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Aviation’s axis has been tilting East since the dawn of commercial air travel, but in 2020 it temporarily shifted forward 20 years in the space of just 12 months

April 13, 2021

Things change over time: we all get older, some wiser, and we hopefully learn from our mistakes. It was once believed that the Earth was

Charting the trends – our skies were much quieter in 2020, but flying still proved to be less safe… or was it?

April 01, 2021

The popular saying “lies, damned lies, and statistics” is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak

IATA has highlighted aircraft cabins are low-risk for virus spread, now new academic research concurs seating assignments on aircraft can limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission

March 30, 2021

The COVID-19 crisis has certainly been exemplified by media activity, even if coverage has not intentionally been produced to mislead. The problem is we are

The light at the end of the tunnel is shining brighter as Singapore Airlines successfully trials IATA’s Travel Pass on first international flight

March 19, 2021

Singapore Airlines has this week become the first carrier in the world to carry passengers using the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass, a

Airline industry expected to remain cash negative throughout 2021 as weak start to year hits year-end projections

February 26, 2021

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released new analysis showing that the airline industry is expected to remain cash negative throughout 2021. Previous analysis

A challenging outlook for airlines remains despite positive vaccine progress

February 17, 2021

It is no surprise to learn that 2020 was the worst year in history for air travel demand. Traffic data from International Air Transport Association

Efficiently managing vaccination and testing data could be key to safely facilitate travel, but Governments need to work with one another and industry to ensure this is deliverable

February 01, 2021

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to partner with the air transport industry to devise plans to safely re-link people, business

Europe’s aviation industry is on the slide with IATA projections for 2021 and 2022 ‘a little short of a disaster for European air transport’

January 22, 2021

The summer of 2020 was unlike any other for Europe’s air transport system. Normally, a period of peak demand, ongoing international travel restrictions coupled with

A year in time – China’s biggest conurbations are now the world’s best connected cities as many of the world’s largest markets continue to be hit by COVID-fuelled restrictions

December 01, 2020

As we entered the new decade the growth in air connectivity was a global success story. In fact over the last two decades (the 2000s

Long COVID – IATA predicts a brighter 2021 but airline losses will remain high as ‘devastating and unrelenting’ COVID crisis has long term effects on industry recovery

November 26, 2020

Many of those that have been struck down with COVID-19 and recovered have reported long-term effects from the disease with symptoms including lasting fatigue, persistent