Air Cargo Off to a Solid Start in 2017
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 6.9% in January 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. While this was down from the 10% annual growth recorded in December 2016 it still was well above the average annual growth rate […]
November Air Freight Demand Reflects Strong Peak Season
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 6.8% in November 2016 compared to the year-earlier period. This was a slight slowdown from the 8.4% annual growth recorded in October 2016 – which was a 20-month high – but was […]
Air Freight Posts Stronger September Growth One-off Factors Have Contributed
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in September 2016 showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 6.1% year-on-year. This was the fastest pace of growth since the disruption caused by the US West Coast seaports strike in February 2015. Freight capacity, measured in available freight […]
ALTA traffic report July 2016
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced that ALTA member airlines carried 11.7 million passengers in July, up 6.5% from the previous year, excluding domestic traffic in Brazil (see table 1). Traffic (RPK) grew 7% and capacity (ASK) increased 3.8%, bringing up the load factor to 85.6%, equivalent to 2.5 percentage points […]
Demand for Air Cargo Strengthens in July
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in July 2016 showing robust growth in demand. Measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), demand increased 5.0% in July 2016, compared to July 2015. This was the fastest pace in almost 18 months. Freight capacity measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs) […]
Demand for Air Cargo Picks up in June
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight demand in June 2016 showing a rise in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) of 4.3% year-on-year. This was the fastest pace of growth in 14 months. Freight capacity measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs) increased by 4.9% year-on-year, keeping yields under downward pressure. […]
International Air Cargo Association Drives New Partnership With Global Forwarders
The new alliance is designed to eliminate unnecessary administrative procedures and costs as well as free up valuable resources to tackle the complex challenges that today"™s global trade presents. Over the past several decades freight forwarders working within The International Air Transport Association (IATA), have been known as "agents," working on behalf of air carriers […]
ALTA traffic report april 2016
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced that ALTA member airlines carried 9.5 million passengers in April, up 4% from the previous year, excluding domestic traffic in Brazil (see table 1). Traffic (RPK) grew 5.7% and capacity (ASK) increased 5%, bringing up the load factor to 77.7%, equivalent to 0.5 percentage points […]
Air Freight Markets Grow in April
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for April 2016 showing a 3.2% increase in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year. Yields remained pressured as April freight capacity (measured in available freight tonne kilometers or AFTKs) increased by 6.6% […]
Bolloré Logistics sobre e-AWB: "Pronto la incorporación de sistemas digitales de datos serán imprescindibles para la industria"
Un marcado interés por los beneficios de la implementación de la guía aérea electrónica fue el denominador común entre los asistentes a las primeras dos charlas de la campaña "e-AWB360" North America, realizadas en mayo en Toronto y Montreal, Canadá, desarrolladas por la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) y […]
