Air freight volume falls, passenger traffic grows below average in Sep
Global air freight demand fell in September, the 11th month in a row of year-on-year decline, while passenger markets continued their below-average growth, according…
Passengers want more control, less waiting—IATA survey
Air passengers are looking to technology to improve their travel experience by giving them more control and reducing their wait times, according to the…
Air passenger volume grows but remains below trend, says IATA
Global passenger demand showed a slight pickup in August 2019 year-on-year, but growth remains below the long-term trend, according to the latest data released…
ICAO, gov’ts agree to consider aviation emissions-reduction goal
Environment topped the agenda at a recent International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly, where, for the first time, member states agreed to consider a…
Trade war heavily disrupting global air freight lanes—IATA
Trade tensions are making a significant impact on the entire air cargo industry, with the poor performance of Asia-Pacific airlines a major contributor to…
Soft air passenger demand marks start of peak travel period
Global passenger demand growth slowed in July, a soft start to the peak travel period, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total…
ACI, IATA, WWACG agree on new industry-wide governance on slot allocation
Three air transport organizations have signed a new industry-wide governance on slot allocation that will see airport operators, airlines, and slot coordinators jointly and…
Global air freight demand increased 0.1% in March 2019 year-on-year, with all regions posting growth except Asia-Pacific which contracted, according to data from the…
Air freight demand in Feb lowest in past 3 years—IATA
Global air freight demand decreased 4.7% in February 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, the fourth consecutive month of negative year-on-year growth…
Air freight marks modest growth; passenger traffic makes strong rebound
Global air freight demand inched up in October year-on-year, while passenger traffic enjoyed healthy growth, based on data released by the International Air Transport…
IATA: e-AWB to become default contract of carriage by Jan 2019
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently issued this formal announcement, which I am quoting in full: Effective 1 January 2019, the electronic…
Administrations should be more careful when considering privatizing airports, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA), suggesting they think of the long-term economic and…
Asia-Pacific carriers reported flat growth for March 2018 year-over-year as global air freight markets registered their slowest growth in more than 20 months, according…
Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has achieved full compliance with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), joining a roster of 429…
Robust export orders keep Asian cargo airlines on the go
Asia-Pacific airlines continued to transport higher freight volumes in October despite a deceleration in global airfreight demand month-over-month, according to data released by the…
