AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/
10-Q, 1998-08-13
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


[X]  Quarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998

                         Commission file number: 1-8306

                      AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                         36-2074327
(State or Other Jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 Incorporation or Organization)


                  120 Tokeneke Road, Darien, Connecticut 06820
                                 (203) 655-7900
   (Address of, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
                  of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
 
                                      NONE
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by  Sections  13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the  preceding 3 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 the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest  practicable  date  (applicable only to corporate
registrants).

The  number of  shares of common  stock  outstanding  as of August 11, 1998  was
34,623,163 (Net of 350,086 Treasury Shares).

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                      AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                      June 1998 Form 10-Q Quarterly Report

                                Table of Contents


                         Part I - Financial Information
                                                                           Page

Item 1.  Financial Statements

          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as at
          June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997.........................      2

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations -
          Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 1998
          and 1997.....................................................     3

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
          Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997......................     4

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
          Statements...................................................     5


Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations...........................     8


                           Part II - Other Information


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.............................................    12

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..............................    12

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             AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)

                                                    June 30, 1998   Dec 31, 1997
                                                     (Unaudited)
<S>                                                      <C>          <C>      
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ............................   $  76,881    $  67,576
   Accounts receivable, (less allowance for
    doubtful accounts of $4,459 and $4,224) ..........     338,384      366,159
   Other current assets ..............................       7,770        8,344
         Total current assets ........................     423,035      442,079
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates ..............      26,975       19,174
Restricted funds .....................................       9,854       15,957
Property, plant and equipment (less accumulated
 depreciation and amortization of $63,068
 and $57,235) ........................................      66,729       60,441
Deposits and other assets ............................      18,625       17,386
Goodwill (less accumulated amortization
 of $13,589 and $12,424) .............................      95,717       83,104
         Total assets ................................   $ 640,935    $ 638,141

Liabilities and stockholders' investment

Current Liabilities:
   Current portion of long-term debt .................   $   2,683    $   2,654
   Bank overdrafts payable ...........................       1,479          315
   Transportation payables ...........................     151,540      174,125
   Accounts payable ..................................      62,323       58,373
   Accrued liabilities ...............................      61,204       61,263
   Income taxes payable ..............................       8,598       10,168
         Total current liabilities ...................     287,827      306,898
   Long-term debt ....................................      36,121       31,008
   Other liabilities .................................       9,710        8,673
         Total liabilities ...........................     333,658      346,579

Stockholders' Investment:
   Capital stock-
   Preferred (authorized 1,000,000 shares,
    none outstanding) ................................        --           --
   Common, $.01 par value (authorized 100,000,000
    shares, issued 34,953,748 and 34,676,626 shares ..         349          347
   Additional paid-in capital ........................     146,529      142,674
   Accumulated other comprehensive income ............     (36,456)     (28,961)
   Retained earnings .................................     200,453      180,887
                                                           310,875      294,947
Less: 140,086 and 132,388 shares of treasury
      stock, at cost .................................      (3,598)      (3,385)
   Total stockholders' investment ....................     307,277      291,562
   Total liabilities and stockholders' investment ....   $ 640,935    $ 638,141

</TABLE>
                   The accompanying notes are an integral part
                         of these financial statements.

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             AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except
 per share data)

                                     Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                                          June 30,                  June 30,    
                                      1998        1997        1998        1997  
<S>                                   <C>          <C>         <C>         <C> 
Revenues .......................    $378,494    $386,591    $750,870    $737,746

Operating expenses:
 Transportation ................     255,459     264,325     509,982     503,049
 Terminal ......................      66,806      64,387     133,932     128,513
 Selling, general and
  administrative ...............      36,592      38,468      74,163      74,486
Operating profit ...............      19,637      19,411      32,793      31,698

Other income:
 Interest, net .................         633         270         990         478
 Other, net ....................       1,586       1,074       3,641       2,352
                                       2,219       1,344       4,631       2,830

Income before provision
 for income taxes ..............      21,856      20,755      37,424      34,528

Provision for income taxes .....       8,195       7,713      14,033      12,947
Net income .....................    $ 13,661    $ 13,042    $ 23,391    $ 21,581

Income per common share:
     Basic .....................    $    .39    $    .38    $    .67    $    .63
     Diluted ...................    $    .39    $    .37    $    .66    $    .62

Weighted average number
  of common shares:
     Basic .....................      34,753      34,283      34,694      34,235
     Diluted ...................      35,343      35,058      35,329      34,952
</TABLE>

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


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             AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                 FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997


(Dollars in thousands)

                                                              1998        1997 
<S>                                                         <C>        <C>     
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income ............................................ $ 23,391   $ 21,581
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization ......................    6,945      6,170
       Amortization of goodwill ...........................    1,262      1,296
       Deferred income taxes ..............................      954        538
       Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates ....   (1,898)    (1,614)
      (Gains) losses on sales of assets, net ..............      (23)        34

    Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
       Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable, net ....   28,859     (2,708)
       Decrease (increase) in other current assets ........    1,277       (978)
      (Increase) in other assets ..........................     (637)    (1,887)
      (Decrease) increase in transportation payables ......  (23,537)     3,378
      (Decrease) in accounts payable ......................   (1,063)    (2,370)
      (Decrease) in accrued liabilities ...................     (369)    (2,894)
      (Decrease) in income taxes payable ..................   (1,291)    (3,319)
       Increase (decrease) in other liabilities ...........      192        (18)
           Total adjustments ..............................   10,671     (4,372)

       Net cash provided by operating activities ..........   34,062     17,209

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Acquisitions, net of cash acquired .....................   (9,532)      --
   Restricted funds .......................................    6,103       --
   Other investing activities .............................    1,370        387
   Proceeds from sales of assets ..........................      674        300
   Capital expenditures ...................................  (14,494)    (6,382)
   Investment in unconsolidated affiliates ................   (7,102)    (3,596)

       Net cash used in investing activities ..............  (22,981)    (9,291)

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Net borrowings (repayments) in bank overdrafts payable     1,132       (425)
    Payment of long-term debt .............................     (792)      (959)
    Issuance of common stock ..............................    2,959      1,978
    Payment of cash dividends .............................   (3,464)    (2,732)
    Purchase of treasury stock ............................     (213)      (234)
       Net cash used by financing activities ..............     (378)    (2,372)

Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash .........   (1,398)    (1,025)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents .................    9,305      4,521

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ..........   67,576     46,516

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ................ $ 76,881   $ 51,037
</TABLE>

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

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             AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


A.   The  consolidated   balance  sheet  at  June  30,  1998,  the  consolidated
     statements of operations for the  three-month  and six-month  periods ended
     June 30, 1998 and 1997, and the  consolidated  statements of cash flows for
     the  six-month  periods  ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 were  prepared by the
     Company  without  audit.  In the  opinion of  management,  all  adjustments
     necessary to present fairly the financial position,  results of operations,
     and cash flows for the interim periods were made. Certain items in the June
     30,  1997  financial   statements  were  reclassified  to  conform  to  the
     classification of June 30, 1998 financial statements.

     Certain  information  and  footnote   disclosures,   normally  included  in
     financial   statements  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted
     accounting  principles,  were  condensed  or  omitted.  Accordingly,  these
     condensed  consolidated  financial statements should be read in conjunction
     with the  consolidated  financial  statements and notes thereto included in
     the Company's annual report to stockholders for the year ended December 31,
     1997.

     Statements   included   herein   which   are  not   historical   facts  are
     forward-looking  statements.  These  statements are based upon  information
     available to the Company on the date hereof.  Inherent in these  statements
     are a variety of risks and other factors, both known and unknown, which may
     cause the  Company's  actual  results  to differ  materially  from those in
     forward-looking statements. Accordingly, the realization of forward-looking
     statements  is not  certain,  and all such  statements  should be evaluated
     based upon the applicable  risks and  uncertainties  affecting the Company.
     Consequently,  the results of operations for the three-month and  six-month
     periods ended June 30, 1998 are not  necessarily  indicative of the results
     of operations expected for the full year ending December 31, 1998.


B.   Interest, net was as follows:
<TABLE>
                                      Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                            June 30,                 June 30,  
                                      1998         1997         1998       1997 
             <S>                      <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>  
        Interest expense .......     $(343)       $(396)     $  (666)   $  (779)
        Interest income ........       976          666        1,656      1,257
                                     $ 633        $ 270      $   990    $   478
</TABLE>

C.   Other, net was as follows:
<TABLE>
                                       Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                            June 30,                June 30,    
                                        1998        1997        1998       1997
<S>                                    <C>        <C>          <C>      <C>    
        Equity in earnings of
          unconsolidated affiliates .. $1,196     $   905      $2,770   $ 1,617
        Foreign exchange gains .......    367         230         840       769
        Other ........................     23         (61)         31       (34)
                                       $1,586     $ 1,074      $3,641   $ 2,352
</TABLE>

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D.   Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
<TABLE>

                                      Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                            June 30,              June 30,    
                                       1998        1997       1998       1997
<S>                                  <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>   
          Interest and income
           taxes paid:
            Interest ............    $  295    $   287     $    517    $    551
            Income taxes ........     8,037      9,626       12,502      14,444
                                     $8,332    $ 9,913     $ 13,019    $ 14,995
</TABLE>

     Non-cash investing and financing activities:

     During the second quarter of 1998, as part of an  acquisition,  the Company
     issued a $6.0 million note. See Note F.


E.   Comprehensive income:
<TABLE>
                                     Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                            June 30,              June 30,
                                       1998        1997       1998         1997

<S>                                   <C>        <C>          <C>       <C>    
        Net income .................. $13,661    $13,042      $23,391   $21,581

        Other comprehensive
         income:
        Translation of foreign
         currency financial
         statements .................  (5,496)    (2,863)      (7,357)   (4,887)
        Income tax (expense)
         benefit ....................    (276)        --         (138)      681
                                       (5,772)    (2,863)      (7,495)   (4,206)
        Comprehensive income ........ $ 7,889    $10,179      $15,896   $17,375

</TABLE>
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F.   Acquisitions:


     During the second quarter of 1998, the Company made two acquisitions - Aero
     Expreso  Internacional  ("Aero Expreso") and Gulf Coast Drawback  Services,
     Inc.  ("Gulf Coast").  Aero Expreso,  based in Buenos Aires, is a long-time
     agent of the Company and the largest  inbound  forwarder and customs broker
     in  Argentina.  Gulf Coast is the  largest  provider  of  specialized  duty
     drawback  services  in  the  United  States.   The  total  paid  for  these
     acquisitions was approximately $17.8 million,  which was comprised of $11.8
     million of cash and a $6.0 million note.  The  acquisitions  were accounted
     for as  purchases.  Accordingly,  the purchase  price was  allocated on the
     basis of the  estimated  fair market  value of the assets  acquired and the
     liabilities  assumed.  The total cost in excess of the net assets  acquired
     was  approximately  $15.1 million,  which is being amortized over 40 years.
     The  results of  operations  for these  acquisitions  were  included in the
     Consolidated  Statement of Operations from the dates of acquisition and had
     no material  pro forma impact on the  Company's  results of  operations  or
     financial position.

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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
         and Results of Operations


Results of Operations

     The Company  considers  its total  business to  represent a single  segment
comprised  of  three  major  services:   airfreight  forwarding,  ocean  freight
forwarding,  and customs  brokerage and other  services,  all of which are fully
integrated.  The following  table sets forth the gross revenues and net revenues
(gross revenues minus  transportation  expenses) for each of these three service
categories,  as well as the Company's  internal  operating  expenses  (terminal,
selling, general and administrative expenses) and operating profit:
<TABLE>

                                      Three Months            Six Months
                                      Ended June 30,         Ended June 30,
                                     1998        1997       1998         1997 
<S>                                <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>    
Gross Revenues:
  Airfreight ..................... $ 291.5     $ 296.6     $ 583.0    $ 569.2
  Ocean freight ..................    51.7        53.5        94.9       97.8
  Customs brokerage and other ....    35.3        36.5        73.0       70.7
    Total Gross Revenues ......... $ 378.5     $ 386.6     $ 750.9    $ 737.7

Net Revenues:
  Airfreight ..................... $  78.0     $  77.0     $ 152.6    $ 146.4
  Ocean freight ..................    16.6        15.3        29.1       28.5
  Customs brokerage and other ....    28.4        30.0        59.2       59.8
    Total Net Revenues ...........   123.0       122.3       240.9      234.7

Internal Operating Expenses:
  Terminal .......................    66.8        64.4       133.9      128.5
  Selling, general and
   administrative ................    36.6        38.5        74.2       74.5
    Total Internal Operating 
     Expenses ....................   103.4       102.9       208.1      203.0

Operating Profit ................. $  19.6     $  19.4     $  32.8    $  31.7
</TABLE>

     Consolidated  gross revenues for the second quarter and first six months of
1998,  decreased 2.1% to $378.5  million and increased  1.8% to $750.9  million,
respectively, over the comparable periods in 1997. Additionally,  gross revenues
for the quarter and six months were negatively  impacted by approximately  $26.5
million and $46.9  million,  respectively,  due to the effect of a stronger U.S.
dollar when converting foreign currency revenues into U.S. dollars for financial
reporting  purposes.  Consolidated net revenues for the second quarter and first
six months of 1998 increased .6% to $123.0  million and 2.6% to $240.9  million,
respectively, over the comparable 1997 periods.

     Gross  airfreight  revenues for the second  quarter and first six months of
1998  decreased  1.7% to $291.5  million and increased  2.4% to $583.0  million,
respectively, over the comparable 1997 periods. The decrease in gross airfreight
revenues for the quarter was mainly  attributable  to economic  difficulties  in
Southeast  Asian  economies and declines in shipping  volumes from the Company's
computer-related  customers.  The increase in gross airfreight  revenues for the

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first six months of 1998 over the first six months of 1997 was  attributable  to
the  increases  in shipments  and the weight of cargo  shipped of 5.3% and 8.6%,
respectively.  The gross margin (net revenues as a percentage of gross revenues)
for the second  quarter and first six months of 1998  increased .8% to 26.8% and
 .5% to 26.2%, respectively, over the comparable 1997 periods. The increases were
mainly due to increased yields associated with improved product mix allowing for
better utilization of airfreight containers.

     Ocean freight gross revenues for the second quarter and first six months of
1998 decreased $1.8 million (3.4%) and $2.9 million (3.0%),  respectively,  over
the comparable  1997 periods.  Ocean freight net revenues for the second quarter
and first six months of 1998  increased  $1.3  million  (8.5%)  and $.6  million
(2.1%),  respectively,  over the comparable 1997 periods.  Excluding the effects
from both the sale of the Company's 60.0% - owned foreign subsidiary,  which was
sold during the fourth quarter of 1997, and a $.8 million  reclassification from
customs  brokerage and other gross revenues in the second quarter of 1998, ocean
freight  gross  revenues  for the  second  quarter  and first six months of 1998
increased $2.7 million (5.6%) and $6.7 million  (7.6%),  respectively,  over the
comparable 1997 periods.  Additionally,  ocean freight net revenues for the same
periods  increased $1.5 million (10.5%) and $2.4 million (9.0%).  The comparable
increases  in both gross and net ocean  freight  revenues  were due to increased
shipping volumes from existing customers and the Company's  continuing expansion
into the ocean freight market.

     Customs  brokerage and other  revenues for the second quarter and first six
months of 1998  decreased  3.3% to $35.3  million  and  increased  3.3% to $73.0
million,  respectively,  over the comparable 1997 periods. Customs brokerage and
other net  revenues  for both the  second  quarter  and first six months of 1998
decreased  5.3% to $28.4 million and 1.0% to $59.2 million,  respectively,  over
the  comparable  1997  periods.  Excluding  the  previously  noted  $.8  million
reclassification,  customs  brokerage  and other gross and net  revenues for the
second quarter declined 1.1% and 2.7%,  respectively.  The slight decline in the
quarter  reflects the decrease in foreign  brokerage  activity.  The increase in
customs  brokerage and other gross revenues for the first six months of 1998 was
mainly  attributable to the increase in brokerage  activity in the United States
during the first quarter of 1998.

     Internal  operating  expenses  for the  second  quarter  of 1998  increased
marginally  over the second  quarter of 1997.  For the first six months of 1998,
internal  operating  expenses increased $5.1 million or 2.5% over the comparable
1997 period. These increases were mainly attributable to the additional expenses
incurred in connection with greater shipping volumes.

     Operating  profit for the second quarter of 1998 increased  marginally over
the second quarter of 1997. For the first six months of 1998,  operating  profit
increased $1.1 million or 3.5% over the comparable 1997 period.

     Other,  net for the second  quarter and first six months of 1998  increased
$.5 million and $1.3 million,  respectively,  over the comparable  1997 periods.
These  increases  were mainly  attributable  to the results  from the  Company's
equity in the earnings of its unconsolidated affiliates.

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     The effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 1998 was marginally
higher  than the second  quarter of 1997.  For both the first six months of 1998
and 1997, the effective income tax rate was 37.5%.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

     At June 30, 1998, cash and cash equivalents  increased  approximately  $9.3
million to $76.9 million from $67.6 million at December 31, 1997.  For the first
six months of 1998,  the  Company's  primary  sources of cash were $34.1 million
from operating  activities  and $6.1 million from  restricted  funds,  while its
primary uses were for:  capital  expenditures of $14.5 million,  acquisitions of
$9.5  million,  investment  in  unconsolidated  affiliates  of $7.1  million and
dividend  payments of $3.5 million.  Cash flow provided by operating  activities
increased approximately $16.9 million when compared with the first six months of
1997.  The  increase  resulted  mainly from the decline in the  Company's  trade
receivables  resulting  from improved  collections.  Working  capital  increased
marginally for the first six months to $135.2 million.

     Capital expenditures increased approximately $8.1 million from $6.4 million
for the first six  months of 1997 to $14.5  million  for the first six months of
1998.  Approximately  $6.1  million of the capital  expenditures  relates to the
construction of a freight  terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy  International
Airport,  with the remaining  balance primarily for improvement and expansion of
facilities and management  information  services.  Capital expenditures for 1998
are estimated to be approximately $33.0 million.

     At  June  30,  1998,  the  Company  had  available  for  future  borrowings
approximately $71.8 million of its $75.0 million revolving credit facility.  The
Company utilized  approximately  $3.2 million under this facility for letters of
credit issued in connection with its insurance programs.  Additionally,  various
of the Company's  foreign  subsidiaries  maintained  overdraft  facilities  with
foreign banks,  aggregating  approximately $23.1 million, of which approximately
$1.5 million was outstanding.

     During the second  quarter of 1998, the company made two  acquisitions  for
approximately  $17.8 million comprised of $11.8 million of cash and $6.0 million
of debt. See Note F.

     In June 1998,  the Company's  Board of Directors  authorized an increase in
the  quarterly  cash  dividend  from five cents  ($.05) to six cents  ($.06) per
share.

     Management  believes  that the  Company's  available  cash and  sources  of
credit,  together with expected future sources of credit and cash generated from
operations,  will be  sufficient  to satisfy its  anticipated  needs for working
capital, capital expenditures and dividends.

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Year 2000


     In 1997,  the Company  undertook an  assessment  to determine the impact of
Year 2000  compliance  on its  computer  systems.  This  assessment  resulted in
preliminary  plans to prepare the Company for Year 2000  readiness.  These plans
include  remediation  of certain  systems and the upgrading and  replacement  of
certain other of the Company's  systems.  In accordance  with Issue 96-14 of the
Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board,  which
requires the costs associated with modifying computer software for the Year 2000
to be  expensed as  incurred,  the Company  will  expense the costs  incurred to
remediate the applicable  systems.  These costs are estimated to be in the range
of $5.0 to $7.0 million.  The estimated  costs will vary as the  remediation and
testing of the  Company's  systems  progresses.  The Company  believes  that the
remediation,  upgrade and replacement of its systems will be ready for Year 2000
prior to any impact on its operations. If, however, the remediation,  upgrade or
replacement  of the Company's  systems is not completed  timely,  and negatively
impacts the  Company's  Year 2000  readiness,  the Company's  operations  may be
materially affected.  Additionally,  in connection with this effort, the Company
has initiated a program to communicate  with its many customers and suppliers to
determine the level of Year 2000  readiness of these  entities and the potential
impact on the Company's  operations if these entities'  computer systems are not
ready.  This program is ongoing and the Company has not determined the potential
impact if these entities' computer systems are not ready.

New Accounting Standard

     In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
133, "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging  Activities",  which is
required to be adopted in years  beginning  after June 15, 1999.  The  statement
establishes   accounting  and  financial   reporting  standards  for  derivative
instruments,   including  certain  derivative   instruments  embedded  in  other
contracts, and for hedging activities.  The Company does not anticipate that the
adoption of this statement will have a material  impact on either its results of
operations or financial position.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. - Legal Proceedings
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings generally incidental to its
business. While the result of any litigation contains an element of uncertainty,
the  Company  presently  believes  that the  outcome  of any  known  pending  or
threatened legal  proceeding or claim, or all of them combined,  will not have a
material  adverse effect on its results of operations or consolidated  financial
position.

Item 6. - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

    a) Exhibits:

       Exhibit 3 -  Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation.

       Exhibit 11 - Computation of Earnings Per Common Share.
 
       Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule.

    b) Reports on Form 8-K:

       None.

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                                                                        Page 13


                                   SIGNATURES


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


                                          Air Express International Corporation 
                                                    (Registrant)




Date:     August 13, 1998           /s/              Dennis M. Dolan
                                                     Dennis M. Dolan
                                                   Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                               (Principal Financial Officer



Date:     August 13, 1998          /s/              Martin J. McDonnell
                                                    Martin J. McDonnell
                                                 Vice President - Controller
                                                (Principal Accounting Officer)

<PAGE>


                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

     Air Express International Corporation, a corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the  General  Corporation  Law of the State of  Delaware,
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

     FIRST:   That  the  Board  of  Directors   of  Air  Express   International
Corporation,  by the  unanimous  vote of its members,  duly adopted a resolution
setting forth a proposed  amendment to the Certificate of  Incorporation of said
corporation,  declaring  said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of
the shareholders of said Corporation for consideration  thereof.  The resolution
setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

               RESOLVED,  that a proposal  shall be presented for vote
          by the  shareholders  of the  corporation at the 1998 Annual
          Meeting on the Board of Directors'  recommendation  that the
          Company's Certificate of Incorporation be amended to provide
          for an  increase  in the number of shares of stock which the
          Company shall have authority to issue from forty-one million
          (41,000,000)   shares  to  one   hundred   and  one  million
          (101,000,000)   shares   of  which   one   hundred   million
          (100,000,000)  shares shall be Common Stock with a par value
          of one cent  ($.01)  per share and one  million  (1,000,000)
          shares  which shall be  Preferred  Stock with a par value of
          one dollar ($1.00) per share.

     SECOND: That thereafter,  pursuant to the foregoing resolution of its Board
of Directors,  a meeting of the shareholders of said corporation was duly called
and held on June 18,  1998 upon  notice in  accordance  with  Section 222 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, at which meeting the necessary
number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the  amendment to
the Certificate of Incorporation.
<PAGE>

     THIRD:  That said amendment to the  Certificate of  Incorporation  was duly
adopted  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Section  242 of the  General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Air Express  International  Corporation has caused
this  certificate  to be  signed by Dennis M.  Dolan,  its Vice  President,  and
attested by Daniel J. McCauley, its Secretary, this 22nd day of June, 1998.

                         AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

                         By: /s/DENNIS M.DOLAN
                           ---------------------------
                            Dennis M. Dolan, 
                            Vice President

ATTEST:

By: /s/ DANIEL J. MCCAULEY
  ------------------------------
       Daniel J. McCauley, 
       Secretary


                                      -2-

<PAGE>

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


     Air Express International Corporation, a corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the  General  Corporation  Law of the State of  Delaware,
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

     FIRST:   That  the  Board  of  Directors   of  Air  Express   International
Corporation,  by the  unanimous  vote of its members,  duly adopted a resolution
setting forth a proposed  amendment to the Certificate of  Incorporation of said
corporation,  declaring  said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of
the shareholders of said corporation for consideration  thereof.  The resolution
setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

               RESOLVED,  that a proposal  shall be presented for vote
          by the  shareholders  of the  corporation at the 1992 Annual
          Meeting on the Board of Directors'  recommendation  that the
          Company's Certificate of Incorporation be amended to provide
          for an  increase  in the number of shares of stock which the
          Company  shall have  authority to issue from eleven  million
          (11,000,000) shares to forty-one million (41,000,000) shares
          of which forty million  (40,000,000)  shares shall be Common
          Stock with a par value of one cent  ($.01) per share and one
          million  (1,000,000)  shares which shall be Preferred  Stock
          with a par value of one dollar ($1.00) per share.

     SECOND: That thereafter,  pursuant to the foregoing resolution of its Board
of Directors,  a meeting of the shareholders of said corporation was duly called
and held on June 25,  1992 upon  notice in  accordance  with  Section 222 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, at which meeting the necessary
number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the  amendment to
the Certificate of Incorporation.

     THIRD:  That said amendment to the  Certificate of  Incorporation  was duly
adopted  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Section  242 of the  General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Air Express  International  Corporation has caused
this  certificate  to be  signed by Dennis M.  Dolan,  its Vice  President,  and
attested by Daniel J. McCauley, its Secretary, this 29th day of June, 1992.

                         AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION


                         By: /s/ DENNIS M. DOLAN 
                            ------------------------
                              Dennis M. Dolan,  
                              Vice President

ATTEST:

By: /s/ DANIEL J. McCAULEY
   ---------------------------
      Daniel J. McCauley
      Secretary




                                      -2-

<PAGE>



                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

     Air Express International Corporation, a corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the  General  Corporation  Law of the State of  Delaware,
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

     FIRST:   That  the  Board  of  Directors   of  Air  Express   International
Corporation,  by the unanimous  written  consent of its members,  filed with the
minutes  of the  board,  duly  adopted  resolutions  setting  forth  a  proposed
amendment to the Certificate of  Incorporation  of said  corporation,  declaring
said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said
corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed
amendment is as follows:

               RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this
          corporation  be amended by adding  Article  Ninth thereof so
          that as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:

               "No Director  shall have any personal  liability to the
          Company or its  shareholders  for any  monetary  damages for
          breach of  fiduciary  duty as a  Director,  except that this
          Article  shall not  eliminate or limit the liability of each
          Director  (i) for any  breach  of  such  Director's  duty of
          loyalty to the Company or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or
          omissions  not in good  faith or which  involve  intentional
          misconduct  or a  knowing  violation  of  law,  (iii)  under
          Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv)
          for any  transaction  from  which such  Director  derived an
          improper personal benefit.  This Article shall not eliminate
          or  limit  the  liability  of such  Director  for any act or
          omission  occurring  prior to the  date  when  this  Article
          becomes effective."


<PAGE>



     SECOND: That thereafter,  pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors,
a meeting of the shareholders of said corporation was duly called and held, upon
notice in  accordance  with  Section 222 of the General  Corporation  Law of the
State of Delaware,  at which meeting the necessary  number of shares as required
by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

     THIRD:  That  said  amendment  was  duly  adopted  in  accordance  with the
provisions  of  Section  242 of the  General  Corporation  Law of the  State  of
Delaware.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Air Express  International  Corporation has caused
this  certificate to be signed by Walter L. McMaster,  its Vice  President,  and
attested by David L. Dephtereos, its Secretary, this 30th day of June, 1987.


                         AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION



                         By: /s/ WALTER L. McMASTER  
                            --------------------------
                              Walter L.  McMaster    
                              Vice President 

ATTEST:


By: /s/ DAVID L. DEPHTEREOS
   ---------------------------
      David L. Dephtereos
      Secretary
                                      -2-


<PAGE>


                              CERTIFICATE OF MERGER
                                       OF
                      AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                                       AND
                  AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL MERGING CORPORATION
                   (Pursuant to Section 252(c) of the General
                    Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)

     AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Illinois  and AIR EXPRESS  INTERNATIONAL  MERGING
CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, DO HEREBY CERTIFY:  

     FIRST:  That Air Express  International  Corporation  was  incorporated  on
September  21, 1946,  pursuant to the Business  Corporation  Act of the State of
Illinois  (AEI-Illinois) and Air Express  International  Merging Corporation was
incorporated on October 2, 1981,  pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the
State of  Delaware  (AEI-Delaware). 

     SECOND:  Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section  252(c) of the  Delaware
General  Corporation  Law and Section 69a of the Illinois  Business  Corporation
Act, an agreement of merger (the "Agreement of Merger") between AEI-Illinois and
AEI-Delaware has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by
each of the constituent corporations.


<PAGE>


     THIRD:  The  name  of  the  surviving  corporation  shall  be  AIR  EXPRESS
INTERNATIONAL  MERGING  CORPORATION,  which shall change its name to AIR EXPRESS
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION effective upon filing of the Certificate of Merger.

     FOURTH: The Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation shall
be the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  AIR  EXPRESS  INTERNATIONAL  MERGING
CORPORATION  with no  amendments  or  changes  other than the change of name set
forth in Article THIRD hereof.

     FIFTH:  The executed  Agreement of Merger is on file at the principal place
of business of AEI-Delaware,  the surviving corporation,  at 151 Harvard Avenue,
Stamford, Connecticut 06902.

     SIXTH:  A copy of the Agreement of Merger was provided to each  stockholder
of AEI-Illinois as Annex I to the Proxy Statement of AEI-Illinois  dated October
21, 1981 which was mailed to each  stockholder of record on October 22, 1981 and
an additional copy will be provided  without charge to any stockholder of either
constituent corporation who so requests.

     SEVENTH:  The authorized  Capital Stock of AEI-Illinois is 5,000,000 shares
of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and 10,000 shares of $6.00 cumulative
convertible preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share.


                                      -2-

<PAGE>


     EIGHTH: The Merger shall be effective on the 31st day of December, 1981. 

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  we have  signed this  certificate  on the 23rd day of
December, 1981.


                                   AIR  EXPRESS  INTERNATIONAL  CORPORATION,  
ATTEST:                            an Illinois corporation


/s/ MARTIN HOFFENBERG              By: /s/ JOSEPH N. BERG
- ---------------------                 -----------------------
Secretary                               President


                                  AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL MERGING CORPORATION,
                                  a Delaware corporation
ATTEST:                                            


/s/ MARTIN HOFFENBERG             By: /s/ JOSEPH N. BERG
- ---------------------                ------------------------
Secretary                               President


                                      -3-


<PAGE>



                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                  AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL MERGING CORPORATION



     The  undersigned,  a  natural  person,  for the  purpose  of  organizing  a
corporation  for conducting the business and promoting the purposes  hereinafter
stated,  under the provisions and subject to the requirements of the laws of the
State of Delaware  (particularly Chapter 1, Title 8 of the Delaware Code and the
acts amendatory  thereof and  supplemental  thereto,  and known,  identified and
referred to as the "General  Corporation  Law of the State of Delaware")  hereby
certifies that:

     FIRST: The name of this corporation  (hereinafter called the "corporation")
is Air Express International Merging Corporation.

     SECOND:  The address,  including  street,  number,  city and county, of the
registered  office of the corporation in the State of Delaware is 100 West Tenth
Street, City of Wilmington,  County of New Castle (zip code 19801); and the name
of the  registered  agent of the  corporation  in the State of  Delaware at such
address is The Corporation Trust Company.

     THIRD:  The nature of the business and of the purposes to be conducted  and
promoted by the corporation are to conduct any lawful  business,  to promote any
lawful  purpose,  and  to  engage  in  any  lawful  act or  activity  for  which
corporations may be organized under the General  Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.

     FOURTH:  The total  number of shares of stock which the  corporation  shall
have authority to issue is Eleven  Million  (11,000,000)  shares,  10,000,000 of
which shall be Common Stock of the par value of $.01 per share and  1,000,000 of
which shall be Preferred Stock of the par value of $1.00 per share.



<PAGE>



     The  designations,  preferences  and relative,  participating,  optional or
other special rights and  qualifications,  limitations or  restrictions  of each
class of stock, are as follows:

     1. The Preferred  Stock may be issued in one or more series and may be with
such voting powers,  full or limited,  or without  voting powers,  and with such
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights, and  qualifications,  limitations or restrictions  thereof,  as shall be
fixed by the Board of Directors  pursuant to authority hereby expressly  granted
to it, and as shall be stated and  expressed in the  resolution  or  resolutions
providing for the issue of such stock adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant
to authority expressly vested in it by these provisions.

     2. Any Preferred  Stock or series thereof may be made subject to redemption
at such  time or times  and at such  price or  prices  as  shall be  stated  and
expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such stock
adopted by the Board of Directors as hereinabove provided.

     3. The  holders  of  Preferred  Stock  or of any  series  thereof  shall be
entitled to receive  dividends  at such rates,  on such  conditions  and at such
times as  shall  be  stated  and  expressed  in the  resolution  or  resolutions
providing  for the issue of such  stock  adopted  by the Board of  Directors  as
hereinabove  provided,  payable in  preference  to, or in such  relation to, the
dividends  payable on any other  class or classes of stock,  and  cumulative  or
non-cumulative as shall be so stated and expressed.

     4. The holders of Preferred Stock or of any class or of any series thereof,
shall  be  entitled  to such  rights  upon  the  dissolution  of,  or  upon  any
distribution  of the assets of, the corporation as shall be stated and expressed
in the resolution or  resolutions  providing for the issue of such stock adopted
by the Board of Directors as hereinabove provided.


                                      -2-

<PAGE>



     5. Any  Preferred  Stock of any class or of any series  thereof may be made
convertible  into, or exchangeable  for, shares of any other class or classes or
of any other series of the same or of any other class or classes of stock of the
corporation,  at such price or prices or at such rates of exchange and with such
adjustments  as shall be stated and expressed or provided for in the  resolution
or  resolutions  providing  for the issue of such stock  adopted by the Board of
Directors as hereinabove provided.

     6. Except as otherwise by statute or by the  resolutions  providing for the
issue of Preferred Stock specifically  provided,  the Preferred Stock shall have
no voting  power,  and the Common  Stock  shall have the sole right and power to
vote on all matters on which a vote of stockholders is to be taken.  Each holder
of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote shall have one vote for each
share thereof held.

     7. Any other preferences,  rights, restrictions,  including restrictions on
transferability,  and  qualifications  of shares of such  class or  series,  not
inconsistent  with law and this Certificate  shall be as stated and expressed in
the resolutions or resolutions  providing for the issue of such stock adopted by
the Board of Directors as hereinabove provided.


     FIFTH:  The name and mailing  address of the  incorporator  are as follows:
Lois M.  Novotny,  Stroock & Stroock & Lavan,  61 Broadway,  New York,  New York
10006.


     SIXTH:  Whenever a  compromise  or  arrangement  is proposed  between  this
corporation  and  its  creditors  or any  class  of  them  and/or  between  this
corporation  and its  stockholders  or any class of them, any court of equitable
jurisdiction  within the State of Delaware may, on the  application in a summary
way of  this  corporation  or any  creditor  or  stockholder  thereof  or on the
application of any receiver or receivers  appointed for this  corporation  under
the  provisions  of  Section  291 of  Title  8 of the  Delaware  Code  or on the
application of trustees in dissolution or of any


                                      -3-

<PAGE>




receiver or receivers  appointed for this  corporation  under the  provisions of
Section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware  Code order a meeting of the creditors or
class of creditors,  and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this
corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court
directs.  If a majority  in number  representing  three-fourths  in value of the
creditors  of  class  of  creditors,  and/or  of the  stockholders  or  class of
stockholders of this corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or
arrangement and to any  reorganization  of this  corporation as a consequence of
such compromise or arrangement,  the said compromise or arrangement and the said
reorganization  shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said  application
has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors,  and/or on
all the stockholders or class of stockholders,  of this corporation, as the case
may be, and also on this corporation.


     SEVENTH:  The original  By-Laws of the corporation  shall be adopted by the
incorporator.  Thereafter,  the power to make, alter, or repeal the By-Laws, and
to adopt any new By-Law, shall be vested in the Board of Directors.


     EIGHTH:  The corporation  shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section
145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,  as the same may be
amended and  supplemented,  or by any successor  thereto,  indemnify any and all
persons  whom it shall  have power to  indemnify  under  said  section  from and
against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in
or covered by said section. Such right to indemnification shall continue as to a
person who has ceased to be a  director,  officer,  employee  or agent and shall
inure to the  benefit  of the  heirs,  executors  and  administrators  of such a
person. The indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed


                                      -4-

<PAGE>




exclusive  of any other  rights to which those  seeking  indemnification  may be
entitled under any By-Law,  agreement,  vote of  stockholders  or  disinterested
directors or otherwise.

Executed at New York, New York on October 1, 1981.


                                      /s/ LOIS M. NOVOTNY
                                      ------------------------------
                                      Lois M. Novotny, Incorporator


                                      -5-

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 <CAPTION>

                                                                     Exhibit 11


             AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                                   (Unaudited)


(In thousands, except
  per share amounts)

                                      Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                           June 30,                 June 30,    
                                     1998           1997       1998        1997
<S>                                <C>            <C>         <C>          <C>  
Net income applicable to
  common shares .................  $13,661       $13,042     $23,391    $21,581

Earnings per share:
  Basic .........................  $   .39       $   .38     $   .67    $   .63
  Diluted .......................  $   .39       $   .37     $   .66    $   .62

Common share and common
 share equivalents:

  Weighted average of common
   shares outstanding ...........   34,753        34,283       34,694    34,235
  Basic shares ..................   34,753        34,283       34,694    34,235
  Common share equivalents
   (stock options) ..............      590           775          635       717
  Diluted equivalent shares .....   35,343        35,058       35,329    34,952
<FN>


Basic  earnings  per share is computed by  dividing  net income by the  weighted
average common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share
is computed by dividing  net income by the  weighted  average of both the common
shares and common  share  equivalents  (stock  options)  outstanding  during the
period.
</FN>
</TABLE>
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

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<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
       
<S>                               <C>                  <C>            <C>  
<PERIOD-TYPE>                    6-MOS               RESTATED        RESTATED
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1998      DEC-31-1997      DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                    JUN-30-1998      JUN-30-1997      JUN-30-1996
<CASH>                                76,881           51,037          42,370
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<RECEIVABLES>                        342,843          343,643         295,098
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                      0                0               0
                                0                0               0
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