Alphabet’s Wing seeks expanded US drone flight permissions
Alphabet Inc.’s Wing Aviation LLC is asking U.S. regulators to allow it to expand drone operations as a way to...
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Gray spaces, tracking and EDI, oh my! Some forwarders fall behind on digitization
It’s no secret that COVID has driven industrywide technological developments. From advances in cold chain tech to the shift toward...
Cargo Facts Asia: Pandemic fuels need for cool-chain logistics tech integration
Efforts to improve airfreight’s cool-chain capabilities for pharmaceutical cargo were put to the test due to the recent need to...
Turkish Cargo joins WebCargo e-booking platform
Turkish Cargo is signing on with e-booking platform WebCargo to provide live rates, current available air cargo capacity and e-bookings...
KLM Cargo completes first flight using cargo seat bags in cabin
Dutch carrier KLM Cargo last week made its first operational flight using cargo seat bags (CSB) designed and produced in...
Airspace $38 million Series C funding to fuel international expansion
California-based startup Airspace plans to use the $38 million Series C funding it secured earlier this year to fuel international...
ANA looks to commercialize drone delivery by 2022 with Wingcopter
Japan-based ANA Holdings, parent of All Nippon Airways, and Germany-based Wingcopter have begun trials using unmanned electric vertical takeoff and...
Airfreight e-booking pace picks up as JAS, Saudia Cargo sign on to platforms
More freight forwarders and airlines are signing on to e-booking platforms that allow for dynamic pricing and instant quotations for...
