Republic Airways reported preliminary passenger traffic results for December 2009. The Company reported that traffic increased 112.4% from the same month last year, while cpacity increased 99.5%. Load factor was 75.3% versus 70.7% in December 2008.

Australian sustainable aviation fuel industry receives massive boost with major investment
The Australian sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry has received a massive boost with a major joint investment. A Queensland biofuel refinery being jointly developed by Jet Zero Australia and LanzaJet is to receive investment from Qantas Group, Airbus, and the Queensland Government. The refinery is looking to produce SAF from agricultural by-products, including sugar cane.