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Sales, M. (2016). [https://books.google.pl/books?id=KUQlDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Air Cargo Management: Air Freight and the Global Supply Chain].  
Sales, M. (2016). [https://books.google.pl/books?id=KUQlDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Air Cargo Management: Air Freight and the Global Supply Chain].  


IATA. (2020). [https://www.iata.org/contentassets/a686ff624550453e8bf0c9b3f7f0ab26/wats-2020-mediakit.pdfWATS WATS World Air Transport Statistics 2020]International Air Transport Association
IATA. (2020). [https://www.iata.org/contentassets/a686ff624550453e8bf0c9b3f7f0ab26/wats-2020-mediakit.pdfWATS WATS World Air Transport, Statistics 2020] International Air Transport Association


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Revision as of 19:55, 29 November 2020

Air freight is a means of transporting products and good across the globe. Cargo is transported daily on several different types of airplanes. This allows for products of origin countries to be delivered in places where that product is most likely unavailable. Air freight is not limited to only certain goods and services, but also luxurious automobiles, exotic animals, military equipment, etc.[1]

History of Air Freight

Types of Aircrafts

Air transport can be divided into

  • Passenger airplane
  • Passenger-goods combination airplane
  • Cargo airplane

List of the Biggest Air Freight Companies

Biggest Cargo Companies

Here are the biggest cargo companies according to the Top 25 Airlines: Ranked by Cargo Traffic [2]

Rank Airline Scheduled Cargo Tonne–Kilometers (millions)
1 Qatar Airways 13,024
2 Emirates 12,052
3 Cathay Pacific Airways 10,930
4 Federal Express 8,851
5 Korean Air 7,390
6 Lufthansa 7,223
7 Cargolux 7,180
8 Turkish Airlines 7,000
9 United Parcel Service 6,228
10 Singapore Airlines 6,146
11 Air China 5,651
12 China Southern Airlines 5,482
13 China Airlines 5,334
14 AirBridgeCargo Airlines 5,168
15 United Airlines 4,231
16 British Airways 4,200
17 All Nippon Airways 3,922
18 Air France 3,774
19 Polar Air Cargo 3,765
20 KLM 3,609
21 Atlas Air 3,598
22 AeroLogic 3,581
23 Asiana Airlines 3,552
24 EVA Air 3,443
25 American Airlines 3,208

Footnotes

References

Sales, M. (2016). Air Cargo Management: Air Freight and the Global Supply Chain.

IATA. (2020). WATS World Air Transport, Statistics 2020 International Air Transport Association

Author: Krzysztof Nagaba-Poniatowski