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Airports see volumes surge in November thanks to demand for electronics
Airports had another bumper month in November with demand for electronic consumer products driving an 8.1% improvement in cargo volumes.The latest Airports Council International figures show that both domestic and international traffic improved during the month, increasing 5.6% and 9.2%, respectively.Over the first 11 months of the year fright volumes ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Air cargo demand on the up in 2016
European airlines ended 2016 on a high with annual cargo demand up at Lufthansa, IAG and Finnair.The latest monthly airline statistics show that European carriers enjoyed their best year in terms of demand growth since 2013.The Lufthansa group of airlines saw revenue cargo tonne kms (RCTK) increase by 1.4% during ...
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Frankfurt records cargo demand improvement in 2016
Europe’s busiest cargo airport, Frankfurt, saw airfreight demand increase by 1.8% in 2016 despite the effect of strikes and weather conditions.Airport operator Fraport said demand during the year reached 2.15m metric tons despite the number of aircraft movements decreasing by 1.1% to 462,885 takeoffs and landings during the year as ...
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NewsAmerican Cargo Monthly: The full-year demand results are in
The leading US airlines ended 2016 with cargo demand performance continuing to diverge, as United and American posted improvements on 2015 and Delta saw demand decrease.The latest monthly statistics from the airline groups show that North America’s largest cargo airline, United, recorded the biggest increase in demand for the year.Click ...
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NewsCargo revenues and demand down at Delta
Delta Air Lines ended 2016 with declines in both cargo revenues and demand once again.The US airline saw cargo revenues decline by 17.8% year on year during 2016 to $668m, with declines being particularly strong in the first half of the year. Delta also reported revenue declines in 2015 and ...
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NewsAir cargo demand improvements set to continue in 2017
The recent recovery in air cargo demand could last into the first half of this year after another month of growth in November.The latest statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand in freight tonne km terms increased by 6.8% year on year in November, with Europe and Asia Pacific ...
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Airfreight spot market price enquiries improve compared with ocean
Interest in using airfreight instead of ocean freight improved as last year progressed, according to price enquiry data from booking portal Freightos.The online booking portal said that it saw a spike in price enquiries for using airfreight services in September last year, with airfreight’s percentage of overall spot quotes requested ...
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Asia Pacific carriers record another cargo improvement in November
Asian carriers continued to benefit from improving air cargo market conditions in November but global trade remains soft.The latest update from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines shows that airlines in the region registered a 5.3% year-on-year improvement in cargo demand in November “underpinned by broad-based improvements in new export ...
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Air cargo has the best peak season in years
The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that the air cargo industry had the "best peak season in years" in 2016, with demand growth recovering from a slow start and yields improving at their fastest pace since 2010.The latest data from the analyst shows that demand in tonnage terms in ...
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NewsAsian Cargo Monthly: November another bumper month for Asian carriers
November turned out to be another bumper month for Asian cargo carriers, although Cathay Pacific did see demand decline as a new air traffic control system was introduced in Hong Kong.The latest airline statistics from Asia-based carriers show that six out of seven carriers included in the Air Cargo News ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Demand growth moderates in November
European airlines saw cargo growth moderate in November although performance was partly affected by one-off factors.The latest monthly airline figures show that IAG Cargo, Lufthansa and Finnair all recorded improvements in cargo demand in November, while Air France KLM once again experienced a decline.Europe’s busiest cargo carrier Lufthansa saw cargo ...
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NewsYear ends on a high as airfreight rates exceed 2015 levels
The year appears to be ending on a positive note for the air cargo industry as November's airfreight prices climbed above the corresponding period in 2015 for the first time this year.The latest figures from consultant Drewry’s Sea & Air Shipper Insight show that in November all-in buy rates across ...
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New freighter fleet dashboard
Air Cargo News has added a new freighter fleet directory table to its data dashboard menu, where you can find a variety of air cargo statistics.On the table readers will be able to find a list of freighter aircraft owned or operated by a range of companies and also a ...
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ACI reports on strong October freight results
Airports Council International (ACI), the global body representing the majority of the world’s biggest air gateways, has revealed that there was strong growth in October’s air cargo traffic.ACI reported a year on year improvement in airfreight volumes through airports in September of 5.7%, but this rate of growth reached 6.6% ...
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NewsAmerican Cargo Monthly: American and United on the up while Delta declines
November proved to be another bumper demand month for United Airlines and American Airlines, while Delta and LATAM continued to record declines.The monthly statistics from United and American show that both airlines had their busiest November since Air Cargo News records began, in 2011 and 2013 respectively.The busier of the ...
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European airports see cargo growth reach five-year high
The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that year-on-year cargo demand growth for October reached its highest level since May 2011.ACI Europe recorded an 8.7% year-on-year increase in freight traffic in October, with airlines in European Union (EU) countries reporting growth of 7% and those outside the ...
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NewsE-commerce helps lift airfreight demand growth to 18 month high
Airfreight demand grew at its highest pace in 18 months in October, with European and Asia Pacific airlines once again accounting for the bulk of the increase.The latest IATA statistics show that in October, air cargo traffic in freight tonne km (FTK) terms increased by 8.2% year on year, which ...
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WorldACD: Air cargo demand on the up in October
Air cargo demand growth continued on an upward trajectory in October led by Asia Pacific-based carriers.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that air cargo volumes increased by 6.2% year on year in October, up from September's 5% improvement.Yields also improved during the month, up 3% compared with September, led ...
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NewsAmerican Cargo Monthly: Bumper month for United and American
October was another bumper month for United Airlines and American Airlines on the demand front as both carriers reported double-digit increases in cargo demand, while Delta’s traffic for the month slipped on a year ago.United, the country’s largest cargo carrier, recorded an 18.1% year-on-year increase in demand to 275m cargo ...
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Asian airlines on the up in October
Asian airlines saw cargo demand continue to strengthen in October, but the region’s airline association warns of weak trade conditions and the growth of protectionism.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that carriers in the region saw cargo demand increase by 7.1% in freight tonne km terms.AAPA ...