Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company purchased products and services from its Dart joint venture totaling $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company purchased products and services from Dart totaling $0.4 million and $1.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The Company also had a note receivable from Dart, which had a balance of $2.3 million as of December 31, 2018. The note was paid in full during the first quarter of 2019. Purchases from Dart are included in operating expenses on the consolidated statements of income, and the note receivable was included in equity investments and advances on the consolidated balance sheets.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company in conjunction with its 50% joint venture partner entered into an agreement to sell Dart. The transaction closed on April 1, 2019, for gross proceeds of $38.0 million, including payment of the note receivable in March 2019, and net gains of $10.9 million.
During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company incurred fees of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for simulator services from its Era Training Center, LLC (“ETC”) joint venture, and during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company provided helicopter, management and other services to ETC of approximately $0.1 million. Revenues from ETC were recorded in operating revenues, and expenses incurred were recorded in operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations. ETC was dissolved in the third quarter of 2018.