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Global aviation industry faces labor shortages and production delays, impacting recovery from COVID-19, while sustainability and digitalization become key focus areas.

Aviation industry is recovering from COVID-19 with growth in domestic markets and international demand, but questions remain about future travel demand.

Amid heightened sustainability awareness, consumers and companies are increasingly considering environmental impacts in their travel decisions, leading airlines to double down on sustainable aviation fuel commitments.

Despite a decrease in business travel, airlines report a rise in premium travel, with a new market segment demanding luxury experiences, reshaping the future of business travel.

Aircraft leasing firms now control over 50% of the global commercial airline fleet, despite challenges like rising interest rates and geopolitical conflicts.

Air travel industry embraces technology for a contactless experience, with a focus on self-service and mobile technologies, to meet evolving passenger expectations post-pandemic.

Post-pandemic travel sees consumers prioritizing flexibility and agility, with airlines adapting to new patterns, increasing industry costs and disrupting operations.

CAPA TV releases interviews with top aviation executives from Etihad, IndiGo, Avianca, Air Arabia, and SunExpress, recorded at the 2023 World Aviation Summit.

Analysis CAPA Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Peter Harbison, delivers an address on the environmental sustainability pressures facing the global aviation industry before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. At this month’s CAPA Live Summit, screening on Wednesday 10-Mar-2021 and addressing the theme of sustainability, Mr Harbison says finding a balance between survival of the world and survival of the aviation and travel industry is “not an easy equation...One is an existential threat, and the ...

Analysis Saudi LCC flyadeal turned three years old in Sep-2020 and pre-pandemic was about to reach 10 million passengers, but despite the setback is already back to 90% of its frequencies, flying domestically. Plans to start flying internationally have been pushed back to summer 2021; flyadeal will stay within the region to start with. There is likely to be some overlap with its sister airline Saudia, but as they have very different customer demographics, they see a role for both airlines.  Th...