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U.S. carriers will contribute almost half of the global airlines industry's 2017 profits, but yield pressures are a growing challenge.
Africa
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Ethiopian continues to build its hub operation in Addis Abbaba, one of the few success stories in African air transport.
Asia-Pacific
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Airlines in China are driving the growth in Asia-Pacific aviation and are now expanding aggressively on international routes.
Europe
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Europe's legacy carriers, such as Air France, are struggling to adjust to new market realities—most of the growth in the sector is linked to expansion of low-cost carriers.
Latin America
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The recession in Brazil is leading airlines to cut routes and capacity. More consolidation is likely.
Middle East
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For now, the good times appear to be over for Qatar Airways and the other Gulf carriers as slow demand and pressure on yields affect results.
North America
Credit: joeriesaviation.net; Data: Aviation Week Fleet Discovery and International Air Transport Association
U.S. carriers will contribute almost half of the global airlines industry's 2017 profits, but yield pressures are a growing challenge.
Africa
Credit: joepriesaviation.net; Data: Aviation Week Fleet Discovery and International Air Transport Association
Ethiopian continues to build its hub operation in Addis Abbaba, one of the few success stories in African air transport.
Asia-Pacific
Credit: joepriesaviation.net; Data: Aviation Week Fleet Discovery and International Air Transport Association
Airlines in China are driving the growth in Asia-Pacific aviation and are now expanding aggressively on international routes.
Europe
Credit: joepriesaviation.net; Data: Aviation Week Fleet Discovery and International Air Transport Association
Europe's legacy carriers, such as Air France, are struggling to adjust to new market realities—most of the growth in the sector is linked to expansion of low-cost carriers.
Latin America
Credit: joepriesaviation.net; Data: Aviation Week Fleet Discovery and International Air Transport Association
The recession in Brazil is leading airlines to cut routes and capacity. More consolidation is likely.
Middle East
Credit: joepriesaviation.net; Data: Aviation Week Fleet Discovery and International Air Transport Association
For now, the good times appear to be over for Qatar Airways and the other Gulf carriers as slow demand and pressure on yields affect results.
North America
Credit: joeriesaviation.net; Data: Aviation Week Fleet Discovery and International Air Transport Association
U.S. carriers will contribute almost half of the global airlines industry's 2017 profits, but yield pressures are a growing challenge.
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After years of high profitability, the airline industry appears to be entering its next downturn. The International Air Transport Association is predicting much reduced profits for 2017 in most markets as airlines are no longer benefiting from lower oil prices and overcapacity increasingly becomes a problem in many segments. The market is turning as Airbus and Boeing boost output of key aircraft models such as the new narrowbody A320neo and 737 MAX and as Bombardier's C Series begins commercial service.
