07 February, 2023
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Icelandair carried 209,981 in January.
Route Network | Jan 23 | Jan 22 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 209,981 | 113,403 | 85% |
Load Factor | 74.6% | 59.6% | 15.0 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 797.5 | 534.1 | 49% |
Revenue Passenger KM (RPK´000,000) | 594.7 | 318.3 | 87% |
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | Jan 23 | Jan 22 | CHG (%) |
To market (passengers) | 74,691 | 45,322 | 65% |
From market (passengers) | 47,493 | 24,751 | 92% |
Via market (passengers) | 69,277 | 31,608 | 119% |
Number of Passengers | 191,461 | 101,681 | 88% |
Load Factor | 74.6% | 59.5% | 15.1 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 790.1 | 529.5 | 49% |
Revenue Passenger KM (RPK´000,000) | 589.3 | 314.9 | 87% |
Stage length (KM) | 3,000 | 3,082 | -3% |
On-Time-Performance (Arrivals) | 75.0% | 73.0% | 2.0 ppt |
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS | Jan 23 | Jan 22 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 18,520 | 11,722 | 58% |
Load Factor | 72.4% | 72.9% | -0.5 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 7.4 | 4.7 | 60% |
On-Time-Performance (Arrivals) | 84% | 65% | 19.0 ppt |
Cargo & Leasing | Jan 23 | Jan 22 | CHG (%) |
Sold Block Hours - Leasing | 1,051 | 1,083 | -3% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 13,834 | 10,600 | 31% |
CO2 EMISSIONS | Jan 23 | Jan 22 | CHG (%) |
Total CO2 emissions tonnes | 57,850 | 41,470 | 39% |
CO2 emissions per OTK | 0.83 | 1.07 | -23% |
06 February, 2023
Return to business as usual for aviation
Return to business as usual for aviation
Mark Harper, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Transport, reflects on plans to modernise, decarbonise and build talent in the aviation sector delivered at the Airport Operators Association conference on 31st January.
Introduction
It’s a pleasure to be here, delivering my first aviation speech since becoming Transport Secretary.
You could be forgiven over the last year for thinking you perhaps have heard ministers using that line before. It’s been frustrating, I know, for an industry eager to get on with the business of growth…especially after the devastating impact of of the Covid pandemic over the last few years.
So let me start by thanking all of you, not just for the hard work airports continued to do amidst last year’s political and economic turbulence, and that’s turbulence which I’m very pleased that this government – led by this Prime Minister – has ended, but also for the collaboration I’ve seen in the face of ongoing strike action at our borders. And I know you’ve heard earlier from Phil Douglas, the Director General of Border Force. And my department and Border Force have been working very closely with airports to make sure we have resourcing available and we minimise the disruption to the travelling public from that industrial action.
I would also like to acknowledge the recent unfortunate news about the collapse of Flybe and our thoughts are obviously with those affected. We’re working in the department with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to help the passengers affected to access alternative travel arrangements, and pointing staff to the support available from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
But I was also very pleased by the sector’s quick response not only with Ryanair, British Airways and EasyJet, stepping in with special fares for those passengers disrupted, but also the industry’s announcements around fast tracking recruitment processes, for the staff who sadly lost their jobs. All are actually welcome signs of a growing resilience within the sector and you’re focused on ensuring that you can retain and attract the skills and talent necessary for this industry to continue growing.
It’s been 6 years since I was last in government. When I was last in government, aviation’s challenge wasn’t about whether it would grow….it was about by how much….and about whether the industry could keep pace with the rising demand. Pre-pandemic, we had the largest aviation sector in Europe with air transport and aerospace worth £22 billion to our national economy, providing nearly a quarter of a million jobs. Passenger numbers at UK airports had grown by over a third since 2009 and the eve of the pandemic saw the highest number ever.
Recovery
That conversation, however, quickly changed. And the last few years have been the toughest in this industry’s 100-year history. Where UK airports saw a 99% drop in passenger numbers at the height of the pandemic and globally, the sector faced a fall in passenger revenue of over £250 billion in 2021.
Some of you may know that as a backbencher I watched that unfold. I led a group of MPs who wanted a balanced approach to COVID-19 restrictions. Outside of government, I felt one of the jobs of MPs was to hold the government to account, and ask tough questions about policy to make sure we made the right decisions. We did obviously have a duty to protect public health, but we also had a duty to business and workers. And the Prime Minister, while he was Chancellor, obviously put in a significant package of support for the economy.
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Passenger demand recovery continued in december 2022 & for the full year
ATSG offers an outlook for fleet transitions in 2023 and beyond
Complete the passenger-to-freighter conversion and deliver at least six Airbus A321-200 cargo aircraft to fulfill lease orders from customers based in Europe and Asia. A similar number of Airbus A321-200 cargo conversions and deliveries are anticipated in 2024. Deliveries and dry leases, however, are pending regulatory review by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). ATSG anticipates EASA approvals for the A321-200 design it developed via a joint venture before mid-year 2023.Begin the passenger-to-freighter conversion of what it expects to become a leased fleet of thirty Airbus A330-300s, equal to the number for conversion slots it holds. CAM expects to begin leasing A330 freighters in 2024 and continuing into 2028. It has already received customer commitments to lease more than two thirds of those A330 freighters, which are medium widebody aircraft that perform regional missions, but with greater payload and range than Boeing 767-300 freighters.
Continue to lease into 2024 four of twelve Boeing 767-200 freighters currently leased to Amazon and operated by ATSG’s cargo airlines. Leases for the other eight are due to expire between May and September 2023. CAM expects to retire at least three of the eight due to airframe cycle limitations and utilize the engines removed to support other 767-200 lease customers. CAM expects to re-lease and/or sell the remaining five 767-200 freighters which Amazon may not extend.Operate 767 freighters dedicated to principal customers DHL and Amazon for reduced schedules and fewer block hours per aircraft across the United States in the first half of 2023 versus 2022. Both companies are adjusting their ground and air distribution and fulfillment networks in the United States to conform to reduced U.S. economic growth and consumer spending levels in the first half of 2023. ATSG’s passenger aircraft operations are likely to face similar effects.
Air Astana restarts flights to Beijing.....
Beijing. Ancient or Modern, Take Your Pick.
Air Astana will resume regular flights to Beijing from Almaty and Astana on Airbus A321 LR.
Other benefits of Economy Sleeper include:
- Access to a Business Class lounge
- 2PC*23 kg of check-in baggage
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- Business Class amenity kit
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Air Cargo climbs to near pre-pandemic levels during 2022....
Air Cargo Closes 2022 Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
Ended the year with mixed signals:
Global new export orders, a leading indicator of cargo demand, have stayed at the same level since October. For major economies, new export orders are shrinking except in Germany, the US, and Japan, where they grew.Global goods trade decreased by 1.5% in November, down from a 3.4% increase in October.The Consumer Price Index for G7 countries indicated inflation tracking at 6.8% for December. The 0.6 percentage point drop compared to November (7.4%) was the largest over the course of year. Inflation in producer (input) prices reduced to 12.7% in October, its lowest level so far in 2022.
2022 Regional Performance
IAG Cargo’s 2023 Graduate Scheme is now open for applications....
IAG Cargo has started the application process for its 2023 graduate scheme at London Heathrow
IAG Cargo helps to keep the world’s economy moving using the belly hold of passenger aircraft to transport essential goods that positively impact society across five continentsSuccessful candidates will join the two-year programme rotating through a range of head office functions helping them to establish a career in air cargo and logistics