Beijing-Shanghai (PEK-SHA) is the busiest domestic airline route in China this month, with a total of 755,061 scheduled seats between the two airports. This flight route sees a 24% increase month-on-month, and an 8% increase when compared to March 2019.   ..read more

  The World Cup is now a distant memory, and the success of Morocco was a great result for African soccer, showcasing both the skill and resilience of a well-drilled team where everyone accepted their roles and responsibilities. Increasingly, the global pandemic is also a distant memory and something we have all learned to live with. The pandemic was certainly a shared learning experience and for all of us picking up the pieces after lockdowns, restrictions on travel, and our social networking, times have never been harder. The parallels with Africa’s aviation industry run deep but there ..read more

OAG's monthly aviation data highlights the global markets that are recovering and growing, the airlines leading the way, and the airports welcoming the most passengers ..read more

It’s only March, but attention is already turning to next year for the people working on Project Sunrise - the ambitious Qantas plan for a non-stop flight from Sydney to London and New York operated with A350s in a low-density configuration ..read more

ChatGPT isn’t the only technology that made headlines last month. From continued use of pandemic-era touchless technology to upgrades that are catching the eye of the U.S. Congress, here’s a round-up of the biggest news in travel technology that hit the front page last month ..read more

This article is the first in a series of monthly posts decoding the fundamental technology transition currently underway in the airline industry. We hope the insights garnered in this series will help industry professionals across the entire airline tech ecosystem, including airline managers, innovation managers at travel IT providers, and startup founders of emerging Travel Tech companies, see the emerging opportunities coming with this exciting shift ..read more

Every day we seem to hear of shortages: tomatoes, electricity, micro-chips, and aircraft spare parts. Quietly lurking in the background is probably one of the most worrying shortages for the aviation industry, pilots ..read more

In 2022, we processed 1,156,122,591 flight status updates - that’s around 40 per second. With so many flight status changes happening around the world, answering questions about how best to stay ahead of them, and react proactively when they do occur, is crucial.  ..read more

In this article, John Grant discusses the possible sale of ITA Airways and the acquisition of TAP Air Portugal by Lufthansa Group, IAG, or Skyteam Alliance. Given the size of the European airline market, the acquisition of TAP Air Portugal could have far-reaching implications for the industry and the competition authorities around Europe and South America will have to evaluate the situation ..read more

OAG's aviation data is updated in real-time, which means we can share data-backed insight into the airline market and the wider travel industry as and when the stories happen. With this constantly-evolving picture, we wouldn't want you to miss anything, so here we've summed up all of this month's must-know information in an easy-to-digest format. Scroll through the infographic slides below and click an image to access full data and in-depth expert analysis ..read more