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International air cargo capacity, departing from selected Gulf airports

Gulf airport cargo capacity collapsed at conflict onset and, despite a ceasefire, recovery remains a slow, long-term process.

Middle East airports account for largest capacity shifts globally

Gulf conflict-driven fuel costs are hammering Middle East cargo capacity, even as Muscat, Istanbul, and Hanoi post notable growth.

Additional capacity on Europe-APAC mainly driven by European carriers and integrators

Europe-APAC capacity is up 31%, with integrators and European carriers leading the way.

Aevean heads to the Nordic Air Cargo Symposium – Baltic Edition

Calvert will be speaking in Riga on 27–28 April on the latest developments in Nordic and Baltic air cargo.

E-commerce volumes surged to 5.4M tonnes in 2025, representing ~18% of international air cargo

Now a primary growth engine, e-commerce accounted for nearly half of all air shipments to North America and Europe last year.

Perishables, pharma and e-commerce in the spotlight at IATAWCS

Maarten shares how salmon demand added 250k tonnes to air trade and e-commerce hit 5M+ tonnes, now 18% of international air cargo.

Gulf airspace disruptions and tech-driven US imports headline air cargo trends

Marco takes the stage at IATAWCS as capacity on Asia–Middle East–Europe stays 25% below pre-CNY levels.

Continued Gulf airspace closures affect capacity on key lanes

Overall capacity on the Asia–Middle East–Europe corridor is down 39%, with Middle East & South Asia routes hit hardest at ~60%.

Meet us at the IATA World Cargo Symposium

Marco, Maarten and Koen are heading to Lima (10–12 March) to share insights on market trends, special cargo, and e-commerce.

Ex-China capacity to MESA and Europe surged as transpacific capacity declined ahead of CNY

Europe (+21%) and MESA (+17%) bucked the trend as North America and domestic China saw capacity decline ahead of the holidays.

Valentine's Rush: Charters from Quito and Bogotá take off

Flower export season is in full swing as charter flights now account for nearly half of all outbound air cargo capacity from South America's key floral hubs.

Severe US winter weather causes major cargo capacity disruptions at key airports

Integrator hubs hit hardest, with Memphis, Cincinnati and Louisville facing up to 80% capacity reductions and more disruptions ahead as a new storm approaches the East Coast.

Global air cargo capacity is up ~4% in early 2026, driven by continued growth on Asia–Middle East–Europe corridor

Widebody passenger aircraft lead the expansion, while airline freighters grow more modestly with clear regional differences.

Snow sees Schiphol (AMS) Airport cancel ~50% of flights

As winter takes its toll on Amsterdam Schiphol, find out how cargo capacity has been affected.

Aevean wishes you happy holidays!

Before we head into the new year, here's six striking numbers that reveal what happened in the air cargo industry in 2025.

44% of global air trade touches China in 2025, up from 36% in 2019 and driven by low-value e-commerce growth

China has consolidated its role in global air trade

Domestic U.S. integrator capacity at -3% after MD-11F grounding.

Almost all grounded domestic U.S. integrator capacity replaced by smaller-gauge freighters

Our first global offsite

The global Aevean team got together in Phu Quoc

Aevean is at Air Cargo Forum 2025

We are looking forward to meeting our industry partners at The International Air Cargo Association TIACA's Air Cargo Forum!

US share of ex-China e-commerce declines to 15%, down from 31% in 2024

Big shifts in ecommerce volumes registered in July

US air imports in June up 8% YoY

Tariffs continue to impact industry dynamics, namely by causing a shift in US high-tech electronics sourcing

Press Release: Aevean Appoints Koen Jansen as Senior Account Manager

Aviation and logistics expert joins Aevean to accelerate the growth of its data and tool suite

New round of U.S. tariffs put major exporting countries at risk

New round of U.S. tariffs put major exporting countries at risk, including several high-tonnage trans-Pacific exporters

US air imports from the EU up 16% April-May 2025 vs 2024 despite new tariffs

US air imports from the EU up 16% April-May 2025 vs 2024 despite new tariffs, driven by Italy & France

Aevean is 1 year old!

US air imports grew 8% in April-May YoY; laptops from Vietnam and handbags from Italy/France drive key volumes

US air imports grew 8% in April-May YoY; Vietnam and Italy/France drive key volumes

Press Release: Aevean Appoints Richard McNamara as Head of Data Analytics

Aviation and Logistics Expert Joins Aevean’s Management Team

43% drop in US imports of China low-value e-commerce at de-minimis termination

China-USA low value e-commerce decline of 40%+, due to ending de minimis exemption on May 2, has been mostly offset with growth to other markets in the world.

India is now the largest exporter of smartphones to the U.S.

Following strong growth since December 2024, India has recently overtaken China as largest smartphone exporter to the U.S.

Vietnam becomes key air trading partner to US for laptops

Vietnam laptop exports to US surge by ~8,000 tonnes in March and April, an equivalent of ±1.5 widebody freighter flight per day

China-U.S. air cargo falls 15% in April amidst tariff peak

China-US air cargo declines by ±10k tonnes in April 2025 vs last year, an equivalent of ±100 widebody freighters, driven by a 50%+ drop in laptops & smartphone volumes

Freighter utilization is rebounding from the early May tariff spike

An additional ~10 freighters per day had marginal operations during US-China retaliatory tariff peak, usage has since rebounded by +22% after tariff de-escalation

Aevean is at Air Cargo Europe in Munich

Marco Bloemen, Calvert Holt and Maarten Wormer will be at Messe Muenchen for Air Cargo Europe from June 2-5 2025, and we're looking forward to connecting.

Aevean in the news!

Marco connected with Lisa Barrington (Reuters) to share our latest perspectives on the recent aircargo and ecommerce trends on the transpacific. Stay tuned for more AeveanInsights?!

China and US lower reciprocal tariffs

Starting today, China and US have substantially lowered reciprocal tariffs on air cargo and e-commerce shipments: e-commerce cleared under the de-minimis exemption is anticipated to be cleared as air freight (at 30%, +$6 per shipment) by default, instead of utilizing the postal network (+$11-100 per shipment)

Meet team Aevean!

Meet the team members in our Kuala Lumpur and Amsterdam offices, committed to provide value to our clients in the aviation and logistics industry ✈️

US tariff exemptions on consumer technology and semiconductors

Tariffs and their implications are one of our key talking points at the IATA World Cargo Symposium

Aevean is at the IATA World Cargo Symposium

Marco Bloemen is taking the stage at the IATA WCS to share Aevean's ket trends and developments

Tariffs unveiled on "Liberation Day"

New U.S. tariffs to impact global air cargo flows, with significant value of China, Taiwan and Vietnam at stake

Turbulent start of the week at German airports

Monday turned out to be a turbulent start of the week at German airports, as thousands of flights were cancelled due to a nationwide strike

Capacity shift has already been observed

After Chinese New Year, carriers shifted their capacity away from transpacific markets.

20% U.S. tariff on China remains in effect

High-tech goods most affected air import segment by 20% tariff on Chinese imports to the US

Aevean is at WCA Conference in Dubai

Marco Bloemen will take the stage sharing Aevean's insights on air cargo trends at the World Cargo Alliance Conference organised by WCA in Dubai next week!

US tariffs impact roughly 1M tonnes of US air imports

±1M tonnes of U.S. air imports affected as the U.S. imposes tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, effective February 4

Opening of Aevean office in Kuala Lumpur

Ecommerce: 4 million tonnes

International E-commerce air cargo demand has surged beyond 4 million tonnes in 2024, growing by 36% compared to 2023