After “stagnating from mid- 2011 to early 2013,” world air cargo volumes are expected to be in a constant climb for a number of years, according to the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast 2014-2015. According to the report world air cargo traffic began to grow again in second quarter 2013. By July 2014, traffic had grown 4.4% compared with the first seven months of 2013. Forecasts for even better economic and trade growth should lead to sustained air cargo traffic growth in 2015 and 2016. Over the next 20 years, world air cargo traffic is expected to grow 4.7% per year. Air freight, including express traffic, will average 4.8% annual growth, measured in revenue ton kilometres (RTKs), increasing from 207.8 billion RTKs in 2013 to 521.8 billion in 2033. INSERT 4.7% Predicted airfreight growth over next 20 years.
