Air Cargo Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/air-cargo/ Latest news and insights from the aviation and travel industry in Africa Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:04:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://airspace-africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-African-Airspace-Logo-Favicon-01-32x32.png Air Cargo Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/air-cargo/ 32 32 Air Cargo Posts Another Month of Double-Digit Growth https://airspace-africa.com/2024/04/30/air-cargo-posts-another-month-of-double-digit-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-cargo-posts-another-month-of-double-digit-growth Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:04:04 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=11788 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for March 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand. •    Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), rose by 10.3% compared to March 2023 levels (11.4% for international operations). This is the fourth consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year growth. •    Capacity, measured [...]

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]]> Air Cargo Demand Maintains Double-Digit Growth https://airspace-africa.com/2024/04/03/air-cargo-demand-maintains-double-digit-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-cargo-demand-maintains-double-digit-growth https://airspace-africa.com/2024/04/03/air-cargo-demand-maintains-double-digit-growth/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:29:48 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=11763 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for February 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand. •    Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), rose by 11.9% compared to February 2023 levels (12.4% for international operations). This is the third consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year demand growth. •    Capacity, [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2024/04/03/air-cargo-demand-maintains-double-digit-growth/feed/ 0 Air Cargo Demand Surges 10.8% in December, Closing 2023 Near 2022 Levels https://airspace-africa.com/2024/01/31/air-cargo-demand-surges-10-8-in-december-closing-2023-near-2022-levels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-cargo-demand-surges-10-8-in-december-closing-2023-near-2022-levels https://airspace-africa.com/2024/01/31/air-cargo-demand-surges-10-8-in-december-closing-2023-near-2022-levels/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:59:01 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=11727 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand rebounded in 2023 with a particularly strong fourth quarter performance despite economic uncertainties. Full-year demand reached a level just slightly below 2022 and 2019. •    Global full-year demand in 2023, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was down [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2024/01/31/air-cargo-demand-surges-10-8-in-december-closing-2023-near-2022-levels/feed/ 0 Air Cargo Market Continues to Show Resilience Amid Economic Challenges https://airspace-africa.com/2023/12/06/air-cargo-market-continues-to-show-resilience-amid-economic-challenges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-cargo-market-continues-to-show-resilience-amid-economic-challenges https://airspace-africa.com/2023/12/06/air-cargo-market-continues-to-show-resilience-amid-economic-challenges/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 06:08:47 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=11673 In a notable display of resilience, the global air cargo market continued its growth trajectory for the third consecutive year in October, posting a 3.8% year-on-year (YoY) increase in Cargo Tonne-Kilometers (CTKs). Despite the ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic, the industry’s performance is a positive signal, closing the year with better-than-expected results. Positive Trends [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/12/06/air-cargo-market-continues-to-show-resilience-amid-economic-challenges/feed/ 0 Air Cargo Demand Continues to Pick Up https://airspace-africa.com/2023/11/09/air-cargo-demand-continues-to-pick-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-cargo-demand-continues-to-pick-up https://airspace-africa.com/2023/11/09/air-cargo-demand-continues-to-pick-up/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 08:09:07 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=11619 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for September 2023 global air cargo markets, showing continuing demand recovery. • Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), increased by 1.9% compared to September 2022 levels (+1.6% for international operations). • Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs), was up 12.1% compared to September 2022 (+11.0% [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/11/09/air-cargo-demand-continues-to-pick-up/feed/ 0 African Airlines Record Strongest Global Air Cargo Performance for July 2023 https://airspace-africa.com/2023/09/06/african-airlines-record-strongest-global-air-cargo-performance-for-july-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=african-airlines-record-strongest-global-air-cargo-performance-for-july-2023 https://airspace-africa.com/2023/09/06/african-airlines-record-strongest-global-air-cargo-performance-for-july-2023/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:59:03 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=11085 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for July 2023 global air cargo markets, showing a continuing trend of recovering growth rates since February. July air cargo demand was tracking just 0.8% below the previous year’s levels. Although demand is now basically flat compared to 2022, this is an improvement on recent months’ performance [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/09/06/african-airlines-record-strongest-global-air-cargo-performance-for-july-2023/feed/ 0 IATA sets priorities for air cargo industry: sustainability, digitization, and safety   https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/25/iata-sets-priorities-for-air-cargo-industry-sustainability-digitization-and-safety/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iata-sets-priorities-for-air-cargo-industry-sustainability-digitization-and-safety https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/25/iata-sets-priorities-for-air-cargo-industry-sustainability-digitization-and-safety/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:02:20 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=9690 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted three key priorities for the air cargo industry at the 16th World Cargo Symposium held in Istanbul: sustainability, digitization, and safety. The priorities were outlined as essential to maintain momentum against a challenging operating environment, with Brendan Sullivan, IATA’s Global Head of Cargo, stating that “as we [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/25/iata-sets-priorities-for-air-cargo-industry-sustainability-digitization-and-safety/feed/ 0 Air Cargo Market Showing Signs of Improvement https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/05/air-cargo-market-showing-signs-of-improvement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-cargo-market-showing-signs-of-improvement https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/05/air-cargo-market-showing-signs-of-improvement/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:47:11 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=9588 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for February 2023 global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand rose above pre-pandemic levels. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 7.5% compared to February 2022 (-8.3% for international operations). This was half the rate of annual decline seen in the previous two months [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/05/air-cargo-market-showing-signs-of-improvement/feed/ 0 Air Cargo Makes a Soft Start to 2023 https://airspace-africa.com/2023/03/11/air-cargo-makes-a-soft-start-to-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-cargo-makes-a-soft-start-to-2023 https://airspace-africa.com/2023/03/11/air-cargo-makes-a-soft-start-to-2023/#respond Sat, 11 Mar 2023 06:20:52 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=9368 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2023 global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand declined as economic headwinds persist. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 14.9% compared to January 2022 (-16.2% for international operations). Capacity (measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers, ACTK) was up 3.9% compared to January [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/03/11/air-cargo-makes-a-soft-start-to-2023/feed/ 0 Air Cargo Closed 2022 Near Pre-Pandemic Levels https://airspace-africa.com/2023/02/06/air-cargo-closed-2022-near-pre-pandemic-levels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-cargo-closed-2022-near-pre-pandemic-levels https://airspace-africa.com/2023/02/06/air-cargo-closed-2022-near-pre-pandemic-levels/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:54:05 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=9013 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that 2022 full-year demand for air cargo took a significant step back from 2021 levels but was close to 2019 performance. Global full-year demand in 2022, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), was down 8.0% compared to 2021 (-8.2% for international operations). [...]

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