News / Boeing gets a boost from air cargo boom as its freighter orderbook bulges

Farnborough International

Confidence is flying high in air cargo, with Boeing buoyed by the strength of its freighter orderbook for the next two decades.

At this week’s Farnborough Air Show, Boeing’s vice president of marketing, Randy Tinseth, said: “Air cargo is back”.

Driving the sector’s strong growth is not only the e-commerce phenomenon but also high levels of consumer confidence and a balancing of global trade.

“As well as the market returning, we have seen this boost in consumer confidence and, importantly, there is an improving ...