Freight traffic recovery points to resurgent global economy

January 2006 over January 2005	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	7.4%	10.0%	70.8%	9.0%	6.8%
Asia Pacific	6.4%	4.3%	74.5%	8.3%	5.5%
Europe	5.2%	3.6%	73.5%	-0.3%	3.5%
Latin America	2.8%	2.2%	74.8%	8.8%	5.2%
Middle East	18.3%	11.7%	76.8%	9.4%	12.6%
North America	3.6%	3.8%	76.7%	4.6%	4.5%
Industry	6.2%	4.6%	74.6%	5.3%	5.2%

Year to Date 2006 over 2005	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	7.4%	10.0%	70.8%	9.0%	6.8%
Asia Pacific	6.4%	4.3%	74.5%	8.3%	5.5%
Europe	5.2%	3.6%	73.5%	-0.3%	3.5%
Latin America	2.8%	2.2%	74.8%	8.8%	5.2%
Middle East	18.3%	11.7%	76.8%	9.4%	12.6%
North America	3.6%	3.8%	76.7%	4.6%	4.5%
Industry	6.2%	4.6%	74.6%	5.3%	5.2%

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.