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YEAR EDITOR’S NOTE
CREDIT Sustained Momentum
LINE The figures provided by the International Air Transport Association
(IATA) regarding passenger and air cargo demand in July tell their own
story. Globally, passenger traffic is now at 95.6 per cent of pre-COVID
EDITOR-in-CHIEF levels while cargo demand continues to increase after the lull
Vittorio Rossi Prudente experienced late last year and until February this year. Domestic and
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg international traffic in July increased 21.5 per cent and 29.6 per cent
respectively compared to the same month last year while global air
Editor
Jay Menon cargo markets continued the trend of recovering growth rates since
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg February. Air cargo demand for the month was just 0.8 per cent below
the previous year’s levels.
Managing Editor
Arun Sivasankaran There is no denying the fact that the advanced air mobility (AAM)
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg sector is set to revolutionize the aviation industry, but it might take
longer to get off the ground than initially expected. As a recent survey
Technology Editor
Atul Chandra highlights, independent observers and even stakeholders believe that
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg transporting people on eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing)
aircraft would not be possible within two years, primarily due to lack of
Contributors manufacturing capabilities and the regulatory challenges that persist.
Yulian Ardiansyah
yulian.ardiansyah@gbp.com.sg In what is good news for the sector, experts are unanimous in their
view that eVTOLs and other AAM aircraft would experience significant
Art Director progress from a technological and regulatory point of view by 2033.
Sudheesh Kularmunda
sudheesh.kularmunda@gbp.com.sg While it is heartening to see that sustainability is high on the priority
list of all major players in the industry, there is a major hurdle that
Web Director aviation will have to overcome if it wants to achieve its 2050 target of
Elmer Valencia net zero emissions. Asia Pacific, where most of the action will be over
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg
the next two decades, lags other regions when it comes to production
Director of Sales and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). A concerted effort involving
Akshay Satyamurthy industry players, government and the private sector is needed to
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg ensure that the region does more in the sustainability realm.
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