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THE AIR CARGO MARKET continues to hit air pockets and some turbulence as it flies out of spring and into the summer months. According analysts, this is the result of ongoing factors pressing on the global economy, which continues to decelerate due to tightening global financial conditions, high levels of global debt, and supply chain problems including those linked to the war in Ukraine "If you listen to earnings calls, you'll hear shippers pushing back on expectations of a big inventory replenishment later in the year," says Niall van de Wouw, chief airfreight officer at data provider Xeneta. "So, these are really tough times for air cargo." Data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) finds that air cargo had a volatile first quarter. In March, overall demand slipped back below pre-pan-demic levels. "Most of the indicators for the fundamental drivers of air cargo demand are weak or weakening," reports Willie Walsh, IATA's director general. |