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AUG 26, 2005 (newstodate): The Russian air cargo market development was more than uneven and hectic in 2001-2004, according to a study provided by AsstrA Associated Traffic AG, Minsk representative office.
The dynamics of air cargo volumes transported by Russian air cargo industry look as follows: 5.9 percent increase in Russia-worldwide deliveries and 7.2 percent drop in Russia-CIS deliveries in 2002 as compared to 2001, an abrupt 7.3 percent drop and 20.4 percent surplus in Russia-worldwide and Russia-CIS air cargo transportation, respectively, in 2003, and finally an 11.9 percent and 25.1 percent growth both for Russia-worldwide and Russia-CIS deliveries in 2004.
The dynamics for air cargo turnover in 2001-2004 reflect the same tendency: 5.0 percent increase and 14.0 percent drop in 2002, 0.54 percent decrease and 24.5 percent growth in 2003, and 17.96 percent and 10.4 percent increase in 2004, respectively, for Russia-worldwide and Russia-CIS deliveries.
Major market trends and primarily Russia's dependency on China as its most prominent partner for air cargo exports have contributed to such chaotic development of the Russian air cargo market.
An abrupt drop in air cargo volumes to China in 2002-2003 made major exporters redirect their cargo to rail or sea transportation, whereas other CIS air cargo carriers won over the significant air cargo market share.
The situation worsened in winter of 2004, with air cargo transportation between Russia and China coming to a halt in summer of 2004 after the plane crush in China.
The ban against noisy Russian IL-76 freighters in 2002-2003, and the steep rise in fuel prices by almost 40-60 percent in 2004 shook the market as well.
-However, even with such stressful heritage Russian air cargo industry continues to grow. Air cargo carriers switched successfully to TU-154Ms, while China remains one of Russia's major air transportation directions, with India close on its heels, the study concludes.
The dynamics of air cargo volumes transported by Russian air cargo industry look as follows: 5.9 percent increase in Russia-worldwide deliveries and 7.2 percent drop in Russia-CIS deliveries in 2002 as compared to 2001, an abrupt 7.3 percent drop and 20.4 percent surplus in Russia-worldwide and Russia-CIS air cargo transportation, respectively, in 2003, and finally an 11.9 percent and 25.1 percent growth both for Russia-worldwide and Russia-CIS deliveries in 2004.
The dynamics for air cargo turnover in 2001-2004 reflect the same tendency: 5.0 percent increase and 14.0 percent drop in 2002, 0.54 percent decrease and 24.5 percent growth in 2003, and 17.96 percent and 10.4 percent increase in 2004, respectively, for Russia-worldwide and Russia-CIS deliveries.
Major market trends and primarily Russia's dependency on China as its most prominent partner for air cargo exports have contributed to such chaotic development of the Russian air cargo market.
An abrupt drop in air cargo volumes to China in 2002-2003 made major exporters redirect their cargo to rail or sea transportation, whereas other CIS air cargo carriers won over the significant air cargo market share.
The situation worsened in winter of 2004, with air cargo transportation between Russia and China coming to a halt in summer of 2004 after the plane crush in China.
The ban against noisy Russian IL-76 freighters in 2002-2003, and the steep rise in fuel prices by almost 40-60 percent in 2004 shook the market as well.
-However, even with such stressful heritage Russian air cargo industry continues to grow. Air cargo carriers switched successfully to TU-154Ms, while China remains one of Russia's major air transportation directions, with India close on its heels, the study concludes.