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19.03.2020

COVID-19 pandemic puts employment at risk

This week's chart highlights the impact of the pandemic on employment supported by air transport and international tourists travelling by air.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
13.03.2020

Liquidity is crucial for airlines to overcome COVID-19 pandemic

As the airline industry faces a dramatic drop in travel demand amid the spread of the coronavirus globally, this week’s chart of the week focusses on whether airlines have enough cash in their balance sheets to absorb this cash flow shock.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
06.03.2020

Investor concerns rise as coronavirus spreads globally

The chart compares development in airlines share performance during SARS and COVID-19 outbreaks.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
28.02.2020

COVID-19 transmission jumps from regional to global level

As COVID-19 spreads outside of China, we look at revenues and traffic in countries with confirmed cases.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
21.02.2020

COVID-19: Initial data point to a larger impact than SARS

Initial January and February data allows to more precisely estimate impact of Coronavirus on airlines in Asia Pacific.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
13.02.2020

Risk of regional decline in demand affects wide range of carriers

After looking at the initial impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on air travel demand, this week’s chart explores the regional impact on passenger revenues.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
07.02.2020

The impact of the novel coronavirus on air travel demand

We look at passenger demand patterns around Chinese New Year, and how their are affected by the Coronavirus this year.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
31.01.2020

Airline expectations for 2020 improve ahead of virus outbreak

January's Business Confidence Survey shows improving demand expectations, especially for freight

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
27.01.2020

What can we learn from past pandemic episodes?

An outbreak of novel coronavirus, identified in Wuhan (China), has been at the topline of news this week. In this week’s chart, we take a closer look at some past episodes of health outbreaks to draw some insights on the possible impacts on air travel.

  • COVID-19
  • Chart of the Week
17.01.2020

Diverse regional financial performance extends into 2020

In our latest Airline Industry Economic Performance update, we forecast a small rise in net post-tax profits in 2020 on the back of improved economic growth and muted oil prices. However, this improvement in industry-wide profitability is not reflected in the performance of every region.

  • Chart of the Week