Air Cargo Market Demand Keeps Growing Amid Geopolitical Challenges

cargo being loaded onto an aircraft

Air cargo flows are shifting, but demand is holding up.

Credit: Diana Sanchez/AFP/Getty Images
Airbus’ recent milestone in the freighter space, the first flight of its A350F, comes during geopolitical and economic tensions for the broader air cargo sector, even if demand is holding up in the face of multiple conflicting factors. The A350F is Airbus’ bid to reclaim some market share from...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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