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A Closer Look At Turkish Airlines' Post-Pandemic Improvements In Load Factors & Passenger Capacity

The flag carrier has surpassed pre-pandemic levels for various metrics.

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Singapore Airlines Records 89% Load Factor In July

Subsidiary Scoot also continues to perform well this summer.

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Concorde Air France
Not As High As You Might Think: A Look At Concorde's Early Load Factors

The supersonic airliner's early flights weren't as full as you may expect.

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Icelandair Reports 16% Yearly Increase In Passengers For May

The Icelandic carrier has consistently witnessed growth in passenger traffic during the spring of 2023.

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Norwegian Boeing 737 MAX 8
Norwegian Reports Q1 Loss But Is Hopeful Of A Strong Summer

The low-cost carrier is expecting one of the strongest summers in its three-decade-long history.

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Pilots operate flights at all hours - often late nights and early mornings.
Can We Stop Talking About Aviation’s Recovery Now?

With the world unlocked and numbers creeping back towards pre-pandemic levels, is the recovery complete?

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PLAY Enjoys Strong March Performance With Load Factors Exceeding 80%

The airline's passengers numbers were also more than three times higher than in March 2022.

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What Is A Flight Envelope And How Is It Determined?

The flight envelope determines the design capabilities based on airspeed, load factors, and maneuverability.

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easyJet Cuts Q1 Loss As Passengers Increase 47%

The low-cost carrier has seen a turnaround in its fortunes since the pandemic.

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AirAsia Philippines Airbus A320
AirAsia Philippines Gears Up For Increase In Foreign Demand

The low-cost carrier is already posting a load factor of more than 93% for January 2023.

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Corendon Airlines Boeing 737
What Is An Airline's Load Factor And Why Does It Matter?

Well-loaded flights can play a key role in helping airlines to break even.

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TAP Air Portugal's Revenues Now Sit Just 1% Below Pre-COVID Levels

TAP has reported its second-quarter revenue to be 99% of its 2019 earnings.

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Soaring To New Heights: PLAY's Passenger Number Climbs For 6th Month

The airlines flew more passengers in July than the whole of 2021.

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PLAY A320neo
Filling Up: Iceland's PLAY Reports Almost 10% Load Factor Increase For June

The budget carrier has been registering impressive growth in the last few months.

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A Ryanair Boeing 737 is pictured taking off in front of a blurry background.
Ryanair Smashes Pre-COVID Passenger Record With 15.9M Guests In June

One low-cost carrier is soaring to new heights despite the disruption being seen across Europe.

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Expansion: PLAY Saw Passengers Increase 54% Month On Month

The airline is hoping to continue wooing passengers for the rest of the year.

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1.7 Million Passengers: How Did Aeromexico Perform In April?

The carrier exceeded its April 2019 passenger levels as it speeds towards a full recovery.

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Ryanair Updates Its Loss Forecast: What You Need To Know

Ryanair will suffer slightly greater losses than its earlier forecast predicted in January.

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