Airline and Hotel Operating and Financial Reports
United Airlines Load Factor Drops in October
United Airlines announced operational results for October 2014.
The Chicago-based carrier said its consolidated traffic and capacity were both slightly up year-over-year, while its load factor declined slightly.
Total system traffic was 17.04 billion revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, up 0.4% from October 2013. Meanwhile, total capacity was up by 0.7% to 20.86 billion available seat miles, or ASMs.
The airline’s consolidated load factor was 81.9%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from …
Southwest Reports Increase in October Load Factor
Southwest Airlines announced operational results for October 2014.
The airline’s total system traffic was 8.989 billion revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, a year-over-year increase of 4.4% from 8.610 billion RPMs in October 2013. System capacity for the month was 10.820 billion available seat miles, or ASMs, a slight decrease of 0.4% from 10.782 billion ASMs last October.
Passenger load factor increased 3.2 percentage points year-over-year, up to 83.1% from 79.9% in the …
American Airlines Group Reports Slight Increase in Traffic and Capacity for October
American Airlines Group announced operational results for October 2014.
The Fort Worth-based airline said that its traffic in October was up slightly from October 2013, with an accompanying small increase in capacity.
Consolidated system traffic for the airline was 17.9 billion revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, up 0.2% from 17.87 billion in the same period last year. Consolidated capacity was 21.8 billion available seat miles, or ASMs, a year-over-year increase of 0.5%.
The …
Aeromexico Sees Increase In October Traffic
Aeromexico announced operational results for October 2014. The airline’s total passenger traffic increased by 10.3% year-over-year, while its total capacity rose by 6% from October 2013.
The carrier’s international operations saw the greatest year-over-year improvement. International traffic was 1.538 billion revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs, an increase of 15.4% from 1.332 billion RPKs in the same month last year. Domestic traffic was 892 million RPKs, an increase of 2.6% year-over-year from …
Delta Prasm up 3% in October
Delta Air Lines announced financial results for October 2014.
The Atlanta-based carrier said that its consolidated passenger unit revenue, or Prasm, for the period increased by 3% compared to October 2013.
Delta, the third-largest U.S. airline by traffic, said that the growth stemmed largely from improvements in its domestic and transatlantic operations. The increase is a 2.4% rise over what the airline reported for the third quarter.
The airline said that its monthly …
Boeing Posts Strong Q3 Results
Boeing announced financial results for third quarter of 2014. The aerospace giant said that its earnings were bolstered by a strong demand for its jetliners.
Revenue for the quarter was up 7% to 23.8 billion. The company’s backlog of orders increased to a record $490 billion, representing over 5,500 commercial plane orders.
Core earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis rose 19% to $2.14, while non-GAAP core operating earnings were up 13% …
Virgin America Reports Rise in Traffic for September
Virgin America announced preliminary operational results for September 2014.
The San Francisco-based carrier’s total system traffic for the month was 765 million revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, a year-over-year increase of 1.8%, up from 751 million in September 2013.
Total system-wide capacity for the month was down, dropping 1.9% to 965 million available seat miles, or ASMs, from 986 million last year.
The airline reported a system-wide load factor of 79.2%, a year-over-year …
