EXHIBIT 11.01 FIRST AVIATION SERVICES INC. STATEMENTS RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (HISTORICAL BASIS) Quarter ended Quarter ended Six months ended Six months ended 7/31/97 7/31/96 7/31/97 7/31/96 ------------- ------------- ---------------- ---------------- NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE: Net Income before extraordinary item $ 1,558,000 $ 780,000 $ 2,773,000 $ 1,973,000 Extraordinary item; loss on early extinguishment of debt (864,000) (193,000) (864,000) Net Income 1,558,000 (84,000) 2,580,000 1,109,000 Preferred Stock Dividends (11,000) (33,000) (29,000) (66,000) ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- Net Income applicable to Common Stock $ 1,547,000 $ (117,000) $ 2,551,000 $ 1,043,000 ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- Weighted average common shares outstanding 8,915,000 3,556,665 8,021,944 3,556,665 Incremental shares due to warrants to purchase common stock - 1,554,996 214,478 1,689,015 Incremental shares due to stock options 149,850 - 149,850 - Incremental shares issuable pursuant to SAB Topic 4D - 149,850 - 149,850 Total Shares 9,064,850 5,261,511 8,386,272 5,395,530 ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- Net income per common share before extraordinary item $ 0.17 $ 0.14 $ 0.33 $ 0.35 ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- Extraordinary item - (0.16) (0.02) (0.16) ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- Net Income per common share $ 0.17 $ (0.02) $ 0.31 $ 0.19 ------------- ------------- ------------ --------------- ------------- ------------- ------------ ---------------