Air Cargo Shipments Climb in March

May 2, 2006 1:30 PM, EDT

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ir cargo shipments jumped 6% in March from a year earlier, the Air Transport Association said Tuesday.

International shipments soared 9% year-over-year to 1.25 million revenue ton-miles, the trade group said in its monthly report.

Domestic shipments rose 2.1%, turning around a 0.5% decline, to 1.11 RTMs. A revenue ton-mile is the revenue generated by carrying one ton of freight one mile.

Air cargo shipments always have a trucking component, since air carriers use trucks for local and regional ground transportation.