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Air Freight Global Industry Guide - Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2025

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  • 357 Pages
  • April 2021
  • Region: Global
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 5328408
Global Air Freight industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: sector size (value and volume 2016-20, and forecast to 2025). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the sector.

Key Highlights
  • The air freight sector is defined as consisting of revenues generated from freight transportation by air.
  • Units of volumes are measured in freight ton-kilometers (FTK). Air freight volumes, consisting of freight, express, and diplomatic bags, include both domestic and international freight which for the purposes of this report are counted at each flight stage.
  • Value represents the revenue obtained by airline companies from freight transportation. All market data and forecasts are represented in nominal terms (i.e. without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2020 annual average exchange rates.
  • COVID-19: Figures presented in this report are calculated applying the "middle path" scenario - this is based on the current situation in countries where the epidemic burst first, like China where announcements made by governments stated that the largest impacts of the pandemic may last a further six months.
  • The assumption has been made that after this time the economy will gradually go back to the levels recorded before the pandemic by the end of the year. It is also assumed that there is no widespread economic crisis as seen back in 2008 due to announced pay-outs across countries.
  • At the moment of preparation of this report in February 2021 the economic implications of the lockdowns of many economics are still very difficult to predict as there is no indication how long the pandemic could last, nor the number of sectors forced to stay closed and the scale of the governmental aid involved.
  • The global air freight sector had total revenues of $107,895.2m in 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4% between 2016 and 2020.
  • 2020 has been a very bad year for the air freight sector due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • Store closures and massive disruptions in global supply chains due to COVID-19 damaged the air freight sector’s value and volume in 2020

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 2020?
  • What will be the size of the global air freight sector in 2025?
  • 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
3.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
4 Air Freight in Asia-Pacific
4.1. Market Overview
4.2. Market Data
4.3. Market Segmentation
4.4. Market outlook
4.5. Five forces analysis
5 Air Freight in Europe
5.1. Market Overview
5.2. Market Data
5.3. Market Segmentation
5.4. Market outlook
5.5. Five forces analysis
5.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
6 Air Freight in France
6.1. Market Overview
6.2. Market Data
6.3. Market Segmentation
6.4. Market outlook
6.5. Five forces analysis
6.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
7 Air Freight in Germany
7.1. Market Overview
7.2. Market Data
7.3. Market Segmentation
7.4. Market outlook
7.5. Five forces analysis
7.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
8 Air Freight in Italy
8.1. Market Overview
8.2. Market Data
8.3. Market Segmentation
8.4. Market outlook
8.5. Five forces analysis
8.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
9 Air Freight in Japan
9.1. Market Overview
9.2. Market Data
9.3. Market Segmentation
9.4. Market outlook
9.5. Five forces analysis
9.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
10 Air Freight in Australia
10.1. Market Overview
10.2. Market Data
10.3. Market Segmentation
10.4. Market outlook
10.5. Five forces analysis
10.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
11 Air Freight in Canada
11.1. Market Overview
11.2. Market Data
11.3. Market Segmentation
11.4. Market outlook
11.5. Five forces analysis
11.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
12 Air Freight in China
12.1. Market Overview
12.2. Market Data
12.3. Market Segmentation
12.4. Market outlook
12.5. Five forces analysis
12.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
13 Air Freight in The Netherlands
13.1. Market Overview
13.2. Market Data
13.3. Market Segmentation
13.4. Market outlook
13.5. Five forces analysis
13.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
14 Air Freight in Spain
14.1. Market Overview
14.2. Market Data
14.3. Market Segmentation
14.4. Market outlook
14.5. Five forces analysis
14.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
15 Air Freight in The United Kingdom
15.1. Market Overview
15.2. Market Data
15.3. Market Segmentation
15.4. Market outlook
15.5. Five forces analysis
15.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
16 Air Freight in The United States
16.1. Market Overview
16.2. Market Data
16.3. Market Segmentation
16.4. Market outlook
16.5. Five forces analysis
16.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
17 Company Profiles
17.1. Cargolux Airlines International S.A.
17.2. China Southern Airlines Company Limited
17.3. The Emirates Group
17.4. Deutsche Post AG
17.5. FedEx Corp
17.6. United Parcel Service, Inc.
17.7. Air China Ltd
17.8. Air Incheon Co Ltd
17.9. Asiana Airlines Inc.
17.10. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
17.11. All Nippon Airways Co Ltd
17.12. Deutsche Bahn AG
17.13. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
17.14. Volga-Dnepr Group
17.15. Air France-KLM SA
17.16. Deutsche Lufthansa AG
17.17. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics GmbH & Co. KG
17.18. Alitalia - Societa Aerea Italiana S.p.A.
17.19. Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
17.20. Nippon Express Co Ltd
17.21. Kuehne + Nagel Inc
17.22. Qantas Airways Limited
17.23. Air Canada
17.24. American Airlines Inc
17.25. Cargojet Inc
17.26. China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd
17.27. Hainan Airlines Co Ltd
17.28. British Airways Plc
17.29. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
17.30. United Airlines Holdings Inc
18 Appendix
18.1. Methodology
18.2. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Global air freight sector value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 2: Global air freight sector volume: billion FTK, 2016-20
Table 3: Global air freight sector category segmentation: billion FTK, 2020
Table 4: Global air freight sector geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 5: Global air freight sector value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 6: Global air freight sector volume forecast: billion FTK, 2020-25
Table 7: Global size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 8: Global GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 9: Global GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 10: Global inflation, 2016-20
Table 11: Global consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 12: Global exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 13: Asia-Pacific air freight sector value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 14: Asia-Pacific air freight sector volume: billion FTK, 2016-20
Table 15: Asia-Pacific air freight sector category segmentation: billion FTK, 2020
Table 16: Asia-Pacific air freight sector geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 17: Asia-Pacific air freight sector value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 18: Asia-Pacific air freight sector volume forecast: billion FTK, 2020-25
Table 19: Europe air freight sector value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 20: Europe air freight sector volume: billion FTK, 2016-20
Table 21: Europe air freight sector category segmentation: billion FTK, 2020
Table 22: Europe air freight sector geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 23: Europe air freight sector value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 24: Europe air freight sector volume forecast: billion FTK, 2020-25
Table 25: Europe size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 26: Europe GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 27: Europe GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 28: Europe inflation, 2016-20
Table 29: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 30: Europe exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 31: France air freight sector value: $ million, 2016-20
Table 32: France air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2016-20
Table 33: France air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2020
Table 34: France air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2020
Table 35: France air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2020-25
Table 36: France air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2020-25
Table 37: France size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 38: France GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 39: France GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 40: France inflation, 2016-20
Table 41: France consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 42: France exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 43: Germany air freight sector value: $ million, 2016-20
Table 44: Germany air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2016-20
Table 45: Germany air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2020
Table 46: Germany air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2020
Table 47: Germany air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2020-25
Table 48: Germany air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2020-25
Table 49: Germany size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 50: Germany GDP (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 51: Germany GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 52: Germany inflation, 2016-20
Table 53: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 54: Germany exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 55: Italy air freight sector value: $ million, 2016-20
Table 56: Italy air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2016-20
Table 57: Italy air freight sector category segmentation: million FTK, 2020
Table 58: Italy air freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2020
Table 59: Italy air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2020-25
Table 60: Italy air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2020-25
Table 61: Italy size of population (million), 2016-20
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global air freight sector value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 2: Global air freight sector volume: billion FTK, 2016-20
Figure 3: Global air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020
Figure 4: Global air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 5: Global air freight sector value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 6: Global air freight sector volume forecast: billion FTK, 2020-25
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the global air freight sector, 2020
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the global air freight sector, 2020
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the global air freight sector, 2020
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global air freight sector, 2020
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global air freight sector, 2020
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global air freight sector, 2020
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific air freight sector value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific air freight sector volume: billion FTK, 2016-20
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020
Figure 16: Asia-Pacific air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 17: Asia-Pacific air freight sector value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 18: Asia-Pacific air freight sector volume forecast: billion FTK, 2020-25
Figure 19: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 20: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 21: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 22: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 23: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 24: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 25: Europe air freight sector value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 26: Europe air freight sector volume: billion FTK, 2016-20
Figure 27: Europe air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020
Figure 28: Europe air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 29: Europe air freight sector value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 30: Europe air freight sector volume forecast: billion FTK, 2020-25
Figure 31: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in Europe, 2020
Figure 32: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in Europe, 2020
Figure 33: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in Europe, 2020
Figure 34: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in Europe, 2020
Figure 35: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in Europe, 2020
Figure 36: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in Europe, 2020
Figure 37: France air freight sector value: $ million, 2016-20
Figure 38: France air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2016-20
Figure 39: France air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020
Figure 40: France air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 41: France air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 42: France air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2020-25
Figure 43: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in France, 2020
Figure 44: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in France, 2020
Figure 45: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in France, 2020
Figure 46: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in France, 2020
Figure 47: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in France, 2020
Figure 48: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in France, 2020
Figure 49: Germany air freight sector value: $ million, 2016-20
Figure 50: Germany air freight sector volume: million FTK, 2016-20
Figure 51: Germany air freight sector category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020
Figure 52: Germany air freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 53: Germany air freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 54: Germany air freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2020-25
Figure 55: Forces driving competition in the air freight sector in Germany, 2020
Figure 56: Drivers of buyer power in the air freight sector in Germany, 2020
Figure 57: Drivers of supplier power in the air freight sector in Germany, 2020
Figure 58: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the air freight sector in Germany, 2020
Figure 59: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the air freight sector in Germany, 2020
Figure 60: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the air freight sector in Germany, 2020

Companies Mentioned

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes:

  • Cargolux Airlines International S.A.
  • China Southern Airlines Company Limited
  • The Emirates Group
  • Deutsche Post AG
  • FedEx Corp
  • United Parcel Service, Inc.
  • Air China Ltd
  • Air Incheon Co Ltd
  • Asiana Airlines Inc.
  • Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
  • All Nippon Airways Co Ltd
  • Deutsche Bahn AG
  • International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
  • Volga-Dnepr Group
  • Air France-KLM SA
  • Deutsche Lufthansa AG
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics GmbH & Co. KG
  • Alitalia - Societa Aerea Italiana S.p.A.
  • Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Nippon Express Co Ltd
  • Kuehne + Nagel Inc
  • Qantas Airways Limited
  • Air Canada
  • American Airlines Inc
  • Cargojet Inc
  • China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd
  • Hainan Airlines Co Ltd
  • British Airways Plc
  • Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
  • United Airlines Holdings Inc