U.S. international air cargo declined 2% in May

U.S. international air cargo declined 2% in May International air freight and express shipments carried by U.S. airlines were down for the first time this year during May, according to the latest statistics of the U.S. Air Transport Association (ATA).
   International shipments declined 2 percent to about 1.04 billion revenue ton-miles in May, compared to 1.06 billion in the same month 2004.
   Freight and express activity on Latin routes fell the steepest, decreasing 2.4 percent to 93.6 million ton-miles in May, while on Pacific routes freight and express volumes fell 1.1 percent to 512 million revenue ton-miles.
   In the same month, freight and express traffic on Atlantic routes dropped 1.6 percent to 401 million ton-miles.
   For the year-to-date, ATA members’ international air freight and express shipments went up 3.9 percent to 5.2 billion revenue ton-miles.
   ATA Airlines are: Aloha, Alaska, America West, American, ATA, Continental (including Micronesia), Delta, FedEx, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest, United, UPS and US Airways.