MBDA navigates supply chain pressures amidst increased demand for armaments
MBDA is adapting to supply chain pressures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to increased demand for armaments.
easyJet holds steady on June load factor
easyJet has released passenger and load factor figures for June 2009.
The airline carried 4,146,609 during the month, a 0.8% increase on June 2008's total of 4,112,951 passengers. The load factor was roughly the same for the month, with only 0.6 percentage point drop to 83.6% from 83.0% for the respective months.
For the rolling 12 months ending June 2009, 44,531,504 passengers were carried, a 7.9% increase on the 41,276,487 for the 12 months ending June 2008. The load factors for the respective periods were 85.2% and 83.3%.
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