June results show that Shanghai, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Miami, Incheon and Dubai
grew by more than 25 percent compared to the same month last year.

ACI said total freight tonnage in the first six months of 2010 was higher than
in the first half of 2008, before the global recession.

Andreas Schimm, ACI director of economics noted that declines in Europe (-1.6
percent), North America (-4.4 percent), Latin America/Caribbean (-4.4 percent),
and Africa (- 6 percent) “suggest there is still some way to go to overcome the
effects of the downturn on airfreight.

“With the exception of Asia-Pacific (+13 percent), the reductions in domestic
air freight demand are still very significant, underscoring the likelihood that
the export industry is driving the recovery,” he added.

ACI reports that in 2009, airport cargo volumes fell 7.9 percent to 79.8 million
tonnes worldwide. ACI has 575 members operating 1633 airports in 179 countries
and territories.

http://www.aircargoworld.com/News/ACI-traffic-up-for-seventh-month

see also

The ACI “World Report August 2010” is at

http://www.aci.aero/aci/aci/file/World%20Report/2010/WorldReportAugust2010.pdf

This says:

“Again comparing to early 2008, total freight tonnage worldwide in the first
six months (of 2010) surpassed tonnage shipped in the first half of 2008, the
period before the economic crisis took hold.     International freight is the driver
of this growth with Asia-Pacific and Middle East, up by 4% and 21.5% respectively.

Asia-Pacific has further extended its lead in market share to 38% of global air
freight tonnage supported by a strong 13 % increase in domestic freight traffic.

Declines in the other regions however are still considerable.  Europe (-1.6%)
has almost reached pre-crisis levels while North America (-4.4%), Latin America/
Caribbean (-4.4%), and Africa (-6%) still have some way to go to overcome the
effects of the downturn on air freight.

With the exception of Asia-Pacific (+13% domestic), the reductions in domestic
air freight demand are still very significant, underscoring the likelihood that
the export industry is driving the recovery.

June 2010 – June 2008 year-to-date

Comparative Freight Figures

Table 3: Total Freight (metric tonnes)

REGION                                   2010              2008               % CHG             N ° of Airports

AFRICA                                     453                      481                 (- 5.8)                             22

ASIA PACIFIC                  12 476         11 689               6.7                                      35

EUROPE                                    7 186               7 304             (-1.6)                                39

LATIC AMERICA              1 219                 1 276            (-4.4)                                28

MIDDLE EAST                  1 739                1 430               21.6                                   9

NORTH AMERICA       9 853             10 309            (-4.4)                             39

WORLD                                        32 926       32 489               1.3                                 172

(Same sample composition for both years)