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U.S. Airlines Carried 12% More Cargo in November 2020

U.S. airlines carried 12% more cargo by weight in November 2020 (preliminary) than in November 2019.  The rise was fueled by gains of 13% in domestic cargo and 10% in international cargo, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 14 of the leading U.S. cargo...

Mid-November Airline Employment Up 5,000 from Mid-October

U.S. airlines employed 678,287 workers in the middle of November 2020, 5,000 more than in mid-October 2020 but almost 77,000 fewer than in March 2020. The November numbers consist of 565,281 full-time and 113,006 part-time workers.