Ryanair's traffic grows 19% in March
Ryanair reported that traffic grew 19% in March 2008 and that the load factor for the month was reported at 79%, up 1pt compared to the same period last year.
4 April 2008
Lufthansa and Ethiopian Airlines launch code share flights
From 4 April 2008, Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa passengers can fly with either airline on routes between Frankfurt and the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Customers will then have a choice of seven flights per week on this route. A Lufthansa Airbus A300-600 will depart from Frankfurt for Addis Ababa four times weekly, with a stopover …
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easyJet opens 20th base at Lyon Airport
Andy Harrison, easyJet
Emirates' A380 – on a roll
A new Airbus A380 was rolled out of a paint hangar in Hamburg, branded with the Emirates’ livery, and on course to take to the skies with the airline later this year. Emirates is the world’s largest A380 customer with 58 of the double-decker aircraft on order.
ANA increases 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter orders
ANA exercised options for two more 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters. The value of the agreement is not being disclosed. Previously, ANA launched the 767-300BCF program with a 2005 order for three conversions and four options. In 2006, ANA exercised two of the options and this agreement to exercise the last of the 2005 options brings …
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United Airlines reports load factor of 83% in March 2008
United Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for March 2008. The company reported a March passenger load factor of 82.7%. Traffic decreased in March by 2.7% on unchanged capacity compared with the same period in 2007.
Air Canada reports March traffic
For the month of March, system traffic on a consolidated basis for Air Canada and Jazz rose 3.7% on a capacity increase of 3.9% system wide. This resulted in a load factor of 82.9%t versus 83.0% in March 2007.