Air cargo tonnes carried

RecordSTO-01M2HY9T62-B5SP11A28T-N24FQ7

71.6 milliontonnes
forecast

Global · 2026

IATA projects air cargo tonnes carried worldwide at 71.6 million tonnes in 2026.

Original source

Air cargo tonnes carried: every country and year, and how it is measured

Publisher
IATA
Authority tier
T2 Official
Locator
Highlights
Retrieved
14 Sep 2026
Status
Verified · automated check

What the source says

Cargo volumes are expected to reach 71.6 million tonnes in 2026 (up 2.4% on 2025).

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APA

International Air Transport Association. (2025). Airline Profitability Stabilizes with 3.9% Net Margin Expected in 2026. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-12-09-01/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FQ7

Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
MLA
International Air Transport Association. "Airline Profitability Stabilizes with 3.9% Net Margin Expected in 2026." 2025, https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-12-09-01/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FQ7.
Chicago
International Air Transport Association. "Airline Profitability Stabilizes with 3.9% Net Margin Expected in 2026." 2025. https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-12-09-01/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FQ7.
BibTeX
@misc{iata2025airlinen24fq7, author = {{International Air Transport Association}}, title = {Airline Profitability Stabilizes with 3.9\% Net Margin Expected in 2026}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FQ7}, note = {Original source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-12-09-01/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }

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Record: STO-01M2HY9T62-B5SP11A28T-N24FQ7 T2 Official

Primary source

Publisher
International Air Transport Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National and industry official
Report
Airline Profitability Stabilizes with 3.9% Net Margin Expected in 2026
Type
Press release
Published
9 December 2025
Locator
Highlights
Retrieved
14 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary

Verification

Status
Verified · automated check
Review protocol
Automated check (quote contains value)
Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
Permanent URL
/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FQ7