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