July Load Factors Reach 79.6%
- Soaring Oil Prices Make Cost Reduction Critical -

July 2005 over July 2004	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	5.4%	5.1%	70.5	-3.3%	5.6%
Asia/Pacific	7.9%	8.3%	76.1	3.7%	4.9%
Europe	7.1%	4.4%	81.5	-0.7%	3.6%
Latin America	12.9%	8.6%	79.9	1.1%	7.5%
Middle East	12.3%	8.6%	78.2	14.8%	11.0%
North America	10.0%	9.0%	84.6	-0.8%	7.8%
Industry	8.5%	7.0%	79.6	2.2%	5.6%

Year to Date - 2005 over 2004	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	10.9%	7.9%	68.1	9.1%	10.0%
Asia/Pacific	8.1%	7.4%	72.5	4.9%	7.3%
Europe	6.5%	4.9%	75.8	1.7%	5.0%
Latin America	13.2%	11.9%	72.5	-2.3%	8.3%
Middle East	14.6%	11.7%	72.5	13.1%	13.3%
North America	10.9%	9.7%	80.0	0.0%	7.4%
Industry	8.8%	7.4%	74.8	3.5%	7.1%

Editor's 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