Strong Q4 and booming ecommerce drives 'record peak season' for air cargo
A “very strong Q4” for air cargo will likely turn into a record peak season, ...
Back in June, feedback from the air cargo charter market pointed to an oversupply of freighters, pulling down rates and leaving some operators with their backs to the wall.
Two months on, does overcapacity prevail or has demand picked up sufficiently to take up some of the slack and check the slide in prices ?
The Loadstar gauged the mood among several leading charter brokers. Pierre Van der Stichele, Air Partner VP global freight, said the situation had changed little.
”Right now we have ...
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