摘要: |
AIR CARGO CONTINUES to be the bright spot for aviation in terms of demand, but capacity remains tight, and shippers are paying higher rates. Data collected by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and air cargo data services firm CLIVE over the past year show an upward trajectory in demand for air cargo services, although it did dip 4% in May. IATA attributes this to heightened global industrial production and cross border trade. "Supply chain disruptions and the resulting delivery delays have led to long supplier delivery times-the second-longest in the history of the manufacturing PMI," states IATA. "This typically means manufacturers use air transport, which is quicker, to recover time lost during the production process." Further data collected by CLIVE for April 2021 indicates air cargo volumes up 78% compared to April 2020 and up 1% compared to April 2019. CLIVE analysts emphasize how high load factors continue to strain international air cargo particularly given that the traditional surge in summer capacity has so far failed to materialize. |