IBA, the leading aviation market intelligence and consultancy company today published its monthly Aviation Industry Barometer for September 2022, showing that Latin America is leading the global recovery, having surpassed pre-pandemic capacity levels since May this year, with flight capacity for September 2022 exceeding 2019 levels by 2%.
Intelligence from IBA Insight reveals, however, that the recovery in monthly global passenger flights fell back by 2% in September 2022, with flight capacity down to 81% relative to pre-pandemic levels.
IBA’s Aviation Industry Barometer for September 2022 indicates that:
- Overall, there were approximately 2.42 million commercial passenger flights in September 2022, compared to 2.64 million in August 2022, while 2.07 million flights were recorded in September 2021.
- Latin America is leading the global recovery surpassing pre-pandemic capacity levels since May this year, with flight capacity for September 2022 exceeding 2019 levels by 2%.
- The recovery in Asia Pacific flight capacity took a hit during September due to another Covid outbreak across China, with capacity levels at a -35% variance to 2019 levels.
- There were 113 commercial aircraft deliveries in September 2022, representing a month-on-month increase of 52% compared to August 2022, and a year-on-year gain of 33% compared to September 2021.
- Freighter deliveries remain exclusive to Boeing, with four aircraft delivered in September – two 777Fs and two 767-300F aircraft, going to a mixture of operators.
