Air Berlin has announced a double-digit increase in its revenue per available seat kilometre (Yield per ASK) for January 2009. Compared with January 2008, revenue per available seat kilometre rose from 4.06 to 4.99 eurocents, an increase of 23%.
Load factor improved by 0.3 percentage points to reach 69.4% (2008: 69.1%). Capacity for the month of January was reduced by 4.9% to 2,452,059 ASKs, and the number of passengers carried decreased by 4.5% from 1,781,556 in January 2008 to 1,701,780 passengers.
The main obstacles to overcoming risks in the region are a lack of a strong cybersecurity culture and inadequate funds to invest in this domain given a widespread Chinese presence in the region.
MBDA is adapting to supply chain pressures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to increased demand for armaments.
Despite the additional funding promised this week, the UK armed forces still look set to face cutbacks, and maintaining international commitments to AUKUS and GCAP may limit the options for other programmes.
This week on the Shephard Defence Podcast, senior naval reporter Harry Lye and military training & simulation reporter Norbert Neumann chat with Professor John Louth.
Although the Pentagon claims that current systems can detect this type of threat, it has confirmed that measures will be taken in order to maintain the US's edge over its adversaries.
The UK and France aim to deliver a new cruise missile in 2030 as part of the MBDA-led Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) project.
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