Asia Pacific airlines saw international cargo demand (in FTKs) slide 19.3 percent year-on-year in August, with the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) citing ongoing weakness of global trade flows.  Freighter operations remained active but significant cuts in passenger operations led to a 33.4 percent year-on-year drop in offered freight capacity.  As a result, the average international freight load factor jumped 12.3 percentage points to 70.6 percent for the month. Cargo … [Read more...] about Cargo down 19.3 percent in August, as AAPA asks states to tune border rules