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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.

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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.

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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation industry include:- Rising fuel costs
- Increased demand for e-commerce and global supply chain solutions
- Adoption of advanced aviation technologies like AI and IoT
- Stringent environmental regulations
- Fluctuations in global economic conditions
- Expansion of trade agreements
- Growing emphasis on cargo security and safety protocols
- Enhancements in cargo tracking and real-time data analytics
- Shift towards the use of more efficient and greener aircraft
- Competition from alternative freight and shipping methods
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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Transportation Of Perishable/Climate-Controlled Boxed, Palletized, And Other Packed Goods, By Air |
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International, Non-Scheduled Transportation Of Perishable/Climate-Controlled Boxed, Palletized, And Other Packed Goods, By Air |
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Transportation Of Non-Perishable/Climate-Controlled Boxed, Palletized, And Other Packed Goods, By Air |
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International, Non-Scheduled Transportation Of Non-Perishable/Climate-Controlled Boxed, Palletized, And Other Packed Goods, By A |
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Domestic, Non-Scheduled Transportation Of Non-Perishable/Climate-Controlled Boxed, Palletized, And Other Packed Goods, By Air |
U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation industry is performing. | |
Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
Efficiency Ratios - Key Performance Indicators | Industry Average |
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Measure how quickly products and services sell, and effectively collections policies are implemented. | |
Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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Management Occupations | 7% | Order at top of page |
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Chief Executives | 0% | |||
General and Operations Managers | 3% | |||
Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 14% | |||
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 17% | |||
Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 13% | |||
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 13% | |||
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 13% | |||
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 51% | |||
Air Transportation Workers | 44% | |||
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers | 40% | |||
Commercial Pilots | 37% |
Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation industry and adjacent sectors:Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation industry. |
Latest Industry News
- Major changes arrive this month for LTL freight classification systems - Major changes are coming to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) methodology and ratings, effective July 19. If you’re unsure what this means or how it might impact your shipping operation, (07/11/2025)
- The brutal realities of ICE Air - ICE Air is no less brutal than the agency’s heavy-handed field operations. But its brutality comes in the form of scale, speed, and efficiency — attributes that you probably want in a commercial airline, but not in an increasingly weaponized tool of law enforcement. (07/10/2025)
- China Eastern Airlines celebrates decade-long Chilean cherry imports - Some 76 tons of fresh cherries from Chile arrive at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Nov 20 by a chartered freight operated by China Eastern Airlines. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A shipment of 76 tons of fresh cherries from Chile arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday, marking the 10th anniversary of China Eastern Airlines transporting fresh ... (07/09/2025)
- Future of air freight and freighters - why freighters are vital to global commerce - At the air cargo Europe and transport logistic event in Munich, Reji John, Editor of STAT Media Group, convened a diverse group of air cargo industry leaders for a compelling panel (07/09/2025)
- Sea & Air Freight International | Company Overview & News - Forbes - Sea & Air Freight International (SAFI) is a Vietnam-based company engaged in the transportation industry. The Company offers air freight and sea freight transportation services, road and inland ... (07/07/2025)
- End of tax-free loophole for low-value goods disrupts air shipments to US from China - The de minimis rule, which dates to 1938, had been a target of criticism from American lawmakers as a loophole that lets Chinese products skirt U.S. tariffs and allows illegal drugs and precursors to make opioid fentanyl to enter the U.S. unscreened. (07/04/2025)
- Aftermarket, Backlog Growth, and Incremental Manufacturing Margin Support Bombardier's Narrow Moat - Aftermarket services, about one-fourth of 2024 revenue, are a higher-margin business unit for Bombardier with an estimated segment operating margin of around 17%. We expect Bombardier will gradually increase its share of the fleet’s growing aftermarket revenue as the company has been investing in expanding its service capabilities. (07/02/2025)
- Switch to UPS saved US Postal Service 43% in air transport costs - The U.S. Postal Service is saving a great deal of money with UPS as its prime air cargo vendor instead of FedEx, according to a new inspector general’s report. (07/01/2025)
- Hainan Airlines | Company Overview & News - Forbes - Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. is a China-based airline company. The Company provides primarily passenger air transportation services, freight air transportation services and charter flight services. (06/18/2025)
- Kazakhstan Boosts Its Freight Transportation In 5M2025 - This steady growth reflects the ongoing importance of pipeline infrastructure in Kazakhstan's commodity transport. Air freight, though smaller in scale, grew steadily as well. (06/15/2025)

