United’s system cargo ton-miles up 3.6% in January

United’s system cargo ton-miles up 3.6% in January United Airlines on Tuesday reported a 3.6 percent rise in cargo volume in January to 147.4 million system cargo ton-miles, up from 142.3 million system cargo ton-miles in the same month last year.
   The Chicago-based airline’s monthly result saw a 41.1 percent gain in mail shipments to 21.3 million cargo ton-miles, while freight increased 0.9 percent to 126.1 million cargo ton-miles.