Airline industry net profit margin

STO-REC-STAT4DQS1WT2 National
3.7%
forecast

Global · 2025

IATA projects airline industry net profit margin worldwide at 3.7% in 2025.

Original source
Publisher
IATA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Highlights from the expected 2025 financial performance include
Retrieved
14 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Net profit margin at 3.7%, improved from the 3.4% earned in 2024 and the previously projected 3.6%.

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APA
International Air Transport Association. (2025). Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-02-01/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4DQS1WC042QCRY3C51MEFMAZGK
MLA
International Air Transport Association. "Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds." 2025, https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-02-01/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4DQS1WC042QCRY3C51MEFMAZGK.
Chicago
International Air Transport Association. "Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds." 2025. https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-02-01/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4DQS1WC042QCRY3C51MEFMAZGK.
BibTeX
@misc{iata2025airlinefmazgk, author = {{International Air Transport Association}}, title = {Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4DQS1WC042QCRY3C51MEFMAZGK}, note = {Original source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-02-01/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Air Transport Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds
Type
Press release
Published
2 June 2025
Locator
Highlights from the expected 2025 financial performance include
Retrieved
14 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary

Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_4DQS1WC042QCRY3C51MEFMAZGK