News / Air cargo is in crisis – its business model needs radical re-think, says ESC advisor

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The air cargo industry needs fundamental change in its business model if it wants to remain relevant to its customers, according to Joost van Doesburg, air freight policy advisor for the European Shippers’ Council.

In a parting shot as he leaves the industry this month, Mr van Doesburg said the current business model was not sustainable and that the industry needed a radical re-think.

“When you look at the current situation – overcapacity, ocean freight becoming cheaper and cheaper and now rail ...