New Zealand boosts defence spend to US$6.6 billion and vows increased closeness with Australia
This budget will be spent over the next four years and nearly doubles the country’s defence spending as part of GDP to 2%.
Republic Airways announces January 2010 traffic
Republic Airways Holdings has reported preliminary passenger traffic results for January 2010.
The company generated 1,516,303,000 revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 119% increase from the total of 691,896,000 in the same month last year, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 102% to 2,219,253,000 from 1,101,205,000.
The consolidated load factor was 68% versus 63% in January 2009. Passengers carried during the month reached 2,235,145, a 66% increase from the 1,344,746 carried in the same month last year.
The 2009 results do not include operations at Midwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines which were purchased by Republic Airways Holdings in July 2009 and October 2009, respectively.
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