News / Asia-US still vital for air freight as 'import pull' not 'export push' drives cargo flow

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Despite much debate within the air cargo industry about the emergence of Asia, and especially China, as a consumer market, analyst Brian Clancy believes Asia to North America is still vital to the industry..

He told delegates at the Executive Summit of The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) in Istanbul that this route still accounted for 16% of the intercontinental market measured by FTKs and 28% by revenue in 2013. The respective figures for Asia-Europe are 14% and 26%.

These two inbound ...