Continued growth in air cargo; Cargo traffic increased eleven percent in March.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 May 2000-ATA: Continued growth in air cargo; Cargo traffic increased eleven percent in March (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18052000 Washington, D.C. -- The Air Transport Association (ATA) announced today that cargo traffic increased 11.2 percent in March, over the same period in 1999.

International cargo jumped again, by 13.8 percent, with a smaller increase for domestic cargo at 8.9 percent. Cargo traffic includes mail, freight and express. System-wide freight and express cargo grew in March, increasing 11.8 percent. Domestic freight and express increased 9.3 percent, while international continued to grow at a stronger pace, increasing 14.2 percent. The amount of mail carried by the scheduled airlines increased 6.8...