Republic Airways Faces Some Turbulence on Flight Disruptions

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By Chris Lange Updated Published
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Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) is under the gun of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The organization has boosted the required flight experience for first officers by a multiple of six to a total of 1,500 hours. The FAA also set new limits on duty times, according to Republic Airways.

However this is exacerbating an already-unstable situation within the company. Existing workers have not been able to reach a new labor contract at competitive rates. This has the makings of something potentially catastrophic for Republic Airways.

Separately, Republic Airways said it expects to report second-quarter net income of $4 million to $5 million, or earnings per share (EPS) of $0.08 to $0.10. There are consensus analyst estimates from Thomson Reuters that call for $0.28 in EPS on $349.93 million in revenue in the second quarter.

In terms of the full year, consensus estimates call for $1.12 in EPS on $1.42 billion in revenue. Considering this recent development these could drastically change as the near-term guidance will most likely provoke a change in estimates as well.

Shares of Republic Airways closed Monday down 55.7% at $3.77 on a 52-week trading range of $3.56 to $15.36. The stock has a consensus analyst price target of $14.75. However the company has gotten some of it back in the after-hours trading session, shares were up about 1.3% at $3.82 after the close.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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