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At the 2016 Asian Logistics Biennale, the world's third-largest cargo airline revealed that it will launch the world's largest business passenger aircraft A380 in July to fly from Doha Hamad International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. One class a day. With the belly compartment provided by the new passenger plane, the weekly round-trip freight volume of Guangzhou will add tens of tons.

Up to now, Qatar has only opened three cargo navigation points in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and the cargo volume is about 2,400 tons per week. In addition, it also provides air cargo services for seven civil aviation cities including Beijing and Chengdu by means of Qatar Airways' wide-body aircraft.

Like many overseas airlines, Qatar Cargo has its ambitions for China's freight market. Ulrich Ogiermann said that he hopes to cover all of China's freight centers and enter the branch.

The company also plans to expand the fleet size to 22 in 2017. In addition to its efforts in the Chinese market, it will also increase the capacity of certain cities, and in mid-July opened two cargo navigation points in Halifax and JFK Airport in New York to expand the route network. “In the next nine months, we will be the main force in the trans-Pacific, Australia and South American markets.”

It is not only the Qatar Airways that continues to increase in the air cargo business, especially in terms of the capacity of the Chinese market, there are more companies competing. In the middle of last year, Luxembourg Cargo Airlines established a base air cargo company in Zhengzhou by joint venture, and continued to promote joint ventures with Henan Airlines, focusing on trans-Pacific routes and routes in the Asia Pacific region. In addition, companies such as Lufthansa and China Airlines have traditionally encrypted cargo flights to and from China. In addition to Qatar Airways, the major airlines in the Middle East are constantly increasing their investment in Chinese cargo aircraft and abdominal capacity.

In addition, local Chinese companies are also looking at air cargo. In May of this year, Tianjin's first cargo airline, Tianjin Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. was formally established. In the same month, Guangzhou Longhao Aviation Co., Ltd., a carrier engaged in cargo and mail transportation, was approved to build.

However, the air cargo business is still not booming. Due to weak global and regional trade, data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showed that global air cargo traffic in March fell by 2% year-on-year. Although the global air cargo market has turned around in April, the decline in global trade has not bode well for the air cargo market in the coming months. Relevant people of the association have previously pointed out that the freight growth in 2016 may still be only around 0.6%.

In the face of fierce market competition and unsatisfactory industry conditions, some companies are already taking measures. According to Dow Jones reported on June 13, Frankfurt-Lufthansa Cargo, a cargo subsidiary of Lufthansa, said that it plans to lay off as many as 800 people worldwide to further reduce costs and compete more effectively with Middle Eastern rivals. A spokesperson for the company said the layoffs will help the company cut costs by 80 million euros.

For the Chinese market, overseas air cargo companies are still optimistic. A business person told the reporter of "Daily Economic News" that China is currently in a period of economic transformation, and the transformation has brought challenges but also brought opportunities. In this context, it intends to gain a share in such a market. “Competition does exist, but we are confident that with a good network, a growing fleet and an increasingly diverse product portfolio, we will be competitive in the market.”