U.S. air cargo off 17%

A collapse in trans-Pacific trade pushed cargo traffic for U.S. airlines down 17 percent in December, leaving American carriers with their worst year for freight since 2001.Overall traffic for the airlines declined 3.2 percent in 2008, according to the Air Transport Association, including a 5.5-percent drop in domestic business and

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