News / A new trade war with US would threaten China’s 'historic' airfreight boom

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China’s civil aviation authority may be talking-up its “historic highs” in airfreight volumes over the first nine months of 2024, but the looming inauguration of Donald Trump as US president has left some suggesting the boom is reaching its apex.

Between January and October, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) recorded some 7.3m tonnes of cargo and mail flown, a 19.3% uptick on 2019.

Spokesperson Shang Kejia added that this “historic peak” had been fuelled by ...