2019 Starts on a Positive Note for Passenger Demand: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2019 showing traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.5% compared to January 2018. This was the fastest growth in six months. January capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) rose 6.4%, and load factor inched up 0.1 percentage point to 79.6%. «2019 […]
Airline profitability, oil prices, passengers demand and more in June IATA Airlines Financial Monitor

Key points: The latest financial data from the industry show that airline profitability was strengthening in Q1 2018 compared to the same quarter a year ago, while cash flow generation in the industry also picked up. That said, global airline share prices fell for the fifth consecutive month in June, which indicates that forward-looking […]