Worldwide tonnages rebounded +4% in May Worldwide air cargo tonnages rebounded in May with a +4% month-on-month (MoM) increase, according to the latest weekly figures and analysis from WorldACD Market Data, after falling -7%, MoM, in April following significant US…
Global air cargo market stable, while China to USA lane recovers The air cargo market was stable in terms of tonnages on a worldwide level in the week ending Sunday May 25 (week 21), compared to the previous week. Whereas…
Asia Pacific and worldwide tonnages rebound Worldwide air cargo tonnages rebounded substantially last week with a +6% week-on-week (WoW) increase, thanks largely to a strong recovery from Asia Pacific origins linked to tariff policy reversals in the US and volumes…
Demand drops further in the wake of 'de minimis' exemption end Worldwide chargeable weight declined -1% in week 19 (May 5-11) compared to the previous week, marking a string of contractions since the first week of April that was only…
Labor Day adds to tonnage declines from Asia Pacific Air cargo tonnages declined steeply last week from Asia Pacific, and specifically from China and Hong Kong to the USA, ahead of the changes to US ‘de minimis’ rules on 2…
Worldwide tonnages up +6% in April, year on year Preliminary air cargo figures for April indicate that worldwide tonnages for the month were up by +6%, year on year (YoY), driven by a +10% YoY increase from Asia Pacific origins,…
Rates from Asia Pacific fall further amid market uncertainty Air cargo markets from Asia Pacific and worldwide weakened further in the week to 20 April due to the effects of Easter holidays and uncertainty caused by US changes in tariff…
Post-Eid recovery masks downward pressure on demand Global tonnage improved +3% in week 15 (April 7-13) after the previous week’s drop of -7% as markets that had closed for the Eid-al-Fitr holiday came back on stream, but comparison with last…
Tonnages drop due to Eid and growing global uncertainty The slowdown in global tonnage that began in the latter half of March accelerated in week 14 (March 31 - April 6), according to the latest weekly figures from WorldACD Market…
First quarter 2025 up +3%, ahead of new US tariffs Worldwide air cargo tonnages grew by +3%, year on year (YoY), in the first three months of 2025, with average global rates rising +4%, YoY, according to preliminary first-quarter (Q1)…