IATA: Global Air Freight data released

Ang International Air Transport Association (IATA) ay naglabas ng data para sa mga pandaigdigang merkado ng kargamento ng hangin noong Setyembre 2016 na ipinapakita na ang pangangailangan, na sinusukat sa mga kargang toneladang kargamento (FTKs), ay tumaas ng 6.1% taon-taon. Ito ang pinakamabilis na tulin ng paglaki mula noong pagkagambala sanhi ng welga ng mga daang dagat ng US West Coast noong Pebrero 2015.

Ang kapasidad ng kargamento, na sinusukat sa magagamit na mga toneladang kargamento ng kargamento (AFTKs), ay tumaas ng 4.7% sa parehong panahon. Ang mga kadahilanan ng pag-load ay nanatiling mababa sa kasaysayan, pinapanatili ang mga ani sa ilalim ng presyon.

Ang positibong pagganap ng Setyembre ay sumabay sa isang maliwanag na pag-ikot sa mga bagong order sa pag-export sa mga nakaraang buwan. Ang ilang mga natatanging kadahilanan ay maaaring nag-ambag din, tulad ng pagmamadali na kapalit ng mga aparato ng Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sa buwan, pati na rin ang maagang epekto ng pagbagsak ng linya ng pagpapadala ng dagat ng Hanjin sa pagtatapos ng Agosto.

“Demand for air cargo strengthened in September. Although with growth in world trade virtually at a standstill, the air cargo sector still faces some major hurdles. We did have some encouraging news. The conclusion of the EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement is good news for the economies involved and for air cargo. Growth is the way to overcome the world’s current economic challenges. The EU-Canada agreement is a welcome respite from the current protectionist rhetoric and positive results should soon be evident. Governments everywhere should take note and move in the same direction,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO.

¹% ng mga FTK ng industriya sa 2015 ² Pagbabago ng taon sa pag-load factor ³Load factor factor 

Pagganap ng Rehiyon

Airlines in all regions except Latin America reported an increase in year-on-year demand in September. However results continued to vary considerably.

• Mga airline sa Asya-Pasipiko saw freight volumes increase by 5.5% in September 2016 compared to the same period last year. Capacity in the region expanded 3.4%.The positive Asia-Pacific performance corresponds with signs of an increase in export orders in China and Japan over the last few months. Seasonally-adjusted freight results for Asia-Pacific carriers are now trending upwards.
• Mga airline sa Europa experienced a 12.6% increase in freight volumes in September 2016. Capacity increased 6.4%. The strong European performance corresponds with an increase in reported new export orders in Germany over the last few months.
• Carriers ng Hilagang Amerika saw freight volumes expand 4.5% in September 2016 year-on-year, as capacity increased 2.6%. International freight volumes grew by 6.2% – their fastest pace since the US seaports disruption boosted demand in February 2015. However, in seasonally-adjusted terms volumes are still just below the level seen in January 2015. The strength of the US dollar continues to keep the US export market under pressure.
• Mga tagadala ng Gitnang Silangan saw demand growth slow for the third consecutive month to 1.2% year-on-year in September 2016 – the slowest pace since July 2009. Capacity increased by 6.2%. Seasonally-adjusted freight growth, which had been trending upwards until the past year or so year, has now halted. This turnaround in performance is partly due to weaker conditions in the Middle East-to-Asia and Middle East-to-North America markets.  





• Mga airline ng Latin American reported a decline in demand of 4.5% and a drop in capacity of 4.7% in September 2016, compared to the same period in 2015. The ‘within South America’ market has been the weakest performing market so far this year with volumes contracting 14% year-on-year in August, the most recent month for which route specific data are available. The comparative strength of the US economy has helped boost volumes between North and South America with US imports by air from Colombia and Brazil increasing by 5% and 13% year-on-year respectively.
• Mga carrier ng Africa saw freight demand increase by 12.7% in September 2016 compared to the same month last year – the fastest rate in nearly two years. Capacity surged year-on-year by 34% on the back of long-haul expansion in particular by Ethiopian Airlines and North African carriers.

View September freight results (Pdf)