Year: 2010

SkyWest, Inc. Reports March Traffic Increased for SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines

SkyWest, Inc. reported a 16.8 percent increase in revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) for March, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased
11.9 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines
generated 1.63 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 2.02
billion. Load factor was up 3.4 percentage points to 81.0 percent compared
to 77.6 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for
March totaled 3,292,598 a 17.7 percent increase from March 2009.

JetBlue March Traffic and Capacity Rises

JetBlue Airways Corp. said its March traffic, capacity and occupancy
rose compared to the same month a year ago.

ExpressJet’s traffic rises 23 percent in March

The parent of regional carrier ExpressJet Airlines said late
Monday that its traffic rose nearly 23 percent in March as capacity and
occupancy both increased.

Pinnacle Airlines Traffic Rises in March

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. said its Pinnacle Airlines subsidiary saw March traffic and occupancy rise in March.

Arbitrator tells American Airlines to hire 35 American Eagle captains

Arbitrator George Nicolau ordered American
Airlines on Friday
to let 35 American Eagle CJ captains transfer to American and begin training by
June according to the Dallas Morning News.

Republic Airways Reports 110% Increase in March Traffic

Republic Airways Holdings, today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for March 2010. The Company generated 1.83 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 110% increase from the same month last year.

Delta Airlines Traffic Up 3% in March

Delta Air Lines Group Inc. reported Wednesday a 3 percent boost in March passenger traffic despite trailing last year’s pace through the first quarter.

Passenger Revenue Rises at Southwest Airlines and United Airlines

Unit revenue for Southwest Airlines Co. and United Airlines Inc.
jumped more than 20 percent in March from a year earlier, giving further
evidence that the airline industry is pulling out of its deep decline.

American Eagle Hires 14 ATP Grads in March

Fourteen ATP flight instructors and graduates from ATP’s Airline Career
Pilot Program received First Officer position class dates with American Eagle.
ATP extends congratulations and thanks to the 14 CFIs who recently interviewed
and received job
offers with American Eagle, one of the nation’s largest regional airlines.

American Airlines says March traffic jumped 2.5%

American Airlines Inc. said Monday its traffic increased 2.5 percent in March over
the same month in 2009. The carrier said its load factor, or percentage of
seats filled, jumped 2.6 percentage points to 81.7 percent.