Ethiopian aircraft Aviation

African Airlines Record Increase in Passenger Traffic

African airlines recorded 11.2 per cent in March 2018, indicating the regional carriers currently enjoy very strong demand compared to the same period last year. The International Air transport Association (IATA) said this is more than twice the five-year average pace of 4.8 per cent, noting that airlines in Africa are seeing healthy growth on routes […]

Strong Demand Growth Continues in June

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for June showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 7.8% compared to the year-ago period. This was in line with the 7.7% growth recorded in May. All regions reported growth. June capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased […]

Passenger Traffic Shrinks Further in 2017

Despite the fact that Nigeria’s economic recession peaked in 2016, there were more air passengers who travelled through the nation’s airports in the first quarter of 2016 than in 2017. In the first quarter of last year, only 59, 808 travelled through the airports but it is still more than the passengers that travelled in […]

Passenger Demand Moderates from Recent Peak but Stays Strong

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 7.7% compared to the same month in 2016. This was slower than the 10.9% growth recorded in April. However, this still was well ahead of the 5- and 10-year average growth […]