shall have received UCC searches conducted in the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is incorporated or such other jurisdictions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require reflecting the absence of Liens and encumbrances on the assets of the Borrower constituting Collateral, other than Permitted Liens.
(j)      Consents . All material governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the financing contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and be in full force and effect.
(k)      Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed and delivered on the Closing Date shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, before and after giving effect to the Closing Date Transactions, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty by its terms is made as of a different specified date, in which case as of such specified date); provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects, as though made on and as of the applicable date, before and after giving effect to the Closing Date Transactions.
(l)      No Event of Default . Before and after giving effect to the Closing Date Transactions, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Closing Date.

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(m)      Patriot Act . The Lenders shall have received at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, that such Lenders shall have requested from the Borrower or a Guarantor prior to such date.
The execution by each Lender of this Agreement shall be deemed to be confirmation by such Lender that any condition relating to such Lender’s satisfaction or reasonable satisfaction with any documentation set forth in this Section 4.01 has been satisfied as to such Lender.
Section 4.02.      Conditions Precedent to Each Loan and Each Letter of Credit . The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan and of the Issuing Lenders to issue each Letter of Credit, including the initial Loans and the initial Letters of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 10.08) of the following conditions precedent:
(c)      Notice . The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.03 with respect to such borrowing or a request for issuance of such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.02, as the case may be.
(d)      Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than, with respect to Loans made or Letters of Credit issued after the Closing Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.05(b), 3.06 and 3.09(a)) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder (both before and after giving effect thereto and, in the case of each Loan, the application of proceeds therefrom) with the same effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date and in such case as of such date; provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects, as though made on and as of the applicable date, before and after giving effect to such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder.
(e)      No Default . On the date of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder, no Event of Default, material Default or any Default incapable of being cured shall have occurred and be continuing nor shall any such Event of Default or Default, as the case may be, occur by reason of the making of the requested Borrowing or the issuance of the requested Letter of Credit and, in the case of each Loan, the application of proceeds thereof.
(f)      Collateral Coverage Ratio . On the date of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder (and after giving pro forma effect thereto), the Collateral Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 1.0 to 1.0.
(g)      No Going Concern Qualification . On the date of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder, the opinion of the independent public accountants (after giving effect to any reissuance or revision of such opinion) on the most recent audited consolidated financial statements delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01(a) shall not include a

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“going concern” qualification under GAAP as in effect on the date of this Agreement or, if there is a change in the relevant provisions of GAAP thereafter, any like qualification or exception under GAAP after giving effect to such change.
The acceptance by the Borrower of each extension of credit hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions specified in this Section 4.02 have been satisfied at that time.
SECTION 5.     

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
From the date hereof and for so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding (in a face amount in excess of the sum of (i) the amount of cash then held in the Letter of Credit Account and (ii) the face amount of back-to-back letters of credit delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(j)), or the principal of or interest on any Loan or reimbursement of any LC Disbursement is owing (or any other amount that is due and unpaid on the first date that none of the foregoing is in effect, outstanding or owing, respectively, is owing) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder:
Section 5.01.      Financial Statements, Reports, etc . The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders:
(h)      Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the Borrower’s consolidated balance sheet and related statement of income and cash flows, showing the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the close of such fiscal year and the results of their respective operations during such year, the consolidated statement of the Borrower to be audited for the Borrower by independent public accountants of recognized national standing and to be accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that the foregoing delivery requirement shall be satisfied if the Borrower shall have filed with the SEC its Annual Report on Form 10-K for such fiscal year, which is available to the public via EDGAR or any similar successor system;
(i)      Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, the Borrower’s consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income and cash flows, showing the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the results of their operations during such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, each certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; provided that the foregoing delivery requirement shall be satisfied if the Borrower shall have filed with the

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SEC its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for such fiscal quarter, which is available to the public via EDGAR or any similar successor system;
(j)      Within the time period under Section 5.01(a) above, (A) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that, to the knowledge of such Responsible Officer, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or, if, to the knowledge of such Responsible Officer, such a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (B) a consolidated budget for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the then current fiscal year;
(k)      Within the time period under (a) and (b) of this Section 5.01, a certificate of a Responsible Officer demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance with Sections 6.08 and 6.09(a) as of the end of the preceding fiscal quarter, including an updated calculation of the Collateral Coverage Ratio reflecting the most recent Appraisals (as adjusted for any Dispositions or additions to the Collateral since the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of such Appraisals);
(l)      Within 15 days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge that there has been one or more Dispositions of Collateral (excluding those described in clause (b), (d) or (e)(iv) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition”) since the date of the Officer’s Certificate demonstrating compliance with Section 6.09(a) most recently delivered under this Agreement by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent consisting of (i) a Pledged Aircraft, (ii) a Pledged Engine or (iii) any other Collateral having an Appraised Value in the aggregate in excess of 10% of the sum of the aggregate Appraised Value of all Collateral plus Pledged Cash and Cash Equivalents, a certificate of a Responsible Officer demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance with Section 6.09(a);
(m)      [Reserved]
(n)      Promptly after a Responsible Officer obtains knowledge thereof, notice of the failure of any material assumption contained in any Appraisal to be correct, except if such failure would not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Appraised Value of the applicable type of Collateral;
(o)      So long as any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit is outstanding, within 30 days after the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer of the Borrower becoming aware of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default that is continuing, an Officer’s Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are taking or propose to take with respect thereto; and
(p)      Promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the Collateral and the operations, business affairs and financial condition of either the Borrower or any Guarantor, in each case as the Administrative Agent, at the request of any Lender, may reasonably request (it being understood that, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to provide utilization reports with respect to Pledged Slots).

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Subject to the next succeeding sentence, information delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 to the Administrative Agent may be made available by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders by posting such information on the Intralinks website on the Internet at http://www.intralinks.com. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 by the Borrower shall be delivered pursuant to Section 10.01 hereto. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 (to the extent not made available as set forth above) shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Administrative Agent on the date on which the Borrower provides written notice to the Administrative Agent that such information has been posted on the Borrower’s general commercial website on the Internet (to the extent such information has been posted or is available as described in such notice), as such website may be specified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall be in a format which is suitable for transmission.
Any notice or other communication delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01, or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, shall be deemed to contain material non-public information unless (i) expressly marked by the Borrower or a Guarantor as “PUBLIC”, (ii) such notice or communication consists of copies of the Borrower’s public filings with the SEC or (iii) such notice or communication has been posted on a the Borrower’s general commercial website on the Internet, as such website may be specified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time.
Section 5.02.      Taxes . The Borrower shall pay, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies before the same shall become more than 90 days delinquent, other than taxes, assessments and levies (i) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) the failure to effect such payment of which are not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower.
Section 5.03.      Stay, Extension and Usury Laws . The Borrower and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Agreement; and the Borrower and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Administrative Agent, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 5.04.      Corporate Existence . The Borrower shall do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:
(1)      its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary; and

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(2)      the rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided , however, that the Borrower shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of it or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if its Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.04 shall not prohibit any actions permitted by Section 6.10 hereof or described in Section 6.10(b).
Section 5.05.      Compliance with Laws . The Borrower shall comply, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where such noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.06.      Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries .
(a)      The Board of Directors of the Borrower may designate any Restricted Subsidiary of it to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation. That designation will be permitted only if the Investment would be permitted at that time under Section 6.01 and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an “Unrestricted Subsidiary.”
(b)      Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by filing with the Administrative Agent a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions. The Board of Directors of the Borrower may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation will be permitted only if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 6.03 hereof, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable reference period and (ii) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
Section 5.07.      Delivery of Appraisals . The Borrower shall:
(1)      on a date within 30 days prior to (A) May 15 of each year, beginning in 2014 and (B) solely with respect to any Pledged Aircraft, Pledged Engines and Pledged Spare Parts, November 15 of each year, beginning with the

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first such date occurring at least 90 days after any such Collateral is first added to the Collateral;
(2)      on the date upon which any Additional Collateral is pledged as Collateral, but only with respect to such Additional Collateral;
(3)      promptly (but in any event within 45 days) following a request by the Administrative Agent if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(4)      promptly (but in any event within 45 days) following any Disposition or series of related Dispositions of Pledged Slots (other than any Disposition described in clause (d), (e)(ii), (e)(iv) or (f) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition”) comprising more than 25% of the aggregate Appraised Value of the Pledged Slots;
deliver to the Administrative Agent one or more Appraisals establishing the Appraised Value of the Collateral; provided , however , that:
(i)     the Borrower shall be required to deliver only an Appraisal with respect to the (x) Pledged Slots (in the case of clause (4) above), (y) Pledged Aircraft, Pledged Engines and Pledged Spare Parts (in the case of clause 1(B) above) or (z) the applicable Additional Collateral (in the case of clause (2) above);
(ii)     in connection with the pledging of any Eligible Aircraft, Eligible Engines or Eligible Spare Parts as Additional Collateral, any Appraisal with respect to such Additional Collateral that is more than 180 days old as of the date on which such Additional Collateral is pledged hereunder shall not be deemed to satisfy the Appraisal requirement in clause (2) above; and
(iii)     if any new spare Engine is pledged as Collateral within 90 days after delivery from the manufacturer to Borrower and such new spare Engine is of the same make and model as any spare Engine then currently included (or being replaced) in the Collateral (any such Engine make and model, an “ Existing Engine Type ”), an Appraisal with respect to such new spare Engine shall only be required under this Section 5.07 if the Borrower elects to provide such an Appraisal for purposes of determining the Appraised Value of such new spare Engine pursuant to clause (iii) of the proviso of the definition of “Appraised Value”.
In addition to the requirements set forth in this Section 5.07, if at any time the Administrative Agent in its reasonable good faith business judgment believes that any material assumption contained in any Appraisal fails to be correct, except if such failure would not reasonably be expected to result in the Collateral Coverage Ratio being less than 1.0 to 1.0, it may request the delivery of an updated Appraisal with respect to the affected Collateral, and the Borrower and Guarantors shall cooperate with the applicable Appraiser(s) to ensure that the Administrative

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Agent receives the same. The Borrower may from time to time cause subsequent Appraisals to be delivered to the Administrative Agent if it believes that any affected item of Collateral has a higher Appraised Value than that reflected in the most recent Appraisals delivered pursuant to this Section 5.07.
Section 5.08.      Regulatory Cooperation . In connection with any foreclosure, collection, sale or other enforcement of Liens granted to the Administrative Agent in the Collateral Documents, the Borrower will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, reasonably cooperate in good faith with the Administrative Agent or its designee in obtaining all regulatory licenses, consents and other governmental approvals necessary or (in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or its designee) reasonably advisable to conduct all aviation operations with respect to the Collateral and will, at the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent and in good faith, continue to operate and manage the Collateral and maintain all applicable regulatory licenses with respect to the Collateral until such time as the Administrative Agent or its designee obtain such licenses, consents and approvals, and at such time the Borrower will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cooperate in good faith with the transition of the aviation operations with respect to the Collateral to any new aviation operator (including, without limitation, the Administrative Agent or its designee).
Section 5.09.      Regulatory Matters; Citizenship; Utilization; Collateral Requirements .
(j)      The Borrower will:
(1)      maintain at all times its status as an “air carrier” within the meaning of Section 40102(a)(2) of Title 49, and hold a certificate under Section 41102(a)(1) of Title 49;
(2)      be a United States Citizen;
(3)      maintain at all times its status at the FAA as an “air carrier” and hold an air carrier operating certificate under Section 44705 of Title 49 and operations specifications issued by the FAA pursuant to Parts 119 and 121 of Title 14 as currently in effect or as may be amended or recodified from time to time;
(4)      possess and maintain all necessary certificates, exemptions, franchises, licenses, permits, designations, rights, concessions, authorizations, frequencies and consents that are material to the operation of the Pledged Slots operated by it, and to the conduct of its business and operations as currently conducted, except to the extent that any failure to possess or maintain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Collateral Material Adverse Effect;
(5)      maintain Pledged Gate Leaseholds sufficient to ensure its ability to service the flights using its Pledged Slots, except to the extent that any failure to maintain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Collateral Material Adverse Effect;

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(6)      utilize its Pledged Slots in a manner consistent with applicable regulations, rules and contracts in order to preserve its right to hold and use its Pledged Slots, except to the extent that any failure to utilize would not reasonably be expected to result in a Collateral Material Adverse Effect;
(7)      cause to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights in and to use its Pledged Slots, including, without limitation, satisfying any applicable Use or Lose Rule, except to the extent that any failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Collateral Material Adverse Effect;
(8)      take or cause to be taken such actions (including pursuant to Section 5.12 hereof) to ensure that at all times the Pledged Slots shall include FAA Slots (i) that meet the criteria of “High Peak” slots set forth in the Initial Appraisal of MBA in a quantity not less than 66% of the Pledged Slots meeting such criteria held by the Borrower as of the Closing Date and (ii) in a quantity not less than 66% of all FAA Slots held by the Borrower as of the Closing Date.
(9)      if Eligible Spare Parts are included in the Collateral at any time, take or cause to be taken such actions to ensure that at all times the Pledged Spare Parts include all Spare Parts and Appliances then owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (subject to the provisions of the Spare Parts Security Agreement).
(k)      Without in any way limiting Section 5.09(a) hereof, the Borrower will promptly take all such steps as may be necessary to maintain, renew and obtain, or obtain the use of, Pledged Gate Leaseholds as needed for its continued and future operations using the Pledged Slots. The Borrower will further take all actions reasonably necessary or advisable in order to have access to its Pledged Gate Leaseholds. The Borrower will pay any applicable filing fees and other expenses related to the submission of applications, renewal requests, and other filings as may be reasonably necessary to have access to its Pledged Gate Leaseholds.
Section 5.10.      Collateral Ownership .
Subject to the provisions described (including the actions permitted) under Sections 6.04 and 6.10 hereof, each Grantor will continue to maintain its interest in and right to use all property and assets so long as such property and assets constitute Collateral, except as provided in Section 5.09.
Section 5.11.      Insurance . The Borrower shall:
(1)      keep all Collateral (other than the Mortgaged Collateral, as to which only the insurance provisions of the Aircraft and Spare Engine Mortgage shall be applicable, and Pledged Spare Parts, as to which only the insurance provisions of the applicable Collateral Document shall be applicable) that is tangible property insured at all times, against such risks, including risks insured

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against by extended coverage, as is prudent and customary with U.S.-based companies of the same or similar size in the same or similar businesses;
(2)      maintain in full force and effect public liability insurance against claims for personal injury or death or property damage occurring upon, in, about or in connection with the use of the tangible Collateral (other than the Mortgaged Collateral, as to which only the insurance provisions of the Aircraft and Spare Engine Mortgage shall be applicable, and Pledged Spare Parts, as to which only the insurance provisions of the applicable Collateral Document shall be applicable) owned, occupied or controlled by the Borrower, in such amounts and with such deductibles as are prudent and customary with U.S.-based companies of the same or similar size in the same or similar businesses and in the same geographic area;
(3)      maintain such other insurance or self insurance as may be required by law; and
(4)      maintain business interruption insurance in amounts and on terms as are customary in the U.S. domestic airline industry for major U.S. air carriers having both substantial domestic and international operations.
Section 5.12.      Additional Guarantors; Grantors; Collateral .
(a)      If the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Domestic Subsidiary after the Closing Date, then the Borrower will promptly cause such Domestic Subsidiary to become a party to the Guarantee contained in Section 9 hereof by executing an Instrument of Assumption and Joinder substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B; provided , that any Domestic Subsidiary that constitutes an Immaterial Subsidiary, a Receivables Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary need not become a Guarantor unless and until 30 Business Days after such time as it ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary, a Receivables Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary or such time as it guarantees, or pledges any property or assets to secure, any other Obligations.
(b)      If the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries desires or is required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to add Additional Collateral after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall, in each case at its own expense, (A) cause any such Restricted Subsidiary to become a party to the Guarantee contained in Section 9 hereof (to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is not already a party thereto) and cause any such Grantor to become a party to each applicable Collateral Document and all other agreements, instruments or documents that create or purport to create and perfect a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties applicable to such Additional Collateral, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an Instrument of Assumption and Joinder substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and/or joinders to all applicable Collateral Documents or pursuant to new Collateral Documents, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that (i) in the case of Additional Collateral consisting of Eligible Aircraft or Eligible Engines, the

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applicable Collateral Documents shall be the Aircraft and Spare Engine Mortgage, (ii) in the case of Additional Collateral consisting of Eligible Spare Parts, the applicable Collateral Documents shall be the Spare Parts Security Agreement and (iii) in the case of any other Additional Collateral of a type that has not been theretofore included in the Collateral, such Additional Collateral may be subject to such additional terms and conditions as may be customarily required by lenders in similar financings of a similar size for similarly situated borrowers secured by the same type of Collateral, as agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in their reasonable discretion), (B) promptly execute and deliver (or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to execute and deliver) to the Administrative Agent such documents and take such actions to create, grant, establish, preserve and perfect the first priority Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) (including to obtain any release or termination of Liens not permitted under the definition of “Additional Collateral” in Section 1.01 or under Section 6.06 and the filing of UCC financing statements) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties on such assets of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, to secure the Obligations to the extent required under the applicable Collateral Documents or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and to ensure that such Collateral shall be subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Liens and (C) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a written opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, with respect to the matters described in clauses (A) and (B) hereof, in each case within twenty (20) Business Days after the addition of such Collateral and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Section 5.13.      Access to Books and Records .
(i)      The Borrower and the Guarantors will make and keep books, records and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP are made of all financial dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities, including, without limitation, an accurate and fair reflection of the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors.
(j)      The Borrower and the Guarantors will permit, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Governmental Authority that is authorized to supervise or regulate the operations of a Lender, as designated by such Lender, upon reasonable prior written notice and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at no out-of-pocket cost to the Borrower and the Guarantors, to visit and inspect the Collateral (other than the Mortgaged Collateral, as to which the provisions of Section 3.03 of the Aircraft and Spare Engine Mortgage shall apply, and Pledged Spare Parts, as to which only the inspection provisions of the applicable Collateral Document shall apply) and the properties of the Borrower and the Guarantors, to examine its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as reasonably requested; provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower and the Guarantors shall be responsible for the reasonable costs and expenses of any visits of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, acting together (but not separately).

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Section 5.14.      Further Assurances . The Borrower and each Guarantor shall execute any and all further documents and instruments, and take all further actions, that may be required or advisable under applicable law, or by the FAA, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to create, grant, establish, preserve, protect and perfect the validity, perfection and priority of the Liens and security interests created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents, to the extent required under this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.
SECTION 6.     

NEGATIVE COVENANTS
From the date hereof and for so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding (in a face amount in excess of the sum of (i) the amount of cash then held in the Letter of Credit Account and (ii) the face amount of back-to-back letters of credit delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(j)) or principal of or interest on any Loan or reimbursement of any LC Disbursement is owing (or any other amount that is due and unpaid on the first date that none of the foregoing is in effect, outstanding or owing, respectively, is owing) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder:
Section 6.01.      Restricted Payments .
(a)    The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(i)      declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than (A) dividends, distributions or payments payable in Qualifying Equity Interests or in the case of preferred stock of the Borrower, an increase in the liquidation value thereof and (B) dividends, distributions or payments payable to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower);
(ii)      purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Borrower) any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower;
(iii)      make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value (collectively for purposes of this clause (iii), a “ purchase ”) any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Obligations (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except any scheduled payment of interest and any purchase within two years of the Stated Maturity thereof; or

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(iv)      make any Restricted Investment,
(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “ Restricted Payments ”),
unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
(1)      no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(2)      the Borrower would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.03(a) hereof; and
(3)      such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Closing Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2) through (17) of Section 6.01(b) hereof), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
(A)      50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for the period (taken as one accounting period) from April 1, 2012 to the end of the Borrower’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus
(B)      100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower since the Closing Date as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Qualifying Equity Interests (other than Qualifying Equity Interests sold to a Subsidiary of the Borrower and excluding Excluded Contributions); plus
(C)      100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (regardless of when issued or sold) or in connection with the conversion of exchange thereof, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged since the Closing Date for Qualifying Equity Interests (other than Qualifying Equity Interests and convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Borrower); plus

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(D)      to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Closing Date (other than in reliance on clause (16) of Section 6.01(b)) is (i) sold for cash or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid for cash or (ii) made in an entity that subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, the initial amount of such Restricted Investment (or, if less, the amount of cash received upon repayment or sale); plus
(E)      to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Borrower designated as such after the Closing Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s Restricted Investment in such Subsidiary (made other than in reliance on clause (16) of Section 6.01(b)) as of the date of such redesignation or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date; plus
(F)      100% of any dividends received in cash by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower after the Closing Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period.
(h)      The provisions of Section 6.01(a) hereof will not prohibit:
(1)      the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(2)      the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower) of, Qualifying Equity Interests or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Borrower; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Qualifying Equity Interests for purposes of clause (a)(3)(B) of Section 6.01 hereof and will not be considered to be Excluded Contributions;
(3)      the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution), distribution or payment by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;
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subordinated to the Obligations with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(5)      the repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower held by any current or former officer, director, consultant or employee (or their estates or beneficiaries of their estates) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests in any 12-month period, together with the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to clause (15) of this Section 6.01(b) during such 12-month period, may not exceed $25.0 million; provided further that the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may carry over and make in subsequent 12-month periods, in addition to the amounts permitted for such 12-month period, up to $15.0 million of unutilized capacity under this clause (5) attributable to the immediately preceding twelve-month period;
(6)      the repurchase of Equity Interests or other securities deemed to occur upon (A) the exercise of stock options, warrants or other securities convertible or exchangeable into Equity Interests or any other securities, to the extent such Equity Interests or other securities represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or other securities convertible or exchangeable into Equity Interests or any other securities or (B) the withholding of a portion of Equity Interests issued to employees and other participants under an equity compensation program of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to cover withholding tax obligations of such persons in respect of such issuance;
(7)      so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends, distributions or payments to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock or subordinated debt of the Borrower or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in each case either outstanding on the Closing Date or issued on or after the Closing Date in accordance with Section 6.03 hereof;
(8)      payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances, common stock or other Restricted Payments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (A) the exercise of options or warrants, (B) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person or (C) the conversion or exchange of Indebtedness or hybrid securities into Capital Stock of any such Person;
(9)      the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Disqualified Stock or preferred

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stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Fixed Charges” for such Person;
(10)      in the event of a Change of Control, and if no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor, in each case, at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such subordinated Indebtedness, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided , however , that prior to such payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Borrower (or a third party to the extent permitted by this Agreement) has made a Change of Control Offer as a result of such change of control and has prepaid the Revolving Loans and discharged Put Exposure in accordance with Section 2.12(g) (it being agreed that the Borrower or any Guarantor may pay, purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire such subordinated Indebtedness even if the purchase price exceeds 101% of the principal amount of such subordinated Indebtedness; provided that the amount paid in excess of 101% of such principal amount is otherwise permitted under the Restricted Payments covenant);
(11)      Restricted Payments made with Excluded Contributions;
(12)      the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by, any Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(13)      the distribution or dividend of assets or Capital Stock of any Person in connection with any full or partial “spin-off” of a Subsidiary or similar transactions; provided that the Borrower would, on the date of such distribution after giving pro forma effect thereto as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.03(a) hereof; provided , further , that the assets distributed or dividended do not include, directly or indirectly, any property or asset that constitutes Collateral;
(14)      the distribution or dividend of assets or Capital Stock of any Person in connection with any full or partial “spin-off” of a Subsidiary or similar transactions having an aggregate Fair Market Value not to exceed $300.0 million since the Closing Date; provided that the assets distributed or dividended do not include, directly or indirectly, any property or asset that constitutes Collateral;
(15)      so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount in any 12-month period, together with the amount paid for all repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests pursuant to clause (5) of this Section 6.01(b) during such 12‑month period, not to exceed $25.0 million, provided that such $25.0 million

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limitation shall be increased to $225.0 million with respect to any 12-month period if, at the commencement of such 12-month period, the Borrower shall have provided to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate demonstrating that, on a pro forma basis, giving effect to the Borrower’s regularly prepared business plan for such 12-month period, the Borrower’s Liquidity during such 12-month period after making Restricted Payments of $225.0 million during such 12-month period would not be less than $850.0 million;
(16)      so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries can make any Restricted Investment; and
(17)      the payment of any amounts in respect of any restricted stock units or other instruments or rights whose value is based in whole or in part on the value of any Equity Interests issued to any directors, officers or employees of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower.
In the case of any Restricted Payment that is not cash, the amount of such non-cash Restricted Payment will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this Section 6.01 will be determined by an Officer of the Borrower and, if greater than $10.0 million, set forth in an officer’s certificate of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.01, if a proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in clauses (1) through (17) of subparagraph (b) of this Section 6.01, or is entitled to be made pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this Section 6.01, the Borrower will be entitled to classify on the date of its payment or later reclassify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.01.
For the avoidance of doubt, the payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not contractually subordinated to the Obligations shall not constitute Restricted Payments and therefore will not be subject to any of the restrictions described in this Section 6.01.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Restricted Payment is made at a time when a Default has occurred and is continuing and such Default is subsequently cured, the Default or Event of Default arising from the making of such Restricted Payment during the existence of such Default shall simultaneously be deemed cured.

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Section 6.02.      Restrictions on Ability of Restricted Subsidiaries to Pay Dividends and Make Certain Other Payments .
(a)    The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to:
(1)      pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or with respect to any other interest or participation in the profits of such Restricted Subsidiary, or measured by the profits of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(2)      pay any indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(3)      make loans or advances to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or
(4)      sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
(c)      The restrictions in Section 6.02(a) hereof will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1)      agreements (A) governing Existing Indebtedness, Credit Facilities and any other obligations, in each case as in effect on (or required by agreements in effect on) the Closing Date or (B) in effect on the Closing Date;
(2)      this Agreement and the Collateral Documents;
(3)      agreements governing other Indebtedness or shares of preferred stock permitted to be incurred or issued under the provisions of Section 6.03 hereof; provided , that if such Restricted Subsidiary incurring or issuing such Indebtedness or shares of preferred stock is not a Guarantor, the restrictions therein are either (in each case, as determined in good faith by a senior financial officer of the Borrower) (A) not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in this Agreement or (B)(i) customary for instruments of such type and (ii) will not materially adversely impact the ability of the Borrower to make required principal and interest payments on the Loans or any reimbursement obligation with respect to LC Disbursements;
(4)      applicable law, rule, regulation or order;
(5)      any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including by way of merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such

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Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred;
(6)      customary provisions in contracts, licenses, leases and asset sale agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(7)      purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property (or proceeds thereof) purchased or leased of the nature described in clause (4) of Section 6.02(a) hereof;
(8)      any contract or agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions, asset sales or loans by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;
(9)      Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, extension, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing is, in the good faith judgment of a senior financial officer of the Borrower, taken together as a whole, not materially more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in (A) the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, extension, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing or (B) this Agreement;
(10)      Permitted Liens and Liens that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
(11)      provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property or loans or advances in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements (including agreements entered into in connection with a Restricted Investment), which limitation is applicable only to the assets or the joint venture entity, as applicable, that are the subject of such agreements or otherwise in the ordinary course of business;
(12)      restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
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(14)      any encumbrance or restriction of the type referred to in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) of Section 6.02(a) imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (13) of this Section 6.02(b); provided that such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, extension, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing is, in the good faith judgment of a senior financial officer of the Borrower, taken together as a whole, not materially more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in (A) the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, extension, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing or (B) this Agreement; and
(15)      any encumbrance or restriction existing under or by reason of Indebtedness or other contractual requirements of a Receivables Subsidiary or any Standard Securitization Undertaking, in each case, in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided that such restrictions apply only to such Receivables Subsidiary.
Section 6.03.      Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock .
(a)    The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “ incur ”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Borrower will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided , however , that the Borrower may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock and its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue preferred stock, if the Borrower’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or such preferred stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 1.1 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or the preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
(a)      The provisions of Section 6.03(a) hereof will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “ Permitted Debt ”):
(5)      Indebtedness incurred under the Loan Documents and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness that is incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease, extend or discharge any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (1);

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(6)      the incurrence by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness and any Indebtedness that is incurred pursuant to or in lieu of a commitment in existence as of the Closing Date;
(7)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any Guarantor of (A) Indebtedness and letters of credit (and reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (3) (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) not to exceed $300.0 million and (B) Indebtedness and letters of credit (and reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) under Credit Facilities secured on a junior priority basis by some or all of the collateral securing Indebtedness under Credit Facilities contemplated by clause (A) of this clause (3) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (3)(B) (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) not to exceed $300.0 million; provided that no Indebtedness or letters of credit incurred pursuant to this clause (3) is secured by a Lien on any property or asset that constitutes Collateral;
(8)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by, or incurred in connection with, Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing (or reimbursing the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for) all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of property, plant or equipment (including without limitation airport, maintenance, training and office facilities, ground support equipment and tooling) used in the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that no Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4) is secured by a Lien on any property or asset that constitutes Collateral;
(9)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (A) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, extend, defease or discharge any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Agreement to be incurred under Section 6.03(a) or clauses (2), (4), (5), (6), (13), (20), (21), (24) or (25) of this Section 6.03(b) and (B) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness secured by aircraft, airframes, engines, spare parts, flight simulators, flight training devices or other assets replacing, renewing, refunding, extending, refinancing, defeasing or discharging any other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that was secured by aircraft, airframes, engines, spare parts, flight simulators, flight training devices or other assets;

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(10)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock (including Acquired Debt) (A) as part of, or to finance, the acquisition (including by way of merger) of any Permitted Business, (B) incurred in connection with, or as a result of, the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Person that owns a Permitted Business with or into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, or into which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower is merged, consolidated or amalgamated, or (C) that is an outstanding obligation of a Person that owns a Permitted Business at the time that such Person is acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower and becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(11)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided , however , that:
(A)      if the Borrower or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Borrower or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due, in the case of the Borrower, or all Guaranteed Obligations then due, in the case of a Guarantor; and
(B)      (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, will be deemed, in each case under this clause (B), to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (7);
(12)      the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower to the Borrower or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock; provided , however , that:
(A)      any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; and
(B)      any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower,
will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (8);

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(13)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(14)      the guarantee by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower of Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent that the guaranteed Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 6.03; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Loans, then such guarantee must be subordinated or pari passu , as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
(15)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness or reimbursement obligations in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, bankers’ acceptances, performance bonds and surety bonds in the ordinary course of business (including without limitation in respect of customs obligations, landing fees, taxes, airport charges, overfly rights and any other obligations to airport and governmental authorities);
(16)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of any overdrafts and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services or in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds;
(17)      Indebtedness (A) constituting credit support or financing from aircraft or engine manufacturers or their affiliates or (B) incurred to finance the acquisition of aircraft, airframes, engines, spare parts, flight simulators, flight training devices, QEC Kits or other operating assets; provided that no Indebtedness may be incurred in reliance on subsection (B) of this clause (13) more than 24 months after such acquisition; provided , further , that no such Indebtedness incurred in reliance on this clause (13) may be secured by a Lien on any property or asset that constitutes Collateral;
(18)      Indebtedness issued to current or former directors, consultants, managers, officers and employees and their spouses or estates (a) to purchase or redeem Capital Stock of the Borrower issued to such director, consultant, manager, officer or employee in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $8,000,000 in any 12-month period or (b) pursuant to any deferred compensation plan approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower;
(19)      reimbursement obligations in respect of standby or documentary letters of credit or banker’s acceptances that are not secured by Liens on any property or asset that constitutes Collateral;
(20)      surety and appeal bonds that are not secured by Liens on any property or asset that constitutes Collateral and that do not secure judgments that constitute an Event of Default;

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(21)      Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to credit card processors in connection with credit card processing services incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(22)      the incurrence by a Receivables Subsidiary of Indebtedness in a Qualified Receivables Transaction that is without recourse to the Borrower or to any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or their assets (other than such Receivables Subsidiary and its assets and, as to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than Standard Securitization Undertakings) and is not guaranteed by any such Person;
(23)      the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owed to one or more Persons in connection with the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;
(24)      [intentionally omitted.]
(25)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any Guarantor of Indebtedness and letters of credit (and reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness that is incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease, extend or discharge any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (21), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (21) (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Borrower and any Guarantor thereunder and including all other Junior Secured Debt that will be outstanding after such incurrence and the application of the proceeds therefrom), not to exceed the Junior Lien Cap;
(26)      Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary; provided that the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including non-cash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
(27)      Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices of the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower;

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(28)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness that is either (A) unsecured and expressly contractually subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations and Guaranteed Obligations on terms not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those customary at the time of incurrence (determined in good faith by a senior financial officer of the Borrower) for senior subordinated “high yield” debt securities or (B) unsecured, pari passu with all Obligations and Guaranteed Obligations and convertible into common stock of the Borrower; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) together, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, extend, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (24), does not exceed $500.0 million at any time outstanding; and
(29)      the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness that is not secured by a Lien on any property or asset that constitutes Collateral in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable), including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, extend, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (25), not to exceed $300.0 million, at any time outstanding.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.03, if an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (25) of Section 6.03(b) hereof or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.03(a) hereof, the Borrower will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 6.03; provided that (A) all Junior Secured Debt will at all times be deemed to have been incurred in reliance on the exception provided by clause (21) of the definition of “Permitted Debt” and (B) the term “Existing Indebtedness” will not include any Indebtedness that is permitted to be incurred under clauses (1), (3) or (21) of this Section 6.03(b).
None of the following will constitute an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 6.03:
(1)      the accrual of interest or preferred stock dividends;
(2)      the accretion or amortization of original issue discount;
(3)      the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms;
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(5)      the payment of dividends on preferred stock or Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock.
For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.03, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(1)      the accreted value of the Indebtedness as of such date, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;
(1)      the principal amount of the Indebtedness as of such date, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and
(2)      in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:
(A)      the Fair Market Value of such assets as of such date; and
(B)      the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person as of such date.
Section 6.04.      Disposition of Collateral . Neither the Borrower nor any Grantor shall sell or otherwise Dispose of any Collateral (including, without limitation, by way of any Sale of a Grantor) except that such sale or other Disposition shall be permitted (i) in the case of a Permitted Disposition or (ii) provided that upon consummation of any such sale or other Disposition (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) the Collateral Coverage Ratio is no less than 1.0 to 1.0 after giving effect to such sale or other Disposition (including any deposit of any Net Proceeds received upon consummation thereof in the Collateral Proceeds Account subject to an Account Control Agreement and any concurrent pledge of Additional Collateral, if any) and (C) the Borrower is in compliance with Section 5.09(a)(8) after giving effect to such sale or other Disposition (including any pledge of Additional Collateral, if any); provided that nothing contained in this Section 6.04 is intended to excuse performance by the Borrower or any Guarantor of any requirement of any Collateral Document that would be applicable to a Disposition permitted hereunder. A Disposition of Collateral referred to in clause (d), (e)(iv) or (f) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition” shall not result in the automatic release of such Collateral from the security interest of the applicable Collateral Document, and the Collateral subject to such Disposition shall continue to constitute Collateral for all purposes of the Loan Documents (without prejudice to the rights of the Borrower to release any such Collateral pursuant to Section 6.09(c)).

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Section 6.05.      Transactions with Affiliates .
(a)    The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Borrower (each an “ Affiliate Transaction ”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $35.0 million, unless:
(2)      the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (taking into account all effects the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary expects to result from such transaction whether tangible or intangible) than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and
(3)      the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent:
(A)      with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $75.0 million, an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) of this Section 6.05(a); and
(B)      with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $150.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.
(b)      The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 6.05(a) hereof:
(4)      any employment agreement, confidentiality agreement, non-competition agreement, incentive plan, employee stock option agreement, long-term incentive plan, profit sharing plan, employee benefit plan, officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and payments pursuant thereto;
(5)      transactions between or among the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including without limitation in connection with any full or partial “spin-off” or similar transactions);
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directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
(7)      payment of fees, reimbursements of expenses (pursuant to indemnity arrangements or otherwise) and reasonable and customary indemnities provided to or on behalf of officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(8)      any issuance of Qualifying Equity Interests to Affiliates of the Borrower;
(9)      transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services in the ordinary course of business or transactions with joint ventures, alliances, alliance members or Unrestricted Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(10)      Permitted Investments and Restricted Payments that do not violate Section 6.01 hereof;
(11)      loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(12)      transactions pursuant to agreements or arrangements in effect on the Closing Date or any amendment, modification or supplement thereto or replacement thereof and any payments made or performance under any agreement as in effect on the Closing Date or any amendment, replacement, extension or renewal thereof (so long as such agreement as so amended, replaced, extended or renewed is not materially less advantageous, taken as a whole, to the Lenders than the original agreement as in effect on the Closing Date);
(13)      transactions between or among the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries or transactions between a Receivables Subsidiary and any Person in which the Receivables Subsidiary has an Investment;
(14)      any transaction effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction; and
(15)      any purchase by the Borrower’s Affiliates of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the majority of which Indebtedness is offered to Persons who are not Affiliates of the Borrower.
Section 6.06.      Liens . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind on any property or asset that constitutes Collateral, except Permitted Liens.
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such extent as would not be material to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 6.08.      Liquidity . The Borrower will not permit the aggregate amount of Liquidity to be less than $550,000,000 at any time following the Closing Date.
Section 6.09.      Collateral Coverage Ratio .
(a)      The Borrower will not permit at any time following the Closing Date the Collateral Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.0 to 1.0; provided , that if, (A) upon delivery of an Appraisal pursuant to Section 5.07 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement (except pursuant to Section 5.07(2) or 5.07(3) or any Appraisal delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with the designation of Additional Collateral solely to evidence compliance with the requirements of this Section 6.09(a)) and (B) solely with respect to determining compliance with this Section as a result thereof, it is determined that the Borrower shall not be in compliance with this Section 6.09(a), the Borrower shall, within forty-five (45) days (or, in the case of an Appraisal delivered pursuant to Section 5.07(4) within thirty (30) days) of the date of such Appraisal (or, in the case of an Appraisal required under Section 5.07(1) or 5.07(4) not delivered by the deadline thereunder, the date such Appraisal was due thereunder) designate Additional Collateral as additional Eligible Collateral and comply with Section 5.12 and/or prepay or cause to be prepaid the Loans in accordance with Section 2.12(b), collectively, in an amount sufficient to enable the Borrower to comply with this Section 6.09(a).
(b)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Borrower shall fail at any time to be in compliance with this Section 6.09 solely as a result of damage to or loss of any Collateral covered by insurance (pursuant to which the Administrative Agent is named as loss payee and with respect to which payments are to be delivered directly to the Administrative Agent) for which the insurer thereof has been notified of the relevant claim and has not challenged such coverage, any calculation made pursuant to this Section 6.09 shall deem the relevant Grantor to have received Net Proceeds (and to have taken all steps necessary to have pledged such Net Proceeds as Additional Collateral) in an amount equal to the expected coverage amount (as determined by the Borrower in good faith and updated from time to time to reflect any agreements reached with the applicable insurer) and net of any amounts required to be paid out of such proceeds and secured by a Lien until the earliest of (i) the date any such Net Proceeds are actually received by the Administrative Agent, (ii) the date that is 270 days after such damage and (iii) the date on which any such insurer denies such claim; provided that, prior to giving effect to this clause (b), (x) the aggregate Appraised Value of all the Collateral plus (y) the Pledged Cash and Cash Equivalents, shall be no less than 150% of the Total Obligations. It is understood and agreed that if the Administrative Agent should receive any Net Proceeds directly from the insurer in respect of a Recovery Event and at the time of such receipt, (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Borrower is in compliance with Section 6.09(a) (without giving effect to the receipt of such Net Proceeds), the Administrative Agent shall promptly cause such proceeds to be paid to the Borrower or the applicable Grantor and (B) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Borrower fails to be in compliance with Section 6.09(a) (without giving effect to the receipt of such Net Proceeds), the

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Administrative Agent shall promptly cause such proceeds to be deposited into the Collateral Proceeds Account maintained for such purpose with the Administrative Agent that is subject to an Account Control Agreement and such proceeds shall be applied or released from such account in accordance with Section 2.12(a).
(c)      At the Borrower’s request, the Lien on any asset or type or category of asset (including after-acquired assets of that type or category) included in the Collateral will be promptly released, provided , in each case, that the following conditions are satisfied or waived: (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) either (x) after giving effect to such release, the Collateral Coverage Ratio is not less than 1.0 to 1.0 or (y) the Borrower shall prepay or cause to be prepaid the Loans and/or shall designate Additional Collateral and comply with Section 5.12, collectively, in an amount necessary to cause the Collateral Coverage Ratio to not be less than 1.0 to 1.0, and (C) the Borrower shall deliver an Officer's Certificate demonstrating compliance with this Section 6.09(c) and Section 5.09(a)(8) following such release. In connection herewith, the Administrative Agent agrees to promptly provide any documents or releases reasonably requested by the Borrower to evidence such release.
Section 6.10.      Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets .
(a)      The Borrower shall not directly or indirectly: (i) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Borrower is the surviving corporation) or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(1)      either:
(A)      the Borrower is the surviving corporation; or
(B)      the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Borrower) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia; and, if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Loans is a corporation organized or existing under any such laws;
(2)      the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Borrower) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
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(4)      the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer complies with this Agreement.
In addition, the Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.
(b)      Section 6.10(a) will not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries.
(c)      Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Borrower in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 6.10(a), the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Borrower is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Agreement referring to the Borrower shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to the Borrower), and may exercise every right and power of the Borrower under this Agreement with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Borrower herein; provided , however , that the Borrower, if applicable, shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of, and interest, if any, on the Loan except in the case of a sale of all of the Borrower’s assets in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 6.10(a) hereof.
SECTION 7.     

EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.01.      Events of Default . In the case of the happening of any of the following events and the continuance thereof beyond the applicable grace period if any (each, an “ Event of Default ”):
(a)      any representation or warranty made by the Borrower or any Guarantor in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall prove to have been false or incorrect in any material respect when made; or
(b)      default shall be made in the payment of (i) any principal of the Loans or reimbursement obligations or cash collateralization in respect of Letters of Credit, when and as the same shall become due and payable; (ii) any interest on the Loans and such default shall continue unremedied for more than five (5) Business Days; or (iii) any other amount payable hereunder when due and such default shall continue unremedied for more than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of written notice by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent of the default in making such payment when due; or

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(c)      default shall be made by the Borrower in the due observance of the covenant contained in Section 5.01(h), 6.08 or 6.09(a) hereof; or
(d)      default shall be made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in the due observance or performance of any other covenant, condition or agreement to be observed or performed by it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and such default shall continue unremedied for more than sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent of such default; or
(e)      (A) any material provision of any Loan Document to which the Borrower or a Guarantor is a party ceases to be a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or such Guarantor, or the Borrower or any of the Guarantors shall so assert in any pleading filed in any court or (B) the Lien on any material portion of the Collateral intended to be created by the Loan Documents shall cease to be or shall not be a valid and perfected Lien having the priorities contemplated hereby or thereby (subject to Permitted Liens and except as permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents or other than as a result of the action, delay or inaction of the Administrative Agent) for a period of fifteen (15) consecutive days after the Borrower receives written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or;
(f)      The Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:
(1)      commences a voluntary case,
(2)      consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
(3)      consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
(4)      makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(5)      admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts; or
(g)      a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(1)      is for relief against the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
(2)      appoints a custodian of the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or

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(3)      orders the liquidation of the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and in each case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for sixty (60) consecutive days; or
(h)      failure by the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $50,000,000 (determined net of amounts covered by insurance policies issued by creditworthy insurance companies (and as to which the applicable insurance company has not denied coverage) or by third party indemnities or a combination thereof), which judgments are not paid, discharged, bonded, satisfied or stayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or
(i)      (1) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall default in the performance of any obligation relating to Material Indebtedness and any applicable grace periods shall have expired and any applicable notice requirements shall have been complied with, and as a result of such default the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders shall be permitted to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its scheduled final maturity date, and such ability to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due shall be continuing for a period of more than 60 consecutive days, (2) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall default in the performance of any obligation relating to any Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor (other than the Loans and obligations relating to Letters of Credit) outstanding under one or more agreements of the Borrower or a Guarantor that results in such Indebtedness coming due prior to its scheduled final maturity date in an aggregate principal amount at any single time unpaid exceeding $125,000,000 or (3) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall default in the payment of the outstanding principal amount due on the scheduled final maturity date of any Indebtedness outstanding under one or more agreements of the Borrower or a Guarantor, any applicable grace periods shall have expired and any applicable notice requirements shall have been complied with and such failure to make payment when due shall be continuing for a period of more than five (5) consecutive Business Days following the applicable scheduled final maturity date thereunder, in an aggregate principal amount at any single time unpaid exceeding $125,000,000.
then, and in every such event and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by written notice to the Borrower, take one or more of the following actions, at the same or different times:
(i)     terminate forthwith the Commitments;
(ii)     declare the Loans or any portion thereof then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the principal of the Loans and other Obligations (other than Designated Hedging Obligations) together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment,

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demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower and the Guarantors, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding;
(iii)     require the Borrower and the Guarantors promptly upon written demand to deposit in the Letter of Credit Account Cash Collateralization for the LC Exposure (and to the extent the Borrower and the Guarantors shall fail to furnish such funds as demanded by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to debit the accounts of the Borrower and the Guarantors (other than Escrow Accounts, Payroll Accounts or other accounts held in trust for an identified beneficiary) maintained with the Administrative Agent in such amounts);
(iv)     set-off amounts in the Letter of Credit Account or any other accounts (other than Escrow Accounts, Payroll Accounts or other accounts held in trust for an identified beneficiary) maintained with the Administrative Agent (or any of its affiliates) and apply such amounts to the obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors hereunder and in the other Loan Documents; and
(v)     exercise any and all remedies under the Loan Documents and under applicable law available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
In case of any event with respect to the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary described in clause (f) or (g) of this Section 7.01, the actions and events described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be required or taken automatically, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. Any payment received as a result of the exercise of remedies hereunder shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.17(b).
SECTION 1.     

THE AGENTS
Section 1.01.      Administration by Agents .
(a)      Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b)      Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion:
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permitted by the terms of this Agreement, to release a Lien granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, on such asset;
(ii)      to determine that the cost to the Borrower or any other Grantor, as the case may be, is disproportionate to the benefit to be realized by the Secured Parties by perfecting a Lien in a given asset or group of assets included in the Collateral and that the Borrower or such other Grantor, as the case may be, should not be required to perfect such Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties;
(iii)      to enter into the other Loan Documents on terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent and to perform its respective obligations thereunder;
(iv)      to execute any documents or instruments necessary to release any Guarantor from the guarantees provided herein pursuant to Section 9.05;
(v)      to enter into intercreditor and/or subordination agreements in accordance with Sections 6.06 and 10.17 on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and to perform its obligations thereunder and to take such action and to exercise the powers, rights and remedies granted to it thereunder and with respect thereto; and
(vi)      to enter into any other agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent granting Liens to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, on any assets of the Borrower or any other Grantor to secure the Obligations.
Section 1.02.      Rights of Administrative Agent . Any institution serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Administrative Agent, and such bank and its respective Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not an Administrative Agent hereunder.
Section 1.03.      Liability of Agents .
(a)      The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.08), (iii) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the institution serving as an Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity and (iv) the Administrative Agent

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will not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.08) or in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for, or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into, (A) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (B) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (C) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (D) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 4 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
(b)      The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
(c)      The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through its Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
Section 1.04.      Reimbursement and Indemnification . Each Lender agrees (a) to reimburse on demand the Administrative Agent for such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage of any expenses and fees incurred for the benefit of the Lenders under this Agreement and any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, counsel fees and compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the Lenders, and any other expense incurred in

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connection with the operations or enforcement thereof, not reimbursed by the Borrower or the Guarantors and (b) to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and any of its Related Parties, on demand, in the amount equal to such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against it or any of them in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or the Guarantors (except such as shall result from its gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in a final and nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction).
Section 1.05.      Successor Agents . Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation by the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent (provided no Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing) of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, with the consent (provided no Event of Default or Default has occurred or is continuing) of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank institution with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as an Administrative Agent.
Section 1.06.      Independent Lenders . Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

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Section 1.07.      Advances and Payments .
(j)      On the date of each Loan, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (but not obligated) to advance, for the account of each of the Lenders, the amount of the Loan to be made by it in accordance with its Revolving Commitment hereunder. Should the Administrative Agent do so, each of the Lenders agrees forthwith to reimburse the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the amount so advanced on its behalf by the Administrative Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate if not so reimbursed on the date due from and including such date but not including the date of reimbursement.
(k)      Any amounts received by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement (other than amounts to which the Administrative Agent is entitled pursuant to Sections 2.19, 2.20, 8.04 and 10.04), the application of which is not otherwise provided for in this Agreement, shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.17(b). All amounts to be paid to a Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be credited to that Lender, after collection by the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds either by wire transfer or deposit in that Lender’s correspondent account with the Administrative Agent, as such Lender and the Administrative Agent shall from time to time agree.
Section 1.08.      Sharing of Setoffs . Each Lender agrees that, except to the extent this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender, if it shall, through the exercise either by it or any of its banking Affiliates of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim against the Borrower or a Guarantor, including, but not limited to, a secured claim under Section 506 of the Bankruptcy Code or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim and received by such Lender (or any of its banking Affiliates) under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of its Revolving Extensions of Credit as a result of which the unpaid portion of its Revolving Extensions of Credit is proportionately less than the unpaid portion of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of any other Lender (other than with respect to any LC Exposure under clause (i) of the definition thereof) (a) it shall promptly purchase at par (and shall be deemed to have thereupon purchased) from such other Lender a participation in the Loans or LC Exposure of such other Lender, so that the aggregate amount of each Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit and its participation in Loans and LC Exposure of the other Lenders shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding as the amount of its Revolving Extensions of Credit prior to the obtaining of such payment was to the amount of all Revolving Extensions of Credit prior to the obtaining of such payment and (b) such other adjustments shall be made from time to time as shall be equitable to ensure that the Lenders share such payment pro-rata, provided that if any such non-pro-rata payment is thereafter recovered or otherwise set aside, such purchase of participations shall be rescinded (without interest). The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that any Lender holding (or deemed to be holding) a participation in a Loan or LC Exposure acquired pursuant to this Section or any of its banking Affiliates may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by the Borrower to such Lender as fully as if such Lender was the original obligee thereon, in the amount of such participation. The provisions of this

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Section 8.08 shall not be construed to apply to (a) any payment made by the Borrower or a Guarantor pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (b) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration for the assignment or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or other Obligations owed to it.
Section 1.09.      Withholding Taxes . To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any withholding tax applicable to such payment. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason, or the Administrative Agent has paid over to the Internal Revenue Service applicable withholding tax relating to a payment to a Lender but no deduction has been made from such payment, without duplication of any indemnification obligations set forth in Section 8.04, such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with any expenses incurred.
Section 1.10.      Appointment by Secured Parties . Each Secured Party that is not a party to this Agreement shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrative Agent as its agent under the Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of this Section 8 and to have acknowledged that the provisions of this Section 8 apply to such Secured Party mutatis mutandis as though it were a party hereto (and any acceptance by such Secured Party of the benefits of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be deemed an acknowledgment of the foregoing).
SECTION 2.     

GUARANTY
Section 2.01.      Guaranty .
(a)      Each of the Guarantors unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably guarantees the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of the Obligations (including interest accruing on and after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or of reorganization of the obligor whether or not post filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) (collectively, the “ Guaranteed Obligations ” and the obligations of each Guarantor in respect thereof, its “ Guaranty Obligations ”). Each of the Guarantors further agrees that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and it will remain bound upon this guaranty notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations. The Obligations of the Guarantors shall be joint and several. Each of the Guarantors further agrees that its guaranty hereunder is a primary obligation of such Guarantor and not merely a contract of surety.
(b)      To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors waives presentation to, demand for payment from and protest to the Borrower or any other Guarantor, and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Guarantors hereunder

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shall not, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be affected by (i) the failure of the Administrative Agent or a Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Borrower or any other Guarantor under the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any provision hereof or thereof; (iii) any rescission, waiver, compromise, acceleration, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of any of the Loan Documents; (iv) the release, exchange, waiver or foreclosure of any security held by the Administrative Agent for the Obligations or any of them; (v) the failure of the Administrative Agent or a Lender to exercise any right or remedy against any other Guarantor; or (vi) the release or substitution of any Collateral or any other Guarantor.
(c)      To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors further agrees that this guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not just of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent or a Lender to any security held for payment of the Obligations or to any balance of any deposit, account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent or a Lender in favor of the Borrower or any other Guarantor, or to any other Person.
(d)      To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors hereby waives any defense that it might have based on a failure to remain informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and of any other Guarantor and any circumstances affecting the ability of the Borrower to perform under this Agreement.
(e)      To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor’s guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any other instrument evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, or extent of any collateral therefor or by any other circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to this guaranty (other than payment in full in cash of the Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (other than those that constitute unasserted contingent indemnification obligations)). Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of the Lenders makes any representation or warranty in respect to any such circumstances or shall have any duty or responsibility whatsoever to any Guarantor in respect of the management and maintenance of the Obligations.
(f)      Upon the occurrence of the Obligations becoming due and payable (by acceleration or otherwise), the Lenders shall be entitled to immediate payment of such Obligations by the Guarantors upon written demand by the Administrative Agent.
Section 2.02.      No Impairment of Guaranty . To the extent permitted by applicable law, the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation or impairment for any reason, including, without limitation, any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, other than pursuant to a written agreement in compliance with Section 10.08 and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected

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by the failure of the Administrative Agent or a Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Agreement or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any provision hereof or thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantors or would otherwise operate as a discharge of the Guarantors as a matter of law.
Section 2.03.      Continuation and Reinstatement, etc . Each Guarantor further agrees that its guaranty hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, any Lender or any other Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or a Guarantor, or otherwise.
Section 2.04.      Subrogation . Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder, all rights of such Guarantor against the Borrower arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise, shall in all respects be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all the Obligations (including interest accruing on and after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or of reorganization of an obligor whether or not post filing interest is allowed in such proceeding). If any amount shall be paid to such Guarantor for the account of the Borrower relating to the Obligations prior to payment in full of the Obligations, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
Section 2.05.      Discharge of Guaranty .
(a)      In the event of any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all Capital Stock of any Guarantor, in each case to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transactions) the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or the merger or consolidation of a Guarantor with or into the Borrower or another Guarantor, in each case, in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, then such Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor) or the corporation acquiring the property (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor) will be automatically released and relieved of any obligations under its Guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations.
(b)      Upon designation of any Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Guarantor will be automatically released and relieved of any obligations under its Guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations. In addition, upon the request of the Borrower, the guarantee of any Guarantor that is an Immaterial Subsidiary shall be promptly released; provided that (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result therefrom and (ii) the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that such Subsidiary is an Immaterial Subsidiary; provided further that a Subsidiary that is considered not to be an Immaterial Subsidiary solely pursuant to clause (1) of

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the proviso of the definition thereof shall, solely for purposes of this clause (b), be considered an Immaterial Subsidiary so long as any applicable guarantee, pledge or other obligation of such Subsidiary with respect to any Junior Secured Debt shall be irrevocably released and discharged substantially simultaneously with the release of such guarantee hereunder.
(c)      The Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, at the Borrower’s expense, such documents as the Borrower or any Guarantor may reasonably request to evidence the release of the guarantee of such Guarantor provided herein.
SECTION 3.     

MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01.      Notices .
(d)      Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein or under any other Loan Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile), and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:
(i)      if to the Borrower or any Guarantor, to it at JetBlue Airways Corporation, 27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York 11101, telephone: (718) 286-7900, facsimile: (718) 425-9260, email: Treasury@jetblue.com; Attention: Senior Vice President and Treasurer;
with a copy to:
JetBlue Airways Corporation, 27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York 11101, telephone: (718) 286-7900, facsimile: (718) 425-9260; Attention: General Counsel;
(ii)      if to Citibank as Administrative Agent, to it at Citibank, N.A., Loan Administration, 1615 Brett Road, OPS 3, New Castle, Delaware 19720, telephone: (302) 894-6010, facsimile: (212) 994-0847; Attention: Owen Coyle;
(iii)      if to an Issuing Lender that is a Lender, to it at its address determined pursuant to clause (iv) below or, if to an Issuing Lender that is not a Lender, to it at the address most recently specified by it in notice delivered by it to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, unless no such notice has been received, in which case to it in care of its Affiliate that is a Lender at its address determined pursuant to clause (iv); and
(iv)      if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in Annex A hereto or, if subsequently delivered, an Assignment and Acceptance.
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Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its reasonable discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(f)      Any party hereto may change its address, telecopy number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
Section 3.02.      Successors and Assigns .
(a)      The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of an Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void), provided that the foregoing shall not restrict any transaction permitted by Section 6.10, and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.02. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of an Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section 10.02) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)      (c)  Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(B)      the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment if the assignee is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender, in each case so long as such assignee is an Eligible Assignee; and
(A)      the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment (I) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (II) if the assignee is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender, in each case so long as such assignee is an Eligible Assignee; provided , further , that the Borrower’s consent will be deemed given with respect to a proposed assignment if no response is received with ten (10)

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Business Days after having received a written request from such Lender pursuant to this Section 10.02(b).
(v)      Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)      any assignment of any portion of the Total Revolving Commitment, Revolving Loans and LC Exposure shall be made to an Eligible Assignee;
(B)      except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Commitment or Loans, the amount of such Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000, and after giving effect to such assignment, the portion of the Loan or Commitment held by the assigning Lender of the same tranche as the assigned portion of the Loan or Commitment shall not be less than $5,000,000, in each case unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required with respect to such assignment if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided , further , that any such assignment shall be in increments of $500,000 in excess of the minimum amount described above;
(C)      each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;
(D)      the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 for the account of the Administrative Agent; and
(E)      the assignee, if it was not a Lender immediately prior to such assignment, shall deliver (i) to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire in a form as the Administrative Agent may require and (ii) any documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.16.
For the purposes of this Section 10.02(b), the term “ Approved Fund ” means with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages such Lender.
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interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Revolving Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.16 and 10.04). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.02 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section 10.02.
(vii)      The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its offices a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Commitments of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Lenders and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(viii)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no assignment may be made hereunder to any Defaulting Lender or any of its subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (v).
(ix)      In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment will be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Borrower, Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and each other Revolving Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Aggregate Exposure Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder becomes effective under applicable law without compliance with the

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provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
(d)      Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire in a form as the Administrative Agent may require (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(a), 8.04 or 10.04(d), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(e)      (f)  Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 10.08(a) that affects such Participant. Subject to Section 10.02(d)(ii), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14 and 2.16 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.02(b). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 8.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to the requirements of Section 8.08 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under this Agreement or any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States

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Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender, the Borrower, a Guarantor and the Administrative Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
(i)      A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.14 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant and shall be subject to the terms of Section 2.18(a). The Lender selling the participation to such Participant shall be subject to the terms of Section 2.18(b) if such Participant requests compensation or additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Sections 2.16(f), 2.16(g) and 2.16(h) as though it were a Lender.
(g)      Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender, and this Section 10.02 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(h)      Any Lender may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 10.02, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information relating to the Borrower or any of the Guarantors furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of the Guarantors; provided that prior to any such disclosure, each such assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant provides to the Administrative Agent its agreement in writing to be bound for the benefit of the Borrower by either the provisions of Section 10.03 or other provisions at least as restrictive as Section 10.03.
Section 3.03.      Confidentiality . Each Lender agrees to keep any information delivered or made available by the Borrower or any of the Guarantors to it confidential, in accordance with its customary procedures, from anyone other than persons employed or retained by such Lender who are or are expected to become engaged in evaluating, approving, structuring or administering the Loans, and who are advised by such Lender of the confidential nature of such information; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Lender from disclosing such information (a) to any of its Affiliates and their respective agents and advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential) or to any other Lender or any other party hereto, (b) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (c) upon the request or demand of any regulatory agency or authority (including any self-regulatory authority), (d) which has been publicly disclosed other than as a result of a disclosure

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by the Administrative Agent or any Lender which is not permitted by this Agreement, (e) in connection with any litigation to which the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or their respective Affiliates may be a party to the extent reasonably required under applicable rules of discovery, (f) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedy or enforcement of rights hereunder, (g) to such Lender’s legal counsel and independent auditors, (h) on a confidential basis to any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or the Revolving Facility, (i) with the consent of the Borrower, and (j) to any actual or proposed participant or assignee of all or part of its rights hereunder, to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty (or the professional advisors thereto) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations or to any credit insurance provider relating to the Borrower and its obligations, in each case, subject to the proviso in Section 10.02(f) (with any reference to any assignee or participant set forth in such proviso being deemed to include a reference to such contractual counterparty or credit insurance provider for purposes of this Section 10.03(j)). If any Lender is in any manner requested or required to disclose any of the information delivered or made available to it by the Borrower or any of the Guarantors under clauses (b) or (e) of this Section, such Lender will, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Borrower or such Guarantor with prompt notice, to the extent reasonable, so that the Borrower or such Guarantor may seek, at its sole expense, a protective order or other appropriate remedy or may waive compliance with this Section 10.03.
Section 3.04.      Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .
(d)      (e) The Borrower shall pay or reimburse: (A) all reasonable fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, special counsel to the Administrative Agent) associated with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, and the preparation, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof requested by the Borrower (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated); and (B) in connection with any enforcement of the Loan Documents, (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred during the continuance of a Default, (ii) all such fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which may be separate counsel) incurred during the continuance of an Event of Default; and (C) all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket costs, expenses, taxes, assessments and other charges (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by any Loan Document or incurred in connection with any release or addition of Collateral after the Closing Date.
(i)      All payments or reimbursements pursuant to the foregoing clause (a)(i) shall be paid within thirty (30) days of written demand together with back-up documentation supporting such reimbursement request.

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(f)      The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto and whether or not any such claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, its Affiliates, its creditors or any other Person (including any investigating, preparing for or defending any such claims, actions, suits, investigations or proceedings, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in which such Indemnitee is a party), relating to (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Lender to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit) or (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to, or asserted against, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (or of any Related Party that is a controlled Affiliate of such Indemnitee (a “ Controlled Related Party ”)), and any such Indemnitee shall repay the Borrower the amount of any expenses previously reimbursed by the Borrower in connection with any such loss, claims, damages, expenses or liability to such Indemnitee and, to the extent not repaid by any of them, such Indemnitee’s Controlled Related Parties not a party to this Agreement. This Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(g)      In case any action or proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnitee in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Borrower under the provisions of any Loan Document, such Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Borrower in writing and the Borrower shall, if requested by such Indemnitee or if the Borrower desires to do so, assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee but only if (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) such action or proceeding does not involve any risk of criminal liability or material risk of material civil money penalties being imposed on such Indemnitee. The Borrower shall not enter into any settlement of any such action or proceeding that admits any Indemnitee’s misconduct or negligence. The failure to so notify the Borrower shall not affect any obligations the Borrower may have to such Indemnitee under the Loan Documents or otherwise other than to the extent that the Borrower is materially adversely affected by such failure. The Indemnitees shall have the right to employ separate counsel in such action or proceeding and participate in the defense

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thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnitees unless: (i) the Borrower has agreed to pay such fees and expenses, (ii) the Borrower has failed to assume the defense of such action or proceeding and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitees or (iii) the Indemnitees shall have been advised in writing by counsel that under prevailing ethical standards there may be a conflict between the positions of the Borrower and the Indemnitees in conducting the defense of such action or proceeding or that there may be legal defenses available to the Indemnitees different from or in addition to those available to the Borrower, in which case, if the Indemnitees notify the Borrower in writing that they elect to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Borrower, the Borrower shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action or proceeding on behalf of the Indemnitees; provided , however , that the Borrower shall not, in connection with any one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be responsible hereunder for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one such firm of separate counsel, in addition to any local counsel. The Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding effected without the written consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(h)      To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 10.04, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, such portion of the unpaid amount equal to such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.
(i)      To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in paragraph (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (except to the extent determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnitee or any Controlled Related Party of such Indemnitee).
Section 3.05.      Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .
(l)      This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
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New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall, to the extent permitted by law, be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(n)      Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in Section 10.05(b). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(o)      Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 3.06.      No Waiver . No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
Section 3.07.      Extension of Maturity . Should any payment of principal of or interest or any other amount due hereunder become due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of principal, interest shall be payable thereon at the rate herein specified during such extension.
Section 3.08.      Amendments, etc .
(c)      No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any Collateral Document (other than the Account Control Agreements), and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or signed by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given; provided , however , that no such modification or amendment shall without the prior written consent of:
(i)      each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (A) increase the Commitment of any Lender or extend the termination date of the Commitment of any Lender (it being understood that a waiver of an Event of Default shall not constitute an increase in or extension of the termination date of the Commitment of a Lender), or (B)

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reduce the principal amount of any Loan, any reimbursement obligation in respect of any Letter of Credit issued by it, or the rate of interest payable thereon (provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders (or in the case of any such reimbursement obligation, the applicable Issuing Lender) shall be necessary for a waiver of default interest referred to in Section 2.08), or extend any date for the payment of interest or Fees hereunder or reduce any Fees payable hereunder or extend the final maturity of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder or (C) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.17(b); and
(ii)      all of the Lenders (A) amend or modify any provision of this Agreement which provides for the unanimous consent or approval of the Lenders, (B) amend this Section 10.08 that has the effect of changing the number or percentage of Lenders that must approve any modification, amendment, waiver or consent or modify the percentage of the Lenders required in the definition of Required Lenders, or (C) release all or substantially all of the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent contemplated by Section 6.09 on the date hereof or by the terms of the Collateral Documents), or release all or substantially all of the Guarantors (except to the extent contemplated by Section 9.05);
provided further , that any Collateral Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified with the consent of the applicable Grantor and the Administrative Agent (i) to add assets (or categories of assets) to the Collateral covered by such Collateral Document, as contemplated by the definition of Additional Collateral set forth in Section 1.01 hereof or (ii) to remove any asset or type or category of asset (including after-acquired assets of that type or category) from the Collateral covered by such Collateral Document to the extent the release thereof is permitted by Section 6.09(c).
(d)      No such amendment or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender hereunder without its prior written consent.
(e)      No notice to or demand on the Borrower or any Guarantor shall entitle the Borrower or any Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. Each assignee under Section 10.02(b) shall be bound by any amendment, modification, waiver, or consent authorized as provided herein, and any consent by a Lender shall bind any Person subsequently acquiring an interest on the Loans held by such Lender. No amendment to this Agreement shall be effective against the Borrower or any Guarantor unless signed by the Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be.
(f)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.08(a), (i) in the event that either the Borrower requests that this Agreement be modified or amended in a manner which would require the unanimous consent of all of the Lenders or the consent of all Lenders directly and adversely affected thereby and, in each case, such modification or amendment is agreed to by the Required Lenders, then the Borrower may replace any non-consenting Lender in accordance with Section 10.02; provided that such amendment or modification can be effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such

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assignments required by the Borrower to be made pursuant to this clause (i)); and (ii) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days after written notice thereof to the Lenders.
(g)      [Reserved]
(h)      In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.08(a), this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Revolving Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders.
(i)      In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01 or Section 10.08(a), following the consummation of any Extension pursuant to Section 2.28, no modification, amendment or waiver (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any forbearance agreement entered into with respect to this Agreement) shall limit the right of any non-extending Revolving Lender (each, a “ Non-Extending Lender ”) to enforce its right to receive payment of amounts due and owing to such Non-Extending Lender on the Revolving Maturity Date applicable to the Revolving Commitments of such Non-Extending Lenders without the prior written consent of Non-Extending Lenders that would constitute Required Lenders if the Non-Extending Lenders were the only Lenders hereunder at the time.
(j)      It is understood that the amendment provisions of this Section 10.08 shall not apply to extensions of the Revolving Facility Maturity Date or the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Commitments, in each case, made in accordance with Section 2.28.
Section 3.09.      Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 3.10.      Headings . Section headings used herein are for convenience only and are not to affect the construction of or be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
Section 3.11.      Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties

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hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 10.04 and Section 8 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments, or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
Section 3.12.      Execution in Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement constitutes the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or electronic .pdf copy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 3.13.      USA Patriot Act . Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act hereby notifies the Borrower and each Guarantor that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and each Guarantor, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each Guarantor and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower and each Guarantor in accordance with the Patriot Act.
Section 3.14.      New Value . It is the intention of the parties hereto that any provision of Collateral by a Grantor as a condition to, or in connection with, the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder, shall be made as a contemporaneous exchange for new value given by the Lenders or Issuing Lenders, as the case may be, to the Borrower.
Section 3.15.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN

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INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.15.
Section 3.16.      No Fiduciary Duty . The Administrative Agent, each Lender and their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “Lenders”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrower, its stockholders and/or its affiliates. The Borrower agree that nothing in the Loan Documents or otherwise related to the Transactions will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and the Borrower, its stockholders or its affiliates, on the other hand. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrower and the Guarantors, on the other hand, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower, its stockholders or its affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise the Borrower, its stockholders or its affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to the Borrower except the obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and (y) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of the Borrower, its management, stockholders, affiliates, creditors or any other Person. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. The Borrower agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Borrower, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
Section 3.17.      Intercreditor Agreements . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent shall enter into any intercreditor agreement pursuant to and as permitted by the terms of this Agreement and that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (any such intercreditor agreement, an “ Intercreditor Agreement ”) and such Intercreditor Agreement shall remain outstanding, the rights granted to the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the lien and security interest granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be subject to the terms and conditions of such Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and such Intercreditor Agreement, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control with respect to any right or remedy, and no right, power or remedy granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be exercised by the Administrative Agent, and no direction shall be given by the Administrative Agent, in contravention of such Intercreditor Agreement.
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constituted by the Aircraft and Spare Engine Mortgage, and (ii) covenants and agrees that it will take all such action reasonably requested by the Borrower or Administrative Agent in order to make any registrations with the International Registry, including without limitation establishing a valid and existing account with the International Registry and appointing an Administrator and/or a Professional User reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to make registrations with respect to the Mortgaged Collateral and providing consents to any registration as may be contemplated by the Loan Documents.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and the year first written.



JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION,
as Borrower
By:

Name:
Title:




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CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and a Lender
By:

Name:
Title:



BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender
By:

Name:
Title:


BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
By:

Name:
Title:


MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as a Lender
By:

Name:
Title:


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
By:

Name:
Title:







BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By:

Name:
Title:


CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as a Lender
By:

Name:
Title:
By:

Name:
Title:


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:

Name:
Title:


ANNEX A
to Credit and Guaranty Agreement
LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS





Revolving Lender
Revolving Commitment
Citibank, N.A.
$
75,000,000

Barclays Bank PLC
$
65,000,000

BNP Paribas
$
50,000,000

Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
$
50,000,000

Bank of America, N.A.
$
35,000,000

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, New York Branch
$
25,000,000

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
$
25,000,000

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
$
25,000,000

 
 
TOTAL:
$
350,000,000







ANNEX B
to Credit and Guaranty Agreement
LIST OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE APPRAISERS

Aviation Specialists Group, Inc.
IBA Group Ltd
ICF SH&E, Inc.
Morten, Beyer and Agnew
Ascend FG Advisory
AVITAS, Inc.







EXHIBIT A
to Credit and Guaranty Agreement
FORM OF SLOT AND GATE SECURITY AGREEMENT






EXHIBIT B
to Credit and Guaranty Agreement
FORM OF INSTRUMENT OF ASSUMPTION AND JOINDER







EXHIBIT C
to Credit and Guaranty Agreement
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE






EXHIBIT D
to Credit and Guaranty Agreement
FORM OF LOAN REQUEST







EXHIBIT E
to Credit and Guaranty Agreement
FORM OF AIRCRAFT AND SPARE ENGINE MORTGAGE








EXHIBIT F
to Credit and Guaranty Agreement
FORM OF SPARE PARTS SECURITY AGREEMENT









SCHEDULE 3.06
to Credit and Guaranty Agreement
SUBSIDIARIES
OF
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION


Jurisdiction of      Incorporation              Ownership (directly or                                                  indirectly)          

LiveTV, LLC                        Delaware                    100%
LiveTV International, Inc.                Delaware                    100%
BlueBermuda Insurance, LTD                Bermuda                    100%








Exhibit 10.2





SLOT AND GATE SECURITY AGREEMENT
Between
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION,
as Grantor,
and
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
__________________________________
Dated as of April 23, 2013
__________________________________




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Exhibit 10.2



Table of Contents
Page

Section 1.
Pledge    3
Section 2.
Security for Obligations    5
Section 3.
No Release    5
Section 4.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants    5
Section 5.
Supplements, Further Assurances    7
Section 6.
Provisions Concerning Collateral    7
Section 7.
Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact    9
Section 8.
Administrative Agent May Perform    9
Section 9.
The Administrative Agent    10
Section 10.
Events of Default, Remedies    10
Section 11.
Application of Proceeds    12
Section 12.
No Waiver; Discontinuance of Proceeding    12
Section 13.
Amendments, etc.    13
Section 14.
Termination; Release    13

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Exhibit 10.2


Section 15.
Definitions    14
Section 16.
Notices    16
Section 17.
Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Loans    17
Section 18.
Governing Law    17
Section 19.
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process    18
Section 20.
Security Interest Absolute    18
Section 21.
Severability of Provisions    18
Section 22.
Headings    18
Section 23.
Execution in Counterparts    19
Section 24.
Successors and Assigns    19
Section 25.
Construction of Schedule I    19
Section 26.
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Intercreditor Agreement    19

Schedule I – Pledged Slots

Schedule II – Excluded Slots





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Exhibit 10.2



SLOT AND GATE SECURITY AGREEMENT

SLOT AND GATE SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 23, 2013 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “ Agreement ”), between JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “ Grantor ”) and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”), for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Except as otherwise defined herein, terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement shall be used herein as therein defined.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Grantor and the Administrative Agent are parties to (i) that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of April 23, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Grantor, as Borrower, the subsidiaries of the Grantor party thereto, as guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Grantor has agreed to grant a continuing Lien on the Collateral (as defined below) to secure the Obligations;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Pledge . The Grantor hereby pledges to the Administrative Agent and grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in all of the following (the “ Collateral ”), to secure all of the Obligations:
(i)      all of the right, title and interest of the Grantor in, to and under the Pledged Slots, the Pledged Historical Rights and the Pledged Gate Leaseholds from time to time; and
(ii)      all of the right, title and interest of the Grantor in, to and under all Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (including, without limitation, all Proceeds (of any kind) received or to be received by the Grantor upon the transfer or other such disposition of such Collateral notwithstanding whether the pledge and grant of the security interest in such Collateral is legally effective under applicable law);
provided , however , that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (1) if a Transfer Restriction would be applicable to the creation of a security interest in any asset described in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 1 (other than any FAA Slot or Pledged Historical Rights), such asset shall not be subject to the security interest created by this Agreement and shall not be treated as Collateral for purposes hereof and (2) if any Transfer Restriction applies to the transfer or assignment of (but not the creation of a security interest in) any of the right, title or interest referred to in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 1, any provision of this Agreement permitting the Administrative Agent to cause the Grantor to transfer or assign to it or any other person any of the Grantor’s right, title or interest in any such Collateral (and any right the Administrative Agent may have under applicable law to do so by virtue of the security interest granted to it under this Agreement) shall be subject to such Transfer Restriction; provided , however , that following an Event of Default, at the direction of the Administrative Agent, the Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all approvals and consents required for the transfer of any Collateral subject to a Transfer Restriction referred to in clause (2) of the preceding proviso. As used herein, “ Transfer Restriction ” means any restriction or consent requirement relating to the transfer or assignment by the Grantor of, or the grant by the Grantor of a security interest in, any right, title or interest in any type of property or any claim, right or benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom, if an attempted transfer or assignment thereof (or the grant of a security interest therein) without the consent of any third party would (i) constitute a violation of the terms under which the Grantor was granted such right, title or interest (or the Grantor’s interest in any agreement or license related thereto), (ii) entitle any Governmental Authority or third party to terminate or suspend any such right, title or interest (or the Grantor’s interest in any agreement or license related thereto), or (iii) violate any applicable law, rule or regulation, except, in any case, to the extent such “Transfer Restriction” shall be rendered ineffective (both to the extent that it (x) prohibits, restricts or requires consent and (y) gives rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination or remedy) by virtue of any applicable law, including Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC as in effect, from time to time, in the State of New York, to the extent applicable (or any corresponding sections of the UCC in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York to the extent applicable). It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Administrative Agent shall have a perfected and first-priority Lien (subject only to Liens permitted by the Loan Documents) on the Pledged Slots and Pledged Historical Rights and that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all the rights, priorities and benefits afforded by the UCC as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction to perfected security interests therein.
Section 2.      Security for Obligations . This Agreement secures, and the Collateral is collateral security for, the Obligations.
Section 3.      No Release . Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall relieve the Grantor from the performance of any term, covenant, condition or agreement on the Grantor’s part to be performed or observed under or in respect of any of the Collateral or from any liability to any Person under or in respect of any of the Collateral or impose any obligation on the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to perform or observe any such term, covenant, condition or agreement on the Grantor’s part to be so performed or observed or impose any liability on the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party for any act or omission on the part of the Grantor relating thereto or for any breach of any representation or warranty on the part of the Grantor contained in this Agreement, or in respect of the Collateral or made in connection herewith or therewith. This Section 3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the discharge of the Grantor’s other obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents.
Section 4.      Representations, Warranties and Covenants . (a) The Grantor represents and warrants as follows:
(i)      All filings necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interests granted by the Grantor to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral have been accomplished by the Grantor to the extent that such security interests can be perfected by filings under the UCC. The security interests granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement in and to the Collateral constitute and hereafter at all times shall constitute a perfected security interest therein superior and prior to the rights of all other Persons therein, subject, in the case of priority only, only to Permitted Liens, to the extent such perfection and priority can be obtained by filings under the UCC, and the Administrative Agent is entitled with respect to such perfected security interest to all the rights, priorities and benefits afforded by the UCC as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction to perfected security interests.
(ii)      There are no filings, registrations or recordings necessary to create, preserve, protect or perfect the security interests granted by the Grantor to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in respect of the Collateral under Title 49.
(iii)      The Grantor is, and as to Collateral acquired by it from time to time after the date hereof the Grantor will be, the holder of all Collateral free from any Lien except for (1) the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement and (2) Liens permitted by the Loan Documents.
(iv)      Except for filings in respect of Liens which have been satisfied and filings in respect of Liens that are permitted under the Loan Documents, the Grantor has not filed or consented to the filing of any financing statement or analogous document under the UCC or any other applicable laws covering its Collateral, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect.
(v)      The chief executive office of the Grantor as of the date of this Agreement is located at 27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York 11101.
(vi)      Set forth on Schedule I is a true, correct and complete list of the Grantor’s FAA Slots at LaGuardia Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport that are included in the Collateral as Pledged Slots as of the Closing Date. The Grantor holds the Pledged Slots pursuant to authority granted by the applicable Governmental Authorities, and there exists no material violation of the terms, conditions or limitations of any rule, regulation or order of the applicable Governmental Authorities regarding such Pledged Slots or any provisions of law applicable to such Pledged Slots that gives any applicable Governmental Authority the right to terminate, cancel, withdraw or modify the rights of the Grantor in any such Pledged Slots.
(vii)      The Grantor holds its Pledged Gate Leaseholds pursuant to authority granted by the applicable Airport Authority and there exists no material violation of the regulations, terms, conditions or limitations of the relevant Airport Authority applicable to any Pledged Gate Leasehold or any provision of law applicable to the Pledged Gate Leasehold that gives any applicable Airport Authority the right to terminate, cancel, withdraw or modify the rights of the Grantor in any such Pledged Gate Leasehold.
(viii)      The Grantor is an “air carrier” within the meaning of Section 40102 of Title 49 and holds a certificate under Section 41102 of Title 49. The Grantor holds an air carrier operating certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 447 of Title 49. The Grantor is a “citizen of the United States” as defined in Section 40102(a)(15) of Title 49 and as that statutory provision has been interpreted by the DOT pursuant to its policies (a “ United States Citizen ”). The Grantor possesses all necessary certificates, franchises, licenses, permits, rights, designations, authorizations, exemptions, concessions, frequencies and consents of any Governmental Authority which relate to the operation of the routes flown by it and the conduct of its business and operations as currently conducted except where failure to so possess would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ix)      The Grantor has full corporate power and authority and legal right to pledge all of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
(x)      Except for matters that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, no consent of any other party (including, without limitation, stockholders or creditors of the Grantor), and no consent, authorization, approval, or other action by, and (except in connection with the perfection of the Lien created hereby) no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is required either (x) for the pledge by the Grantor of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or (y) for the exercise by the Administrative Agent of the rights provided for in this Agreement or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement (except for matters relating to judicial proceedings); provided , however , that (A) the Pledged Slots (other than certain Pledged Slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) may not be transferred (other than the lease or trade of, or the grant or pledge of a security interest in, such Pledged Slots) and (B) the transfer of Pledged Gate Leaseholds may be subject to the foregoing actions by Governmental Authorities or Airport Authorities, aviation authorities, air carriers or other lessors.
(xi)      This Agreement is made with full recourse to the Grantor and pursuant to and upon all the warranties, representations, covenants and agreements on the part of the Grantor contained herein.
(b)    The Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent that from and after the date of this Agreement and until the Security Agreement Termination Date as follows:
(i)    The Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to defend the Collateral against any and all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming any interest therein adverse to the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party (other than Permitted Liens).
(i)      The Grantor shall not execute or authorize to be filed in any public office any financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) relating to the Collateral, except financing statements (or similar statements or instruments of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) filed or to be filed in respect of and covering the security interests granted hereby by the Grantor and except with respect to Permitted Liens.
(ii)      The Grantor shall give to the Administrative Agent timely written notice (but in any event not later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the period of time specified under applicable law to prevent lapse of perfection) of any (a) change in its jurisdiction of incorporation, or (b) change in its name, identity or corporate or other organizational structure to such an extent that any UCC financing statement filed by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement would become misleading; and the Grantor shall, in each case, provide such other information in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and shall take all action reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in the Collateral intended to be granted hereby.
Section 5.      Supplements, Further Assurances . The Grantor agrees that at any time and from time to time, at the reasonable expense of the Grantor, the Grantor will promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver all further security documents, instruments, certificates, notices and other documents, and take all further action that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to create, perfect, protect, assure and enforce any security interest granted or purported to be granted or intended to be granted hereby under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder or under the Loan Documents to which it is a party with respect to any Collateral.
Section 6.      Provisions Concerning Collateral .
(i)      Financing Statements . The Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, at any time and from time to time, to file or record such financing statements which reasonably describe the Collateral and amendments thereto, in the form provided to it by the Grantor, as may from time to time be required or necessary to grant, continue and maintain a valid, enforceable, first priority security interest (subject only to Liens permitted by the Loan Documents) in the Collateral as provided herein (to the extent such perfection and priority can be obtained by filing a UCC financing statement), all in accordance with the UCC as enacted in any and all relevant jurisdictions or any other relevant law of the United States or any state thereof. The Grantor shall pay any applicable filing fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to the filing of such financing statements and amendments thereto. The Administrative Agent hereby authorizes the Grantor to file (i) financing statements and amendments to financing statements filed on the date hereof in each case adding Collateral and (ii) continuation statements of any financing statement naming the Administrative Agent, as secured party, and the Grantor, as debtor, in each case filed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the filing of any continuation statements of any financing statements referred to herein.
(ii)      Compliance with Laws and Regulations . Except for matters that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Collateral Material Adverse Effect, the Grantor shall comply with all laws, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, and requirements of all federal, state, municipal or other governmental or quasi-governmental authorities or bodies, then applicable to the Collateral (or any part thereof) and/or the use thereof by the Grantor, of every nature and kind (the “ Requirements ”) whether or not such Requirements shall now exist or shall hereafter be enacted or promulgated and whether or not the same may be said to be within the present contemplation of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Grantor in good faith contests a Requirement, it shall not be obligated to comply with such Requirement to the extent such non-compliance or deferral is consistent with law and does not have a Collateral Material Adverse Effect.
(iii)      Notice of Laws . The Grantor agrees to give the Administrative Agent notice of any violations of any Requirement with respect to the Collateral or the Grantor’s use thereof that may reasonably be expected to have a Collateral Material Adverse Effect within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Grantor obtains knowledge of such violation.
(iv)      Updated Schedules in connection with Collateral Additions, Dispositions or Releases . The Grantor shall deliver or cause to be delivered within forty-five (45) days of the end of June and December of each year (commencing in June of 2013), and may from time to time deliver or cause to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent an updated Schedule I or Schedule II to replace the then-existing Schedule I or Schedule II, respectively, in each case to reflect:
(a)    any release of Pledged Slots from the security interest granted hereunder in connection with a Disposition (other than any returns of Pledged Slots to the FAA) permitted under Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement;
(b)    any release of Pledged Slots from the security interest granted hereunder pursuant to Section 6.09(c) of the Credit Agreement; and
(c)    any designation of Excluded Slots as Pledged Slots;
provided that the Grantor shall not be required to deliver or cause to be delivered an updated Schedule I or Schedule II in accordance with this Section 6(iv) if none of the events described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above have occurred that affects the information in such Schedule since an updated version of such Schedule was previously delivered in accordance with this Section 6(iv) or, if no updated version of such Schedule has yet been delivered in accordance with this Section 6(iv), since the date of this Agreement.
(v)      Permitted Dispositions . Any or all of the Collateral may be sold, leased, conveyed, transferred or otherwise disposed of, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.      Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact . The Grantor hereby appoints the Administrative Agent as the Grantor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Grantor and in the name of the Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, which appointment as attorney-in-fact is coupled with an interest.
Section 8.      Administrative Agent May Perform . If the Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein within a reasonable time after receipt of a written request to do so from the Administrative Agent, upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice the Administrative Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of its counsel, incurred in connection therewith, shall be payable by the Grantor in accordance with Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement and shall be considered Obligations.
Section 9.      The Administrative Agent . It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto, and each Secured Party, by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, acknowledges and agrees, that the obligations of the Administrative Agent as holder of the Collateral and interests therein and with respect to the disposition thereof, and otherwise under this Agreement, are only those expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall act hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. In the event of any express conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall control and govern, provided that this provision shall not be interpreted in any way to affect any rights expressly provided to the Secured Parties under this Agreement unless such rights are expressly prohibited or restricted under the Credit Agreement.
Section 10.      Events of Default, Remedies .
A.      Remedies: Obtaining the Collateral Upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then and in every such case, the Administrative Agent may, at any time or from time to time during the continuance of such Event of Default:
(i)      Declare the entire right, title and interest of the Grantor in and to the Collateral vested, subject to any binding and enforceable mandatory requirements imposed by applicable law or by the DOT, the FAA or applicable Governmental Authority and/or Airport Authority, in which event such rights, title and interest shall immediately vest in the Administrative Agent, in which case the Grantor agrees to execute and deliver such deeds of conveyance, assignments and other documents or instruments as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent in order to effectuate the transfer of such Collateral, together with any other rights of the Grantor with respect thereto, to any designee or designees selected by the Administrative Agent and approved by all necessary Governmental Authorities and Airport Authorities ( provided that if any of the foregoing is not permitted under applicable law or by the DOT, the FAA or applicable Governmental Authority and/or Airport Authority, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties shall nevertheless continue to have all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all of the proceeds (of any kind) received or to be received by the Grantor upon the transfer or other disposition of such Collateral); it being understood that the Grantor’s obligation to deliver such Collateral and such documents and instruments with respect thereto, subject to the aforesaid limitations, is of the essence of this Agreement and that, accordingly, upon application to a court of equity having jurisdiction, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to a decree requiring specific performance by the Grantor of said obligations; and
(ii)      Sell or otherwise liquidate, or direct the Grantor to sell or otherwise liquidate, any or all of the Collateral or any part thereof and take possession of the proceeds of any such sale or liquidation, in each case subject to any binding and enforceable mandatory requirements imposed by applicable law and Airport Authorities with respect to Pledged Gate Leaseholds.
B.      Remedies; Disposition of the Collateral .
(i)      If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may from time to time exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, and to the extent not in violation of applicable law, including Title 14, Title 49 and the DOT or FAA orders, regulations or requirements issued pursuant thereto, and subject to the approval of all necessary Governmental Authorities and Airport Authorities, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the UCC in effect in all relevant jurisdictions at the time of such Event of Default, and the Administrative Agent may also in its sole discretion, without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange, broker’s board or at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially reasonable. To the extent not inconsistent with Title 14, Title 49 and the DOT or FAA orders, regulations or requirements issued pursuant thereto, and any additional requirements of the applicable Governmental Authorities and/or Airport Authorities, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party may be the purchasers of any or all of the Collateral at any such sale and shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at such sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations owed to such Person as a credit on account of the purchase price of any Collateral payable by such Person at such sale. Each purchaser at any such sale shall acquire the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of the Grantor, and the Grantor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal which it now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. The Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ notice to the Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Grantor hereby waives, to the full extent permitted by law, any claims against the Administrative Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale.
(ii)      Except as otherwise provided herein, the Grantor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, notice or judicial hearing in connection with the Administrative Agent’s taking possession or the Administrative Agent’s disposition of any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, any and all prior notice and hearing for any prejudgment remedy or remedies and any such right which the Grantor would otherwise have under law; and the Grantor hereby further waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (a) all damages occasioned by such taking of possession; (b) all other requirements as to the time, place and terms of sale or other requirements with respect to the enforcement of the Administrative Agent’s rights hereunder; and (c) all rights of redemption, appraisement, valuation, stay, extension or moratorium now or hereafter in force under any applicable law. Any sale of, or the grant of options to purchase, or any other realization upon, any Collateral shall operate to divest all right, title, interest, claim and demand, either at law or in equity, of the Grantor therein and thereto, and shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity against the Grantor and against any and all Persons claiming or attempting to claim the Collateral so sold, optioned or realized upon, or any part thereof, from, through and under the Grantor.
(iii)    In connection with any foreclosure, collection, sale or other enforcement of Liens granted to the Administrative Agent in this Agreement, the Grantor will cooperate in good faith with the Administrative Agent or its designee in obtaining all regulatory licenses, consents and other governmental approvals necessary or (in the opinion of the Administrative Agent or its designee) desirable to conduct all aviation operations with respect to the Collateral and will, at the request of the Administrative Agent and in good faith, continue to operate and manage the Collateral and maintain all applicable regulatory licenses with respect to the Collateral until such time as the Administrative Agent or its designee obtain such licenses, consents and approvals, and at such time the Grantor will cooperate in good faith with the transition of the aviation operations with respect to the Collateral to any new aviation operator (including, without limitation, the Administrative Agent or its designee).
Section 11.      Application of Proceeds .
(b)      All cash proceeds received by the Administrative Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise by the Administrative Agent of its remedies as a secured creditor as provided in Section 10 of this Agreement shall be held by the Administrative Agent as Collateral for, and then at any time thereafter shall, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be applied, in whole or in part, against all or any part of the Obligations in such order as provided for in Section 2.17(b) of the Credit Agreement. Any surplus of such cash proceeds held by the Administrative Agent and remaining after payment in full of all the Obligations shall be promptly paid over to the Grantor or to whomever may be at such time lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.
(c)      It is understood that the Grantor shall remain liable to the extent of any deficiency between the amount of the proceeds of the Collateral and the aggregate amount of the outstanding Obligations.
Section 12.      No Waiver; Discontinuance of Proceeding .
(a)      Each and every right, power and remedy hereby specifically given to the Administrative Agent or otherwise in this Agreement shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other right, power and remedy specifically given under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute and each and every right, power and remedy whether specifically herein given or otherwise existing may be exercised from time to time or simultaneously and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Administrative Agent. All such rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative and the exercise or the beginning of the exercise of one shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise any other or others. No delay or omission of the Administrative Agent in the exercise of any such right, power or remedy and no renewal or extension of any of the Obligations shall impair any such right, power or remedy or shall be construed to be a waiver of any default or Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. No notice to or demand on the Grantor in any case shall entitle it to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of any of the rights of the Administrative Agent to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. In the event that the Administrative Agent shall bring any suit to enforce any of its rights hereunder and shall be entitled to judgment, then in such suit the Administrative Agent may recover reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and the amounts thereof shall be included in such judgment.
(b)      In the event the Administrative Agent shall have instituted any proceeding to enforce any right, power or remedy under this Agreement by foreclosure, sale, entry or otherwise, and such proceeding shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Administrative Agent, then and in every such case the Grantor, the Administrative Agent and each holder of any of the Obligations shall to the extent permitted by applicable law be restored to their respective former positions and rights hereunder with respect to the Collateral, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall continue as if no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 13.      Amendments, etc. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except with the written consent of the Grantor and the Administrative Agent (acting pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement). Any amendment, modification or supplement of or to any provision of this Agreement, any termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and any consent to any departure by the Grantor from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given.
Section 14.      Termination; Release .
(a)    Upon the Security Agreement Termination Date, this Agreement shall automatically terminate (provided that all indemnities set forth in the Credit Agreement shall survive) and the Administrative Agent, at the request and expense of the Grantor, will promptly execute and deliver to the Grantor a proper instrument or instruments acknowledging the satisfaction and termination of this Agreement, and, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, will duly assign, transfer and deliver to the Grantor (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of its Collateral as may be in the possession of the Administrative Agent and as has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Agreement.
(b)    For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the applicable provisions under the Credit Agreement, (i) if any Pledged Gate Leasehold ceases to be included in the Collateral because it ceases to be used for servicing the scheduled air carrier service utilizing Pledged Slots relating to the airport at which such Pledged Gate Leasehold is located, such Pledged Gate Leasehold shall be automatically released from the Lien of this Agreement and (ii) if any right, title, privilege, interest and authority, now held or hereafter acquired by the Grantor in connection with the right to use or occupy space in an airport terminal becomes a Pledged Gate Leasehold, such right, title, privilege, interest and authority shall be automatically subject to the Lien of this Agreement.
(c)    Upon (i) any Disposition of any Collateral that is permitted under Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement (other than a Disposition of Collateral referred to in clause (d), (e)(iv) or (f) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition” in the Credit Agreement), (ii) the release of any Collateral from the security interest granted hereby pursuant to Section 6.09(c) of the Credit Agreement or (iii) the effectiveness of any written consent by the Administrative Agent or the requisite Lenders as provided under the Credit Agreement to the release of any Collateral from the security interest granted hereby, such Collateral (and, subject in the case of clause (i) above to compliance with Section 6.09(a) of the Credit Agreement, the Proceeds thereof) shall be automatically released from the security interest granted under this Agreement.
(d)    In connection with any release of any Collateral pursuant to this Section 14, the Administrative Agent will execute and deliver to the Grantor, at the Grantor’s sole expense, all appropriate UCC termination statements and other documents that the Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such release. The Administrative Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to any Secured Party as a result of any release of Collateral by it as permitted by this Section 14.
Section 15.      Definitions . The following terms shall have the following meanings. Such definitions shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.
Agreement ” has the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.
Airport Authority ” shall mean any city or any public or private board or other body or organization chartered or otherwise established for the purpose of administering, operating or managing an airport or related facilities.
Collateral ” has the meaning provided in Section 1 hereof.
Credit Agreement ” has the meaning provided in the recitals hereof.
DOT ” shall mean the United States Department of Transportation and any successor thereto.
Event of Default ” shall mean any “Event of Default” as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Excluded Slots ” shall mean (i) any Pledged Slots that are Disposed of by the Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement; provided that a Disposition of Pledged Slots referred to in clause (d), (e)(iv) or (f) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition” in the Credit Agreement shall not cause such Pledged Slot to be an Excluded Slot under this clause (i), and (ii) any FAA Slots held by the Grantor (whether or not then operated by the Grantor) listed on Schedule II of this Agreement as of the date of this Agreement or as updated pursuant to Section 6(iv).
FAA ” shall mean the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America and any successor thereto.
FAA Slot ” shall mean, in the case of airports in the United States, at any time, the right and operational authority to conduct one Instrument Flight Rule (as defined in Title 14) scheduled landing or take-off operation at a specific time or during a specific time period at any airport at which landings or take-offs are restricted, including, without limitation, slots and operating authorizations, whether pursuant to FAA or DOT regulations or orders pursuant to Title 14, Title 49 or other federal statutes now or hereinafter in effect.
Gate Leaseholds ” shall mean, at any time, all of the right, title, privilege, interest and authority, now held or hereafter acquired, of the Grantor, in connection with the right to use or occupy space in an airport terminal at any airport.
Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank organization, or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing or regulatory powers or functions of or pertaining to government. Governmental Authority shall not include any Person in its capacity as an Airport Authority.
Grantor ” has the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.
Pledged Gate Leaseholds ” shall mean all Gate Leaseholds necessary at the relevant time of determination for servicing the scheduled air carrier service utilizing Pledged Slots relating to the airports at which such Pledged Slots are located.
Pledged Historical Rights ” shall mean, at any time, any rights of the Grantor to be granted at any future time FAA Slots at Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport or John F. Kennedy International Airport by virtue of the usage of Pledged Slots at such airport, whether pursuant to FAA or DOT regulations or orders pursuant to Title 14, Title 49 or other federal statutes now or hereinafter in effect (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any such rights associated with Excluded Slots).
Pledged Slots ” shall mean all of the FAA Slots held by the Grantor (whether or not then operated by the Grantor) at Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, other than Excluded Slots.
Proceeds ” shall have the meaning assigned to that term under the UCC as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction or under other relevant law and, in any event, shall include, but not be limited to, any and all (i) proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guarantee payable to the Administrative Agent or to the Grantor or any Affiliate of the Grantor from time to time with respect to physical damage to any of the Collateral, (ii) payments (in any form whatsoever), made or due and payable to the Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any Governmental Authority (or any Person acting under color of Governmental Authority) and (iii) instruments representing obligations to pay amounts in respect of the Collateral.
Requirements ” has the meaning provided in Section 6(ii) hereof.
Security Agreement Termination Date ” shall mean the earlier of (i) the date on which (a) the principal of and interest on all Loans shall have been paid in full and all other amounts then due under the Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, (b) all Commitments have been terminated, and (c) there are no outstanding Letters of Credit (other than such as have been Cash Collateralized or covered by a “back-to-back” letter of credit in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents) and (ii) the date on which all of the Collateral shall have been released pursuant to Section 14(c).
Title 14 ” shall mean Title 14 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, including Part 93, Subparts K and S thereof, as amended from time to time or any successor or recodified regulation.
Title 49 ” shall mean Title 49 of the United States Code, which, among other things, recodified and replaced the U.S. Federal Aviation Act of 1958, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or any subsequent legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes such provisions.
Transfer Restriction ” has the meaning provided in Section 1 hereof.
United States Citizen ” has the meaning provided in Section 4(viii) hereof.
Section 16.      Notices . Any notice or communication by the Grantor or the Administrative Agent to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other’s address:
(a)    if to the Grantor:
JetBlue Airways Corporation
27-01 Queens Plaza North
Long Island City, New York 11101
Telephone: (718) 286-7900
Fax: (718) 425-9260
Attention: Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Email: Treasury@jetblue.com

with a copy to:

JetBlue Airways Corporation
27-01 Queens Plaza North
Long Island City, New York 11101
Telephone: (718) 286-7900
Fax: (718) 425-9260
Attention: General Counsel

(b)    if to the Administrative Agent, to its office at:
Citibank, N.A.
Loan Administration
1615 Brett Road, OPS 3
New Castle, DE 19720

Telephone: (302) 894-6010
Fax: (212) 994-0847
Attention: Owen Coyle
The Grantor or the Administrative Agent, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications will be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
Section 17.      Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Loans . This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral. This Agreement shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the Security Agreement Termination Date, (ii) be binding upon the Grantor, its successors and assigns, and (iii) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party and each of their respective successors, permitted transferees and permitted assigns; no other persons (including, without limitation, any other creditor of the Grantor) shall have any interest herein or any right or benefit with respect hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (iii) and subject to the provisions of the applicable Loan Documents, any Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer any indebtedness held by it secured by this Agreement to any other person or entity, and such other person or entity shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured Party herein or otherwise, subject, however, to the provisions of the applicable Loan Documents.
Section 18.      Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
Section 19.      Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process . Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall, to the extent permitted by law, be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in this Section 19. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 20.      Security Interest Absolute . The obligations of the Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be impaired by (a) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or the like of the Grantor, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by any such event; (b) any exercise or non-exercise, or any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, except as specifically set forth in a waiver granted pursuant to Section 13; (c) any amendment to or modification of any Loan Document or any security for any of the Obligations, whether or not the Grantor shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing, except as specifically set forth in an amendment or modification executed pursuant to Section 13; (d) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Lien(s) created hereunder; or (e) any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Grantor (other than payment or performance in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents).
Section 21.      Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 22.      Headings . Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
Section 23.      Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement. A set of the counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Grantor and the Administrative Agent. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic .pdf copy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 24.      Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon the Grantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided that the Grantor may not transfer or assign any or all of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, unless otherwise permitted by the applicable Loan Documents (including without limitation a transaction permitted under Section 6.10 of the Credit Agreement). All agreements, statements, representations and warranties made by the Grantor herein or in any certificate or other instrument delivered by the Grantor or on its behalf under this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents regardless of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf.
Section 25.      Construction of Schedule I . It is understood and agreed that Schedule I is intended to be descriptive of the Pledged Slots as of the date hereof and shall not be construed as limiting in any way the Collateral subject to this Agreement.
Section 26.      Rules of Interpretation . The parties to this Agreement agree that the rules of interpretation set out in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis as if set out in this Agreement.
Section 27.      Intercreditor Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent shall enter into any Intercreditor Agreement and such Intercreditor Agreement shall remain outstanding, the rights granted to the Secured Parties hereunder, the lien and security interest granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be subject to the terms and conditions of such Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and such Intercreditor Agreement, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control with respect to any right or remedy, and no right, power or remedy granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be exercised by the Administrative Agent, and no direction shall be given by the Administrative Agent, in contravention of such Intercreditor Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor and the Administrative Agent each has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
By:

Name:    
Title:    



CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
By:

Name:
Title:

SCHEDULE I

PLEDGED SLOTS

FAA Slots at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

Summer 2013

Count No.
Airport
Begin Time
End Time
Slot Type
Slot ID
Days
1
JFK
600
629
D
20130
1234567
2
JFK
600
629
D
20156
1234567
3
JFK
600
629
A
20451
1234567
4
JFK
600
629
D
20776
1234567
5
JFK
600
629
D
21293
1234567
6
JFK
630
659
D
20541
1234567
7
JFK
630
659
D
20611
1234567
8
JFK
630
659
D
20643
1234567
9
JFK
630
659
D
20762
1234567
10
JFK
630
659
A
20783
1234567
11
JFK
630
659
D
20786
1234567
12
JFK
630
659
D
20890
1234567
13
JFK
630
659
D
20902
1234567
14
JFK
630
659
D
21034
1234567
15
JFK
630
659
D
21189
1234567
16
JFK
630
659
D
21235
1234567
17
JFK
630
659
D
21315
1234567
18
JFK
630
659
A
21371
1234567
19
JFK
630
659
D
21373
1234567
20
JFK
700
729
A
20438
1234567
21
JFK
700
729
D
20550
1234567
22
JFK
630
659
D
20595
1234567
23
JFK
700
729
A
20691
1234567
24
JFK
700
729
D
20744
1234567
25
JFK
700
729
A
20750
1234567
26
JFK
700
729
A
20770
1234567
27
JFK
700
729
D
20805
1234567
28
JFK
700
729
A
20822
1234567
29
JFK
700
729
A
20989
1234567
30
JFK
700
729
D
21091
1234567
31
JFK
700
729
A
21237
1234567
32
JFK
700
729
A
21346
1234567
33
JFK
700
729
A
21382
1234567
34
JFK
730
759
A
20141
1234567
35
JFK
730
759
A
20250
1234567
36
JFK
730
759
D
20293
1234567
37
JFK
730
759
D
20352
1234567
38
JFK
730
759
A
20570
1234567
39
JFK
730
759
D
20601
1234567
40
JFK
730
759
D
20729
1234567
41
JFK
730
759
D
20949
1234567
42
JFK
730
759
A
21312
1234567
43
JFK
730
759
D
21394
1234567
44
JFK
800
829
D
20094
1234567
45
JFK
800
829
D
20230
1234567
46
JFK
800
829
A
20328
1234567
47
JFK
800
829
A
20481
1234567
48
JFK
800
829
A
20564
1234567
49
JFK
800
829
D
20569
1234567
50
JFK
800
829
D
20830
1234567
51
JFK
800
829
D
20844
1234567
52
JFK
800
829
D
20924
1234567
53
JFK
800
829
D
21075
1234567
54
JFK
800
829
D
21087
1234567
55
JFK
800
829
D
21107
1234567
56
JFK
800
829
D
21308
1234567
57
JFK
800
829
A
21331
1234567
58
JFK
800
829
D
21369
1234567
59
JFK
830
859
A
20081
1234567
60
JFK
830
859
A
20196
1234567
61
JFK
830
859
D
20251
1234567
62
JFK
830
859
A
20272
1234567
63
JFK
830
859
A
20282
1234567
64
JFK
830
859
A
20497
1234567
65
JFK
830
859
A
20703
1234567
66
JFK
830
859
A
20747
1234567
67
JFK
830
859
D
20796
1234567
68
JFK
830
859
A
20814
1234567
69
JFK
830
859
A
20919
1234567
70
JFK
830
859
D
20982
1234567
71
JFK
830
859
D
20986
1234567
72
JFK
900
929
A
20035
1234567
73
JFK
900
929
D
20080
1234567
74
JFK
900
929
D
20192
1234567
75
JFK
900
929
D
20775
1234567
76
JFK
900
929
D
20806
1234567
77
JFK
900
929
D
20821
1234567
78
JFK
900
929
D
20895
1234567
79
JFK
900
929
A
20971
1234567
80
JFK
900
929
A
20980
1234567
81
JFK
900
929
D
21124
1234567
82
JFK
900
929
A
21299
1234567
83
JFK
900
929
A
21310
1234567
84
JFK
900
929
D
21398
1234567
85
JFK
900
929
D
21401
1234567
86
JFK
900
929
A
21417
1234567
87
JFK
930
959
D
20004
1234567
88
JFK
930
959
D
20228
1234567
89
JFK
930
959
D
20305
1234567
90
JFK
930
959
D
20369
1234567
91
JFK
930
959
A
20634
1234567
92
JFK
930
959
A
20653
1234567
93
JFK
930
959
D
20704
1234567
94
JFK
930
959
D
20983
1234567
95
JFK
930
959
A
21052
1234567
96
JFK
930
959
D
21134
1234567
97
JFK
930
959
A
21169
1234567
98
JFK
930
959
D
21216
1234567
99
JFK
930
959
A
21232
1234567
100
JFK
930
959
A
21400
1234567
101
JFK
930
959
D
21423
1234567
102
JFK
930
959
A
21424
1234567
103
JFK
1000
1029
A
20077
1234567
104
JFK
1000
1029
D
20145
1234567
105
JFK
1000
1029
D
20190
1234567
106
JFK
1000
1029
D
20542
1234567
107
JFK
1000
1029
D
20837
1234567
108
JFK
1000
1029
A
20959
1234567
109
JFK
1030
1059
A
20109
1234567
110
JFK
1030
1059
D
20124
1234567
111
JFK
1030
1059
D
20193
1234567
112
JFK
1030
1059
D
20416
1234567
113
JFK
1030
1059
D
20641
1234567
114
JFK
1030
1059
D
20682
1234567
115
JFK
1100
1129
D
20318
1234567
116
JFK
1100
1129
A
20417
1234567
117
JFK
1100
1129
D
20527
1234567
118
JFK
1100
1129
A
20594
1234567
119
JFK
1100
1129
A
20650
1234567
120
JFK
1100
1129
A
20658
1234567
121
JFK
1100
1129
D
20754
1234567
122
JFK
1100
1129
D
20803
1234567
123
JFK
1100
1129
D
20981
1234567
124
JFK
1100
1129
D
21385
1234567
125
JFK
1130
1159
A
20018
1234567
126
JFK
1130
1159
D
20043
1234567
127
JFK
1130
1159
D
20246
1234567
128
JFK
1130
1159
A
20614
1234567
129
JFK
1130
1159
D
20699
1234567
130
JFK
1130
1159
A
21212
1234567
131
JFK
1200
1229
D
20001
1234567
132
JFK
1200
1229
D
20032
1234567
133
JFK
1200
1229
D
20201
1234567
134
JFK
1200
1229
A
20280
1234567
135
JFK
1200
1229
D
20539
1234567
136
JFK
1200
1229
A
20672
1234567
137
JFK
1200
1229
A
20771
1234567
138
JFK
1200
1229
D
21181
1234567
139
JFK
1200
1229
A
21270
1234567
140
JFK
1230
1259
A
20003
1234567
141
JFK
1230
1259
D
20118
1234567
142
JFK
1230
1259
A
20215
1234567
143
JFK
1230
1259
A
20259
1234567
144
JFK
1230
1259
D
20343
1234567
145
JFK
1230
1259
A
20476
1234567
146
JFK
1230
1259
A
20841
1234567
147
JFK
1230
1259
A
20964
1234567
148
JFK
1230
1259
A
21248
1234567
149
JFK
1230
1259
A
21278
1234567
150
JFK
1230
1259
A
21291
1234567
151
JFK
1230
1259
A
21355
1234567
152
JFK
1300
1329
D
20176
1234567
153
JFK
1300
1329
A
20529
1234567
154
JFK
1300
1329
D
20559
1234567
155
JFK
1300
1329
A
20915
1234567
156
JFK
1300
1329
D
20963
1234567
157
JFK
1300
1329
D
21311
1234567
158
JFK
1300
1329
D
21393
1234567
159
JFK
1300
1329
D
21422
1234567
160
JFK
1330
1359
A
20026
1234567
161
JFK
1330
1359
D
20229
1234567
162
JFK
1330
1359
A
20376
1234567
163
JFK
1330
1359
D
20581
1234567
164
JFK
1330
1359
D
20590
1234567
165
JFK
1330
1359
D
20635
1234567
166
JFK
1330
1359
A
20660
1234567
167
JFK
1330
1359
A
20968
1234567
168
JFK
1330
1359
D
21150
1234567
169
JFK
1330
1359
A
21160
1234567
170
JFK
1330
1359
D
21161
1234567
171
JFK
1400
1429
D
20129
1234567
172
JFK
1400
1429
D
20252
1234567
173
JFK
1400
1429
A
20441
1234567
174
JFK
1400
1429
A
20838
1234567
175
JFK
1400
1429
A
20947
1234567
176
JFK
1400
1429
A
21026
1234567
177
JFK
1400
1429
A
21078
1234567
178
JFK
1400
1429
A
21178
1234567
179
JFK
1400
1429
D
21195
1234567
180
JFK
1400
1429
D
21268
1234567
181
JFK
1400
1429
A
21408
1234567
182
JFK
1430
1459
D
20103
1234567
183
JFK
1430
1459
A
20395
1234567
184
JFK
1430
1459
D
20494
1234567
185
JFK
1430
1459
D
20521
1234567
186
JFK
1430
1459
D
20751
1234567
187
JFK
1430
1459
D
20931
1234567
188
JFK
1430
1459
A
21031
1234567
189
JFK
1430
1459
A
21061
1234567
190
JFK
1430
1459
A
21137
1234567
191
JFK
1430
1459
D
21314
1234567
192
JFK
1500
1529
D
20005
1234567
193
JFK
1500
1529
A
20334
1234567
194
JFK
1500
1529
A
20784
1234567
195
JFK
1500
1529
A
20937
1234567
196
JFK
1500
1529
D
21191
1234567
197
JFK
1500
1529
D
21354
1234567
198
JFK
1530
1559
D
20098
1234567
199
JFK
1530
1559
D
20127
1234567
200
JFK
1530
1559
D
20155
1234567
201
JFK
1530
1559
D
20356
1234567
202
JFK
1530
1559
A
20400
1234567
203
JFK
1530
1559
D
20952
1234567
204
JFK
1530
1559
D
21030
1234567
205
JFK
1530
1559
A
21081
1234567
206
JFK
1530
1559
A
21409
1234567
207
JFK
1600
1629
A
20041
1234567
208
JFK
1600
1629
A
20715
1234567
209
JFK
1600
1629
A
21148
1234567
210
JFK
1630
1659
D
21301
1234567
211
JFK
1630
1659
A
21399
1234567
212
JFK
1630
1659
A
20010
1234567
213
JFK
1630
1659
A
20114
1234567
214
JFK
1630
1659
D
20519
1234567
215
JFK
1630
1659
A
20537
1234567
216
JFK
1630
1659
D
20554
1234567
217
JFK
1630
1659
D
20629
1234567
218
JFK
1630
1659
A
20748
1234567
219
JFK
1630
1659
A
21063
1234567
220
JFK
1630
1659
D
21262
1234567
221
JFK
1700
1729
D
20054
1234567
222
JFK
1700
1729
A
20226
1234567
223
JFK
1700
1729
D
20292
1234567
224
JFK
1700
1729
A
20808
1234567
225
JFK
1700
1729
A
20883
1234567
226
JFK
1700
1729
A
21007
1234567
227
JFK
1700
1729
D
21080
1234567
228
JFK
1700
1729
D
21154
1234567
229
JFK
1700
1729
A
21207
1234567
230
JFK
1730
1759
A
20086
1234567
231
JFK
1730
1759
A
20088
1234567
232
JFK
1730
1759
D
20179
1234567
233
JFK
1730
1759
D
20195
1234567
234
JFK
1730
1759
D
20391
1234567
235
JFK
1730
1759
D
21184
1234567
236
JFK
1730
1759
D
21426
1234567
237
JFK
1800
1829
A
20110
1234567
238
JFK
1800
1829
A
20424
1234567
239
JFK
1800
1829
A
20817
1234567
240
JFK
1800
1829
A
21036
1234567
241
JFK
1800
1829
D
21115
1234567
242
JFK
1830
1859
A
20247
1234567
243
JFK
1830
1859
A
20260
1234567
244
JFK
1830
1859
D
20378
1234567
245
JFK
1830
1859
D
20486
1234567
246
JFK
1830
1859
D
20528
1234567
247
JFK
1830
1859
A
20732
1234567
248
JFK
1830
1859
A
20900
1234567
249
JFK
1830
1859
A
21060
1234567
250
JFK
1830
1859
D
21126
1234567
251
JFK
1830
1859
A
21188
1234567
252
JFK
1830
1859
D
21309
1234567
253
JFK
1830
1859
D
21349
1234567
254
JFK
1830
1859
D
21396
1234567
255
JFK
1900
1929
D
20069
1234567
256
JFK
1900
1929
D
20132
1234567
257
JFK
1900
1929
A
20134
1234567
258
JFK
1900
1929
A
20493
1234567
259
JFK
1900
1929
A
20532
1234567
260
JFK
1900
1929
A
20617
1234567
261
JFK
1900
1929
A
20749
1234567
262
JFK
1900
1929
A
21176
1234567
263
JFK
1900
1929
A
21259
1234567
264
JFK
1930
1959
D
20131
1234567
265
JFK
1930
1959
D
20255
1234567
266
JFK
1930
1959
D
20279
1234567
267
JFK
1930
1959
A
20323
1234567
268
JFK
1930
1959
D
20560
1234567
269
JFK
1930
1959
D
20842
1234567
270
JFK
1930
1959
A
21072
1234567
271
JFK
1930
1959
A
21221
1234567
272
JFK
2000
2029
D
20008
1234567
273
JFK
2000
2029
A
20039
1234567
274
JFK
2000
2029
A
20059
1234567
275
JFK
2000
2029
D
20295
1234567
276
JFK
2000
2029
A
20652
1234567
277
JFK
2000
2029
D
20689
1234567
278
JFK
2000
2029
D
20755
1234567
279
JFK
2000
2029
A
20788
1234567
280
JFK
2000
2029
D
21164
1234567
281
JFK
2000
2029
A
21273
1234567
282
JFK
2000
2029
D
21323
1234567
283
JFK
2000
2029
D
21365
1234567
284
JFK
2030
2059
D
20171
1234567
285
JFK
2030
2059
D
20275
1234567
286
JFK
2030
2059
D
20326
1234567
287
JFK
2030
2059
D
20556
1234567
288
JFK
2030
2059
A
20685
1234567
289
JFK
2030
2059
A
20779
1234567
290
JFK
2030
2059
A
20836
1234567
291
JFK
2030
2059
D
20958
1234567
292
JFK
2030
2059
A
21013
1234567
293
JFK
2030
2059
D
21183
1234567
294
JFK
2030
2059
D
21236
1234567
295
JFK
2030
2059
D
21341
1234567
296
JFK
2030
2059
D
21359
1234567
297
JFK
2100
2129
A
20025
1234567
298
JFK
2100
2129
A
20101
1234567
299
JFK
2100
2129
A
20107
1234567
300
JFK
2100
2129
D
20222
1234567
301
JFK
2100
2129
D
20263
1234567
302
JFK
2100
2129
D
20386
1234567
303
JFK
2100
2129
A
20625
1234567
304
JFK
2100
2129
A
20765
1234567
305
JFK
2100
2129
A
20777
1234567
306
JFK
2100
2129
A
20866
1234567
307
JFK
2100
2129
A
21001
1234567
308
JFK
2100
2129
D
21079
1234567
309
JFK
2100
2129
A
21256
1234567
310
JFK
2100
2129
A
21297
1234567
311
JFK
2100
2129
A
21329
1234567
312
JFK
2100
2129
A
21415
1234567
313
JFK
2130
2159
D
20014
1234567
314
JFK
2130
2159
A
20066
1234567
315
JFK
2130
2159
A
20112
1234567
316
JFK
2130
2159
D
20138
1234567
317
JFK
2130
2159
D
20207
1234567
318
JFK
2130
2159
A
20267
1234567
319
JFK
2130
2159
D
20345
1234567
320
JFK
2130
2159
D
20367
1234567
321
JFK
2130
2159
A
20382
1234567
322
JFK
2130
2159
A
20408
1234567
323
JFK
2130
2159
D
20546
1234567
324
JFK
2130
2159
A
20705
1234567
325
JFK
2130
2159
A
20956
1234567
326
JFK
2130
2159
D
21175
1234567
327
JFK
2130
2159
A
21284
1234567
328
JFK
2130
2159
A
21360
1234567
329
JFK
2200
2229
A
20006
1234567
330
JFK
2200
2229
A
20174
1234567
331
JFK
2200
2229
D
20312
1234567
332
JFK
2200
2229
A
20913
1234567
333
JFK
2200
2229
D
20961
1234567
334
JFK
2200
2229
A
21057
1234567
335
JFK
2200
2229
A
21325
1234567
336
JFK
2200
2229
A
21366
1234567
337
JFK
2230
2259
D
20011
1234567
338
JFK
2230
2259
D
20413
1234567
339
JFK
2230
2259
D
20473
1234567
340
JFK
2230
2259
D
20545
1234567
341
JFK
2230
2259
A
20562
1234567
342
JFK
2230
2259
A
20677
1234567
343
JFK
2230
2259
A
20738
1234567
344
JFK
2230
2259
D
20874
1234567
345
JFK
2230
2259
A
21083
1234567
346
JFK
2230
2259
D
21145
1234567
347
JFK
2230
2259
D
21223
1234567
348
JFK
2230
2259
A
21361
1234567
 
“A” means arrival slot; “D” means departure slot


FAA Slots at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

Summer 2013

Count No.
Airport
Begin Time
End Time
Slot Type
Slot ID
Days
1
EWR
600
629
D
26050
1234567
2
EWR
730
759
D
27121
1234567
3
EWR
800
829
A
27141
1234567
4
EWR
800
829
D
27161
1234567
5
EWR
900
929
D
27230
1234567
6
EWR
900
929
D
27231
1234567
7
EWR
1030
1059
A
27289
1234567
8
EWR
1100
1129
D
27337
1234567
9
EWR
1200
1229
A
27390
1234567
10
EWR
1230
1259
A
27435
1234567
11
EWR
1230
1259
D
27447
1234567
12
EWR
1330
1359
A
27510
1234567
13
EWR
1330
1359
D
27526
1234567
14
EWR
1400
1429
D
27554
1234567
15
EWR
1430
1459
A
27574
1234567
16
EWR
1500
1529
D
27643
1234567
17
EWR
1600
1629
A
27695
1234567
18
EWR
1630
1659
A
27731
1234567
19
EWR
1630
1659
D
27751
1234567
20
EWR
1730
1759
A
27807
1234567
21
EWR
1730
1759
D
27824
1234567
22
EWR
1830
1859
D
27894
1234567
23
EWR
2030
2059
A
28030
1234567
24
EWR
2030
2059
A
28031
1234567
25
EWR
2100
2129
D
28079
1234567
26
EWR
2100
2129
D
28080
1234567
27
EWR
2130
2159
A
28101
1234567
28
EWR
2200
2229
A
28128
1234567
 
“A” means arrival slot; “D” means departure slot


FAA Slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

Summer 2013

Count No.
Airport
Begin Time
End Time
Slot Type
Slot ID
Days
1
DCA
600
659
N
1102
1234567
2
DCA
2200
2259
N
1148
1234567
3
DCA
700
759
N
1147
12345..
4
DCA
800
859
N
1132
1234567
5
DCA
800
859
N
1150
1234567
6
DCA
900
959
N
1056
1234567
7
DCA
1000
1059
N
1030
1234567
8
DCA
1000
1059
N
1083
1234567
9
DCA
1100
1159
N
1223
1234567
10
DCA
1200
1259
N
1027
1234567
11
DCA
1300
1359
N
1142
1234567
12
DCA
1400
1459
N
1109
1234567
13
DCA
1600
1659
N
1389
1234567
14
DCA
1700
1759
N
1238
1234567
15
DCA
1800
1859
N
1401
1234567
16
DCA
1800
1859
N
1515
1234567
17
DCA
2000
2059
N
1308
12345.7
18
DCA
2100
2159
N
1065
12345.7
 
“N" means non-directional -- i.e., the slot can be used for either a departure or an arrival


FAA Slots at LaGuardia Airport (LGA)

Summer 2013

Count No.
Airport
Begin Time
End Time
Slot Type
Slot ID
Days
1
LGA
600
629
D
3323
12345..
2
LGA
730
759
D
35158
12345..
3
LGA
830
859
A
35103
12345..
4
LGA
930
959
D
35012
12345..
5
LGA
1230
1259
A
35101
12345.7
6
LGA
1300
1329
D
35163
12345.7
7
LGA
1400
1429
A
35030
12345.7
8
LGA
1430
1459
D
35029
12345.7
9
LGA
1530
1559
A
35061
12345.7
10
LGA
1600
1629
D
35150
12345.7
11
LGA
2000
2029
A
35152
12345.7
12
LGA
2100
2129
D
35164
12345.7
13
LGA
2100
2129
A
35165
12345.7
14
LGA
2130
2159
A
3751
12345.7
15
LGA
2130
2159
D
35063
12345.7
16
LGA
630
659
D
3326
12345..
17
LGA
700
729
D
2201
12345..
18
LGA
800
829
A
2108
12345..
19
LGA
930
959
D
3318
12345..
20
LGA
1000
1029
A
2072
12345..
21
LGA
1030
1059
D
2182
12345..
22
LGA
1230
1259
A
3093
12345.7
23
LGA
1330
1359
D
3075
12345.7
24
LGA
1430
1459
A
3098
12345.7
25
LGA
1600
1629
D
3569
12345.7
26
LGA
1630
1659
A
2004
12345.7
27
LGA
1730
1759
D
2129
12345.7
28
LGA
1830
1859
A
2007
12345.7
29
LGA
1930
1959
D
2038
12345.7
30
LGA
2030
2059
A
3104
12345.7
31
LGA
2130
2159
A
3054
12345.7
 
“A” means arrival slot; “D” means departure slot



SCHEDULE II
EXCLUDED SLOTS

The following are Excluded Slots (for current and future IATA seasons):

Count No.
Airport
Begin Time
End Time
Slot Type
Slot ID
Days
1
DCA
800
859
N
11109
1234567
2
DCA
2100
2159
N
11110
1234567
 
“N" means non-directional -- i.e., the slot can be used for either a departure or an arrival


iv

Exhibit 10.3

OnPoint sm Solutions

RATE PER ENGINE FLIGHT HOUR
ENGINE SERVICES AGREEMENT

BETWEEN


GE Engine Services, LLC


And


JetBlue Airways Corporation



Agreement Number: 1-3036849991 - 0

Dated: May 1, 2013

This proposed Agreement will remain open until June 6, 2013 and will expire if not
signed by all Parties on or before that date.




PROPRIETARY INFORMATION NOTICE
The information contained in this document is GE Engine Services, LLC ("GE") Proprietary Information and is disclosed in confidence. It is the property of GE and will not be used, disclosed to others or reproduced without the express written consent of GE. If consent is given for reproduction in whole or in part, this notice and the notice set forth on each page of this document will appear in any such reproduction. U.S. export control laws may also control the information contained in this document. Unauthorized export or re-export is prohibited.


[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITIONS    3
ARTICLE 2 – TERM/ENGINES/SERVICES    3
ARTICLE 3 – RATE PER EFH SERVICES    3
ARTICLE 4 – SUPPLEMENTAL WORK SERVICES    7
ARTICLE 5 – PRICING    8
ARTICLE 6 – INVOICING AND PAYMENT    9
ARTICLE 7 – FLEET MANAGEMENT    11
ARTICLE 8 – WARRANTY    12
ARTICLE 9 – DELIVERY/REDELIVERY    14
ARTICLE 10 – ADDITION OF ENGINES    14
ARTICLE 11 – REMOVAL OF ENGINES    15
ARTICLE 12 – TERMINATION    16
ARTICLE 13 – REPRESENTATIONS    16
ARTICLE 14 – GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS    17
EXHIBIT A: DEFINITIONS    19
EXHIBIT B: ENGINES COVERED    22
EXHIBIT C: RATE ADJUSTMENT    24
EXHIBIT D: PRICE ADJUSTMENT MATRIX    26
EXHIBIT E: SUPPLEMENTAL WORK SERVICES PRICING    28
EXHIBIT F: SUPPLEMENTAL WORK SERVICES PRICING – ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT    29
EXHIBIT G: SUPPLEMENTAL WORK SERVICES PRICING - FIXED PRICE LABOR SCHEDULE    30
EXHIBIT H: SUPPLEMENTAL ON-WING SUPPORT    31
EXHIBIT I: LRU LIST ……..……………………………………………………………………. 34
EXHIBIT J: GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS    35
EXHIBIT K: DESIGNATION LETTER    40
EXHIBIT L: LLP LIST…………………………………………………………………………………... 41

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OnPoint sm Solutions Engine Services Agreement

THIS ENGINE SERVICES AGREEMENT is made and is effective as of May 1, 2013 (the “Effective Date”) by and between JetBlue Airways Corporation, having its principal place of business at 27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY 11101 USA ("Customer") and GE Engine Services, LLC, having its principal place of business at One Neumann Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215 ("GE") (either a “Party” or collectively, the “Parties”).

ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined have the meaning set forth in Exhibit A.

ARTICLE 2 – TERM / ENGINES / SERVICES

2.1     Term . Each Party’s obligation to perform will commence upon May 1, 2013 and such obligation will continue, unless sooner terminated through June 30, 2022 (the “Initial Term”). The Parties may renew or extend this Agreement upon mutual written agreement prior to the end of the Initial Term (any such extensions, together with the Initial Term shall be the “Term”).

2.2     Engines . The Engines covered by this Agreement are set forth on Exhibit B. During the Term of this Agreement, GE shall be [ *** ] provider of both Rate Per EFH Services and Supplemental Work Services for the Engines.

2.3     Services Provided . GE will provide Services to restore Engines to Serviceable condition in accordance with the Workscope and the terms of this Agreement.

2.4     Eligibility . New Engines are eligible for Rate Per EFH Services and Supplemental Work Services on the date of their delivery. Any Used Engines are eligible for Supplemental Work Services as of the Effective Date and are eligible for Rate Per EFH Services either as of the date of the completion of a Qualifying Shop Visit (“QSV”) as detailed in Article 10, or if GE has determined that a QSV is not necessary, as of the Effective Date.

ARTICLE 3 – RATE PER EFH SERVICES

3.1     Covered Services .

a.
A “Rate Per EFH Shop Visit” is a shop visit where:

i.
after troubleshooting by Customer in accordance with the Aircraft Maintenance Manual (“AMM”) and/or the Fault Isolation Manual, a shop visit is required due to an Engine being in an Unserviceable condition; and

ii.
the maintenance or repair required on the Engine cannot be performed on-wing (as determined by Customer and GE’s Customer Program Manager or delegate); and
    
iii.
such shop visit is not required as a result of any of the circumstances listed in Article 4.1 (i.e., Supplemental Work); and

iv.
planned shop visits as mutually agreed to by the Parties including pro-active quick turn and full shop visit to support [***] through the end of 2014.

b.
GE will provide the following Services (the “Rate Per EFH Services”) at the Rate Per EFH, subject to the provisions of Article 7 and Article 4.1.a.:


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i.
Provide, either at a Repair Station, an approved subcontractor, or such other location as previously agreed by Customer and GE, [***].

ii.
[***].

iii.
[***].

iv.
Inspect and repair [ *** ].

v.
Inspect and repair [***], as evidenced by records provided in accordance with Article 9.

vi.
[***].

vii.
[***].

viii.
On-Wing Support services (as described in Exhibit H) [***].

3.2     Diagnostics . GE will provide comprehensive diagnostics services as Rate Per EFH Services in order to identify and diagnose trend shifts as follows:

a.
Engine condition data will be automatically processed by diagnostics software 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (“24x7”) when received at the designated GE facility. GE will be responsible for operating and maintaining the Diagnostics software and the necessary facilities.

b.
Customer Notification Reports (“CNR”) for Engine condition monitoring trend shift observation, including engineering review, analysis, and recommendations will be provided to Customer, as required, on a 24x7 basis.

c.
Access to Diagnostics engineers for Engine diagnostic support and consultation, as required.

d.
Periodic teleconferences with Customer to review reports and program status.

e.
Weekly engine health trend summary and analysis reports to Customer.

f.
Monthly engine thrust Severity Derate report to Customer.

g.
Access to web-based tools for reviewing Engine condition data and assessing Engine health.

Where Customer is a lessee or otherwise not the owner of the Engine(s), GE reserves the right to disclose engine operational performance data to the lessor and/or owner of the Engines (with prior notice to Customer), subject to such third party undertaking appropriate obligations of confidentiality. Any information provided to Customer by GE for use in troubleshooting and managing operations is advisory only. GE is not responsible for line maintenance or other actions resulting from such advice. Customer is responsible for identifying and resolving any aircraft or Engine faults or adverse trends resulting from this monitoring.

3.3     Transportation . [***] GE shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages incurred by Customer related to delay in providing Engine documentation or Engine Delivery.

3.4     Lease Engines .

a.
Subject to the conditions in 3.4(b) below, GE will provide the following lease engine coverage:

(i) If Customer [***], then Customer is eligible for the “lease engine” coverage described in this Article 3.4.

(ii) Within 12 hours of being notified by Customer that [***], GE will advise Customer of the location of the closest available lease engine.


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(iii) [***], GE shall promptly deliver, or cause to be delivered, such lease engine to Customer at risk of loss to GE, including damage during transport, to the location designated by Customer. Risk of loss will pass to Customer upon acceptance of the lease engine following visual inspection and record review. GE will use its best efforts to provide this lease engine in a neutral QEC configuration. [***].

(iv) GE’s obligation to provide such lease engine will terminate when the condition identified in 3.4.a.(i), above, is corrected by the Redelivery of an Engine to Customer, subject to Customer’s obligation to return the lease engine as set forth below.

(v) GE will pay [ *** ] and Customer will pay [***] until the lease engine is removed from Customer’s aircraft. Customer [***].

CF34-10 Use Fee Amount / Flight Hours ($[***] escalated per Exhibit C)

Hour Cycle Ratio
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Engine Supple-mental Rent
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]

Rate = [***]
Example (1.6 Flight Leg):
Rate = [***]
Rate = [***]
Rate = [***]    

(vi) In the event that GE cannot provide such a lease engine in accordance with this Article 3.4, and Customer is able to locate a spare engine from a third party, [***].

(vii) [***]

(viii) [***]

b.
Lease Engine Condition . GE’s provision of any lease engine is predicated upon the following:

(i) The Parties have established a mutually agreeable Removal Schedule, including forecasts which may be amended by [***];

(ii) Customer has made Engines for shop visits available for pick up within seventy-two (72) hours following removal from the aircraft;

(iii) Customer is in full compliance with the records requirements of Article 9;

(iv) Customer has executed a lease agreement with GE, or a GE affiliate;

(v) Customer is not in material breach of this Agreement or any lease agreement (with GE or a GE affiliate) entered into in connection with this Agreement. (vi) Each lease engine shall be Serviceable and ready for use without additional repairs by Customer.

c.
Return of Lease Engines
i.
Outside of [***]:
(1)
Customer shall make the lease engine available for pick up by GE, from Customer’s Primary Hubs, as soon as practicable, but in no case later than ten (10) Days following redelivery of an Engine;
(2)
Customer shall be responsible for clearing the lease engine for import or export where applicable, and shall bear all costs (included but not limited to payment of duty for import

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or export and all customs formalities) and risks involved in bringing the lease engine to its designated Primary Hub location;
(3)
Customer bears risk of loss for the lease engine until GE designated transportation pick up;
(4)
Customer shall provide GE with notice regarding Customer’s designated Primary Hub location;
(5)
[***] ; and
(6)
Pursuant to 3.4.a.(v), above, Customer shall pay any and all applicable fees on or before the eleventh (11 th ) Day following correction of the AOG condition.
ii.
Under [***]:
(1)
Customer shall make lease engines [***] available for pick up by GE, from Customer’s designated Primary Hub location, as soon as practicable, but in no case later than ten (10) Days following redelivery of the last [***];
(2)
Customer shall be responsible for clearing the lease engine for import or export where applicable, and shall bear all costs (included but not limited to payment of duty for import or export and all customs formalities) and risks involved in bringing the Lease Engine to its designated Primary Hub location;
(3)
Customer bears risk of loss for the lease engine until GE designated transportation pick up; and
(4)
Customer shall provide GE with notice regarding Customer’s designated Primary Hub location.
d.
Lease Agreement . Customer and GE’s designated lessor agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to agree to the terms (excluding engine specific variables) of the Lease Agreement (a sample of which has been provided by GE) as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of execution of this Agreement, and in any event within 30 Days of such date of execution.

e.
Sole Remedy . The foregoing provisions of this Article 3.6 will constitute the sole remedy of Customer and the sole liability of GE for lease engine availability and resolution of AOG conditions under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 4 – SUPPLEMENTAL WORK

4.1     Supplemental Work . Supplemental Work will include the following:

a.
Any and all Services not covered under Article 3 as Rate Per EFH Services unless mutually agreed by the Parties to be included as Rate Per EFH Services;

b.
Any Services provided on Engines not eligible for Rate Per EFH Services;

c.
Services required as a result of:

[***]

e.
At Customer’s request, Services provided on-wing through OWS at the rates and in accordance with the terms set forth in Exhibit H.

f.
Repair and maintenance services for Engine transportation stands and containers during shop visits; and

g.
Services provided at a shop visit for which Customer Delivered an Engine for Services against the advice and consent of GE’s Customer Program Manager or delegate, unless the Parties mutually agree after Delivery of the Engine that such shop visit does qualify for Rate Per EFH Services under Article 3.2.

ARTICLE 5 – PRICING


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5.1     Rate Per EFH Pricing . Unless otherwise stated, all rates and prices are in [***] US Dollars. Rate Per EFH Services will be performed by GE at the Rate Per EFH as follows:

Rate Per EFH:     $[***] USD

The above Rate Per EFH is applicable to all EFH incurred starting on the Effective Date.

5.2     Rate Per EFH Parameters . The Rate Per EFH is predicated on the following parameters:

Engines :


[***]

Utilization :


[***]
EFH/EFC Ratio :


[***]
Take-Off Derate :


[***]
Static Temperature Adjusted to Sea Level :

[***]


[***]

5.3     Rate Per EFH Adjustment .

a.
Escalation . The Rate Per EFH shall adjust on an annual basis in accordance with the escalation formula set forth on Exhibit C.

b.
Severity . The Rate Per EFH will be adjusted when there is a deviation from the parameters in Article 5.2 per the Price Adjustment Matrix set out in Exhibit D. Customer will provide information regarding the above parameters on a monthly basis and in a mutually agreed upon format in accordance with Article 6.

c.
Water Wash . Customer agrees that it shall undertake water wash for each Engine using equipment and procedures approved by GE, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed by GE (Customer’s current equipment and procedures has been approved by GE). Water wash for each Engine will be based on the rate of Engine EGT deterioration using the engine health condition monitoring program. The water wash interval of each Engine shall be consistent with current Customer practice of [***] (understanding new Engines or recently overhauled Engines may have a longer initial interval). Customer and GE will mutually verify the effectiveness of water wash performed by Customer to determine any adjustments required. The Rate per EFH set out in Article 5.1 above is subject to an adjustment should Customer fail, or otherwise be unable, to perform the water wash in the manner stated in this Article 5.3(c). Customer shall further inform GE of the dates and Engine serial numbers in writing of water washes conducted each quarter during the term of this Agreement.

5.4     Supplemental Pricing . Supplemental Work Services will be performed by GE in accordance with pricing provisions set forth on Exhibit E. Such pricing shall adjust on an annual basis in accordance with the escalation formula set forth on Exhibit F.

5.5     LLP Pricing. Life Limited Parts as defined by attached Exhibit L, subject to changes per engine shop manual. Special LLP pricing shall be effective during the Term of this Agreement and is subject to the following conditions:
a.
LLP pricing is set at [***] CLP to be escalated per the CLP;
b.
Subject to the following cap: the LLP pricing is subject to economic price adjustments on January 1 of each year in accordance with the CLP. For annual changes in the CLP greater than or equal to [***]% and less than or equal to [***]%, the LLP pricing will be adjusted by [***]%. For annual changes in the CLP greater than [***]%, the LLP pricing will be adjusted by [***]%, [***];
c.
Customer replaces LLP with new LLP purchased exclusively from GE or LLP retained by Customer for future use in its fleet per Article 7.7e. In the case of used parts, Customer and GE may per mutual agreement on a case by case basis, elect to incorporate used serviceable LLP if

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available for purchase from GE not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the total replaced LLP spend over the Term; and
d.
LLP’s to be paid on a Supplemental Work basis pursuant to Exhibit E.

For Example:
1.
If change is [***]%, Customer pays [***]% adjustment;
2.
If change is [***]%, Customer pays [***]% adjustment;
3.
If change is [***]%, Customer pays [***]% adjustment.

5.6    [***]

ARTICLE 6 – INVOICING AND PAYMENT

6.1     Rate Per EFH Payments . By the tenth (10th) of each month, Customer will provide to GE the flight hours and cycles flown by each Engine serial number since delivery from manufacturer. The Current Rate Per EFH, multiplied by the total EFH for each Engine elapsed in the prior month, will be provided to Customer in the monthly invoice no later than the fifteenth (15th) of the month. Customer will make payment within thirty (30) Days from the date of the invoice receipt, subject to the rest of this Article 6.

Concurrently, GE and/or the Customer will provide to the other Party data on the average derate for each Engine in the previous month. Using this data, GE will determine the average flight leg, annualized utilization, Static Temperature Adjusted to Sea Level and derate parameters for the previous month for each Engine. The Current Rate Per EFH for each Engine will be adjusted in accordance with the Price Adjustment Matrix based on these parameters. This rate multiplied by the total EFH for each Engine elapsed in the prior month, will be calculated monthly to determine the variation from the Current Rate per EFH. The total variation for the 3 months in each quarter will be calculated and Customer will be invoiced or credited no later than the fifteenth (15th) of the month following the quarter end. Customer will make payment within thirty (30) Days from the date of the invoice receipt if invoiced subject to the rest of this Article 6.

For the purposes of this provision the “annualized utilization” for a particular month will be calculated by (i) dividing the hours flown by the relevant Engine in the relevant month by the days in that particular month and (ii) multiplying that figure by three hundred and sixty-five point two five (365.25).

6.2    [***]

6.3     Supplemental Work Payments .

a.
Initial Invoice : Upon completion of Supplemental Work Services, GE will issue an initial invoice for the Services which Customer will pay within thirty (30) Days of the date of invoice receipt.

b.
Final Invoice: Following Redelivery and all associated documentation, GE will issue a final invoice within a reasonable time, and generally within sixty (60) Days of Redelivery for Supplemental Work Services based on actual charges to complete the Services, including any credits due Customer. Such invoice will be reconciled with the initial invoice and Customer’s payment. Customer will pay the final invoice (if any amount is due) within thirty (30) Days of the date of invoice receipt.

6.4     Late Payment Remedies . Should Customer fail to make any payment when due and upon written notice from GE, GE may charge a fee for late payment at a rate equal to [***] . For clarity, the calculation is as follows :
 
Summary Example:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Invoice Amount:
   [***]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[***]

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Payments will be applied to any late payment fees then to the oldest outstanding amounts in order of succession. If during any twelve (12) month period, Customer demonstrates a consistent pattern of making late payments on amounts not the subject of a good faith dispute (as discussed below), when due, and does not cure such failure within ten (10) Days of the applicable due date, GE may terminate or suspend performance of all or any portion of this Agreement until payment is made in full of all past due amounts (not the subject of a good faith dispute) and it receives commercially acceptable assurances of future payment performance [***]. GE agrees to provide thirty (30) days’ written notice to Customer prior to termination or suspension and/or application of a change in Customer payment terms.

6.5     Customer Disputed Invoice Amounts . Customer shall be permitted to withhold payment from any invoice for any amount for which it disputes in good faith. If, after review and good faith negotiation by the Parties, the dispute is decided in favor of GE, then Customer shall remit payment of such withheld amount(s), without interest, premium or penalty, within twenty (20) Days of such resolution. If, after review and good faith negotiation by the Parties, the dispute is decided in favor of Customer, then any related fees that may have already been paid by Customer shall be credited to Customer’s account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if disputed invoices cannot be resolved through good faith negotiations between the Parties within thirty (30) Days, either Party may invoke the dispute resolution procedures as described herein.

6.6     Remittance. All payments under this Agreement will be made in United States Dollars, immediately available for use, without any right of set-off or deduction except as allowed per this Agreement, via wire transfer by Customer to the bank account and address designated below.

[***]

ARTICLE 7 – FLEET MANAGEMENT

7.1     Program Manager . GE will assign a Customer Program Manager who will be the point of contact for Customer with respect to Services and who will:

a.
Draft a Procedures Manual and submit it to the Customer for mutual approval;

b.
Work with the Customer, on a monthly basis, to develop a Removal Schedule which will identify by serial number the Engine(s) to be removed during the following six (6) month period, the anticipated reason for removal of each, and the schedule for Delivery;
c.
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall limit Customer’s ability to have the final say in all decisions pertaining to Engine removals from aircraft, maintenance, planning, etc. Customer shall use reasonable efforts to maximize engine on-wing life including troubleshooting, water wash, Diagnostics monitoring and adherence to AMM. Customer’s refusal to comply with the Customer Program Manager’s recommendations shall not be considered a default on the part of Customer, but may effect whether the relevant Services are covered under Article 3 or Article 4, as mutually determined by the Parties.

7.2      Workscope . Prior to Induction, GE will prepare a Workscope and provide it to Customer for approval.

7.3     Line Maintenance . Customer will provide all line maintenance and repair and line station support, consistent with Customer’s historical maintenance practices and OEM recommendations.

7.4     Monitoring Equipment . Customer will provide an automated method to transfer operational and maintenance data to GE for the monitoring and diagnosis of Engine condition. If the aircraft is equipped with air-to-ground equipment such as ACARS, then Customer will forward the data directly to the GE SITA/ARINC address. If air-ground equipment is not available, GE will work with Customer to establish an alternate electronic means of providing this data.

7.5     Designated Repair Station . The Designated Repair Station (“DRS”) will be Strother. GE may change the DRS upon Customer’s prior written consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld or

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delayed. Upon such change, the Parties agree to discuss in good faith and mutually agree upon the details of such change in writing, including the effect of such change on fees and duties payable by Customer. GE may provide Services at a location other than a Repair Station including performance of repairs on-wing or on-site with Customer’s prior written consent. If GE changes the DRS or performs services other than at the DRS, Customer’s obligations under this Agreement will be no greater than if Services were performed at the original DRS.

7.6     Subcontracting . All Services performed under the Agreement will be performed by GE or its designated subcontractors at maintenance and repair facilities that are properly licensed and certified by the AAA to perform the Services. GE will obtain Customer’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, prior to subcontracting Services on an entire Engine assembly. For individual components of the Engine subcontracted out for Service and returned separately from the Engine assembly directly to Customer by a subcontractor, GE shall be required to obtain prior written consent to subcontract Service and the subcontractor shall be on Customer’s AVL. However, GE shall not be required to obtain Customer’s consent to subcontract Services on individual components of an Engine. If GE does subcontract Services, the Customer obligations under this Agreement will be no greater than if such Services were performed at the DRS or directly by GE. Customer will, at its sole expense, have the right to review GE's quality system audit report(s) for such subcontractor(s). Subcontracting of any Services and/or component part replacement/repair will not relieve GE of its performance obligations set forth in this Agreement.

7.7     Parts Replacement Procedures .

a.
Missing Parts at Delivery . Upon Delivery, GE will promptly notify Customer of any components or LRUs missing from Engines. GE will replace such missing items at Customer’s expense as Supplemental Work Services, unless Customer notifies GE in writing within a reasonable period of time of receiving GE’s notice that Customer wishes to furnish such missing items within a period to be mutually agreed.

b.
Parts Replacement . GE will determine which parts are required to perform the Services and will provide all parts and materials (new or used Serviceable, including use of Rotable Parts) required to accomplish the Services. Each used Serviceable part will be a GE part of a similar age, value and utility to the removed part. Additionally, each used Serviceable part shall not have been exposed to past accident or incident and such transfer/exchange shall not result in a de-compliance with any SB. GE may issue compatible parts from GE's Rotable Parts inventory to replace Customer's parts requiring Services. Customer agrees to accept compatible Rotable Parts that are in compliance with the Workscope. GE agrees to utilize Customer’s tracked parts list as parts that require Customer approval prior to replacement with used or Rotable Parts.

c.
Life Limited Parts . GE will replace [***] upon Customer’s instruction to do so, any LLP that GE receives without the required records. Prior to replacing such LLP, GE will notify Customer of any missing (or incomplete) records and allow Customer two (2) business days to acknowledge and forward such missing or incomplete records. If GE does not receive the relevant records within two (2) business days, the time period set forth in the TAT Guarantee in Article 8.4 shall be extended by the number of additional days it takes Customer to provide the records or consent to replace the LLP.

d.
Customer Furnished Equipment (“CFE”) . For Supplemental Work only, upon GE’s prior approval on a case-by-case basis (which approval shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, or denied), Customer may supply parts to GE as CFE, if such parts are: (A) GE parts; (B) consistent with the approved Workscope; (C) provided with an AAA serviceability tag; and (D) ready for immediate use. [***]. CFE approved in accordance with this Article 7.7(d) shall constitute GE-approved parts of the purposes of this Agreement.

e.
[***]

f.
Scrapped Parts . GE will dispose of all Scrapped Parts [***] in accordance with Article 7.7(e) above, at its sole expense and without any further adjustment to Customer.

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ARTICLE 8 – WARRANTY & GUARANTEES

8.1     Workmanship Warranties .

a.
Services Warranty

Rate Per EFH Services and Supplemental Work Services performed shall be free from defects in workmanship. The warranty for defects in workmanship for Engines Serviced will be continuation of Services for the balance of the Term of the Agreement.

For Engines repaired and Redelivered within [***] months preceding expiration of this Agreement, if Customer claims a defect in workmanship, warranty will be either [***] months or [***] EFH following Redelivery, whichever comes first, and 1) Customer provides written notice to GE of such defect within thirty (30) Days of its discovery, and 2) Customer ships to GE the part or component which gives rise to the claim at GE’s cost, or, in cases in which shipment is commercially impracticable, makes such part or component reasonably available to GE’s personnel for inspection, and 3) GE reasonably establishes that Customer’s claim is correct, GE will provide the following:

(i)
Repair or replacement of such defective workmanship as well as any additional parts or components adversely affected because of the defect in workmanship, using GE’s own employees or subcontractor (subject to Article 7.6) or, upon prior written approval from GE, pay Customer’s reasonable, direct costs for such repairs, but in no event shall such costs exceed GE’s internal costs of repair of the same or reasonably similar repair;
(ii)
reimburse Customer for transportation expenses (in both directions, as required) reasonably incurred and adequately documented by Customer in connection with the warranty claim; and
(iii)
a lease engine, pursuant to Article 3, if a warranty event causes an AOG situation that requires a lease engine.

The warranty period for the repaired or replaced workmanship will be the remainder of the original warranty period.

b.
Conditions and Limitations – Applicable to Services Warranty

Any warranty for Engines or parts, LRUs, components and material thereof, including the design, material or engineering defects of a manufacturer, will be the warranty, if any, of the manufacturer of such Engines or parts, LRUs, components or material thereof.

The foregoing will constitute the sole remedy of Customer and the liability of GE for defective workmanship relative to Customer’s Engines, subject to the coverage described in Article 8. The liability of GE connected with or resulting from the Services warranty will not in any case exceed the limitations set forth in Exhibit J. In no event will GE be liable for any special, expectation, consequential, incidental, resultant, indirect, punitive or exemplary damages (including loss of use, loss of profit or loss of revenue in connection with the Engines).

THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN, ORAL, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY (INCLUDING ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE).

8.2     Assignment of Warranties . Customer will assign to GE all applicable Engine warranties and guarantees using the Designation Letter attached as Exhibit K. Upon execution of Exhibit K, GE shall not charge Customer for any Supplemental Work Services covered under the applicable Engine warranties. Upon termination or expiration of the Agreement, any such remaining warranties will be reassigned to Customer.


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8.3     Pre-existing Warranties . Customer will ensure that any requested repair of an Engine, accessory or component that is covered under a third-party warranty that is not assigned to GE will be performed directly by that person at no expense to GE. Notwithstanding the above, GE may accept a purchase order for the time and material repair of a warranted item from Customer or the person giving the warranty.

8.4     [***]  

ARTICLE 9 – DELIVERY/REDELIVERY

9.1     Delivery . All Engines to be Serviced will be Delivered by Customer to GE. Such Engines will be shipped within [***] following removal from the aircraft or as otherwise agreed by the Parties. Customer will not Deliver piece parts or components for repair separate from Customer’s Engine without GE’s written consent. Risk of loss to the Engines shall transfer to (i) GE upon Delivery and (ii) Customer upon Redelivery.

9.2     External Engine Configuration . Prior to the first shop visit under this Agreement, the Parties shall agree upon an external Engine configuration specification. Upon Delivery of each Engine thereafter, GE will notify Customer of any deviations from the configuration specification of Engines Delivered for Service, and GE and Customer will work to resolve the deviations.

9.3     Engine Documentation . Upon Delivery of each Engine, Customer will provide to GE the information and records set forth in the Procedures Manual. Customer's failure to timely furnish the required information may delay Induction of the Engine for Service and may cause an Excusable Delay for purposes of this Article 9.3, furnishing the required information within [***] of the Engine pickup date shall be considered timely).

9.4     Packaging . Customer is responsible for all packaging, labeling and associated documentation of the Engine at Delivery, in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organizations (ICAO) Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, and if the Engine is to be transported over the United States of America, the US Department of Transport Regulations 48 CFR 171-180. If required by applicable law or regulations, Customer will further provide a material safety data sheet to GE at Delivery of the Engine indicating any substances contained within the Engine to be consigned. Customer will indemnify, defend and hold harmless GE from all or any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, costs, penalties, fines and/or any punitive damages imposed, alleged, or assessed by any third party against GE and caused by and to the extent of Customer's non-compliance with this Article 9.4.

9.5     Shipping Stands . Customer will provide and maintain all shipping stands, shipping containers, mounting adapters, inlet plugs and covers, required to package the Engine for Redelivery. GE will use commercially reasonable efforts to return each engine stand to Customer with the Engine it was originally delivered with to GE. However, in no event will GE return an engine stand to Customer that is not owned by Customer, unless otherwise agreed to between the Parties.

Customer has overall responsibility for procurement, tracking, certification and maintenance of Customer-owned shipping stands, tooling and other ground handling equipment. Customer shall ensure shipping stands have been properly inspected, serviced and maintained before delivery to GE.

9.6     Redelivery . After completion of Services, GE will prepare and package the Engine for Redelivery to Customer, in accordance with the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, and if the Engine is to be transported over the United States of America, the US Department of Transport Regulations 48 CFR 171-180. If required by applicable law or regulations, GE will further provide a material safety data sheet to Customer at Redelivery of the Engine indicating any substances contained within the Engine to be consigned. GE will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Customer from all or any claims, liabilities damages, judgments, costs, penalties, fines and/or any punitive damaged imposed, alleged by a third party against Customer and caused by and to the extent of GE’s non-compliance with this Article 9.6.


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ARTICLE 10 – ADDITION OF ENGINES

10.1     Addition of Engines . Customer and GE may agree to amend Exhibit B to add New Engines and Used Engines to the Agreement after the Effective Date. For each such added Engine, Customer will provide information, including, but not limited to, Engine serial number, aircraft tail number, previous operator, current owner, operating time and flight cycles since new and, if applicable, operating time and flight cycles since last shop visit, shop visit reports, Static Temperature Adjusted to Sea Level information for the engine, historic derate information and thrust rating to be used.

a.
[***]  

b.
[***]

10.2      Adjustment of Rate . [***] The adjusted Rate Per EFH will be incorporated into the Agreement by way of amendment and Customer will pay the adjusted Rate Per EFH (which may be higher or lower) for all EFH incurred by all Engines from the date such added Engine enters the Agreement.

10.3      [***].


ARTICLE 11 – REMOVAL OF ENGINES

11.1     Removal of Engines . Customer may remove Engines from this Agreement upon advance written notice if Customer is no longer operating the Engines and is no longer responsible for maintenance of the Engines for the following reasons:

a.
sale or other transfer to an unaffiliated third party;
b.
Return of Engine to the Lessor;
c.
If the Engine has been reasonably determined to be BER; or
d.
Any other reason agreed to between the Parties.

In all cases of Engine removal, Customer shall confer with GE to determine which Engine(s) will be removed but in the case of disagreement, Customer will have final decision regarding removal. Any Engine removal will be subject to reconciliation provisions set forth below.

11.2     Reconciliation .

a.
If a removed Engine has not undergone a shop visit for Rate Per EFH Services, GE [***] to Customer within thirty (30) Days of such Engine’s removal, [***].

b.
If a removed Engine has undergone at least one shop visit for Rate Per EFH Services, GE will calculate the total cumulative charges for all Rate Per EFH Services provided for such removed Engine [***] .


11.3     Adjustment of Rate . [***]. The adjusted Rate Per EFH will be incorporated into the Agreement by way of amendment and Customer will pay the adjusted Rate Per EFH for all EFH incurred by all Engines from the date of the Engine removal.

ARTICLE 12 – TERMINATION

12.1     Insolvency . Either Party may immediately terminate or suspend performance of all or any portion of this Agreement if the other Party: (A) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of creditors due to its inability to make timely payments of its debts; (B) enters into bankruptcy or liquidation, whether voluntary or involuntary and if involuntary, the related proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within thirty (30) Days; (C) becomes insolvent;

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or (D) becomes subject to the appointment of a receiver of the whole or material part of its assets. If such termination should occur, Customer will not be relieved of its payment obligation(s), for Services rendered by GE hereunder except to the extent such payment obligation(s) are adjusted or excused by a court or governmental authority with jurisdiction.

12.2     Customer’s Approved Vendor List . If at any time during the Term of this Agreement, a DRS fails to remain on Customer’s Approved Vendor List, Customer may terminate this Agreement immediately after providing 30 days written notice to GE and conducting good faith discussions for a period of seven (7) Days to resolve the matter.

12.3     Material Provisions . Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon ninety (90) Days written notice to the other for failure to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, unless the failure will have been cured or the Party in breach has substantially effected all acts required to cure the failure prior to such ninety (90) Days. The ninety (90) Day cure period provided in this Article 12.3 shall not be applicable if a Party claims a right to terminate under a provision other than this Article 12.3 which does not provide for a ninety (90) Day cure period.

12.4     Termination for Systemic Failures . If, during any rolling [***] period following [***], GE demonstrates a pattern of systemic failure in the performance of Services under the terms of this Agreement that results in Customer experiencing significant operational or financial harm, which Customer substantiates through written documentation, and if GE does not produce, within 30 Days, an executable plan to cure such failure within 60 Days, then Customer may terminate this Agreement after providing 90 Days written notice to GE.

12.5     Maximum Removals . If the number of Engines decreases to [***], GE may terminate this Agreement after providing 30 days written notice to Customer and conducting good faith discussions for a period of seven (7) Days to resolve the matter.

12.6     Payment for Services Performed . In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason (subject to GE performance pursuant to Article 12.7), Customer will pay GE, in addition to any other remedy allowable under this Agreement or applicable law, for all Services or work performed by GE up to the time of such termination under the applicable terms and prices of this Agreement together with any service credits required to be repaid in accordance with Article 5.6 or offset by any Customer service credits that remain outstanding pursuant to Article 5.6 of this Agreement. [***].

12.7     Work in Process, Redelivery of Customer’s Engines . Upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement, GE will complete all work in process in a diligent manner and Redeliver all Engines, parts and related documentation, provided that Customer (a) continues to pay all undisputed charges in accordance with Customer’s payment obligations in this Agreement and (b) has returned all lease engines provided under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Customer shall not be obligated to pay for work performed for Services rendered if Customer disputes such payment in good faith, as set forth in Article 6. Upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement and Customer’s payment of undisputed charges, GE shall return to Customer any remaining credits and refunds due Customer pursuant to Article 5.6.

ARTICLE 13 – REPRESENTATIONS

13.1    Customer represents to that it is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of State of Delaware. GE represents that it is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of State of Delaware.

13.2    Customer and GE each represent that the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by all requisite action on their part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each of Customer and GE, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Customer and GE enforceable in accordance with its terms.

13.3    Customer and GE each represent that they have had an opportunity to review this Agreement and consult with legal counsel prior to execution, and the final form of this Agreement is the result of good

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faith, arms’ length negotiations. Customer and GE each represent that this Agreement is fair and commercially reasonable, and is an ordinary maintenance agreement in their respective industries. Customer further represents that this Agreement is supported by mutual consideration and promises that benefits Customer even though GE may only be required to provide minimal Service during any given month. Similarly, GE represents that this Agreement is supported by mutual consideration and promises that benefits GE even though GE may be required to provide extensive Service during any given month.

ARTICLE 14 – GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The General Terms and Conditions are set forth in Exhibit J.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and the year first above written.



GE ENGINE SERVICES, LLC
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION

/s/ Roy Gozum

/s/ Mark D. Powers
Signature
Signature

Roy Gozum

Mark D. Powers
Printed Name
Printed Name

GM, Business Operations

EVP, CFO
Title
Title

June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013
Date
Date


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EXHIBIT A: DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used in the recitals and elsewhere in the Agreement but not otherwise defined in this Agreement will have the following meanings:

“ADM” - Average daily minimum temperature by airport as such data is set forth in the Boeing Aircraft Company Red Book.

“Agreement” - This Rate Per EFH Engine Services Agreement, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, including all its Exhibits.

“Aircraft Accident” - An occurrence caused by the operation of an aircraft in which any person suffers a fatal injury or serious injury as a result of being in or upon the aircraft or by direct contact with the aircraft or anything attached to the aircraft, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage or a third party’s property is damaged in any way.

“Aircraft Incident” - An occurrence, other than an Aircraft Accident, caused by the operation of an aircraft that affects or could affect the safety of operations and that is investigated and reported.

“Airworthiness Directive” or "AD" - A document issued by the AAA having jurisdiction over the Engines, identifying an unsafe condition relating to such Engines and, as appropriate, prescribing inspections and the conditions and limitations, if any, under which the Engines may continue to operate.

“Approved Aviation Authority” or “AAA” - As applicable, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (“FAA”), the European Aviation Safety Authority (“EASA”) or, as identified by Customer and agreed in writing by GE, such other equivalent foreign aviation authority having jurisdiction over the performance of Services provided hereunder.

“Approved Vendor List” or “AVL” – Customer’s internal list of approved vendors as outlined in Customer’s General Maintenance Manual (“GMM”) which meets or exceeds the quality and/or performance standards of Customer during the Term of this Agreement. Customer has sole discretion as to which vendors are on the AVL and the duration of the time that each vendor remains on the AVL.

“Beyond Economic Repair” or “BER” - When the cost, calculated on a Supplemental Work Services basis, to restore an Engine or parts to the requirements of the repair specification or Worskscope [***] .

“Campaign Change” – shall mean a program for the modification, substitution, or replacement of a part or parts in a group of similar engines when designated as a “Campaign Change” in writing by GE, and is offered to the Customer on condition that the change will be accomplished by Customer in accordance with the instructions of GE. Removal of part from service because of a cyclic or hourly limitation does not constitute a campaign change of that part unless otherwise notified to Customer by GE.

“CLP” - The manufacturer's Current catalog or manufacturer’s Current list price pertaining to a new Engine or part thereof.

“Current” - As of the time of the applicable Service or determination.

“Day” - Calendar day unless expressly stated otherwise in writing. If performance is due on a recognized U.S. Federal public holiday, performance will be postponed until the next business day.
 
“Delivery” - The point in time when Customer makes Engine, together with all applicable records and required data, available for pick up by GE at Customer’s Primary Hub or other designated location, as agreed upon by the Parties pursuant to Article 3.3. If applicable, Customer is responsible for importing and exporting the Engine and any customs duties and related fees. Risk of loss passes to GE at the time of loading by GE’s designated carrier. "Deliver" will mean the act by which Customer accomplishes Delivery.

“Designated Repair Station” or “DRS” - The primary Repair Station referred to in Article 7.5 or otherwise designated by GE pursuant to Article 7.5, where GE performs Services on Engines.

“Dollars” or “$” - The lawful currency of the United States of America.

“Engine” - Each bare engine assembly or, as applicable, Engine module, which is the subject of this Agreement and identified in Exhibit B, including its essential LRU’s, controls, accessories and parts as described in the engine manufacturer's specification manuals.

“Engine Flight Hour” or “EFH” - Engine flight hour expressed in hourly increments of aircraft flight from wheels up to wheels down.

“Foreign Object Damage” or "FOD" – Damage to any portion of the Engine caused by impact with or ingestion of a non-Engine object such as birds, hail, ice or normal runway debris. FOD may be further classified as a “Major FOD”, which means FOD that causes an out of limit condition per the Aircraft Maintenance Manual, and which, either immediately or over time, requires the Engine to be removed from service or prevents the reinstallation of the Engine.

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“Induction” - The date work commences on the Engine at the DRS when all of the following have taken place: (i) GE’s receipt of the Engine and required data; (ii) Parties’ approval of the Workscope; (iii) Parties’ agreement on use of the Customer Furnished Equipment; and (iv) receiving inspection (including pre-testing if needed).

“Lease Agreement” – A lease agreement entered into between GE’s designated lessor and Customer, in connection with a lease engine pursuant to Article 3.4.

“Life Limited Part” or "LLP"- A part or component with a limitation on use established by the OEM or the AAA, stated in cumulative EFH or cycles.

“Line Replaceable Unit” or “LRU” - A major control or accessory that is mounted on the external portion of an Engine, which can be replaced while the Engine is on-wing.

“New Engine” - An Engine which has not undergone a shop visit, which has less than 100 EFH since new and which contains only GE approved parts and GE approved repairs.

“OEM” - The original manufacturer of an Engine or part thereof.

“Performance Restoration” - The Services performed during a shop visit in which, at a minimum, the combustor and high-pressure turbine are exposed and subsequently refurbished, consistent with the Workscope.

“Price Adjustment Matrix” - The matrix set forth on Exhibit D by which the Rate Per EFH is adjusted based on Customer’s operating parameters.

“Primary Hub(s)” – has the meaning set forth in Article 3.3.

“Procedures Manual” - A separate document, not part of this Agreement, which provides detailed procedures and guidance for the administration of the Agreement. In case of conflict between the Procedures Manual and the Agreement, the Agreement will prevail.

“Qualifying Shop Visit” or “QSV” - A Repair Station visit during which the initial Performance Restoration is performed on an Engine on a Supplemental Work Services basis and which shall include the removal of all non-GE parts and non-GE approved LRU’s, parts and repairs. The purpose of the Qualifying Shop Visit is to qualify such Engine for the Rate Per EFH fixed rate pricing for subsequent shop visits.

“Rate Per EFH” - The Rate Per EFH as set forth in Article 5.

“Rate Per EFH Services” - Those Services provided pursuant to Article 3.1.

“Rate Per EFH Payments” - Any payments made pursuant to Article 6.

“Rate Per EFH Shop Visit” – Has the meaning ascribed in Article 3.1.

“Redelivery” - The shipment of a Serviceable Engine with legally required certifications by GE pursuant to Article 3.3. GE will accomplish Redelivery when Engine is placed at the disposal of Customer ready for unloading at Customer’s Primary Hub or other designated location as agreed to by the Parties pursuant to Article 3.3. Risk of loss passes to Customer following unloading and upon completion of visual inspection and records review. Should the act of Redelivery require export of the Engine, GE shall be responsible for export. Customer shall be responsible for import of the Engine if Redelivery is not accomplished at a Primary Hub. "Redeliver" will mean the act by which GE accomplishes Redelivery.

“Removal Schedule” - The schedule jointly developed by GE and Customer for Engine removals.


“Repair Station” - One or more of the repair facilities owned by GE or its affiliates, now or in the future, which are certified by an appropriate AAA to perform the applicable Service hereunder. A list of such repair facilities will be provided upon request.

“Repairable” - Capable of being made Serviceable.

“Rotable Part” - A new or used Serviceable part drawn from a common pool of parts used to support one or more customers. A Rotable Part replaces a like part removed from an Engine when such removed part requires repair.

“Scrapped Parts” - Those parts determined by GE to be Unserviceable and BER.

“Service(s)” - With respect to an Engine or part thereof, all or any part of those maintenance, repair and overhaul services provided under this Agreement as either Rate Per EFH Services or Supplemental Work Services. “Serviced” will be construed accordingly.

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“Service Bulletin” or "SB" - The document issued and identified as a Service Bulletin by an OEM to notify the operator of modifications, substitution of parts, special inspections, special checks, amendment of existing life limits or establishment of first time life limits, or conversion of an Engine from one model to another.

“Serviceable” - Meeting all OEM and AAA specified standards for airworthiness.

“Static Temperature Adjusted to Sea Level” - The twelve (12) month rolling average of total air temperature data collected at every available take-off using snapshot data, adjusted in each case to zero aircraft speed and sea level elevation; provided that (i) in the event take-off snap shot data is not available, static airport temperature and airport altitude shall be obtained from the ADM database using Customer airport city-pair data, adjusted in each case to sea level elevation, and (ii) the ADM database shall be used for the first twelve (12) months of this Agreement or until twelve (12) months of take-off snapshot data is available, whichever is first to occur.

“Supplemental Work Services” - Those Services provided pursuant to Article 4.

“Take-Off Derate” - a percentage calculated using the following formula:

((Full Rated Thrust - Actual Thrust) / Full Rated Thrust) X 100

where:

(a)
“Full Rated Thrust,” the maximum thrust available for take-off, is a function of altitude, mach number, Static Temperature Adjusted to Sea Level and bleed settings; and
(b)
“Actual Thrust” is a function of runway length, runway condition, gross weight of the aircraft and wind direction.

“Unserviceable” - Not meeting all OEM and AAA specified standards for airworthiness.

“Used Engine” - An Engine which has undergone a shop visit or which has more than 100 EFH since new.

“Workscope” - The document written by GE and approved by Customer describing the prescribed repair or approach to repair of an Engine, including appropriate reliability and performance enhancements.



[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT B: ENGINES COVERED

[***]

Engine Serial Numbers (ESNs) listed below may be modified by future acquisition/disposition and shall be updated and amended to this Agreement two times per Calendar year by June 30 and December 30 annually.


424112
994129
994178
994273
994696
424113
994130
994179
994274
994718
424132
994134
994180
994283
994719
424137
994135
994188
994284
994720
424165
994136
994189
994294
994726
424166
994141
994191
994310
994727
424223
994142
994196
994311
994728
424225
994143
994197
994343
994729
424250
994144
994198
994344
994855
424252
994147
994201
994388
994879
424273
994148
994202
994389
994880
424275
994155
994205
994427
994881
424286
994157
994206
994428
994882
424294
994159
994207
994506
994919
424302
994160
994212
994508
994925
424313
994162
994217
994512
994926
424394
994164
994226
994513
994935
424395
994167
994228
994589
994948
994123
994168
994238
994590
424440
994124
994169
994251
994645
424449
994125
994171
994254
994647
424498
994126
994175
994264
994659
424499
994127
994176
994265
994664
424531
994128
994177
994266
994695
424534
 
 
 
 
424546
 
 
 
 
424550
 
 
 
 
 
 





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New A/C Deliveries
(ESNs to be determined)
Spare Engine Deliveries:
(ESNs to be determined)
Date
Qty
Date
Qty
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[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
 
 
[***]
[***]
 
 
[***]
[***]
 
 
[***]
[***]
 
 

[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT C: RATE ADJUSTMENT

The Rate Per EFH will be adjusted for fluctuation of the economy as described below:

Year of Operation (“YO”) will be identified as a given year of calendar operation. The prices for any YO will be adjusted in accordance with the following formula:

Pn = BP x (1 + Composite Index YO)
 
Where: Pn = Invoice Price for YO
BP = Base Price as stated in Article 5.1 above.

Composite Index YO = [***]
    
Labor Index YO = [***]

Where: [***]

The calculation of Pn for any YO will be made effective January 1 of the YO. If the Rate Per EFH adjustment, as calculated by the formula above, is a negative number, the adjustment to the rate Per EFH shall be deemed to be zero (0).

Labor Index = the twelve (12) point weighted average of ECI 336411W" Labor Index (North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 336411, (BLS code: CIU2023211000000I), base month and year December 2005 = 100), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, rounded to the second decimal place, for the twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of June of each year. Should the U.S. Department of Labor revise the methodology used for the determination of the values to be used to determine this index, cease publishing this index, or for any reason has not released values needed to determine the applicable price adjustment, GE will select a substitute for such values from data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics or other similar data reported by non-governmental United States organizations. Appropriate revisions of the formula will be made as required to reflect any substitute values.

[***]

* North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 336411 (BLS code: CIU2023211000000I), base month and year December 2005 = 100 is a definition reference to the Employment Cost Index current baseline issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Beginning with estimates for March 2006, several changes were introduced to the ECI. These include changes to the industry and occupational classification systems, reweighting employment counts, and rebasing the index numbers.  This is referenced in the contract only to establish the baseline in the case that the government stops issuing the index and we have to re-baseline the contract to another index. 

The calculation within the contract will be based on the contract base year as indicated in the formula example.

Labor Index YO = [***]

Where:        [***]

Pricing Escalation.  [***] the Rate per EFH pricing is subject to economic price adjustments each year in accordance with the Composite Index per this Exhibit C.   For annual changes in the Composite Index greater than or equal to [***] and less than or equal to [***], the Rate Per EFH will be adjusted by [***].  For annual changes in the Composite Index greater than [***], the Rate Per EFH will be adjusted by [***].

For example:
(1) if the change is [***] %, Customer pays  [***];
(2) if the change is [***]%, Customer pays [***]% adjustment;
(3) if the change is [***]%, Customer pays [***]% adjustment; and
(4) if the change is [***]%, Customer pays an adjustment of [***].

[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT D: PRICE ADJUSTMENT MATRIX

When the actual operating parameters do not precisely equal the values on the tables severity will be calculated by performing linear interpolation within the tables’ closest stated values to the actual operating parameters. Two dimensional linear interpolation will be applied, as necessary, to the flight leg and derate tables and then between the Utilization tables and Static Temperature Adjusted to Sea Level tables. The resultant severity value will be rounded to 4 decimal places. The final severity applied will be the product of these severity values rounded to 4 decimal places.

Should Customer’s actual operating parameters go beyond the furthest points of the table provided. GE shall adjust the table to cover Customer’s updated operating parameters. Such adjusted table will be applied retroactively to the time Customer’s operating parameters moved beyond the points provided and, if applicable, GE shall invoice or provide a credit to Customer for any amounts that would have been applicable if the rates on such table had been in effect at the time the flight hours were incurred.





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EXHIBIT E: SUPPLEMENTAL WORK PRICING

1. Direct Labor Charges at the DRS: Charged in accordance with the Fixed Price Labor set forth in this
Exhibit G.
 
2.      All Other Labor Charges Not Specified in this Exhibit G
US$ [***]  per labor hour
 
3. Charges For Parts and Material (GE furnished, unless stated otherwise)
Type Of Material
Price
[***]
[***]
[***]  

[***]
[***]
[***]
 
Type Of Material
Price
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
 
6. Component And Accessories Repair Charges:
Per the GE Component Repair Directory or, if the GE Component Repair Directory is not available, [***] .
 
4.      7. Test Cell Usage Charges:
[***]



[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT F: SUPPLEMENTAL WORK PRICING – ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT


 1. Basis:
  All prices are stated in 2013 United States Dollars and are effective through December 31, 2013.

 
2.      Escalation of Hourly Labor Rates, Fixed Price Labor Charges and Test Cell Usage Charges:

On January 1, 2014 and every January 1 of successive years, hourly labor rates, fixed price labor charges and test cell usage charges set forth in the following pricing schedules will be adjusted by an amount equal to [***] ; provided however, that any actual percentage change which is less than zero (0) will, for purposes of this Agreement, be deemed equal to zero (0). Should the U.S. Department of Labor revise the methodology used for the determination of the values to be used to determine this index, cease publishing this index, or for any reason has not released values needed to determine the applicable price adjustment, the parties will agree on selection of a substitute for such values from data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics or other similar data reported by non-governmental United States organizations. Appropriate revisions of the formula will be made as required to reflect any substitute values. Each such increase will be effective as to Services performed on or after the relevant change date.

 
3.      Escalation of [***]

[***]   Each such increase will be effective as to Services performed on or after the relevant change date.


[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT G: SUPPLEMENTAL WORK SERVICES PRICING – FIXED PRICE LABOR SCHEDULE
CF34-10 Fixed Price Labor Schedule
ENGINE
Standard Tasks Fixed Price
72-00-00
[***]  
 
 
[***]
72-00-00
[***]
 
 
[***]
72-00-20
[***]
 
 
[***]
72-00-30
[***]
 
 
[***]
72-00-40
[***]
 
 
[***]
72-00-50
[***]
 
 
[***]
72-00-55
[***]
 
 
[***]
72-00-63
[***]
 
 
[***]
72-00-62
[***]
 
 
[***]
72-00-00
[***]
 
 
[***]
72-00-00
[***]
 
 
[***]
 
 
Workscope Level Fixed Price
 
 
Minimum
Performance
Full
[***]
 
 
 
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]


[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT H: ONWING SUPPORT

COVERED SERVICES

1.
GE On Wing Support, Inc., will provide on wing support technicians, along with special tooling, to perform flight-line services, on wing and off wing inspection, maintenance, and repair of Engines as specified in a mutually executed work order by Customer. Such Engine support services may be provided, as designated by Customer and agreed by GE at Customer’s facilities or at repair facilities owned by GE On Wing Support, Inc. or its affiliates. GE On Wing Support, at their sole discretion, may Subcontract or Assign Services to any provider that is properly certified and rated by the Approved Aviation Authority. All Services provided shall be in accordance with its standard commercial quality control policies, procedures, and practices. A turn-time estimate for each workscope for acceptance by Customer prior to beginning of Services will be provided.

2.
Services performed to avoid a Rate per EFH Shop Visit, per mutual agreement of the Parties, will be performed at no charge to the Customer.

3.
For services performed at Customer option on a supplemental basis, such services will be priced as set forth in Fixed Workscope Pricing below.

SUPPLEMENTAL FIXED WORKSCOPE PRICING

Fixed prices for Workscopes provided by GE On Wing Support, Inc. [***] . It does not include consumables or other charges that may be applicable. Prices are stated in year [***] U.S. Dollars and will remain in effect for the specified calendar year. After the initial term, GE On Wing Support will quote its Current list prices. Prices will escalate at [***] . GE On Wing Support reserves the right to adjust certain line items at a rate other than per the agreed escalation formula. Where such adjustment takes place, the customer will be notified prior to implementation of the revised price list.




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GE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
CF34-10 ONWING SUPPORT Fixed Workscope Pricing
 
 
 
[***]  
 
 
$USD
SPN
Replacement of:
 
[***]
[***]
[***]
 
 
 
 
Borescopes:
 
[***]
[***]
[***]
 
 
 
 
Other Workscopes:
 
[***]
[***]
[***]
 
 
 
 
CF34-10 Pricing Update as of:
[***]

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Other pricing applicable for Engine maintenance provided by GE On Wing Support, Inc. which, for the avoidance of doubt shall be pre-approved in writing by Customer and which shall be documented by GE:

A.     Workscope Pricing and Deployment
1)
Customer signature on quote and Work Authorization is required prior to deployment by GE On Wing Support.

2)
If additional workscopes not listed in the fixed price workscope schedule are required, they will be priced and quoted and approved prior to beginning of work. The fixed rate workscope schedule pricing covers all technician repair activity, preparation and deprep requiring normal manpower and tooling in normal work conditions. Reasonable additional charges may apply for unusual engine or work conditions.

If required, Customer shall reasonably assist GE On Wing Support in obtaining the necessary Approved Aviation Authority approval equivalent to the terms of approval already granted to GE On Wing Support by the FAA to carry out any necessary on-wing repair or other maintenance service. GE On Wing Support must receive any such required approval prior to the commencement of Service.

3)
For Services performed at a location other than a station owned by GE On Wing Support, Inc. at the direction of Customer, [***]  
a)
[***]
b)
[***]
c)
[***] .

4)
Should a delay outside the control of GE On Wing Support, Inc. occur which results in technician idle time necessitating an additional unplanned overnight stay, [***] .

5)
Engine Unloading/Loading/Prep-To-Ship Fee is applicable to all engines that must be unloaded and prepped for shipment by OWS.

6)
Parts ordered for agreed workscope will be per standard Unit Pack Quantity (UPQ); parts not consumed as part of the agreed workscope will be turned over to Customer.

7)
When GE OWS agrees to deploy technicians to facilities designated by Customer, it may, at its option, make arrangements to provide security for its and its affiliates’ employees to the extent it views it necessary to meet a potential security threat or situation. Customer agrees to bear all reasonable additional cost for security arrangements.

B.     Material and Subcontractor

1)
GE On Wing Support, Inc. furnished material or subcontracted services required for Services performed on Customer’s equipment at the direction of Customer [***] .
2)
Customer furnished material will [***] .

C.     Warranty
As covered under Article 8 of the Agreement.


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EXHIBIT I: LINE REPLACEABLE UNITS

The following list contains LRU that are repaired and inclusive under Rate Per EFH Services in accordance with Article 3.1(e).

This list shall include any subsequent P/N’s replacing those on the list below.
Package
Component
QPE
Classification
Latest Part Number
Shop Support (Y/N)
Basic Engine
[***]  
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
2
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
2
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
2
Basic Engine
[***]
Y

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[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
2
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]  
2
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
2
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
1
Basic Engine
[***]
Y
 
[***]
20
Basic Engine
[***]
Y


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EXHIBIT J: GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.0      LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

1.1      Total Liability . The total liability of GE for any and all claims, whether in contract, warranty, tort (including negligence but excluding willful misconduct, gross negligence, and recklessness), product liability, patent infringement or otherwise, for any damages arising out of, connected with or resulting from the performance or non-performance of any Service or from the manufacture, sale, Redelivery, resale, repair, overhaul, replacement or use of the Engine or any item or part thereof [***] . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will GE have any liability hereunder, whether as a result of breach of contract, warranty, tort (including negligence but excluding, willful misconduct or recklessness), product liability, or otherwise, for any special, consequential, incidental, resultant or indirect damages, (including, without limitation, loss of: use, profit, revenue or goodwill) or punitive or exemplary damages. In no event will GE have any liability hereunder, whether as a result of breach of contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), product liability, patent liability, or otherwise, for the design, material, workmanship, engineering defects or product liability and any damages whatsoever, including damages to personal property and for personal injury or death, caused in any way by the manufacturer of an Engine, or the parts, LRU’s, components or material, thereof, or related thereto. In no event will the limitation of liability provided in this Section 1.1 to any extent or in any manner limit the ability to recover against GE if and to the extent Customer incurs a loss or liability to a third-party directly arising out of the performance or non-performance of a Service or from the manufacture, sale, Redelivery, resale, repair, overhaul, replacement or use of the Engine or any item or part thereof.

1.2      In the event Customer uses non-GE parts or non-GE approved LRU’s, parts or repairs in an Engine and such LRU’s, parts or repairs are the sole cause of personal injury, death or property damage to third parties, Customer shall indemnify and hold harmless GE from all claims and liabilities associated therewith, The preceding indemnity shall apply whether or not GE was provided a right under the Agreement to remove such LRU’s, parts or repairs, and irrespective of the exercise by GE of such right.

1.3      Definition . For the purpose of this Article 1, the term "GE" is deemed to include GE and its parent and affiliated companies and the directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives of each.

2.0 EXCUSABLE DELAY

2.1     Excusable Delay . Either Party will be excused from, and will not be liable for, any delay in performance or failure to perform hereunder (except for the obligation to pay money or credit or debit an account which will not be excused hereunder), and will not be deemed to be in default for any delay in or failure of performance hereunder due to causes beyond its reasonable control. Such causes will be conclusively deemed to include, but not be limited to: [***] (each an “Excusable Delay”). The time of performance shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of delay, including time to overcome the effect of the delay.

2.2      Continuing Obligations . Section 2.1 will not, however, relieve either Party from using its best commercial efforts to avoid or remove such causes of delay and continue performance with reasonable dispatch when such causes are removed. During the period of an Excusable Delay, GE will have the right to invoice Customer for Services performed, and Customer will pay all such invoices net thirty (30) Days.

2.3     Extended Delay Termination . If delay resulting from any of the foregoing causes extends for more than six (6) months and the Parties have not agreed upon a revised basis for continuing the Services, including any adjustment of the price, then either Party, upon sixty (60) Days written notice to the other, may terminate the performance of Services with respect to the Engine for which Services were delayed.

3.0     NOTICES

3.1      Acknowledgment . All notices required or permitted under this Agreement will be in writing and will be delivered personally, via first class return receipt requested mail, by facsimile, by courier service, or by express mail, addressed as follows, or to such other address as either Party may designate in writing to the other Party from time to time:


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GE Engine Services, LLC
JetBlue Airways Corporation
One Neumann Way
27-01 Queens Plaza North
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215
Long Island, NY 11101
Att:
Att: CFO
Phone:
Phone: 718- 286-7900
 
 
Copies to:
Copies to:
Senior Counsel
General Counsel, Manager Sourcing &
Manager of Contracts
GE Engine Services, LLC
 
MD F-125
27-01 Queens Plaza North
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215
Long Island, NY 11101

    

3.2     Effect of Notices . Notices will be effective and will be deemed to have been given to (or “received by”) the recipient: (A) upon delivery, if sent by courier, express mail, or delivered personally; (B) on the next business day following receipt, if sent by facsimile; or (C) on the fifth (5th) day after posting (or on actual receipt, if earlier) in the case of a letter sent prepaid first class mail.

4.0      TAXES AND OTHER

4.1      Taxes, Duties or Charges . In addition to the price for Services, Customer agrees to pay upon demand, all taxes (including without limitation, sales, use, excise, turnover or value added taxes), duties, fees, charges or assessments of any nature (but excluding any income taxes) (“Taxes”) assessed or levied in connection with performance of the Agreement.

4.2      Withholdings . All payments by Customer to GE under this Agreement will be free of all withholdings of any nature whatsoever except to the extent otherwise required by law, and if any such withholding is so required, Customer will (i) provide GE with written notice and (ii) pay the undisputed amounts minus such withholding. To the extent Customer assigns this (or any portion of this) Agreement to a non-US person (“non-US assignee”), and withholding on payments from said non-US assignee is required, Customer or its non-US assignee will pay an additional amount such that after the deduction of all amounts required to be withheld, the net amount received by GE will equal the amount that GE would have received if such withholding had not been required.

5.0      DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Dispute Resolution . If any dispute arises relating to this Agreement, the Parties shall endeavor to resolve the dispute amicably, including by designating senior managers who will use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such dispute. If one Party serves formal written notice to the other that a material dispute has arisen with regard to the Agreement and If the Parties’ senior managers are not able to resolve the dispute within ten (10) days of receipt of such written request, the matter shall be referred to a committee consisting of the Vice President of Technical Operations of Customer and the Vice President of Services for GE. If no unanimous recommendation is made by the committee within twenty (20) Days, the matter will be referred to each of the chief executive officers of Customer and GE for resolution within an additional twenty (20) Days. Failing resolution by the chief executive officers, within the period specified therefore above, either party may seek resolution of the dispute in, and each party hereby submits to personal jurisdiction of, any state or federal court situated in New York, New York. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses arising in conjunction with the legal proceedings, including without limitation, the fees for attorney(s) and expert(s) retained by the Parties.

5.2      Exception . Either party may at any time, without inconsistency with this Article, seek from a court of competent jurisdiction any equitable, interim, or provisional relief to avoid irreparable harm or injury. This Article will not apply to and will not bar litigation regarding claims related to a party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights, nor will this Article be construed to modify or displace the ability of the Parties to effectuate any termination contemplated in Article 12 of the Agreement.

6.0     NONDISCLOSURE OF PROPRIETARY DATA
6.1     Confidentiality .  Each Party agrees that the terms and conditions of the Agreement are confidential unless otherwise agreed in writing. Each Party agrees to limit disclosures of such confidential information only to persons who have a need to know within their own organizations, outside auditors, outside advisors and government agencies. Should either Party be subject to a legal action or proceeding or a requirement under applicable government regulations to disclose

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such confidential information (the “Obligated Party”), the Obligated Party shall notify the other Party, and upon request of the other Party, cooperate with the other Party in contesting such disclosure.

6.2           Non-Disclosure .  Unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing or as otherwise permitted under the Agreement, any knowledge, information or proprietary data which the Parties have or may disclose to each other shall be held in confidence and may not be either disclosed or used for any purpose, except that each Party may disclose the same to its affiliates, subsidiaries, engineering service provider, or consultants, as applicable, but only as needed to perform under the Agreement.  The preceding sentence will not apply to information which (1) is or becomes part of the general public knowledge or literature otherwise than as a result of breach of any confidentiality obligation, or (2) was, as shown by written records, known to the receiving party prior to receipt from the disclosing party.

6.3           Intellectual Property .  Nothing contained in the Agreement will convey to either Party the right to use the trademarks of the other Party, or convey or grant to any Party any license under any patent owned or controlled by the other Party.


7.0      PATENTS
7.1      Claims . GE will handle all claims and defend any suit or proceeding brought against Customer insofar as based on a claim that, without further combination, any material or process used in the repair of any items furnished under the Agreement constitutes an infringement of any patent or copyright of the U.S. This Article 7.1 will apply only to the extent that such material or process is so used to GE's specification.

7.2     Liability. GE's liability under this Article 7 is expressly conditioned upon Customer promptly notifying GE in writing and giving GE exclusive authority, information and assistance (at GE expense) for the handling, defense or settlement of any claim, suit or proceeding. In case such material or process is held in such suit to constitute infringement and the use of said material or process is enjoined, GE will, at GE's own expense and at GE's option, either, (1) settle or defend such claim or suit or proceeding arising therefrom, or (2) procure for Customer the right to continue using said material or process in the item repaired under the Agreement, or (3) replace or modify such item with an item incorporating non-infringing material or process, or, if (1), (2) and (3) are not viable, (4) refund the repair price applicable to such material or process.

7.3     Indemnification. The preceding Section 7.2 will not apply: (1) to any material or process or part thereof of Customer design or specification, or used at Customer’s direction in any repair under this Agreement, or (2) to the use of any material or process furnished under the Agreement in conjunction with any other apparatus, article, material or process. As to any material or process or use described in the preceding sentence, GE assumes no liability whatsoever for patent or copyright infringement, and Customer will, in the same manner as GE is obligated to Customer above, indemnify, defend and hold GE harmless from and against any claim or liability, including costs and expense in defending any such claim or liability in respect thereto.

GE shall, at the request of Customer, negotiate and defend any claim brought against any Customer indemnitee or in which any Customer indemnitee is joined as a party defendant based upon any other matters for which GE has agreed to indemnify Customer and each Customer indemnitee as provided above. Customer agrees to provide: (a) prompt written notice of a claim for which it seeks indemnification; (b) all information and evidence within its control and necessary for GE to conduct a defense; and (c) sole control of the defense and all related settlement negotiations.

7.4     Remedy . THE FOREGOING WILL CONSTITUTE CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY AND GE’S SOLE LIABILITY FOR PATENT OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY ANY MATERIAL OR PROCESS AND IS SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 1, “LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.” THE PATENT WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS RECITED ABOVE ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER PATENT WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER ORAL, WRITTEN, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY (INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE).

8.0     [***]  

9.0     GENERAL PROVISIONS

9.1     Assignment . This Agreement, any related purchase order or any rights or obligations hereunder may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that Customer’s consent will not be required for an assignment by GE to one of GE’s affiliates. In the event of an assignment of this Agreement, (i) Customer will be so advised in advance, in writing, and (ii) GE will remain primarily liable for all actions of its affiliate. Any assignment in contradiction of this clause will be considered null and void.


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9.2     Governing Law . The Agreement will be interpreted and applied in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its choice of law or conflict of law provisions, rules or procedures.

9.3      Savings Clause . If any portion of this Agreement will be determined to be a violation of or contrary to any controlling law, rule or regulation issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that portion will be unenforceable in such jurisdiction. However, the balance of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

9.4     Beneficiaries . Except as herein expressly provided to the contrary, the provisions of this Agreement are for the Parties’ mutual benefit and not for the benefit of any third party.

9.5     Controlling Language . The English language will be used in the interpretation and performance of this Agreement. All correspondence and documentation arising out of or connected with this Agreement and any related purchase order(s), including Engine records and Engine logs, will be in the English language.

9.6     Non-Waiver of Rights and Remedies . Any failure or delay in the exercise of rights or remedies hereunder will not operate to waive or impair such rights or remedies. Any waiver given will not be construed to require future or further waivers.

9.7     Titles/Subtitles . The titles and subtitles given to the sections of the Agreement are for convenience. They do not limit or restrict the context of the article or section to which they relate.

9.8     Currency Judgment . This is an international transaction in which the specification of United States Dollars is of the essence. No payments required to be made under the Agreement will be discharged by payments in any currency other than United States Dollars, whether pursuant to a judgment, arbitration award or otherwise.

9.9     No Agency Fees . Customer represents and warrants that no officer, employee, representative or agent of Customer has been or will be paid a fee or otherwise has received or will receive any personal compensation or consideration by or from GE in connection with the obtaining, arranging or negotiation of this Agreement or other documents entered into or executed in connection herewith.

9.10     Designated Representative . A “Designated Representative” is one or more employees or other individuals that represent Customer, that Customer desires to have visit or be onsite from time to time at one or more of GE’s facility(ies) and/or DRS(s) for purposes of this Agreement including but not limited to engineering, technical, negotiations, etc. Subject to the following conditions, GE agrees to permit one or more Designated Representative(s) per site as requested by Customer and agreed to by GE, at no additional cost to Customer, to enter onto GE’s premises at the Designated Repair Station or other GE facilities for the purpose of supporting the Services on Engines. GE will furnish one Designated Representative the use of a non-exclusive workspace, including the use of a telephone line, heavy duty photocopier, fax service, access to high speed internet services, and parking accommodations and access to certain non-restricted work areas where Services under the Agreement are being performed. The foregoing is subject in all respects to the Designated Representative(s) meeting and adhering to GE security requirements for the relevant facilities.

9.11      No Agency . Nothing in this Agreement will be interpreted or construed to create a partnership, agency or joint venture between GE and Customer.

9.12     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with its Exhibits, contains and constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties hereto respecting the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and cancels all previous negotiations, agreements, representations and writings in connection herewith. This Agreement may not be released, discharged, abandoned, supplemented, modified or waived, in whole or in part, in any manner, orally or otherwise, except by a writing of concurrent or subsequent date signed and delivered by a duly authorized officer or representative of each of the Parties hereto making specific reference to this Agreement and the provisions hereof being released, discharged, abandoned, supplemented, modified or waived.

9.13      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which counterparts will be treated as the same binding agreement, which will be effective as of the date set forth on the first page hereof, upon execution and delivery by each Party hereto to the other Party of one or more such counterparts.

9.14      Governmental Authorization . Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, Customer will be the importer and/or exporter of record and will be responsible for timely obtaining any import license, export license, exchange permit or other required governmental authorization relating to the Engine. At Customer’s request and expense, GE will assist Customer in its application for any required U.S. export licenses. GE will not be liable if any authorization is not renewed or is delayed, denied, revoked or restricted, and Customer will not thereby be relieved of its obligation to pay for Services performed by GE. All transported Engines will be subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and/or International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Customer agrees not to dispose of U.S. origin items provided by GE other than

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in and to the country of ultimate destination and/or as identified in an approved government license or authorization, except as said laws and regulations may permit.
















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EXHIBIT K: DESIGNATION LETTER

[Customer Letterhead]

[Name and address of Original Engine Manufacturer]

Attn:    Manager Warranty Programs

Re:    Designation of GEES as Claims Administrator and Engine Benefits Recipient.

1. [________________] (“Customer”) and [_________________] (“OEM”) entered into General Terms Agreement Number [____________________] dated [_________] (the “GTA”), for the purchase by Customer of [_________] (“Engine”) equipped [______________] (“Aircraft”) and spare engines. Pursuant to the GTA, OEM provides Customer various warranties, guarantees and other Engine related benefits introduced via Service Bulletins and other special offerings (specifically described in paragraph 3 hereof, the “Engine Benefits”).
 
2. Customer and GE Engine Services, LLC (“GEES”) have entered into a separate agreement, Number [____________________] dated [_________] ("Maintenance Agreement") for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of Engines. The Maintenance Agreement specifies that Customer shall, during the term of the Maintenance Agreement, designate GEES to act as claims administrator and Engine Benefits recipient. Accordingly, Customer hereby authorizes GEES during the term of the maintenance agreement to: (a) negotiate and enter into final settlements with OEM for Engine Benefits and (b) receive from OEM in the name of GEES all proceeds of such Engine Benefits. Customer warrants to OEM that all actions undertaken by GEES pursuant to this authorization shall be binding on Customer and that OEM may rely thereon.

3. Engine Benefits are specifically limited to the following, all as more fully defined in the GTA:
 
a.
Standard warranties;
  
b. [***] ;

c. Industry participation offers on CF34 -10 engines as set forth in fleet-wide service bulletins;

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d. Extended warranties, and non-warranty programs offered by OEM pursuant to Service Bulletins or other communications between Customer or GEES.

4. OEM consents to the disclosure by Customer to GEES of Engine Benefits in the GTA, Service Bulletins or other notices. GEES agrees to hold in confidence all such Engine Benefits information, or other OEM proprietary information, provided to GEES in order to give effect to the Engine Benefits information. This Letter may only be amended or modified by the written agreement of the parties hereto, and shall remain in effect throughout the term (including extensions) of the Maintenance Agreement.

Customer      GEES    OEM

By: _______________     By: _________________ By: _________________

Title: ______________ Title: ________________ Title: ________________

Date: ______________ Date: _________________ Date: _______________
 



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EXHIBIT L: LLPs
LLP list is subject to change per shop manual revisions.

Module
Part Name
Part Number
[***]  
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]


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Exhibit 10.17(p)


AMENDMENT No. 16 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-025/2003



This Amendment No. 16 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003, dated as of January 31, 2013 (“Amendment 16”) relates to the Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003 between Embraer S.A. (formerly known as Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.) (“Embraer”) and JetBlue Airways Corporation (“Buyer”) dated June 9, 2003 as amended from time to time (collectively referred to herein as “Purchase Agreement”). This Amendment 16 is executed between Embraer and Buyer, collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”.
All terms defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the same meaning when used herein and in case of any conflict between this Amendment 16 and the Purchase Agreement, this Amendment 16 shall control.
WHEREAS, Buyer and Embraer have agreed to change the Contractual Delivery Month of Aircraft #58.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, which is hereby acknowledged, Embraer and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1.
DELIVERY
1.1
The Aircraft schedule delivery table in Article 5.1 of the Purchase Agreement shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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COM0042-1311


Exhibit 10.17(p)


AMENDMENT No. 16 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-025/2003



Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
1
[ *** ] /05
23
[***]/06
45
[***]/10
67
[***] /15
2
[***]/ 05
24
[***] /07
46
[***]/10
68
[***] /15
3
[***] /05
25
[***] /07
47
[***]/10
69
[***] /15
4
[***] /05
26
[***] /07
48
[***]/10
70
[***] /15
5
[***] /05
27
[***] /07
49
[***] /11
71
[***] /15
6
[***] /05
28
[***] /07
50
[***] /11
72
[***] /15
7
[***] /05
29
[***] /07
51
[***] /11
73
[***]/16
8
[***] /05
30
[***] /07
52
[***] /11
74
[***]/16
9
[***]/06
31
[***]/08
53
[***] /11
75
[***]/16
10
[***]/06
32
[***]/08
54
[***]/12
76
[***]/16
11
[***]/06
33
[***]/08
55
[***]/12
77
[***]/16
12
[***]/06
34
[***]/08
56
[***]/12
78
[***]/16
13
[***]/06
35
[***]/08
57
[***]/12
79
[***]/16
14
[***]/06
36
[***]/08
58
[***] /13
80
[***]/16
15
[***]/06
37
[***] /09
59
[***] /13
81
[***] /17
16
[ *** ]/06
38
[***] /09
60
[***] /13
82 (***)
[***] /17
17
[***]/06
39
[***] /09
61
[***] /13
83 (***)
[***] /17
18
[***]/06
40 [***]
[***] /09
62
[***] /13
84 (***)
[***] /17
19
[***]/06
41 [***]
[***] /09
63
[***] /13
85 (***)
[***] /17
20
[***]/06
42
[***] /09
64
[***] /13
86 (***)
[***]/18
21
[***]/06
43
[***] /09
65
[***]/14
87 (***)
[***]/18
22
[***]/06
44 [***]  
[***] /09
66
[***] /15
88 (***)
[***]/18

(**) Scheduled Delivery Months shall be deemed to be the Contractual Delivery Dates as defined in Article 1.10 of this Agreement.
(***) Postponed Aircraft”
All other terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement (including Amendment No. 15 of the Purchase Agreement), which are not specifically amended by this Amendment 16, shall remain in full force and effect without any change.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Amendment No. 16 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003    Page 2 of 2

COM0042-1322


Exhibit 10.17(p)


AMENDMENT No. 16 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-025/2003



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Embraer and Buyer, by their duly authorized officers, have entered into and executed this Amendment 16 to the Purchase Agreement to be effective as of the date first written above.
Embraer S.A.    JetBlue Airways Corporation
By:     /s/ Artur Coutinho         By:     /s/ Mark D. Powers    
Name:     Artur Coutinho         Name:     Mark D. Powers    
Title:     COO – Chief Operating Officer         Title:     Chief Financial Officer    
By:     /s/ Flávio Rímoli    
Name:     Flávio Rímoli    
Title:     Executive Vice President    

     Corporate Services    
Date:     February 21, 2013         Date:     February 12, 2013    
Place:     São José dos Campos, SP         Place:     Long Island City, NY    
Witness:     /s/ Fabiola Neri Tocci Moreira         Witness:     /s/ Ursula L. Hurley    
Name:     Fabiola Neri Tocci Moreira         Name:     Ursula L. Hurley    

[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Amendment No. 16 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003    Page 3 of 3

COM0042-1333

Exhibit 10.17(q)


AMENDMENT No. 17 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-025/2003



This Amendment No. 17 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003, dated as of May 14, 2013 (“Amendment 17”) relates to the Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003 between Embraer S.A. (formerly known as Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.) (“Embraer”) and JetBlue Airways Corporation (“Buyer”) dated June 9, 2003 as amended from time to time (collectively referred to herein as “Purchase Agreement”). This Amendment 17 is executed between Embraer and Buyer, collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”.
All terms defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the same meaning when used herein and in case of any conflict between this Amendment 17 and the Purchase Agreement, this Amendment 17 shall control.
WHEREAS, This Amendment No. 17 sets forth additional agreements between Embraer and Buyer related to certain terms and conditions contained in Amendment No. 13 to the Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, which is hereby acknowledged, Embraer and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1.
DELIVERY
1.1
The Aircraft schedule delivery table in Article 5.1 of the Purchase Agreement shall be deleted and replaced as follows:


[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Amendment No. 17 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003    Page 1 of 1

COM0283-1311


Exhibit 10.17(q)


AMENDMENT No. 17 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-025/2003



Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month **
Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
1
[ *** ] / 05
23
[***]/06
45
[***]/10
67
[***] /15
2
[***] /05
24
[***] /07
46
[***]/10
68
[***] /15
3
[***] /05
25
[***] /07
47
[***]/10
69
[***] /15
4
[***] /05
26
[***] /07
48
[***]/10
70
[***] /15
5
[***] /05
27
[***] /07
49
[***] /11
71
[***] /15
6
[***] /05
28
[***] /07
50
[***] /11
72
[***] /15
7
[***] /05
29
[***] /07
51
[***] /11
73
[***]/16
8
[***] /05
30
[***] /07
52
[***] /11
74
[***]/16
9
[***]/06
31
[***]/08
53
[***] /11
75
[***]/16
10
[***]/06
32
[***]/08
54
[***]/12
76
[***]/16
11
[***]/06
33
[***]/08
55
[***]/12
77
[***]/16
12
[***]/06
34
[***]/08
56
[***]/12
78
[***]/16
13
[***]/06
35
[***]/08
57
[***]/12
79
[***]/16
14
[ *** ]/06
36
[***]/08
58
[***] /13
80
[***]/16
15
[***]/06
37
[***] /09
59
[***] /13
81
[***] /17
16
[***]/06
38
[***] /09
60
[***] /13
82
[***] /17
17
[***]/06
39
[***] /09
61
[***] /13
83
[***] /17
18
[***]/06
40 [***]
[***] /09
62
[***] /13
84
[***] /17
19
[***]/06
41 [***]
[***] /09
63
[***] /13
85
[***] /17
20
[***]/06
42
[***] /09
64
[***] 13
86
[***]/18
21
[***]/06
43
[***] /09
65
[***]/14
87
[***]/18
22
[***]/06
44 [***]
[***] /09
66
[***] /15
88
[***]/18
    
( **) Scheduled Delivery Months shall be deemed to be the Contractual Delivery Dates as defined in Article 1.10 of this Agreement.
2.
[***]
2.1
Article 2 “[***]” of each of Amendment No. 12 and No. 13 of the Purchase Agreement shall be entirely deleted.”
All other terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement (including Amendment No. 16 of the Purchase Agreement), which are not specifically amended by this Amendment 17, shall remain in full force and effect without any change.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]


[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Amendment No. 17 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003    Page 2 of 2

COM0283-1322


Exhibit 10.17(q)


AMENDMENT No. 17 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-025/2003



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Embraer and Buyer, by their duly authorized officers, have entered into and executed this Amendment 17 to the Purchase Agreement to be effective as of the date first written above.
Embraer S.A.    JetBlue Airways Corporation
By:     /s/ Artur Coutinho         By:     /s/ Mark D. Powers    
Name:     Artur Coutinho         Name:     Mark D. Powers    
Title:     COO – Chief Operating Officer         Title:     Chief Financial Officer    
By:     /s/ José Luís D’Avila Molina    
Name:     José Luís D’Avila Molina    
Title:     Vice President, Contracts    

     Commercial Aviation    
Date:     May 27, 2013         Date:     May 14, 2013    
Place:     São José dos Campos, SP         Place:     Long Island City, NY    
Witness:     /s/ Fabiola Neri Tocci Moreira         Witness:     /s/ Ursula Hurley    
Name:     Fabiola Neri Tocci Moreira         Name:     Ursula Hurley    



[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Amendment No. 17 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003    Page 3 of 3

COM0283-1333

Exhibit 10.17(r)


AMENDMENT No. 18 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-025/2003



This Amendment No. 18 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003, dated as of June 25, 2013 (“Amendment 18”) relates to the Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003 between Embraer S.A. (formerly known as Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.) (“Embraer”) and JetBlue Airways Corporation (“Buyer”) dated June 9, 2003 as amended from time to time (collectively referred to herein as “Purchase Agreement”). This Amendment 18 is executed between Embraer and Buyer, collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”.
All terms defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the same meaning when used herein and in case of any conflict between this Amendment 18 and the Purchase Agreement, this Amendment 18 shall control.
WHEREAS, Buyer and Embraer have agreed to change the Contractual Delivery Month of certain Aircraft.
Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, which is hereby acknowledged, Embraer and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1.
DELIVERY
1.1
The Aircraft schedule delivery table in Article 5.1 of the Purchase Agreement shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Amendment No. 18 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003    Page 1 of 1

COM0407-1311

Exhibit 10.17(r)


AMENDMENT No. 18 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-025/2003



Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month **
Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
Aircraft
#
Delivery
Month**
1
[ *** ] /05
23
[***]/06
45
[***]/10
67
[***] /15
2
[***] /05
24
[***] /07
46
[***]/10
68
[***]/ 15
3
[***] /05
25
[***] /07
47
[***]/10
69
[***] /15
4
[***] /05
26
[***] /07
48
[***]/10
70
[***] /15
5
[***] /05
27
[***] /07
49
[***] /11
71
[***] /15
6
[***] /05
28
[***] /07
50
[***] /11
72
[***] /15
7
[***] /05
29
[***] /07
51
[***] /11
73
[***]/16
8
[***] /05
30
[***] /07
52
[***] /11
74
[***]/16
9
[***]/06
31
[***]/08
53
[***] /11
75
[***]/16
10
[***]/06
32
[***]/08
54
[***]/12
76
[***]/16
11
[***]/06
33
[***]/08
55
[***]/12
77
[***]/16
12
[***]/06
34
[***]/08
56
[***]/12
78
[***]/16
13
[***]/06
35
[***]/08
57
[***]/12
79
[***]/16
14
[***]/06
36
[***]/08
58
[***] /13
80
[***]/16
15
[***]/06
37
[***] /09
59
[***] /13
81
[***] /17
16
[ *** ]/06
38
[***] /09
60
[***] /13
82
[***] /17
17
[***] / 06
39
[***] /09
61
[***] /13
83
[***] /17
18
[***]/06
40 [***]
[***] /09
62
[***] /13
84
[***] /17
19
[***]/06
41 [***]
[***] /09
63
[***] /13
85
[***] /17
20
[***]/06
42
[***] /09
64
[***] /13
86
[***]/18
21
[***]/06
43
[***] /09
65
[***]/14
87
[***]/18
22
[***]/06
44 [***]
[***] /09
66
[***] /15
88
[***]/18
    
( **) Scheduled Delivery Months shall be deemed to be the Contractual Delivery Dates as defined in Article 1.10 of this Agreement.
All other terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement (including Amendment No. 17 of the Purchase Agreement), which are not specifically amended by this Amendment 18, shall remain in full force and effect without any change.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Amendment No. 18 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003    Page 2 of 2

COM0407-1322

Exhibit 10.17(r)


AMENDMENT No. 18 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT DCT-025/2003



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Embraer and Buyer, by their duly authorized officers, have entered into and executed this Amendment 18 to the Purchase Agreement to be effective as of the date first written above.
Embraer S.A.                     JetBlue Airways Corporation

By    : /s/ Artur Coutinho                 By    : /s/ Mark D. Powers
Name    : Artur Coutinho                 Name    : Mark D. Powers
Title    : COO - Chief Operating Officer         Title    : Chief Financial Officer

By    : /s/ José Luís D’Avila Molina
Name    : José Luís D’Avila Molina
Title    : Vice President, Contracts
Commercial Aviation

Date:      July 22, 2013                     Date:      June, 2013
Place:      São José dos Campos, SP             Place:      Long Island City, NY

Witness: /s/ Fabiola Neri Tocci Moreira         Witness: /s/ Ursula L. Hurley
Name: Fabiola Neri Tocci Moreira             Name    : Ursula L. Hurley


[***]    Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Amendment No. 18 to Purchase Agreement DCT-025/2003    Page 3 of 3

COM0407-1333


Exhibit 12.1
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in millions, except ratios)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income before income taxes
 
$
60

 
$
86

 
$
83

 
$
135

  Less: Capitalized interest
 
(4
)
 
(2
)
 
(7
)
 
(4
)
  Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Fixed charges
 
68

 
70

 
132

 
139

    Amortization of capitalized interest
 
1

 

 
2

 
1

       Adjusted earnings
 
$
125

 
$
154

 
$
210

 
$
271

Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense
 
$
40

 
$
41

 
$
79

 
$
84

  Amortization of debt costs
 
2

 
3

 
4

 
5

  Rent expense representative of interest
 
26

 
26

 
49

 
50

      Total fixed charges
 
$
68

 
$
70

 
$
132

 
$
139

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
1.85

 
2.21

 
1.59

 
1.95






Exhibit 31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
I, David Barger, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of JetBlue Airways Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:
August 6, 2013
By:
/s/ DAVID BARGER
 
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 






Exhibit 31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
I, Mark D. Powers, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of JetBlue Airways Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:
August 6, 2013
 
By:
/s/ MARK D. POWERS
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 










Exhibit 32
JetBlue Airways Corporation
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS
In connection with the Quarterly Report of JetBlue Airways Corporation on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2013 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2013 (the “Report”), the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, each hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of JetBlue Airways Corporation.
Date:
August 6, 2013
 
By:
/s/ DAVID BARGER
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 6, 2013
 
By:
/s/ MARK D. POWERS
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer