The World's Air Cargo Report

These tables indicate the top five carriers of air cargo, by region, for 2005. These are total figures, including shipments that moved in the bellies of passenger planes and dedicated freight carrying planes.

When taken alone, an FTK (freight tonne kilometer) means 1 tonne of cargo carried 1 kilometer. In our charts, it's the standard unit of measure, applied worldwide, for the amount of freight traffic moved. The percent of change shown is year-over-year.

In creating these comparative charts, Logistics Today is indebted to data developed by our sister publication, Air Transport World.

Africa/Middle East
	FTKs (000)	% Change
Emirates	4,191,931	+ 19.5
Saudi Arabian Airlines	1,624,514	+ 62.0
South African Airways	910,975	- 0.7
El Al	877,925	- 11.2
Qatar Airways	869,582	+ 85.3

Asia/Pacific
	FTKs (000)	% Change
Singapore Airlines	7,555,356	+ 3.0
Cathay Pacific Airways	6,618,000	+ 10.2
Korean Air	6,146,841	+ 2.8
China Airlines	6,078,000	+ 5.4
EVA Air	5,285,329	- 3.6

Europe
	FTKs (000)	% Change
Air France/KLM	10,606,000	+ 2.3
Lufthansa Group	7,829,000	-1.7
Cargolux	5,291,887	+3.3
British Airways	4,928,000	- 0.5
Martinair	3,518,000	+ 4.6

Latin America/Caribbean
	FTKs (000)	% Change
Varig	1,237,036	- 0.5
Tampa Colombia	822,792	- 3.9
LAN Airlines	721,769	-22.4
Aeropostal	133,071	- 8.9
Aerolineas Argentinas	124,519	+ 13.1

North America
	FTKs (000)	% Change
FedEx	14,577,425	+ 0.5
UPS	8.507,711	+10.4
Atlas Air	6,000,574	+11.4
Northwest Airlines	3,210,270	-3.5
American Airlines	2,915,290	+ 1.7