Analyses and key forecasts for the industry, and perspectives on the world it operates in. 

Charts of the Week

Central Asia leads the growth in traffic in Asia

30 August 2024

Air traffic growth is driven by the Asia region, with PR China catching up after lifting covid restrictions. But it is Central Asia that is showing the most outstanding performance in the region.

How much CO2 does your flight emit?

23 August 2024

There are significant discrepancies in the flight emissions data available to passengers, depending on the emissions calculator used by the flight booking platform.

Credit ratings improve but are still below 2019 levels

16 August 2024

The airline industry has recovered gradually in terms of credit ratings since the financial turbulence experienced during the covid pandemic.

Briefs

Aviation Value Chain

15 February 2024

An analysis of investor returns in 2022 within the aviation value chain. This publication provides insight and interpretation from IATA into the 2022 economic performance of the aviation value chain. 

Heightened Policy Uncertainty

9 January 2024

We look at key risks to the global economy and to air transportation in this qualitative assessment of likelihood of occurrences and potential impacts of a selection of events.