In addition, with respect to tenant leases, under current
bankruptcy law, in the event of a bankruptcy of such tenant, the
tenant can generally assume or reject a lease within a certain
number of days of filing its bankruptcy petition. If a tenant
rejects the lease, our damages as a landlord, subject to
availability of funds from the bankruptcy estate, are generally
limited to the greater of (1) one year's rent and (2) the rent for
15% of the remaining term of the lease, not to exceed three years.
Any such event could have a material adverse effect on our business
and results of operations.
The lack of accurate and reliable industry data can result in
unfavorable strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and macro
pricing decisions.
We use industry and airport-specific general aviation traffic data
published by the FAA, as well as data from private sources, to
identify trends in the aircraft hangar industry. We also use this
data as an input to decision-making, including in strategic
planning and pricing matters. Both the public and private data,
however, has several limitations and challenges. As a result, the
use of such data may result in decisions in strategic planning or
pricing that are incorrect or inefficient, which could have a
material adverse effect on our business and results of
operation.
We are subject to extensive governmental regulations that could
require significant expenditures. Regulators, such as the TSA, have
and may again consider regulations that could impair the relative
convenience of general aviation and adversely affect demand for our
services.
We are subject to extensive regulatory requirements and compliance
with those requirements could result in significant costs. For
example, the FAA, from time to time, issues directives and other
regulations relating to the management, maintenance, and operation
of airport facilities. Compliance with those requirements may cause
us to incur significant expenditures.
In addition, the proposal and enactment of additional laws and
regulations, including by the TSA, as well as any failure to comply
with such laws and regulations, could significantly increase the
cost of our operations and reduce overall revenue. Moreover,
certain new regulations, if implemented, could decrease the
convenience and attractiveness of general aviation travel relative
to commercial air travel and may adversely impact demand for our
services.
Compliance or failure to comply with the ADA and other regulations
could result in substantial costs.
Under the ADA, places of public accommodation must meet certain
federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons.
Noncompliance with these requirements could result in additional
costs to attain compliance, the imposition of fines by the federal
government or the award of damages or attorney’s fees to private
litigants. If we are required to make unanticipated expenditures to
comply with the ADA or other regulations, including removing access
barriers, then our business and results of operations may be
adversely affected.
Potential limitation of tax-exemption of interest on private
activity bonds could impact the debt funding of Sky for future
projects or significantly increase our cost.
From time to time, the President of the United States, the United
States Congress and/or state legislatures have proposed and could
propose in the future, legislation that, if enacted, could cause
interest on PABs to be subject, directly or indirectly, to federal
income taxation or to be subject to state income taxation.
Clarifications of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”),
as amended, or court decisions may also cause interest on PABs to
be subject, directly or indirectly, to federal income taxation or
to be subject to state income taxation. The introduction or
enactment of any such legislative proposals or any clarification of
the Code or court decisions may also affect the market price for,
or marketability of, PABs. We expect to issue PABs in the future to
partially fund our expansion of hangar campuses at new airport
sites. Lack of access to PABs due to change in law or market access
would have an increase in the cost of our debt and our future
financial results.
We have been and may in the future be adversely impacted by
emergency regulations adopted in response to significant events,
such as natural disasters or public health crises, which could
adversely impact our operations.
In response to significant events, local, state and federal
governments have and may in the future adopt regulations that could
impact our operations. For example, as noted above, in response to
the COVID-19, certain localities adopted restrictions on the use of
certain of our services facilities and limited our ability to
complete development projects. Similar restrictions could be
imposed in the future in response to significant events and these
restrictions could adversely impact our business and results of
operations.