The air transport industry is an important part of modern logistics, the air transport industry is the international trade valuables, fresh goods and precision instruments of necessity, can provide safe, fast, convenient, quality service。The air cargo mainly adopts the mode of centralized consignment, or the shipper directly entrustsAir transportAgent: After the goods arrive at the destination, the air transport agent shall deliver the goods to the consignee on behalf of the transport agent。In addition to air transport enterprises, this business also requires the assistance of air cargo agents。Most of the air cargo operators are multinational corporations, which have established global networks by extending their operations to different parts of the world in the form of sole proprietorship or joint ventures。
In the general trend, the next opportunity to promote the transformation of the entire Chinese industrial structure is the Internet of Things, which will also become a huge opportunity in the development of aviation logistics, the next few years should be based on the Internet of things as a trend for innovation and exploration。
From a small trend point of view, the earliest air shipment is mainly general cargo, after SARS, express airlines try to express shipment, gradually from the pilot business into the mainstream business。
Since the outbreak, most flights have been idle, and the limited capacity of the four major express services has caused a serious shortage of air capacity, so many airlines are doing their best to meet demand by increasing cargo services, including "passenger-to-cargo".。After receiving the request of the charter party, a number of international airlines immediately responded by sending extra personnel to check the cargo information and ensure the orderly progress of the "passenger cargo conversion" work。
This outbreak is like a catalyst, planes become planes。On the one hand, the sharp decline in passenger travel demand has led to the reduction or grounding of passenger flights, idle crew and airport personnel, which has directly brought cash flow and operational pressure。In addition, the epidemic has led to an increase in the demand for air cargo, both to undertake the transport of urgently needed medical protective supplies, but also to transport daily industrial and life products to countries, from in to out。Unlike temporary modifications, permanent modifications tend to be more complex and involve more investment。However, as it is widely believed that passenger demand may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024, many airlines are turning their eyes to cargo, converting idle or long-serving aircraft into freighters。
In addition, due to the relatively low maintenance costs of cargo planes, this can also save airlines money to a certain extent。The industry forecasts that the demand for convertibles will increase by 36% next year, and this trend will continue until 2022。Industry insiders believe that the epidemic has promoted the rise of e-commerce, so that airlines are very optimistic about the future of "passenger to cargo" business prospects。