Sentences with phrase «seat mile»

As a result, the airline's «load factor» (passenger miles / available seat miles) is at all - time highs.

Unless you're forced to travel for business, earning butt in seat miles is a sad state of affairs.

«Our A320neo aircraft add value to our company by reducing fuel per seat mile costs by up to 20 per cent compared to its counterparts and benefitting the environment by offering quieter operations and reduced emissions, as well as enhancing our guest experience by providing a more comfortable journey.»

«Over the last 15 year, thanks to our A330 Family aircraft, we have benefited from the lowest seat mile cost, true long range capability and proven reliability while our passenger enjoyed very high level of comfort.

«The low seat mile cost and high passenger appeal make the aircraft a perfect fit for our fleet and a firm favourite with our passengers.»

Still, he says ongoing uncertainty about a potential strike could hurt WestJet revenue per average seat mile, also known as RASM.

But today «almost every airline employs the same basic methodology to maximize revenue per seat mile flown.»

In the New Labour years, Tony Blair ruffled many feathers by parachuting favoured candidates into safe seats miles away from anywhere they ever lived.

Still, American expects revenue per available seat mile — the amount the airline generates for each seat it flies a mile — to rise 1.5 to 3.5 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier.

Maybe we should just use credit cards and not fly any more advantage member since year one with 10million miles — and not from credit cards — butt in a seat

The hybrid electric jet will seat up to 12 people, fly up to 700 miles and have operating costs of 8 cents per seat mile, below the operating costs of small turboprops and business jets powered by jet fuel.

The metric analysts love these days is passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM).

The airline said it expects first - quarter revenue - per - seat mile to increase by 2 percent to 4 percent over the first three months of 2017.

Last quarter, revenue per available seat mile (RASM) on Virgin America routes fell 8 percent while RASM was flat on Alaska's routes.

Based on these cost projections, Uber thinks they can keep eVTOL passenger fares as low as $ 1.32 per seat mile.

This accounted for a sizable chunk of the carrier's 6.3 % decline in revenue per available seat mile (RASM).

Air Canada leads with a 45 per cent share of the market based on available seat miles, followed by WestJet at 21 per cent.

With my schedule being so busy recently, I haven't done much flying and I needed to get some butt - in - seat miles in if I wanted to make Star Alliance Gold for next year.

Capacity was 5.12 billion available seat miles, or ASMs, a year - over-year increase of 5.7 % from 4.8 billion ASMs.

Total system - wide capacity for the month rose to 21.8 billion available seat miles, or ASMs, from 21.16 billion ASMs, a 3 % increase.

BIS — Butt - in - seat miles.

Until now, I've remained loyal to AAdvantage for similar reasons as you (easy elite status qualification with butt - in - seat miles, and higher chances to upgrade).

That meant you had to fly either 100,000 butt in seat miles or 67,000 + miles in paid premium cabins.

Or you can earn them the old fashioned way which is actually flying on a paid ticket (also known as butt - in - seat miles)

In other words, how many butt - in - the - seat miles would each segment be.

Zunum predicts operating costs as low as $ 0.09 per seat mile, or $ 260 per hour for the aircraft.