U.S. INTERNATIONAL AIR FREIGHT TRAFFIC FELL BY 7.6% IN JULY

U.S. INTERNATIONAL AIR FREIGHT TRAFFIC FELL BY 7.6% IN JULY

   U.S. international air freight and express traffic decreased by 7.6 percent in July, according to statistics issued by the U.S. Air Transport Association.

   The July decrease for international traffic compares with a fall of 11.6 percent in the volume of domestic traffic.

   International freight and express traffic carried by association airline members fell by 7.6 percent in July, to 908 million revenue ton-miles, from 982 million in July 2000. International mail traffic was down by 2 percent during the same period, to 39 million ton-miles. Total international cargo traffic decreased 7.4 percent, to 947 million ton-miles.

   For the first seven months of the year, international freight and express volume fell to 6.4 billion ton-miles, 2.3 percent less than in the corresponding period for 2000. International mail traffic rose by 0.7 percent, to 289 million ton-miles. Total international cargo for the seven-month period was 6.7 billion ton-miles, down 2.1 percent.

   U.S. Air Transport Association members include Alaska, America West, American, Continental, Delta, Federal Express, Northwest, Southwest, Trans World, United, UPS, US Airways, Aloha, Continental Micronesia, Emery Worldwide and Hawaiian & Midwest Express.