Freight Remains Weak as Passenger Traffic Stabilizes
US$6 Billion Loss Projected for 2005

November 2005 over November 2004	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	9.1%	10.9%	66.4	-1.4%	9.1%
Asia Pacific	3.6%	4.0%	71.8	3.3%	4.4%
Europe	7.1%	4.0%	73.7	0.7%	3.8%
Latin America	3.9%	3.5%	71.3	12.2%	6.3%
Middle East	16.4%	10.6%	70.9	15.8%	10.6%
North America	5.1%	3.5%	76.6	-0.3%	2.5%
Industry	6.1%	4.6%	73.0	2.8%	4.5%

Year to Date - 2005 over 2004	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	9.9%	8.9%	68.5	6.7%	10.1%
Asia Pacific	6.6%	6.1%	72.7	3.9%	6.7%
Europe	6.4%	4.5%	76.7	1.1%	4.5%
Latin America	12.3%	10.2%	72.6	-0.9%	8.4%
Middle East	12.4%	10.6%	73.3	14.0%	11.5%
North America	9.1%	8.3%	79.6	-0.3%	6.0%
Industry	7.7%	6.5%	75.2	2.8%	6.3%

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.