Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
Delta Air Lines has reported a1% year-over-year growth in consolidated passenger unit revenue (PRASM) for June, while its total system load factor decreased .06 percentage points from June 2012 to 87.5%.
Airbus delivered 151 aircraft in the second quarter of 2013, consisting of 119 A320 family aircraft, 28 A330s and four A380s. Boeing made 164 commercial aircraft deliveries during the second quarter, comprised of 111 737 NGs, six 747s, eight 767s, 23 777s and 16 787s.
IATA’s May global airfreight figures depict a sector where “it is getting harder to find optimistic signs,” IATA DC and CEO Tony Tyler said. Total market FTKs increased a slight 0.8% in May compared to a year ago, while total market AFTK capacity increased by 2.1%, bringing freight load factors to 44.9%, the lowest level since the post-crisis recovery, according to an IATA statement.
