According to data collected by Cargo Facts Consulting, Temu transports about 4,000 tons per day, Shein 5,000 tons, Alibaba.com 1,000 tons and TikTok 800 tons. (Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty Images)Several sources said that demand for air transportation increased significantly in the second half of last year. (Aloysius Wong/CBC)In its 2023 Commercial Market Outlook, Boeing estimated that China's air cargo fleet will more than triple between 2022 and 2042 to 750 aircraft. According to the head of a major air freight company and Unique Logistics, e-commerce companies are reaching out directly to airlines to provide more capacity. The impact of China's new e-commerce giants is “game-changing,” said Mark Schlossberg, vice president of Air Freight at Unique.
