Colgan Air Inc.and Pinnacle Airlines Inc., wholly-owned subsidiaries of Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp., both ended the year with higher passenger counts than 2008 despite different December performances.
Month: January 2010
Embraer’s Business Jet Deliveries Tripled in 2009
The Haze Lifts on a New Year as Business Aviation Industry Recovers
Southwest Airlines Reports Increase in Passenger Traffic
Southwest Airlines Co. said that it flew six billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in December 2009, a 3 percent increase from the 5.8 billion RPMs flown in December 2008, continuing the run of increased traffic it has been reporting for the past several months. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 5.8 percent to 7.8 billion from the December 2008 figure of 8.3 billion. The load factor for the month was 76.2 percent, compared to 69.7 percent for the same period last year.
SkyWest Traffic Increases in December
Republic Airways Holdings December Traffic Up 112.4%
American Eagle’s December Traffic Rose 6.6 Percent
AirTran Traffic Rose to December Record
Allegiant Air to Buy 18 Aircraft, Reports Passenger Traffic Up 20%
Allegiant Air LLC said its November passenger count jumped nearly 20 percent, the number of departures increased 18.7 percent, and its load factor increased by 0.6 points. Officials at Allegiant also announced Monday the company has signed an agreement to buy 18 MD-80 aircraft from Scandinavian Airlines Systems.
ATP Welcomes Six Instructors in January
ATP welcomes five more of its graduates as new CFIs:
- Gabe from ATP Dallas
- Emmy from ATP Phoenix
- Greg from ATP Jacksonville
- Sean from ATP Phoenix
- Ryan from ATP Lawrenceville