Asian volumes fall in troubled year
Air cargo volumes for Asian airlines fell 5.3% during the first 11 months of 2019 compared with the same period in the previous year. The figures, released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), showed that freight tonne kilometre in November last year was 1.9% lower than in the same month 2018. Offered freight […]
AAPA: air cargo demand up 5.8% in October
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of October released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed healthy demand growth in the Asia Pacific region. AAPA says reflecting the sustained upturn in global trade for consumer and intermediate goods, Asia Pacific airlines saw international air cargo demand, as measured in freight tonne kilometres […]
Asia Pacific carriers continue to see strong demand
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of September released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show international air cargo markets continued to enjoy double-digit growth in traffic volumes. International air cargo demand, in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) increased by a 11.4 per cent compared to the same month last year, reflecting the […]
AAPA: Cargo volumes up 9% in April
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of April released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed cargo volumes rose year-on-year (YOY) by nine per cent. AAPA says this performance was on the back of strong international demand, as business conditions continued to improve across Asian economies, in turn lending support to international trade […]
AAPA: strongest month this year for air cargo demand
Preliminary traffic figures for October released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show a strong increase in air cargo demand. AAPA says the pick-up in international air cargo demand, which began in the middle of the year, extended to the month of October with a firm 7.1 per cent rise measured in freight tonne […]
2.5% uplift in August for Asian Pacific carriers
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says air cargo demand in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) grew by 2.5 per cent for carriers in Asia Pacific in August. AAPA notes average international freight load factor edged marginally higher by 0.1 percentage points to 60.5 per cent in the month, on a 2.3 per cent increase in […]
AAPA: Asia Pacific sees volumes fall due to manufacturing slowdown
The slowdown in Asia Pacific continues as airlines in the region saw cargo volumes fall by 2.4 per cent in November due to slow international trade hitting manufacturing economies, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). This comes after the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasted in December that carriers in Asia Pacific […]