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http://www.airports.org/aci/aci/file/Press%20Releases/2010/PR_170310_PrelimResults_2009_final.pdf Communiqué de l'ACI Passenger traffic down by 2.7%; cargo down by 8.2 % Geneva, 17 March 2010 – ACI reports preliminary results of a 2.7 percent decline in global passenger traffic for 2009, reflecting steep declines in the first quarter in most regions but a return to growth activity by year-end. Total cargo volumes retracted by 8.2 percent, while aircraft movements were 5.5 percent below the 2008 level. The preliminary report is based on input from over 900 airports. ACI World Director General Angela Gittens comments, “We are pleased to see that the global results for 2009 were less depressed than originally anticipated, although the pattern was as we had forecast. We recognize the economic cautions ahead but early indications for January and February confirm continuing global traffic stabilization with reports of renewed domestic and international demand in many localities.” R

Devenir du fret aérien européen. Un article à lire... http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6668942.html Special European Logistics Report: Turbulence over Europe Our European Correspondent brings U.S. air shippers up to date on cargo volumes, eminent mergers and acquisitions, and the challenges ahead for carriers and shippers heading into 2010. By Dagmar Trepins, European Correspondent -- Logistics Management, 7/1/2009 Like the U.S. market, European air cargo traffic experienced a major setback due to the collapse of financial markets, a worldwide recession, and high fuel prices. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) statistics, European carriers have seen a double-digit freight decline of 23.3 percent in April 2009 compared to the previous year’s levels; and they are expected to post losses of U.S. $1.8 billion with collapsing demand for premium services in all the major markets served by the region’s carriers. “Freight remains at shockingly low levels,” sa