In March, the aviation industry continued its recovery, driven by a robust increase in international travel, as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported. In March, global passenger demand soared, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), soared by 13.8% compared…
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.…
Embraer celebrated more than St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th. It also marked the 20th anniversary of the first commercial flight of an E-Jet, an E-170 flying for LOT Polish Airlines. That began a revolution in the regional market, culminating…
Entebbe International Airport appeared to be consolidating the gains registered during 2022, with passenger traffic during the first half of 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time in three years. Traffic through Uganda’s major international gateway, edged 0.71 percent past…
Global passenger traffic has recovered in 2022 to 68.5 percent of pre-pandemic levels, up from 41.7 percent in 2021 . Domestic travel is back to 79.6 percent from 68.7 percent in the previous year. International revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) recovered…
Korean Air doubled its net profit in 2022 thanks to the recovery of passenger traffic in Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Japan. However, cargo generated lower revenues due to the slowdown of the global economy, the airline reported on February 1.…