Airlines

Record loads for AC

Air Canada posted a record system load factor of 85.6% in June– compared to 84.2% in June 2011 — an increase of 1.4%. System traffic increased 1.5% on a system-wide capacity decrease of 0.1%. Calin Rovinescu, president and CEO, commented: “For the month of June, Air Canada reported a record load factor of 85.6%. Traffic grew 1.5% during the month, led by the Atlantic and trans-border markets. This record load factor result for the month also demonstrates the effectiveness of our strategy to manage capacity to ensure high efficiency.” Go to http://www.aircanada.com for more.