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FAA Predicts Improvements in Total Air Cargo
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Source: ACI-NA
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10/03/2010
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Recent predictions from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) annual forecast indicate that total air cargo Registered Ton Miles (RTMs) will increase from 30.8 billion in 2009 to 86.6 billion in 2030 – up an average of 5.0 percent each year. The FAA also expects domestic RTMs to increase 2.1 percent a year.
“As it is predicted with passenger traffic, the cargo volume handled at airports is expected to increase significantly in the near future, and the forecast provided by the FAA is encouraging,” said ACI-NA President Greg Principato. “Passenger and cargo traffic will come back, and airports will continue to improve and build upon their facilities to ensure that they can manage traffic when business returns.”
This forecast is released as nearly 100 representatives of the North American airport cargo industry convene for the 2010 ACI-NA Air Cargo Conference in Seattle to discuss the current air cargo commercial and policy landscape, the business of air cargo, and strategies to enhance air cargo revenue.
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» Hamdi Chaouk, Director General of Civil Aviation – Lebanon
