And then before that, I was in the cargo industry for about 20 years.

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Moreover, continuing shift in freight traffic from air to the sea, driven by higher fuel prices is not helping the air-cargo industry at all.

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The company therefore developed a complex model that took all the frequently changing dynamics of the cargo industry into account, as well as opportunities for different negotiation strategies based on supply and demand.

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The air cargo industry needs something similar.

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There's no indication if they expect a Macworld announcement here, but if true, we expect the cargo pants industry to react accordingly.

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Only 78 of Boeing's new orders were for freight aircraft but that understates the industry's importance, since many cargo planes are conversions of ageing passenger planes.

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Giovanni Bisignani, the director- general of IATA, the airline industry's trade body, said that securing the supply chain was the first priority in ensuring that cargo was safe to carry.

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