Editor’s Note: Tom Stalnaker is an Oliver Wyman partner and the firm’s global aviation sector lead. Khalid Usman is a partner in Oliver Wyman’s transportation and services practice specializing in ...

SITA found that airlines mishandled 4.35 checked bags per 1,000 last year, up from 3.5 in 2020. Photo Credit: Dmitry Kalinovsky/Shutterstock The rate at which airlines globally mishandled bags ...

The combined operational revenue for the top 20 airlines or airline groups in 2021 was 27% above their 2020 revenue, although that was still 45% below the total from the pre-pandemic 2019 year.

US Bureau of Transportation Statistics data for US scheduled and non-scheduled carriers show that total fuel consumption in 2021 was 32% higher than in 2020 and 21% less than was consumed in 2019.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published its 2022 safety review report this week that provides analysis accident rates, causes, and trends across every segment and category of ...