Annual Review

The report documents the aviation industry's uneven recovery from COVID-19, with passenger travel still depressed while air cargo had rebounded above precrisis levels. It highlights IATA Travel Pass and digital health credentials as tools for restarting travel. On sustainability, it describes sustainable aviation fuel as a major long-term emissions-reduction opportunity, while noting that production remained around 0.02% of global demand. It also discusses aviation-industry goals, including halving net CO2 emissions from 2005 levels by 2050.