2012-02-13 19:05:10 -

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/13/12 -- NAV CANADA announced today its traffic figures for the month of January 2012 as measured in weighted charging units for en-route, terminal and oceanic air navigation services, in comparison to the last fiscal year.

The traffic in January 2012 increased by an average of 1.0 per cent compared to the same month in 2011.
Fiscal 2012 year-to-date traffic was also 1.8 per cent higher than in the prior fiscal year. NAV CANADA's fiscal year runs from September 1 to August 31.
Weighted charging units represent a traffic measure that reflects the number of flights, aircraft size and distance flown in Canadian airspace.
The information contained in this news release is also available in graph form : www.navcanada.ca/NavCanada.asp?Language=en&Content=ContentDe .. .
Marking 15 years as Canada's private sector civil air navigation services provider, with operations from coast to coast to coast, NAV CANADA provides air traffic control, flight information, weather briefings, aeronautical information services, airport advisory services and electronic aids to navigation.


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