Vueling Airlines reports that it increased its January load factor by 5.1 percentage points, growing from 58.9% in 2008 to 64.0% in 2009.
The figure comes from a tailoring of capacity, with available seat kilometres (ASKs) being reduced by 31.1% from 732 million in January 2008 to 504 million this January. Revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) in January 2009 totalled 323 million, 25.1% down on last January's figure of 431 million
During January 2009, in keeping with its improvement plan as it heads towards a merger with Clickair, Vueling operated a fleet of 16 aircraft, eight fewer than in January last year, concentrating on serving its most profitable routes. Revenue per flight optimisation remains Vueling’s main commercial goal, the airline says, adding that January 2009’s revenue per flight figure was above that obtained in the same month last year.
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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