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64 Cargo forecasts are generally undertaken as part of an airport's master planning activity, as part of an environmental assessment, to accommodate facility improvements, or in response to unforeseen demand or expectations of the local business community. They are then used to assist planners in the identification of future cargo facility and apron requirements.
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Air Cargo Forecasting 65 facilities -- such as cold storage facilities -- airport planners may seek trade data originating with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
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66 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development In international gateways, gains in international cargo tonnage have at least partially masked losses in domestic cargo. Total cargo tonnage may have changed very little in the course of 20 years, but the carrier composition may have changed dramatically.
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Air Cargo Forecasting 67 unlimited capacity supply -- and, therefore, should be considered only one of several potential analytical tools. 5.2.3 Market Share Analysis Market share analysis compares local activity levels with a larger entity, most commonly in comparisons between a particular airport and its regional traffic or with total national traffic.
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68 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development 5.2.4 Institutional Forecasts The introductory section cited several sources of institutional forecasts commonly used by airport planners and others to calibrate local cargo forecasts. For the vast majority of U.S.
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Air Cargo Forecasting 69 others. Clearly, the popularity of Boeing's forecast derives in large part from the acceptance of its methodology and its history of reliability.
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70 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development how much of the payload is dedicated to the local market. If the aircraft continues to other cities to build/break loads before returning to the hub, partial loads decrease throughput anticipated for the warehouse and may shorten the time the aircraft will be on the ground.
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