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Air cargo ends a tumultuous 2025 with +6% volume growth in December

Global air cargo demand finished a tumultuous 2025 on a high, with volumes up +6% year-on-year in December, but flatlining e-commerce shipments ex-China will create concern for airlines and forwarders reliant on consumers’ online buying sprees, say industry analysts Xeneta. Better-than-expected...
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Global November air cargo volumes increased by 5% year-on-year

November’s air cargo growth continues the upward trend identified in recent months. September and October’s demand levels increased by 3% and 4% year-on-year respectively. The market is on track to deliver +4% growth in 2025, ahead of what looks to be a more challenging 2026. Capacity expansi...
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Global air cargo demand continues strong growth in July 2024, reports IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced continued robust growth in global air cargo demand for July 2024. Cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs) surged by 13.6% compared to July 2023, marking the eighth consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year growth. This increase brings...
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IATA: Air Cargo demand up 8.3% in November

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 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 ...
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IATA: Air Cargo demand up 1.9% in September

The 3rd quarter of 2023 ended on a high note, with record domestic passenger demand for September and continued strong international traffic. There is every reason to believe that this momentum can be maintained in the New Year, despite economic and political uncertainties in parts of the world. W...
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IATA reports modest growth in global air cargo demand for September 2023

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for September 2023, revealing a continued recovery in global air cargo markets. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), saw a 1.9% increase compared to September 2022 levels, with international operations exper...
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Air Cargo demand up 1.5% in August

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for August 2023 global air cargo markets, showing that year-on-year air cargo demand grew for the first time in 19 months. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), increased by 1.5% compared to August 2022 levels...
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Air cargo demand growth ‘may be a few quarters away’ as August sees spot rates hit their lowest level in over three years

The global air cargo spot rate flattened to USD 2.19 per kg in August, its lowest level since the onset of the pandemic as another weak summer month saw chargeable weight edge -1% lower for a fourth consecutive month, according to the latest weekly market analysis from CLIVE Data Services, part of X...
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Air Cargo Demand Remains Weak in May

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for May 2023 global air cargo markets showing weak market conditions. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), fell 5.2% compared to May 2022 (-6.0% for international operations). Capacity, as measured by avail...
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Air Cargo Up 7.7% in August Versus Pre-COVID Levels; Capacity Lagging Demand

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released August 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend but pressure on capacity is rising. As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVI...
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