Freight Continues to Suffer Headwinds

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing air cargo volumes (measured in freight tonne kilometers or FTKs) suffered a 5.6% fall in February compared to February 2015. This is heavily skewed due to the impact of the US port strikes in early 2015 (which caused a spike in […]

Air Freight Makes Solid Start to 2016

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in January showing a rise in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) of 2.7% compared to January 2015. This continues the improving trend witnessed toward the end of 2015, and is the fastest pace since April of last year. The freight load factor (FLF) […]

IAG Cargo enhances cargo connector service in US

IAG Cargo has launched its new Cargo Connector delivery service in the US. IAG Cargo customers in the country now benefit from an import delivery service that takes freight direct from the aircraft, delivering it to the forwarders handling facilities. Originally, Cargo Connector was offered as an export collection service, but with the addition of […]

Air Freight Markets Grow Slightly in September

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing very modest growth in September. Measured in Freight Tonne Kilometers, air cargo volumes rose 1.0% compared to the same month a year ago. This is a slight improvement on the August performance when volumes were broadly stable. Overall, however, air cargo […]

Air Freight Demand Falls in July

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing a fall in air cargo demand in July compared to the same month last year. Air freight volumes measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) fell 0.6%, in line with weaker global economic growth. The decline was broad-based across all regions with […]

Air Freight Slowdown Continues Several Regions in Decline

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing a slowdown in growth for air cargo demand in June. Air freight volumes measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) rose just 1.2% compared to a year ago. This is consistent with falling trade activity and weaker than expected global growth. Regional […]

UPS Worldwide Express Freight llega a Panamá

La compañía UPS expandió su servicio de entrega puerta a puerta UPS Worldwide Express Freight(TM) a cinco países de Latinoamérica y tres de Europa. Panamá, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bulgaria, Rumania y Serbia son las naciones que se suman a los 220 países y territorios en todo el mundo donde ya UPS opera, señala […]

Air Freight Momentum Slows

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing a 3.3% increase in cargo volumes (freight tonne kilometers or FTKs) in April 2015 compared to April in the previous year. While there is growth compared to the same month in 2014, there has been no actual growth in aggregated global […]

Timing of Lunar New Year and US Port Congestion Boosts February Air Freight

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released February data for global air freight markets showing a sharp increase in year-on-year air freight volumes. Growth measured by freight tonne kilometers (FTK) was up 11.7% in February, compared to February 2014. Capacity grew 7.4%. Much of the impressive February result is due to the timing of the […]

Center of the World: Interview CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings

William J. Flynn, President and CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, believes air cargo remains at the heart of the global economy. Recent figures and surveys reveal a modest upturn in the air freight market. Are you optimistic about the future? I am guardedly optimistic. There are headwinds out there, but there is also the […]