Reduced Global Economic Activity Reflected in Freight Slowdown

June2005 over June 2004	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	11.2%	11.3%	63.2	10.9%	13.7%
Asia/Pacific	7.4%	6.7%	73.9	3.8%	6.1%
Europe	6.6%	4.5%	78.4	0.2%	3.6%
Latin America	12.4%	11.1%	70.6	-5.6%	5.4%
Middle East	14.8%	10.3%	71.0	13.9%	13.3%
North America	9.7%	9.5%	83.9	1.8%	8.1%
Industry	8.3%	7.0%	76.6	2.9%	6.3%

Year to Date - 2005 over 2004	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	11.6%	8.4%	67.5	10.9%	10.9%
Asia/Pacific	8.1%	7.0%	71.9	4.4%	7.5%
Europe	6.3%	4.9%	74.7	2.2%	5.2%
Latin America	13.1%	12.6%	71.2	-2.9%	8.5%
Middle East	15.0%	12.4%	71.3	12.9%	13.9%
North America	11.1%	9.8%	79.1	0.1%	7.2%
Industry	8.8%	7.4%	74.0	3.4%	7.2%

Editors Notes:

• IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents 265 airlines comprising 94% of international scheduled air traffic.
• The IATA Billing and Settlement Plan operates in 71 countries for 390 airline and non-airline participants covering 150 countries and territories.
• Explanation of measurements:
  RPK: Revenue Passenger Kilometres measures actual passenger traffic
  ASK: Available Seat Kilometres measures available passenger capacity
  PLF: Passenger Load Factor is % of ASKs used. In comparison of 2004 to 2003, PLF indicates point differential between the periods compared.
  FTK: Freight Tonne Kilometres measures actual freight traffic
  ATK: Available Tonne Kilometres measures available total capacity (combined passenger and cargo)
• IATA statistics cover international scheduled air traffic; domestic traffic is not included.
• All figures are provisional and represent total reporting at time of publication plus estimates for missing data.
• Due to uncertainties in the adoption of the new ICAO statistical definitions by reporting carriers, care should be taken when making year comparisons.
• Industry Statistic archives for previous months