DHL has completed testing of “Deliver Future,” its pilot project to transport medicine using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Ukerewe Island in East Africa’s Lake Victoria. Over a six-month period, the fixed-wing “DHL Parcelcopter 4.0” (pictured), which utilizes German drone manufacturer Wingcopter’s tilt-rotor technology, successfully flew a 37-mile route to
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Amazon Air and DHL Express drive infrastructure development at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
Amazon Air’s fleet of 767s parked at CVG. Last week, Air Cargo World visited Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to check out the changes underway at the fastest growing cargo hub in the United States, which, happens to be home to Amazon Air and DHL Express. Although DHL Express and Amazon Air operate
Turkish Cargo adds Mexico City to network
Turkish Cargo is adding Mexico City (MEX) to its freighter flight network – its eighth Latin American destination, and 19th destination in the Americas. Beginning Oct. 3, the carrier will operate twice-weekly 777F flights to Mexico City International Airport (MEX). The first flight connects the carrier’s Istanbul (IST) hub to MEX
American logistics companies brace for Florence supply chain disruptions
Tracking Hurricane Florence, impact on Pittsburgh area | WPXI While Hurricane Florence appears to have weakened overnight to a Category 2 storm, it has maintained its vast size and slowed its forward momentum this morning, making the risk of serious supply chain disruption even worse as it makes landfall later today
Mercedes Brings Hands-Free Driving to Its 40-Ton Highway Hauler
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Third-party logistics providers say they can help deal with truck and driver shortages.
3PLs offer shippers ‘untapped capacity’ As shippers continue to grapple with finding available trucking capacity across the nation, third-party logistics providers (3PL) say they can help ease these burdens in an increasingly challenging market. The trucking industry’s driver shortage does not seem to be letting up, despite companies offering such incentives as
Bayelsa airport ready, SAHCOL inspects facility
The long-awaited Bayelsa State International Cargo Airport is ready, the Managing Director, Bayelsa Airlines, Capt. Henry Ungbuku has said. Ungbuku, who is also the Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson on Aviation, stated this on Wednesday during the visit to the airport in Amassoma by an aviation ground handling service provider,
Ethiopian launches first African freighter service to Miami
Ethiopian-777 freighter. Ethiopian Airlines Wednesday launched the first of two weekly freighter flights between Addis Ababa and Miami creating the first-ever cargo-only route between the African continent and Miami International Airport (MIA). The scheduled flights will operate on a route that includes intermediate stops in Spain, Colombia and Belgium, and all flights
Delta Cargo launches self-service e-AWB kiosks
Today Delta Cargo debuted its new self-service kiosks, operational in Atlanta and Boston, for use of electronic air waybills (e-AWBs) for its domestic network. This marks another step in the carrier’s path toward digitalization, following the company’s launch earlier this month to allow access to its full suite of services online, which include
July cargo traffic reports give hope for second half of 2018
Last month, when many of the world’s major airports and carriers released June performance metrics, the air freight industry seemed poised to begin feeling impacts from the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. Now that July results from carriers, handlers, and airports are beginning to come in, the