August manufacturing: 15 months of consecutive growth in China comes to an end
August manufacturing purchasing manager index data makes for some interesting observations. After 15 consecutive months of expansion, Chinese manufacturing in...
Preview: Global e-commerce logistics outlook
In a few weeks, we will be publishing our latest e-commerce logistics outlook, where we look into what the continued...
Freighter leasing market review and opportunities
As of today, there are approximately 31,000 active and stored regional, narrowbody and widebody commercial aircraft. The top 120 lessors...
Manufacturing powers on in Europe and North America in June
A look at the latest manufacturing Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) figures for June paints a positive picture, but while Europe...
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...
