Aviation leaders tackled barriers to growth and the impact of geopolitical tensions on the eve of the Singapore Airshow on Monday, while reaffirming pledges to reduce emissions.
“This disruption continues to have a major impact,” IATA Director General Willie Walsh said at the Changi Aviation Summit, ahead of Asia’s largest air show.
Planemakers Airbus and Boeing have faced supply chain problems since the Covid-19 pandemic, while engine makers like GE Aerospace and Pratt and Whitney are having to juggle competing demands from new plane assembly and maintenance.
Aviation is also navigating geopolitical changes, including US import tariffs that have upended flows of air freight.
“I think the impact of geopolitical change was much more obvious on the air cargo side of the business than on the passenger side,” Walsh said.
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