Growing E-Commerce Sector to Create Opportunity for Air Freight Industry

Published: Apr 2024

The global air freight market is anticipated to grow at a considerable CAGR of 5.6% during the forecast period (2024-2031). E-commerce has exploded in popularity over the last few years, it has gained strong traction across the globe to become a crucial part of the global sales structure and changed the way logistics is done. Air freight is ideal for providing quick deliveries. In 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicted that eCommerce accounted for around 15.0% of all air freight volumes. This e-commerce tendency is continuing to grow and has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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The explosive surge of e-commerce during the pandemic has rendered its future trajectory unpredictable. IATA reports that 80.0% of international e-commerce relies on air transport, significantly streamlining cross-border shopping with enhanced efficiency, security, and transparency. Projections anticipate a substantial expansion in the e-commerce sector, potentially soaring to a value of $4.4 trillion by 2026. As online retailing boosts demand for package delivery services worldwide, e-commerce is predicted to be the future growth engine for the air freight business. The growing use of air freight for e-commerce shipments worldwide is expected to boost the global air freight market's growth over the forecast period. Since 2005, worldwide internet retail trade has grown by around 20% a year on average, which is far rapid than conventional store-based sales. The International Post Corporation (IPC) considers that the share has now registered 25%. Besides the increasing domestic volumes shipped by small and large e-retailers, the swiftly-growing cross-border e-commerce remains a key growth driver for the overall increase in e-commerce sales.

Market Coverage

The market number available for – 2023-2031

Base year- 2023

Forecast period- 2024-2031

Segment Covered- 

o By Service

o By Destination

o By Carrier Type

o By End-User

Regions Covered-

o North America

o Europe

o Asia-Pacific

o Rest of the World

Competitive Landscape- includesFedEx (Federal Express) Corp.,United Parcel Service Inc.,The Emirates Group,Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, among others.

Key questions addressed by the report.

  • What is the market growth rate?
  • Which segment and region dominate the market in the base year?
  • Which segment and region will project the fastest growth in the market?
  • Who is the leader in the market?
  • How are players addressing challenges to sustain growth?
  • Where is the investment opportunity?

Global Air Freight Market Report Segment

By Service

  • Freight        
  • Express      
  • Mail       
  • Other Services

By Destination

  • Domestic
  • International

By Carrier Type

  • Belly Cargo       
  • Freighter

By End-User 

  • Private 
  • Commercial

Global Air Freight Market Report Segment by Region

North America

United States

Canada

Europe

UK

Germany

Italy

Spain

France

Rest of Europe 

Asia-Pacific

China

India

Japan

South Korea

Rest of Asia-Pacific 

Rest of the World

Latin America 

Middle East & Africa


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