News / Air cargo market developing a push-based model, driven by airline customers

The air cargo market looks today to be more of a push-based model than ever before.

Cargo owners and forwarders seem to driving the industry, rather than airlines, via full and part charters and recurring dedicated operations.

Dachser USA, for example, has added a weekly flight on its Frankfurt-Chicago route following increased demand, in part owing to major challenges in sea freight.

“Many of our customers are shifting some of their shipments to air freight because of the uncertainty surrounding ocean transport right ...