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Airlines are grappling with the difficulties of increasing their freight capacity while holding off adding unnecessary capacity into the passenger business.

Last week saw freight capacity increase 3%, according to WorldACD, while volumes fell 1%; yields remained stable, it added, at $2.82/kg.

Accenture’s Seabury revealed that the last two weeks of August had seen cargo capacity decline slightly, and that only 59% of the widebody passenger fleet’s cargo capacity was in the air.

But airlines are seeking ways to boost cargo capacity, and ...