Air Freight News
How to pull off 3 billion trips during a pandemic
The Wuhan virus comes during China’s busiest transit period. But that isn’t the travel sector’s only challenge.
Have we reached peak globalization?
Business leaders, economists, and other experts give their views on the future of economic integration.
No fever in some China virus carriers makes detection harder
China’s new deadly virus is more difficult to contain than other pandemics because those infected may not get a fever, a symptom governments around the…
US extends clampdown on Iran with sanctions on energy firms
The U.S. sanctioned four companies that it says have traded hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals in its latest effort…
China virus death toll increases to 25 as travel limits expanded
China reported that deaths from a new coronavirus rose to 25 as it rushes to halt the SARS-like disease, even as the World Health Organization…
India’s economy seems to be shaking off a slump
India’s economy appears to be shaking off a slump, as activity in the services and manufacturing sectors expanded for a second straight month in December.
Three US firefighters die in Australia plane crash
Three U.S. firefighters have died after their water-bombing plane crashed while battling a blaze near the Kosciuszko National Park, as Australia’s wildfire crisis flares again.
US issues rules limiting visas for visits by pregnant women
The Trump administration is tightening visa rules in a bid to stop foreign women from traveling to the U.S. with the sole purpose of giving…
WHO says coronavirus remains local Chinese emergency for now
The World Health Organization stopped short of calling the new coronavirus from central China a global health emergency, saying the outbreak that’s killed more than…
Southwest CEO says he was blindsided by recent Boeing Max moves
Boeing Co.’s recent announcements about the 737 Max came as unpleasant surprises to the grounded jetliner’s biggest operator: Southwest Airlines Co.