Neither conventional economic geography nor transport geography has paid sufficient attention to the restructuring of the logistics industry. As anecdotal evidence mounts in the business literature about revolutionary changes taking place in the distributive sectors of the economy, more analysis from a geographic perspective is needed. Among transport modes, air cargo is unique because it is one of the backbones of global trade for many commodities. This paper analyzes the transformations affecting the transatlantic (U.S. – Europe) air cargo market, focusing on the changing roles of the industry’s different types of firms in performing the functions necessary for the transportation of goods by air and processing associated information.

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