News / Airfreight sector confidence gets a lift as 2016 ends with healthy growth

25/01/2017

Airfreight will remain strong for the first half of 2017, bolstered by Chinese fiscal stimulus and US business optimism over President Trump’s pledges to reduce regulation and taxes.

Absolute Strategy Research’s (ASR) global equity strategist, Zahra Ward-Murphy, told The Loadstar airfreight volumes in Asia were growing at around 10% and she expected this to be reflected in December’s numbers.

“There is a reported pick-up in airfreight confidence,” said Ms Ward-Murphy. “The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says this is a lot to do with carriers ...