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Chart of the Week - 1 November 2024

Transition costs and relative magnitudes

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September 2024

Air Passenger Market Analysis

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September 2024

Air Cargo Market Analysis

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Chart of the Week - 25 October 2024

SAF progress slowed by insufficient public funding

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Charts of the Week

Transition costs and relative magnitudes

1 November 2024

IATA estimates total transition cost, defined as the additional costs for the transition levers that airlines could face over and above the traditional fuel bill, at about USD 4.7 trillion over 2024-2050 (Net Zero CO2 Transition Finance Roadmap).

SAF progress slowed by insufficient public funding

25 October 2024

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is crucial for aviation’s energy transition, yet its production accounts for less than 1% of aviation’s fuel needs in 2024.

Regional fuel cost variation affects competitiveness

18 October 2024

The into-wing price is the all-inclusive cost an airline pays for fuel delivery to its aircraft. This cost varies significantly across regions.

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Briefs

Aviation Value Chain

15 February 2024

An analysis of investor returns in 2022 within the aviation value chain. This publication provides insight and interpretation from IATA into the 2022 economic performance of the aviation value chain.

Heightened Policy Uncertainty

9 January 2024

We look at key risks to the global economy and to air transportation in this qualitative assessment of likelihood of occurrences and potential impacts of a selection of events.

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