Drone company and restaurant partner Brinker International launch delivery service in Granbury
Extra safety precautions, for cargo and crew, are needed when vaccines need ultra-cold transport by air. The FAA wants to fine-tune its safety guidance.
FedEx wants to study the feasibility of putting a laser on planes to divert potential missile strikes. The FAA has shelved its review for the time being.
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1996: The FAA says it’s ready to start testing new designs of air cargo containers built to withstand terrorist bombs, but the industry worries the new containers could add weight, be expensive and reduce available cargo space.
The Federal Aviation Administration puts Transair on freeze because of safety concerns.
The FAA is giving airlines until the end of the year to run passenger freighters with cargo on seats and other parts of the cabin where people normally travel.
Bad apples can jump from one company to another because their full employment history doesn’t always follow them. It happens in all industries. But when bad pilots get a second chance, it can be deadly.
A GAO report links accurate data collection to motor carrier costs.
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DOT announces slate of 40 to the department’s leadership team as the Biden administration kicks into gear.
DOT Secretary Elaine Chao emailed a farewell letter to employees on Friday detailing her resignation and COVID-19 challenges.
The FAA is adding new experts to its Drone Advisory Committee.
Mainstream commercial use of small unmanned aircraft for a variety of applications, including package delivery, is around the corner. New FAA regulations create a pathway for drones to operate safely with fewer limitations.
Pilots and air traffic controllers can take both new coronavirus vaccines under new guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Pilots could have violated their medical authorizations to fly if they took the COVID-19 vaccine on their own without permission. The FAA removed that issue and gave them permission Saturday.
Nobody likes a line cutter, but when it comes to the rush delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, the Federal Aviation Administration is making an exception.
The more dry ice used to cool a pharmaceutical shipment, the less product that can be carried on a plane. That’s because dry ice is poisonous when it turns to gas. The FAA issued guidelines to help airlines manage the dry ice risk.
Safety requirements established for potential shipping hazards.
Final rule streamlines launch and reentry requirements for burgeoning commercial space industry
Amazon received FAA approval to fly commercial delivery drones as part of its Amazon Prime Air program.
Jack Mahoney will take over for the retiring Guy Stephenson.
Delta Air Lines is stripping — seats that is. Removing seats from passenger aircraft adds capacity for lucrative cargo.
There was a marked difference in how Canada and the U.S. reacted to the opportunity of transforming passenger aircraft into twin-deck freighters by removing the seats. One country moved very fast. The other was slow to the party.
Workhorse Group is perfecting technology for its HorseFly truck-mounted drone that could distinguish it from last-mile delivery competitors.
The FAA’s ruling allowing airlines to jam more cargo in the cabin by removing passenger seats may be a pyrrhic victory. The incentive to do so may have passed.
The U.S. Senate is proposing fixes for the FAA certification of new aircraft. It’s an issue after the Boeing 737 MAX was grounded.
One of the big innovations for passenger airlines during the coronavirus era is using their planes as dedicated cargo haulers. Cargo 2.0 was putting boxes in storage bins and other seats. Cargo 3.0 is cargo on seats.
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A major pilots union is criticizing airlines for allegedly skirting recommended best practices to protect workers from the coronavirus.
Passenger aircraft are being used to fly essential cargo between continents. Learn more about what the airlines are doing to survive and to assist key supply chains.
New Hawaii travel restrictions force airlines to make additional flight cutbacks.
The Chinese government is using the reason “Acts of God” to void many contracts due to coronavirus. Darren Prokop explores whether that is hurting current trade and will impact trade in the future.
Airlines are getting hammered by falling demand and now will lose much of the trans-Atlantic market entirely for a month as the U.S. bans travel from Europe.
Boeing’s 737 MAX production won’t come rushing back as soon as regulators lift the aircraft’s flight ban. Slow and steady is the plan.
The FAA says UPS didn’t comply with hazmat rules for air transport when it didn’t make sure a shipment it received was safe to fly.
Boeing estimates regulators won’t lift the 737 MAX grounding until mid-year, at the earliest, which means the production line might not restart until 2021.
Pushing back reintroduction of the 737 MAX into airline schedules has become a predictable routine. American Airlines now says it won’t start flying the plane until June 4. Let’s see if that holds.
Boeing’s troubles keep mounting with the 737 MAX, but there are indications that regulators may be able to clear the plane for flight again in a few months.
With Christmas 2019 just celebrated, here is an only-in-Alaska tale of goodies from the sky. While the logistics involved are nowhere near as flawless as Santa Claus’ annual air courier […]
Boeing is in crisis management mode over the 737 MAX grounding and it cost CEO Dennis Muilenburg his job on Monday.
United Airlines is the most of aggressive of U.S. airlines in pushing back return-to-service of the 737 MAX as the fallout from the MAX grounding continues.
The chill felt in Southwest Airlines’ fourth quarter financial report won’t be weather-related, but because of the 737 MAX.
The rolling delays for airlines to add the 737 MAX to their schedules continue, with an announcement by American and Southwest saying it got Boeing to pay it compensation for the grounded aircraft.
Boeing Co. and the FAA are under intense scrutiny from Congress in the wake of the 737 MAX crashes. The House T&I Committee held its fifth hearing on the subject Dec. 11 in effort to tighten FAA certifications.
Lufthansa Airlines is being called out by the FAA for allegedly going behind its back to operate at two U.S. airports without approval. Agencies don’t like it when someone tries to deceive them.
First-of-its-kind FAA approval allows company to expand beyond medical deliveries.
Agency envisions using trucks as launch point for last-mile customers.
Company claims faster medical deliveries means faster patient treatment.
A new partnership between Xcel Energy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allows drones to inspect power lines out of human sight in eight states – Colorado, Michigan, MInnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.
Amazon nears U.S. release for Prime Air drone deliveries.
Dickson will take on oversight of Boeing 737 MAX grounding.
Bill being drafted by Kansas Senator Jerry Moran would create a Women in Trucking Advisory Board within FMCSA.
Promises package deliveries up to 5 lbs. within 30 minutes.
Scott Case writes about what recent FAA grants mean to airports and to the movement of airfreight and air cargo.
Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) 737 MAX planes might not return to service until next year because of software and other issues that still need to be fixed.
Proposal estimates millions saved for manufacturers such as Boeing
Market expert writes about the latest tensions in the Mideast and how that might impact air and sea cargo, as well as supply chains.
Airlines will have 10 days to replace slats in 737 MAX and 737 NG aircraft
Request follows FAA approval for Google drones in Virginia.
A few years ago the idea of using drones for last-mile delivery were just an idea. But the idea is becoming a reality in China, Indonesia and now the USA. Read Market Expert Cathy Roberson’s views on the use of drones for last-mile delivery.
Feds have exempted Wing Aviation from a block of regulations clearing way for an operating permit.
The entire Boeing 737-MAX fleet is now grounded following an FAA decision that followed similar decisions by China, the U.K. and others.
