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Air Cargo Remains Single Bright Spot for Aviation in 2021

Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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A year after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic destroyed demand for air travel, cargo remains the sole bright spot.

With fewer passenger planes in the air, there’s less room for freight that’s normally transported in their holds. That’s driven up demand for dedicated cargo jets to help handle the boom driven by online shopping, vaccine distribution and just-in-time supply chains.