IATA To Cut 2019 Cargo Outlook As U.S.-China Spat Hurts Trade

Credit: Lufthansa Cargo
PARIS—IATA said it would cut its outlook for 2019 global cargo demand growth as rising tariffs resulting from the U.S.-China trade war have hit global trade. IATA’s April air freight market figures showed the negative cargo demand trend seen since January is continuing. “In December [2018] we were...
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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