Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND EQUITY INVESTMENTS AND ADVANCES (Tables)

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND EQUITY INVESTMENTS AND ADVANCES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Equity investments and advances as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Ownership
 
2017
 
2016
Dart
 
50%
 
$
26,128

 
$
24,782

Era Training Center
 
50%
 
3,928

 
4,484

 
 
 
 
$
30,056

 
$
29,266

Summarized financial information for the Company’s equity investments and advances in Dart as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
Current assets
 
$
29,336

 
$
28,442

 
 
Non-current assets
 
29,899

 
29,475

 
 
Current liabilities
 
6,671

 
6,737

 
 
Non-current liabilities
 
6,096

 
8,315

 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Operating revenues
 
$
42,891

 
$
40,930

 
$
33,190

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating and administrative
 
35,983

 
32,878

 
32,869

Depreciation and amortization
 
1,603

 
3,161

 
4,224

Total costs and expenses
 
37,586

 
36,039

 
37,093

Operating income
 
$
5,305

 
$
4,891

 
$
(3,903
)
Net income
 
$
3,603

 
$
2,657

 
$
(3,150
)
Summarized financial information for the Company’s equity investments and advances in all other investees as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
Current assets
 
$
257

 
$
535

 
 
Non-current assets
 
4,138

 
4,641

 
 
Current liabilities
 
654

 
653

 
 
Non-current liabilities
 
3,298

 
3,652

 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Operating revenues
 
$
581

 
$
694

 
$
622

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating and administrative
 
367

 
338

 
685

Depreciation and amortization
 
503

 
519

 
740

Total costs and expenses
 
870

 
857

 
1,425

Operating income
 
$
(289
)
 
$
(163
)
 
$
(803
)
Net income (loss)
 
$
(527
)
 
$
(409
)
 
$
(1,064
)