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FedEx has prevented a potential strike by its pilots by agreeing to a contract that still must be approved by members of the pilots union.

Last week, Dronamics completed the successful first flight of its flagship Black Swan aircraft, flown remotely by two commercial airline pilots, near Bulgaria’s Balchik Airport.

A tentative agreement reduces the size of parcels that could be handled by the Postal Service, the Teamsters union confirms.

FedEx Express is quadrupling throughput at one of its airport gateways in Australia.

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Major aviation players are seeking FAA approval for remote pilots to fly aircraft where they can’t see them.

FreightWaves’ “State of Freight” webinar suggests there will be no surge in demand for freight capacity during 2023.

Southern Companies provides drayage services at seven Southeast ports.

Amazon’s drone delivery dream isn’t dead, but it may be time for the firm to reassess its strategy.

GXO plans to run a new facility for consumer giant Kellogg in Belgium.

DHL Supply Chain and GXO Logistics are laying off at least 185 workers in Texas as a result of losing customers.

Flexport has taken another step toward simplifying international freight transportation from manufacturing to e-commerce storefront.

FreightTech providers are examining disruptive global shipping modifications that would be detrimental without AI’s support.

DroneUp, the company powering drone delivery for the largest retailer in the world, has trimmed its head count.

DHL Air Austria will operate a mixed fleet of Boeing freighters in the fall and is seeking permission to fly new 767s to the U.S. so it has that option in the future.

AxleHire CEO Adam Bryant says the most significant impact on the carbon footprint will come from the ability to drive more efficient utilization and aggregation processes in last-mile delivery.

ChatGPT and other advanced AI tools are looking to find homes in supply chain software and in some cases already have.

The so-called Olson case over AB5 draws interest from well beyond California.

E-commerce funding platform 8fig has raised $140 million to help online sellers expand their profitability and market reach.

Integrated business planning solutions “enable an organization to respond to changing demand while managing product flow to ensure high customer service,” says ArchLynk CEO Sekhar Puli.