HAL is major beneficiary of latest Indian procurement approvals
India has approved millions of dollars in new military purchases, most of which will go to public sector companies.
JetBlue's May traffic stats announced
JetBlue Airways reports that its traffic in May decreased by 3.3% from May 2008, on a capacity decrease of 1.1%.
The 3.3% traffic fall saw the number of revenue passenger miles (RPMs) fall to 2,095,245,000 from 2,167,648,000 in May 2008. The capacity cut meant that available seat miles were trimmed to 2,706,665,000 from 2,736,173,000 in the same period last year.
The load factor for May 2009 was 77.4%, a decrease of 1.8 percentage points from May 2008. Revenue passengers carried dropped by 1.5% to 1,829,301 in May 2009 compared with 1,802,208 carried in May last year.
JetBlue's preliminary completion factor was 99.7% and its on-time performance was 77.3%.
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