SAS Group reported that the traffic development in April was significantly affected by the closure of major parts of the European airspace during almost one week in April due to the volcanic ashes. SAS Group’s traffic decreased by 24.3% during April and seat capacity was down 21.2% vs same period in 2009. SAS Group carried 1.6 million passengers in April, down 28.1% vs. same period in 2009 and the load factor was 69.6%, down 2.9 pts.

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: