The air cargo industry is defying economic gravity, experiencing a sustained surge in demand. According to IATA, February 2024 marked the third consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year growth, with global cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs) rising by 11.9%. This outpaces the modest…
IATA released data for February 2024 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), was up 21.5% compared to February 2023. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), was up 18.7% year-on-year.…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2023 Annual Safety Report for global aviation. Aviation continues to progress on safety, with several 2023 parameters showing “best-ever” results. There were no hull losses or fatal accidents involving passenger jet aircraft…
Global air travel has recovered in November to within one percent of 2019 levels. The average of passenger revenue kilometers (RPK) reached 99.1 percent, IATA said on Wednesday. Domestic travel is already up 6.7 percent on pre-pandemic levels. “We are moving…
After the dramatic scenes at Tokyo Haneda on Tuesday, when a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 crashed into a Japan Coast Guard De Havilland Canada Dash 8 on the runway after landing, the airline industry once more is focused on that ever-present…
The terrible news today about the Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 on fire in Tokyo is a quick reminder that in aviation, safety can never be taken for granted. Reports say that all 379 occupants were evacuated safely before the aircraft…