Freighter operators are adjusting aircraft deployment, schedules and allocations as booking activity takes off on trans-Pacific, intra-Asia and Africa routes.
As factory orders and production “pick up a gear,” the Cass Freight Shipments Index is looking more solid entering the fourth quarter.
Despite the worsening conflict, analyst Linerlytica is expecting a full-scale return to the Red Sea route within the first quarter of 2027.
