Regional Round-Up
Airbus predicts global air freight fleet to double
November 1st 2013
In its new Cargo Global Market Forecast, Airbus reported air cargo traffic would grow by 4.8% a year, which would mean the world’s freighter fleet would reach 3,000 aircraft by 2032. Read More » Speaking at the launch of the forecast in Hong Kong, Andreas Hermann, Airbus vice president, Head of Freighters, said the predicted growth is driven by “numerous positive global trends in economic activity, including world trade, private consumption and industrial production”. He added China is the largest single nation driving global cargo growth and that mid-size freighters will be the primary means of attaining the sector’s growth.
