GROWTH in the bellwether global air cargo market appears to be stabilising after recent months of slow growth. The International Air Transport Association's latest figures showed that freight tonne kilometres grew by 0.5 per cent year-on-year in September to put overall air volumes at a 25-month high. However, Asia-Pacific carriers continued to see weakness in demand with FTKs down 3.1 per cent compared with a year ago. While this deepened the contraction this year to 2.1 per cent, the association pointed to an easing in regional economic weakness as a positive sign. Capacity in the region grew 1.3 per cent, leaving load factors at 55.5 per cent. WARBIRDS Downunder kicks off at the Temora Aviation Museum tomorrow with military aircraft from as far away as southeast Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. Organisers are promising a world-class display of vintage and historic aircraft as well as displays of RAAF Hawk and F/A-18 Hornet jets. "The detail which has gone into preparation for Warbirds Downunder 2013 is extraordinary and it has all been focused on ensuring that every visitor who comes through the gate has the best experience possible," museum chief executive Kenny Love said. CHINA Southern said the arrival in Sydney this week of its flagship Airbus A380 super jumbo would boost capacity by 40 per cent and underlined its commitment to Australia. A Sydney Airport-commissioned report estimates that a single daily A380 service from China could generate 5000 jobs and contribute $390 million to the Australian economy across a full year. China Southern estimated it would deliver an additional $100m in visitor expenditure to the NSW economy. ST Aerospace and Jetstar Asia have signed a three-year line maintenance contract for the Singapore-based low-cost carrier's Airbus A320 fleet.