News / Air cargo capacity squeeze could linger 'until the end of the decade'

Air cargo’s capacity shortage “will not be resolved any time soon”, and could linger “until the end of the decade”, exacerbated by ICAO’s 2028 sustainability targets, delegates at Aviation Connect in Istanbul heard this week. 

Martin Drew, chief strategy and transformation officer at Atlas Air, said: “Certainly from a capacity perspective, there is a severe shortage of widebody freight capacity. 

“Without doubt, demand is outweighing supply, and that’s thanks to companies such as Cainiao,” he explained.  

And Mr Drew noted that increasing ...