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By Peter Kerins Changes in African Cargo Demand The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for January 2025 global air cargo markets shows the total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), rose by 3.2% compared to January 2024 levels (3.6% for international operations) for an 18th consecutive month of growth. Last year airlines in Africa saw an 8.5% rise in …
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) will hold its 2025 Executive Summit in Hong Kong from June 24-26, 2025. TIACA says the event will be hosted by Cathay Cargo and expected to have in attendance some 350 senior executives from across the globe. Steven Polmans, TIACA Chair said: “TIACA is excited to bring the Executive Summit to Hong Kong, a …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for the global air cargo markets for January 2024 which shows a strong start. The result was especially positive as “African airlines saw their air cargo volumes increase by 17.0% in January 2024, much improved compared to December’s performance (-1.2%). Carriers in the region benefitted from strong growth on the Africa-Asia …
Etihad Cargo has signed a “strategic partnership agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, for cargo handling services at 12 major international airports in Europe, Scandinavia, North America, India, and Asia Pacific.” Etihad says: “The global award is for a three-year period and will see WFS handling over 150,000 tonnes of cargo annually for the …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released “data for November 2023 global air cargo markets indicating the strongest year-on-year growth in roughly two years. This is partly due to weakness in November 2022, but also reflects a fourth consecutive month of strengthening demand for air cargo.” According to the data, “African airlines saw their air cargo volumes increase by …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air cargo markets showing that demand increased in February despite a challenging operating backdrop. Several factors benefitted air cargo in February compared to January. On the demand side, manufacturing activity ramped up quickly after the early February Lunar New Year holiday. Capacity was positively influenced by the general and progressive …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets in June showing improvement, but at a slower pace than some of the traditional leading indicators would suggest. According to IATA, global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell by 17.6% in June -19.9% for international operations- compared to the previous year. That is a …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and its members continue to support governments in their efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, IATA has said. According to IATA, since the crisis began, air cargo has been a vital partner in delivering much-needed medicines, medical equipment (including spare parts/repair components), and in keeping global supply chains functioning for the most time-sensitive …
