TIACA is calling for the use of the dynamic load factor methodology as the industry standard for measuring the utilisation of air cargo capacity. Introduced in 2019 by CLIVE Data Services, this methodology measures how full an aircraft is by considering both freight volume and weight. CLIVE and TIACA agree traditional weight-based load factors are “misleading” and paint an unnecessarily negative image of the airfreight industry. Also read: Global air cargo market continues uptrend in … [Read more...] about ‘Dynamic load factors’ more realistic for air cargo, TIACA says
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Managing director of CLIVE Data to judge 7th Payload Asia Awards
For those of you who don’t know, Niall van de Wouw is the Managing Director and Co-founder of CLIVE Data Services, the business analysis software company that introduced the “dynamic load factor” concept. The company publishes monthly charts and data for air cargo professionals Also read: TIACA joins forces with CLIVE Data Services He has close to 30 years of experience in the air cargo industry, which started off with building pallets during his university days. Previously, he worked at … [Read more...] about Managing director of CLIVE Data to judge 7th Payload Asia Awards
Global air cargo market continues uptrend in September
A record dynamic loadfactor and high airfreight rates on the world’s premier trade lanes in September showed the global air cargo market edging towards a sustainable recovery at the start of the traditional peak season, say leading industry analysts CLIVE Data Services and TAC Index. Chargeable weight in September rose 9 percentage points over last month, further narrowing the year-on-year gap to –15 percent. This is the fifth consecutive month of positive indicators since April 2020’s … [Read more...] about Global air cargo market continues uptrend in September
Air cargo demand sustains steady recovery in July
Latest market analysis from CLIVE Data Services shows that air cargo volumes continued to climb in July, inching up 8 percent over the previous month. Meanwhile, load factors for the month remained ahead of last year’s levels. Air cargo volumes were down 20 percent year-on-year in July, but was an improvement compared to the drops in April (26 percent), May (31 percent) and June (37 percent). Despite sliding 0.6 percent versus June, CLIVE’s dynamic load factor of 70 percent for July, based … [Read more...] about Air cargo demand sustains steady recovery in July
Air cargo takes its first steps to a structural recovery in June
As PPE volumes faded, global air cargo volumes in June provided the first real indicators of structural recovery. The industry seems to be ‘slowly getting back up on its feet’ as volumes in the first four weeks climbed 6 percent versus the full four weeks of May. The latest air cargo market analyses by CLIVE Data Services also showed volumes in the last week of June were 12 percent higher than in the final week of May. The year-on-year performance gap further closed with global volumes at -25 … [Read more...] about Air cargo takes its first steps to a structural recovery in June
May air cargo volumes improve month-on-month but dip in final two weeks may be a cause for concern
Global industry data for May supports the continued small recovery of air cargo volumes but a fall in demand over the last two weeks of the month may signal more challenging times ahead as airlines return capacity to the market. Having only recently stated that the global air cargo industry had stabilised, but was by no means in good shape, the latest week-by-week analyses by CLIVE Data Services for May, unfortunately, pinpoints a slightly deteriorating condition as the month … [Read more...] about May air cargo volumes improve month-on-month but dip in final two weeks may be a cause for concern
