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An American Development in Cargocarrying Aeroplanes

An American Development in Cargocarrying Aeroplanes AIR freight carried by commercial transport operators has increased rapidly in volume during the last five years, especially since 1947. In the first eight months of 1949, for example, domestic cargo flown out of and into the three major airports in the New York City metropolitan area totalled 74,435,169 poundsan increase of 21 per cent over the 61,541,098 pounds carried in the corresponding period of This cargo growth in one year compares with an increase of 23 per cent in passenger trafficfrom 2,014,370 air passengers during JanuaryAugust 1948, to 2,490,250 in the first eight months last year. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology Emerald Publishing

An American Development in Cargocarrying Aeroplanes

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology , Volume 22 (3): 17 – Mar 1, 1950

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
0002-2667
DOI
10.1108/eb031871
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Abstract

AIR freight carried by commercial transport operators has increased rapidly in volume during the last five years, especially since 1947. In the first eight months of 1949, for example, domestic cargo flown out of and into the three major airports in the New York City metropolitan area totalled 74,435,169 poundsan increase of 21 per cent over the 61,541,098 pounds carried in the corresponding period of This cargo growth in one year compares with an increase of 23 per cent in passenger trafficfrom 2,014,370 air passengers during JanuaryAugust 1948, to 2,490,250 in the first eight months last year.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace TechnologyEmerald Publishing

Published: Mar 1, 1950

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