While the clocks have already sprung forward in North America, the IATA Summer 2025 season is still a few weeks away from launching but with most airlines now settled on their summer schedules we’ve looked at how networks and capacity are changing year-on-year (YoY ..read more

Is there a market for long-haul low-cost airlines? It’s a question that has been asked for at least a decade, and this question is likely to persist for another decade. And the answer: probably, but it depends where you are ..read more

February may have been the shortest month of the year, but that didn’t mean fewer innovations were launched in the airline industry—quite the opposite. Airline innovation is back at full steam, and if one trend has dominated recent developments, it’s the unstoppable momentum of AI ..read more

As we anticipate the reopening of scheduled services to Ukraine at some point in 2025, some of Europe’s boldest airlines recognise the inevitable bounce back in demand and are already publicly declaring their readiness to return to the market ..read more

February’s on-time performance (OTP) results once again reflect the importance placed on this metric by airlines around the world with five airlines achieving an OTP of more than 90 ..read more

In 2024 the world’s 20 top airlines scheduled 15.2 million one-way flights, offering a total capacity of 2.5 billion seats to destinations in every corner of the globe. This new infographic highlights the airlines performing best on a range of key aviation industry metrics ..read more

The Asia Pacific (ASPAC) aviation market has been on a remarkable recovery trajectory following the disruption of the pandemic. By the close of 2024, the region had surpassed its pre-pandemic capacity levels, a testament to its resilience; while the global capacity trend saw a 2.4% increase from 2019 levels, ASPAC’s capacity crossed this threshold, albeit with a marginally lower growth rate of 0.5 ..read more

Prefer your airline and airport news bite-sized? Our aviation infographics of the month are for you. Discover the key statistics published by OAG in February 2025 ..read more

Achieving a high level of on-time performance (OTP) is a complex task and depends on many factors, not least the time of year. This is why annual OTP reviews often lack context and may not reflect the broader dynamics at play. A strong performance in one part of the year might be overshadowed by challenges in another, leading to an oversimplified assessment ..read more

It’s been on, off, on, off and finally looks like it’s on! 2025 will be the year of the great TAP Air Portugal (TAP) sale, as finally - it appears - the Portuguese Government have decided the terms and conditions to attach to the sale of the national airline. There was also further support of the potential sale from IAG who confirmed their interest and even suggested they would be prepared to take an initial minority interest with a staged move to majority share over time ..read more