Istraživanje povjerenja zrakoplovnih tvrtki za travanj pokazuje mješovitu torbu

The latest business confidence survey of airline CFOs and heads of cargo reveals the following key points:

Airline profit expectations for the year ahead remain positive, consistent with improvements in recent performance, according to IATA’s quarterly survey of airline CFOs and heads of cargo in April.

Recent past financial performance shows improvement on a year ago, and the outlook remains positive which suggests there will be further growth in profitability.

Istraživanje pokazuje da su pad troškova inputa i rast obujma odgovorni za bolje financijske rezultate u posljednje vrijeme, kao i za pozitivne izglede.

Respondents reported seeing a decline in input costs in Q1 compared to a year ago, largely due lower crude oil prices, and expect the trend to continue during the year ahead.

Both passenger and cargo volumes were reported to have expanded during Q1, which is in line with latest air traffic statistics.

There is also confidence that air transport volumes will continue to expand over the next 12 months, consistent with recent improvements in business confidence and economic growth in developed economies.

Respondents continue to report declines in yields in both businesses, for the recent past and the coming year, reflecting downward pressure from falling fuel prices.

Airline employment activity is reported to have increased in Q1, reflecting improvements in financial performance.