Air Passenger Forecasts Webinar: Growth outlook defies macroeconomic challenges

Rachel Yuting Fan is a Senior Economist at the International Air Transport Association, where she monitors global air transportation and publishes economic research in global aviation industry and economic developments. Previously she was an Economist in the World Bank’s MENA Chief Economist’s Office, where she led and co-authored in flagship publication of MENA Economic Update and published on peer-reviewed academic journals. Before joining the World Bank, she worked at the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund, where she was in charge of IMF’s Primary Commodity Price System, and co-authored in IMF flagship publication World Economic Outlook.

Stephen manages the Air Passenger Forecast service which offers short- and long-term forecasts of air passenger flow for almost 4,000 routes and total flows for 183 countries, as well as alternative forecast scenarios for strategic decision-making. He has developed and maintained various bespoke forecast models for a range of clients from across the travel and tourism space as well as regularly contributing to the team’s consultancy output.

Stephen holds a First Class Economics with Politics degree from the University of Ulster.