Apex AeroVentures Global Aviation Business Plan — Appendix C: Glossary & Methodology

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Glossary & Methodology

Term

Definition

EBITDA

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation

AOC

Air Operator Certificate — SACAA authority to operate commercially

Part 135 / 121

Commercial charter / scheduled operating regulations

Part 145 / AMO

Approved Maintenance Organisation for airworthiness

MRO

Maintenance, repair and overhaul

SMS

Safety Management System

SACAA

South African Civil Aviation Authority

DSCR / DSRA

Debt-service cover ratio / debt-service reserve account

Utilisation

Revenue-earning flight hours per aircraft per year

MOIC / IRR

Multiple on invested capital / internal rate of return

Assessed loss

Tax loss carried forward to offset future taxable income

Methodology and basis of preparation

This plan was prepared from the sponsor brief with headline revenue and EBITDA preserved exactly. All statements below EBITDA were independently modelled: component depreciation from the capex register (aircraft 16-year, hangar 20-year, ground support 7-year, IT 5-year, academy 15-year, heavy maintenance 6-year); interest on aircraft-finance debt at 12.75%; 27% corporate tax with assessed-loss carry-forward; and working capital at 8% of revenue. The R420 million raise is structured as R170 million of aircraft-finance debt and R250 million of equity, with fleet growth funded principally by additional aircraft debt and modest follow-on equity. The income statement, balance sheet and cash flow are integrated so the balance sheet ties to zero in every year, enforced by an automated assertion (maximum difference: 0.0). Returns, scenarios and sensitivities were computed independently. Aviation-market statistics are directional estimates from public industry sources current to mid-2026 and should be re-verified in due diligence. This document is not an offer of securities.

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