Air cargo demand up in June but business seen to stay iffy

Global air freight demand in June 2016 showed a rise in freight tonne kilometers of 4.3% year-on-year, the fastest pace of growth in 14…

Airfreight execs take cloudy view of industry profit, survey finds

Airline cargo heads don’t expect further improvement in profitability over the next 12 months, according to results of the July business confidence survey conducted…

PH international air cargo dips 2.6% in 2015; PAL tops air carriers’ list

International air cargo, including mail carried by foreign and domestic airlines operating in the Philippines, declined 2.6% to 328.52 million kilograms in 2015 from…

Slack regional, global trade squeezing Asia air cargo carriers’ yields

Along with most other international airlines, Asia-Pacific carriers continue to reel from dwindling demand and increasing yield pressure, according to data released by the…

IATA says dark clouds ahead for air cargo in 2016

The overall financial prospect for the global air transport industry is positive for 2016, but this is largely owing to the vibrant passenger business,…

February brings heartbreak to air cargo carriers

Asia-Pacific carriers witnessed air cargo volumes contract by more than 12% in February, posting the biggest regional drop for the month, according to the…

Asia-Pacific carriers registered slight cargo expansion in January

Airfreight volumes in January 2016 for Asia-Pacific regional airlines, whose share accounts for almost 39% of the world market, expanded by more than 1%…

PH e-Freight Working Group

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Rodrigo Reyes – Regional Manager Airports, Passenger, Cargo & Security (APCS) Asia Pacific – has reactivated the…

Asian carriers make slight rebound at end of tumultuous 2015, says IATA

Airfreight volumes lifted by Asia-Pacific carriers posted moderate growth for the whole of 2015 as regional airlines appeared to have recovered a little by…

Airfreight traffic slide bottoming out, says IATA

Cargo airlines’ profit expectations for the year ahead have moderated compared to early 2015, but industry executives polled recently indicate that their outlook remains…

Asia airfreight carriers in recovery mode?

Cargo airlines in the Asia-Pacific saw volumes decline in November 2015 year-over-year, but the International Air Transport Association (IATA) thinks the steady fall in…

IATA: airfreight demand to expand slightly next year after weak 2015

Cargo demand for airlines in full year 2015 is expected to post only minimal growth, but is seen to improve slightly next year, with…

Airfreight likely to end year on low note as October volumes dip

The air cargo industry is likely to close the year with a limp as the growth in volume it achieved recently appears to have…

Airfreight carriers register fragile volume improvement

Global airfreight markets showed very modest growth of 1% in September compared to August when volumes were mostly stable. But the expansion is fragile…

Air cargo market breaks 2-month decline with modest growth

Global airfreight markets stabilized in August after two months of decline, crawling up 0.2% in freight tonne kilometer (FTK) measurements compared to the same…

IATA issues latest rules on dangerous goods transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the 57th edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), which covers changes that will take effect…

FedEx soars to top as busiest airfreight carrier

U.S.-based Federal Express (FedEx) emerged as the most active air freighter in 2014, edging out compatriot UPS and UAE-headquartered Emirates, according to the annual…

PH airlines handle 11% less cargo in H1

Philippine airlines reflected the impact of slowing trade as the total cargo volume they handled dropped 11.11% in the first half of the year. Local…

PH accedes to aviation treaties, including Montreal Convention

The Philippine Senate recently ratified two resolutions related to the aviation industry: the country’s accession to the Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99), the single, universal treaty…

Trade slowdown in emerging Asia slices airfreight demand

Air cargo carriers in Asia-Pacific saw a decline in demand in June, as 2015 is turning out to be a disappointment compared to the…