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The World’s Longest Aircraft Takes a Nosedive
Just a week after taking off for the very first time, the world's longest aircraft has come back down to earth with a bump, the Airlander 10, part plane, part airship, crashed during its second test flight in a field in Bedfordshire, U.K., a spokesman says the flight went really well - the only issue was when it landed!
Pratt Counters Critics of New Engine, Gets Supply Chain Suppliers Ready
Pratt is buttoning down its network of 1,600 suppliers, which provide about 80 percent of the GTF engine’s content, and is holding them to such a high standard that many do not quite measure up.
Personal Air Transportation Becomes Reality
Science Fiction became science fact in New York today when for the first time in history, an aviator flew by jetpack in a controlled and sustained flight around Statue of Liberty.
Solar-Powered Impulse 2 Plane May Have Positive Impact on Air Cargo Industry
Solar Impulse 2 pilots Piccard and André Borschberg are taking turns flying the aircraft, which is scheduled to head to New York this summer to continue its mission of promoting energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies.
Air Cargo Ships Could Soon Alter Global Supply Chains As We Know Them
Igor Pasternak, the CEO and chief engineer of Worldwide Aeros, is fulfilling his lifelong dream of creating aircrafts that are lighter than air, more fuel-efficient and "greener" and his Aeroscraft is gaining recognition and significant funding.
The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be
Transportation professionals help create the future so it is important that we consider the overall context of long-term planning decisions.
Amazon and ATSG Ink Air Transport Network Deal
In a deal with potentially wide-ranging implications, Amazon fulfillment services, a subsidiary or e-commerce behemoth Amazon, has inked a deal with Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) in which ATSG will operate an air cargo network to serve United States-based customers.
SEKO Logistics Launches New Aerospace & Aviation Industry Vertical
SEKO Logistics has created a new Aerospace & Aviation industry vertical with global centers of excellence and core competencies to deliver value-added services and technology solutions for customers, and opportunities to drive cost out of their supply chains.
Uber’s Helicopter Business May Take Flight Soon
Uber is partnering with Airbus, a European aircraft company, on a test program to provide helicopter rides on demand through its application just as it currently does with car rides.
Amazon Starting its Own Air Cargo Operation
Amazon.com, Inc. is about to become a supply-chain powerhouse, the e-commerce retailer is in talks with Boeing to lease 20 of its 767-freighter jets.
A Mysterious Air Cargo Operation, Amazon.com?
Amazon has been increasingly investing in its own shipping alternatives, from contracting additional couriers to rolling out its own trucks in some cities, and the latest rumor is that Amazon has a new shipping venture named Aerosmith.
UPS Expands Worldwide Express Service
UPS today announced it has made a significant expansion to its UPS Worldwide Express service by adding more than 41,000 global postal codes, which it said will result in earlier guaranteed-delivery options for shippers that only previously had end-of-day guarantees.
TIACA Calls for Action on European Migrant Crisis
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has called on world leaders meeting at the United Nations this week to work together to find solutions to the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe.
FedEx Pledges $1 Million in Aid to Support Migrant and Refugee Humanitarian Crisis
Through the company’s monetary and transportation contribution, FedEx will deliver immediate relief and longer-term support for those affected by the crisis.
World Air Cargo Forecast 2014–2015
Air cargo traffic rebounds after two years of either flat or slightly negative growth, with demand for air cargo transport beginning to grow slowly and steadily.
Further Airline Problems are Brewing at UPS
The Independent Pilots Association (IPA), a trade union representing pilots at UPS, said its leadership has called on its 2,528 members to authorize a pilot strike against UPS.
A Whole New Way to Transport Cargo
The Aeroscraft is a vertical-lift and hover capable vehicle that significantly reduces infrastructure development, operational, and maintenance costs, while eliminating traditional LTA ground-handling limitations.
Air Freight Forwarders Greet New Project Cargo Scheme with Enthusiasm
The Aeroscraft Corporation revealed another milestone completed in the development of the world’s first "Vertical Takeoff and Landing" capable heavy-lift cargo airship, the Aeroscraft, featuring independence from external ballast.
Integration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) Roadmap
UAS must be integrated into the NAS without reducing existing capacity, decreasing safety, negatively impacting current operators, or increasing the risk to airspace users or persons and property on the ground any more than the integration of comparable new and novel technologies.
FedEx Buys $10 Billion of Boeing 767 Jet Freighters
The deal, announced in a statement by the US cargo operator, includes options for another 50 767Fs and is worth $9.97 billion at list prices, although customers typically receive an undisclosed discount off the list prices.
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