Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

REVENUES

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REVENUES
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]  
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Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenues primarily from aviation services. A majority of the Company’s revenues are generated through two types of contracts: helicopter services and fixed wing services. Revenues are recognized when control of the identified distinct goods or services has been transferred to the customer, the transaction price is determined and allocated to the satisfied performance obligations and the Company has determined that collection has occurred or is probable of occurring.
The Company determines revenue recognition by applying the following steps:
1.Identify the contract with a customer;
2.Identify the performance obligations in the contract;
3.Determine the transaction price;
4.Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and
5.Recognize revenues as the performance obligations are satisfied.
Helicopter services — The Company’s principal customers — international, independent and major integrated energy companies and government agencies— charter its helicopters primarily to transport personnel to, from and between onshore bases and offshore production platforms, drilling rigs and other installations. Revenue from helicopter services is recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied over time based on contractual rates as the related services are performed. A performance obligation arises under contracts with customers to render services. Operating revenue is derived mainly from fixed-term contracts with the Company’s customers. A small portion of the Company’s oil and gas customer revenue is derived from providing services on an “ad-hoc” basis. The Company’s fixed-term contracts typically have original terms of one year to five years (subject to provisions permitting early termination by its customers). The Company accounts for services rendered separately if they are distinct and the service is separately identifiable from other items provided to a customer and if a customer can benefit from the services rendered on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer.
A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Within this contract type for helicopter services, the Company determined that each contract has a single distinct performance obligation. These contracts include a fixed monthly rate for a particular model of aircraft plus an incremental charge based on flight hours flown, which represents the variable component of a typical contract with a customer. Rates for these services vary depending on the type of services provided and can be based on a per flight hour, per day, or per month basis. The variable component of a contract is not effective until a customer-initiated flight order is received, and the actual hours flown are determined; variable consideration is recognized when the services are rendered pursuant to the variable allocation exception.
Revenue is recognized as performance obligations are satisfied over time, by measuring progress towards satisfying the contracted services in a manner that best depicts the transfer of services to the customer, which is generally represented by a period of 30 days or less. The Company typically invoices customers on a monthly basis and the term between invoicing and when the payment is due is typically between 30 and 60 days.
Cost reimbursements from customers are recorded as reimbursable revenue with the related reimbursed costs recorded as reimbursable expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Fixed wing services — Airnorth provides fixed wing transportation services through regular passenger transport (scheduled airline service with individual ticket sales) and charter services. A performance obligation arises under contracts with customers to render services. Within fixed wing services, the Company determined that each contract has a single distinct performance obligation. Revenue is recognized over time at the earlier of the period in which the service is provided or the period in which the right to travel expires, which is determined by the terms and conditions of the ticket. Ticket sales are recorded within deferred revenue in accordance with the above policy. Both chartered and scheduled airline service revenue is recognized net of passenger taxes and discounts.
The following table shows the total revenues (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2021		 Five Months Ended
March 31, 2020		 Seven Months Ended
October 31, 2019		 Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2019
Successor Predecessor
Revenues from contracts with customers $ 1,139,638  470,167  737,679  1,323,971 
Total other revenues 38,424  15,596  19,544  45,691 
Total revenues(1)
$ 1,178,062  $ 485,763  $ 757,223  $ 1,369,662 

(1) Revenues from affiliates included in the table above were as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2021		 Five Months Ended
March 31, 2020		 Seven Months Ended
October 31, 2019		 Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2019
Successor Predecessor
Revenues from contracts with customers $ 12,108  $ 8,413  $ 12,015  $ 23,099 
Total other revenues 30,339  14,910  18,599  25,279 
Total revenues $ 42,447  $ 23,323  $ 30,614  $ 48,378 
Revenues by Service Line. The table below sets forth the operating revenues earned by service line for the applicable periods (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
March 31, 2021		 Five Months Ended
March 31, 2020		 Seven Months Ended
October 31, 2019		 Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2019
Successor Predecessor
Oil and gas:
Europe Caspian $ 391,921  $ 177,085  $ 266,477  $ 438,102 
Americas 328,489  97,670  137,781  216,427 
Africa 93,285  61,318  96,615  144,139 
Asia Pacific 11,831  5,117  22,459  100,309 
Total oil and gas 825,526  341,190  523,332  898,977 
UK SAR Services 225,328  90,574  128,436  232,722 
Fixed Wing Services 73,751  35,579  70,755  174,374 
Other 14,419  382  396  1,834 
$ 1,139,024  $ 467,725  $ 722,919  $ 1,307,907 
Contract Assets, Liabilities and Receivables
The Company generally satisfies performance of contract obligations by providing helicopter and fixed wing services to its customers in exchange for consideration. The timing of performance may differ from the timing of the customer’s payment, which results in the recognition of a contract asset or a contract liability. A contract asset exists when the Company has a contract with a customer for which revenue has been recognized (i.e., services have been performed), but customer payment is contingent on a future event (i.e., satisfaction of additional performance obligations). These contract assets are transferred to receivables when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. Contract liabilities relate to deferred revenues in which advance consideration is received from customers for contracts where revenues are recognized based on future performance of services.
As of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 (Successor), receivables related to services performed under contracts with customers were $167.3 million and $148.3 million, respectively. During the fiscal year March 31, 2021 (Successor), the Company recognized $3.5 million of revenues from outstanding contract liabilities. Contract liabilities related to services performed under contracts with customers were $13.3 million and $4.9 million as of March 31, 2021 (Successor) and March 31, 2020 (Successor), respectively. During the five months ended March 31, 2020 (Successor), the Company recognized $4.9 million of revenue from outstanding contract liabilities. During the seven months ended October 31, 2019 (Predecessor) and fiscal year 2019 (Predecessor), the Company recognized $8.5 million and $12.4 million of revenue from outstanding contract liabilities, respectively. Contract liabilities are generated by fixed wing services where customers pay for tickets in advance of receiving the Company’s services and advanced payments from helicopter services customers. There were no contract assets as of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 (Successor).
Remaining Performance Obligations
Remaining performance obligations represent firm contracts for which work has not been performed and future revenue recognition is expected. The table below discloses (1) the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of the end of the reporting period and (2) the expected timing to recognize these revenues (in thousands):
  Remaining Performance Obligations (Successor)
Fiscal Year Ending March 31, Total
  2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 and thereafter
Helicopter contracts
 $ 376,531  $ 225,667  $ 185,990  $ 159,086  130,296  $ 1,077,570 
Fixed wing contracts
 555  —  —  —  —  555 
Total remaining performance obligation revenues $ 377,086  $ 225,667  $ 185,990  $ 159,086  130,296  $ 1,078,125 
Although substantially all of the Company’s revenues are derived under contract, due to the nature of the business, the Company does not have significant remaining performance obligations as its contracts typically include unilateral termination clauses that allow its customers to terminate existing contracts with a notice period of 30 to 365 days. The table above includes performance obligations up to the point where the parties can cancel existing contracts. Any applicable cancellation penalties have been excluded. As such, the Company’s actual remaining performance obligation revenues are expected to be greater than what is reflected in the table above. In addition, the remaining performance obligation disclosure does not include expected consideration related to performance obligations of a variable nature (i.e., flight services) as they cannot be reasonably and reliably estimated.