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The signals are there: air freight volumes are on the up.

With both the US and Europe set to enjoy higher rates of GDP growth as their economies tentatively climb out of recession, airfreight continues to pick up – in volume terms, anyway.

WorldACD yesterday released figures showing a 7.5% year-on-year increase in tonnage – but yields fell 0.2%.

This is supported by Drewry’s analysis of airfreight rates across 21 east-west trades, which decreased 4.5 points in May, signalling the end of two ...

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