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India has potential to be sustainable aviation fuel producer: IATA official

India has the potential to be a key producer of sustainable aviation fuel by utilising its ethanol supplies and availability of lipids feedstocks like non-edible industrial oils, according to a senior official at the global airlines' grouping IATA. With decarbonisation in focus, efforts are being made to reduce emissions and over the years, Indian carriers have operated some flights with a blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and traditional Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). Hemant Mistry, Director of Net Zero Transition at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the ecosystem for SAF has developed but there is more work to be done. "There are some very good opportunities for India right now. One is in terms of SAF feedstocks like agricultural waste... there is a growing understanding on what to do for SAF production. We are talking to a number of companies to understand how we can collaborate... oil companies," Mistry told PTI in a recent interview in Geneva. The .

IATA chief hopeful that India will provide more bilateral flying rights

Global airlines' grouping IATA's chief Willie Walsh has expressed optimism that India will provide more bilateral flying rights as Indian carriers are set to operate more wide-body planes in the coming years. India, one of the world's fastest growing civil aviation markets, has been taking a cautious stance on increasing bilateral flying rights as efforts are on to make the country a global aviation hub. More number of wide-body planes with Indian airlines will allow them to provide direct connectivity to various overseas destinations. IATA Director General Willie Walsh has said the bilateral flying rights situation with respect to India will improve. "It (bilateral flying rights) will improve. If you look at the aircraft orders, the wide-body aircraft orders that IndiGo and Air India have, they want to see more rights available to them. They are not going to get rights to fly unless you give them reciprocal rights. "I am optimistic that it (bilateral flying rights situation) will

Air passenger traffic continues to grow, reaches 98.2% of pre-Covid levels

Domestic traffic for Oct '23 was also up 33.7% when compared with the same period last year. This was driven by the triple-digit percentage growth in China

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Indian domestic air travel is now at 85% of 2019 level, says IATA

IATA announced earlier this month that the recovery in air travel continued in December, 2022 and was signed up for the whole year compared with 2021

Global airlines blast govts for messy coronavirus pandemic response

Airlines have themselves been under fire from governments and consumer groups for disruption as travel demand resumes more briskly than expected

Airline industry predicts profit in 2023, defying slowdown headwinds

Losses this year are likely to total $9.7 billion as air travel begins its recovery from the coronavirus crisis

Airlines' losses globally likely to be down to $ 9.7 bn this year: IATA DG

Director General of IATA Willie Walsh said that while the outlook for airlines globally is positive, the business environment remains challenging.

Global air travel rebounds as Indians resume visiting Southeast Asia

China, which is still clinging onto its zero COVID strategy and experiencing significant lockdowns in its major cities, is expected to see deterioration in its domestic air travel market in March

Canadian court quashes seizure of AAI dues, limits action against Air India

Decisions are part of a judgment delivered by Superior Court of Quebec on pleas by India against separate garnishment orders which led to seizure of over $30 million

IATA travel pass successfully trialled on first international flight

The International Air Transport Association has announced the arrival at London's Heathrow Airport of the first traveller using the IATA travel pass app to manage their travel health credentials

Air travellers gaining confidence, time to plan for restart: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced results from its latest poll of recent travellers, showing growing confidence in a return to air travel

IATA air traveller survey shows coronavirus pandemic concerns globally

International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released public opinion research showing the willingness to travel being tempered by concerns over the risks of catching COVID-19 during air travel

Covid-19 impact: Airlines expected to lose $84.3 bn in 2020, says IATA

Even as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise globally, various countries have restarted domestic and international air travel, albeit with precautions

Save, shrink, survive: Indian aviation in the time of coronavirus

Business for Indian airlines stopped when the domestic and international services were first suspended in March to contain the spread of coronavirus. How will the airlines change after this crisis?

International passenger capacity for India reduced by 89% in April: UN

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said that by September, the world could have 1.2 billion fewer international air travelers

Covid-19 crisis may drag 400 mn Indian workers further into poverty: ILO

In India, with a share of almost 90% of people working in the informal economy, about 400 million workers in the informal economy are at risk of falling deeper into poverty during the crisis

Moderate slowdown in global passenger demand growth in October: IATA

October international passenger demand rose 3.2 per cent compared to October 2018

Cox & Kings initiates legal action against IATA; ezeego1 laying off staff

IATA decided to review the tour operator's credit worthiness on June 28 after it defaulted on commercial paper payments of Rs 150 crore

India air travel rises, continues to defy global trend

Tops domestic air travel with 26.2% growth in July, says IATA