All Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Articles – Page 3

  • News

    Asian airlines record a 20% drop in cargo demand in March

    2020-04-29T11:16:11Z

    Airlines in the Asia Pacific region saw cargo traffic decline by 21.1% year on year in March as the effects of the coronavirus began to bite.Statistics from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that while demand dropped in March by more than 20% on a year earlier, capacity ...

  • AAPA 2019 FY results
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    Asian airlines face an uncertain start to the year after cargo falls in 2019

    2020-02-03T11:32:48Z

    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 ...

  • News

    Trade tariffs hit Asia Pacific airfreight in May

    2019-06-25T09:29:42Z

    Trade tariffs impacted Asian Pacific air cargo demand, which fell again in May “as export activity continued to slow in the face of challenging business conditions”.Preliminary traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) saw the region's airlines register a 6.5% fall in air cargo demand as ...

  • IATA World Cargo Symposium 2019
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    Asian air cargo faces short-term turbulence

    2019-03-16T11:26:44Z

    IATA World Cargo Symposium 2019The Asian air cargo industry faces turbulence over the coming months, with predictions of further demand declines.Speaking at the World Cargo Symposium, IATA chief economist Brian Pearce painted a bleak picture for air cargo in Asia over the next few months.He said the US-China trade war ...

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    Asia Pacific carriers report weak January for international cargo

    2019-02-27T10:00:47Z

    International air cargo markets weakened further in January 2019, with Asia Pacific airlines seeing demand fall 3.8% year on year in freight tonne kilometres (FTK).Releasing its preliminary traffic figures for the month, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said that the decline in airfreight was due to “global new ...