Passenger Planes

topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 3 episodes

the Y Combinator Startup Podcast the Knowledge Project All-In

4 statements about Passenger Planes, every show

KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Assertion Supported
Half of global air freight flies in the bellies of passenger planes
“About 50% of the world's air freight travel, we do air freight too, not ocean freight and about 50% of the world's air freight flies in the belly of passenger planes.”
Ryan Petersen Aug 5, 2025 ▶ 37:14 Ryan Petersen: Building Flexport
ALL-IN Assertion Supported
Ryan Petersen: 50% of global air freight travels in passenger planes
“50% of all the world's air freight flies in the belly of passenger planes, and there's way less people traveling to and from Asia than there were.”
Ryan Petersen May 24, 2022 ▶ 45:40 E82: All-In Summit: Claire Cormier Thielke on China + Q&A with Flexport's Ryan Petersen
ALL-IN Disclosure
Petersen: Flexport leased 10 passenger planes exclusively for cargo transport
“So we've actually got 10 passenger planes that we've leased, and we'll, we'll keep doing more that are not flying any passengers. We're just filling them with freight.”
Ryan Petersen May 24, 2022 ▶ 46:08 E82: All-In Summit: Claire Cormier Thielke on China + Q&A with Flexport's Ryan Petersen
Y COMBINATOR Assertion Supported
Half of all global air cargo moves on passenger planes
“50% of all the air cargo in the world is actually moved on passenger planes in the belly of the passenger plane.”
Ryan Petersen Aug 30, 2018 ▶ 36:32 Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder · Y Combinator

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