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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-K

Mark One
[ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2015
[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK
(State of Incorporation)
11-2989648
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
JFK International Airport,
Terminal 4, Room 262.089, Jamaica, NY 11430

(Address of principal executive offices)

(718) 917-8052
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Title of each class
-None-
Name of each Exchange on which registered
-None-
Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock,
(Title of Class)
$.0001 Par Value
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [  ] - - No [X]
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes [   ] - - No [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] - - No [  ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Yes [X] - - No [  ]
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [   ]
Non-accelerated filer [   ]
Accelerated filer [  ]
Smaller reporting company  [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934).  Yes [ ]   No [X]
  The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of December 31, 2015 is $ 6,703,843
The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2016 was 8,111,449,414

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1
Item 1. Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2. Properties
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 6. Selected Financial Information
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8. Financial Statement Supplementary Data
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting And Financial Disclosures
Item 9A Controls and Procedures
Item 9B Other Information - Required FD Disclosure of Nonpublic Material Information
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
PART IV
Item 15. Financial Statements and Other Exhibits

PART I

Item 1. Business.

Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (the "Company" or "Baltia" or "Baltia Air Lines"), a Part 121 (heavy jet operator) start-up United States airline with headquarters at JFK International Airport, New York, and base of operations on the Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan. The FAA Eastern Michigan FISDO has oversight of Baltia's Air Carrier Certification and operations. Upon completion of the Certification, Baltia will commence scheduled non-stop service from JFK Int'l Airport to Pulkovo II Int'l Airport of St. Petersburg. Baltia Air Lines, Inc. was organized in the State of New York on August 24, 1989.

In the last quarter of 2010, Baltia purchased a Boeing 747 aircraft from Kalitta Air. The Company plans to replace the Boeing 747 with a leased airplane in 2016 and plans to expand its fleet of airplanes. Baltia will carry airline liability insurance as required for a US airline by DOT regulation. Baltia carries will carry airline liability insurance as required for a US airline by DOT regulation.

Following the commencement of service on the JFK-St. Petersburg route, Baltia's objective is to develop its route network to Russia, Latvia, Ukraine, and Belarus.

Baltia intends to provide passenger and cargo service on its authorized routes.

There is currently no non-stop service from JFK to St. Petersburg. Connecting service is provided mainly by foreign carriers. Finnair, Lufthansa and SAS are the leading competitors in the US-Russia market. KLM, British Airways, Air France, Austrian Airlines, Ukraine Airlines and Swiss International also provide service. United Airlines code shares with Swiss International and Lufthansa flights into St. Petersburg. Delta code-shares between JFK and Moscow. Two Russian airlines, Aeroflot and Transaero, operate between JFK and Moscow. With the exception of the JFK-Moscow route, there exists no non-stop competitive air transportation service on the routes for which Baltia intends to apply.

A comparison of direct and connecting services with respect to passenger convenience and cargo transport efficiency is set forth below.

BALTIA - US flag, non-stop service:

With non-stop service, a passenger can fly from JFK to St. Petersburg in about 8 hours in a Boeing B747 wide body airplane. Cargo arrives containerized, palletized, and secure.

Foreign, connecting service:

With connecting service, it would take a passenger 10 to 18 hours to fly through Helsinki, Copenhagen, Moscow, or Frankfurt. In addition, passengers must change to narrow-body aircraft at a layover airport. Cargo is "broken up" and manually loaded onto narrow-body aircraft, or trucked from Helsinki.

Baltia intends to initiate service carrying passengers and cargo. Baltia has passenger service and ground service arrangements at JFK and at Pulkovo II Airport in St. Petersburg. As a US carrier flying into a foreign country, Baltia will be eligible to the same degree of priority that a foreign carrier receives when arriving in the US.

Baltia intends to start the JFK-St. Petersburg service with one round- trip flight per week, then increase the frequency to three round trips, and then to five round trips.

Baltia plans to build operating modules and apply them in developing new markets. Once established, Baltia plans to duplicate its JFK-St. Petersburg standards on flights on other transatlantic routes.

Concurrently with its Part 121 Air Carrier Certification ("Part 121") for scheduled service, Baltia is certifying for world-wide charter service, opening the opportunity to earn additional revenues from charters.

As of December 31, 2015, Baltia's staff of thirty-one includes professionals with airline experience.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Item 2. Properties.

The Company rents space and has headquarters at Terminal Four, JFK Airport, and rents space at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan, for its base of operations.  

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

During 2015, Baltia was sued for non-payment of rent which was withdrawn by stipulation without prejudice. Rent due is reported as an account payable.

During 2015, SEC Enforcement Division conducted a confidential investigation of Baltia. As of December 31, 2015 Baltia was subject to potential enforcement action. On March 15, 2016, the SEC officially closed the investigation as having no intent to recommend enforcement.

Item 4. Reserved

PART II.

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices, as quoted by the OTCBB, for our common stock for each quarter during our two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-ups, mark-downs or commissions, and may not represent actual transactions.

Fiscal Quarter Ended

High

Low

March 31, 2014

.04

.01

June 30,2014

.03

.02

September 30, 2014

.02

.01

December 31, 2014

.02

.01

March 31, 2015

.0109

.0099

June 30, 2015

.0047

.0035

September 30, 2015

.0048

.0038

December 31, 2015

.0015

.0012

The Company currently estimates that there are approximately 4,935 holders of record of its common stock. Given its continuing need to retain any earnings to fund its future operations and desired growth, the Company has not declared or paid, nor does it currently anticipate declaring or paying for the foreseeable future, any dividends on the Company's common stock.

Item 6. Selected Financial Information.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Statements in this discussion that include words such as "believe," "expect," "should," intend," "may," "anticipate," "likely," "contingent," "could," "may," or other future-oriented statements, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our business plans, strategies and objectives, and, in particular, statements referring to our expectations regarding our ability to continue as a going concern, generate increased market awareness of, and demand for, our service, realize profitability and positive cash flow, and timely obtain required financing. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from anticipated results. The forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and what we believe are reasonable assumptions given our knowledge of the markets; however, our actual performance, results and achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.

Our fiscal year ends on December 31. References to a fiscal year refer to the calendar year in which such fiscal year ends.

OVERVIEW  

The Company was organized in the State of New York on August 24, 1989. Its objective is to provide scheduled air transportation from the U.S. to Russia, and former Soviet Union countries.

Baltia has been in Phase III of the FAA Air Carrier Certification throughout year 2015 pending passage of the evacuation test, which remains pending at years end. Upon completion of the Air Carrier Certification, Baltia intends to commence scheduled non-stop service from its Base of Operations at Terminal 4, JFK Int'l Airport in New York to Pulkovo II Int'l Airport of St. Petersburg.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. During 2015 the Company lacked sufficient cash for payment of ongoing operating expenses, has incurred operating losses and experienced negative cash flows from operations since inception. The Company has funded its activities through December 31, 2015 almost exclusively from debt and equity financings. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company raised approximately $6.6 and $9.8 million, respectively, from private placements, funds needed to continue with the certification process, a process that must be completed before it can commence revenue service.

The Company's operational success may be dependent upon its timely procuring significant external debt and/or equity financing to fund its immediate and nearer-term operations, and subsequently realizing operating cash flows from ticket sales sufficient to sustain its longer-term operations and growth initiatives.

PLAN OF OPERATION

As indicated above, we continued to finance our operations through the issuance of our common stock during 2014 and 2015. Until revenue operations begin, our monthly expenditures for administrative and regulatory compliance can be controlled at about $120,000-$150,000. At the time flight service is inaugurated, the Company plans to employee approximately 30 management and 50 crew members and staff.

While the Company believes it will be successful in obtaining the necessary financing to fund its operations, there are no assurances that such additional funding will be achieved and that it will succeed in its future operations. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to fund operations to complete certification.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually re-evaluated based upon available information and experience. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. Areas in which significant judgment and estimates are used include, but are not limited to, valuation of long-lived assets and deferred income taxes.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets

We review the recoverability of our long- lived assets, including buildings, equipment and intangible assets, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on our ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected future pre-tax cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than the carrying value of such asset, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between estimated fair value and carrying value. Our primary measure of fair value is based on discounted cash flows. The measurement of impairment requires management to make estimates of these cash flows related to long-lived assets, as well as other fair value determinations

The Company periodically reviews the carrying value of property, plant, and equipment for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. The company determined that its Airplane was impaired, which resulted in impairment loss of $2,079,035. The impairment loss is recorded as a component of "Operating expenses" in the Income Statement for 2015.

We amortize the costs of other intangibles (excluding goodwill) over their estimated useful lives unless such lives are deemed indefinite. Amortizable intangible assets are tested for impairment based on undiscounted cash flows and, if impaired, written down to fair value based on either discounted cash flows or appraised values. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment, at least annually, and written down to fair value as required

Stock-Based Compensation Plans

The Company complies with FASB ASC Topic 718 Compensation - Stock Compensation, which establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity's equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. FASB ASC Topic 718 focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. FASB ASC Topic 718 requires an entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). No compensation costs are recognized for equity instruments for which employees do not render the requisite service. The grant-date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments will be estimated using option-pricing models adjusted for the unique characteristics of those instruments (unless observable market prices for the same or similar instruments are available). If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification.

Our primary type of share-based compensation consists of stock-based awards. We use the fair value method in accordance with ASC 718. We also may use stock options. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model in valuing options. No stock options were issued during the year ended December 31, 2015. All outstanding stock options were canceled in 2012. All warrants have expired.

Income taxes

Income taxes are recorded in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. The Company determines its deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, which are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided, when necessary, to reduce the deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The determination of the Company's provision for income taxes requires significant judgment, the use of estimates, and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. Significant judgment is required in assessing the timing and amounts of deductible and taxable items and the probability of sustaining uncertain tax positions. The benefits of uncertain tax positions are recorded in the Company's financial statements only after determining a more-likely-than-not probability that the uncertain tax positions will withstand challenge, if any, from tax authorities. When facts and circumstances change, the Company reassesses these probabilities and records any changes in the financial statements as appropriate.

In accordance with GAAP, The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740. When uncertain tax positions exist, the Company recognizes the tax benefit of tax positions to the extent that the benefit will more likely than not be realized. The determination as to whether the tax benefit will more likely than not be realized is based upon the technical merits of the tax position as well as consideration of the available facts and circumstances. The Company's management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months

Generally, the tax filings are no longer subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities for years before 2011.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We had no revenues during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, because (1) we did not fly aircraft in passenger, charter, or freight service, and (2) we could not sell tickets for those services.

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, general and administrative expenses were $3,398,094 and $13,820,392, respectively, a decrease of $10,422,298, or 75%. This decrease resulted from the general and administrative costs incurred in connection with aircraft maintenance.

FAA certification costs increased $1,083,546, or 77% for the year ended December 31, 2015 from $1,400,198 reported for the year ended December 31, 2014. This increase resulted from the additional costs incurred for FAA certification activities in connection the air certification process.

We reported net losses of $8,338,134 and $15,403,415 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, a decrease of $7,065,281 or 46%. This decrease is primarily attributable to the $10,422,298 decrease in general and administrative expenses, partially offset by increases in FAA certification costs of $1,083,546, increases in impairment charges of $2,079,15 increases in depreciation of $156,179 and increases in interest of $38,157.

Our future ability to achieve profitability in any given future fiscal period remains highly contingent upon our beginning flight operations. Our ability to realize revenue from flight operations in any given future fiscal period remains highly contingent upon our obtaining significant equity infusions and/or long-term debt financing sufficient to fund initial operations. Even if we were to be successful in procuring such funding, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in commencing revenue operations or, if commenced, that such operations would be profitable.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Since our inception, we have incurred substantial operating and net losses, as well as negative operating cash flows. As of December 31, 2015, we had cash of $0 a decrease of $185,613 from the cash balance of $185.613, reported at December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2015, our stockholders'deficit was $3,372,310, an increase of $1.594.537 from the stockholders'deficit balance of $1,777,773 reported at December 31, 2014.

Our operating activities utilized $7,303,540 in cash during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, a decrease of $1,837,405 from the $9,140,945 in cash utilized during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

Our financing activities provided $6,815,634 and $9,894,043 in cash during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

We had no significant planned capital expenditures, budgeted or otherwise, as of December 31, 2015, except continuous support in air carrier certification activities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements: We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements which have, or are reasonably likely to have, an effect on our financial condition, financial statements, revenues or expenses.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Item 8. Financial Statement Supplementary Data.

None. 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting And Financial Disclosures

Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Prior to conducting an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) for year 2015, Igor Dmitrowsky then President, CEO and Chief Financial Officer, died of natural causes on January 4, 2015. Based upon a subsequent evaluation, our current chief executive and financial officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were in need of modification, and, as of December 31, 2015, were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the company to provide only management's report in this annual report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There was no change in our internal controls or in other factors that could affect these controls during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. While existing controls may be adequate at present, upon the commencement of flight revenue service, we intend to implement controls appropriate for airline operations.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

The following table summarizes certain information with respect to the executive officers and directors of the board : 

Name   Age   Position    
Igor Dmitrowsky 61      President, CEO, CFO, Chairman of the Board (deceased January 4, 2016)
Russell Thal   82  Executive Vice President (elected President and Chairman, by Board on January 5, 2016)  
Barry Clare 57  Vice President Finance  
Walter Kaplinsky  78  Secretary, Director  
Andris Rukmanis 54  Vice President Europe, Director  
Vick Luis Bolanos  56 Director  

Our directors serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. Our officers are appointed to serve for one year until the meeting of the board of directors following the annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. There are no family relationships between any of our directors or officers.

A. Board of Directors:

Igor Dmitrowsky

Igor Dmitrowsky, chairman and president, chief executive officer and CFO, founded the Company in August 24, 1989. Managing daily operations of the Company had been his full-time occupation and executive profession throughout those years. The centralized control of the Company by a single person is being modified following his death. No organization to which Mr. Dmitrowsky had been associated is a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of Baltia Air Lines.

Walter Kaplinsky 

Walter Kaplinsky is a retired engineer and has been director and corporate secretary since 1993. No organization to which Mr. Kaplinsky has been associated is a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of Baltia Air Lines. No organization to which Mr. Kaplinsky has been associated is a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of Baltia Air Lines.

Andris Rukmanis

Andris Rukmanis, director and vice president Europe, is and has been for more than twenty years a full-time qualified licensed attorney in Latvia, specializing in business law, and has been a Director of the Company since 1990. No organization to which Mr. Rukmanis has been associated is a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of Baltia Air Lines.

Vick Luis Bolanos 

Vick Luis Bolanos, has served as director since 2009. He is, and has been, president and chairman of Eastern Construction & Electric, Inc. throughout those years. No organization to which Mr. Bolanos has been associated is a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of Baltia Air Lines.

B. Executive Officers In Addition to Mr. Dmitrowsky, Mr. Kaplinsky, and Mr. Rukmanis:

Russell Thal 

Russell Thal, executive vice president, joined the Company in year 2000, and has since been working for Baltia. No organization to which Mr. Thal has been associated is a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of Baltia Air Lines, Inc.

Barry Clare

Barry Clare, vice president of finance, joined the Company in 2006 and has been working with Baltia since 2006. No organization to which Mr. Clare has been associated is a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of Baltia Air Lines, Inc.

C. Nominations for Director:

No new nominations during 2015. Nominations subsequent to the death of Igor Dmitrowsky in 2016 are incorporated by reference to Company's Exhibit 1 of Form 8-K/A filed February 10, 2016.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Minimal weekly base salaries of $500 plus bonuses have been paid to executive officers commencing the second quarter of fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and throughout fiscal year 2015. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, no executive options were granted.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, no executive stock options were issued or exercised.

No shares were issued to executive officers in 2015.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Name & Principal
Position

(a)
Year
(b)
Salary
($)

(c)
Bonus
($)

(d)
Stock
awards*
($)

(e)
Option
awards*
($)

(f)
Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation
($)

(g)
Change in Pension
Value and
Non-qualified
deferred
compensation
($)

(h)
All Other
Compensation
($)
**
(i)
Total
($)

(j)
Igor Dmitrowsky
President, CEO
2015
2014
$ 44,534
19,600
$
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
102,000
$ 44,534
121,600
Barry Clare
Vice-President
2015
2014
$ 64,033
20,850
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 31,844
748,511
$ 95,877
769,361
Russell Thal
Vice-President
2015
2014
$ 45,867
52,600
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 46,000
55,200
$ 91,867
107,800
Walter Kaplinsky
Secretary
2015
2014
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 17,905
17,905
$ 11,968
15,800
Andris Rukmanis
VP, Europe
2015
2014
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0
$ 0
0

* These columns represent the grant date fair value of the awards as calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation.

** Mr. Dmitrowsky received salary and other compensation of $44,534 and $121,600 the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively for services provided to the Company.

** Mr. Clare was paid salary and other compensation of $95,877 and $769,361 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which represents amounts paid him in connection with the raise of new equity capital.

** Russell Thal earned salary and other compensation of $91,867 and $107,800 for services provided the Company during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

** Mr. Kaplinsky was paid additional compensation of $17,905 and $11,968 for services provided the Company during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

The Company has no current individual employment agreements with any of its executive officers or employees.

Future Compensation of Executive Officers

The board of directors approves salaries for the Company's executive officers as well as the Company's overall salary structure. For year one following commencement flight operations, the rate of compensation for the Company's executive officers is expected to be: president $420,000, executive vice president $230,000, vice president-finance $270,000.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

As of December 31, 2015, there were 7,555,755,534 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 outstanding. The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2015, the ownership of the Company's Common Stock by (i) each director and officers of the Company, (ii) all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group, and (iii) all other persons known to the Company to own more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock. Each person named in the table has or shares voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by such person.

Directors and Officers

Common Shares Beneficially Owned

Percent of Total Outstanding, % 

Igor Dmitrowsky
63-26 Saunders St., Suite 7-I
Rego Park, NY 11374

851,654,266  *

11.272 

Russell Thal
26 Ridge Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050

26,850,000 

0.355 

Barry Clare
4319 215th St.
Bayside, NY 11361

147,003,998  **

1.946 

Vick Luis Bolanos
633 Monroe St.
Riverside, NJ 08075

534,254,501 

7.071 

Walter Kaplinsky
2000 Quentin Rd.
Brooklyn, NY 11229

15,500,000

0.205 

Andris  Rukmanis
Kundzinsala, 8 Linija 9.
Riga, Latvia LV-1005

6,468,750

0.086 

Shares of all directors and executive officers as a group (6 persons)

1,581,731,515 

20.934%

Other 5% Owners

Common Shares Beneficially Owned

Percent of Total Outstanding, % 

John A. Drago
1911 Route 110,
Farmingdale, NY 11735

1,008,173,896

13.343 

* - an error in the summation of the previously issued stock was discovered and corrected in a Form 5 filing on April 30, 2015.
** - an share audit revealed error in the summation of the previously issued stock and this was corrected in a Form 5 filing on May 20, 2015.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

Mr. Vick Luis Bolanos was elected to the Baltia board of directors while he was, and remains, president and chairman of Eastern Construction & Electric, Inc. The transaction between Baltia and Eastern was made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to the lender; and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features. This transaction is discussed further in Note 7 to the Financial Statements infra.

The principal of $1.150 million remained outstanding during 2014 and accrued interest of $508,875 was outstanding as of December 31, 2015. By agreement of Parties, no interest was paid in 2014, and the rate of interest is 9% per annum. An amended, agreement was concluded and submitted in Company's 10-Q filing for 3rd quarter 2013, filed November 19, 2013, Exhibit 10.18 therein.

During the year related parties have continually invested material operating capital into the company at various times in exchange for shares discounted from closing market quotations due to liquidity and selling restrictions impacting the value of such transactions.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The Company paid its independent accountant $21,500 for services in providing an audit of the year ending December 31, 2015. The Company paid $12,000 for audit services for the year ending in December 31, 2014. All other Company accounting and tax preparations have been done in-house.


PART IV.

 

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statements. 

APPENDIX A - Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014  

Report of Independent Registered Accounting firm F-1
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 F-2
Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and
2014, and the period August 29, 1989 (inception) to December 31, 2015
F-3
Statement of Changes of Stockholders'Equity for the years ended
December 31, 2013 through 2015
F-4
Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014,
and the period August 9, 1989 (inception) to December 31, 2015
F-5
Notes to Financial Statements F-6 to F-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 


Scrudato & Co., PA
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Baltia Air Lines, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders'equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. at December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 10, the Company has incurred significant accumulated deficits, recurring operating losses and a negative working capital. This and other factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also discussed in Note 10. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ Scrudato & Co., PA

Califon, New Jersey
April 11, 2016

          7 Valley View Drive Califon, New Jersey 07830
Registered Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Firm

F-1


Baltia Air Lines, Inc.

BALANCE SHEETS

(A Development Stage Company)

 

December 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$ -

 

 

$ 185,613

 

Due From Former Employee

 

 

51,874

 

 

 

-

 

Due from the Estate of CEO/Founder

 

 

125,716

 

 

 

-

 

Shares of Common Stock to be Cancelled

 

 

1,488,536

 

 

 

-

 

Other current assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

24,908

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,666,126

 

 

 

210,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

39,628

 

 

 

2,316,036

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security deposit and other

 

 

1,390

 

 

 

318,683

 

Total assets

 

$ 1,707,144

 

 

$ 2,845,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$ 2,414,955

 

 

$ 1,951,465

 

Deposit - Common Stock Purchases

 

 

280,000

 

 

 

528,000

 

Note payable

 

 

559,783

 

 

 

385,523

 

Accrued Salaries

 

 

138,700

 

 

 

92,700

 

Accrued interest

 

 

536,016

 

 

 

515,325

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

3,929,454

 

 

 

3,473,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of discount

 

 

1,150,000

 

 

 

1,150,000

 

Total liabilities

 

 

5,079,454

 

 

 

4,623,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders'equity (deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, 66,500 issued and outstanding  

 

665

 

 

 

665

 

Common stock, $.0001 par value; 7,986,000,000 shares authorized, 7,555,715,234 and 5,497,415,771 issued and

   outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively  

 

755,570

 

 

 

549,741

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

114,753,511

 

 

 

108,215,743

 

Deficit accumulated during development stage

 

 

(118,882,056 )

 

 

(110,543,922 )

Total stockholders'equity (deficit)

 

 

(3,372,310 )

 

 

(1,777,773 )

Total liabilities and stockholders'equity (deficit)

 

$ 1,707,144

 

 

$ 2,845,240

 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 
F-1
 

 

Baltia Air Lines, Inc.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(A Development Stage Company)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inception to

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenue

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

3,398,094

 

 

 

13,820,392

 

 

 

103,903,898

 

FAA certification costs

 

 

2,483,744

 

 

 

1,400,198

 

 

 

7,845,133

 

Training

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

225,637

 

Depreciation

 

 

212,273

 

 

 

56,094

 

 

 

654,795

 

Other

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

568,245

 

Impairment charge

 

 

2,079,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,079,135

 

Interest

 

 

164,888

 

 

 

126,731

 

 

 

1,975,012

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,607,183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

8,338,134

 

 

 

15,403,415

 

 

 

118,859,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss before income taxes

 

 

(8,338,134 )

 

 

(15,403,415 )

 

 

(118,859,038 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit accumulated during development stage

 

$ (8,338,134 )

 

$ (15,403,415 )

 

$ (118,882,056 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per weighted share, basic and fully diluted  

$ (0.001 )

 

$ (0.004 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and fully diluted  

 

6,479,059,153

 

 

 

4,302,033,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

 

 
F-2
 

 

Baltia Air Lines, Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS'S EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

During

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Development

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Stage

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2012

 

 

66,500

 

 

 

665

 

 

 

2,466,538,050

 

 

 

246,654

 

 

 

88,172,179

 

 

 

(88,272,311 )

 

 

147,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issued and issuable for cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

701,621,438

 

 

 

70,162

 

 

 

4,062,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,132,514

 

Shares issued for services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

127,967,500

 

 

 

12,796

 

 

 

2,273,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,285,967

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,868,196 )

 

 

(6,868,196 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

 

 

66,500

 

 

 

665

 

 

 

3,296,126,988

 

 

$ 329,612

 

 

$ 94,507,702

 

 

$ (95,140,507 )

 

$ (302,528 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issued and issuable for cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,974,254,019

 

 

 

197,425

 

 

 

9,707,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,904,443

 

Shares issued for services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

232,534,764

 

 

 

23,254

 

 

 

4,060,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,084,127

 

Shares cancelled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,500,000 )

 

 

(550 )

 

 

(59,850 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

(60,400 )

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,403,415 )

 

 

(15,403,415 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

 

 

66,500

 

 

 

665

 

 

 

5,497,415,771

 

 

$ 549,741

 

 

$ 108,215,743

 

 

$ (110,543,922 )

 

$ (1,777,773 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issued and issuable for cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,075,755,030

 

 

 

207,575

 

 

 

6,433,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,641,374

 

Shares issued for services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,455,567 )

 

 

(1,746 )

 

 

103,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102,223

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,338,134 )

 

 

(8,338,134 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

 

66,500

 

 

 

665

 

 

 

7,555,715,234

 

 

$ 755,570

 

 

$ 114,753,511

 

 

$ (118,882,056 )

 

$ (3,372,310 )

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 
F-3
 

 

Baltia Air Lines, Inc.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(A Development Stage Company)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inception to

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit accumulated during development stage

 

$ (8,338,134 )

 

$ (15,403,415 )

 

$ (118,882,056 )

Adjustment to reconcile deficit accumulated during development stage to cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

212,273

 

 

 

56,094

 

 

 

654,795

 

Impairment charge

 

 

2,079,135

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,079,135

 

Amortization of loan discount

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

294,977

 

Expenses paid issuance of common stock and options

 

 

102,223

 

 

 

4,084,127

 

 

 

63,622,059

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,607,183

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due from Former Employee

 

 

(51,874 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(51,874 )

Due from the Estate of Founder

 

 

(125,716 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(125,716 )

Shares of Common Stock to be Cancelled

 

 

(1,488,536 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,488,536 )

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

24,908

 

 

 

(24,908 )

 

 

400,301

 

Deposit - Common Stock Purchases

 

 

(248,000 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

(248,000 )

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

530,181

 

 

 

2,147,157

 

 

 

7,104,677

 

Net cash used by operating activities

 

 

(7,303,540 )

 

 

(9,140,945 )

 

 

(45,033,055 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of equipment

 

 

(15,000 )

 

 

(577,644 )

 

 

(4,462,290 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

144,164

 

Security deposit

 

 

317,293

 

 

 

(1,390 )

 

 

(1,390 )

Net cash used by investing activities

 

 

302,293

 

 

 

(579,034 )

 

 

(4,319,516 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

6,641,374

 

 

 

9,844,043

 

 

 

47,533,792

 

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,753

 

Proceeds from notes payable

 

 

174,260

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

224,260

 

Loans from related parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,351,573

 

Repayment of related party loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(368,890 )

Principal payments on long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,109,183

 

Acquisition of treasury stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(500,100 )

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

6,815,634

 

 

 

9,894,043

 

 

 

49,352,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

(185,613 )

 

 

174,064

 

 

 

-

 

Cash, beginning of period

 

 

185,613

 

 

 

11,549

 

 

 

-

 

Cash, end of period

 

$ -

 

 

$ 185,613

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for interest

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying footnotes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 
F-4
 

 

BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

1. Nature of Operations

 

The Company was formed as a U.S. airline on August 24, 1989 in the State of New York. Our objective is to provide scheduled air transportation from the U.S. to Russia, the Baltic States and Ukraine. In 1991, the Department of Transportation (DOT) granted the Company routes to provide nonstop passenger, cargo and mail service from JFK to St. Petersburg and from JFK to Riga, with online service to Minsk, Kiev and Tbilisi as well as back up service to Moscow. We have two registered trademarks, "BALTIA" and "VOYAGER CLASS," and five trademarks subject to registration. Our activities to date have been devoted principally to raising capital, obtaining route authority and approval from the DOT and the FAA, training crews, and conducting market research to develop the Company's marketing strategy.

 

Regulatory Compliance

 

We intend to operate as a Part 121 carrier, a heavy jet operator. As such, following certification we will be required to maintain our air carrier standards as prescribed by DOT and FAA regulation and as specified in the FAA approved Company manuals. As part of its regulatory compliance, we will be required to submit periodic reports of our operations to the DOT.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The financial statements have been presented in a "development stage" format. Since inception, our primary activities have been raising of capital, obtaining financing and of obtaining route authority and approval from the DOT and the FAA. We have not commenced our principal revenue producing activities.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

For financial statement presentation purposes, we consider those short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash or cash equivalents. There are no cash equivalents at December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

FASB ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments ("ASC 825"), requires entities to disclose the fair value of financial instruments, both assets and liabilities recognized and not recognized on the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. FASB ASC 825 defines fair value of a financial instrument as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the carrying value of certain financial instruments (cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued expenses.) approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of the instruments or interest rates, which are comparable with current rates.

 

 
F-5
 

 

BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure ("ASC 820"), defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to the inputs to the valuation techniques. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or amount paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Valuation techniques that are consistent with the market, income or cost approach, as specified by FASB ASC 820, are used to measure fair value.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

 FASB ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs), or reflect the Company's own assumptions of market participant valuation (unobservable inputs). In accordance with FASB ASC 820, these two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets that are unadjusted and accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 - Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

  

FASB ASC 820 requires the use of observable market data if such data is available without undue cost and effort.

 

Measurement of Fair Value

 

The Company measures fair value as an exit price using the procedures described below for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value. When available, the Company uses unadjusted quoted market prices to measure fair value and classifies such items within Level 1. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use whenever possible current market-based or independently-sourced market parameters such as interest rates and currency rates. Items valued using internally generated models are classified according to the lowest level input or value driver that is significant to the valuation. Thus, an item may be classified in Level 3 even though there may be inputs that are readily observable. If quoted market prices are not available, the valuation model used generally depends on the specific asset or liability being valued. The determination of fair value considers various factors including interest rate yield curves and time value underlying the financial instruments.

 

 
F-6
 

 

BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the respective assets or the lease term. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally 5-15 years. Expenditures for renewals and betterments are capitalized. Expenditures for minor items, repairs, and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred. Gain or loss upon sale or retirement due to obsolescence is reflected in the operating results in the period the event takes place.

 

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company periodically evaluates its long-lived assets for potential impairment in accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, and records impairment losses on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'carrying amounts. There was no impairment charges during the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Stock-Based Compensation Plans

 

Stock-based awards are accounted for using the fair value method in accordance with ASC 718, Share-Based Payments. Our primary type of share-based compensation consists of stock options and stock-based awards. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model in valuing options. The inputs for the valuation analysis of the options include the market value of the Company's common stock, the estimated volatility of the Company's common stock, the exercise price of the warrants and the risk free interest rate.

 

Loss per Common Share

 

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 262, Earnings Per Share. Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per common share incorporates the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents on an average basis during the period. No adjustment was made to the weighted-average number of shares outstanding in the calculation of loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are recorded in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. The Company determines its deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, which are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided, when necessary, to reduce the deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

 

 
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BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740. When uncertain tax positions exist, the Company recognizes the tax benefit of tax positions to the extent that the benefit will more likely than not be realized. The determination as to whether the tax benefit will more likely than not be realized is based upon the technical merits of the tax position as well as consideration of the available facts and circumstances. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions.

 

Generally, tax fillings are no longer subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities for years before 2012. Any potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with U.S. federal, state, and local tax laws. The Company's management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

 

The Company's policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax provisions as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company has not accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

 

Upon the attainment of taxable income by the Company, management will assess the likelihood of realizing the tax benefit associated with the use of the carryforwards and will recognize a deferred tax asset at that time.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. This guidance requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition of the award. A reporting entity should apply existing guidance in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, as it relates to such awards. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company's financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. The guidance requires an entity to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable) and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. The guidance is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. We do not believe the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact the Company's financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU 20-14-16, Derivatives and Hedging - Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share Is More Akin to Debt or to Equity. The guidance requires an entity to determine the nature of the host contract by considering the economic characteristics and risks of the entire hybrid financial instrument, including the embedded derivative feature. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015 andinterim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption, including adoption in an interim period, is permitted The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company's financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-1, Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual - Simplifying Income Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. The guidance eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company's financial statements and related disclosures.

 

 
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BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

 

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC") did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements

 

3. Shares of Common Stock to be canceled

 

After the death of the CEO/Founder in January 2016, the Company discovered that he was holding approximately 45M in common stock certificates issued in 2015 and previous fiscal years but never distributed to various service providers. For the years these certificates were originally issued, the value of the services was expensed to Operating Expenses in the Income Statement. For 2015 the Company is recording a benefit of $1,488,536 to Operating Expenses in the Income Statement. In 2016, the Company will be canceling these certificates.

 

4. Property and Equipment

 

A summary of property and equipment is as follows:

 

 

 

Estimated Useful Life

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airplane

 

10- 15 years

 

$ -

 

 

$ 2,079,135

 

Office equipment and other

 

5 - 7 years

 

 

448,751

 

 

 

433,751

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

(409,123 )

 

 

(196,850 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 39,628

 

 

$ 2,316,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current depreciation

 

 

 

$ 212,273

 

 

$ 56,094

 

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Amortizable Intangible Assets

 

The Company follows ASC 360-10, "Property, Plant, and Equipment," which established a "primary asset" approach to determine the cash flow estimation period for a group of assets and liabilities that represents the unit of accounting for a long-lived asset to be held and used. Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. During the 2015 year the company determined that its airplane valued at $2,079,135 was fully impaired and recorded a charge to income for that amount.

 

 
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BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

5. Stockholders'Equity

 

Description of Securities

 

Common Stock

 

We are authorized to issue 7,986,000,000 shares of common Stock at $.0001 par value per share. As of December 31, 2015, a total of 7,555,715,234 shares of common Stock were issued and outstanding and held by approximately 4,500 shareholders. Holders of common Stock are entitled to receive dividends, when and if declared by the board of directors, subject to prior rights of holders of any Preferred Stock then outstanding and to share ratably in the net assets of the company upon liquidation. Holders of common Stock do not have preemptive or other rights to subscribe for additional shares. The Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting. Shares of common Stock have equal voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, and have no preference, exchange, or appraisal rights.

 

Preferred Stock

 

We are authorized to issue up to a maximum of two million shares of preferred stock. At December 31, 2015, 66,500 shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding. We can issue these shares upon the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors. Our preferred stock is not entitled to share in any dividends declared on the Common Stock and has no voting rights. Each share is convertible in to 3 shares of common. The liquidation preference is set by this conversion formula and results in a pro rata claim on the Company's assets based upon the underlying common shares issuable (199,500) upon conversion.

 

Recent Issuance of Unregistered Securities

 

2014:

 

Stock Issued for Cash

 

We issued 1,974,255,019 shares of our common stock in exchange for receiving a total of $9,904,443 in cash net of offering expenses. The shares were deemed to have been issued pursuant to an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Act, which exempts from registration transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.

   

2014

 

Stock Issued for Services

 

We issued 232,534,764 shares of our common stock in exchange for services. The shares were valued at $4,084,127 or approximately $0.018 per share, which reflected the weighted average market value at the time of issuance.

 

2015:

 

Stock Issued for Cash

 

We issued 2,075,755,030 shares of our common stock in exchange for receiving a total of $6,433,799 in cash net of offering expenses. The shares were deemed to have been issued pursuant to an exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Act, which exempts from registration transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.

 

Stock Issued for Services

 

We issued (net of cancellations) (17,455,567) shares of our common stock in exchange for services. The shares were valued at $102,223 or approximately $0.058 per share, which reflected the weighted average market value at the time of issuance.

 

 
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BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

6. Stock options and Warrants

 

Stock Options

 

No stock options were issued during the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Warrants

 

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, warrant activity was as follows:

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Remaining

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Average

 

 

Term

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Price

 

 

(In Years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2013

 

 

72,328,008

 

 

$ 0.05

 

 

 

0.80

 

Granted in 2014

 

 

327,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Canceled in 2014

 

 

47,233,675

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

 

25,421,833

 

 

$ 0.06

 

 

 

0.80

 

Granted in 2015

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Canceled in 2015

 

 

25,421,833

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 
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BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

7. Income Taxes

 

The Company has approximately $71.8 million in available net operating loss carryovers available to reduce future income taxes. These carryovers expire at various dates through the year 2034. The Company has adopted ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes which provides for the recognition of a deferred tax asset based upon the value the loss carry-forwards will have to reduce future income taxes and management's estimate of the probability of the realization of these tax benefits. We have determined it more likely than not that these timing differences will not materialize and have provided a valuation allowance against our entire net deferred tax asset of approximately $24.2 million.

 

Utilization of federal and state NOL and tax credit carry-forwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and similar state provisions. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of NOL and tax credit carry-forwards before full utilization.

 

8. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company leases office space for its administrative offices which expired on August 15, 2015. The Company also leases an airport terminal facility on a month to month basis. The payments are charged to rental expense as incurred. Rental payments for these two operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $533,000 and $438,000 and are included in general administrative expenses in the statement of operations.

 

The Company also leases office space, an airport terminal facility at Willow Run Airport, and other facilities under terms of an operating lease, which expire on August 31, 2016. The payments are charged to rental expense as incurred. Rental payments for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $151,000 and $23,000, respectively, and are included in general administrative expenses in the statement of operations. Future minimum payments are $20,800 for the years ended December 31, 2016.

 

The Company also leases office space for its administrative offices in St. Petersburg, Russia under the terms of an operating lease which expires on February 1, 2017. The payments are charged rental expense as incurred. Rental payments for the year ended 2015 and 2014 were approximately $18,000 and $15,000 respectively, and are included in general administrative expenses in the statement of operations. Future minimum payments are $18,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016.

 

 
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BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

9. Long-Term Debt-Related Party

 

On December 1, 2010, the Company entered into a loan arrangement with a company owned or controlled by one of our directors for a total amount of $1,150,000. The Company issued a note ("Note") bearing interest at 9% per annum, payable quarterly, with a maturity date of March 31, 2013. Under terms of the Note dated December 1, 2010, the Company was obligated to repay the $1,150,000 prior to the maturity date upon raising $4 million or from proceeds of operating revenue. In connection with the terms of the Note, the Company issued the lender 6.8 million shares of common stock and 3.4 million warrants. The Company recorded the relative fair value of the shares and warrants of $294,297 as additional paid-in capital and established a discount on the debt. The discount was amortized over 24 months at an effective rate of 14.98%. The note is secured by aircraft to a limit of $2.9 million.

 

On March 31, 2013, the repayment terms of the Note were modified, wherein the Company is obligated to repay the principal amount of $1,150,000 to the lender on or before the second anniversary of the date upon which the Company commences its revenue flight operations. The modification further provides that the Company will pay accrued interest to date on or before the first anniversary of the date upon which the Company commences its revenue flight operations. There were no other changes to the terms of the original note.

 

10. Development Stage Activities and Going Concern

 

The Company is currently in the development stage and has not as of yet generated any revenue from its planned operation to provide scheduled air transportation from the United States to Russia, the Baltic States, and the Ukraine.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared using the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.

 

Currently, the Company has a minimum cash balance available for the payment of ongoing operating expenses, which would allow it to cover its operational costs and allow it to continue as a going concern, and it has incurred operating losses and experienced negative cash flows from operations since inception. The Company has a deficit accumulated as of December 31, 2015 of approximately $118.8 million. The Company has funded its activities through December 31, 2015 almost exclusively from debt and equity financings. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company raised approximately $6.6 and $9.9 million, respectively, from private placements, funds needed to continue with the certification process, a process that must be completed before it can launch nonstop revenue service to Russia with its 747 aircraft. In addition to raising funds from private placements, the Company supplemented the financing of its ongoing operations through the issuance of common stock to pay operating expenses not paid with cash raised from the private placements. The continued operations of the Company over the long-term is dependent upon implementing airline service that will generate profits; until such time, however, it will continue to require substantial funds to continue with its aircraft and operational certification and carry out its business plan. In order to meet its ongoing operating cash requirements, management's plans include financing activities such as private placements of its common stock and the continued issuance of common stock for services rendered by vendors, consultants, and other professionals. Management has also considered the overall pipeline effect that enhances the initial cash position of a startup carrier. It is the industry practice for passengers to purchase tickets in advance of their flights while service vendors bill the carrier later. So that a new airline will not fly empty on day one, approximately 30 days prior to the expected inaugural date, the DOT authorizes sales of tickets and cargo. Such funds from advance sales, estimated at approximately $3 million for the company, accumulate in an escrow account, and are released upon the issuance of the air carrier certificate.

 

 
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BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.

OTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

10. Development Stage Activities and Going Concern (continued)

 

In the event we do not generate sufficient funds from revenues or financing through the issuance of our common stock or from debt financing, we may be unable to fully implement our business plan and pay our obligations as they become due, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition, and results of operations

 

While the Company believes it will be successful in obtaining the necessary financing to fund its operations, there are no assurances that such additional funding will be achieved and that it will succeed in its future operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence

 

11. Related Party

 

During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 the President and CEO received salary of $44,534 and $121,600, respectively. A second officer, vice president - finance, was paid salary and additional compensation of $95,877 and $427,350 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which represents amounts paid him for negotiating services in connection with the raise of new equity capital. A third officer, vice president, was paid salary and additional compensation of $91,867 and $107,800 for services provided the Company during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. A fourth officer, corporate secretary, was additional compensation of $17,905 and $11,968 for services provided the Company during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

During the year related parties have continually invested material operating capital into the company at various times in exchange for shares discounted from closing market quotations due to liquidity and selling restrictions impacting the value of such transactions.

 

12. Subsequent events

 

On February 22, 2016 the Company, and St. George Investments, LLC, a Utah limited liability company ("Lender"), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement for the sale of (i) an unsecured promissory note (the "Note") in the principal amount of $655,000 and  (ii) a warrant (the "Warrant") exercisable for five years for 125,961,538 shares of common stock of the Company. The Company received net proceeds from the issuance of the Note in the amount of $500,000. The Note is due on August 22, 2016.

 

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

3. CORPORATE CERTIFICATES AND BYLAWS

EXHIBITS

3.1.1 Certificate of Incorporation (as amended) of Baltia Air Lines, Inc.   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to Baltia Air Lines Inc.'s reported on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed April 16, 2013

3.1.2 Certificate of Incorporation amendment of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (as amended and filed on June 24, 2011)   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to Baltia Air Lines Inc.'s reported on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed April 16, 2013

3.1.3 Certificate of Incorporation amendment of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (as amended and filed on May 24, 2012)   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.3 to Baltia Air Lines Inc.'s reported on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed April 16, 2013

3.1.4 Certificate of Incorporation amendment of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (as amended and filed on December 27, 2012).   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.4 to Baltia Air Lines Inc.'s reported on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed April 16, 2013

3.1.5 Certificate of Incorporation amendment of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (as amended and filed on July 29, 2013). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.5 as reported on Baltia Air Lines's Form Q-10 filed 21 August 2013.

3.1.6 Certificate of Incorporation amendment of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (as amended and filed on February 12, 2014). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.6 as reported on Baltia Air Lines's Form 10-K filed April 15 2014.

3.1.7 Certificate of Incorporation amendment of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (as amended and filed on June 18, 2014).Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.7 as reported on Baltia Air Lines's Form 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2014, filed August 19, 2014.

3.1.8 Certificate of Incorporation amendment of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (as amended and filed on July 20, 2014).Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.8 as reported on Baltia Air Lines's Form 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2014, filed August 19, 2014.

3.1.9 Certificate of Incorporation amendment of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (as amended and filed on May 11, 2015). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 reported on Baltia Air Lines's Form 8-K, filed May 20, 2015.

3.1.10 Certificate of Incorporation amendment of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (as amended and filed on September 14, 2015).Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 as reported on Baltia Air Lines's Form 8-K filed October 27, 2015.

3.2 Bylaws of Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (amended and ratified November 7, 2011)   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.2 to Baltia Air Lines Inc.'s reported on Form 10-K, 21 Dec 2011 from the year ended December 31, 2010.

10. MATERIAL CONTRACTS

10.1.- Fuel Agreement, World Fuel Services Inc., initial term September 1, 2013 to September 1, 2016, automatic renewal for one year extensions unless terminated. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Company's 10-K for period ending December 31, 2014, filed April 15, 2015.

10.2 - Amendment II - Aircraft Engine Lease Agreement, Logistic Air Inc., executed May 15, 2014, effective through February 1, 2015. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Company's Form 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2014, filed August 19, 2014. Expired - Extension Pending

10.4 - Ground Handling Agreement at Pulkovo Airport between ZAO Cargo Terminal Pulkovo and Baltia Air Lines, Inc. effective June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2016. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Company's Form 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2014, filed August 19, 2014.

10.5 - Aircraft and/or Engine Maintenance Services Agreement between Kalitta Air, LLC and Baltia Air Lines, Inc., and Letter Agreement to Extend Aircraft Maintenance Service Agreement between Kalitta Air and Baltia Air Lines, Inc. effective December 24, 2015 until December 24, 2017 with 1-year extension with 60-day notice.

10.10 - Certificate of Insurance, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey insured, Airport Premises, effective December 24, 2015 to December 24, 2016.

10.12 - John F. Kennedy Airport - Terminal 4, Lease Agreement between JFK International Air Terminal, LLC and Baltia Air Lines, dated November 17, 2008, effective until terminated by either party. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Baltia Air Lines Inc.'s report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

10.12.1 - Certificate of Insurance, JFK International Air Terminal LLC insured, Terminal 4 Leased space to Baltia Air Lines, Inc., effective December 24, 2015 to December 24, 2016.

10.14 - Willow Run Airport facility lease between Wayne County Airport Authority and Baltia Air Lines, effective from August 19, 2015 until August 18, 2016.  

10.14.2 - Certificate of Insurance, Wayne County Airport Authority insured, Detroit Metro Airport Premises, effective December 24, 2015 to December 24, 2016.

10.14.3 - Certificate of Insurance, Wayne County Airport Authority insured, LC Smith Airport Premises, effective September 15, 2015 to September 15, 2016. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14.3 to Company's 10-Q for period ending September 30, 2015, filed November 17, 2015.

10.15 - Pulkovo Airport facility SubLease Agreement between LLC Northern Capital Gateway and Baltia Air Lines, effective from March 1, 2013, auto renewed unless objected to by Sublessor. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to Company's 10-Q for period ending March 30, 2014, filed May 20, 2014

10.16 - Contract affirmed by Board resolution affirming Agreements between the Company and its officers agreeing not to sell the shares issued to them until the Company receives FAA Certification and commence its revenue flights. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to Baltia Air Lines Inc.'s report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

10.17 - Purchase of Cessna Citation 500 aircraft N606KR. Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed May 21, 2013. (NOTE: Aircraft currently not being operated.)

10.18 - Loan Agreement (amended) dated October 14, 2013 between Baltia Air Lines, Inc. and Eastern Construction & Electric, Inc. for purchase of Boeing 747 aircraft.   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to Company's 10-Q for 3rd quarter 2013 filed November 19, 2013.

10.22 - Loan Agreement - Legal services rendered by International Business Law Firm PC to Baltia Air Lines, executed June 30, 2014. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to Company's 10-K for 2013 filed April 15, 2014.

10.24 - Cargo Handling at JFK - Cargo Airport Services USA and Baltia, valid to 1 January 2017 and continued annually until one party serves the other party with written notice not to renew. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to Company's 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2014, filed November 19, 2014.

10.25 - Security Service at JFK - FJC Security Services, Inc., valid to 9/18/15 with automatic annual renewal unless one party serves the other party with written notice not to renew. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to Company's 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2014, filed November 19, 2014.

10.26- Ground Handling at JFK - Swissport Agreement, Standard IATA Agreement of 1998 Ramp and Passenger Handling valid to May 16, 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to Company's 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2014, filed November 19, 2014.

10.27- Maintenance Services Agreement, Standard IATA Agreement of 1998 with F&E Maintenance valid to May 16, 2017. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to Company's 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2014, filed November 19, 2014.

10.28 - Jeppessen Sanderson, Inc. Services Agreement dated February 3, 2014 effective to February 3, 2019, automatic extension for one-year additional terms unless terminated as provided. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to Company's 10-K for period ending December 31, 2014, filed April 15, 2015.

10.29 - 121 Inflight Catering, Inc., Services Agreement dated October 7, 2014 effective to October 7, 2015. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to Company's 10-K for period ending December 31, 2014, filed April 15, 2015. (renewal pending flight operations)

10.30 - Workers Compensation and Liability Insurance - NY - State Insurance fund. 4-6-2015 through 4-6-2016. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to Company's 10-Q for period ending March 31, 2015, filed May 14, 2015 (cancelled)

10.31 - Workers Compensation and Liability Insurance - Michigan - Travellers - 4-6-2015 through 4-6-2016. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Company's 10-Q for period ending March 31, 2015, filed May 14, 2015

10.32 - Employment contracts - senior management, executed but not in effect pending FAA certification or commencement of revenue flight operations. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Company's 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2015, filed August 18, 2015.

10.33 - Claim of Lien and transmittal correspondence - Kalitta Maintenance, May 20, 2015. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Company's 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2015, filed August 18, 2015.

CERTIFICATIONS

31.1 Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302, provided herewith.

32.1 Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S. C. Section 1350, provided herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Baltia Air Lines, Inc.

Date: April 14, 2016

/s/ Russell Thal
By: Russell Thal, President and Chairman

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE

TITLE

DATE

/s/ Russell Thal
Russell Thal

Chairman and President
(Principal Executive Officer)

April 14, 2016

/s/ Frank Acquavella
Frank Acquavella 

VP- Operations,
Director

April 14, 2016

/s/ Walter Kaplinsky
Walter Kaplinsky 

Secretary,
Director

April 14, 2016

/s/ Barry Clare
Barry Clare

Executive VP,
Director

April 14, 2016

/s/ Vick Luis Bolanos
Vick Luis Bolanos 

Director

April 14, 2016

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

BALTIA AIR LINES INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION
1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Russell Thal, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Baltia Air Lines, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a- 15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 14, 2016

/s/ Russell Thal
Chairman and President
Russell Thal
(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Anthony D. Koulouris
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Anthony D. Koulouris
(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

BALTIA AIR LINES, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION
1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report for Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report),

I, Russell Thal, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Baltia Air Lines, Inc. and will be retained by Baltia Air Lines, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Date: April 14, 2016

/s/ Russell Thal
Chairman and President April 14, 2016
Russell Thal
(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Anthony D. Koulouris
Interim Chief Financial Officer April 14, 2016
Anthony D. Koulouris
(Principal Accounting Officer)