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Air cargo traffic posts "robust start" to 2026, with challenges ahead: IATA
March 4th 2026
Air cargo demand, measured by cargo tonne-kilometres (CTK), rose 5.6% in January from a year earlier, figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) show. Read More » Air cargo capacity was 3.6% higher in the month. IATA director-general, Willie Walsh, said the resilience of the air cargo sector was expected to be tested in the period ahead. "In addition to the long-running uncertainties of evolving U.S. trade policies, the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East will both weigh heavy on global supply chains," Walsh said. The airline lobby group’s report said the Asia-Pacific region grew CTKs 7.8%%, while capacity, or available cargo tonne-kilometres (ACTK), were up 3.3%.
