Load factor is capacity utilization or the percentage of the total number of available seat miles (or ASM) occupied. Break-even load factor is the percentage of seats that have to be filled for the ...

Load factor is a measure of capacity utilization. It indicates the percentage of total capacity that is utilized by an airline. Since airlines are capital intensive and have high fixed costs, the ...

When industry analysts analyze an airline's profitability, one of the most important key performance indicators (KPIs), provides investors and observers with a large amount of insight into carrier ...

A growing number of travelers worldwide are boarding planes in late summer, according to new data. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a new report that shows total global ...

WASHINGTON -- All of the major U.S. airlines reported their May traffic numbers last week, and those people looking for the silver lining could find it in increased load factors for most of the ...

In recent years, airlines have increased revenue by both expanding capacity and by selling a higher percentage of the seats available (load factor). Increased load factor is almost free money because ...

Demand in August for air travel continued to increase, with the month's load factor at 86.2 percent, up 1.6 percentage points and a new high for the month, according to the latest data from the ...