air freight
As part of several stories this week, we focused on tariffs and the widening impact. An essential part of looking into this issue led us to dive into freight data. While analyzing the freight data, we decided to look at a ratio that defined freight as a percentage of payload.
Here’s the model. You can select an airline from the list, and the chart updates show the ratio of aircraft types the airline has reported it used for service to and from the US. If you see an odd-looking aircraft being reported, don’t be surprised. Welcome to the world of data misfilings. In the case of Air Canada, notice how the 767-300 ratio climbs. This is because the aircraft are now freighters but are reported as non-freighters.
The ratio is helpful as a guide to how much belly freight passenger airlines carry. It also quickly identifies models that are very efficient at hauling freight. The poster child is the 777- 300ER. Page two shows that Boeing single-aisles and twin-aisles typically carry more freight than Airbus.
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