Air Freight News
Boeing sticks with CEO Calhoun as potential successor exits
Boeing Co. is sticking with Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun to guide the company through a long and uncertain recovery, while parting ways with a…
Midair crash warnings sought for air-tour hot spots like NYC
Planes carrying tourists in busy sightseeing corridors including New York City and Hawaii should be required to carry traffic-monitoring devices to prevent deadly midair collisions,…
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GOP aims to present infrastructure counter-proposal this week
A group of Senate Republicans is aiming to present a broad counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan later this week.
European first for UK firm pioneering technology to transform shipping industry
A UK engineering firm known for its world-first innovations is part of a European consortium developing pioneering technology for the shipping industry.
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CN Rail chief pounces while Kansas City Southern is in play
Canadian National Railway Co. offered $30 billion to snatch Kansas City Southern from a rival, spurring a possible bidding war in one of the industry’s…
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index fell in February to weakest reading during pandemic
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for February, as reported in the April Shippers Update, fell two points from January to -11.8, its lowest point during…
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CN makes superior proposal to combine with Kansas City Southern
• Combination will create the premier railway for the 21st century connecting ports in the United States, Canada and Mexico to facilitate trade and economic…
Over €172 million of products stolen from supply chains in EMEA in 2020
Product thefts from supply chains in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in 2020 produced losses of more than €172 million despite most of…
United Air says grounded 777s to return, sees simple fix for Max
United Airlines Holdings Inc. will repair and resume flying its Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777-200 fleet that’s been grounded for two months since a dramatic…
SEA-LNG warns against delay in addressing shipping decarbonization
Industry coalition stresses that LNG fuels reduce up to 23% of GHG emissions, and that bio- and synthetic-LNG offer low risk, incremental pathways to net…