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NewsAir cargo demand in Asia remains resilient
The air cargo market in Asia remained resilient in November with volumes continuing to grow compared with 2019 levels.The latest statistics from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that during the month cargo demand at the region's airlines increased by 16.5% year on year and stayed above volumes ...
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NewsAAPA: Asia Pacific air cargo market "resilient" in June
The Asia Pacific region's air cargo market has remained resilient — a contrast to the "suppressed" passenger market, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).AAPA's preliminary June 2021 air traffic figures show that international air cargo demand for Asia Pacific-based carriers, measured in freight tonne km (FTK), increased ...
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NewsAsian carriers see international cargo volumes drop 15% in 2020
Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region saw their international cargo volumes decline by more than 15% last year as the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak took its toll.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that in 2020 international scheduled cargo traffic declined by 15.5% year on ...
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NewsAAPA: Cargo demand picks up in November as capacity crunch softens
In its preliminary November 2020 international air traffic figures, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) suggested that cargo remains the bright spot for the region's airlines as passenger demand struggles to pick up.Cargo volumes increased for the third consecutive month. However, year on year demand, measured in freight tonne ...
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NewsAAPA notes "relatively firm" airfreight demand in October
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has observed that air cargo demand last month remained "relatively firm", according to its preliminary October 2020 traffic figures.However, demand in October this year — measured in freight tonne km (FTKs) — was still 13% lower than in the same period last year.The ...
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NewsAAPA notes "markedly depressed" demand in September
In its September 2020 traffic results, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said that cargo and passenger demand has had “markedly depressed levels, with no recovery in sight”.Airfreight demand declined by 17.5% year on year, while capacity slipped by nearly 30%.“Whilst manufacturing conditions further improved globally, some Asian economies ...
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NewsAAPA renews call for government action after airlines’ poor August
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has reiterated its call for better regional coordination for air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, as airline traffic suffers another poor month in August.Air cargo demand, as measured in ATKs, fell 19.3% year on year, which reflected weakness in trade.While freighter operations were ...
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NewsAsia Pacific air cargo demand shrinks in June
Air cargo carriers based in the Asia Pacific region saw cargo demand drop by double-digit percentage levels in June, but load factors increased.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that air cargo demand, in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms, was 20.3% lower year on year in June, ...
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NewsAAPA: Air cargo weakened in May due to Covid-19
Covid-19 continued to weigh heavily on Asia Pacific airlines in May, with international air passenger markets “close to a standstill” while air cargo “weakened”.Preliminary May 2020 traffic analysis from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) saw air cargo demand in May, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), fall by ...
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AAPA on April's airfreight demand decline
In its preliminary traffic figures for April 2020, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) revealed that airfreight markets "remained active but were affected by weakening demand".Last month, Asia and Asia Pacific based airlines saw air cargo demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), decline by 28.3% year on year.Factors ...
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AAPA: Competition and trade disputes impacted region's 2019 performance
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has revealed in its preliminary financial performance figures that airlines based in the region recorded $3.8bn in combined net earnings in 2019, a 25% decline compared with the $5.1bn achieved in 2018.The AAPA said that Asia Pacific based airlines' profitability was impacted by ...
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NewsAAPA: Global airfreight demand "holding up relatively well"
Copyright: ShutterstockThe Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has revealed that global demand for air cargo declined by 19% in March 2020 compared with the same month last year. However, it said that demand is holding up "relatively well, despite economic disruption in many economies following measures aimed at slowing ...
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NewsGovernment reactions to coronavirus inconsistent, says AAPA
Shanghai Pudong - Pactl TerminalMeasures taken by governments in response to the coronavirus outbreak are not always helpful, according to the Director General of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.“The proliferation of uncoordinated travel advisories and border restrictions imposed by governments, whilst well-intentioned, are inconsistent with WHO recommendations and International ...
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NewsAsian airlines face an uncertain start to the year after cargo falls in 2019
Asian airlines saw cargo traffic fall last year and face an uncertain start to 2020 as the coronavirus impacts travel.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that international air cargo demand as measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) fell by 5.1% in 2019.Offered freight capacity grew by ...
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NewsAAPA reflects on another decline in airfreight demand
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has revealed in its preliminary figures for November that demand for air cargo remained weak, in-line with trends internationally.In fact, during November last year, international air cargo demand in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) declined by 1.9% year-on-year. Meanwhile, capacity for international arifreight increased ...
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NewsAsia Pacific airlines see cargo demand fall 5.9% in October
Asia Pacific airlines saw continued weakness in the air cargo markets during October, with International air cargo demand in freight tonne kilometre terms (FTK) down by 5.9% year-on-year and a decline of 5.6% for the first ten months of 2019.The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), in its preliminary traffic ...
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NewsSubhas Menon to lead AAPA from March 2020
Andrew Herdman. director general, AAPASubhas Menon will be the new director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) from March 2020, when Andrew Herdman steps down after 15 years in the role.Menon has over 35 years of experience in international aviation with the Singapore Airlines Group, having served ...
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NewsAsia Pacific airlines' cargo volumes under pressure in September
The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that cargo volumes remained under pressure in September.According to the association, its members saw cargo volumes decline by 6.5% year on year in September - roughly in line with performance for the rest of the year.Andrew Herdman, AAPA ...
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NewsAsia Pacific airfreight demand down 6.4% in August
Asia Pacific airlines saw air cargo demand in freight tonne km (FTK) fall 6.4% year-on-year in August against a backdrop of “diminishing business confidence levels and significant declines in international trade volumes”.The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines’ (AAPA) latest monthly report indicated “subdued demand conditions,” in August with businesses “remaining ...
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Asia Pacific airfreight demand falls 7.7% in July
Asia Pacific airlines saw airfreight demand fall 7.7% in July as declining exports and a worsening trade outlook led to further weakness in the region’s air cargo markets.The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), in its preliminary monthly traffic data for July, said that “mounting trade tensions, alongside deteriorating business ...