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Πέμπτη 27 Απριλίου 2017

Airline Business Confidence Survey - April 2017

Αποτέλεσμα εικόνας για Airline Business Confidence Survey - April 2017

IATA is pleased to send  herewith the latest business confidence survey of airlines CFOs and heads of cargo.
Key points:   
  • When surveyed in early-April for IATA’s quarterly business confidence index, airline CFOs and heads of cargo reported a decline in profitability in Q1 2017 compared to the same period of 2016. This is consistent with wider signs that the industry profit cycle peaked during the first half of last year.
  • Industry heads expect profitability to rise over the coming 12 months. However, there was a wide range in the responses and, overall, the results were slightly less positive than in January’s survey.
  • On the demand side, the survey responses were consistent with the robust growth seen in both passenger and freight volumes at the start of 2017. Our respondents remain very positive about demand prospects for the year ahead: more than three-quarters expect passenger volumes to rise, while the forward-looking weighted-average score for freight has now risen in each of the past four quarterly surveys.
  • 41% of respondents reported an annual increase in operating costs in Q1 2017 – the highest proportion in four years – reflecting a combination of higher fuel prices and rising labor cost pressures. These trends are expected to continue over the year ahead: the forward-looking weighted-average score rose to its highest level since April 2012.
  • The downward trend in passenger yields has showed tentative signs of turning around in recent months, and 35% of our respondents reported higher yields in Q1 2017 compared to a year ago. Meanwhile, heads of cargo are confident about prospects for freight yields over the coming 12 months: the forward-looking weighted-average score for freight yields jumped above the 50-mark for the first time since July 2014.
  • Airline employment activity increased for the ninth consecutive quarter in Q1 2017. More than one-third of respondents reported that they expect to increase employment levels over the next 12 months.