Worldwide, everyone is looking for recovery signs; whether this is medical or economic. The need to get out of the pandemic is universal, regardless of politics or creed. So how are we doing in aviation terms? We assembled passenger numbers…
The most recent data from China suggests that their admirable air travel recovery has skidded of late. October was the recent high point and was approaching 2019 levels. But November and December saw traffic dropoff. Note the near disappearance of…
Using data from our Chinese partners, VariFlight, we can share updates on the Chinese air travel market. We have three charts to share with you. In the first chart, you see how the pandemic was a shock to China’s airlines…
News: While the Boeing 737 MAX has been cleared to return to flight in the US, each international jurisdiction must make its own determination on the safety of the aircraft. Brazil has already approved the airplane, and GOL was the…
The relative sizes of these markets are quite different. But something big transpired over the past year that deserves attention. The first chart shows the number of monthly domestic passengers in both countries. Through March 2020, the US had a…
Regular readers will have seen the monthly videos we have with Professor David Yu in Shanghai. For some time he has been telling us about the rapid recovery in China’s air travel market. We have three charts that illustrate the…