Singapore Changi Airport reported one of its strongest air cargo performances in 2025, supported by rising global demand for semiconductors and technology-related products. Airfreight throughput reached 2.08 million tonnes during the year, up 4.5% compared with 2024, making it one of the best cargo...

Turkish Airlines recorded strong growth in its cargo business in December 2025, reflecting continued demand for air freight across its global network. The airline carried 192,400 tonnes of cargo and mail during the month, an increase of 15.9% compared with December 2024. Turkish Airlines said the...

International air cargo spot rates continued to rise into the first week of December, with prices increasing by a further 3% week on week, according to the latest data from WorldACD Market Data. Average global spot rates reached US$3.01 per kilo in week 49, covering the period from 1 to 7 December....

Air cargo demand in the Asia-Pacific region continued to grow in August, driven by stockpiling and strong e-commerce shipments, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). Preliminary figures released by the trade body showed international freight traffic, measured in freight tonn...

Cathay Cargo carried 12.2% more cargo in May 2025 than in May 2024. Available Freight Tonne Kilometres (AFTKs) increased by 8% while load factor increased by 0.1 percentage points year on year. In the first five months of 2025, the total tonnage increased by 12.3% compared with the same period fo...

Air cargo traffic to and from the Middle East & South Asia (MESA) region has experienced a sharp decline over the past fortnight, affected by the Eid Al-Adha holiday period and escalating geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran, according to the latest data from WorldACD Market Data. In...

Ontario International Airport (ONT) reported a 6.8% increase in total air cargo volume for February 2025, driven primarily by a sharp surge in mail shipments, which grew by an impressive 276% compared to the same month last year. While freight shipments for the month saw a decline of 6.1%, the stro...

Heathrow Airport’s cargo operations soared in 2024, with total volumes surpassing 1.5 million tonnes—a 10.4% increase compared to 2023. December alone saw nearly 138,000 tonnes of goods transported, reflecting a 3.5% year-on-year rise as global traders and forwarders leveraged the airport’s...

Global air cargo demand showed no signs of slowing down in November as volumes recorded a 13th consecutive month of double-digit growth and load factors hit their highest level since April 2022, according to the latest market analysis by Xeneta. Demand rose +10% year-on-year in November, fuelled ...

Boeing's 2024 World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF) anticipates robust long-term growth for the air cargo sector, with air cargo traffic expected to increase by an average of 4% annually through 2043. Darren Hulst, Boeing vice president of Commercial Marketing said: "As the quickest and most reliable w...