Global Air Cargo Industry

• Publication date: September 2010

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Air Cargo traffic by the following major routes along with mode of destination (Domestic and International) in terms of Freight Ton Kilometers (FTKs): China-North America, China-Europe, Domestic US, Domestic China, Asia-North America, Europe-North America, Asia-Europe, North America-Europe, Europe-China, North America-Asia, North America-China, Europe-Asia, Japan-North America, South America-Europe, ...

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Air Cargo traffic by the following major routes along with mode of destination (Domestic and International) in terms of Freight Ton Kilometers (FTKs): China-North America, China-Europe, Domestic US, Domestic China, Asia-North America, Europe-North America, Asia-Europe, North America-Europe, Europe-China, North America-Asia, North America-China, Europe-Asia, Japan-North America, South America-Europe, South America-North America, Japan-Europe, North America-Japan, Africa-Europe, Europe-Japan, Europe-Africa, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 139 companies including many key and niche players such as Air China Limited, Air France-KLM, Air France, Alitalia, American Airlines Inc., Asiana Airlines, ASTAR Air Cargo, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., British Airways PLC, Cargolux Airlines International S.A, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, China Airlines, China Cargo Airlines Ltd., Continental Airlines, Inc., Delta, DHL International GmbH, Emirates SkyCargo, EVA Airways Corp., FedEx, Japan Airlines System Corporation, Korean Air, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Lufthansa Cargo AG, Emirates SkyCargo, EVA Airways Corp., FedEx, (FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Custom Critical, FedEx Trade Networks, FedEx Services), Japan Airlines Corporation, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd,Martinair Cargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd., Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., Qantas Airways Limited ABN, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, United Parcel Service of America Inc., and United Airlines Inc, Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources

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CONTENTS


1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability And Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definitions And Scope of Study 3

2. MARKET SNAPSHOTS 5

3. OUTLOOK 6
Current and Future Analysis 6
United States Rules the Market While China Races Ahead 6
Global Air Cargo Demand to Witness Slow Recovery 6

4. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 7
Global Air Cargo Industry - An Overview 7
Recessionary Trends 7
Growth Rate in Air Cargo Market Plummets Owing to Decline in
Trading Activity 7
Cost Pressures Lead to Parking of Several Aircrafts 7
Rise in Fuel Prices Add Further Worries for Airlines 8
Airports Worldwide Witness Reduced Cargo Activity 8
Shift From Air to Sea Transport - A Cause of Concern 8
Industry Drivers 9
Economic Factors Have a Direct Influence 9
Other Factors 9
The Asian Influence 9
Fuel Prices 9
Pricing Structure 10
Environmental Regulations 10
Competition from Other Transportation Modes 10
Airfreight Drives Air Cargo Traffic 10
Table 1: Global Air Cargo Traffic (2000-2015): Percentage
Breakdown of RTK by Segment -Freight and Mail for years
2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 11

Table 2: Global Air Cargo Traffic (2000 & 2008): Percentage
Breakdown of RTK by Segment (International Route) - Express,
and Freight & Mail 11
Non-US Airlines Dominate Global Air Cargo Traffic 11
Table 3: Global Air Cargo Traffic (2008): Percentage
Breakdown of FTK by Airline Domicile- Non-US Scheduled, US
Scheduled, Non-US Charter, US Charter, US Mail and Non-US
Mail (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 11
Industry Structure 12
Business Models - Integrated & Non-Integrated 12
Cargo Vs. Passenger Traffic: A Comparative Overview 12
Leading Cargo Carriers 13
Table 4: Leading Players in the Global Air Cargo Market
(2008): Percentage Breakdown by FTK for FedEx, UPS, Korean
Air, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, China
Airlines, Air France-KLM, Emirates, Cargolux, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 13
Years 2001 - 2005: A Review into the Past 13
2005: Intra-Asia Leads in Tonnage Carried 13
Table 5: Global Air Cargo Market (2005): Percentage
Breakdown of Tonnage Carried by Route- Intra-Asia,
Europe-Asia, Asia-North America, Europe-North America,
Domestic China, Into, Out and Within Middle East, Southwest
Asia, Intra-Europe, Into, Out and Within Africa, Latin
America -North America, Domestic and International Combined
for Commonwealth of Independent States, Latin America-Europe
and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 14
India - Malaysia’s Biggest Air Cargo Market in South Asia 14
U.S. Postal Service Leads Domestic Air Cargo Market 15
Table 6: Domestic Air Cargo Market in the United States (FY
2005/06) - Percentage Breakdown by Volume for US Postal
Service, FedEx Express, UPS, DHL and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 15

Table 7: Domestic Air Cargo Market in the United States
(FY2005/06) - Percentage Breakdown by Revenue for US Postal
Service, FedEx Express, UPS, DHL and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 15

5. TRENDS 16
Global Air Cargo Growth Falls 16
All Cargo/Combination Carriers Dominate the Cargo Market 16
Table 8: Global Air Cargo Market (2008 and 2012): Percentage
Breakdown by Type of Service: All Cargo/ Combination
Carriers, ACMI/Charter, Integrators and Mail (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 16
Globalization Spurs Air Cargo Demand 17
Global - Supply/Demand Dynamics 17
Emerging Economies Take the Honors . 17
The China Factor . 17
No1. Air Cargo Market by the Year 2025 . 18
India - Fueling Growth in Asian Market 18
Attractive Cargo Market Prompts Airlines to Grab Business 18
Infrastructure Stifles Potential Air Cargo Market 18
Revised Inventory Polices 18
Trend Towards E-Commerce 19
Industry Consolidation on the Move 19
Global Alliances 20
The WOW Alliance 20
Others 21
Global Freight Exchange 21
SkyTeam Cargo Alliance 21

6. AIR FREIGHTER FLEET 22
Overview and Outlook 22
Table 9: Global Air Fleet (2009): Number of Aircraft by
Freighter Type in Terms of Load Carrying Capacity- Standard
Body (<45 tonnes), Medium-Widebody (45-80 tonnes) and Large
Body (>80 tonnes) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 22
Airfleet Growth by Aircraft Type 22
Small Jet Freighters 23
Regional Freighters 23
Long-Range Freighters 23
Large Freighters 23
Conversions: Salvaging Value from Grounded Aircraft 23
Why Conversions are Increasingly Preferred? 24
Historic Air Cargo Statistics 24
Table 10: Global Air Fleet (2005): Freighter Operators and
Fleets by Region- North America, Europe and CIS, Asia-
Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and Middle East (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 25

Table 11: Global Air Fleet (2005): Number of Aircraft by
Freighter Type- Large, Long-Range, Regional and Small Jets
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 25

Table 12: Global Air Fleet (2005): Number of Aircraft by
Freighter Type- Large, Long-Range, Regional and Small Jets
for North America, Europe and CIS, Middle East, Latin
America, Africa and Asia-Pacific (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 26

7. SERVICE INTRODUCTIONS 27
Air China Cargo Unveils Service to Paris 27
Cargolux Initiates New Freighter Services to Cairo 27
British Airways World Cargo Launches Freighter to Colombia 27
British Airways World Cargo Starts Additional Freighter Routing 27
China Airlines to Unveil Direct Flights to Guangzhou and Shanghai 27
UPS Introduces New International Freight Services 27
DHL Unveils India-Dubai Cargo service 28
FedEx Launches New Aircraft 28
Korean Air Cargo Extends Service at Toronto Pearson 28
Deccan 360 to Introduce Cargo Services to Dubai 28
Polar Air Cargo to Start New Services to Japan 28
Lufthansa Cargo to Introduce Multiple-Mode Service 29
Lufthansa Cargo Introduces Paperless Airfreight Shipments 29
Cargolux Airlines International Introduces Weekly Service from
Asia to Vienna 29
DHL Global Forwarding Unveils Overnight Airfreight Service
Across Europe 29
Cathay Pacific Airways Introduces Pharma LIFT 29
DHL Express Introduces Frequent Cargo Service in Russia 29

8. SERVICE INTRODUCTIONS IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 30
JAL Group Sets Fleet Plan, Cargo Business Route, for FY2007 30
Singapore Airlines Cargo Introduces Service to Kenya’s Capital 30

9. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 31
Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines Merge Together to Form
New Entity 31
China Eastern Airlines Takes Over Great Wall Airline 31
China Eastern Airlines Acquires Shanghai Airlines 31
Air China Inks Framework Agreement with Cathay Pacific Airways 31
Air France-KLM Inks Letter of Intent with FedEx for Selling
Two 777 Freighters 32
South Korea Inks Deal for E-Freight Project on Air Cargo
Transportation 32
Air India to Convert Subsidiary to Cargo Airline 32
Icelandair Group to Sell Bluebird 32
Air China Plans 100% Acquisition of Cargo Division 32
Alitalia-Compagnia Merges with Air One 32
Air France-KLM Acquires Stake in Alitalia 33
Lufthansa Acquires SN Airholding 33
Amerijet Takes Over SRX Transcontinental 33
Seino Holdings to Take Over Seibu Transportation 33
SCH Swiss Capital Holdings Acquires flyLAL - Lithuanian Airlines 33
Aramex Inks Regional Cargo Agreement with Air Arabia 33
ATSG Signs Contract with Qantas 34
FedEx Express Expands Capacity in Mexico 34
Air Canada Extends Contract with Unisys 34
Japan Post Service to Terminate Air Cargo Agreement with All
Nippon Airways 34
Saudi Arabian Airlines Spins-Off Cargo Division 34
Northwest Airlines to Merge with Delta Airlines Post Acquisition 35
Qantas Freight Enterprises Acquires Jets Transport Express 35
Excellency Investment Realty Trust to Take Over Pace Airlines LLC 35
Atlantic Airlines Merges with West Air Europe 35
SuperShuttle Tennessee Takes Over Nashville ShuttleMAX LLC 35
River Hawk Aviation Takes Over Carolina Air Charter 36
H.I.G European Capital Partners LLP to Take Over Frigosped GmbH 36
Abu Dhabi Aviation Buys Majority Interest in Maximus Air Cargo 36
CS Cargo Takes Over CS Express 36
Wincanton Acquires ELI-Transport and ELI-Lagerhaus 36
Agility to Take Over Baisui United Logistics 36
Agility Takes Over Geopetrol International 37
Easley Transportation Purchases VIP Express Freight 37
Kenco Logistic Services Buys American Distribution Centers 37
Keppel Logistics to Buy Stake in Indo-Trans Logistics Vietnam 37
Sinotrans to Merge with China Yangtze Transportation 37
Avianca Takes Over Tampa Cargo 38
TMI Group Renames as Rhenus Logistics 38
China Southern Airlines to Form JV with Air-France KLM 38
Lufthansa Cargo and DHL Establish Joint Venture 38
Seacon Logistics Forms Joint Venture with Dachser 38
Malaysia Airlines Cargo Becomes Preferred Carrier and Inks
Security Partnership with DHL Global Forwarding 39
Avianca to Enter into Strategic Cargo Alliance with Martinair
and Tampa Cargo 39
DHL Express and Polar Air Cargo Sign Block Space Agreement 39
Lufthansa Cargo and Jade Cargo International Sign Blocked
Space Agreement 39
Emirates SkyCargo Inks Agreement with Globe Air Cargo 39
Lufthansa Cargo Signs Contract with Menzies Aviation 40
DHL and Airbus Sign Agreement 40
Cargologic Extends Agreement with Swiss WorldCargo 40
DHL Wins Contract from Siemens 40
Gati Inks Aircraft Leasing Agreement with Air India 40
DHL Increases Cargo Capacity 40
Air China Cargo to Expand Freighter Fleet 41
Lufthansa Cargo Extends Services in Brazil 41
DHL Commences Warehouse Facility in India 41
Air France-KLM Commences Paperless Air Cargo Shipments 41
United Parcel Service Commences Construction of Intra-Asia
Air Cargo Hub 41

10. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 42
Macquarie Acquires Mercury Air Centers 42
Mercury Snaps Up JetSouth 42
Global Aero Logistics Buys Out World Air Holdings 42
Towne Holdings Acquires Complete Transport 42
Menzies to Buy Out Universal Air Cargo 42
FedEx Express Buys Flying-Cargo Hungary Kft 42
Allcargo Acquires Hindustan Cargo 43
DHL and Polar Join Hands 43
DHL Expands Operations in Atlanta 43
NCA Commences Operations in US and Europe 43
Air India Introduces Committed Cargo Service 43
NCA Orders Replica of Boeing 747-8 Model Freighter 44
Air China to Form Joint Venture with Cathay 44
Nippon and Jett8 Join Hands 44

11. FOCUS ON KEY GLOBAL PLAYERS 45
Air China Limited (China) 45
Air France-KLM (France) 45
Air France (France) 45
Alitalia (Italy) 45
American Airlines Inc. (US) 46
Asiana Airlines (South Korea) 46
ASTAR Air Cargo (Formerly DHL Airways) [US] 46
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (US) 46
British Airways PLC (UK) 47
Cargolux Airlines International S.A (Luxembourg) 47
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (Hong Kong) 47
China Airlines (Taiwan) 48
China Cargo Airlines Ltd. (China) 48
Continental Airlines, Inc. (US) 48
Delta (US) 48
DHL International GmbH (Germany) 49
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Germany) 49
Lufthansa Cargo AG 49
Emirates SkyCargo (UAE) 49
EVA Airways Corp. (Taiwan) 50
FedEx (US) 50
FedEx Express 50
FedEx Ground 50
FedEx Freight 50
FedEx Custom Critical 51
FedEx Trade Networks 51
FedEx Services 51
Japan Airlines Corporation (Japan) 51
Korean Air (Korea) 51
Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) (Malaysia) 52
Martinair Cargo (The Netherlands) 52
Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan) 52
Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (US) 52
Qantas Airways Limited ABN (Australia) 53
Singapore Airlines (Singapore) 53
Thai Airways (Thailand) 53
United Parcel Service of America Inc. (US) 54
United Airlines Inc. (US) 54

12. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 55
Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Air
Cargo Traffic by Route - Domestic US, Domestic China,
China-North America, North America-China, Asia-North America,
North America-Asia, North America-Japan, Japan-North America,
Europe-North America, North America- Europe, China-Europe,
Europe-China, Asia-Europe, Europe-Asia, Europe-Japan,
Japan-Europe, Europe- Africa, Africa-Europe, South
America-North America, South America-Europe, and Others
Independently Analyzed in Billion Freight Ton Kilometers for
the Years 2007 through 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 55

Table 14: World Historic Review for Air Cargo Traffic by
Route - Domestic US, Domestic China, China-North America,
North America-China, Asia-North America, North America-Asia,
North America-Japan, Japan-North America, Europe-North
America, North America-Europe, China-Europe, Europe-China,
Asia-Europe, Europe-Asia, Europe-Japan, Japan-Europe,
Europe-Africa, Africa-Europe, South America-North America,
South America-Europe, and Others Independently Analyzed in
Billion Freight Ton Kilometers for the Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 56

Table 15: World 11-Year Perspective for Air Cargo Traffic by
Route - Percentage Breakdown of Freight Ton Kilometers for
Domestic US, Domestic China, China-North America, North
America-China, Asia-North America, North America- Asia, North
America-Japan, Japan-North America, Europe- North America,
North America-Europe, China-Europe, Europe-China, Asia-Europe,
Europe-Asia, Europe-Japan, Japan-Europe, Europe-Africa,
Africa-Europe, South America-North America, South
America-Europe, and Others for the Years 2005, 2010 and
Devaluation of Dollar Results in Shrinkage of Goods Import
Setback to Economy and Air Cargo Trade Due to Housing and
Credit/Mortgage Crisis 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 57

Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Air Cargo Traffic by Destination -International and Domestic
Independently Analyzed in Billion Freight Ton Kilometers for
the Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 58

Table 17: World Historic Review for Air Cargo Traffic by
Destination -International and Domestic Independently Analyzed
in Billion Freight Ton Kilometers for the Years 2000 through
2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 58

Table 18: World 11-Year Perspective for Air Cargo Traffic by
Destination - Percentage Breakdown of Freight Ton Kilometers
for International and Domestic for the Years 2005, 2010 and
2015 59

13. THE UNITED STATES 60
A.Market Analysis 60
Domestic United States- The Largest Market 60
Table 19: US Intercontinental Air Freight Demand
(2006-2008) By Route - US-Latin America, US-European Union
and US-Asia (In Million Metric Tons) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 60
Outlook for the US Air Cargo Market 60
Airlines Industry: An Overview 61
After Effects of 9/11 Attacks 61
US Domestic Air Cargo 61
Table 20: Leading Players in the US Air Cargo Market
(2009): Percentage Breakdown for FedEx, ABX, UPS, Baron,
Ameriflight, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 61
North American Transborder Air Trade 62
Sluggish Growth Prospects Necessitate Quest for New Business 62
Table 21: Domestic Vs. International Air Cargo Trafficin
the US: 2001, 2005, & 2010 (In Percentage) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 63

Table 22: US Domestic Air Cargo Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of RTK by Cargo Type- Express Carriers,
Scheduled Freight, Mail and Chartered Freight (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 63

Table 23: International Air Cargo Traffic in the US:
Percentage Breakup by Cargo Type - Scheduled Freight,
Charter Freight, and Mail for 2005, 2007 & 2009 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 64
Intra-North America Air Cargo Market 64
North America-Europe Air Cargo Market 64
B. Key Market Trends 65
Trend Towards Time-deferred Services 65
Increasing Usage of Trucks 65
Price Fluctuations 65
C. Factors Affecting the Market Yesterday and Today 66
Devaluation of Dollar Results in Shrinkage of Goods Import 66
Setback to Economy and Air Cargo Trade Due to Housing and
Credit/Mortgage Crisis 66
Impact of Iraq War 66
Antiterrorism Regulations 66
D. Key Players 67

14. CANADA 68
Market Analysis 68
An Overview 68
Air Cargo Market 68
Table 24: Canadian Air Cargo Market (2000-2010): Total
Enplaned and Deplaned Air Cargo at Domestic, International
and Other Transborder levels in Thousand Tons (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 68
Table 25: Canadian Air Cargo Traffic: Percentage Breakup by
Type - Freight and Mail (includes corresponding Graph/
Chart) 69
Table 26: Domestic Vs. International Air Cargo Traffic in
Canada (In Percentage) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 70

15. EUROPE 71
A.Market Analysis 71
Europe-North America 71
Table 27: Europe-North America Air Cargo Market (2009):
Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage Carried from Germany, UK,
France, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and Others to
North America (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 71

Table 28: Europe-North America Air Cargo Market (2009):
Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage in Eastbound Flows by
Commodity- General Industrial Equipment,Documents and Small
Packages, Electrical Machinery, Scientific and Specialized
Equipment, miscellaneous Manufactured Articles and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 72

Table 29: Europe-North America Air Cargo Market (2009):
Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage in Westbound Flows by
Commodity - General Industrial Equipment, Electrical
Machinery, Documents and Small Packages, Scientific and
Specialized Equipment, Transportation Equipment and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 72
Europe-Asia 73
Europe-Latin America 73
Table 30: Europe-Latin America Air Cargo Market (2009):
Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage in Eastbound Flows by
Commodity - Leather Goods, Automobile Components and
Accessories, Flowers, Electrical Machinery, Industrial
Machinery and Equipment, Fish, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 73

Table 31: Europe-Latin America Air Cargo Market (2009):
Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage in Westbound Flows by
Commodity - Leather Goods, Automobiles and Accessories,
Flowers, Electrical Machinery, Industrial Machinery and
Equipment, Fish, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 74
Intra Europe and Inter-Continental Air Cargo Services 74
Table 32: Air Cargo Market in Europe (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Tonnage Carried by Route - Intercontinental
and Intra-Europe 75

Table 33: Europe - Intercontinental Air Cargo Market
(2009): Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage Carried by Route -
Europe-Asia, Europe-North America, Europe- Middle East,
Europe-Africa, and Europe-Rest of World (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 75

Table 34: Intra Europe Air Cargo Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of RTK by Type- Express, Scheduled Freight and
Mail (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 75

Table 35: Leading Players in the European Air Cargo Market
(2008): Breakdown of Volume Handled for Lufthansa,
Air-France, Cargolux, KLM, British Airways, Alitalia and
Virgin Atlantic (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 76
Table 36: UK Air Cargo Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown
of Imports and Exports 76
Table 37: UK Air Cargo Market (2009): Percentage Breakdown
by Route -International and Domestic 76
Table 38: UK Cargo Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown by
Mode of Transport- Sea, Channel and Air (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 77
Russian Airlines Industry: An Overview 77
Table 39: Russian Heavy-Lift Air Cargo Market (2004-2006):
Percentage Breakdown of Major Players - Volga-Dnepr
(Russia), Antonov (Ukraine), Polet (Russia), and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 77
B.Trends in European Air Cargo Market 78
Drop in Cargo Volumes for Leading European Airlines Amidst
Recession 78
Inclusion of Air Traffic in Trading of CO2 Emissions - A
Blow to Air Cargo Business in Europe 78
Eastern European Countries Join the Bandwagon 78
Air Cargo Services in Europe 79
Dependence on Night Flights 79
Trucking - An Integral Part of Scheduled Freight Services 80
Exchange Rates and Air Trade Directionality 80
D.Key Players 80

16. ASIA-PACIFIC 81
A.Market Analysis 81
B.Economic and Market Overview 81
North America-Asia Air Cargo Market 82
Intra-Asia Air Cargo Market 82
C.Major Influencing Factors 82
Air Cargo Market of India, China and Indonesia Soften the
Impact of Slowdown 82
Consumer Durables Sales Decline, While FMCG Sector Remains
Buoyant During Slowdown 82
Electronics Shipments Propel Air Cargo Rates 83
Impact of FDI 83
Factors Influencing Regional Trade 84
D.Major Markets 84
China 84
Economic Overview and Outlook 84
Impact of Slowdown in the Air Cargo Market 84
Table 40: Air Cargo Market in China (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Air Cargo Handled for Domestic Routes, and
International Routes (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 85
Major Provinces 86
Top 10 Air Cargo Airport Hubs in China (2008): Ranked in
Order of Cargo & Mails Handled (Tons) 86
Table 41: PRC Air Freight in Thousand Tons by Commodity-
Intermediate Goods, High Tech Goods, Consumer Goods,
Capital Goods and Other for Years 2005 and 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 86
Investments Pour for Infrastructure Development 87
Asia- North America 87
Table 42: Asia-North America Air Cargo Market
(2008):Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage in Transpacific Flow
by Region- China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore,
Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand, Thailand,
Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Macau
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 88

Table 43: Asia-North America Air Cargo Market (2009):
Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage in Eastbound Transpacific
Flow by Commodity- Apparel, Telecom Equipment, Office
Machines and Computers, Electrical Machinery, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 88

Table 44: Asia-North America Air Cargo Market (2009):
Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage in Westbound Transpacific
Flow by Commodity-General Industrial Equipment, Documents
and Small Packages, Electrical Machinery, Chemical
Materials, Scientific and Specialized Equipment, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 89
Asia-Europe 89
Table 45: Asia-Europe Air Cargo Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Tonnage in Eastbound Flows by Commodity -
General Industry Machinery, Documents and Small Packages,
Electrical Machinery and Apparatus, Miscellaneous
Manufactured Items, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 89

Table 46: Asia-Europe Air Cargo Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Tonnage in Westbound Flows by Commodity-
Articles of Apparel, Miscellaneous Manufactured Items,
Office Machines, Electrical Machinery and Apparatus,
Documents and Small Packages, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 90
Intra-Asia 90
Southwest Asia 91
Europe- Southwest Asia’s Principal Air Trade Partner 91
Table 47: Southwest Asian Air Cargo Market (2009):
Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage by Regions- Europe,
Middle East, Asia, North America, Intraregional, and
Africa (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 91
India and Pakistan Drive Southwest Asian Air Cargo Sector 92
India 92
Attractive Cargo Market Prompts Airlines to Grab Business 92
Table 48: Indian Air Cargo Market (2000-2010): Air Cargo
Traffic in Thousand Metric Tons by Destination-
International and Domestic (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 92

Table 49: Indian Air Cargo Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Tonnage by Regions- Europe, Asia, Middle
East, North America, Southwest Asia, Africa, and CIS
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 93
Infrastructure Stifles Potential Air Cargo Market 93
E.Key Players 93

17. LATIN AMERICA 94
A.Market Analysis 94
Overview 94
Table 50: Air Cargo Traffic in Latin America (2006 & 2008):
Percentage Breakup by Cargo Type - Freight and Mail 94
Latin America-North America are Back on Track 94
Mexico Dominates Central America- North America Market 95
Latin America-Europe 95
Principal Goods Shipped by Air 95
Table 51: Latin America-North America Air Cargo Market
(2009): Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage in Northbound
Flows by Commodity- Flowers, Fish, Vegetables, Small
Packages and Shipments, Fruits and Nuts, Telephone
Equipment and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 95

Table 52: Latin America-North America Air Cargo Market
(2009): Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage in Southbound
Flows by Commodity- Small Packages, Industrial Machinery
and Parts, Automated Data Processing Machines and Parts,
Specialized Machinery and Parts, Electrical Machines and
Parts, Optical Photographic Equipment, Telecommunications
Equipment and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 96

Table 53: Latin America-Europe Air Cargo Market (2009):
Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage by Commodity- Electrical
Machinery, Flowers, Automobiles and Accessories, Leather
and Leather Manufactured Goods, Fish and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 96
B.Key Players 97

18. REST OF WORLD 98
A.Market Analysis 98
The Middle East 98
Economic Overview 98
Europe-Main Trade Partner 98
Table 54: Middle East Air Cargo Market (2008): Percentage
Breakdown of Tonnage by Regions- Europe, Asia-Pacific,
North America, Middle East, and Africa (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 98
Major Commodities Shipped Through Air 99
Middle East Aviation Sector Growth Unabated by Economic Slump 99
Africa 100
Economic Outlook 100
Europe- Principal Trade Partner 100
Table 55: Asia-Africa Air Cargo Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Tonnage by Commodity- Machinery and Transport
Equipment, Manufactured Goods, Chemical and Other Related
Products and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 101

Table 56: Africa-Asia Air Cargo Market (2009): Percentage
Breakdown of Tonnage by Commodity- Machinery and Transport
Equipment, Food and Live Animals, Manufactured Goods and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 101

Table 57: African Air Cargo Market (2008): Percentage
Breakdown of Tonnage by Regions- Europe, Middle East,
North America, Asia, Africa, and Latin America Aviation
Infrastructure Relatively Better (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 102
Aviation Infrastructure Relatively Better 102
B.Key Players 102


COMPETITION

Total Companies Profiled: 139 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 178)

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Region/Country Players
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The United States 65
Canada 5
Japan 3
Europe 49
France 4
Germany 4
The United Kingdom 10
Italy 2
Spain 3
Rest of Europe 26
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 35
Latin America 7
Africa 7
Middle East 7
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