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23.11.2018

One size does not fit all when it comes to airline profitability

This week's chart illustrates that airlines can (or cannot) achieve success whatever their sizes and business models.

  • Chart of the Week
16.11.2018

Fuel efficiency gains: airlines compare favorably vs other modes

Air transport fuel efficiency has improved on average 2.2% each year since 1990.

  • Chart of the Week
09.11.2018

No simple link between oil prices and industry profitability

High jet fuel prices need not negatively affect profitability if airlines pass their changes in costs onto customers

  • Chart of the Week
02.11.2018

A little bit of fun for Halloween...

The 3-letter airport codes probably weren't designed for this...

  • Chart of the Week
26.10.2018

Q3 business confidence; cost pressures likely to remain

Business Confidence Survey respondents expect the challenging environment for profits to continue over the next 12 months

  • Chart of the Week
19.10.2018

The importance of key cost elements varies across regions

How big is the variation in airline cost components across regions? Read more in this chart of the week.

  • Chart of the Week
12.10.2018

The uncertainty around the 2019 traffic outlook

Using IMF's predictions for GDP growth, we estimate that air traffic will increase by around 6.3% in 2019

  • Chart of the Week
05.10.2018

Air transport makes a major contribution to global prosperity

The aviation industry supports US$2.7 trillion of economic activity and 65.5 million jobs globally

  • Chart of the Week
28.09.2018

The contrasting impacts of natural disasters on aviation

What do historical events tell us about the potential effects of Typhoons Jebi and Mangkhut on aviation?

  • Chart of the Week
21.09.2018

Airline margins are coming under increasing pressure

EBIT margins show that airlines are coming under increasing financial pressure. Click to read more.

  • Chart of the Week