Solid passenger growth seen in 2005 - Efficiency remains the focus in 2006

December 2005 over December 2004	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	10.1%	10.4%	69.5	8.2%	7.6%
Asia/Pacific	2.9%	2.8%	72.9	6.9%	5.8%
Europe	6.9%	4.2%	73.7	0.8%	4.2%
Latin America	2.2%	-0.7%	72.6	15.8%	2.6%
Middle East	19.2%	10.9%	76.3	17.7%	12.7%
North America	6.0%	4.8%	77.9	4.2%	4.2%
Industry	6.1%	4.3%	74.2	5.5%	5.4%

Total 2005 over Total 2004	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	9.9%	9.1%	68.6	6.9%	9.9%
Asia/Pacific	6.3%	5.8%	72.7	4.2%	6.7%
Europe	6.4%	4.5%	76.4	1.1%	4.5%
Latin America	11.4%	9.2%	72.6	0.5%	7.9%
Middle East	13.1%	10.6%	73.6	14.6%	11.6%
North America	8.9%	8.0%	79.5	0.4%	5.9%
Industry	7.6%	6.3%	75.1	3.2%	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 2005 to 2004, 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.