Industry Shape and Trends
The aviation industry continues to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While some airlines are still struggling, others are seeing increased demand and are even expanding their fleets. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has forecasted that global passenger demand will continue to grow. This growth is driven by emerging markets, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. However, the aviation industry will need to overcome challenges such as rising fuel prices and environmental concerns in order to sustain this growth. ICAO forecasts complete and sustainable recovery and growth of air passenger demand in 2023. ICAO forecast an increase in air passenger demand in 2023 of around 3% on 2019 figures, building on the momentum in recovery that commenced in 2022. The increase in air passengers carried in 2022 was up by 47% versus 2021, with revenue passengers kilometres (RPK’s) up by approximately 70%. Demand in 2022 was approximately 74% of pre-COVID levels with passengers revenues up around 68% of 2019 levels. References: ICAO 
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Aircraft Orders and Deliveries
Here are the orders and deliveries for major aircraft manufacturers for February 2023:
Airbus Orders
53 x A321NEO 22 x A320NEO 1 x A319NEO 22 x A350
Airbus Deliveries
3 x A220 13 x A320NEO 26 x A321 NEO 1 x A330-200 1 x A330-900 2 x A350 – 900
Boeing Orders
5 x 737MAX
Boeing Deliveries
11 x B737 1 x 777F 1 x B747-8 1 x B787
Financial Tips From EJM
Thanks to EJM for providing general information around the current local and economic climate. You can see this extremely informative and interesting read here.
Monthly Trivia
(Answers at the bottom of the page)
5 General Knowledge Questions and Answers
- In which part of your body would you find the cruciate ligament?
- What is the name of the main antagonist in the Shakespeare play Othello?
- What element is denoted by the chemical symbol Sn in the periodic table?
- How many of Henry VIII’s wives were called Catherine?
- What was the most popular girls name in the UK in 2021?
5 Aviation Knowledge Questions and Answer
- What is the world’s oldest airline?
- What is the Australian national airline?
- Which musical instrument is used as the logo of Ryanair?
- Which airline has the letters ‘TAP’ as a logo?
- Which country is LATAM the flag carrier of?
Joke of the Month
What is the reason that pilots don’t buy beachside properties? They are too low terrain.
Photo of the Month
Email your photos to admin@3crew.com.au to be featured in the next newsletter for ‘Photo of the Month’
Trivia Answers:
General Knowledge
- Knee
- Iago
- Tin
- 3
- Olivia
Aviation Knowledge
- KLM
- QANTAS
- The harp
- Air Portugal
- Brazil