Passenger cap reduction puts $1B worth of Australian air trade at risk each month
Australian air freight exporters and importers may struggle to access already tight airfreight capacity when the reduction of international passenger...
100 narrowbody redeliveries expected in 2021
The narrowbody freighter conversion market is currently extremely strong. At this rate, Cargo Facts Consulting expects to see around 100...
US air trade in 2021 is looking good
U.S. first-quarter air exports and imports were up 3.1% and 7.5%, respectively, compared with 2019, and even more so compared...
Airfreight in 2021 and 2022 should do well, despite uncertainties
As part of our annual 20-year freighter forecast to be released early next week, we also prepare a short to...
Japanese air exports up in December and January, imports down
The past two years have not been kind to the Japanese air freight market. Both 2019 and 2020 saw major...
EU online sales grew 25% as consumers clicked their way through 2020
Overall retail sales in the EU received a boost through e-commerce, which grew 25% last year, following a growth of...
US air trade ends 2020 on a high
In 2020, Both US air exports and imports ended on a high, growing 3% and 4%, respectively, compared to December...
The remarkable resilience of manufacturing
While reading in the paper this morning (yes I still get one delivered) about Chinese factories pressing their workers to remain...
Volumes up and yields down – the air express business in 2020 was a lot like 2019
Driven by a surge in business to consumer e-commerce growth, both international and domestic air express posted record growth in...
FedEx European hub changes to have major impact on airports and airlines
FedEx’s Jan. 19 announcement of plans to reduce its European workforce by between 5,500 and 6,300 by May 2023 has...
