14-Sep-2009 1:29 PMUS airlines report 6% fall in Jun-2009 paxUS Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports (11-Sep-2009) the following total system (domestic and international) traffic results for US airlines in Aug-2009: Passenger numbers: 63.6 million, -6.2% year-on-year; Passenger traffic (RPMs): -6.2%; Capacity (ASMs): -6.6%; Load factor: 83.9%, +0.4 ppt; Flights: 886,000, -6.6%; Flight stage length (miles): 727.2, -0.7%. [more]