For the month of August, Air Canada has reported a system load factor of 86.8% on a consolidated basis with Jazz (from which Air Canada purchases regional capacity), matching last year's record for the same month. System traffic increased 7.1% on a system wide capacity increase of 7.0%.
The carrier's President and CEO, Calin Rovinescu stated, "These record load factor results were achieved as we continue to increase utilization of our existing fleet and leverage effectively our hubs and global network. This is our ninth consecutive month that we have recorded year-over-year traffic increases. I want to thank all our employees throughout the company for delivering an award winning product and meeting Customer Satisfaction Objectives for August, one of the busiest months for travel. Their hard work and professionalism has been instrumental in earning the loyalty of our customers."
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CONSOLIDATED
(AIR CANADA MAINLINE AND JAZZ)
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August Year-To-Date
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2010 2009 Change 2010 2009 Change
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Traffic
(RPMs mln) 5,495 5,133 +7.1% 35,461 32,831 +8.0%
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Capacity
(ASMs mln) 6,331 5,917 +7.0% 42,911 40,276 +6.5%
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Load Factor 86.8% 86.8% 0.0 pts 82.6% 81.5% +1.1 pts
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RPMs 1,740 1,745 -0.3% 10,817 10,647 +1.6%
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Canada ASMs 2,050 2,046 +0.2% 13,373 13,258 +0.9%
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LF 84.9% 85.3% -0.4 pts 80.9% 80.3% 0.6 pts
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RPMs 721 638 +13.0% 5,432 5,011 +8.4%
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Trans- ASMs 903 790 +14.3% 7,046 6,571 +7.2%
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LF 79.8% 80.8% -1.0 pts 77.1% 76.3% +0.8 pts
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RPMs 1,676 1,521 +10.2% 9,038 8,468 +6.7%
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Atlantic ASMs 1,863 1,679 +11.0% 10,696 10,023 +6.7%
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LF 90.0% 90.6% -0.6 pts 84.5% 84.5% 0.0 pts
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RPMs 909 827 +9.9% 6,083 4,978 +22.2%
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Pacific ASMs 998 926 +7.8% 6,797 5,774 +17.7%
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LF 91.1% 89.3% +1.8 pts 89.5% 86.2% +3.3 pts
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RPMs 449 402 +11.7% 4,091 3,727 +9.8%
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Amer & ASMs 517 476 +8.6% 4,999 4,650 +7.5%
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LF 86.8% 84.4% +2.4 pts 81.8% 80.2% +1.6 pts
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