Global Air Freight industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: sector size (value and volume 2019-23, and forecast to 2028). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the sector.
Key Highlights
Air freight is a mode of transportation that involves the movement of goods and cargo through the airways.
The market is segmented into domestic and international. Domestic air freight refers to the transportation of goods and cargo via airplanes within the same country. International air freight covers the transportation of goods and cargo via airplanes across borders to different countries.
The market volume is measured in freight ton-kilometers (FTK). Freight ton-kilometers is a unit of measurement used to calculate the total weight of freight transported over a distance. The market volume covers freight, express, and diplomatic bags, including both domestic and international freight which are counted at each flight stage.
The market value is calculated by multiplying the market volume with the average cost per freight ton-kilometers (FTK).
All market data and forecasts are adjusted for inflation and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using yearly annual average exchange rates.
The global air freight sector recorded revenues of $99,038.7 million in 2023, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.3% between 2018 and 2023.
Sector consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 1.3% between 2018 and 2023, to reach a total of 193,923.4 million FTK in 2023.
The growth in the global air freight sector is influenced by several macroeconomic factors, such as rising GDP and growing business confidence. For instance, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the business confidence index in China reached 99.4 in February 2023, up from 97.01 in November 2022.
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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Category segmentation
1.6. Geography segmentation
1.7. Competitive landscape
2 Introduction
2.1. What is this report about?
2.2. Who is the target reader?
2.3. How to use this report
2.4. Definitions
3 Global Air Freight
3.1. Market Overview
3.2. Market Data
3.3. Market Segmentation
3.4. Market outlook
3.5. Five forces analysis
4 Macroeconomic Indicators
4.1. Country data
5 Air Freight in Asia-Pacific
5.1. Market Overview
5.2. Market Data
5.3. Market Segmentation
5.4. Market outlook
5.5. Five forces analysis
6 Air Freight in Europe
6.1. Market Overview
6.2. Market Data
6.3. Market Segmentation
6.4. Market outlook
6.5. Five forces analysis
7 Macroeconomic Indicators
7.1. Country data
8 Air Freight in France
8.1. Market Overview
8.2. Market Data
8.3. Market Segmentation
8.4. Market outlook
8.5. Five forces analysis
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Air Freight in Germany
10.1. Market Overview
10.2. Market Data
10.3. Market Segmentation
10.4. Market outlook
10.5. Five forces analysis
11 Macroeconomic Indicators
11.1. Country data
12 Air Freight in Australia
12.1. Market Overview
12.2. Market Data
12.3. Market Segmentation
12.4. Market outlook
12.5. Five forces analysis
13 Macroeconomic Indicators
13.1. Country data
14 Air Freight in Brazil
14.1. Market Overview
14.2. Market Data
14.3. Market Segmentation
14.4. Market outlook
14.5. Five forces analysis
15 Macroeconomic Indicators
15.1. Country data
16 Air Freight in Canada
16.1. Market Overview
16.2. Market Data
16.3. Market Segmentation
16.4. Market outlook
16.5. Five forces analysis
17 Macroeconomic Indicators
17.1. Country data
18 Air Freight in China
18.1. Market Overview
18.2. Market Data
18.3. Market Segmentation
18.4. Market outlook
18.5. Five forces analysis
19 Macroeconomic Indicators
19.1. Country data
20 Air Freight in India
20.1. Market Overview
20.2. Market Data
20.3. Market Segmentation
20.4. Market outlook
20.5. Five forces analysis
21 Macroeconomic Indicators
21.1. Country data
22 Air Freight in Indonesia
22.1. Market Overview
22.2. Market Data
22.3. Market Segmentation
22.4. Market outlook
22.5. Five forces analysis
23 Macroeconomic Indicators
23.1. Country data
24 Air Freight in Italy
24.1. Market Overview
24.2. Market Data
24.3. Market Segmentation
24.4. Market outlook
24.5. Five forces analysis
25 Macroeconomic Indicators
25.1. Country data
26 Air Freight in Japan
26.1. Market Overview
26.2. Market Data
26.3. Market Segmentation
26.4. Market outlook
26.5. Five forces analysis
27 Macroeconomic Indicators
27.1. Country data
28 Air Freight in Mexico
28.1. Market Overview
28.2. Market Data
28.3. Market Segmentation
28.4. Market outlook
28.5. Five forces analysis
29 Macroeconomic Indicators
29.1. Country data
30 Air Freight in The Netherlands
30.1. Market Overview
30.2. Market Data
30.3. Market Segmentation
30.4. Market outlook
30.5. Five forces analysis
31 Macroeconomic Indicators
31.1. Country data
32 Air Freight in North America
32.1. Market Overview
32.2. Market Data
32.3. Market Segmentation
32.4. Market outlook
32.5. Five forces analysis
33 Air Freight in Russia
33.1. Market Overview
33.2. Market Data
33.3. Market Segmentation
33.4. Market outlook
33.5. Five forces analysis
34 Macroeconomic Indicators
34.1. Country data
35 Air Freight in Scandinavia
35.1. Market Overview
35.2. Market Data
35.3. Market Segmentation
35.4. Market outlook
35.5. Five forces analysis
36 Air Freight in Singapore
36.1. Market Overview
36.2. Market Data
36.3. Market Segmentation
36.4. Market outlook
36.5. Five forces analysis
37 Macroeconomic Indicators
37.1. Country data
38 Air Freight in South Africa
38.1. Market Overview
38.2. Market Data
38.3. Market Segmentation
38.4. Market outlook
38.5. Five forces analysis
39 Macroeconomic Indicators
39.1. Country data
40 Air Freight in South Korea
40.1. Market Overview
40.2. Market Data
40.3. Market Segmentation
40.4. Market outlook
40.5. Five forces analysis
41 Macroeconomic Indicators
41.1. Country data
42 Air Freight in Spain
42.1. Market Overview
42.2. Market Data
42.3. Market Segmentation
42.4. Market outlook
42.5. Five forces analysis
43 Macroeconomic Indicators
43.1. Country data
44 Air Freight in Turkey
44.1. Market Overview
44.2. Market Data
44.3. Market Segmentation
44.4. Market outlook
44.5. Five forces analysis
45 Macroeconomic Indicators
45.1. Country data
46 Air Freight in The United Kingdom
46.1. Market Overview
46.2. Market Data
46.3. Market Segmentation
46.4. Market outlook
46.5. Five forces analysis
47 Macroeconomic Indicators
47.1. Country data
48 Air Freight in The United States
48.1. Market Overview
48.2. Market Data
48.3. Market Segmentation
48.4. Market outlook
48.5. Five forces analysis
49 Macroeconomic Indicators
49.1. Country data
50 Company Profiles
50.1. FedEx Corp
50.2. All Nippon Airways Co Ltd
50.3. China Southern Airlines Co Ltd
50.4. Asiana Airlines Inc
50.5. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
50.6. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics GmbH & Co. KG
50.7. Deutsche Lufthansa AG
50.8. Qantas Airways Limited
50.9. GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA
50.10. Cargojet Inc
50.11. Blue Dart Express Ltd
50.12. Allcargo Logistics Limited
50.13. PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
50.14. Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
50.15. ABC Aerolineas SA de CV
50.16. Aeroflot OAO
50.17. Danish Air Transport A/S
50.18. Kuehne + Nagel Inc
50.19. SAS Group
50.20. Singapore Airlines Ltd
50.21. South African Airways SOC Ltd
50.22. Air Incheon Co Ltd
50.23. Korean Air Lines Co Ltd
50.24. Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi
50.25. MNG Group of Companies
50.26. Air Canada
50.27. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
50.28. Ural Airlines JSC
50.29. Volga-Dnepr Group
50.30. South African Express Airways (Pty) Ltd (Inactive)
50.31. Solenta Aviation Holdings, Ltd.
50.32. Azul SA
50.33. Air India Ltd
50.34. Qatar Airways Group QCSC
50.35. Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV
50.36. LATAM Airlines Group SA
50.37. Deutsche Bahn AG
50.38. Alitalia - Societa Aerea Italiana SpA (Inactive)
50.39. Cargolux Airlines International S.A.
50.40. Nippon Express Co Ltd
50.41. DHL Group
50.42. American Airlines Inc
50.43. Air China Ltd
50.44. China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd
50.45. Hainan Airlines Co Ltd
50.46. Air France-KLM SA
50.47. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
50.48. The Emirates Group
50.49. British Airways Plc
50.50. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
50.51. United Airlines Holdings Inc
50.52. United Parcel Service, Inc.
51 Appendix
51.1. Methodology
51.2. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: Global air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 2: Global air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018–23
Table 3: Global air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2018–2023
Table 4: Global air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Table 5: Global air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 6: Global air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023–28
Table 7: Global air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023–28
Table 8: Global size of population (million), 2019–23
Table 9: Global gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 10: Global gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019–23
Table 11: Global inflation, 2019–23
Table 12: Global consumer price index (absolute), 2019–23
Table 13: Global exchange rate, 2019–23
Table 14: Asia-Pacific air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 15: Asia–Pacific air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018–23
Table 16: Asia–Pacific air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2018–2023
Table 17: Asia-Pacific air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023