California drone operator Zipline raises $250 million
Drone delivery startup Zipline Inc. announced today that it has raised $250 million to expand its operations in Africa and...
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Rolls-Royce, Shell deepen sustainable jet-fuel partnership
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc said they’ll deepen their cooperation on sustainable aviation fuels as part of...
Drone Delivery Canada to upsize drones under extended DSV Canada project
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) and DSV Air & Sea Inc. Canada, the Canadian division of Denmark-headquartered DSV Panalpina, are renewing...
Alphabet jumps into drone air-traffic control with flight app
Alphabet Inc.’s drone-delivery venture, Wing, is releasing free software for U.S. drone users to get permission to fly near sensitive...
New times, new rules: How the pandemic redefined the carrier-forwarder relationship
With airfreight rates high and cargo capacity limited, cargo carriers and freight forwarders must work together to adapt to pandemic-spurred...
Ameriflight requests FAA exemption for drone ops
Dallas-based cargo airline Ameriflight is seeking exemptions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in support of its request to add...
Air New Zealand launches weekly LAX-MEL cargo route
Air New Zealand is launching a weekly cargo-only direct flight starting July 3, from Los Angeles (LAX) to Melbourne (MEL)...
Airline industry to weigh goal of net-zero emissions by 2050
The airline industry’s global trade group will propose eliminating carbon emissions on a net basis by 2050, as pressure builds...
