COVID-19 Impact on Aviation:
More details on the reported cases, recoveries, and death toll is available through Johns Hopkins University click here
*Changes are year on year (week compared with equivalent in previous year based on reported schedules)
AACO Members Capacity Changes:
Economic Updates:
More details on the outlook scenario is available here
*measured using Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which tracks business confidence amongst managers at manufacturing and services firms. Above 50 represents an expansion, below 50 represents a contraction when compared to previous month.
Crude Oil Price:
Latest Reports:
ICAO Council endorsed new update to its Aviation Recovery Task Force's (CART's) ' Take-off ' Guidelines for international air transport ("Take-off" document). Click to download (English -Arabic)
ICAO_Testing and Cross-border Risk Management Measures Manual
ICAO's Latest Report on the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Civil Aviation - 20 January 2021
IATA Guidance to Prepare for Global Vaccine Distribution
IATA Data Updates for 2020 & 2021 - November 2020
IATA Air Passenger Market Analysis - November 2020
3rd Status Report - State of Affairs of Travel & Tourism and What is Needed for a Smooth Recovery (English - Arabic)
WHO Update on COVID-19 - 12 January 2021
EASA/ECDS ''Guidelines for COVID-19 testing and quarantine of air travellers''
Latest Updates:
COVID-19 tests should play a bigger role in international travel: WHO expert
UK looks at changing airport coronavirus quarantine rules to help travel industry
The global effort to move COVID-19 vaccines has begun
Canada to require air travelers to test negative for COVID-19
US to require negative COVID-19 tests for arriving international air passengers
Emirates returns AED 5 billion (US$ 1.4 billion) to customers in refunds
Qatar Airways got $1.95b government lifeline after losses widened
EU and Georgia sign Financing Agreements for COVID-19 Recovery worth €129 million
1.7 million Middle East jobs will be lost due to COVID-19 and border closures
Useful Links:
Active Fleet Comparisons by Aircraft Types
Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Air Transport (Monthly Updates)
Operational Impact of COVID-19 on Air Transport (Monthly Updates)
EU Commission launches a website to safely resume travelling and tourism in the EU
Government measures related to Coronavirus by IATA
Arab Civil Aviation Organization COVID-19 Page
List of travel restrictions by IATA Travel Centre
The Effects of the Coronavirus on Markets by Argus Media
World Economic Forum Coverage on COVID-19
Eurocontrol Aircraft Movement Tracker