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The US-Iran ceasefire will probably bring some immediate relief to air freight, but a full return to pre-conflict capacity and rates on trades transiting Middle East hubs is still one to two months away, according to Xeneta analysts.
Airspace restrictions across the Gulf in the aftermath of US-Iran conflict forced airlines to ground aircraft and cut capacity on key freight corridors, pushing rates sharply higher on routes transiting Middle East hubs ...
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The resilience of the global air freight market is being tested once again as conflict in the Middle East places a further question mark against already low growth expectations for 2026, says industry analyst Xeneta. However, lessons from past crises are bringing some short-term stability as shippers, airlines, and forwarders ...
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Another rise in air cargo market demand in February 2026, up +6% year-on-year, continued the encouraging spike in volume seen over the previous two months, and signalled underlying market resilience, despite the level of global trade and economic turbulence experienced over the past year.
But, five days into March, and with ...
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An earlier Lunar New Year flattered global air cargo demand in January as the year commenced with unexpected vigour with a +7% year-on-year boost in demand and an easing of recent freight rate declines, says industry analysts Xeneta. However, any early market optimism for 2026 was dampened by the first ...
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Global air cargo demand finished a tumultuous 2025 on a high with volumes up +6% year-on-year in December, but flatlining e-commerce shipments ex-China will create concern for airlines and forwarders reliant on consumers’ online buying sprees, say industry analysts Xeneta.
Better-than-expected volumes over the last quarter of the year helped air ...
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Christmas came early for global air cargo volumes in November with a further +5% year-on-year boost in demand adding to the seasonal cheer, but the industry’s e-commerce ‘growth engine’ of the past two years is slowing down, according market analysis from Xeneta.
While the demand for the traditionally busiest time of ...
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Global air cargo volume growth slowed in October but still recorded a stronger than expected +4% rise year-on-year, despite the easing of frontloading of imports by businesses ahead of tariffs and the US de minimis ban, reports industry analysts Xeneta.
The latest monthly data supports Xeneta’s forecast in September of an ...
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The global air cargo market is on course for +3-4% growth in demand in 2025 based on current trading conditions, but after unexpectedly high volumes over the summer, September’s data showed signs of growth slowing heading into the final quarter of the year, according to industry analysts Xeneta.
At what would ...
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Global air cargo volumes jumped by 5% year-on-year in July as more shippers opted for the speed of airfreight to help circumvent US tariffs, according to the latest market analysis by Xeneta.
Market sentiment, however, remains subdued as tariff talks in Washington continued. The lack of clarity continues to cast a ...
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Global air cargo spot rates declined for a second consecutive month in June, down -4% year-on-year as supply of capacity overtook demand for the first time in 19 months, says industry analyst Xeneta. There are concerns over a more challenging second half of 2025 on the back of uncertainty over ...
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