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The shipping crisis has gotten so bad that some companies are chartering air cargo planes for $2 million or more for a single flight
Seeking to avoid the shipping crisis, desperate retailers are chartering planes for up to $2 millio…
Insider Inc.
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A startup wants to build the world's largest cargo plane big enough to carry wind turbines the size of a football field — take a look
Radia, a Colorado-based startup, wants to build a cargo plane the length of a football field to del…
Lloyd Lee,Taylor Rains
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China's air force has big plans for its biggest planes
China's strategic airlift fleet is the fastest-growing in the world, and its expansion reflects Bei…
Christopher Woody
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A US plan to drop bombs from cargo planes hit another milestone, but the Air Force is still figuring out how it would use it in a war
"We are intentionally trying to be provocative without being escalatory," a US officer said before …
Christopher Woody
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Cargo carriers warn that getting a COVID-19 vaccine to everyone on Earth could take up to two years
Up to 20 billion doses of a coronavirus vaccine are expected to be needed, but shipping challenges …
David Slotnick
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Boeing just announced the definitive end of the legendary 747 as cargo giant Atlas Air places an order for the final 4 planes
Cargo airlines have carried the Boeing 747 program this far but the iconic aircraft's days are now …
Thomas Pallini
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Inside the COVID-19 vaccine airlift: How cargo carriers plan to distribute the world's soon-to-be most valuable drugs to market
While pharmaceutical companies rush to develop their life-saving vaccines, cargo carriers are geari…
Thomas Pallini
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A major Amazon Air contractor says it won't return a $400 million bailout despite requests from Congress and booming business
Executives at Atlas Air, which counts Amazon as an investor and customer, say the company fully qua…
Graham Rapier
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Smash-and-grab robberies are out, organized cargo theft is surging up 57% higher than last year, and the thieves are targeting your Nikes
Thieves stole over $44 million in retail cargo in Q2 of 2023, pilfering an average shipment value o…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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SpaceX wins $102 million Air Force contract to transport military cargo and humanitarian aid around the world in a rocket
SpaceX's contract is part of an Air Force program which will look at using large commercial rockets…
Kate Duffy
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Amazon is expanding its logistics empire like never before to prepare for this holiday season — and it still may not be enough
Amazon hired 420,000 employees to brace for the surge in online holiday shopping amid the pandemic.…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Air freight demand has cooled so much, FedEx is telling its pilots to fly for American Airlines instead
Demand for air cargo has slowed due to lower sea freight rates and the return of passenger flights …
Huileng Tan
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The Air Force is trying to save 2 severely damaged F-35s by merging them into a single 'Franken-bird' aircraft
The "Franken-bird" project is the first for the F-35 program, and could pave the way for the Air Fo…
Matthew Loh
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The US Air Force's plan to give its biggest planes new missions has gotten China's attention
US airmen have shown they can drop missiles from cargo planes and hit a target. Now they're looking…
Christopher Woody
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Russia's war on Ukraine could triple ocean shipping rates to $30,000 per container, expert says
The war is likely to send ocean and air shipping rates skyrocketing at a time when the global suppl…
Grace Kay
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Amazon just hired another passenger airline to fly cargo jets using the biggest aircraft yet
Converted Boeing freighters have historically been the jet of choice for Amazon Air, but the new co…