Maersk Air Cargo has become the newest member of BARIG, the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany, as the trade association sharpens its focus on the country’s air cargo sector. BARIG has been pressing German authorities to address what it describes as excessive location costs and layers of bureaucratic complexity weighing on airfreight operators. Chairman Michael Hoppe pointed to airfreight’s growing importance for German industrial supply chains, arguing that current conditions put unnecessary strain on operators at a time when the mode is more critical than ever.

Global air cargo demand rose 7% year-on-year in June, according to Xeneta data, a figure that came in well ahead of both analyst expectations and the market’s own supply growth of just 3%. The gap between demand and capacity has become the defining feature of air freight in 2026, and the driver is no longer the e-commerce boom that powered the sector for the past two to three years. It is semiconductors and AI infrastructure.

Ontario International Airport recorded its fourth consecutive month of passenger growth in March, welcoming 574,819 travelers — a 2.7% year-over-year gain — while commercial air freight tonnage climbed 15.3%, airport officials announced. The headline numbers were driven almost entirely by international traffic, which surged 55.2% to 60,042 passengers in March against the same month last year. Domestic volumes edged down 1.2% to 514,777. Through the first quarter, ONT served 1,546,339 total passengers, up 4.

Boeing’s 2024 World Air Cargo Forecast anticipates a doubling of global air cargo traffic by 2043, driven by a 4% annual growth rate. This robust outlook highlights the pivotal role of e-commerce and shifting supply chains in reshaping global trade logistics. Emerging markets, particularly in Asia, are set to propel demand, with express carrier traffic forecast to triple, underscoring the rising prominence of expedited delivery services. The global freighter fleet will expand significantly, growing from 2,340 aircraft in 2023 to an estimated 3,900 by 2043.

Boeing has announced an optimistic projection for the aviation industry’s future, forecasting a demand for nearly 44,000 new commercial airplanes by 2043. This growth is driven by the resurgence and surpassing of pre-pandemic air travel levels. As revealed at the Farnborough International Airshow, Boeing’s 2024 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) anticipates a 3% increase in airplane deliveries over the next two decades. The report underscores that single-aisle airplanes will dominate, accounting for 76% of new deliveries, while nearly half of these will replace older, less fuel-efficient jets, enhancing sustainability.