Airplanes remain a popular choice for transporting cargo thanks to fast delivery times, broad geographical reach, and minimal damage or fraud risks. The International Air Transport Association has predicted that the air transport sector will resume growing in 2020, and airlines are also expected to improve their overall profitability.

In its annual prognosis, the International Air Transport Association(IATA) has said that freight volumes are expected to increase 2% year-on-year in 2020 to reach 62.4m tonnes. Overall, the IATA forecasts that the global airline industry will produce a net profit of $29.3bn in 2020, which is an improvement over the net profit of $25.9bn expected in 2019

International transportation and logistics operator AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG organizes global international air cargo shipping for a wide range of cargoes including perishables and dangerous goods. Experienced AsstrA specialists analyze Clients’ needs and are constantly developing modern solutions, serving new destinations, and creating fresh opportunities for Clients. AsstrA Partners will enjoy new benefits in 2020.

“The way our company develops is a result of constantly monitoring the market, working closely with our Customers, and listening to their needs. In order to broaden the transportation horizons of our Clients, AsstrA Italy has been certified by the IATA. Now we can work directly with airlines – without intermediaries. AsstrA Clients can now decide with us the best airline to choose.

The IATA certification means that corporate Clients are sure to receive competitive air freight tariffs, greater oversight of their cargo flows, quick responses to any challenges, and new direct trade lanes. At the beginning of 2020 we launched a new Italy-CIS air freight trade lane,” points out Karol Barańczuk, Deputy COO for AsstrA Partial Loads and the company’s Air Freight Management team leader.

“Up until now, we offered air freight as an extra way to ship cargo from Italy to the CIS countries. Now, with our IATA certification and a dedicated team, we aim to become a key market player and make air freight the go-to option for Customers to master what had been a challenging route , adds Nataliya Sheremetyeva, Senior Sales Specialist at AsstrA Italy.

AsstrA is an efficient, dynamic partner providing comprehensive assistance to Customers via a wide range of services.

Italian Customers can speak directly to our Italian office to receive speedy, Italian-language responses to any request for optimized logistics solutions.”

AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG renders air freight services related to a wide range of cargoes. According to Alan Terzi, Freight Forwarder in the AsstrA Airfreight Division in Italy, “Clients from numerous industries benefit from air freight on the Italy-CIS trade lane. This service is especially popular among Clients from the fashion and beauty, high-tech, automotive and textile sectors. Offerings also include door-to-door delivery, cargo pick-up, insurance, and support for customs duty formalities.”