The IPO year of Air T Inc is 1984
Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.
Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.
Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.
The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.
air t inc. operates in two industry segments, providing air cargo services to the air express delivery industry through its wholly owned subsidiaries, mountain air cargo, inc. ("mac") & csa air, inc. ("csa"), and aviation ground support and other specialized industrial equipment products and services through its wholly owned subsidiaries, global ground support, llc ("global") & global aviation services, llc ("gas"). mac & csa provide small package overnight air freight delivery services on a contract basis throughout the eastern half of the united states, puerto rico and the caribbean. mac & csa operate approximately 90 aircraft under agreements with federal express. mac and csa operate under separate aviation certifications. mac is certified to operate under part 121 & part 135 of the regulations of the federal aviation administration . this certification permits mac to operate aircraft that can carry up to 18,000 pounds of cargo. mac's principal office, and airt's corporate headqua