IBA, the aviation market intelligence and consultancy company, has released new insights into the soaring value of airport slots, as unprecedented demand at London Heathrow (IATA: LHR) continues to drive record prices. Slot transactions at Heathrow frequently make headlines due to the high amounts airlines are prepared to pay for access. However, the underlying factors […]
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IBA, the aviation market intelligence and advisory firm, has reported that market values for new-generation wide-body aircraft have increased by an average of 11.6% since 2021. This reflects a sustained recovery in long-haul demand, ongoing fleet renewal and strong aircraft trading activity. According to IBA Insight, values had fallen sharply during the pandemic, dropping by
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IBA, an aviation market intelligence and advisory company, has reported continued growth in global passenger capacity and shifting aircraft delivery patterns in the first half of 2025. Global Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs), a key measure of passenger capacity, rose by 4.6% compared with the first half of 2024 and stood 9.8% higher than in the
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IBA, the aviation market intelligence and advisory firm, has reported a sharp rise in demand for Boeing 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions. This surge is being driven by a growing need for large wide-body freighter capacity and the looming end of Boeing 777F production in 2027, following ICAO emissions mandates. However, despite heightened interest from airlines
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IBA, the aviation intelligence and advisory company, reported that demand for regional travel remains robust, with revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) for turboprop and regional jet aircraft increasing by 14.4%, from 22.06 billion in January 2024 to 25.45 billion in January 2025. Available seat kilometres (ASKs) for the same aircraft have also risen by 10.1% over
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With COP29 coming to a close, IBA, the aviation market intelligence and advisory company, has forecast a growing divergence between mandated demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and the demand based on larger airlines’ planned SAF use. From around one million tonnes in 2024, IBA predicts that SAF production will grow substantially to 26.8 million
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IBA, the aviation market intelligence and advisory company, has reported that the airline industry has recovered from the pandemic, with the outlook for 2024 showing all regions surpassing 2019 capacity levels, while revenues and yields stabilised in 2023 and early 2024. According to IBA’s latest analysis, global passenger capacity in Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs) as
Aviation market intelligence firm IBA has reported a notable decrease in CO2 emissions per Available Seat Kilometre (ASK) globally compared to pre-pandemic levels. According to the company’s latest data, global aircraft efficiency has seen significant improvement, with CO2 per ASK dropping between 4.1% and 10.1% from 2019 to 2024 as airlines continue to modernise their
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Following a strong summer travel season, aviation market intelligence and advisory company, IBA, forecasts that global airline Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) will pass the 9 trillion mark for the first time ever in 2024. This represents a 4.2% increase on the previous record of 8.6 trillion RPKs in 2019. Steady GDP growth in many global
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IBA’s latest Aviation Industry Barometer revealed that international flight volumes have grown dramatically by 12.5% year-on-year, while domestic travel showed more modest growth at 4.5% year-on-year. IBA’s leading aviation intelligence platform, IBA Insight, further indicated that in the second quarter of 2024, there were approximately 8.89 million commercial passenger flights, marking a year-on-year increase of
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