Asia to drive air cargo growth, Boeing predicts

Annual growth is expected to average 4.2 per cent and anything linked to Asia will be stronger, Boeing predicts in its World Air Cargo Forecast. Speaking at the Air Cargo Americas conference on 1 November, Boeing Commercial Airplanes regional director for cargo market analysis, Gregg Gildemann explained to delegates that revenue tonne kilometres will grow […]

TIACA chief upbeat on future of airfreight industry

E-commerce presents the biggest opportunity for the air cargo industry to exploit and boost volumes, according to International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) secretary general Doug Brittin (pictured above). Speaking to Air Cargo Week at the Air Cargo Americas conference and exhibition in Miami from 4-6 November, Brittin says continued growth of the e-commerce sector particularly […]