News / Air cargo: yields and friction up, but demand slowing, as trade 'rebalances'

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Air cargo growth will likely slow this year, but those players that can adapt and help customers navigate the “friction and rebalancing of trade” will win out, according to McKinsey. 

Senior partner Ludwig Hausmann, in a ‘state of the industry’ presentation at the World Cargo Summit in Bruges today, noted “tons of friction, changes, tariffs and a rebalancing of trade” this year.  

He also revealed that there were clues which indicated that 2025 would likely see a decrease in tonnage growth ...