TRHY S NÁKLADNOU LETECKOU DOPRAVOU VO VYBRANÝCH SVETOVÝCH REGIÓNOCH

Abstract

Air freight is a sector often overlooked by literature despite its importance. This bachelor thesis was written using available literature, particularly annual and monthly reports published by international aviation organizations. The introduction part of this bachelor thesis is looking into a brief history of air freight and highlights its value. The main part analyses global air freight market in terms of its size, outlines trends and forecasts and mentions major freight carriers. The global market is then divided into regions and North America and Asia-Pacific are analyzed in a similar manner. The final part of the thesis is focused on the current situation of European market and its position. Results of this thesis will provide a summary of the current state of the European and global air freight market. The results have shown that this segment is closely tied to economic indicators, therefore is highly susceptible to changes.