Republic Airways Holdings said on Thursday that February traffic doubled from the previous year after it added Frontier and Midwest airlines to its stable.
Acquired Airlines Doubles Republic February Traffic
Year: 2010
Airtran Reports 5.4 Percent Increase in Traffic for February
AirTran Airways posted increases in traffic, capacity, enplaned passengers and load factor in February, according to preliminary numbers released March 3.
Global air traffic demand was up for January-Industry to Remain in the Red For 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced that January 2010 demand statistics for international scheduled air traffic showed continuing improvement. Compared to the previous year, January passenger demand was up 6.4%. Against this improving demand, a 1.2% increase in passenger capacity in January pushed load factors to 75.9% (up from the 72.2% recorded for January 2009).
United Airlines Finalizes $4.2B Boeing 787 Order
Boeing Co. said United Airlines has finalized its order for 25 787-8 airplanes valued at $4.2 billion at list prices.
Republic Airways to Buy Up to 80 Bombardier Jets for Frontier Airlines and Midwest Airlines
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. said Thursday it plans to buy as many as 80 new Bombardier jets.
Republic Airways 4Q profit rises nearly 6 percent
Republic Airways Holdings Inc., operator of several regional airlines, cited a big one-time gain related to its acquisition of Frontier Airlines as it reported that its fourth-quarter profit rose nearly 6 percent on higher sales.
ExpressJet Posts 4Q Profit
The parent of regional carrier ExpressJet Airlines on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter profit, compared with a year-ago loss, as sales rose 5.1 percent.
Business Aircraft Activity Soars 5.3% in January
Year-over-year business turbine aircraft activity was up 5.3 percent overall, with the Part 91 operational market segment having the strongest increase at 8.6 percent, according to Aviation Research Group/US’s January 2010 TRAQPak activity level report released yesterday.
Pinnacle Airlines Income Grows in Fourth Quarter
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. ended the fourth quarter and 2009 with improved income and cash reserves despite lower operating revenues.
ExpressJet Signs Agreement to Fly 22 Regional Jets for United Airlines
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc., parent company of regional and charter airline operator, ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., today announced that it signed an agreement with United Airlines covering 22 ERJ-145 aircraft for United Express service effective December 1, 2009. This signed agreement finalizes the previously announced successful bid by ExpressJet to replace flying done by other United Express partner carriers whose contracts have expired. An additional 10 ERJ-145 aircraft, sourced from our Corporate Aviation (charter) fleet, were added through an amendment to the agreement and will begin operating for United Express on May 1, 2010.