United’s July cargo up 5.5%
United Airlines Friday reported a 5.5 percent increase in cargo volume for July, at 168.9 million system cargo ton-miles, up from 160.1 million system cargo ton-miles in the same month last year.
The monthly result saw a 13.1 percent improvement in mail shipments to 17.2 million cargo ton-miles, while freight increased 4.7 percent to 151.7 million cargo ton-miles.
After seven months, United’s system cargo ton-miles were down 5.4 percent to 1.13 billion, compared to 1.20 billion after the same period in 2006.