Air Freight News
US air travelers surge over 1 million in holiday-season uptick
More than 1 million people flew through U.S. domestic airports on Friday, the second-highest daily total since the coronavirus pandemic hit last spring, even as…
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Airline lobby is building a Covid ‘Travel Pass’ to spur flights
Global airline lobby IATA is working on a mobile app that will help travelers demonstrate their coronavirus-free status, joining a push to introduce so-called Covid…
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XPO’s Europe sale is said to slow as Blackstone drops out
XPO Logistics Inc.’s sale of its European supply chain business has slowed after a key bidder dropped out of the process, people with knowledge of…
Brexit deal outline may emerge within days, Irish premier says
Ireland’s premier said he is hopeful the outline of a post-Brexit deal trade deal between the U.K. and European Union will be clear by the…
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Peas and lentils are the latest to be hit by container squeeze
A shortage of containers at Vancouver’s port is slowing Canada’s exports of lentils and peas, the latest ripple in a phenomenon that has roiled trade.
Teetering airlines will struggle to outlast wait for vaccine
The trio of coronavirus vaccines racing toward approval may reach the masses too late to prevent another round of airline failures.
South African finance minister questions own airline bailout
South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni again expressed his doubts about the need for a national airline less than a month after agreeing to find…
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Biden bump for infrastructure imperiled by Trump election fight
Union leaders and transportation advocates have looked to President-elect Joe Biden and his former Senate colleague Mitch McConnell for possible action next year on a…
US moves to ban tech exports to 89 Chinese firms, Reuters says
The Trump administration is close to issuing a list of 89 Chinese aerospace and other companies that would be unable to access U.S. technology exports…
U.K.’s richest man partners with Hyundai to make hydrogen happen
Jim Ratcliffe, Britain’s richest man, is joining forces with Hyundai Motor Co. in a bid to give hydrogen fuel cell vehicles the boost they need…