UK-regional airline Flybe has ceased all operations and filed for administration on March 5. It is the first airline to fail since the outbreak of Covid-19, with a drastic drop in traffic resulting in a cash shortage the airline was…
International air traffic slowed down in 2019, with Revenue per Kilometers up ‘only’ 4.2 percent compared to +7.3 percent in 2018, IATA announced on February 6. Not since the 2009 financial crisis traffic growth has been below 5.5 percent, making…
With more and more airlines reducing and even stopping flights to China, the airline industry braces itself for the effects the coronavirus will have on air travel. Is this a short blip that will be overcome in weeks or will…
The global airline industry is expected to improve its net profit next year to $29.3 billion up from $25.9 billion this year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in its 2020 forecast. While others disagree and expect the world…
The aviation industry (airlines and manufacturers) should do better in communicating with the general public which efforts it takes to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions and curb the negative climate footprint. This message was voiced by many airline executives at last week’s…
The three big aviation regulators and Boeing should jointly make a decision on the return to flight of the Boeing 737 MAX. If not, it will take ages before the aircraft is back in service, IATA Director General and CEO…