SkyWest, Inc, parent company of SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), has reported combined traffic figures for the two carriers.
A 5.5% decrease in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) was recorded for April, dropping to 1,377,057,518 from 1,457,183,588. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased by 6.4% to 1,770,588,176 from 1,891,335,560 in the same period last year.
Load factor was up 0.8 percentage points (pp) to 77.8% compared with 77.0% in April 2008. Passenger boardings for April totalled 2,747,962, a 2.5% decrease from April 2008, when the airlines carried 2,818,725.
Block hours flown in April numbered 110,092, down 6.1% on April 2008's 117,278 hours. Departures dropped to 70,898 from 74,420 for the respective periods.
The DoD has changed its structures and is been increasing efforts to facilitate access to loans by companies interested in working with artificial intelligence, advanced materials and semiconductors, biotechnology and quantum science.
India has approved millions of dollars in new military purchases, most of which will go to public sector companies.
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.
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