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Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi and SF Airlines in China are helping each other expand globally by providing ground services for the other at their main freighter hubs.
Generative AI is capable of overhauling the day-to-day realities of the supply chain industry by automating human-intensive processes and creating a pathway for fast-paced innovation.
Sun Country is bucking the trend of express carriers flying fewer hours because of slow shipping volumes. Its Amazon fleet is busy as ever.
UPS is adjusting its air network to minimize wasteful flying while shipping volumes are weak.
Gol Airlines in Brazil will have five all-cargo aircraft in its fleet by next month operating in a dedicated service for a large online retailer.
Hawaiian Airlines faces more turbulent market conditions coming out of the pandemic than nearly any airline. On the bright side is a new charter contract with Amazon that will diversify the business.
Gary Chicago airport is building a massive apron for freighter aircraft that UPS will only partially occupy. Build it and others will come is how officials think about it.
TriumphPay and Highway join forces to create an exclusive algorithm that will combat double brokering.
FedEx is shrinking its network of pilot bases in an effort to cut costs. The move follows a recent decision to transfer a major maintenance facility at LAX airport to Indianapolis.
“The Premier Partner Program expands our carrier family to include an even higher level of qualification of carriers that can meet the needs of participating shippers,” said president George Abernathy.
WestJet can’t catch a break when it comes to starting its new cargo airline. Service began Thursday but could shut down in less than a month if pilots go on strike.
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There is a lot more competition waiting to take a UPS parcel if workers go on strike, consultant Satish Jindel says.
As negotiations get underway between UPS and the Teamsters, here are key considerations for shippers navigating a period of uncertainty.
J.B. Hunt missed first-quarter expectations Monday as weak intermodal and trucking trends plagued the quarter.
ASL Aviation has several airlines that support express delivery companies and e-commerce retailers. It plans to serve them with drone delivery too.
“We are looking to empower these independent contractors and truly treat them as owners of their businesses,” Luke Denny, co-founder and CEO, told FreightWaves.
Arrival once had a $5.4 billion valuation. Its $524 million valuation in the electric van maker’s second SPAC is about 10% of that.
Striking Sysco drivers in Louisville, Kentucky, reached agreement on a contract, the first since the union was voted in last August.
FedEx said it aims to slash $700 million per year in costs through a massive overhaul of its air network, part of a larger corporate profitability initiative.
