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30.06.2023

Air passenger traffic and capacity recovery in Africa

IATA’s recent Focus Africa Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, attracted the participation of more than 400 aviation leaders and stakeholders. The event tackled critical issues affecting air travel and cargo transportation in Africa, covering topics such as safety, regulation, sustainability, trade, and economic growth in the region.

  • Chart of the Week
22.06.2023

Post-pandemic traffic shows only slight change in pax flows

Notwithstanding the massive disruption that Covid-19 inflicted upon the air transport industry, the postpandemic passenger traffic flows have since followed a broadly similar pattern to that seen prior to the pandemic.

  • Chart of the Week
16.06.2023

Regional financial outlooks improve, but differences remain

As noted last week, the airline industry is forecast to return to profitability in 2023. Financial performance is improving across all regions, but significant differences in the financial results remain.

  • Chart of the Week
08.06.2023

Airlines to show a profit in 2023 - a first since Covid

Following the profound financial disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of significantly higher fuel costs last year, the airline industry is forecast to return to a net profit position in 2023, at USD 9.8 billion.

  • Chart of the Week
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
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
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
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
28.04.2023

International air connectivity closing in on pre-COVID levels

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