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Air Freight Global Industry Guide 2019-2028

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  • February 2024
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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 $ 99.03 billion 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.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global air freight sector
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global air freight sector
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key air freight sector players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global air freight sector with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the global air freight sector by value in 2023?
  • What will be the size of the global air freight sector in 2028?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global air freight sector?
  • How has the sector performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the global air freight sector?

Table of Contents

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 Italy
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 Japan
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 Australia
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 Canada
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 China
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 The Netherlands
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 Spain
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 The United Kingdom
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 The United States
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 Company Profiles
30.1. FedEx Corp
30.2. All Nippon Airways Co Ltd
30.3. China Southern Airlines Co Ltd
30.4. Asiana Airlines Inc
30.5. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
30.6. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics GmbH & Co. KG
30.7. Deutsche Lufthansa AG
30.8. Qantas Airways Limited
30.9. GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA
30.10. Cargojet Inc
30.11. Blue Dart Express Ltd
30.12. Allcargo Logistics Limited
30.13. PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
30.14. Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
30.15. ABC Aerolineas SA de CV
30.16. Aeroflot OAO
30.17. Danish Air Transport A/S
30.18. Kuehne + Nagel Inc
30.19. SAS Group
30.20. Singapore Airlines Ltd
30.21. South African Airways SOC Ltd
30.22. Air Incheon Co Ltd
30.23. Korean Air Lines Co Ltd
30.24. Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi
30.25. MNG Group of Companies
30.26. Air Canada
30.27. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
30.28. Ural Airlines JSC
30.29. Volga-Dnepr Group
30.30. South African Express Airways (Pty) Ltd (Inactive)
30.31. Solenta Aviation Holdings, Ltd.
30.32. Azul SA
30.33. Air India Ltd
30.34. Qatar Airways Group QCSC
30.35. Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV
30.36. LATAM Airlines Group SA
30.37. Deutsche Bahn AG
30.38. Alitalia - Societa Aerea Italiana SpA (Inactive)
30.39. Cargolux Airlines International S.A.
30.40. Nippon Express Co Ltd
30.41. DHL Group
30.42. American Airlines Inc
30.43. Air China Ltd
30.44. China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd
30.45. Hainan Airlines Co Ltd
30.46. Air France-KLM SA
30.47. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
30.48. The Emirates Group
30.49. British Airways Plc
30.50. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
30.51. United Airlines Holdings Inc
30.52. United Parcel Service, Inc.
31 Appendix
31.1. Methodology
31.2. About the Publisher
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
Table 18: Asia-Pacific air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 19: Asia-Pacific air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Table 20: Asia-Pacific air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Table 21: Europe air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 22: Europe air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Table 23: Europe air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2018-2023
Table 24: Europe air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Table 25: Europe air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 26: Europe air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Table 27: Europe air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Table 28: Europe size of population (million), 2019-23
Table 29: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 30: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 31: Europe inflation, 2019-23
Table 32: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2019-23
Table 33: Europe exchange rate, 2019-23
Table 34: France air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 35: France air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Table 36: France air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2018-2023
Table 37: France air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Table 38: France air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 39: France air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Table 40: France air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Table 41: France size of population (million), 2019-23
Table 42: France gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 43: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 44: France inflation, 2019-23
Table 45: France consumer price index (absolute), 2019-23
Table 46: France exchange rate, 2019-23
Table 47: Germany air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 48: Germany air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Table 49: Germany air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2018-2023
Table 50: Germany air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Table 51: Germany air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 52: Germany air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Table 53: Germany air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Table 54: Germany size of population (million), 2019-23
Table 55: Germany gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 56: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 57: Germany inflation, 2019-23
Table 58: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2019-23
Table 59: Germany exchange rate, 2019-23
Table 60: Italy air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 61: Italy air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Table 62: Italy air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2018-2023
Table 63: Italy air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Table 64: Italy air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 65: Italy air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Table 66: Italy air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Table 67: Italy size of population (million), 2019-23
Table 68: Italy gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 69: Italy gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 70: Italy inflation, 2019-23
Table 71: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2019-23
Table 72: Italy exchange rate, 2019-23
Table 73: Japan air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 74: Japan air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Table 75: Japan air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2018-2023
Table 76: Japan air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Table 77: Japan air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
Table 78: Japan air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Table 79: Japan air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Table 80: Japan size of population (million), 2019-23
Table 81: Japan gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 82: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019-23
Table 83: Japan inflation, 2019-23
Table 84: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2019-23
Table 85: Japan exchange rate, 2019-23
Table 86: Australia air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Table 87: Australia air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Table 88: Australia air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2018-2023
Table 89: Australia air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Table 90: Australia air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2023
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 2: Global air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 3: Global air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Figure 4: Global air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 5: Global air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 6: Global air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the global air freight sector, 2023
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the global air freight sector, 2023
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the global air freight sector, 2023
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global air freight sector, 2023
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global air freight sector, 2023
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global air freight sector, 2023
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Figure 16: Asia-Pacific air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 17: Asia-Pacific air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 18: Asia-Pacific air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 19: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 20: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 21: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 22: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 23: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 24: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2023
Figure 25: Europe air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 26: Europe air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 27: Europe air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Figure 28: Europe air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 29: Europe air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 30: Europe air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 31: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in Europe, 2023
Figure 32: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in Europe, 2023
Figure 33: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in Europe, 2023
Figure 34: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in Europe, 2023
Figure 35: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in Europe, 2023
Figure 36: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in Europe, 2023
Figure 37: France air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 38: France air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 39: France air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Figure 40: France air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 41: France air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 42: France air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 43: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in France, 2023
Figure 44: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in France, 2023
Figure 45: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in France, 2023
Figure 46: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in France, 2023
Figure 47: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in France, 2023
Figure 48: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in France, 2023
Figure 49: Germany air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 50: Germany air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 51: Germany air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Figure 52: Germany air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 53: Germany air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 54: Germany air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 55: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in Germany, 2023
Figure 56: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in Germany, 2023
Figure 57: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in Germany, 2023
Figure 58: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in Germany, 2023
Figure 59: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in Germany, 2023
Figure 60: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in Germany, 2023
Figure 61: Italy air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 62: Italy air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 63: Italy air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Figure 64: Italy air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 65: Italy air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 66: Italy air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 67: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in Italy, 2023
Figure 68: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in Italy, 2023
Figure 69: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in Italy, 2023
Figure 70: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in Italy, 2023
Figure 71: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in Italy, 2023
Figure 72: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in Italy, 2023
Figure 73: Japan air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 74: Japan air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 75: Japan air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Figure 76: Japan air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 77: Japan air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 78: Japan air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 79: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in Japan, 2023
Figure 80: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in Japan, 2023
Figure 81: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in Japan, 2023
Figure 82: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in Japan, 2023
Figure 83: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in Japan, 2023
Figure 84: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in Japan, 2023
Figure 85: Australia air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 86: Australia air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23
Figure 87: Australia air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2018-2023
Figure 88: Australia air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
Figure 89: Australia air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2023-28
Figure 90: Australia air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2023-28
Figure 91: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in Australia, 2023
Figure 92: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in Australia, 2023
Figure 93: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in Australia, 2023
Figure 94: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in Australia, 2023
Figure 95: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in Australia, 2023
Figure 96: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in Australia, 2023
Figure 97: Canada air freight sector value: $ million, 2018-23
Figure 98: Canada air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2018-23

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • FedEx Corp
  • All Nippon Airways Co Ltd
  • China Southern Airlines Co Ltd
  • Asiana Airlines Inc
  • International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics GmbH & Co. KG
  • Deutsche Lufthansa AG
  • Qantas Airways Limited
  • GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA
  • Cargojet Inc
  • Blue Dart Express Ltd
  • Allcargo Logistics Limited
  • PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
  • Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • ABC Aerolineas SA de CV
  • Aeroflot OAO
  • Danish Air Transport A/S
  • Kuehne + Nagel Inc
  • SAS Group
  • Singapore Airlines Ltd
  • South African Airways SOC Ltd
  • Air Incheon Co Ltd
  • Korean Air Lines Co Ltd
  • Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi
  • MNG Group of Companies
  • Air Canada
  • Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Ural Airlines JSC
  • Volga-Dnepr Group
  • South African Express Airways (Pty) Ltd (Inactive)
  • Solenta Aviation Holdings, Ltd.
  • Azul SA
  • Air India Ltd
  • Qatar Airways Group QCSC
  • Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV
  • LATAM Airlines Group SA
  • Deutsche Bahn AG
  • Alitalia - Societa Aerea Italiana SpA (Inactive)
  • Cargolux Airlines International S.A.
  • Nippon Express Co Ltd
  • DHL Group
  • American Airlines Inc
  • Air China Ltd
  • China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd
  • Hainan Airlines Co Ltd
  • Air France-KLM SA
  • Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
  • The Emirates Group
  • British Airways Plc
  • Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
  • United Airlines Holdings Inc
  • United Parcel Service, Inc.

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