FedEx has dismissed concerns that Amazon’s recent foray into freight forwarding and air cargo could impact the industries it is…
June 2017
Brexit: the economic perspective
28 / 06 / 2017
Brexit means Brexit, but will it be a hard, soft, or red white and blue Brexit, and what are economic…
Brexit: the supply chain perspective
28 / 06 / 2017
Britain leaving the European Union, or Brexit, will have a profound effect on UK-managed supply chains, with more paperwork, a…
FTA urges swift Heathrow expansion
28 / 06 / 2017
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has described an increase in airport capacity in the southeast of England “is vital…
Where’s your parcel? Ask Alexa
28 / 06 / 2017
Customers without a hand to spare can now interrogate Amazon’s digital smart speaker, Alexa to find out where their DHL…
ATSG wins ruling in pilots dispute
28 / 06 / 2017
US-freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has won an important industrial relations ruling in a dispute with some of…
Amazon pilots take protests to shareholder meeting
28 / 06 / 2017
Cargo pilots who fly for Amazon Prime Air picketed the e-commerce giant’s annual shareholder meeting yesterday to alert the company…
Forwarders say stop procrastinating on aviation as UK heads to the polls
28 / 06 / 2017
UK freight forwarder group the British International Freight Association (BIFA) has urged the winner of today’s UK general election to…
Comment: Has Amazon really added flights to China? UPDATED
28 / 06 / 2017
Reports circulating this morning [June 1] suggest that Amazon has launched “direct air cargo flights” between the US and China….
FTA urges EU Customs Union exit re-think after UK election
28 / 06 / 2017
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for the new UK government to review its decision to leave the EU…
IATA prioritises quality in difficult times
28 / 06 / 2017
Speaking at The 10th annual World Cargo Symposium (WCS) being held in Berlin this week (15-17 March), the director general…
UK aerospace calls for “refresh” on Brexit strategy
28 / 06 / 2017
Britain’s £32bn turnover aerospace industry, second in size only to the US, has called for a “refresh” of the UK…
AA Cargo’s Butler: differentiate and improve visibility or risk losing business
28 / 06 / 2017
American Airlines Cargo has called on the airfreight industry to differentiate itself from competitors and potential new market entrants or…
FTA says seamless trade and logistics must be priorities as Brexit talks begin
28 / 06 / 2017
Negotiations get underway this morning (Monday June 19 2017) as politicians meet in Brussels to begin setting the terms for…
Freighters World: Astral aiming for the stars
28 / 06 / 2017
THE air cargo industry is often accused of failing to embrace the latest technologies and as a result loses market…
Air cargo industry needs to prepare for big data or face losing out to rivals and disruptors
28 / 06 / 2017
Big data and digitisation are two of the big topics that the air cargo industry is currently grappling with. While…
BIFA joins calls for softer Brexit
28 / 06 / 2017
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is calling for UK negotiators to push for a deal that keeps Britain in the…
Air cargo innovation: Looking into the future
28 / 06 / 2017
How does the traditional air cargo industry handle digitisation of the supply chain and also compete with start-up logistics companies…
WCS17: Disruptors and Trump on the Abu Dhabi agenda
28 / 06 / 2017
Transform today: shape tomorrow, that is the theme of IATA’s 11th World Cargo Symposium (WCS), which takes place in Abu…
UK logistics body champions AEO status for shippers
28 / 06 / 2017
The UK’s Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is encouraging all companies involved in the supply chain to become…
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