Record High Load Factors Continue
-Slow Down in the Middle East-

July 2006 over July 2005	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	13.1%	10.1%	73.4%	20.6%	7.8%
Asia/Pacific	4.4%	2.2%	78.0%	3.5%	1.9%
Europe	3.3%	2.8%	82.0%	1.0%	3.2%
Latin America	-4.9%	-6.5%	80.3%	-5.4%	-6.7%
Middle East	12.9%	13.9%	78.2%	15.2%	15.2%
North America	8.0%	6.5%	85.9%	4.7%	7.4%
Industry	5.2%	3.9%	80.8%	3.7%	4.3%

Jan-Jul 2006 over Jan-Jul 2005	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	8.5%	9.8%	67.2%	7.4%	6.7%
Asia/Pacific	5.8%	3.2%	74.4%	5.2%	3.8%
Europe	5.6%	4.2%	76.8%	2.0%	3.9%
Latin America	0.8%	-0.6%	73.0%	2.5%	0.8%
Middle East	16.4%	14.8%	73.4%	18.2%	16.2%
North America	5.9%	4.7%	81.0%	6.5%	6.9%
Industry	6.4%	4.7%	76.0%	5.3%	5.3%

Editors Notes:

• IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents 261 airlines comprising 94% of international scheduled air traffic.
• 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 2006 to 2005, 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.