Malaysia’s defence budget sets out major procurement goals for 2026
The country has allocated RM21.70 billion for defence spending next year, with some major procurements set to be initiated across the country’s army, navy and air force.
Combined February traffic announced for SkyWest and ASA
SkyWest, Inc, parent company of SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), has reported combined traffic figures for the two carriers.
For the pair, the company reported an 11.6% increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) to 1,343,832,537 from 1,203,983,370 for February, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 9.1% to 1,754,392,966 compared with 1,607,994,036 in the same period last year.
The load factor was up 1.7 percentage points to 76.6% compared with 74.9% last February. Passengers carried in February totalled 2,687,224, a 12.3% increase over February 2009’s figure of 2,392,329.
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