OAG Airline Capacity Outlook for the Next 6 Months

September 23rd, 2009 CHICAGO - - Growth of 1.4% compared to September 2008 Global airline capacity for September 2009 is showing positive growth for the second consecutive month, reports OAG, (www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business, as it releases its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. The world's airlines have scheduled 296.9 million seats, a rise of 1.4% (4,130,744 more seats) over September 2008 levels.

August 17th, 2009 LONDON - - Growth of 0.2% Compared to August 2008 LONDON, August 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Global airline capacity is showing marginal growth for August 2009, the first month of positive growth for a year, reports OAG, ( www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business, as it releases its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. The world's airlines have 314.2 million seats on offer this month, a rise of 0.2% (472,839 more seats) over August 2008 levels.

July 13th, 2009 LONDON - - Decline is Just One Percent Compared to July 2008 One year on since the world's airlines began to curb their seat capacity in the face of global economic pressures, the cutbacks are starting to stabilise with just over 315 million seats on offer this month, a drop of just one percent over July 2008 levels, reports OAG, ( www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business, as it releases its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. David Beckerman, vice president OAG Market Intelligence, said, "Airline capacity is often cited as a barometer of economic confidence.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Year on Year Decline Below 3% for First Time Since October 2008 This may be the 11th successive month of cutbacks in global airline schedules; however the rate of decline in seat capacity is lower than at any time since October 2008, reports OAG, (www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business, as it releases its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. The world's airlines have scheduled 4% (104,216) fewer flights for June 2009 compared with the same month last year, with a 2% drop in seat capacity of 6.7 million fewer seats.

May 19th, 2009 LONDON - Year on Year Decline has not Accelerated; 5% Fewer Flights and 2.7% Fewer Seats LONDON, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite fears of the potential impact of the swine flu virus, statistics from OAG (www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business, reveal the year-on-year decline in global airline capacity has not accelerated for May 2009 compared to figures for April when the outbreak began. The world's airlines have scheduled 5% (127,000) fewer flights for May 2009 compared with the same month last year, with a 2.7% drop in seat capacity of 8.3 million fewer seats.

April 26th, 2009 LONDON - European Schedules Down by 8%; Asia Relatively Stable - Flights and Capacity Within North America Continue to Decline Sharply - Middle East and Africa Buck the Trend With Healthy Growth in Air Travel The world's airlines have scheduled 6% fewer flights for April 2009 compared with the same month last year, with a 3% drop in seat capacity, according to the latest statistics from OAG (www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business and part of UBM Aviation. This is the ninth successive month of declines, and represents a reduction of more than 136,000 flights and 9 million seats year on year.

April 26th, 2009 LONDON - The UK is experiencing significant cutbacks in airline service, both domestically and internationally, according to the latest statistics from OAG (www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business and part of UBM Aviation. Frequencies and capacity within the UK for April are down year on year by 13% and 14% respectively, representing a drop of 5,078 flights and 476,000 seats.

April 22nd, 2009 LONDON - 1st Airline Company Seat "Pitch" Comparison "Pitch", also known as "seat pitch" is the distance that the airline leaves between two plane seats. It can vary depending on the reservation class and the type of plane offered by the airline for any particular journey.

March 29th, 2009 LONDON - Projected 4% Drop in Global Aircraft Utilization in 2009: North America Worst Affected with 7% Decrease - Asian Operators' Market Share of Global Utilization to Increase 3% by 2018 - Aircraft Retirements to Peak in 2016 - 2017 In 2009 the average aircraft utilization for the world's commercial fleet is expected to drop by 4% compared to 2008, according to the latest Commercial Aircraft Fleets and Utilization Forecast from OAG ( www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business. This is revealed in OAG's most recent study of the global MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) service demand projection for the next decade, developed in partnership with AeroStrategy.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Eighth Successive Month of Fewer Airline Schedules - 5% Fewer Flights and 3% Drop in Seat Capacity for March 2009 - Domestic U.S. Continues to Bear the Brunt of the Cutbacks The world's airlines have scheduled 4.9% fewer flights for March 2009 compared with the same month last year, with a 3.3% drop in seat capacity, according to the latest statistics from OAG (www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation data business.

June 11th, 2009 Delta cutting more capacityATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. will shave additional capacity later this year as it warns that more than $6 billion in benefits it expected from lower fuel prices, its merger with Northwest Airlines and previous capacity reductions will be overtaken by declining revenues.

September 12th, 2009 A look at airline capacity cutsMost major U.S. airlines plan to offer fewer flights this fall than they did a year ago as they adjust to weak demand.

September 1st, 2009 Airline industry lost over $6 billion in 1st halfGENEVA — Airline companies lost more than $6 billion during the first half of the year due to the economic crisis, even as fresh figures showed some signs of recovery in the passenger and freight business, an industry group said Tuesday. A sample of more than 50 airlines found their losses declined to $2 billion in the second quarter from $4 billion in the first quarter, the International Air Transport Association said, noting that the April-June period is usually a strong one for the industry.

July 3rd, 2009 Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planesLONDON — British Airways PLC announced Friday it will ground aircraft, slash seat numbers and postpone taking delivery of a dozen new Airbus A380 superjumbos as it faces a recession-driven decline in passengers. The airline said it carried 2.93 million passengers in June, 5 percent fewer than in June 2008.

January 11th, 2009 HELSINKI - Nordic carrier Finnair's traffic grew in 2008 by 10 percent compared with the previous year, with Asian traffic alone growing by 16.5 percent, the airline said. The average revenue per passenger kilometre, however, fell last year by more than four percent due to lower airfares.

July 30th, 2009 Air France posts Q1 loss of euro426 millionPARIS — Air France-KLM on Thursday reported a bigger-than-expected net loss of euro426 million ($598 million) in the three months through June as premium class travel and its cargo business continued to take a battering. The loss announced by Europe's biggest airline group in its fiscal first quarter compares with a euro168 million profit a year earlier.

September 23rd, 2009 Some B/E Aerospace debt ratings loweredNEW YORK — Ratings agency Standard & Poor's said Wednesday it has lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on airline interior components manufacturer B/E Aerospace Inc. to junk status.

August 7th, 2009 Delta will cut more management jobsATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, is planning to cut more management and administrative jobs, but isn't saying how many, according to a recorded message and a memo from top executives. Chief Executive Richard Anderson said in a recorded message to employees Thursday that Delta has seen its revenue stream decline by billions of dollars because of the weak economy and the drop-off in demand for air travel.

September 1st, 2009 American to cut 921 flight attendants' jobsDALLAS — American Airlines is cutting 921 flight attendant jobs as it deals with an ongoing downturn in traffic and lower revenue. The airline said Tuesday that the cuts will take effect Oct.

September 14th, 2009 Outlook roundup: Lubrizol, Delta Air LinesAmong the earnings projection stories for Monday, Sept. 14, from AP Financial News: CLEVELAND (AP) — Lubrizol Corp.