A POOR FIRST QUARTER, BUT IATA REMAINS OPTIMISTIC

摘要

The International Air Transport Association recently released its summary of worldwide air freight demand and capacity for March 2013. IATA's results confirmed our own analysis, that demand for air freight in March would continue the pattern of low-single-digit declines seen in the recent past. Despite the relatively poor first quarter, IATA has not changed its full-year 2013 forecast of 2.7% growth in demand, saying: "The March decline in air cargo is most likely a temporary stall. The fundamentals for a sustained improvement in air cargo volumes are in place. Business confidence continues to signal forthcoming expansion, and the solid increase in new export orders seen in 2013 should boost air freight in the coming months."