Southwest Airlines has reported traffic figures for March 2009 which it describes as "essentially flat" compared with March 2008.
The company flew 6,651,832,000 revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in March 2009, just 0.4% down on 6,679,424,000 in March 2008. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased by 1.5% to 8,607,741,000 from the March 2008 level of 8,736,967,000.
The load factor for the month was 77.3%, up 0.8 percentage points compared with 76.5% for the same period last year. For March 2009, the company estimates passenger revenue per ASM decreased in the 10 to 11 percent range as compared to March 2008. Revenue passengers carried numbered 7,680,666 down 5.2% on March 2008's figure of 8,097,833.
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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