Cargo sector one of few bright spots for aviation

The air cargo market is not only one of the few silver linings in the aviation sector right now, and the prospect of surplus passenger aircraft should provide feedstock at an economic price for P2F conversions, according to speakers on Airline Economics webinar today, “Coronavirus, the impact on Aviation. According to Rob Morris global head of consultancy at Cirium, although current passenger figures were down significantly for 2020, most travel bans did not include freight and therefore cargo aircraft were the only airplanes still flying. Morris also pointed to the impact of greater use of home shopping due to the pandemic