News / The end looms for passenger-freighters? And some in air cargo won't be sorry

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Just four airlines now account for 72% of the ‘preighter’ market – which could shrink further as the FAA exemption allowing carriers to carry cargo in cabins expires on 10 July.

New data from Cargo Facts Consulting (CFC) shows that, in the third week of June, airlines operated 1,461 passenger-freighter flights and, of those, Qatar Airways operated 28%, American Airlines 18%, Air Canada 15% and United 10%.

Two-thirds of the flights were into the Americas, with European and Asian destinations accounting for ...