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Logistics provider Flexport interested in self-flying cargo jets
Natilus is developing robot cargo jets in four sizes and has orders from five customers.
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FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: Luckenbach Steamship Company was successful for nearly 125 years
This FreightWaves Classics article profiles the Luckenbach Shipping Company, another fallen flag.
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DHL locks in freighter capacity with ATSG lease extension
DHL is renewing every aircraft lease it can because air cargo demand is robust.
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Superhot airfreight market leaves shippers in the cold
The traditional peak shipping season for air cargo is turning into super peak and a microcosm of the ocean shipping chaos. Turbulence ahead.
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Report: Amazon Air puts 70% of US population within next-day reach
Amazon Air’s rate of growth is amazing. It will soon have 80 aircraft moving e-commerce shipments for business and residential customers.
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Shanghai airport facility in COVID lockdown, cargo backlog expected
COVID closes a big cargo facility at Shanghai airport, creating another bottleneck for shippers ahead of the holiday inventory buildup.
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Cargo airlines cancel hundreds of China flights amid COVID outbreak
Labor shortages at Chinese airports and pilot quarantine rules related to COVID are forcing airlines to scuttle many cargo flights to keep operations going and…
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DHL Express to launch new cargo airline in Europe
Big integrated parcel carriers are constantly adding aircraft to their fleet, but that expansion is going even faster to keep up with e-commerce. DHL Express…
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Freighter conversions: Boeing or the other guy?
Some car owners will only take their cars to the dealer for maintenance, while others are content with an independent mechanic. The choice is similar…
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777 ‘Big Twin’ program reaches key stage for cargo conversion
The Big Twin is the nickname for the Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft. It’s big, has two engines and is getting ready for metal cutting.
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