Russians in a Rush

BYLINE: Peter Conway Is the Russian market destined to become one of the bright spots in air cargo over the coming year or two? Certainly at a time when even such growth engines as China and India are showing signs of faltering, the 31.6 percent rise in air cargo traffic (measured in freight tonne kilometres) recorded by Russian official statistics in the five months to May looks enticing. Fuelled by the high oil price, Russia''s GDP also grew at 8.5 percent over the period.