News / Plot a (positive) course for air freight rates...if you dare

© Aleksandr Gerasimov

Amidst the economic doom and gloom, with claims of a looming recession in the US, voices in air freight are pointing to signs that suggest the year may go out with a (positive) bang.

Using present rates to determine the year, executive director of the Airforwarders Association Brandon Fried said, paints a distorted picture of the true state of play, with rates “artificially” low on account of carriers adding extra aircraft to prepare for a summer passenger ...