easyJet has reported a 6.8% decrease in passengers carried in February 2009 compared with February 2008, but an increase in load factor.
The total for February this year totalled 3,018,910 passengers compared with 3,240,767 last year. The load factor for February 2009 was 87.0%, up 2.4 percentage points (pp) over last February's 84.6%.
For the rolling 12 month period, the airline increased passenger numbers by 13.9% over the similar rolling period ending February 2008. The load factors for the respective periods were 85.1% and 83.3%, a 1.8 pp increase.
easyJet’s capacity measured by available seats for the first half of the current financial year is expected to be ahead of last year by a low single digit percent.
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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