Passenger Recovery Continues in November

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the air travel recovery continued through November 2022. Total traffic in November 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 41.3% compared to November 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 75.3% of November 2019 levels. International traffic rose 85.2% versus November 2021. The Asia-Pacific continued to report the […]

China aims for 2023 air traffic at 75% of pre-pandemic levels

China’s aviation regulator wants passenger traffic to reach around 75% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, up from 38% last year when the since-abandoned zero-COVID policy led to domestic lockdowns and kept the border closed, state media reported on Friday. The Chinese airline industry should also strive to break even this year, said the regulator, the […]

Premature Return to Pre-Pandemic Slot Rules Risks Continued Passenger Disruption

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed concern that a premature return to pre-pandemic slot use rules in the EU this winter risks continuing disruption to passengers. The European Commission has announced it intends to return to the longstanding 80-20 slot use rule, which requires airlines to operate at least 80% of every planned slot […]

GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for April 2021

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’s largest domestic airline, announces preliminary air traffic figures for the month of April 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. Highlights: In the domestic market, demand (RPK) for GOL’s flights increased 294% and supply (ASK) increased by 280%. GOL’s domestic load factor was […]

“Now or Never” for Single European Sky

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the Single European Sky (SES) project to reform Europe’s air traffic management system faces collapse if European states do not support the European Commission’s proposals to reboot the stalled initiative. “The European Commission has been trying to deliver the benefits of SES since the early 2000s. But […]

Air traffic management industry is committed to keeping skies open

The air traffic management (ATM) industry is committed to offering critical air navigation services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes enabling the safe passage of vital repatriation and cargo flights through global airspace and delivery of medical support worldwide. While air traffic has reduced significantly in recent weeks due to measures taken to prevent the […]

737 Max grounding slows Latin American airline expansion

Just like elsewhere in the world, the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max has stymied airline industry growth in Latin America, a region long home to some of Seattle-based Boeing’s top customers. Those airlines are now girding for a year of slower-than-expected growth while waiting for regulators in the USA and Latin America to green-light […]