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Spotlight / 2023

• January 10. Global demand for air cargo tailing off: IATA
• January 10. Air travel recovery continues
  
• Published January 9. November Passenger Analysis
• Published January 9. November Freight Analysis

Spotlight / 2022

• December 9. A return to industry profitability in 2023
• December 6. IATA forecasts global airline industry will return to profit in 2023
• December 1. Africa's air cargo market contracts over 8%
• December 1. October Passenger Demand & Forward Bookings Signal Continuing Recovery
• Published December 1. October Passenger Analysis
  
• Published December 1. October Freight Analysis
  
• November 7. Air passenger traffic continued a strong recovery in September
• November 7. IATA reports air cargo demand in September was down, year-on-year
• Published November 7. September Air Passenger Analysis
• Published November 7. September Air Freight Analysis
• October 20. Aviation safety to benefit from Risk-Based IOSA
• October 14. IATA Regional Vice-President AME addresses AASA's AGA on resilience and growth in these uncertain times
• October 6. IATA reports continued recovery in air passenger traffic during August
• October 6. African airlines cargo volumes up 1% in August
  
• Published October 6. August Air Passenger Analysis
  
• Published October 6. August Air Freight Analysis
  
• September 7. July Passenger Demand Remains Strong
• September 7. Air Cargo Tracks Near Pre-COVID Levels

News / 2022

August 2022 IATA Air Passenger Market Analysis 
Published October 6. IATA Economic Reports.

Strong positive trend for passengers

Highlights

• The robust positive trend for air passenger markets continued in August, with revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rising by 67.7% in year-on-year (YoY) terms. The global industry conserved its momentum as the summer drew to a close.
• Domestic RPKs grew by 26.5% YoY and reached 85.6% of 2019 levels in August, with diverging outcomes among the main markets.
• International RPKs increased 115.6% YoY in August with stable results across the industry. North American carriers delivered an 87% passenger load factor, thus leading the industry in terms of international flights.
• The industry-wide passenger load factor stood at 81.8%, with European carriers leading at 86.2%. International markets sported an 83.2% load factor compared to 79.7% regarding domestic travel.
• Forward bookings continue to paint a positive outlook, as international demand rose again in August, closing the gap with already elevated domestic demand.

African airlines' passenger capacity up 45.3% 

African airlines experienced a 69.5% rise in August RPKs versus a year ago. August 2022 capacity was up 45.3% and load factor climbed 10.8 percentage points to 75.9%, the lowest among regions. International traffic between Africa and neighboring regions is close to pre-pandemic levels.

The strong positive trend continued in August

Industry-wide revenue passenger-kilometers (RPKs) grew by 67.7% YoY in July 2022. Global traffic is now at 73.7% of 2019 levels, which is a slight contraction from July 2022. Seasonality analysis shows an average growth rate of 1.6% month-on-month (MoM) over the past ten years between July and August, though decreases have been observed on six occasions. Download the full report.