Air Freight Falters For Ninth Month On Trade Tensions

Credit: Airbus
Global demand for air freight dropped 3.2% in July, IATA said, marking the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year (YOY) volume declines as weak global commerce and the intensifying trade dispute between the U.S. and China take their toll. According to IATA data released Sept. 5, July’s air freight...
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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