News / Air cargo a key driver towards sustainable development goals

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While air cargo is often vilified for its environmental and economic cost, the growth of the industry is essential to a sustainable future, delegates were told at IATA’s WCS in Hong Kong last week.  

The airfreight industry has been in hot water recently for its contribution to pollution, both carbon and noise. While air cargo has been indispensable for expedited logistics over the past few years, amid Covid and numerous geopolitical tensions, the industry’s fate is more contentious when considering ...