EVA Airways to cut cargo fleet as Apple lightens its load

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Consumers may celebrate the fact that the new iPad Air is 30% lighter than the iPad 4, which in itself was 10% lighter than the original iPad, but it has certainly put pressure on the airfreight industry. As a result, EVA Airways, Taiwan’s cargo stalwart, is to cut its freighter fleet by a third, in a bid to match the volume cuts of its biggest customers, the hi-tech market. “Apple not only changed consumers’ pattern, but also changed air cargo ...