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Azul's August Traffic & Load Factor Increase on Higher Demand
Azul S.A. (AZUL - Free Report) reported impressive traffic numbers for August. Consolidated traffic — measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) — increased 21.5% to 2.11 billion mainly owing to a 43.4% rise on the international front. Meanwhile, domestic traffic rose 14.6%. Traffic figures were aided by a strong demand for air travel.
On a year-over-year basis, consolidated capacity (or available seat kilometers/ASKs) expanded 20.3% to 2.57 billion primarily on account of 48% growth in international capacity. On the domestic front, capacity increased 12.5%.
In August, consolidated load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) at this Brazilian carrier inched up 0.8 percentage points to 82.4% as traffic growth outweighed capacity expansion. While the metric increased 1.5 percentage points to 81.2% domestically, it decreased 2.8 percentage points to 85.7% internationally.
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At the end of the first eight months of 2018, RPK was up 17.1% and ASK grew 16.7%. Also, load factor for the period increased to 81.9%, 0.2 percentage points higher than the tally in August 2017. Notably, Azul posted results close on the heels of another Latin American carrier — Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. . GOL reported an increase in consolidated traffic but a decrease in load factor for the month.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Azul carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Transportation sector are SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW - Free Report) and Trinity Industries, Inc. (TRN - Free Report) sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Shares of SkyWest and Trinity have rallied more than 65% and 37%, respectively, in a year’s time.
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