Global airlines managed the traditional summer slack season for air cargo space in July by constantly tweaking capacity levels to address flat demand during the month versus pre-Covid levels, says CLIVE Data Services and TAC Index. ➤
Cathay Pacific carried 73,113 tonnes of cargo and mail in April 2021, a decrease of 13.6 per cent compared to a year earlier as quarantine restrictions for cargo aircrew lingered to mid-month. ➤
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) expands its partnership with Singapore Airlines with the awarding of a new contract by the carrier in Brussels (BRU). ➤
Air cargo demand continues to outperform pre-COVID levels with February demand up 9.0 per cent over February 2019, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA). ➤
Building on a successful start to the year, Brussels Airport saw further growth in air cargo volumes, up 21 per cent in February compared to the same period 2020. ➤
A robust global air cargo market has virtually made a full recovery to pre-Covid volume levels inside 10 months, according to CLIVE Data Services and TAC Index. ➤
Global air cargo demand improved slightly in November, with seasonally-adjusted demand up 1.6 per cent over October, but still significantly down on 2019. ➤
Global air freight markets saw demand continue to improve in October, but at a slower pace than the previous month and still below previous year levels, says IATA. ➤
Airlines’ hopes of a peak season boost in November were dashed by a year-on-year fall in demand of 1.0 per cent. ➤
Once again the origin Asia Pacific bested volume ranks in October, falling ‘only’ -7.0 per cent year-on-year (YoY), but recording the highest global YoY increase of price/kg at +82.4 per cent. ➤
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