Republic Airways Holdings Inc. is considering replacing some of the Airbus jets flown by its Frontier Airlines subsidiary with Bombardier CSeries planes now under development in Canada, according to a Canadian news report.
Month: December 2009
Republic Passenger Traffic More Than Doubles in November
United Airlines Places Order for 50 Widebody Planes
United Airlines, a subsidiary of UAL Corporation, has ordered for 25 Boeing 787-8 aircraft from Boeing and 25 Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft. The orders are worth $4 billion and $6 billion, respectively, at list prices. Following the purchase, UAL Corp. will be the second US carrier to operate the Airbus A350.
SkyWest traffic rose 9.4 percent in November
Airlines Appear Headed for Recovery
American Eagle Reports Traffic Increase
Jetblue Traffic Increases 7.7% While Capacity Grows
Bombardier Reports that American Eagle Will Buy 22 Jets Valued at $779 million
AirTran November traffic rises 10.5 percent
Continental Airlines Reports Record Passenger Loads
Continental Airlines today reported a November consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 80.5 percent, 3.2 points above the November 2008 consolidated load factor, and a record mainline load factor of 81.1 percent, 3.3 points above the November 2008 mainline load factor. The carrier reported a domestic mainline November load factor of 83.3 percent, 2.7 points above the November 2008 domestic mainline load factor, and a record international mainline load factor of 78.8 percent, 3.8 points above November 2008.