News / Influx of capacity brings a 'new era' for air cargo markets

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New capacity in the passenger and freighter market is changing the parameters of air cargo this year.

Different aircraft entering the market will alter the balance, according to Frank Ziesemer, CEO of Strike Aviation. But he said these changes had not been thought through, particularly in the freighter market.

“During the pandemic, everybody was looking for freighters, because passenger aircraft were grounded. So the airlines shifted towards cargo aircraft without any clear strategy, just to satisfy the market’s needs.

“Currently, air cargo carriers ...