GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes released preliminary passenger statistics for the month of June 2008. Consolidated domestic passenger traffic (RPK) for June 2008 increased 18% and capacity (ASK) increased 25% year-over-year (vs. June 2007). Domestic consolidated load factor for the month was 67% and international consolidated load factor was 58%. GOL’s total system load factor for […]
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Spirit Airlines attacks record high fuel prices by revising 2008 growth, cutting 15% of non-fuel costs, continuing to increase non-ticket revenue and continuing to Spirit is targeting a 15% reduction in non-fuel expenses ensuring Spirit’s costs remain the lowest in the Americas. Spirit is carefully evaluating every expense and is working with all stakeholders to
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United Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for June 2008. The company reported a June passenger load factor of 86.5 percent. Total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased in June by 3.6 percent on a capacity decrease of 0.6 percent in scheduled available seat miles (ASMs) compared with the same period in 2007.
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Cirrus Design Corporation announced that the most highly anticipated aircraft in the company’s history, currently called ‘The-Jet’, made its first flight at approximately 10 AM CDT on July 3rd, 2008. The 45-minute flight was conducted from company worldwide headquarters at the Duluth International Airport, Duluth, MN and the aircraft performed flawlessly. The-Jet is an all
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Delta and ExpressJet have mutually agreed to cease all ExpressJet Delta Connection operations as of Sept. 1, 2008. ExpressJet currently operates 23 ERJ-145 aircraft for Delta Connection on flights that primarily operate out of Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Delta intends to award a portion of this flying, including all routes currently operated by
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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded AirTran Airways 119 city pair contracts for federal employee travel for the 2009 fiscal year. These contracts have an estimated value of more than $47 million, a nearly 30 percent increase over last year. Last year, the GSA awarded AirTran Airways 118 city pairs for government travel
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AirTran Airways reported record traffic for the month of June 2008. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs), available seat miles (ASMs), enplaned passengers, and load factor represent new all-time company records for the month of June. For June, traffic grew by 15.5 percent to more than 1.8 billion RPMs based on a 13.0
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Delta Air Lines reported traffic results for June 2008. International traffic remained strong in June, increasing 13.9 percent year over year on a 14.1 percent increase in capacity. Delta’s international load factor was 83.3 percent, flat compared to June 2007. The load factor for Latin America was 81.6 percent, higher than any previous June on
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Jazz Air has implemented a number of cost-saving initiatives and is taking additional measures to combat rising fuel costs. Air Canada, Jazz’s primary customer, announced on June 17, 2008, that it would reduce network domestic and transborder capacity by 2% and 13% respectively with the implementation of the fourth quarter 2008 and first quarter 2009
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