Southwest Airlines has announced that it flew 5.1 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2009, a 6.4% decrease from the 5.5 billion RPMs flown in January 2008. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased by 4.4% to 8.2 billion from the January 2008 level of 8.5 billion.
Total passengers carried passengers numbered 6,993,566, an 8.6% decrease on January 2008’s figure of 7,654,337. The load factor for the month was 62.8%, compared with 64.2% for the same period last year.
For January 2009, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the six percent range compared to January 2008.
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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