This week
September passenger numbers rose in China (+2.6%) and Türkiye (+3.4%), held level in Brazil and dipped in India. Latin America and Africa remain the fastest-growing regions. Five MRO deals and approvals this week included a new Air India hangar at Delhi and an engineer training programme at Etihad.
Where it happened
● Mid & Emerging Markets
Click a region to see its developments
Map figures: airline passenger demand, August 2026, year on year (latest IATA data). World: -0.8%.
-14.6%
Gulf passenger demand, Aug 2026
World -0.8%
+4.4%
Africa passenger demand, Aug 2026
World -0.8%
+5.3%
Latin America passenger demand, Aug 2026
World -0.8%
Market indicators
Our regions, with the world figure in brackets. Pick a theme, or see them all.
Gulf passenger demand, Aug 2026
-14.6%(World -0.8%)
Below the world average
Source: IATA, 30 Sep 2026
Africa passenger demand, Aug 2026
+4.4%(World -0.8%)
Second-fastest region
Source: IATA, 30 Sep 2026
Latin America passenger demand, Aug 2026
+5.3%(World -0.8%)
Fastest-growing region
Source: IATA, 30 Sep 2026
India domestic passengers, Sep 2026
11.82m
Year to date 0.82% below 2025
Source: DGCA via Business Today, 27 Oct 2026
China airline passengers, Sep 2026
64.3m
Up 2.6% on a year ago
Source: CAAC via CAPA, 20 Oct 2026
Türkiye airport passengers, Sep 2026
25.6m
Up 3.4% on a year ago
Source: DHMI via Endeks24, 12 Oct 2026
Middle East air cargo demand, Aug 2026
+1.0%(World +4.4%)
Growth, behind the world
Source: IATA, 29 Sep 2026
Middle East load factor, Aug 2026
78.9%(World 85.1%)
6.2 points below world
Source: IATA, 30 Sep 2026
Middle East scheduled seats, Oct 2026
-7.8%(World +1.6%)
Below the world average
Source: OAG, Oct 2026
Airbus and Boeing orders from our regions, Sep 2026
138 aircraft(World 182)
Led by Turkish Airlines (100 737 MAX)
Source: AirDataNews, 13 Oct 2026
MRO deals and approvals in our regions, this week
5
Air India, Etihad, VietJet, TAROM, PIA
Source: Aviation Week, 19-28 Oct 2026
Jet fuel, global average, latest week
US$196.7/bbl
Up 2.2% on the week
Source: IATA Jet Fuel Price Monitor, Oct 2026
Sources (15)
- IATA, 30 Sep 2026
- DGCA via Business Today, 27 Oct 2026
- CAAC via CAPA, 20 Oct 2026
- DHMI via Endeks24, 12 Oct 2026
- IATA, 29 Sep 2026
- OAG, Oct 2026
- AirDataNews, 13 Oct 2026
- Aviation Week, 19-28 Oct 2026
- IATA Jet Fuel Price Monitor, Oct 2026
- Aviation Week, 28 Oct 2026
- Aviation Week, 26 Oct 2026
- Aviation Week, 27 Oct 2026
- Ethiopian Airlines, 27 Oct 2026
- Rus Tourism News, 27 Oct 2026
- Emerging Travel News, 26 Oct 2026
Compiled from public sources and reviewed by Aerospace Garage.