India greenlights $4.7 billion defence spend as post-war tensions simmer
Precision strikes, drone warfare and shifting regional doctrine mark aftermath of four-day India-Pakistan conflict.
Republic Airways announces February 2010 traffic figures
Republic Airways has reported preliminary passenger traffic results for February 2010.
The company generated 1,414,204,000 revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 104% increase from the 693,381,000 in the same month last year, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 88% to 1,953,427,000 from 1,038,231,000.
Block hours were 72,588 in February 2010, a 31% increase from February 2009’s 55,533. Consolidated load factor was 72% versus 67% in February 2009, with 2,081,842 passengers carried during the month, a 51% increase from the 1,382,226 carried same month last year. The 2009 results do not include operations at Midwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines which were purchased by Republic in July 2009 and October 2009, respectively.
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