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What Do the 20 Major Airlines Tell Us About The Current Aviation Market?

You can find key metrics for each of the world’s top 20 airlines (based on seat ...

27 February 2026

By OAG

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The Americas’ Ultra-Long-Haul Market May be Nearing Saturation - Here’s Where Opportunity Remains

One of many interesting network developments we’ve followed in recent years has ...

24 February 2026

By John Grant

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World Cup 2026: A Game of Two Halves for Air Travel

Global sporting events rarely result in an immediate increase in demand during ...

12 February 2026

By John Grant

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China's Longest Spring Festival Holiday: Top Domestic and International Travel Destinations for 2026

While Spring Festival in China traditionally centres around families and ...

11 February 2026

By Deirdre Fulton

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On-Time Performance: January 2026's Most Punctual Airlines

January's on-time performance (OTP) rankings have landed! The OTP data shows ...

09 February 2026

By OAG

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American Airlines and United at Chicago O’Hare: What Happens Next?

Chicago, specifically O’Hare International Airport, is a unique market. It is ...

03 February 2026

By John Grant

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Quiz: Rank The Star Alliance Airlines

Challenge your aviation industry knowledge with our expert level quiz! Rank ...

22 January 2026

By OAG

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The Complexities of Network Churn across European Airlines

Airlines are constantly updating their route networks as they respond to ...

21 January 2026

By John Grant

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The Air Travel Trends That Will Shape 2026

John Grant brings together schedule data, pricing insights, and operational ...

16 January 2026

By John Grant

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Airfares on the World’s Busiest Flight Routes in 2025

As global air travel continues its post-pandemic normalization, airfare trends ...

09 January 2026

By OAG

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On-Time Performance: December's Most Punctual Airlines

December's on-time performance (OTP) rankings have touched down! The OTP data ...

08 January 2026

By OAG

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Canada Adjusts Airline Capacity for the Snowbird Season

The “snowbird” season has provided airlines with a valuable revenue stream in a ...

07 January 2026

By John Grant

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Air Travel Statistics 2025

What were the biggest aviation milestones of 2025, and what do they signal for ...

29 December 2025

By OAG

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From K-Pop to K-Airlines: Three Charts on South Korea's Aviation Success

South Korea’s aviation sector continues to exceed its relative scale, and ...

19 December 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Flying North for Christmas: How Airline Capacity to Lapland Is Taking Off

When you have millions of presents to make and wrap, a fast-approaching ...

16 December 2025

By John Grant

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Central Asia: The World’s Fastest Growing Aviation Market

Central Asia may be the smallest aviation region globally, with 33.7 million ...

11 December 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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On-Time Perfomance: November's Most Punctual Airlines

November's on-time performance (OTP) rankings have touched down! The OTP data ...

10 December 2025

By OAG

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Thanksgiving Airline Capacity: Modest Increases as LCCs Expand Operations

As both airlines and travellers breathe a sigh of relief now that the recent ...

20 November 2025

By John Grant

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Quiz: Rank The SkyTeam Airlines

Challenge your aviation industry knowledge with our expert level quiz! Rank ...

13 November 2025

By OAG

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Which Airline Achieved the Highest On-Time Performance in October?

October's on-time performance (OTP) rankings are in! The OTP data shows the ...

08 November 2025

By OAG

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Quiz: Rank The Oneworld Airlines

Put your aviation industry knowledge to the test with our Oneworld alliance ...

21 October 2025

By OAG

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Is It More Expensive to Travel This Year? In Many Cases, it’s Actually Slightly Cheaper

When we book a flight or speak to friends, it may feel as if the cost of air ...

20 October 2025

By John Grant

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Cautious Winter Capacity Growth Could Set the Stage for a Strong Year-End

As the Northern Hemisphere heads into shorter days and colder nights - and in ...

16 October 2025

By John Grant

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Which Airline Achieved the Highest On-Time Performance in September?

September's on-time performance (OTP) rankings are in! The OTP data shows the ...

09 October 2025

By OAG

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Intra-ASEAN Travel: A Constant Amid Global Turmoil

Travel within ASEAN countries accounts for the largest share of international ...

06 October 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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The Transatlantic Airline Market Explored in 3 Charts

In this blog, we explore the size and scale of one of the largest air markets ...

02 October 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Megahubs: 10 Years On

Megahubs 2025 is the 10th annual edition of the market's definitive ranking of ...

25 September 2025

By John Grant

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The World’s Top 20 Airlines for On-Time Performance in August 2025

On-time performance (OTP) data is critical to understanding the performance of ...

12 September 2025

By OAG

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What Has Led to the Second Chapter 11 Filing for Spirit Airlines?

Spirit Airlines has had a particularly bad year – navigating its first Chapter ...

01 September 2025

By John Grant

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Ryanair’s Bold Winter Shift: French Capacity is Cut

For many airlines, cost control is crucial. When an external supplier or agency ...

15 August 2025

By John Grant

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Brazil's Domestic Air Capacity Growth Explored in 3 Charts

In this blog, we explore Brazil’s domestic air capacity using just three key ...

12 August 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Rapid Air Connectivity Growth in Latin America, but What's Next for LCCs?

One of aviation’s great gifts is the connectivity it creates, facilitating ...

07 August 2025

By John Grant

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The Busiest Days for Air Travel

August 1st 2025 was the busiest day of the year for air travel, with 18,531,658 ...

02 August 2025

By OAG

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On-Time Performance: Three Popular Myths Debunked

On-time performance (OTP) is widely used as a powerful key performance ...

01 August 2025

By OAG

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100 Million Club: The Rise of Mega Airports | Part 2

The Asia-Pacific region is experiencing a significant surge in air travel, with ...

23 July 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Latin America’s Airline Comeback: Is This Recovery Built to Last?

Few markets have experienced such turbulent growth in the aviation sector as ...

17 July 2025

By John Grant

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Can Thailand Fill a Shortfall in Chinese Capacity? 3 Charts Tell the Story

Just three charts can give us an overview of how Thailand’s international air ...

15 July 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Track India’s Aviation Growth: Key Industry Insights

OAG has launched its latest aviation insights dashboard focused on India, one ...

09 July 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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100 Million Club: The Rise of Mega Airports | Part 1

The next decade promises some significant and exciting developments in airport ...

04 July 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Global Aviation’s Mid Term Report

It’s somehow always surprising to reach the mid-point of the year, but we are ...

28 June 2025

By John Grant

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JetBlue’s Strategic Dilemma

The aviation industry can be the most unforgiving at times. Wafer thin margins ...

24 June 2025

By John Grant

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How Airport Planning Teams Fill the Gaps of Flight Schedules

19 June 2025

By John Grant

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Race Across The World by Air: Legacy vs Low-Cost

As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week ...

09 June 2025

By John Grant

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Southeast Asia Aviation: Tapping Into the Strength of the Indian Market

Following the pandemic, the Southeast Asian tourism industry turned its ...

04 June 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Middle East Aviation: Balancing Growth and Competition

In the first part of our analysis, we examined the rapidly growing aviation ...

28 May 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Middle East Aviation: Growth in the World’s Second-Fastest Growing Market

The Middle East has experienced an unparalleled era of growth, with airlines ...

21 May 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Transatlantic Air Travel Demand This Summer: Measure by ASKs or Seats?

As most legacy airlines have reported their first-quarter 2025 results, there ...

13 May 2025

By John Grant

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Transatlantic Travel Holds Steady: Europe–US Capacity Flat, Airfares Dip Slightly

The big three US legacy airlines have published their first-quarter results, ...

07 May 2025

By John Grant

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Has Long-Haul Low-Cost Finally Found Its Sweet Spot? How the Middle East and India Could Unlock Its Full Potential

The concept of long-haul low-cost airlines has been around for decades and in ...

28 April 2025

By John Grant

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Aviation Reboot: China and India Revisit Air Travel Ties

China and India have recently begun discussions on restarting direct air ...

24 April 2025

By John Grant

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Middle Eastern Airlines Shine in March On-Time Performance Highlights

In March 2025, 14 of the world's top airlines achieved an on-time performance ...

14 April 2025

By John Grant

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Spain Basks In Another Strong Summer for Airlines

It looks like this summer will be the most successful yet for Europe’s airlines ...

08 April 2025

By John Grant

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Morocco Tourism: A Closer Look at Growth Trends

In 2024, Morocco emerged as Africa’s most-visited tourist destination, knocking ...

02 April 2025

By Deirdre Fulton

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Canada - US Aviation: Airlines Respond to Weakening Demand

Airline capacity between Canada and the US has been reduced through to October ...

26 March 2025

By John Grant

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North American Summer 2025 Schedules: Network and Capacity Changes

While the clocks have already sprung forward in North America, the IATA Summer ...

18 March 2025

By John Grant

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Long-Haul Low-Cost Airlines: Why Can They Succeed in Some Markets but Fail in Others?

Is there a market for long-haul low-cost airlines? It’s a question that has ...

11 March 2025

By John Grant

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Ukraine Aviation Market: Returning To Something Very Different

As we anticipate the reopening of scheduled services to Ukraine at some point ...

07 March 2025

By John Grant

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Safair Leads the Way in February's On-Time Performance Results

February’s on-time performance (OTP) results once again reflect the importance ...

07 March 2025

By OAG

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Is Asia Pacific the World's Most Competitive Aviation Market?

The Asia Pacific (ASPAC) aviation market has been on a remarkable recovery ...

27 February 2025

By OAG

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Navigating January’s Challenges: Airline On-Time Performance Insights

Achieving a high level of on-time performance (OTP) is a complex task and ...

17 February 2025

By John Grant

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The TAP Is Finally Turned On: TAP Air Portugal Sale Moves to Next Stage

It’s been on, off, on, off and finally looks like it’s on! 2025 will be the ...

14 February 2025

By John Grant

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Air Travel Was The Only Bargain Ticket at Super Bowl LIX

The biggest sporting event in the United States also provides one of the ...

10 February 2025

By John Grant

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European Airlines Set for a Confident Q1 2025 Amid Year-End and Early Financial Results

As a cluster of European airlines announce their year-end results, and a few ...

10 February 2025

By John Grant

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IndiGo’s Perfect Long-Haul Low-Cost Position

The jury has been out on the potential for a sustainable long-haul low-cost ...

30 January 2025

By John Grant

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Heathrow Airport: Full to Capacity and Holding Back Economic Growth

Today, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, unveiled a major growth plan for the UK, ...

29 January 2025

By OAG

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GOL and Azul, a Merger of Necessity Or Choice?

Airline mergers and acquisitions seem to be just like London buses, nothing for ...

28 January 2025

By John Grant

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Delta Air Lines Predicts Best Ever Year

It’s a brave call in the second week of the year and you have to admire the ...

15 January 2025

By John Grant

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Aviation’s Longest Engagement - Time For a Korean Wedding

In November 2020 - while the pandemic wrecked the aviation sector - Korean Air ...

14 January 2025

By John Grant

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The Nervous First Quarter; US Airlines’ Capacity Growth Disguises Key Adjustments

The first quarter of each year is always challenging for airlines in the ...

10 January 2025

By John Grant

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Air Travel Statistics 2024

19 December 2024

By OAG

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Latin America: The Airline Landscape

Following part one and two of our series on Latin America where we explored ...

12 December 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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Airline Industry 2025: Will Airfares Fall? Will Aircraft Production Problems Persist? Is Revenge Travel Spending Over?

Back in December 2023 we took a temperature read on the industry, summarising ...

12 December 2024

By John Grant

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The Mediterranean's Air Capacity Soars: Key Drivers and Emerging Destinations

During summer 2024, air capacity to Mediterranean countries soared. What were ...

02 December 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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Looking Outwards: How Connected Is Latin America to the Rest of the World?

Welcome to the second instalment of our Latin America Aviation series. ...

21 November 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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Spirit Airlines’ Constant Craving for Growth, What Went Wrong?

To most parts of the world Chapter 11 of the United States bankruptcy code is a ...

20 November 2024

By John Grant

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Airline Capacity Grew 6.4% in 2024, But Could it Have Been Better?

It’s been a frustrating year for the aviation industry, so in this headline ...

19 November 2024

By John Grant

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Mexico Bucks the Trend of Falling Airfares in Latin America

Airfares finally appear to be falling in markets around the world, as the last ...

05 November 2024

By John Grant

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Connectivity Across the Continent: A Deeper Look at Latin America

This article is the first in a series that delves into the dynamic landscape of ...

22 October 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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Summer 2024: Airfares Reduced as Capacity Increased on These European Flight Routes

As the IATA northern hemisphere winds down and airlines reflect upon a season ...

14 October 2024

By John Grant

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The World's Most Connected Low-Cost Carrier Airports

Low-cost carriers (LCCs) are a firmly established part of the aviation ...

26 September 2024

By OAG

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London Heathrow Holds #1 Spot as the World's Most Connected Airport

OAG Megahubs 2024, the market’s definitive ranking of the Top 50 ...

12 September 2024

By OAG

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The World of Connected Airports: Megahubs, Hubs and Niche Airports

Not all airports are the same, and in the world of large airports it’s common ...

05 September 2024

By John Grant

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Low-Cost Carriers in The Aviation Industry: Where Next?

Low-cost carriers (LCCs) are an established and evolving part of the aviation ...

16 August 2024

By John Grant

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African Aviation: Optimistic Signs of Market Growth, or Increasing Risk?

Welcome back to the last in our series of articles focused on the African ...

07 August 2024

By John Grant

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China Expands International Network but will Demand Follow?

The missing piece of the pandemic recovery jigsaw was the reopening of China ...

02 August 2024

By John Grant

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CrowdStrike Travel Chaos: Airlines Struggling Back to Normal Operations

It’s hard enough running an airline at the best of times and maintaining ...

22 July 2024

By John Grant

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The World's Shortest International Commercial Flights

Just how short is the world’s shortest commercial flight? We’ve had a run-down ...

15 July 2024

By OAG

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Middle East Aviation: New Aircraft Orders

Here is the last in our series of articles focused on the Middle East Aviation ...

09 July 2024

By John Grant

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Africa: Is Aviation Keeping Pace With Population Growth?

Welcome back to our African Aviation series. In the first blog post of this ...

05 July 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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Middle East Aviation: Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030

Welcome to the second article of a 3-part series exploring the Middle East ...

23 June 2024

By John Grant

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India’s Domestic Aviation: A Deep-Dive Into a Decade of Growth

This is the final blog post in a three-part series focused on India’s aviation ...

18 June 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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2024: A Record Breaking Summer for the Transatlantic Market

While the weather in the United Kingdom may be below average so far this ...

14 June 2024

By OAG

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Ethiopian Airlines Leaves Kenya Airways Behind

Stand still in the airline industry and you will get left behind very quickly. ...

12 June 2024

By John Grant

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Middle East Aviation: A Constantly Climbing Market

This is the first article of a 3-part series exploring the Middle East Aviation ...

06 June 2024

By John Grant

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Euro 2024: How The Top Travel Stats Line Up

The next big European football event, the UEFA European Football Championship, ...

28 May 2024

By John Grant

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Indian Aviation: International Intentions and Hub Expansion

This is the second article in a series focused on India's aviation market. Our ...

22 May 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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Indian Aviation: The Next Decade

This article is the first in a series that will focus on India's aviation ...

14 May 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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The Story of Airline Pricing Strategies

The past 50 years in commercial aviation have seen transformation and growth at ...

02 May 2024

By OAG

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Scandinavia’s Star To Shine Less Brightly?

And so, what we all expected has been formalized and SAS Scandinavian Airlines ...

02 May 2024

By John Grant

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Japan’s Slowly Rising Recovery: Swimming against a Tide of Adversity

Cast your minds back to 2019, a frequently referenced year as the pre-pandemic ...

01 May 2024

By John Grant

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Taylor Swift: Singapore’s Love Story

For Singapore based Swifties last month their wildest dreams came true. With ...

11 April 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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Middle East LCCs Focus East to Expand European Networks

Overall airline capacity between the Middle East and Europe, traditionally a ...

09 April 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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Why Is Average Flight Capacity Increasing at Its Fastest Rate Ever?

Things change slowly in the aviation industry and it’s very rare to see a “step ...

28 March 2024

By John Grant

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Thailand Aims High in 2024 - But Can It Make It?

In 2024, Thailand is aiming for 40 million international arrivals, which would ...

25 March 2024

By Deirdre Fulton

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Spring Capacity Points to a Full Travel Recovery

It’s finally over. The IATA Winter Season has just a few more days to run and ...

20 March 2024

By John Grant

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Webinar: Aviation Stories of 2023

December's aviation webinar, "Aviation Stories of 2023: A Review of the Year ...

07 December 2023

By OAG

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