Air

Drone making a delivery to people in a field

Inbound

Drone proves faster than a speeding ambulance in field tests

Canadian pilot program uses unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver defibrillators in rural areas.

August 12, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Canadian pilot program uses unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver defibrillators in rural areas.

Ohio’s Rickenbacker airport bucks global air freight slump

Regional logistics facility sets June records for freight volumes, citing surge in PPE imports.

July 29, 2020

Ben Ames

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Regional logistics facility sets June records for freight volumes, citing surge in PPE imports.

IATA: global air freight markets still crashing but descent slowed in June

Air passenger traffic not forecast to return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2024, as virus flares up in U.S. and developing nations.

July 28, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Air passenger traffic not forecast to return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2024, as virus flares up in U.S. and developing nations.

Amazon begins air cargo flights at regional Florida airport

E-commerce giant plans “many daily flights” to site between Tampa and Orlando as it gears up for a jump in air capabilities in 2021.

July 23, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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E-commerce giant plans “many daily flights” to site between Tampa and Orlando as it gears up for a jump in air capabilities in 2021.

Delta Cargo joins sustainability alliance

Collaboration between shippers, freight forwarders, and airlines aims to track and reduce global emissions from air freight.

July 22, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Collaboration between shippers, freight forwarders, and airlines aims to track and reduce global emissions from air freight.

BIG PICTURE

It’s time to prepare for health care’s biggest logistics challenge ever

Supply chains will be the critical link in getting Covid-19 vaccines to all of us. And there is no time to waste.

July 17, 2020

David Maloney

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Supply chains will be the critical link in getting Covid-19 vaccines to all of us. And there is no time to waste.

Qatar Airways Cargo donates 1 million kilos in freight transportation

Qatar Airways Cargo donates freight shipments to ease pandemic challenges

Cargo carrier launches We Qare campaign; kicks off with commitment to ship more than 2 million pounds of freight for free to customers serving humanitarian efforts around the world.

July 13, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Cargo carrier launches We Qare campaign; kicks off with commitment to ship more than 2 million pounds of freight for free to customers serving humanitarian efforts around the world.

OUTBOUND

Air cargo and Covid-19: Fly high or go home

The pandemic has given airline management an unprecedented opportunity to showcase the value of cargo. But it won’t do them much good without a new business model for freight.

July 7, 2020

Mitch Mac Donald

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The pandemic has given airline management an unprecedented opportunity to showcase the value of cargo. But it won’t do them much good without a new business model for freight.