Sustainability & Economics

Chart of the Week - 8 November 2024

Policy support is vital to make net zero transition a success

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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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Air Passenger: Monthly Market Analysis

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Air Cargo: Monthly Market Analysis

Industry capacity and demand volumes at all-time highs.

Jet Fuel Price Monitor: Weekly Update

Average prices paid at the refinery for aviation jet fuel.

Sustainability Publications

ReFuelEU Aviation Handbook (pdf)

This Handbook on ReFuelEU Aviation aims to assist airlines navigate the regulation and its requirements, and facilitate compliance.

Net Zero Roadmaps - Executive Summary (pdf)

IATA’s Net Zero roadmaps provide step-by-step detailing of critical actions for aviation to achieve net zero CO2 by 2050.

SAF Handbook

This handbook provides guidance to address the main challenges that airlines are faced with when it comes to buying SAF.

CORSIA Handbook (pdf)

This handbook is intended to provide information to airlines on the main elements of CORSIA and on requirements to comply with the scheme.

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Economics Publications

Global Outlook for Air Transport - June 2024

A semi-annual report about developments in the airline industry, the context in which it is operating, and the challenges it is facing.

Quarterly Air Transport Chartbook - Q2 2024

A quarterly review of the industry passenger, cargo, and financial performance.

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Charts of the Week

Policy support is vital to make net zero transition a success

8 November 2024

The cost of the transition to airlines can be estimated as the additional cost of using SAF (and other levers), over and above the cost of fossil-based jet fuel.

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.

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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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