IAG registra un sólido crecimiento en sus beneficios y confirma su optimismo para 2024

En un año marcado por una demanda de viajes sólida y sostenible, el grupo IAG anunció resultados financieros positivos para el ejercicio 2023. Con un enfoque en la transformación y el impulso del crecimiento a largo plazo, la compañía ha destacado un aumento significativo en sus beneficios operativos y una mejora en su posición financiera. […]

Freight Growth Slowdown Continues in June

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 2.7% in June 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This continues the slowdown in air cargo growth that began earlier in 2018. Growth for the first half of 2018 […]

Air Freight Growth Continues to Grow Modestly in May, Up 4.2%

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 4.2% in May 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was slightly down from the 5.2% (revised from 4.1%) growth in annual demand recorded in April 2018. Freight capacity, […]

MIA ranked as top U.S. airport for international route growth

In the last 12 months, Miami International Airport had the largest gain of new international routes among all U.S. airports, according to a study performed by industry analyst Airline Network News and Analysis (Anna.aero). The results were announced as part of Anna.aero’s 2017 U.S. ANNIES airport awards, which recognizes airports for how they have developed […]

Copa Airlines Provides a Way to Buy Latin America’s Growth

Panama’s Copa Airlines (CPA) is in the sweet spot: Its margins are growing, Latin America is a bright spot in a bright global aviation picture and investors seem to have developed an unbridled enthusiasm for the stock. Copa shares closed Friday at $111.98, up 23% year to date and up 116% in the past 52 […]

IATA Air Passenger Forecast Shows Dip in Long-Term Demand Total passenger set to double to 7 billion by 2034 Government policies can counteract economic headwinds

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its updated passenger growth forecast, projecting that passenger numbers are expected to reach 7 billion by 2034 with a 3.8% average annual growth in demand (2014 baseline year). That is more than double the 3.3 billion who flew in 2014 and exactly twice as many as the 3.5 […]

International and domestic traffic powers Middle East growth

Aviation growth in the Middle East has been so impressive; few regions of the world can match it. In the last decade, travel to from and within the region has quadrupled earning the region the title of today"™s aviation crossroads. Thanks to aircraft like the A380, the A350 XWB, the A330 and A330neo, now well […]

Airports become essential for growth

Air transport is essentially to the prosperity of Africa as it opens up opportunities that crosses borders and enhances trade and businesswrites. This was said by Col. Silas Udahemuka, Director General, Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA) in his speech at the International Air Transport Association"™s (IATA) air transport stakeholder"™ meeting held in Kigali last week. […]

Strong Traffic Growth Continues in May

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing strong demand growth compared to May 2014 for both domestic and international traffic. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 6.9%, which was an improvement on the April year-over-year increase of 5.7%. May capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 6.5%, […]

Growth for premium air tickets remains "˜flat"™

Demand for premium air cabins for flights within Europe has slowed to a growth of just 0.4 per cent due to "weaknes" in the eurozone countries. The latest figures from IATA show that global premium air travel only grew by 2.3 per cent in February compared to the same month in 2014 when the market […]