Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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IATA's latest financial outlook for the global airline industry shows a halving of profitability as a result of war-related Middle East disruptions and high fuel prices.

Marie Owens Thomsen, Senior Vice-President Sustainability & Chief Economist, IATA, discusses jet fuel prices, demand, disruption and more in this interview during the 82nd IATA Annual General Meeting & World Air Transport Summit 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Watch more videos from the IATA AGM & WATS 2026: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM2XOQXtRLMeJRKG-ZjyymgVCUPv2tknA
Learn more about the event: iata.org/en/events/agm/agm-2026
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