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NewsWeak April for air cargo in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific air cargo markets remained weak in April, failing to keep pace with rising passenger demand, according to the latest monthly statistics from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).April saw the region's airlines carry 24.2m international passengers, a 4.8% increase compared to the same month last year, on ...
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Shippers can track key airfreight rates with new index
A new air cargo freight rate index is set to provide transparency on general cargo pricing on key city pairs.Aimed at shippers, freight forwarders and financial analysts, the TAC Index is a weekly snapshot compiled on actual physical transactions for selected air cargo routes."Air Cargo is taking a step closer ...
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NewsAmerican cargo carriers monthly: Demand improvements for American and United
US air cargo carriers recorded signs of improvement in April as American Airlines and United Airlines both saw cargo volumes return to growth.The increase registered by American and United is the first time since September last year that two of the three big American cargo carriers have registered a year-on-year ...
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NewsEuropean monthly: A new hope as European airlines return to growth
Europe’s major cargo carriers have seen cargo volumes return to growth in April after a difficult start to the year.All four major European airlines monitored in the Air Cargo News monthly spotlight recorded a year on year increase in demand in April for the first time since March 2014.It follows ...
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DSV's UTi acquisition sees airfreight soar but profits take a hit
DSV Air & Sea has recorded drastically improved airfreight volumes as its latest acquisition, UTi, is included in its opening quarter results for the first time.During the first quarter of the year, DSV, which recently won the Air Cargo News forwarder of the year award, saw airfreight volumes increase by ...
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NewsIATA: 2016 shaping up to be a tough year for air cargo
IATA has warned 2016 is shaping up to be another tough year for air cargo as airfreight volumes fell in March.The latest statistics from the industry organisation show that cargo volumes decline by 2% year on year in March in freight tonne km (FTK) terms.Freight capacity (AFTK) during the month ...
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NewsSlow start to the year for production freighter orders
Orders of production freighter aircraft slowed in the first quarter of this year, but Boeing’s 747-8 programme did receive a boost through an order for four of the aircraft.The latest updates from Boeing and Airbus show that during the first quarter of the year four orders were placed for B747-8 ...
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NewsRevealed: 26 trends to impact logistics
DHL has revealed 26 key trends that could impact the logistics industry in the next five to ten years.The supply chain giant’s 2016 Logistics Trend Radar, the third in the series, introduces new trends, tracks the evolution of previous ones and identifies those that have faded or become mainstream since ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel records small drop in Q1 airfreight demand
Kuehne + Nagel registered a slight decline in airfreight volumes during the first quarter of the year on the back of a slowdown in market demand.The Switzerland-based forwarder, which last year saw air cargo tonnage grow ahead of the market, reported a 0.3% year on year first-quarter demand decline to ...
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Airfreight rates slide for the fourth month in a row
Airfreight prices declined for the fourth month in a row in February and the tough market conditions are expected to remain this year.The latest figures from Drewry’s Sea & Air Shipper Insight shows that in February airfreight prices slipped to their $2.57 per kg − the lowest level since the ...
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Airport figures the latest to point to weak start to the year for airfreight
Airports Council International (ACI) traffic data for February is the latest information to point towards a difficult start to the year, although the organisation admits figures for the month were skewed by the timing of the Chinese New Year.ACI figures for February show that total airfreight traffic at airports declined ...
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NewsMixed year for Europe's largest airfreight forwarders
Europe’s leading airfreight forwarders had a mixed year in 2015, with Panalpina and DHL Global Forwarding reporting demand decreases and Kuehne+Nagel (K+N), DSV Sea and Air and DB Schenker benefitting from increases.The forwarder that recorded the largest decrease in airfreight volumes was DHL Global Forwarding, which had a tough time ...
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NewsAirfreight demand and load factors take a tumble in February
Air cargo demand and load factors slipped in February but figures are skewed by strikes at US seaports last year and the date of the Chinese New Year.The latest IATA figures show that freight tonne kms (FTKs) slipped by 5.6% year on year in February while capacity was up by ...
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NewsHong Kong holds on to hub top spot
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) remains the world's largest air cargo hub, said Airports Council International (ACI) in its preliminary world airport traffic rankings.Cargo at the Asian gateway was up 0.4%. Memphis in the US was second (up 0.8%), followed by Shanghai Pudong Airport, which was up 2.9%.Other highlights were ...
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Aircraft orders monthly: Pegasus and Air India place orders in March
Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.Pegasus Airlines orders five 737sTurkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines and Boeing have finalised an order for five Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s in a deal valued at approximately $505m based on expected list prices at delivery.Pegasus Airlines and its ...
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Bumpy start to 2016 continues
Air cargo’s difficult start to 2016 continues, led by Asia Pacific and North America, with worldwide volumes in February down by 3.8% year-over-year (YoY), the largest drop in three years.Latest analysis from Netherlands-based WorldACD described Asia Pacific and North America as the “main culprits,” stating: “For January/February together, their YoY ...
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NewsAsian air cargo carriers record weak Chinese New Year period
Asian airlines saw airfreight demand decline in February after a weak Chinese New Year period and comparisons were affected by a boost in demand last year due to port strikes in the US.The latest airline data shows that all six Asian airlines monitored in Air Cargo News’ monthly report saw ...
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NewsAsia-Pacific air cargo demand down 12.1% in February
Weak air cargo markets and a seasonal slowdown saw a 12.1% decline in February’s freight tonne km (FTK) for Asian-Pacific carriers versus same month 2015.Preliminary traffic figures for February 2016 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) attributed the decline in international air cargo demand to “weakness in ...
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NewsAmerican cargo carriers monthly: Tough times for US carriers
America-based airlines’ monthly airfreight statistics for February made for difficult reading as American, Delta and United all recorded year-on-year demand declines for the first time in years.While demand declines are not good news for the airlines, the comparisons with a year ago are affected by the west coast US port ...
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NewsAir cargo demand continues to grow but yields to remain under pressure
Airfreight demand continued to show an improvement in January, but is wasn’t enough to stop load factors declining and therefore yields are likely to remain under pressure.The latest figures from IATA show that demand in January increased by 2.7% year on year, which continues the improvements witnessed towards the end ...