WorldACD Market Data

WorldACD Market Data B.V. is a data publishing company in Amsterdam that supplies market data to the air cargo industry. It was started in February 2004 by a small group of Dutch airline and aviation people. The company says it uses only primary data sources from its customers, who are also its data suppliers, and that it does not provide consultancy services.

Data products

• Agent-level market data, covering more than 15,000 forwarders according to the company
• Product-level market data across 14 product and priority categories
• Weekly market data with weight and rate figures
• A rate index covering worldwide markets
• Capacity and load factor data in weekly and monthly publications
• FTK and ATK data based on actual flights
• GSA performance reports and historic market growth data going back more than 10 years
• Free trend reports: Weekly Trends, Peek of the Week, Yields and Rates, and monthly index charts

Customers

WorldACD serves airlines, airports, forwarders, general sales agents and shippers. Its data is used for pricing, tracking performance, setting sales targets, adjusting networks, exploring markets and developing new products. The company says its figures come from more than 100 airlines and forwarders.

Company facts

• Started in 2004
• Confidentiality: inputs are used only to build aggregated market totals, the company states
• Website available in English and Simplified Chinese