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Article: Air cargo climbs. (Alaska air cargo industry)
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- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- February 1, 1990
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AIR CARGO CLIMBS
ALASKA'S AIR CARGO INDUStry ended the decade on a high plain and could soar even higher in the 1990s if Pacific Rim markets continue to strengthen. "Air cargo (expansion) for the past 10 years has been greater than passenger growth; it's continued to grow by astounding numbers," says Andy Ammann, cargo traffic supervisor for Japan Airlines (JAL).
As the major transit point for international cargo flights, in fact, Anchorage has seen its annual freight landings soar from 1980 through 1989. Cargo, much of which transits the airport on refueling flights, grew a hefty 221 percent, from 1.8 million pounds 10 years ago to 7.4 million pounds for ...