Contact:
Kelly Lanpheer
(920) 749-7638
klanpheer@airwis.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 10, 2006
APPLETON, WI, — January 11, 2006 – Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC), operating as US Airways Express and United Express, reports traffic for December 2005. The airline generated 170.6 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month and 265.6 million available seat miles (ASMs). The load factor was 64.2 percent and the passengers enplaned for December totaled 458,269.
AWAC operates as US Airways Express and United Express scheduling approximately 500 departures per day to 75 cities in 30 states and two Canadian provinces. The fleet includes 70 Canadair Regional Jets and five BAe-146 Jets. Additional information on the regional airline can be found at www.airwis.com.
TRAFFIC STATISTICS
Month of December
2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 170,615 247,414 -31.0%
Available Seat Miles (000) 265,637 343,948 -22.8%
Passenger Load Factor 64.2% 71.9% -7.70 pts
Passengers Enplaned 458,269 616,349 -25.6%
Year to Date
2005 2004 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 2,727,644 2,907,676 -6.2
Available Seat Miles (000) 3,683,744 3,868,016 -4.8
Passenger Load Factor 74.0% 75.2% -1.20 pts
Passengers Enplaned 6,858,550 7,157,821 -4.2
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC) operates as the largest privately held regional airline in the United States.
