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Airfreight Volume Improves in June, But Cargo Growth Continues to Be Fragile

August 1, 2013

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released June figures showing a 1.2-percent year-on-year expansion in global air freight demand. Although weak, this is an improvement when compared to the 0.9-percent year-on-year demand growth recorded in May and the 0.1-percent growth realized over the first half of the year.

So, How's Air Cargo Doing? Not Bad. Volumes Are Up Slightly.

April 5, 2013

IATA

February data shows that air cargo maintained the modest improvement in demand that began in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Four Priorities Identified to Securing Air Cargo Supply Chain

February 12, 2013

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) identified four priorities to make air cargo more secure and urged stakeholders to move forward on the implementation of the Secure Freight principles. Secure Freight was initiated by IATA to promote global security standards in order to facilitate safe, secure and efficient operations of air cargo.

Airfreight and Passenger Traffic Dipped in May, Continuing Downward Spiral

July 13, 2012

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for May showing a general downward trend in line with deteriorating global economic conditions.

Bit by Bit, Airline Industry Moves Into the Cloud - Computing, That Is

May 23, 2012

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Its supporters claim cloud computing has the potential to transform the air transport industry, streamlining not only information technology departments but also entire business processes.

February Airfreight Figures Seem Strong, But Closer Look Shows Situation Is Fragile

April 10, 2012

IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released global traffic results for February 2012 showing an 8.6-percent improvement in passenger demand and a 5.2-percent rise in cargo demand compared to the same month in the previous year.