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DEC 03, 2003 (newstodate): Little comfort is to be drawn from the latest ATA statistics for October.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, revenue tonne-miles were down by 9.2 percent, Latin America by 13.6 percent, and pacific by 9.8 percent.
US Domestic and international cobined dropped by 6.5 percent, including freight and express, air mail.
As October should normally reflect an early stage of the busy Christmas season, the figues warrannt a sustained slow development by the ATA members that include all major US carriers, including the major express companies.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, revenue tonne-miles were down by 9.2 percent, Latin America by 13.6 percent, and pacific by 9.8 percent.
US Domestic and international cobined dropped by 6.5 percent, including freight and express, air mail.
As October should normally reflect an early stage of the busy Christmas season, the figues warrannt a sustained slow development by the ATA members that include all major US carriers, including the major express companies.