Republic gains on improved traffic; Alaska Air up marginally, American Airlines falls
Republic Airways (+2.6%) was the biggest gainer in a day of mixed trading for North and South American airline stocks on Thursday (02-Dec-2010). The carrier reported a 3.0 ppt year-on-year rise in load factor for Nov-2010 during trading, to 78%. The improvement was the result of a 4.0% improvement in traffic (RPMs), on a 1.0% increase in capacity.
