December 19, 2024

News to Know

Air Travel Forecast to 2030: The Recovery and the Carbon Challenge
(SOURCE: BAIN)

Launched in May 2020, our air traffic forecast was originally designed as a response to pandemic uncertainties. It has since evolved to cover other key factors: macroeconomic growth, levels of disposable income, and carbon mitigation costs. Now extended to the end of the decade, the forecast is updated regularly using the latest information.

AVIATION

FAA Clears Southwest Airlines After Safety Review (DEVDISCOURSE)

When Will Southwest Airlines Start Assigned Seating? Here's What We Know (USA TODAY)

STARLUX Airlines to Increase Flight Frequencies From Los Angeles And Seattle to Taipei (SIMPLE FLYING)

Starlink Rollout on Qatar Airways Exceeds Initial Targets (GULF TIMES)

Air Travel Is Back: How Airline Leasing Firms Help Manage a Shortage of New Aircraft (ORIX)

HOSPITALITY

Global Hotel Performance Begins to Normalize (SIMPLE FLYING)

OTHER SECTORS

The 2025 Outlook for Business Travel (BTN EUROPE, GBTA FEATURED)

What Business Travel Upgrade Needs Is a Whole Lot of Experiences (GULF NEWS, SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)

AI Agents in Development Demonstrate the Potential for Travel (PHOCUSWIRE)

Industry Spotlight

GBTA Convention 2025
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Resources

Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Australia - Unionized Qantas engineers plan to strike at major airports across Australia Dec. 20. Flight disruptions possible.

France - Activists change gathering spot to Place de la Republique for protest to be held in Paris, France, 14:00 Dec. 21; increased security likely.

Japan - Severe weather forecast across much of Japan through at least Dec. 20. Possible transport, business, and utility disruptions.

United States - Disruptions likely in Pecos, Texas, US, following a freight train derailment evening Dec. 18. Response ongoing; one killed, several injured.

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Advancing accessibility in travel: a milestone for inclusion

✈️ The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new federal rule aims to improve airline travel for passengers with disabilities, taking effect in 2025...

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