News / Air freight rates still depressed, but China-US starts to gain height again

27/03/2019

Following one of the softest markets in air freight seen for some time, comes the news that China-US is starting to rise again.

Air freight rates in February are thought to have fallen to their lowest point in perhaps 18 months – an early drop ...

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