Top 25 cargo airlines: FedEx still flying highest, while Qatar gains altitude

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Great analysis using IATA’s latest data, reveals the top cargo airlines. Air Cargo News notes that FedEx remains top of the league, followed – perhaps slightly surprisingly this year – by Emirates. Then it’s UPS with the ambitious Qatar up one place to fourth, knocking Cathay Pacific down a spot. Full freighter airlines grew, with Cargolux up a place to seventh and AirBridgeCargo up three to 13th.The biggest mover was Turkish Airlines, jumping five places to 15^th, on the back of 30% growth last year. The article also looks at forthcoming aircraft deliveries and their implications for next year’s rankings.