Double Digit Demand Growth for Freight Continued in August

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased by 12.1% in August 2017, compared to the same period a year ago. This was the fifth time in six months of double-digit gains on the previous year"™s performance. Demand is growing […]

US urgently needs funding for freight infrastructure to keep economy moving

The following is a guest post written jointly by Kurt Nagle, CEO/President of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), and Rich Cooper, Ports of Indiana CEO and board member of AAPA. The post was also published as a letter to the Indy Star. Infrastructure is the backbone of developed nations. Our ability to move […]

IATA FIATA Air Cargo Program Launces In Canada

The new IATA FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP) has been launched in Canada. The new program, which will be rolled out globally following the Canadian pilot, replaces the existing Cargo Agency Program, and will be jointly managed by forwarders and airlines as equal partners in the decision-making process. A new IATA-FIATA Governance Board (IFGB) has […]

Air Cargo Posts Strongest First Half-Year Growth Since 2010

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), grew by 10.4% in the first-half of 2017 compared to the first-half of 2016. This was the strongest first half-year performance since air cargo"™s rebound from the Global Financial Crisis in 2010 and […]

Global airline shares up 44% y-o-y in June, says IATA

Global airline share prices increased and outperformed the global equity index for the third month in a row in June, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). In its June 2017 Airline Financial Monitor released today, IATA said airline shares had risen by more than 20% since start-2017, and are currently around 44% higher […]

Top 25 cargo airlines: FedEx maintains top spot but ABC and Qatar on the up

FedEx was once again the busiest freight airline in the world, while Qatar Airways, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and All Nippon Airways were among the fastest growers in 2016. (FedEx es la principal línea de carga aérea en 2014) The annual World Air Transport Statistics report from Iata showed that in freight tonne km (FTK) terms, FedEx […]

DHL Singapore receives IATA CEIV Pharma certification

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, certified its air freight station in Singapore according to the CEIV Pharma Standard of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). "Over many years, DHL has been actively involved with IATA"™s continuous efforts to adequately answer to the regulatory demands of the […]

IATA: Air cargo growth at fastest pace since 2010

Growth in worldwide air cargo traffic reached its highest level in nearly seven years as March FTKs expanded 14% compared to a year ago, according to IATA"™s March Air Freight Market analysis. Freight capacity increased 4.2% during the month, leading to a total market freight load factor of 47.4%, up 4.1 points year-over-year. "[It] was […]

Global Air Freight Demand Increases 14% in March

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released March 2017 demand growth results for global air freight markets showing a 14% expansion measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year. This was the fastest pace of growth recorded since October 2010. Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs), grew […]

ALTA TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 2017

"‹"‹ "‹ The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced today that Latin America and Caribbean airlines carried 12 million passengers in February, up 8.2% from the previous year, excluding domestic traffic in Brazil, marking the 66th consecutive month of passenger traffic growth for Latin America and Caribbean airlines. Traffic (RPK) grew 8.4% […]