Norwegian's traffic figures for June 2010
Norwegian released that traffic for the month of June increased by 30 %, while capacity increased by 32 %. The load factor was 77%, down 2 p.p. compared to the previous year.
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BA reports traffic down 11% in June
BA reported that the first nine days of the month were affected by industrial activity by the Unite union representing cabin crew. In June 2010 traffic fell by 11.1% and capacity was down 8.6% compared to June 2009. This resulted in a passenger load factor decrease of 2.1 points versus last year, to 77.5%.
Royal Australian Air Force takes delivery of 6 Boeing Super Hornets
Six new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley on July 6, expanding the RAAF’s fleet to 11 next-generation, multi-role air combat aircraft. The RAAF’s first five Super Hornets arrived in Australia on March 26. Australia announced in March 2007 that it would acquire 24 of the advanced Block …
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Southwest Airlines releases June traffic figures
Southwest Airlines reported that June 2010 traffic increased 5.0% June 2009, capacity increased 1.9% from the June 2009. The load factor for the month was 81.9%, compared to 79.5% for the same period last year.
National Technical Systems awarded Boeing contract
National Technical Systems (NTS), a leading provider of engineering services, announced that its Test Systems Engineering Division has been selected by The Boeing Company to provide Automated Test Equipment (ATE) systems in support of its 777 Program. The ATE systems will perform tests on 777 systems, avionics and engines using automation to quickly perform measurements …
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Cathay Pacific and Panasonic Avionics sign MOU
Cathay Pacific Airways and Panasonic Avionics Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of full broadband connectivity on all Cathay Pacific and Dragonair passenger aircraft. While final terms are still being negotiated, the MOU allows the parties to immediately begin developing the plan to provide connectivity for passengers together with promotional, sponsorship …
US Airways reports June load factor of 87%
US Airways released that mainline traffic for the month was up 2.9% versus June 2009, mainline capacity was up 2.8% versus June 2009 and the load factor was 86.9% for the month of June, up 0.1 points versus June 2009.
American Airlines reports improved June traffic
American Airlines reported a June load factor of 86.8%, an increase of 1.6 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 3.2% and capacity increased 1.3% year over year.
Air Canada's traffic growing this June
For the month of June, Air Canada reported a system load factor of 84.7% on a consolidated basis with Jazz, versus 80.9% in June 2009, an increase of 3.8 percentage points. System traffic increased 15.0% on a system wide capacity increase of 9.9%.
Republic Airways reports 118% traffic increase
Republic Airways Holdings reported preliminary passenger traffic results for June 2010. Traffic increased 118% from the same month last year, while capacity increased 101%. Consolidated load factor was 86% versus 79% in June 2009.