| Recent figures show that China is the fastest | | | | country which could be integrated with their |
| growing aviation market in the world. Indeed, | | | | air freight services.Furthermore, |
| between 204 and 2005 China's air freight | | | | opportunities will be created by the |
| volume increased by 25% and 20% respectively. | | | | expansion of Beijing Capital International |
| Furthermore, passenger traffic also grew | | | | airport along with the Simplified Customs |
| considerably in this period.However, shortage | | | | Clearance Procedure. These two factors will |
| of available freighters is threatening to | | | | combine to accelerate the growth of the air |
| restrict the growth of China's air freight | | | | freight business in China.Although the growth |
| industry. | | | | rate of China's air freight sector is |
| | | | expected to slow down this in 2006, it will |
| According to the vice President of China's | | | | not stop completely. According to experts in |
| largest air freight forwarding company,"We | | | | the freight industry, Chinese air freight |
| want to expand as fast as possible ... But it | | | | cargo volumes are predicted to increase by |
| is very difficult to find aircraft at the | | | | 10% in 2006. If this does happen then China's |
| moment."One way around the problem of | | | | air freight volume will be 3.36 million tons. |
| freighter shortages is to use other aircraft, | | | | This means that it will still be a dominant |
| like the B777 which are new freighters with | | | | player in the global air freight market.On a |
| very good fuel efficiency. However, these | | | | similar note, air passenger numbers are also |
| types of freight planes are unlikely to be | | | | likely to grow. Industry insiders estimate |
| available for the next couple of years.Other | | | | that air passenger numbers will rise by 15%. |
| options that some of China's large freight | | | | If this increase takes place then around 159 |
| forwarding companies are looking into is to | | | | million people will travel by aeroplane out |
| expand their road feeder services. This would | | | | of China this year. |
| enable them to create a network across the | | | | |