A Story of Routes, Ruptures, and What Could Return Being an aviation junkie, there are a few rituals I can never skip. One of them is FlightRadar. I can lose track of time watching those little aircraft icons glide across the globe: perfect arcs, quiet precision, thousands of independent plans somehow sharing the same sky. It was a couple of weeks ago, at 7:00 PM EST, I was watching the map while following a fresh headline: the skies over a few countries in the Middle East ha

Brazil is one of those countries where aviation is not a convenience. It is a necessity that people sometimes forget is a necessity until they try to cross the map without it. Look at the distances, and you immediately see why. A meeting in one city becomes a two-day road trip in another, a family visit turns into logistics, A tourism plan turns into compromise, then you board a flight, the doors close, and the same journey collapses into a few hours. That compression of time

A Closer Look at the Numbers According to IATA's 2024 analysis of specific passenger ticket taxes, governments collected an estimated USD 60.4 billion globally in 2024. Meanwhile, the airline industry earned USD 32.4 billion in net profit. IATA estimates USD 12.6 in specific taxes per passenger per flight segment (and USD 29.5 per round trip), versus about USD 6.8 in airline net profit per passenger in 2024. Taxes are often confused with charges. ICAO distinguishes between ch