Global Airline Passenger Capacity to Surpass 2019 Levels in October, IBA Predicts

IBA Insight, IBA’s aviation intelligence platform, shows that in June:

• Although monthly global passenger capacity reached 95% of pre-pandemic ASKs in June 2023, this is a fall of -1% compared to May 2023.

• In June, operators from Africa, North and Latin America surpassed pre-pandemic capacity, while operators in APAC, Europe and the Middle East lag slightly behind, albeit recovering steadily.

• Passenger ASKs from Chinese operators are trending at 89% of 2019 levels, a steady increase from 82% at the end of Q1 2023.

• In June 2023, 2.82 million commercial passenger flights were recorded compared to 2.81 million in May 2023, and 2.41 million flights in June 2022.

• 388k commercial passenger flights were recorded by Chinese operators, compared to 397k in May 2023 and 207k in June 2022.

• For deliveries, there were 141 commercial aircraft delivered in June 2023, representing a month-on-month and year-on-year variance of +15% and +23% respectively.

• June saw the highest number of new generation narrowbody deliveries this year, with 102 aircraft shared between the neo and MAX.

• During the first half of 2023, Airbus A320neo deliveries averaged at 45 per month, compared to 35 per month for the Boeing 737 MAX.

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