Investopedia: Air Transport Services - A Riskier Play On A Cargo Recovery

Investors know that transport stocks can be a good way to play fundamental macroeconomic trends; North American railroads like Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP), for instance, have done quite well since the United States economy started to pull out of the recession. Likewise, the recent malaise in the global economy (particularly Europe and China) has done no great favors for international cargo carriers like UPS (NYSE:UPS) and FedEx (NYSE:FDX).

Air cargo has definitely stagnated of late. While conditions haven't seen the crisis levels that some seaborne shippers have seen, companies like Hong Kong Airlines and Cathay Pacific have seen significant declines in cargo volumes and have been cutting back on capacity. This is bad news for air cargo players like Atlas Air (Nasdaq:AAWW) and Air Transport Services Group (Nasdaq:ATSG) as well, but the question remains whether this market will rebound later this year. While I recently highlighted Atlas Air as a worthwhile stock to consider as a late 2012 rebound play, more aggressive investors may also want to consider Air Transport Services.

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