{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"CAAS- Spring 2026-Powerd by AI","description":"In the turbulence and uncertainty of the past 12 months, some new patterns have emerged, while certain old trends, tendencies and truths have been further highlighted, underlined and reinforced \u2013 or in some cases, left behind. Many of these are illustrated in the accounts of air cargo industry experts and senior stakeholders within the Outlook 2026 Report within this magazine (pages 4-49). Senior industry leaders from freight forwarding companies, carriers, airports, cargo handlers, technology specialists, associations, and other organisations describe their recent experiences and how they have responded to key changing market conditions and circumstances, and new trends and patterns. Emerging themes include the ever-increasing importance of resilience, responsiveness, visibility, and good data. Ai is mentioned frequently, and you will have your own experiences with this. New use cases within air cargo will continue to emerge this year, and air cargo will continue to play a key role in transporting the semiconductors and other technologies that support its development \u2013 and the wider supply chains of this and other verticals \u2013 as cargo owners and their logistics partners navigate complex and fast-changing tariff, trade, and competitive dynamics. Some of these trends are explored in further detail within the report on North America (page 50), where stakeholders have faced the sharp end of fast-changing tariff and trade rules. In the GSA Interviews section (pages 57-65), GSAs highlight how recent market changes have affected their businesses, and new trends in outsourcing airline cargo sales, services and operations \u2013 where closer partnerships and predictive data are particularly emphasised. And in the Technology Interview (page 68), CargoAI CEO Matt Petot outlines how innovation, automation, and Ai are steadily redefining how the industry operates. In the \u2018year of the wood snake\u2019 that we recently left, many companies and individuals have needed to shed old skins and past behaviours, expectations, and business practices, amid last year\u2019s extreme geopolitical and trade turbulence, and further advances in Ai. The \u2018year of the fire horse\u2019 seems sure to bring new dynamic challenges \u2013 and opportunities for those agile and versatile enough to respond positively to them. The next issue of CAAS will include a substantial article on \u2018Women in Air Cargo\u2019, based around the conclusion of IATA\u2019s 25by2025 initiative and interviews with a variety of women working at senior levels within air cargo and allied sectors. It was originally planned for this Spring edition, but I have rescheduled it in order to strengthen the article by including a wider diversity of voices. It will be part of a greater focus within CAAS on people issues within the sector, which will include topics such as training, recruitment, and diversity. ","author_name":"The EVA podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/evaintmedia.com\/theevapodcast\/","html":"