iPad Air 2 again rumoured to launch in October

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By Gavin van Marle

25/09/2014

Surely the shortest article we have ever ‘liked’ to, but it could be big news for the air freight industry. As was recently seen, when a new Apple product is launched, air freight and integrators find capacity rapidly booked. News leaked from Taiwan indicates that the launch of the new iPad Air could result in 30 million shipments in a nine-to-12 month period.

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