Catalogue no. 51-004-X Vol. 43, no. 1. Aviation Civil Aviation, Monthly Key Operating Statistics, Major Canadian Air Carriers January to December 2010. Highlights For the 12-month period, January to December 2010, for the scheduled and charter services, the major Canadian air carriers reported a 7.2% increase in passengers and a 10.0% growth in passenger-kilometres compared with the same period in 2009. reported that total passenger-kilometres flown rose 12.9% during the period, while the operations of increased 9.1%. In 2010, both and reported their highest volume of scheduled passenger traffic in August. It is also during that month that these two carriers posted the highest number of passenger-kilometres flown on their scheduled operations. During the 12-month period, the average passenger trip length ranged between 3,077 kilometres in April and 3,503 kilometres in September for, while it ranged between 1,595 kilometres in both September and October and 1,711 kilometres in December for. In 2010, and increased their system capacity, as measured by available seat-kilometres, for their scheduled services, by 7.8% and 13.7%, respectively when compared with 2009. The capacity of Air Canada increased in all months, except for April, when a 0.3% decrease was recorded; the capacity of climbed in all months the increases ranged from 10.4% in June to 19.5% in February. This strong growth is partly related to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Both and reported an improvement in their scheduled passenger load factor (a measure of the fullness of their aircraft). For the 12-month period, January to December 2010, s passenger load factor reached 83.1% and s passenger load factor stood at 79.8%. For the 12-month period, January to December 2010, both and recorded double-digit increases in terms of turbo fuel consumed from the same period in 2009. consumed 3.4 billion litres (+11.3%) of turbo fuel and used nearly one billion litres (+10.6%).
Chart 1 Passengers, scheduled services, and, January to December 2010 thousands 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D Chart 2 Passenger-kilometres and seat-kilometres, scheduled services, and, January to December 2010 millions 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D - passenger-kilometres - seat-kilometres - passenger-kilometres - seat-kilometres 2 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X
Chart 3 Operating statistics, monthly year-over-year percentage changes from, and percentage change 18.0 16.0 14.0 Passengers Passenger-kilometres Seat-kilometres percentage change 25.0 20.0 Passengers Passenger-kilometres Seat-kilometres 12.0 10.0 15.0 8.0 6.0 10.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 0.0-2.0 J F M A M J J A S O N D 0.0 J F M A M J J A S O N D Chart 4 Average passenger trip length, scheduled services, and, January to December 2010 kilometres 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X 3
Statistical Tables Table 1 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, January 2010 January 2010 January 2010 Total passengers 1,820 3.0 1,196 6.6 Total scheduled services 1,814 3.0 1,188 12.6 Domestic 824 1.1 797 0.2 International 990 4.5 390 50.7 Total charter services 6 5.9 8-88.0 Total passenger-kilometres 5,793,519 4.9 2,017,338 9.9 Total scheduled services 5,781,705 4.9 1,998,100 23.2 Domestic 1,492,390-0.3 979,320-0.1 International 4,289,315 6.8 1,018,780 58.7 Total charter services 11,814 0.5 19,238-91.0 Total available seat-kilometres 7,341,802 5.6 2,558,566 7.0 Total scheduled services 7,327,456 5.7 2,538,280 17.0 Domestic 1,940,840 1.7 1,371,692-0.8 International 5,386,616 7.2 1,166,588 48.2 Total charter services 14,346-5.2 20,286-90.8 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 78.9... 78.7... Domestic 76.9... 71.4... International 79.6... 87.3... Total goods carried (kilograms) 17,969 44.8 343-20.4 Total scheduled services 17,969 44.8 343-20.4 Total goods tonne-kilometres 112,798 56.6 579-18.0 Total scheduled services 112,798 56.6 579-18.0 Hours flown 65 2.1 30 4.5 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 265,571 4.9 78,197 5.7 4 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X
Table 2 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, February 2010 February 2010 February 2010 Total passengers 1,738 2.8 1,173 6.2 Total scheduled services 1,733 2.8 1,162 11.7 Domestic 866 8.9 783 1.3 International 867-2.7 379 41.9 Total charter services 5 18.2 11-83.6 Total passenger-kilometres 5,363,812 6.7 1,957,754 9.0 Total scheduled services 5,352,969 6.7 1,932,838 21.7 Domestic 1,451,482 2.0 956,739 2.8 International 3,901,488 8.6 976,099 48.3 Total charter services 10,842-8.0 24,916-87.9 Total available seat-kilometres 6,741,425 8.3 2,374,246 9.3 Total scheduled services 6,727,937 8.3 2,348,658 19.5 Domestic 1,834,383 7.1 1,281,988 3.6 International 4,893,553 8.7 1,066,670 46.7 Total charter services 13,488-6.1 25,588-87.7 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 79.6... 82.3... Domestic 79.1... 74.6... International 79.7... 91.5... Total goods carried (kilograms) 18,241 46.0 332-24.3 Total scheduled services 18,241 46.0 332-24.3 Total goods tonne-kilometres 114,049 58.0 555-22.3 Total scheduled services 114,049 58.0 555-22.3 Hours flown 60 5.3 28 8.4 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 245,341 9.0 72,572 7.9 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X 5
Table 3 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, March 2010 March 2010 March 2010 Total passengers 2,027 8.2 1,320 7.7 Total scheduled services 2,021 8.1 1,311 13.1 Domestic 861 0.0 883 3.6 International 1,160 15.1 428 39.5 Total charter services 6 30.8 9-86.5 Total passenger-kilometres 6,324,014 10.7 2,204,705 10.0 Total scheduled services 6,311,269 10.7 2,184,586 21.8 Domestic 1,634,991 4.7 1,086,594 4.2 International 4,676,279 12.9 1,097,992 46.4 Total charter services 12,744 42.5 20,119-90.5 Total available seat-kilometres 7,581,134 8.7 2,630,365 7.4 Total scheduled services 7,564,472 8.7 2,608,893 16.8 Domestic 1,967,183 3.2 1,380,713-1.4 International 5,597,289 10.7 1,228,180 47.4 Total charter services 16,662 31.8 21,472-90.0 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 83.4... 83.7... Domestic 83.1... 78.7... International 83.5... 89.4... Total goods carried (kilograms) 22,418 53.6 393-22.1 Total scheduled services 22,418 53.6 393-22.1 Total goods tonne-kilometres 139,184 61.6 657-20.4 Total scheduled services 139,184 61.6 657-20.4 Hours flown 66 4.9 30 6.3 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 273,473 7.5 79,699 6.9 6 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X
Table 4 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, April 2010 April 2010 April 2010 Total passengers 1,873 2.6 1,287 5.8 Total scheduled services 1,868 2.5 1,281 7.8 Domestic 901 2.6 873-3.0 International 967 2.4 408 41.0 Total charter services 5 14.8 6-79.5 Total passenger-kilometres 5,755,830 1.4 2,148,979 12.1 Total scheduled services 5,747,590 1.4 2,135,625 16.4 Domestic 1,622,251 3.1 1,088,655-3.8 International 4,125,339 0.7 1,046,970 49.0 Total charter services 8,240 5.0 13,354-83.9 Total available seat-kilometres 6,860,955-0.3 2,557,921 8.3 Total scheduled services 6,850,977-0.3 2,544,567 11.9 Domestic 1,885,754-0.9 1,330,830-8.8 International 4,965,224-0.1 1,213,737 49.0 Total charter services 9,978-10.2 13,354-84.8 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 83.9... 83.9... Domestic 86.0... 81.8... International 83.1... 86.3... Total goods carried (kilograms) 18,335 36.0 399-12.5 Total scheduled services 18,335 36.0 399-12.5 Total goods tonne-kilometres 113,852 40.8 667-7.3 Total scheduled services 113,852 40.8 667-7.3 Hours flown 60 0.1 29 6.8 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 251,530 1.5 77,687 8.3 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X 7
Table 5 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, May 2010 May 2010 May 2010 Total passengers 1,944 10.4 1,249 11.2 Total scheduled services 1,942 10.5 1,242 11.1 Domestic 987 7.6 980-0.1 International 955 13.6 262 90.6 Total charter services 2-6.9 7 35.5 Total passenger-kilometres 6,316,001 10.9 2,036,418 18.9 Total scheduled services 6,310,322 10.9 2,015,098 18.7 Domestic 1,823,091 6.2 1,371,558-0.4 International 4,487,231 12.9 643,539 99.9 Total charter services 5,679-4.6 21,320 44.2 Total available seat-kilometres 7,559,135 7.6 2,619,821 13.4 Total scheduled services 7,552,593 7.7 2,598,501 13.2 Domestic 2,218,283 2.6 1,865,529-3.1 International 5,334,311 9.9 732,973 98.2 Total charter services 6,542-3.9 21,320 43.7 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 83.6... 77.5... Domestic 82.2... 73.5... International 84.1... 87.8... Total goods carried (kilograms) 20,563 52.8 406-13.9 Total scheduled services 20,563 52.8 406-13.9 Total goods tonne-kilometres 131,128 60.5 663-8.0 Total scheduled services 131,128 60.5 663-8.0 Hours flown 65 7.2 30 12.0 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 276,208 9.8 78,541 14.4 8 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X
Table 6 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, June 2010 June 2010 June 2010 Total passengers 2,105 13.8 1,217 12.9 Total scheduled services 2,104 13.9 1,212 12.7 Domestic 1,040 6.4 1,017 4.8 International 1,064 22.2 195 85.4 Total charter services 1-13.6 5 150.0 Total passenger-kilometres 7,185,859 16.6 1,970,098 19.0 Total scheduled services 7,180,977 16.6 1,954,068 18.2 Domestic 1,971,707 5.1 1,473,463 5.1 International 5,209,270 21.6 480,605 91.0 Total charter services 4,883 34.2 16,030 529.1 Total available seat-kilometres 8,343,098 11.4 2,520,795 10.9 Total scheduled services 8,336,407 11.4 2,504,765 10.4 Domestic 2,372,892 1.0 1,943,497-1.0 International 5,963,514 16.2 561,268 83.3 Total charter services 6,692 59.9 16,030 529.1 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 86.1... 78.0... Domestic 83.1... 75.8... International 87.4... 85.6... Total goods carried (kilograms) 21,187 50.2 451-12.5 Total scheduled services 21,187 50.2 451-12.5 Total goods tonne-kilometres 133,898 52.5 731-7.8 Total scheduled services 133,898 52.5 731-7.8 Hours flown 69 10.2 29 10.8 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 300,930 13.3 75,903 12.9 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X 9
Table 7 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, July 2010 July 2010 July 2010 Total passengers 2,335 9.5 1,357 13.4 Total scheduled services 2,334 9.5 1,350 13.0 Domestic 1,139 2.3 1,133 5.2 International 1,195 17.3 217 83.0 Total charter services 1 17.8 7 476.1 Total passenger-kilometres 8,105,608 11.8 2,256,058 18.2 Total scheduled services 8,101,146 11.8 2,235,102 17.2 Domestic 2,269,904 2.9 1,705,056 5.2 International 5,831,242 15.7 530,046 85.3 Total charter services 4,461 39.3 20,956 763.3 Total available seat-kilometres 9,395,260 10.4 2,794,507 11.9 Total scheduled services 9,390,527 10.4 2,773,551 11.2 Domestic 2,758,543 1.5 2,164,730-0.1 International 6,631,984 14.5 608,821 85.7 Total charter services 4,733 31.6 20,956 763.3 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 86.3... 80.6... Domestic 82.3... 78.8... International 87.9... 87.1... Total goods carried (kilograms) 22,776 31.5 435-6.2 Total scheduled services 22,776 31.5 435-6.2 Total goods tonne-kilometres 144,843 32.3 723-2.3 Total scheduled services 144,843 32.3 723-2.3 Hours flown 78 9.3 31 11.3 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 333,814 43.2 84,235 12.5 10 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X
Table 8 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, August 2010 August 2010 August 2010 Total passengers 2,405 6.2 1,398 4.8 Total scheduled services 2,404 6.2 1,391 5.8 Domestic 1,190-0.7 1,169-0.9 International 1,214 13.9 222 65.0 Total charter services 1-18.9 8-61.6 Total passenger-kilometres 8,280,344 7.8 2,313,153 8.3 Total scheduled services 8,276,719 7.8 2,292,356 8.9 Domestic 2,407,226 0.5 1,753,689-1.9 International 5,869,493 11.1 538,667 69.2 Total charter services 3,624-16.3 20,798-32.9 Total available seat-kilometres 9,384,883 7.7 2,814,396 11.3 Total scheduled services 9,380,963 7.7 2,793,598 11.9 Domestic 2,779,456 0.7 2,196,321 2.6 International 6,601,507 10.9 597,277 67.9 Total charter services 3,920-12.1 20,798-32.9 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 88.2... 82.1... Domestic 86.6... 79.8... International 88.9... 90.2... Total goods carried (kilograms) 22,400 25.3 434-7.6 Total scheduled services 22,400 25.3 434-7.6 Total goods tonne-kilometres 140,565 26.9 717-4.5 Total scheduled services 140,565 26.9 717-4.5 Hours flown 78 7.8 32 10.3 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 338,108 9.2 84,621 10.3 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X 11
Table 9 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, September 2010 September 2010 September 2010 Total passengers 2,000 8.6 1,174 4.4 Total scheduled services 1,997 8.7 1,168 4.1 Domestic 975 2.5 970-2.7 International 1,022 15.2 198 58.8 Total charter services 3-9.0 6 143.8 Total passenger-kilometres 6,998,786 12.6 1,878,892 8.8 Total scheduled services 6,995,493 12.6 1,862,414 8.0 Domestic 1,873,812 4.3 1,387,052-3.5 International 5,121,681 15.9 475,362 65.1 Total charter services 3,293-5.2 16,479 503.6 Total available seat-kilometres 8,365,949 9.2 2,488,099 12.0 Total scheduled services 8,362,396 9.2 2,471,620 11.4 Domestic 2,304,941 2.1 1,883,678 1.1 International 6,057,455 12.2 587,942 65.4 Total charter services 3,553-25.5 16,479 503.6 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 83.7... 75.4... Domestic 81.3... 73.6... International 84.6... 80.9... Total goods carried (kilograms) 21,265 29.6 461-17.4 Total scheduled services 21,265 29.6 461-17.4 Total goods tonne-kilometres 122,789 19.5 738-14.0 Total scheduled services 122,789 19.5 738-14.0 Hours flown 69 9.0 28 11.7 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 306,079 13.3 76,267 13.3 12 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X
Table 10 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, October 2010 October 2010 October 2010 Total passengers 1,890 5.8 1,245 8.7 Total scheduled services 1,885 5.8 1,239 8.2 Domestic 942 1.1 987 0.9 International 943 10.9 252 50.8 Total charter services 5 19.7 6... Total passenger-kilometres 6,261,970 10.3 1,994,629 13.4 Total scheduled services 6,252,841 10.2 1,975,693 12.4 Domestic 1,718,498 3.6 1,356,807-1.0 International 4,534,343 13.0 618,886 59.7 Total charter services 9,130 60.8 18,936... Total available seat-kilometres 7,682,456 9.4 2,576,700 13.3 Total scheduled services 7,669,437 9.3 2,557,764 12.5 Domestic 2,073,863 2.7 1,827,149 1.1 International 5,595,573 12.0 730,615 56.8 Total charter services 13,020 50.3 18,936... Total load factors - scheduled (%) 81.5... 77.2... Domestic 82.9... 74.3... International 81.0... 84.7... Total goods carried (kilograms) 21,898 18.5 501-5.5 Total scheduled services 21,898 18.5 501-5.5 Total goods tonne-kilometres 136,377 17.6 802-1.3 Total scheduled services 136,377 17.6 802-1.3 Hours flown 64 7.4 29 11.5 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 263,968 7.0 76,978 10.5 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X 13
Table 11 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, November 2010 November 2010 November 2010 Total passengers 1,618 2.8 1,224 10.6 Total scheduled services 1,612 2.7 1,222 11.4 Domestic 795-3.2 814 2.6 International 817 9.1 408 34.4 Total charter services 6 47.0 2-77.3 Total passenger-kilometres 5,016,047 6.8 2,065,702 17.9 Total scheduled services 5,006,309 6.8 2,064,718 19.7 Domestic 1,420,640-0.2 1,004,255 2.3 International 3,585,668 9.9 1,060,463 42.6 Total charter services 9,738 26.0 984-96.2 Total available seat-kilometres 6,632,789 7.2 2,659,203 15.3 Total scheduled services 6,620,463 7.1 2,658,219 16.8 Domestic 1,747,282-2.4 1,329,873-1.8 International 4,873,181 11.0 1,328,346 44.1 Total charter services 12,326 19.1 984-96.9 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 75.6... 77.7... Domestic 81.3... 75.5... International 73.6... 79.8... Total goods carried (kilograms) 20,505 13.1 527 5.8 Total scheduled services 20,505 13.1 527 5.8 Total goods tonne-kilometres 128,447 12.2 890 13.2 Total scheduled services 128,447 12.2 890 13.2 Hours flown 58 5.6 31 14.7 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 241,036 8.4 80,114 16.4 14 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X
Table 12 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, December 2010 December 2010 December 2010 Total passengers 1,908 3.7 1,334 5.6 Total scheduled services 1,901 3.7 1,332 6.2 Domestic............ International............ Total charter services 7 35.4 2-79.1 Total passenger-kilometres 6,154,423 7.0 2,282,557 10.9 Total scheduled services 6,142,454 7.0 2,279,210 11.8 Domestic............ International............ Total charter services 11,969 39.6 3,348-82.9 Total available seat-kilometres 7,490,695 7.5 2,844,029 12.9 Total scheduled services 7,475,142 7.4 2,840,682 13.7 Domestic 1,979,990-2.5 1,404,241-1.5 International 5,495,152 11.5 1,436,441 33.9 Total charter services 15,553 44.1 3,348-83.7 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 82.2... 80.2... Domestic............ International............ Total goods carried (kilograms) 20,362-0.5 498-2.0 Total scheduled services 20,362-0.5 498-2.0 Total goods tonne-kilometres 128,008 1.6 852 3.6 Total scheduled services 128,008 1.6 852 3.6 Hours flown 65 6.7 33 10.1 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 281,964 10.9 85,530 9.1 Due to respondent restrictions, certain data for December 2010 are unavailable. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X 15
Table 13 Operational statistics for major Canadian airlines, Level IA, January to December 2010 January to December 2010 January to December 2010 Total passengers 23,663 6.6 15,174 8.1 Total scheduled services 23,615 6.5 15,099 9.7 Domestic............ International............ Total charter services 48 17.8 75-72.5 Total passenger-kilometres 77,556,212 9.1 25,126,284 12.9 Total scheduled services 77,459,795 9.1 24,929,806 16.2 Domestic............ International............ Total charter services 96,417 16.3 196,478-75.9 Total available seat-kilometres 93,379,582 7.8 31,438,649 11.1 Total scheduled services 93,258,770 7.8 31,239,099 13.7 Domestic 25,863,412 1.4 19,980,242-0.7 International 67,395,358 10.5 11,258,857 53.4 Total charter services 120,812 13.0 199,551-76.2 Total load factors - scheduled (%) 83.1... 79.8... Domestic............ International............ Total goods carried (kilograms) 247,919 31.0 5,181-11.4 Total scheduled services 247,919 31.0 5,181-11.4 Total goods tonne-kilometres 1,545,938 33.3 8,573-7.3 Total scheduled services 1,545,938 33.3 8,573-7.3 Hours flown 797 6.4 359 9.8 Turbo fuel consumed (litres) 3,378,022 11.3 950,341 10.6 Due to respondent restrictions, certain data for December 2010 are unavailable, and therefore annual totals for these data cannot be provided. 16 Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 51-004-X
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