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New routes help Turkish Cargo grow rapidly in 2018
Turkish Cargo saw air cargo volumes grow by more than 20% last year, according to figures from analyst World ACD.Figures from the data provider show the airline noted a 21.7% increase in the chargeable weight of cargo transported, which the airline pointed out is 10 times higher than the average ...
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Transpacific airfreight rates decline again in January
Airfreight rates on the transpacific trade lane continued to come under pressure in January as contacts say that demand at the start of 2019 has been lacklustre.Figures from Tac Index show that airfreight rates on services from Hong Kong to North America declined by 0.8% year on year to an ...
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DSV: No comment on Panalpina as profits rise
DSV saw profits and revenues take-off in 2018 but has declined to provide any further comment on its attempt to acquire Panalpina.The Copenhagen-headquartered freight forwarder saw full-year revenues increase by 5.5% to DKr79bn, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) were up 11.7% to DKr5.4bn and net profits increased 32.4% to ...
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European airports say declining freight volumes are "hard to ignore"
European airports saw freight traffic slow as 2018 drew to a close, with demand decreases registered in the last two months of the year.Data from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that freight traffic at airports in Europe declined by 2.2% year on year in December, following on from a ...
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IATA: Softening demand in Q4 pulls down airfreight performance in 2018
The air cargo industry saw traffic increase by 3.5% in freight tonne km (FTK) terms last year as a softening in demand growth during the peak season dragged down performance.IATA statistics show that the year was capped by a 0.5% decrease in FTKs in December, which was outstripped by freight ...
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Air cargo ends the year in the doldrums
The air cargo market ended with a whimper as the industry saw both volumes and yields decline compared with a year earlier.Figures from analyst WorldACD show that chargeable weight decreased by 3.5% year on year in December, while average yields declined by 2.2% to $2. Volume for the year as ...
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Airfreight rates see growth narrow in December
The latest figures from consultant Drewry show that airfreight rate growth narrowed as 2018 drew to a close.The consultant's Sea and Air Shipper Insight report shows that average freight rates on major east-west lanes increased by 2% year on year in December.Compared with November, there was a 3.5% decline, which ...
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Freighter losses pull down cargo traffic at Schiphol
Schiphol Airport saw total cargo volumes decrease by 2.5% year on year to 1.7m tonnes in 2018 as a result of a decline in freighter flights.Europe's number three airport saw full freighter movements decrease by 10.4% during the year to 15,942 as slot restrictions resulted in all-cargo carriers utilising nearby ...
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Asian airlines report growth in 2019 despite end of year slowdown
Asian Pacific airlines recorded an "encouraging" increase in air cargo volumes in 2018, despite a slowdown towards the end of the year.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that air cargo volumes increased by 3.9% year on year in 2018.However, growth continued to slow as ...
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NewsChina-Europe air cargo rates expected to rise despite unexpected dip
Airfreight rates on services from China to Europe are expected to pick up during the summer and beat last year’s levels during the fourth-quarter peak.The first airfreight rate forward curve from derivatives broker Freight Investor Services (FIS) shows that for August the sector is making paper deals with an average ...
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NewsAirfreight rates climb in July despite demand slowdown
Airfreight rates on major trade lanes reached their highest levels so far in 2018 in July, despite a slowdown in market growth.Usually, weaker demand growth is followed by a slowdown in rates, but this does not appear to be the case in 2018, perhaps because of concerns over space shortages ...
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American Airlines Cargo's record year in 2018
American Airlines Cargo reported record mail/freight volumes and revenues in 2018, a reflection of airline performance across the North America region.In total, the Dallas-hubbed airline saw cargo traffic increase by 4.3% year on year to 2.9bn cargo ton miles, while revenues were up by 13.8% year on year to just ...
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Asian Cargo Monthly: Busy 2018 tempered by slower end to the year
Asian airlines saw their cargo traffic increase in 2018 despite a tough end of the year for many of the region’s largest carriers.The Cathay Pacific Group continued to see its air cargo traffic improve in 2018 as demand was up by 4.2% year on year to 12.1bn revenue freight tonne ...
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European cargo monthly: Growth slows in 2018
Major European cargo airlines saw freight traffic growth slow in 2018 in line with the general market slowdown.The monthly data from European airlines show that in 2018 both Air France KLM and Lufthansa saw their cargo volumes grow at lower levels than the previous year, while IAG registered a decline.The ...
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Europe's airports register a cargo decline for the first time in three years
The slowdown in cargo demand growth began to bite at European airports in November as hubs in the region recorded a decline in volumes for the first time in three years.The latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that the region’s airports recorded a year-on-year decline in cargo ...
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Air France KLM sees cargo improve in 2018
The Air France KLM Group recorded an increase in cargo traffic for the second year in row in 2018, while it also improved its load factor.The Franco-Dutch airline group saw air cargo traffic increase by 0.7% year on year in 2018 to 8.7bn revenue tonne kms, following on from a ...
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Cargo demand in November a "big disappointment", says IATA
The air cargo industry failed to register an increase in demand in November for the first time since March 2016 in what has been described as a big disappointment.The latest figures from airline association IATA show that cargo traffic was flat in November compared with a year earlier, following 31 ...
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Transpacific airfreight rates drop off in December
Airfreight rates on the transpacific trade lane took a tumble at the end of the year as reports suggest the China-US trade war began to affect air cargo.The latest figures from Tac Index show that in November the average price of services from Hong Kong to North America in December ...
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Asian Airlines see cargo growth slow in November
The latest figures for the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) shows that cargo demand growth slowed in November as business orders weakened.The latest AAPA figures show that cargo demand was up by 0.1% year on year in November compared with a 4.3% increase over the first 11 months of ...
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Air Cargo News' most read in 2018
With 2019 already underway, the Air Cargo News editorial team decided that now would be an opportune moment to review which stories had proved to be most popular with our readers over the last 12 months.It has been a record year for the Air Cargo News website, with page views ...