Recently, IATA (International Air Transport Association) pubished their statistics about the growth of air freight markets in February 2018.
These results indicate a 6.8 % increase in the request, measured in FTK (tons-kilometers of goods) compared to February 2017. This is the greatest beginning of the year since 2015 !
The air freight capacity increased by 5.6% in February 2018 (measured in AFTK, available tons-kilometers).
For over a year, growth in request is bigger than growth in capacity.
All regions of the world saw an increase in request in February 2018:
Asia-Pacific : 6.5 % increase in air freight volumes in February 2018, and 7.2 % increase in capacity compared to February 2017.
North America : 7.3 % increase in air freight volumes in February 2018, and 4.1 % increase in capacity, compared to February 2017.
Europe : 5.7 % increase in air freight volumes in February 2018, and 3.8 % increase in capacity, compared to February 2017.
Middle East : 7.4 % increase in air freight volumes in February 2018, and 7.6 % increase in capacity, compared to February 2017.
Latin America : 8.7 % increase in air freight volumes in February 2018, and 6.9 % increase in capacity, compared to February 2017.
Africa : 15.9 % increase in air freight volumes in February 2018, and 3.9 % increase in capacity, compared to February 2017.