Iberia released that in December 2010 traffic grew by 3.7%, with a 4.5% increase in capacity. The load factor was 78.4%t, 0.6 points lower than in 2009. Traffic was negatively affected by both the closing of the Spanish air space as a consequence of the air traffic controllers strike (carried out on the 3rd and 4th of December) and the snow in Europe through the last third of the month, leading to the cancellation of many flights.

Australian sustainable aviation fuel industry receives massive boost with major investment
The Australian sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry has received a massive boost with a major joint investment. A Queensland biofuel refinery being jointly developed by Jet Zero Australia and LanzaJet is to receive investment from Qantas Group, Airbus, and the Queensland Government. The refinery is looking to produce SAF from agricultural by-products, including sugar cane.