Air cargo traffic rebounds in 2014 after three years
of stagnation
After two years of either fl at or slightly negative traffic
growth, demand for air cargo transport began to grow
slowly and steadily during the second quarter of 2013.
The uptick in traffic continued into the second half of 2013
to end the year 0.9% above the 2012 traffic total. Growth
has continued to gather strength in 2014, nearly recovering
the long-term trend rate. World air cargo traffic is forecast
to grow an average 4.7% per year over the next 20 years
to reach a total of more than twice the number of revenue
tonne-kilometers (RTK) logged in 2013. The number of
airplanes in the freighter fleet will increase by more than
half by the end of the forecast period.