Atlantic Coast Airlines Reports 60.9% Increase in January 1999 Traffic.DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1999--Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ) (NASDAQ/NM:ACAI), the Dulles, VA-based United Express carrier, today announced preliminary passenger traffic results for January 1999. The company generated 61,432,000 revenue passenger miles Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) is a measure of a passenger traffic for an airline flight, bus, or train calculated by multiplying the total number of revenue-paying passengers aboard the vehicle by the distance traveled measured in miles. (RPMs), a 60.9 percent increase over the same month last year, while available seat miles Available seat miles (ASM) is a measure of an airline flight's passenger carrying capacity. It is equal to the number of seats available multiplied by the number of miles flown. This measures an airlines capacity for transporting passengers. (ASMs) increased to 127,991,000, a 39.2 percent increase, resulting in a 6.5-point load factor increase. The carrier's load factor was 48.0 percent vs. 41.5 percent in January 1998. The company carried 193,139 passengers, a 45.0 percent increase over the same period last year. Atlantic Coast Airlines Atlantic Coast Airlines (IATA: DH, ICAO: BLR, and Callsign: Blue Ridge) was an airline based in the United States owned by Atlantic Coast Holdings, Inc.. It operated as United Express for United Airlines and Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. offers 526 daily departures system-wide serving Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) is a public airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Loudoun County and Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. and Chicago O'Hare International Airport--both of which are major hubs for United Airlines. From its hub operation at Washington Dulles, ACA offers 233 daily flights to 44 destinations. At O'Hare, the carrier offers jet service to seven cities Seven Cities may refer to:
ACA's route system spans from Maine to Florida and as far west as the Dakotas, serving 55 destinations in 25 states. The airline operates a fleet of 75 aircraft, including 15 50-passenger Canadair Regional Jets, 32 29-passenger Jetstream J-41s and 28 19-passenger Jetstream 32 turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a aircraft. ACA employs over 2,000 aviation professionals. The common stock of Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc., the parent of Atlantic Coast Airlines, is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ACAI. For more information about ACA and our United Express service, visit our website at www.atlanticcoast.com. -0-
Month of January
1999 1998 % Change
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 61,432 38,186 60.9%
Available Seat Miles (000) 127,991 91,953 39.2%
Load Factor 48.0% 41.5% 6.5 pts.
Passengers 193,139 133,184 45.0%
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