Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
The overall on-time arrival performance for US domestic scheduled flights in August was 77.7%, improving on July by 2.1 points, but falling below last August’s on-time performance by 1.1 point, according to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
After trailing rival Boeing for most of the year, Airbus’ commercial aircraft orders surged in the third-quarter, as the company logged 560 commercial aircraft orders—compared to Boeing’s 549—placing the two manufacturers in a near neck and neck competition for the year-to-date grand total.
Air passenger traffic demand worldwide grew 5.9% year-over-year in August, up 0.6 point from July but down 0.9 point from August 2013’s growth rate, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) data. IATA noted that sanctions resulting from the Russia-Ukraine crisis continue to have a sobering effect upon the European economy, especially affecting Germany, and within Russia itself.
