UnitedÆs cargo down 1.7% in November
United Airlines reported a 1.7 percent decline in cargo volume for November at 176.1 million system cargo ton-miles, compared to 179.2 million system cargo ton-miles in the same month 2005.
The monthly result saw a 44.2 percent drop in mail shipments to 18.8 million cargo ton-miles while freight improved 8.1 percent to 157.3 million cargo ton-miles.
For the year to date, United's system cargo ton-miles are up 2.2 percent to 1.88 billion, from 1.84 billion after 11 months last year.