Air Cargo Shipments Jump 9.9% in May

ir cargo shipments jumped 9.9% in May compared with the same month last year, the Air Transport Association said Thursday.

International shipments soared 12.1% year-over-year to 1.17 million revenue ton-miles, while domestic shipments gained 7.5% to 1.02 RTMs, the trade group said in its monthly report.

Both increases were the largest this year, as was the overall gain.

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