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BUSINESS DIGEST: JANUARY STATISTICSAirline CodesRPK Growth by CarrierPassenger Load FactorGrowth by CarrierBI Royal Brunei AirlinesBR EVA AirlinesCI China AirlinesCX Cathay PacificGA GarudaJL Japan AirlinesKE Korean AirlinesKA DragonairPercentage(Jan 06 vs Jan 05)MH Malaysia AirlinesNHOZPRQFSQTGVNAll Nippon AirwaysAsiana AirlinesPhilippine AirlinesQantas AirwaysSingapore AirlinesThai Airways Int’lVietnam AirlinesPercentage Points Change(Jan 06 vs Jan 05)20%15%10%5%0%-5%-10%-15%86420-2-4-6-8Percentage(Feb 05-Jan 06 vs Feb 04-Jan 05)Percentage Points Change(Feb 05-Jan 06 vs Feb 04-Jan 05)-20%BI BR CI CX GA JL KA KE MH NH OZ PR SQ TG VN-10BI BR CI CX GA JL KA KE MH NH OZ PR SQ TG VNPositive start to 2006Compiled and presented by KRIS LIM of the Research and StatisticsDepartment of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Secretariat.The collective Association ofAsia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)membership reported a 5.6%year- on-year increase inpassenger numbers to 11.1million in January. Growth in revenue passengerkilometres (RPKs) lagged behindat 4.9% albeit an improvement comparedwith the last quarter of 2005, whichaveraged less than 3% growth a month.Capacity rose by a restrained 2.4%, helpingpassenger load factor (PLF) gain 1.8percentage points to 75.2%.A number of AAPA carriers reportedrobust growth in traffic during the LunarNew Year holiday, in particular CathayPacific Airways (12.5% in RPK terms),Dragonair (11.9%), EVA Air (11%) andChina Airlines (10.6%). Thai AirwaysInternational (14.9%) and Royal BruneiAirlines (13.2%) also recorded doubledigitgrowth rates. Four carriers, however,had a poor start to the year with a downturnin traffic: Japan Airlines (8.1%), MalaysiaAirlines (5.8%), Garuda Indonesia (4.9%)and All Nippon Airways (2.8%).T he major it y of A A PA ca r r iersreported high load factors in the monthunder review. Philippine Airlines andCathay Pacific Airways filled more thanRPK and ASK (In Billions)RPK and ASK (In Percentage)40RPK, ASK and PLF Growth Rates(Feb 05 to Jan 06)9080706050403020100-10FMRPK, ASK and PLF(Feb 05 to Jan 06)RPKASKPLFAMJJ2005ARPKASKPLF0J20069080706050403020100PLF (In Percentage)PLF (In Percentage Points)-10F M A M J J A S O N D J2005 vs. 2004 2006 vs. 2005SOND8060402080% of their seats. Ten other carriersposted PLFs above 70%.Thai Airways International’s loadfactor recovered considerably to 76.5%compared with only 69.6% recorded inJanuary 2005, directly after the December26, 2004, tsunami.FREIGHTThe run-up to the Lunar New Year holidayboosted international freight traffic ofAAPA members, with freight tonne kilometres(FTKs) posting a 5.3% increase inJanuary. Capacity expanded 4.3%, whichresulted in a freight load factor (FLF) of62.6%, up 0.5 percentage point.Freight traffic growth rates variedamong individual AAPA carriers. FTKgrowth was higher for AAPA carriersbased in Nor theast Asia: Dragonair(23.1%), Cathay Pacific Airways (16%),All Nippon Airways (8.1%), Korean Air(7.8%), Asiana Airlines (5.8%) and ChinaAirlines (4%).For those based in Southeast Asia,Philippine Airlines (22.3%) was the solecarrier to post a double-digit growth rate.Other carriers registering healthy growthrates were Vietnam Airlines (9.4%) andSingapore Airlines (8.4%).56 ORIENT AVIATION MAY 2006
FTK Growth by CarrierFreight Load FactorGrowth by CarrierPAX Growth by Carrier30%25%20%15%10%5%0%-5%-10%-15%BI BR CI CX GA JL KA KE MH NH OZ SQ TG VN876543210-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8BI BR CI CX GA JL KA KE MH NH OZ PR SQ TG VN20%15%10%5%0%-5%-10%-15%BI BR CI CX GA JL KA KE MH NH OZ PR SQ TG VNLoad factors were generally lower dueto the extra belly-hold capacity, whichresulted from additional flights mountedfor passenger services. Only three carriersposted FLFs above 70%: Korean Air(76.5%), EVA Air (71.9%) and AsianaAirlines (71.4%). Dragonair increasedcapacity by 36.3%, which resulted in aseven percentage point decline in loadfactor to 65.1%, despite registering FTKgrowth of more than 20%.FEBRUARY 2006The preliminary AAPA traffic resultsfor February indicated 4.1% growth ininternational passenger traffic, or justover 10 million passenger boardings.RPKs grew by the same rate and coupledwith a slower capacity expansion of 2.5%,PLF improved by 1.1 percentage points to73.8%.International freight traffic grew ata faster pace, 5.3% in terms of FTKs.Capacity expanded modestly at 2.6%,which resulted in a favourable 1.7 percentagepoint improvement to the FLF, at66.9%.E-mail: krislim@aapa.org.myPhilippine Airlines: More than 80% passenger load factor in JanuaryFTK, FATK and Freight Load Factor(Feb 05 to Jan 06)FTK and FATK (In Billions)4FMFTKFATKFLFAMJJ2005ASOND806040200J2006FLF (In Percentage)FTK and FATK (In Percentage)201612840-4-8FTK, FATK FLF Growth Rates(Feb 05 to Jan 06)FTKFATKFLF-8F M A M J J A S O N D J2005 vs. 2004 2006 vs. 2005201612840-4FLF (In Percentage Points)MAY 2006 ORIENT AVIATION 57
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