INDIANAPOLIS—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for July 2015.

The Company generated more than 1 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July, down about 5 percent compared to the same period in 2014, with a 6 percent reduction in available seat miles (ASMs). Block hours declined 5 percent to about 63,000, and the load factor increased 1 percentage point compared to the same period last year. Republic Airways carried more than 2 million passengers during the month, an increase of 1 percent compared to July 2014.