The growing demand for air cargo across European countries owing to demand for different products from the e-commerce platforms is catalyzing the growth of Europe air cargo market across the region. Moreover, the airlines operating across the Europe air cargo market are also focusing on introducing new air cargo solutions for their respective customers to cater to the customers’ demands to remain competitive in the market. Also, the Europe air cargo market players have been pushing their existing capacities to expand their air cargo volumes to cater to the increasing cargo volume traffic worldwide. This is also leading to the procurement of new aircraft models by air freight companies for expanding their respective cargo fleet. For instance, in November 2021, CMA CGM AIR CARGO placed an order for 4 new Airbus A350F aircraft that will be used for expanding its air cargo operations across its services.
Further, the growing air cargo traffic (CTK) across Europe is another major factor likely to generate new market opportunities for Europe air cargo market players during the forecast period. In addition, according to the Boeing's 2022 World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), Europe accounted for 20% of the global air cargo volume reaching a value of around 57 billion RTK (Revenue Tonne Kilometer) in 2021. This is driven by the growth in the air cargo volume from cross country cargo operations. For instance, according to the WACF, East Asia-Europe cargo volumes are expected to witness a growth of 4.5% during 2022-2041. Similarly, according to the same source, Middle East-Europe cargo volumes are expected to witness a growth of 2.3% during 2022-2041. Such instances are likely to generate new market opportunities for Europe air cargo players during the forecast period.
Further, regulatory enforcement, including customs departments, represents a major challenge such as potentially slowing a shipment delivery or requiring shipping containers to be opened for inspection. Moreover, the temporary ban on social gatherings and shutdown of stores, restaurants, grocery shops, gardening centers, theatres, and concerts have led consumers to shop online. The consumers' behavior has changed toward online retail. For instance, according to the International Trade Association e-commerce registered 18% of the total retail sales volume in 2020 and continues to increase worldwide. All these factors have catalyzed the Europe air cargo market growth in 2020.
Report Attribute | Details |
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Market size in 2022 | US$ 30.27 Billion |
Market Size by 2028 | US$ 43.29 Billion |
Global CAGR (2022 - 2028) | 6.1% |
Historical Data | 2020-2021 |
Forecast period | 2023-2028 |
Segments Covered |
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Regions and Countries Covered | Europe
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Market leaders and key company profiles |
The estimated Europe market size for the air cargo market in 2022 is expected to be around US$ 30.27 billion
1. Speedy adoption of e-commerce platforms 2. Continuous need to transport temperature-sensitive products
1. Rational cool chain solutions 2. Execution of several software solutions
Turkish Cargo, DHL International, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, United Parcel Services Inc, and FedEx Corporation are the key market players expected to hold a major market share of Europe air cargo market in 2022
The UK is expected to register highest CAGR in the Europe air cargo market during the forecast period (2022-2028)
The UK, Italy, and France are expected to register high growth rate during the forecast period
France is expected to hold a major market share of Europe air cargo market in 2022
Air freight segment is expected to hold a major market share of air cargo market in 2022
The Europe market size of air cargo market by 2028 will be around US$ 43.29 billion
The air cargo market is expected to register an incremental growth value of US$ 13.02 billion during the forecast period