OAGback Analytical Solutions, part of OAGback Aviation Solutions, the world leader in airline distribution services and aviation intelligence, announced today the formation of a strategic alliance with Enterprise Consultancy (EC), an aviation consultancy company in Abu Dhabi, to strengthen its presence within the UAE and the Gulf region.

• Narrow-body aircraft dominate low cost sector
• Age of wide-body aircraft on scheduled flights is half that on non scheduled carriers
• LCCs have youngest in-service fleets

• Shanghai Pudong International – Wuhan in China is World’s Busiest New Route
• Asia Takes the Top Five Spots in Global Rankings
• Manchester International Airport has more new flight operations than any other airport

• Barcelona – Madrid retains ‘World’s Busiest Route’ top ranking
• Amsterdam – London Heathrow is busiest international route in Europe
• Las Vegas – Los Angeles tops main US trunk routes
• Mumbai – Delhi soars up the Low Cost route chart

• Strong growth in flights and seat offer across Europe
• 24% more low cost seats offered globally year-on-year
• Significant transatlantic growth

• Budget airline capacity more than doubles in four years
• Low cost growth up 20%, world air transport up 4%
• Europe leads the world in low cost/network balance
• One in three available seats are now low cost, in Europe
  

• India’s domestic airlines offer 8,600 more flights and 1.7 million more seats year on year
• 62% year on year growth in domestic low cost sector
• Low cost operations account for 44% of all flights within India [compared to 22% in UK and 19% in US]
• International flights show continuous growth, doubled since May 2001

• World’s airlines offer 114,000 more flights and 17.7 million more seats year on year
• 12 million more low cost seats
• Low cost sector now accounts for 16% of all flights worldwide and 1 in 5 of all airline seats
• Significant rises in transatlantic flights

• Airlines timetable 100,000 extra flights
• 280 million ticket sales target
• Low-cost flights up 15% globally, with Asia accounting for more than half
• Middle East shows strongest growth

• Flights to and from Europe up 8%, low cost up 57%
• Middle East, Africa set the air transport pace
• UK domestic market matches global growth rate
• Aviation’s recovery enters its fifth year

• Canada leads Americas’ aviation growth
• US reports above-average flights increase
• Longhaul low-fare airlines make their mark
• Worldwide flights up four per cent

• Asia aviation outstrips world growth rate
• Asia accounts for more than half of all new low-cost operations
• India leads low-cost surge
• Worldwide figures at five-year high