Dear Colleagues,
We were pleased to host the 2025 edition of the IATA’s Wings of Change Americas Conference in Bogotá, Colombia. The event brought together 400 leaders from government and aviation across the region to tackle Latin America and the Caribbean’s most pressing challenges and exciting opportunities. At the heart of our discussions: how to boost regional competitiveness and strengthen global connectivity.
With air transport supporting 8.3 million jobs and contributing $240 billion to the region’s GDP, the potential is immense. Yet, with the average citizen taking just 0.65 trips per year—compared to over 2.5 in North America and 4.5 in Spain—our shared mission is clear: make air travel more accessible and a greater force for good in our communities.
We extend our deepest thanks to the many distinguished speakers and government authorities, moderators, media partners, and sponsors—your contributions made this event truly unforgettable. All event materials, including presentations, photos and videos, are now available at the event website.
As part of the conference, we also organized a Ministerial Roundtable in partnership with UN Tourism, bringing together 10 ministries of tourism from across Latin America and the Caribbean alongside airline executives. This high-level dialogue focused on enhancing regional connectivity and fostering stronger collaboration between aviation and tourism sectors. The roundtable led to 50+ bilateral meetings, highlighting the importance of travel and tourism, and the region’s strong commitment to collaboration.
Looking ahead, as a result of the roundtable, IATA will work with UN Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic to ensure that aviation and tourism are front and center at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Punta Cana this December—the most important regional conclave for the Western Hemisphere which poses a great opportunity to further highlight aviation’s important role as an economic enabler.
IATA also released its latest passenger data. Air travel demand growth was uneven in May. Globally, the industry reported 5% growth with Asia-Pacific taking the lead at 9.4%. The outlier was North America which reported a 0.5% decline, led by a 1.7% fall in the US domestic market. More specifically, North American carriers saw a 1.4% year-on-year increase in demand while Capacity increased 1.7% year-on-year, and the load factor was 83.8% (-0.3 ppt compared to May 2024). Further South, Latin American airlines saw some impressive numbers in May with an 8.8% year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity climbed 11.0% year-on-year. The load factor was 83.6% (-1.7 ppt compared to May 2024).
Lastly, as usual, please find below the latest IATA activities across the Americas for your reference.
Please let me know if you have any questions or ideas for follow up. Thank you for your on-going support.
Thank you for your on-going support.
Peter Cerdá
IATA’s Regional Vice President, The Americas
Americas Focus: Archive
2025: 01-2025 (pdf) 02-2025 (pdf) 03-2025 (pdf) 04-2025 (pdf) 05-2025 (pdf) 06-2025 (pdf)
2024: 01-2024 (pdf) 02-2024 (pdf) 03-2024 (pdf) 04-2024 (pdf) 05-2024 (pdf) 06-2024 (pdf) 07-2024 (pdf) 08-2024 (pdf) 09-2024 (pdf)
2023: 01-2023 (pdf) 02-2023 (pdf) 03-2023 (pdf) 04-2023 (pdf) 05-2023 (pdf) 06-2023 (pdf) 07-2023 (pdf) 08-2023 (pdf)
2022: 01-2022 (pdf) 02-2022 (pdf) 03-22 (pdf) 04-22 (pdf) 05-22 (pdf) 06-22 (pdf)
2021: 01-2021 (pdf) 02-2021 (pdf) 03-2021 (pdf) 04-2021 (pdf) 05-2021 (pdf) 06-2021 (pdf) 07-2021 (pdf)
2020: 01-2020 (pdf) 02-2020 (pdf) 03-2020 (pdf)
2019: Jan 2019 (pdf) Feb 2019 (pdf) May 2019 (pdf) #04 Version (pdf) #05 Version (pdf) #06 Version (pdf)
2018: Jan 2018 (pdf) Feb 2018 (pdf) Mar 2018 (pdf) Apr 2018 (pdf) May 2018 (pdf) Jun 2018 (pdf)
Jul 2018 (pdf) Aug-Sep 2018 (pdf) Oct-Nov 2018 (pdf) Summary 2018 (pdf)
2017: Q4 2017 (pdf) Q3 2017 (pdf) Q2 2017 (pdf) Q1 2017 (pdf)