Do cargo planes make money?

For Cargo plane it's constant revenue +/- 1%-2%, without depend from destination. There is some destination with exception, but I think it's just small bug/mistake with income on such destinations. Cargo planes make the most money on shortest trips, passenger planes make the most money on longest trips.



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