IATA: IN DEPTH REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL AIR CARGO MARKET – TOP AIRPORTS, AIRLINES, AGENTS AND TRAFFIC FLOWS RANKED

The 4th Edition of IATA’s Air Cargo Annual, released this week, provides an unrivalled statistical overview and graphical “snapshot” of the air cargo industry during 2000. Information on global, regional and country market trends together with ranking of airlines and airports are provided using a wide array of IATA data.

Air Cargo Annual uses the Cargo Account Settlement System (CASS) database covering 28 countries, to provide detailed analysis of air exports by destination city and country. It also ranks the top 10 airports, agents and airlines from those countries, enabling the effects of alliances, consolidations, new routes and markets to be traced.

For forwarders, agents, airlines and investors, the Air Cargo Annual provides unique help with investment and partnership questions. If you want to know the fastest-growing export market from Korea, the busiest airport in Italy or the most popular forwarder in Greece, only the Air Cargo Annual has the answers.

Despite healthy cargo traffic growth during 2000, yields declined markedly in US$ terms. CASS data shows an average yield of US$1.37/Kg for export tonnage in 2000, a fall of 4.9% on 1999. European CASS exports fared particularly badly, the 2000 average of US$1.36/Kg comparing unfavourably with the 1999 level of US$1.47/Kg.

A global report with detailed coverage of 28 CASS countries, the Air Cargo Annual is available for US$130, with a discounted price for IATA members or accredited cargo agents. It can be downloaded from www.iataonline.com