News / Which is the smartest supply chain link for air cargo to forge?

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Air cargo needs to choose which part of the e-commerce supply chain it wants to play a role in, with the movement of online retail goods dominating carrier time.

E-commerce now accounts for more than 70% of mail packages flown by air and, despite declining letter numbers, postal volumes continue to increase.

Head of cargo operations at IATA Brendan Sullivan said e-commerce was leading to a “very different mix” of air freight mail shipments.

“Anywhere up to 70% is e-commerce and this is changing what type of capacity airlines ...