World Air Transport Statistics 43rd edition

I have spoken in another context about the value of reliable, regular statistical information in various fields, and the role of government agencies or of professional bodies is pivotal in compiling and presenting it. It requires in the first place, certainly in a commercial context such as air transport, the willingness of commercial organisations to provide possibly sensitive information on their operations for public access. IATA has been doing that task for 43 years now and the current results are to be found in this latest edition of their statistical yearbook. Initially the success of the data must depend on...