Strong Passenger Demand Continues into 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2016 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 7.1% compared to January 2015. This was ahead of the 2015 full year growth rate of 6.5%. January capacity rose 5.6%, with the result that load factor rose 1.1 percentage points to 78.8%, […]
Kenyan Flower Farms Blossom from North American Demand
With Valentine"™s Day fast approaching, data from IAG Cargo shows a blossoming trade for Kenyan flower growers. Initial figures show that flower volumes destined for the US have increased over 50 per cent on last year"™s season, with popular destinations including Vancouver and New York. This increase in shipments reflects a wider trend: increased e-commerce […]
IATA: Healthy November Traffic Demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November showing continued strong traffic growth above the 10-year average rate of 5.6%. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 5.9% compared to the year-ago period. Although below the October rate of 7.1%, this largely was owing to the impact of factors that are […]
September Shows Continued Strong Traffic Demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for September showing solid demand growth compared to September 2014 for domestic and international traffic. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 7.3% compared to the year-ago period, slightly above the 7.1% growth achieved in August. September capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by […]
Airbus to boost A320 production to 60 a month in mid-2019
To match ongoing high demand for its bestselling A320 Family, Airbus has taken the decision to further increase the production rate of the Single Aisle Family to 60 aircraft a month in mid-2019. The decision follows thorough studies on production ramp-up readiness in the supply chain and in Airbus sites to allow the ramp-up. To […]
Strong Demand Momentum Maintained in August Load Factor Reaches Record 84.7%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for August showing a continuation of the strong growth in air travel demand for both domestic and international traffic. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 7.1% compared to the year-ago period. August capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 5.9%, and load factor […]
Over 40% of International Traffic Touched Asia-Pacific in 2014 59th Edition of IATA World Air Transport Statistics Released
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2014 showing the growing demand for air transport. Asia Asia-Pacific has clearly established itself as the industry"™s largest market. In 2014 that was demonstrated by several measures: "¢ International traffic to, from and within the Asia-Pacific region represented 42% of total international revenue passenger […]
Air Freight Demand Falls in July
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing a fall in air cargo demand in July compared to the same month last year. Air freight volumes measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) fell 0.6%, in line with weaker global economic growth. The decline was broad-based across all regions with […]
Robust Passenger Demand Continues
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for July showing robust demand growth compared to July 2014 for both domestic and international traffic. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 8.2%, which was an improvement on the June year-over-year increase of 5.5%. July capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 6.5%, […]
Passenger Demand Remains Strong
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) for June showing a 5.7% increase in demand compared to June 2014. This was a slowdown compared to the 6.9% year-over-year growth recorded in May, in part owing to the timing of Ramadan, which depressed travel demand in the […]
