
Financial Highlights:
- Net income of $10.7 million compared to $18.4 million for Q3 2024.
- Net income from continuing operations of $10.7 million compared to $19.8 million for Q3 2024 primarily due to a change in unrealized foreign exchange losses of $12.8 million.
- Adjusted Earnings available to Common Shareholders of $15.4 million compared to $11.7 million for Q3 2024, primarily due to lower net interest expense.
- Adjusted Earnings available to Common Shareholders of $0.60 per Common Share, basic, compared to $0.43 for Q3 2024.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $51.6 million compared to $53.6 million for Q3 2024.
- Free Cash Flow of $33.2 million compared to $32.4 million for Q3 2024.
- Leverage Ratio of 1.5 compared to 1.4 at December 31, 2024, due to additional cash held at December 31, 2024 as a result of a $58.9 million prepayment of revenue relating to January 2025.
HALIFAX, NS, Nov. 6, 2025 /CNW/ – Chorus Aviation Inc. (‘Chorus’) (TSX: CHR) today announced its third quarter 2025 financial results.
“Chorus’ third quarter results reflect solid financial performance, a clear focus on delivering shareholder value and continued execution on our strategic priorities,” said Colin Copp, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chorus. “We delivered strong earnings and cashflows this quarter with Jazz generating stable and predictable earnings, and Voyageur accelerating its shift to higher operating margin areas of defence, parts sales and specialty MRO. Our strategic emphasis on these areas reflects an expedited move away from geo-politically sensitive specialty flying.”
“Continuing with our focus on delivering value to our shareholders, we recently announced a substantial issuer bid to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our Common Shares, redeemed our Series B Debentures and executed agreements to sell nine Dash 8-400 aircraft that are due to exit Jazz’s capacity purchase agreement for US $62.0 million,” noted Mr. Copp. “This is in addition to initiating a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per Common Share and buying back $35.2 million in Common Shares purchased since the start of this year.”
“This quarter, we were pleased to welcome the Elisen team to Chorus, an acquisition that enables us to better pursue adjacencies in specialized engineering and defence contracting,” said Mr. Copp.
Third Quarter Summary
In the third quarter of 2025, Chorus reported Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of $51.6 million, a decrease of $2.0 million compared to the third quarter of 2024 primarily due to:
- a decrease in aircraft leasing revenue under the CPA of $2.5 million primarily due to a change in lease rates on certain aircraft partially offset by a higher US dollar exchange rate;
- a decrease in Voyageur’s parts sales, contract flying and MRO activity; and
- a decrease in capitalization of major maintenance overhauls on owned aircraft of $0.4 million; partially offset by
- a decrease in general administrative expenses primarily attributable to lower overhead costs.
Adjusted Net Income from continuing operations was $15.4 million for the quarter, an increase of $3.7 million compared to the third quarter of 2024 primarily due to:
- a decrease in net interest costs of $5.7 million primarily related to the repayment of the Series A Debentures at maturity, the partial repurchase of the Series B Debentures and Series C Debentures in the first quarter of 2025 and the absence of any draw in the current quarter under the Operating Credit Facility; and
- a positive change in foreign exchange of $1.4 million; partially offset by
- a $2.0 million decrease in Adjusted EBITDA as previously described; and
- an increase of $1.3 million in income tax expense.
Net income from continuing operations was $10.7 million, a decrease of $9.1 million compared to the third quarter of 2024 primarily due to:
- a negative change in net unrealized foreign exchange of $12.8 million; partially offset by
- the previously noted increase in Adjusted Net Income of $3.7 million.
Year-to-Date Summary
Chorus reported Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of $159.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, an increase of $1.7 million compared to the same prior year period primarily due to:
- an increase in Voyageur’s parts sales, contract flying and MRO activity;
- a decrease in stock-based compensation of $2.8 million due to the recognition of the immediate vesting of certain restricted share units in Q2 2024 related to the sale of the RAL business and the change in fair value of the Total Return Swap offset by an increase in the Common Share price; and
- a decrease in general administrative expenses primarily attributable to lower overhead costs; partially offset by
- a decrease in aircraft leasing revenue under the CPA of $6.7 million primarily due to a change in lease rates on certain aircraft partially offset by a higher US dollar exchange rate; and
- a decrease in capitalization of major maintenance overhauls on owned aircraft of $3.3 million.
Adjusted Net Income from continuing operations of $48.0 million, an increase of $12.9 million compared to the same prior year period primarily due to:
- a $1.7 million increase in Adjusted EBITDA as previously described; and
- a decrease in net interest costs of $16.5 million primarily related to the repayment of the Series A Debentures at maturity, the partial repurchase of the Series B Debentures and Series C Debentures in the first quarter of 2025 and the absence of any draw in the current quarter under the Operating Credit Facility; partially offset by
- an increase of $2.4 million in income tax expense primarily due to the increase in EBT, adjusted to remove non-taxable unrealized foreign exchange gains and certain non-deductible expenses partially offset by an income tax recovery of $3.1 million related to non-capital loss carrybacks resulting from taxes paid on the redemption of Preferred Shares;
- an increase in depreciation expense of $2.4 million primarily attributable to capital expenditures; and
- a negative change in foreign exchange of $0.5 million.
Net income from continuing operations of $62.0 million, an increase of $28.4 million compared to the same prior year period primarily due to:
- the previously noted increase in Adjusted Net Income of $12.9 million; and
- a positive change in net unrealized foreign exchange of $15.5 million.
Adjusted Earnings available to Common Shareholders from continuing operations was $48.0 million, an increase of $30.7 million compared to the same prior year period primarily due to:
- the previously noted increase in Adjusted Net Income of $12.9 million; and
- the elimination of Preferred Share dividends of $17.8 million due to the redemption of the Preferred Shares.
About Chorus Aviation Inc.
Chorus is a holding company which owns the following principal operating subsidiaries: Jazz Aviation, the largest regional airline in Canada and provider of regional air services under the Air Canada Express brand; Voyageur Aviation, a leading provider of specialty charter, aircraft modifications, parts provisioning and in-service support services; Cygnet Aviation Academy, an industry leading accredited training academy preparing pilots for direct entry into airlines and Elisen & Associates, a leading provider of aerospace engineering and certification services. Together, Chorus’ subsidiaries provide services that encompass every stage of an aircraft’s lifecycle, including: contract flying; aircraft refurbishment, engineering, modification, repurposing and transition; contract flying; aircraft and component maintenance, disassembly, and parts provisioning; aircraft acquisition and leasing; and pilot training.



