Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
IATA’s global air freight report for August conveys “continued modest improvements,” with air cargo growth up 3.6% year-over-year, an improvement on July’s 1.1% year-over-year growth.
International passenger traffic on Asia-Pacific carriers surged 8.7% year-over-year in August to 20.1 million passengers, according to this month’s traffic results report by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
The US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported that US scheduled passenger airlines collectively employed 381,070 full-time workers in July, slipping 2.6% from July 2012.