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American Airlines posts record setting quarter in 2018
FORT WORTH, Texas: Driven by
nearly 350 million pounds (158 million
kilograms) of freight, up from 318
million (144 million kilograms) the
same time last year, American Airlines
Cargo achieved record-setting growth
in the second quarter, while also
posting a record month in June.
Several key trends contributed to
the record month and quarter. E-
C o m m e r c e
r e l a t e d
m o v e m e n t s
c o n t i n u e t o
s u p p o r t
s i g n i fi c a n t
growth across
t h e n e t w o r k ,
particularly out
of Asia, Europe
and Brazil, while
flowers, fruits &
pharmaceuticals
were the largest growing commodities
throughout the time frame.
Other factors that drove the success
of the second quar ter include:
Trucking volume increased 13.6
percent year-over-year; Flower traffic
from Europe was up—especially from
France and Holland; a more than 800-
percent y-o-y increase in the shipment
of blood for medical purposes; Several
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high-visibility large project shipments,
such as the movement of more than
4 2 5 t o n s of e n g i n e a n d a u t o
a c c e s s o r i e s f r o m J a p a n — t h e
equivalent of 1,800 massive V8
engines, and; the sponsorship and
transportation of valuable artwork
from Madrid to the San Antonio
Museum of Art.
“Our entire team is thrilled to have
achieved such a strong second quarter
and June for 2018,” said Lori Sinn,
M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r, R e v e n u e
Management, American Airlines
Cargo.
“This is a fitting indicator of the
commitment of our people to
excellent and timely service, as well as
the growing number of customers
around the globe who trust American
to deliver their cargo quickly and
reliably. We look forward to breaking
more records in the future.”