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While the pandemic may have taken a toll on passenger airlines, the air cargo carriers have been busy reeling in the business. Considering all the healthcare supplies, as well as e-commerce and products resulting from increasing global production taking to the skies, demand for air cargo services has reached record highs.As contributing editor Karen Thuer-mer reported in her comprehensive State of Air Cargo feature last month in Logistics Management, the most recent International Air Transport Association (IATA) data show that in March 2021, air cargo tonne kilometers flown rose 4.4% above the pre-crisis March 2019 level.A month later, air cargo data services firm Clive reported that for April 2021, air cargo volumes increased 78% over April 2020 and 1% over April 2019 (pre-COVID) figures. Air cargo carriers have also been racking up impressive revenues. For 2020, IATA estimates revenues hit at a near-record $117.7 billion, up from $102.4 billion in 2019. By comparison, passenger service lost more than $84 billion. |