As well as recording its best June performance in more than ten years, American Airlines Cargo’s operational performance for the entire second quarter was also near historical record highs. Nearly 158m kilogrammes of freight was carried during the period, up from 144m kilogrammes the same time last year.
Several key trends contributed to the record month and quarter. Pharmaceuticals, fruit and flowers were the largest growing commodities throughout the period, while e-commerce related movements continue to support significant growth across the network, particularly out of Asia, Europe and Brazil.
Other factors driving the success of the second quarter include 13.6% year-on-year increase in trucking volume; elevated flower traffic from Europe and over 800% year-on-year increase in the shipment of blood for medical purposes. In addition, the airline carried out several large projects, such as the movement of engine and automobile parts from Japan and the transportation of valuable artwork from Madrid to the San Antonio Museum of Art.
“Our entire team is thrilled to have achieved such a strong second quarter and June for 2018,” commented American Airlines Cargo Managing Director, Revenue Management, Lori Sinn. “This is a fitting indicator of the commitment of our people to excellent and timely service, as well as the growing number of customers around the globe who trust American to deliver their cargo quickly and reliably. We look forward to breaking more records in the future.”