12/12/2025
The world is set to take more than five billion flights for the first time in 2026, so where is all the growth coming from and what impact will it have?
Can the airline industry take the global economy to new heights? The world is set to take more than 5bn flights for the first time in 2026 so where is all the growth coming from and what impact will it have? Across the world billions is being pumped into airlines and airports to drive economic growth so Willie Walsh, the head of airline industry body IATA, talks us through the challenges on the horizon.
Ben Thompson also hears from the boss of Istanbul Airport Selahattin Bilgen about why it's on the verge of overtaking London Heathrow as Europe's busiest. Plus, the CEO of the world's newest airline, Riyadh Air's Tony Douglas explains why Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is spending heavily on starting a new carrier.
And there's an out of this world interview with the CEO of Voyager Technologies, Dylan Taylor about what his company hopes to get up to in the new space station its building.
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