​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​These pages provide analysis of economic and policy developments affecting the financial performance of the global airline industry.​​​​​​​​​​

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05.06.2023

Global Outlook for Air Transport - June 2023 - Report

Highly Resilient, Less Robust

  • Industry Economic Performance
05.06.2023

Fuel Fact Sheet

  • Industry Economic Performance
05.06.2023

Global Outlook for Air Transport - June 2023 - Presentation

  • Industry Economic Performance
  • All Presentations
05.06.2023

Global Outlook for Air Transport - June 2023 - Data Tables

  • Industry Economic Performance
02.06.2023

A snapshot of aviation in Türkiye

Ahead of IATA’s 79th AGM in Istanbul today’s chart provides a snapshot of aviation in Türkiye.

  • Chart of the Week
01.06.2023

Air Passenger Market Analysis - April 2023

Domestic traffic fully recovers to pre-pandemic levels

  • Air Passenger Monthly Analysis
31.05.2023

Air Cargo Market Analysis - April 2023

Capacity returns to pre-Covid levels as traffic decline slows

  • Air Freight Monthly Analysis
26.05.2023

Industry confidence in the passenger outlook exceeds cargo

The latest IATA Business Confidence Survey, which asks airline executives to share their near-term expectations for the industry, points to a positive outlook for both passenger traffic in particular, and also for cargo volumes over the year ahead.

  • Chart of the Week
26.05.2023

Air Passenger Outlook: China Reopening

This report provides an overview of the recent developments in China's commercial air travel industry following the lifting of the country’s zero-Covid policy. It examines the recovery trends in the international aviation markets, highlights the challenges faced during the recovery process, and presents a high-level outlook for the full restoration of air travel in China.

  • Outlook
  • Industry Economic Performance
18.05.2023

Strong ticket sales point to a busy summer travel season

Ticket sales in major region markets indicate a sustained strong demand for air travel for the coming peak season

  • Chart of the Week
17.05.2023

Quarterly Air Transport Chartbook - Q1 2023

Quarterly review of the industry passenger, cargo and financial performance.

  • Industry Economic Performance
12.05.2023

Passenger demand rebounds sharply in first quarter of 2023

Global passenger traffic ended the first quarter of 2023 on a strong note, with revenue passenger-kilometers (RPKs) increasing by 58.3% year-on-year. This growth recovered global RPKs to 85.9% of pre-pandemic levels, signaling a significant improvement from the previous year.

  • Chart of the Week
05.05.2023

Cargo load factors on major route areas outperform industry average

Industry-level air cargo load factors (CLFs) have been trending downward since the spring of 2021 due to softening air cargo demand and the recovery of belly-hold cargo capacity on passenger flights

  • Chart of the Week
04.05.2023

Air Passenger Market Analysis - March 2023

Another month of solid growth, capping a robust first quarter

  • Air Passenger Monthly Analysis
03.05.2023

Air Cargo Market Analysis - March 2023

Air cargo decline continues to moderate

  • Air Freight Monthly Analysis