Making a Small Market Thrive : Recommendations for Efficiency Gains in the Latin American Air Cargo Market
Air cargo origin destination flows in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region are heavily concentrated in the largest economies of South America and Mexico. With 32.7 percent of the airfreight moved to, from, and within the region, Brazil...
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ACCESS CHARGES AIM AIR AIR CARGO AIR CARGO TRAFFIC AIR CARRIERS AIR FREIGHT AIR SERVICE AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION AIR TRANSPORT DEMAND AIR TRANSPORT MARKET AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR AIR TRANSPORTATION AIRBUS AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT TYPES AIRCRAFTS AIRLINE AIRLINE PASSENGER AIRLINES AIRPORT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AIRPORT OPERATOR AIRPORT SERVICES AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ARTERIES ASA AVIATION INDUSTRY BONDED WAREHOUSES CABOTAGE CAPITAL INPUTS CARGO BAYS CARGO CAPACITY CARGO CARRIERS CARGO HUB CARGO SERVICES CARGO TRAFFIC CARGO VOLUMES CARRIERS CHARTER FLIGHTS CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY COMMERCIAL SERVICES COMMODITIES COMMODITY CONCESSIONS CONE CONTAINER OPERATIONS CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DELIVERIES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC TRAFFIC ECONOMIC REGULATORS ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EXCESS CAPACITY EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FARES FIVE FREEDOMS FLIGHT FOREIGN AIRLINES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREIGHT FLEET FREIGHT MARKET FREIGHTERS FUEL FUEL PRICES GROWTH FORECASTS GROWTH RATES HANDLING HIGH TRANSPORT HUB IMPACT OF TRANSPORT IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL CARGO TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC LANDING LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LEGAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY LEVEL OF DEMAND LOADING MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONDITIONS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL CARRIERS NUMBER OF AIRLINES OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS PASSENGER PASSENGER FLIGHTS PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGERS PAYLOAD PICK-UP PILOTS PRIVATE AIRLINES RAILROAD RANGE REFERENCE REGIONAL AIRLINES REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROUTE ROUTES SERVICE LEVELS SERVICE PROVIDERS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SIGNAGE SINGLE SERVICE PROVIDER SUPPLY CHAIN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TOLL TONNAGE TRADE LOGISTICS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRANSIT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SUPPLY TRANSPORTATION TRIP TRIPS TRUCKS WAREHOUSE |
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ACCESS CHARGES AIM AIR AIR CARGO AIR CARGO TRAFFIC AIR CARRIERS AIR FREIGHT AIR SERVICE AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION AIR TRANSPORT DEMAND AIR TRANSPORT MARKET AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR AIR TRANSPORTATION AIRBUS AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT TYPES AIRCRAFTS AIRLINE AIRLINE PASSENGER AIRLINES AIRPORT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AIRPORT OPERATOR AIRPORT SERVICES AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ARTERIES ASA AVIATION INDUSTRY BONDED WAREHOUSES CABOTAGE CAPITAL INPUTS CARGO BAYS CARGO CAPACITY CARGO CARRIERS CARGO HUB CARGO SERVICES CARGO TRAFFIC CARGO VOLUMES CARRIERS CHARTER FLIGHTS CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY COMMERCIAL SERVICES COMMODITIES COMMODITY CONCESSIONS CONE CONTAINER OPERATIONS CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DELIVERIES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC TRAFFIC ECONOMIC REGULATORS ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EXCESS CAPACITY EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FARES FIVE FREEDOMS FLIGHT FOREIGN AIRLINES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREIGHT FLEET FREIGHT MARKET FREIGHTERS FUEL FUEL PRICES GROWTH FORECASTS GROWTH RATES HANDLING HIGH TRANSPORT HUB IMPACT OF TRANSPORT IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL CARGO TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC LANDING LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LEGAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY LEVEL OF DEMAND LOADING MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONDITIONS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL CARRIERS NUMBER OF AIRLINES OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS PASSENGER PASSENGER FLIGHTS PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGERS PAYLOAD PICK-UP PILOTS PRIVATE AIRLINES RAILROAD RANGE REFERENCE REGIONAL AIRLINES REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROUTE ROUTES SERVICE LEVELS SERVICE PROVIDERS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SIGNAGE SINGLE SERVICE PROVIDER SUPPLY CHAIN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TOLL TONNAGE TRADE LOGISTICS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRANSIT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SUPPLY TRANSPORTATION TRIP TRIPS TRUCKS WAREHOUSE Serebrisky, Tomás Schwartz, Jordan Pachón, María Claudia Ricover, Andrés Making a Small Market Thrive : Recommendations for Efficiency Gains in the Latin American Air Cargo Market |
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Air cargo origin destination flows in
the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region are heavily
concentrated in the largest economies of South America and
Mexico. With 32.7 percent of the airfreight moved to, from,
and within the region, Brazil is the largest cargo market,
followed by Colombia and Mexico, with 17.9 percent and 16.0
percent, respectively. The relatively small size of the air
cargo market in LAC can be explained by: (i) low levels of
demand for air cargo services (supply responds adequately to
a low demand for air cargo services in/from LAC), or (ii)
restrictions to a properly functioning market that impede
the air cargo market to reach its full potential. The
analysis carried out for the preparation of this paper
indicates that the low levels of demand is the most
reasonable explanation for the small size of the LAC air
cargo market. There is room to improve some regulations
which would make the air cargo market work more efficiently
and probably at lower costs, but the size and diversity of
the market will not significantly change as a result.
Airport infrastructure quality fairs well overall, although
some isolated issues exist in certain airports in LAC.
Infrastructure limitations were evaluated through a survey
conducted by an association of LAC airlines (ALTA). The
results of the survey show that even the worst rated
airports received an acceptable score in absolute terms.
Policies aimed at reducing operating costs and related to
soft constraints should also be implemented paperless
customs procedures, improved security in airport premises
and streamlining of custom inspection processes. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Serebrisky, Tomás Schwartz, Jordan Pachón, María Claudia Ricover, Andrés |
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Serebrisky, Tomás Schwartz, Jordan Pachón, María Claudia Ricover, Andrés |
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Serebrisky, Tomás |
| title |
Making a Small Market Thrive : Recommendations for Efficiency Gains in the Latin American Air Cargo Market |
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Making a Small Market Thrive : Recommendations for Efficiency Gains in the Latin American Air Cargo Market |
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Making a Small Market Thrive : Recommendations for Efficiency Gains in the Latin American Air Cargo Market |
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Making a Small Market Thrive : Recommendations for Efficiency Gains in the Latin American Air Cargo Market |
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Making a Small Market Thrive : Recommendations for Efficiency Gains in the Latin American Air Cargo Market |
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making a small market thrive : recommendations for efficiency gains in the latin american air cargo market |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/14981006/making-small-market-thrive-recommendations-efficiency-gains-latin-american-air-cargo-market http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17490 |
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okr-10986-174902021-04-23T14:03:36Z Making a Small Market Thrive : Recommendations for Efficiency Gains in the Latin American Air Cargo Market Serebrisky, Tomás Schwartz, Jordan Pachón, María Claudia Ricover, Andrés ACCESS CHARGES AIM AIR AIR CARGO AIR CARGO TRAFFIC AIR CARRIERS AIR FREIGHT AIR SERVICE AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT AIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION AIR TRANSPORT DEMAND AIR TRANSPORT MARKET AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR AIR TRANSPORTATION AIRBUS AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT TYPES AIRCRAFTS AIRLINE AIRLINE PASSENGER AIRLINES AIRPORT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AIRPORT OPERATOR AIRPORT SERVICES AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ARTERIES ASA AVIATION INDUSTRY BONDED WAREHOUSES CABOTAGE CAPITAL INPUTS CARGO BAYS CARGO CAPACITY CARGO CARRIERS CARGO HUB CARGO SERVICES CARGO TRAFFIC CARGO VOLUMES CARRIERS CHARTER FLIGHTS CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY COMMERCIAL SERVICES COMMODITIES COMMODITY CONCESSIONS CONE CONTAINER OPERATIONS CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DELIVERIES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC TRAFFIC ECONOMIC REGULATORS ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EXCESS CAPACITY EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FARES FIVE FREEDOMS FLIGHT FOREIGN AIRLINES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREIGHT FLEET FREIGHT MARKET FREIGHTERS FUEL FUEL PRICES GROWTH FORECASTS GROWTH RATES HANDLING HIGH TRANSPORT HUB IMPACT OF TRANSPORT IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL CARGO TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC LANDING LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LEGAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY LEVEL OF DEMAND LOADING MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONDITIONS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL CARRIERS NUMBER OF AIRLINES OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS PASSENGER PASSENGER FLIGHTS PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGERS PAYLOAD PICK-UP PILOTS PRIVATE AIRLINES RAILROAD RANGE REFERENCE REGIONAL AIRLINES REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROUTE ROUTES SERVICE LEVELS SERVICE PROVIDERS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SIGNAGE SINGLE SERVICE PROVIDER SUPPLY CHAIN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TOLL TONNAGE TRADE LOGISTICS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRANSIT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SUPPLY TRANSPORTATION TRIP TRIPS TRUCKS WAREHOUSE Air cargo origin destination flows in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region are heavily concentrated in the largest economies of South America and Mexico. With 32.7 percent of the airfreight moved to, from, and within the region, Brazil is the largest cargo market, followed by Colombia and Mexico, with 17.9 percent and 16.0 percent, respectively. The relatively small size of the air cargo market in LAC can be explained by: (i) low levels of demand for air cargo services (supply responds adequately to a low demand for air cargo services in/from LAC), or (ii) restrictions to a properly functioning market that impede the air cargo market to reach its full potential. The analysis carried out for the preparation of this paper indicates that the low levels of demand is the most reasonable explanation for the small size of the LAC air cargo market. There is room to improve some regulations which would make the air cargo market work more efficiently and probably at lower costs, but the size and diversity of the market will not significantly change as a result. Airport infrastructure quality fairs well overall, although some isolated issues exist in certain airports in LAC. Infrastructure limitations were evaluated through a survey conducted by an association of LAC airlines (ALTA). The results of the survey show that even the worst rated airports received an acceptable score in absolute terms. Policies aimed at reducing operating costs and related to soft constraints should also be implemented paperless customs procedures, improved security in airport premises and streamlining of custom inspection processes. 2014-03-28T21:59:21Z 2014-03-28T21:59:21Z 2011-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/14981006/making-small-market-thrive-recommendations-efficiency-gains-latin-american-air-cargo-market http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17490 English en_US Transport paper series;no. TP-35 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean |