Champion Air
In May 2008 Champion Air operated 170 flights on US routes and carried 23,041 passengers on them, according to the US BTS. Year to date: 1,559 flights operated (Jan–May 2008), down 47.3% on a year earlier.
Series
Flights operated over time
Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country · 29 of 29 periods have data
The most recent periods17 periods
| Period | Flights operated 2007 | Flights operated 2008 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 599 | 328 | ▼ 45.2% |
| February | 543 | 358 | ▼ 34.1% |
| March | 732 | 424 | ▼ 42.1% |
| April | 585 | 279 | ▼ 52.3% |
| May | 497 | 170 | ▼ 65.8% |
| June | 653 | – | – |
| July | 638 | – | – |
| August | 520 | – | – |
| September | 302 | – | – |
| October | 340 | – | – |
| November | 439 | – | – |
| December | 362 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–May) | 2,956 | 1,559 | ▼ 47.3% |
according to the US BTS
Passengers over time
Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country · 29 of 29 periods have data
The most recent periods17 periods
| Period | Passengers 2007 | Passengers 2008 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59,819 | 28,241 | ▼ 52.8% |
| February | 64,305 | 34,503 | ▼ 46.3% |
| March | 86,658 | 39,266 | ▼ 54.7% |
| April | 62,047 | 28,317 | ▼ 54.4% |
| May | 61,789 | 23,041 | ▼ 62.7% |
| June | 86,665 | – | – |
| July | 91,240 | – | – |
| August | 59,697 | – | – |
| September | 38,981 | – | – |
| October | 35,712 | – | – |
| November | 40,291 | – | – |
| December | 33,653 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–May) | 334,618 | 153,368 | ▼ 54.2% |
according to the US BTS
Tonnes of cargo over time
Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country · 4 of 31 periods have data
The most recent periods2 periods
| Period | Tonnes of cargo 2005 | Tonnes of cargo 2006 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | – | – | – |
| February | – | – | – |
| March | – | – | – |
| April | – | – | – |
| May | – | 0 | – |
| June | – | – | – |
| July | – | – | – |
| August | – | 1 | – |
| September | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – |
according to the US BTS
Seats offered over time
Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country · 29 of 29 periods have data
The most recent periods17 periods
| Period | Seats offered 2007 | Seats offered 2008 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78,180 | 35,264 | ▼ 54.9% |
| February | 76,972 | 43,304 | ▼ 43.7% |
| March | 103,658 | 46,816 | ▼ 54.8% |
| April | 82,838 | 33,973 | ▼ 59.0% |
| May | 77,332 | 26,151 | ▼ 66.2% |
| June | 107,988 | – | – |
| July | 107,795 | – | – |
| August | 85,981 | – | – |
| September | 50,532 | – | – |
| October | 46,087 | – | – |
| November | 49,454 | – | – |
| December | 40,493 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–May) | 418,980 | 185,508 | ▼ 55.7% |
according to the US BTS
Load factor (computed)
Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country · 29 of 29 periods have data
Passengers ÷ seats offered, both as reported by the US BTS for the same months. Computed by us; the two source series are shown on this page.
The most recent periods17 periods
| Period | Load factor 2007 | Load factor 2008 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76.5% | 80.1% | ▲ 4.7% |
| February | 83.5% | 79.7% | ▼ 4.6% |
| March | 83.6% | 83.9% | ▲ 0.3% |
| April | 74.9% | 83.4% | ▲ 11.3% |
| May | 79.9% | 88.1% | ▲ 10.3% |
| June | 80.3% | – | – |
| July | 84.6% | – | – |
| August | 69.4% | – | – |
| September | 77.1% | – | – |
| October | 77.5% | – | – |
| November | 81.5% | – | – |
| December | 83.1% | – | – |
| Year-to-date average (Jan–May) | 79.7% | 83.0% | ▲ 4.2% |
Seasonality · flights operated by month
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 552 | 744 | 860 | 670 | 447 | 604 | 587 | 410 | 312 | 387 | 487 | 526 |
| 2007 | 599 | 543 | 732 | 585 | 497 | 653 | 638 | 520 | 302 | 340 | 439 | 362 |
| 2008 | 328 | 358 | 424 | 279 | 170 |
Environment
Jet fuel consumed
Every gallon the airline reports to the US Department of Transportation (airline fuel cost and consumption report) — all scheduled and charter flights, domestic and international.In May 2008, Champion Air consumed 640,264 US gallons of fuel (392,170 on domestic and 248,094 on international flights), according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — about 6,243 tonnes of CO₂.
Partial coverage: fuel of US-certificated airlines only · 221 of 221 periods have data
The most recent periods17 periods
| Period | US gallons of fuel 2007 | US gallons of fuel 2008 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,648,394 | 1,381,138 | ▼ 47.8% |
| February | 2,576,202 | 1,514,281 | ▼ 41.2% |
| March | 3,325,073 | 1,647,840 | ▼ 50.4% |
| April | 2,518,081 | 1,097,710 | ▼ 56.4% |
| May | 2,256,141 | 640,264 | ▼ 71.6% |
| June | 2,911,118 | – | – |
| July | 2,808,571 | – | – |
| August | 2,040,860 | – | – |
| September | 1,442,039 | – | – |
| October | 1,420,393 | – | – |
| November | 1,627,894 | – | – |
| December | 1,446,559 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–May) | 13,323,891 | 6,281,233 | ▼ 52.9% |
CO₂ is self-computed: gallons × 9.75 kg, the EPA emission factor for kerosene-type jet fuel. The fuel figure itself is as reported.
US BTS — Airline fuel cost and consumption