Confidence about the future of the air freight industry is improving, but the outlook is still uncertain as costs may increase due unstable fuel prices.  A survey conducted by the International Air Transport Association showed that financial officers  and heads of cargo in the freight industry expected a more optimistic outlook, but were still concerned [...]

A new direct air freight service has been launched from Schipol airport in Amsterdam to Chongqing in China. The cargo service to one of China’s major centres for the production of computers will operate twice a week.  There is a strong demand for consumer imports to this area of China. There are already a number [...]

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines said last week that reduced freight volumes and cargo capacity indicate that the industry is heading for a dismal future.  Last month the international freight load factor fell to 64.5%, while capacity decline 3.1%. This year the trend has been steadily downward with the demand for air freight being [...]

A new direct air freight service from China to the Mid West of the USA has been inaugerated.  On 23rd September the first cargo flight to St Louis in Missouri arrived from Shanghai in China. The Chinese Consul General to Chicago and the Mayor of St Louis met the flight. Trade between the two countries [...]

Latest figures from the International Air Transport Association show that air freight is still suffering from high fuel costs and lack of demand. June cargo volumes were 3% lower than the same month last year, and 1% lower than the year before. Asia Pacific carriers, who are the biggest participant of the air freight market [...]

A new cargo route was launched last month between Chongqing in the southwest of China, and Europe. The route Shanghai-Chongqing-Moscow-Luxembourg-Shanghai flies every Wednesday and Sunday. The “Yangtze River Express” will help to build an air service network to Russia with Moscow as the hub, and another web for central and western Europe with Luxembourg as the [...]