Air Cargo Demand Surges 10.8% in December, Closing 2023 Near 2022 Levels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand rebounded in 2023 with a particularly strong fourth quarter performance despite economic uncertainties. Full-year demand reached a level just slightly below 2022 and 2019. Global full-year demand in 2023, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was down 1.9%…

Air Seychelles Reviews 2022 Performance

Recovering from the debilitating effects of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic which brought many uncertainties to the aviation industry, as well as coming out of Administration in November, the national carrier can now review its performance from the past year with a more optimistic outlook. 2022 was a year that can best be described as one…

African airlines’ performance updates by AFRAA – October 2022

Airline Performance: This October traffic and airlines capacity deployed reached 82.5% and82.2% of the 2019 level respectively. Domestic market share is now at 37.6% capacity and32.8%% of passengers carried while intra-Africa passengers carried represented 29.5% andcorresponding capacity at 25.9%. Intercontinental traffic this month is 37.6% and capacity34.7%. African airlines operations on international routes have now…

HEPA Air Filters Approved for Dassault Falcon 2000EX Series

Dassault Aviation today announced a new HEPA air filtration option for the Falcon 2000EX Series (EX EASy-DX-LX-LXS and S models) that provides added protection against airborne pathogens, including pandemic viruses like SARS Covid-2. The hospital-grade filtration systems are already available for the late-model Falcon 7X and 8X. They will also be available for the new…