IATA: Air Freight in Decline for Eighth Consecutive Month
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 4.8% in June 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes. Signs of a modest recovery in recent months […]
Global Passenger Traffic Growth Remains Resilient Despite Economic Slowdown: ACI
Airports Council International (ACI) World reports that global passenger traffic continued to grow in May 2019 while the air freight market fell again. The global passenger market gained +3.1% in May, up from +2.9% in April, with a year-to-date growth figure of +3.6%. International traffic was the major contributor to this growth, but domestic passenger […]
May Air Freight Volumes Remain Weak: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 3.4% in May 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This was a slight improvement on the 5.6% contraction in April. In seasonally-adjusted terms, the level of FTKs increased modestly […]
Air Cargo Demand Continues Negative 2019 Trend: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), fell 4.7% in April 2019, compared to the same period the year before. This continued the negative trend in year-on-year demand that began in January. Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometers […]
IATA: Latin American airlines experienced an increase in freight demand growth in March 2019
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased 0.1% in March 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. While this is a significant improvement on the 4.9% contraction in February, in seasonally adjusted terms, demand is still down 1.5% […]
Air Freight Demand Continues Downward Trajectory in February 2019: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased 4.7% in February 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This was the fourth consecutive month of negative year-on-year growth and the worst performance in the last three years. Freight capacity, […]
Air Freight Makes Weak Start to 2019: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased 1.8% in January 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This was the worst performance in the last three years. Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs), rose by […]
Air Freight Demand Ends Year Up 3.5%: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year 2018 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) grew by 3.5% compared to 2017. This was significantly lower than the extraordinary 9.7% growth recorded in 2017. Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs), rose by 5.4% in […]
Air Freight Modest Growth: Up 3.1% in October
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 3.1% in October 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This pace of growth was up from a 29-month low of 2.5% in September. Freight capacity, measured in available freight […]
Air Freight Demand up 9% in 2017, Strongest Growth Since 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released full-year 2017 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) grew by 9.0%. This was more than double the 3.6% annual growth recorded in 2016. Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs), rose by 3.0% in 2017. This was […]
