All Putzger perspective Articles – Page 2

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    Putzger perspective: e-freighters anyone?

    2023-02-06T08:56:09Z

    E-freighters offer an attractive cargo solution, but they come as freighter demand has slowed down, writes Ian Putzger.In the Superman comic strips, reporter Clark Kent would rapidly transform himself into the superhero to perform his stunning feat to avert a massive disaster and then morph back into the bespectacled journalist. ...

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    Putzger perspective: Full steam ahead for air cargo headwinds

    2023-01-06T08:58:21Z

    Industry forecasts for this year are largely pessimistic with the outlook for demand muted at best, though capacity looks set to grow, writes Ian Putzger.“Air cargo peak season has now officially failed to materialise,” wrote Freightos head of research Judah Levine on December 7, pointing to year-on-year drops of more ...

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    Putzger perspective: Air cargo's tricky navigation

    2022-10-05T05:01:03Z

    The industry’s return to normal has been postponed while we’re trying to establish what normal we are returning to.The pre-Covid normal, when half the global airfreight volume moved on passenger planes, continues to remain elusive.British Airways announced in late August that it would scrap about 5,000 round-trip flights this winter ...

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    Putzger perspective: Alignment headaches

    2022-07-04T06:03:44Z

    Shipping companies' thirst for end-to-end supply chain solutions has seen their interest and investment in the airfreight industry continue to grow, but airlines would do well to think about what this trend means for the future, writes Ian Putzger.Airline boards have plenty of food for thought these days. Shipping lines’ ...