CAPA - Centre for Aviation
Dec 23, 2024 · Aer Lingus announced (19-Dec-2024) it took delivery of two A321XLR aircraft (EI-XLR and EI-XLT) at Dublin Airport.The aircraft are the first of six A321XLRs which the carrier plans to use on trans-Atlantic routes to destinations including Nashville and Indianapolis in 2025. Aer Lingus stated it is the second airline in the world to operate the aircraft, following Iberia's launch of operations ...
Global aircraft order backlog hits 13 years. Airbus beats Boeing on …
Jan 12, 2024 · Global deliveries of passenger aircraft in 2023 were 26% below 2018's record high… According to the CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database, global deliveries of commercial passenger aircraft recovered to 1,263 in 2023, from 1,157 in 2022.. These numbers represent a noticeable uptick from 953 in 2021, and just 719 in 2020, which was the first COVID-19 year and recorded the lowest number ...
Global airport construction and investment report mid-2024 – Part …
Jul 18, 2024 · Construction activities at airports took a back seat during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is just over two years (Mar-2022) since the last CAPA - Centre for Aviation airport construction and investment report, and there have been some changes.. Construction of, and investment in, airports took a back seat during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some operators choosing to suspend even the design stages ...
Hong Kong’s three-runway airport system to be completed by end …
Jul 11, 2024 · Hong Kong's International Airport, commonly known as Chek Lap Kok, has been big, bold and brash since it opened in 1998, exactly 26 years ago.. Rushed to beat the deadline for the transfer of sovereignty from the UK to the Peoples Republic of China, the airport was constructed on an artificial island reclaimed from the sea.It became one of the world's top 10 airports for passengers and the ...
World airline outlook: the state of the industry in 15 numbers
Jan 11, 2023 · The global airline industry is recovering from the challenges of the past few years, with capacity and traffic approaching pre-pandemic levels, and no net reduction in the number of airlines. However, the industry lost 80% of its all-time accumulated profit in the years 2020-2022. Other key numbers include EU air fare inflation at 28%, Boeing and Airbus deliveries set back 10 years, fuel costs ...
The global pilot shortage is a challenge to the world's airlines
Aug 21, 2023 · The world's airlines have to recruit significant numbers of new pilots annually, according to forecasts from Boeing, Airbus and the flight training provider CAE.. CAPA - Centre for Aviation analysis of these forecasts suggests that the annual intake of new pilots needs to be around 7% to 9% of the existing active pilot population.. Asia Pacific is expected to need the most new pilots, but ...
Global airport construction and investment report mid-2024 – Part …
Jul 23, 2024 · Construction activities at airports took a back seat during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is over two years since CAPA - Centre for Aviation published its last global airport construction and investment survey - one of several such reports during the past decade.. At that time, many construction activities were suspended or had been cancelled altogether in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
CMA CGM Air Cargo Airline Profile | CAPA - Centre for Aviation
CMA CGM Air Cargo is the cargo carrier of the specialist air freight division from CMA CGM Group. The carrier commenced operations with an Airbus A330-200F cargo flight between Liege and Chicago on 08-Mar-2021.
Thai Airways seeks more aircraft to continue its restructuring …
Thai Airways' extensive restructuring efforts have spurred an impressive financial turnaround, and now the airline is undertaking a rapid fleet rebuild to pursue its revised strategy.. The airline revealed the scope of its ambitions a year ago in 2023, when it placed an order for 45 Boeing 787s. Since then, it has been adding as many leased widebodies as it …
Crete’s Kasteli Airport now scheduled to open in 2025, and straight ...
Jul 13, 2022 · The opening of the new Kasteli/Heraklion Airport in Crete, Greece, has been delayed until 2025, with construction expected to begin this summer. The airport will take over commercial traffic from Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport and will be operated by the Ariadne Airport Group, a consortium of India's GMR Infrastructure and Greece's GEK Terna.