Rising Oil Prices Threaten Air Cargo Recovery

In 2009, global air cargo traffic fell 11% as a brutal economic downturn interrupted global trade. The following year, cargo staged a strong comeback, posting record growth of 20%. Fourth-quarter profits in United Parcel Service’s air cargo unit rose eightfold from a year earlier. So what now? The...

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