For April Air Tran Airways reported that traffic grew by 8.1%. The load factor for the month was 81.9% up 1.5 pts compared to the same month in 2009 and capacity was up 6.1%.

AAR acquires Trax to accelerate digital solutions strategy
Chicago-headquartered AAR CORP. (AAR) has announced its acquisition of Trax Corp. (trax), a leading independent provider of aircraft MRO and fleet management software to accelerate its digital solutions strategy. AAR is a global aerospace and defence aftermarket solutions company with operations in over 20 countries. It supports commercial and government customers through two operating segments: