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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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We went inside Emirates SkyCargo's massive Dubai facility and saw how air cargo is keeping the global supply chain running amid the shipping crisis
Touring the Emirates SkyCargo operation in Dubai.Thomas Pallini/Insider
Thomas Pallini
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The case for ditching your real-estate agent when buying a home is gaining momentum
One recent homebuyer's brief experience working with a real-estate agent left him feeling way bette…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Suspected smugglers were caught trying to hide $10 million of gold by painting it silver and disguising it as machinery on a cargo plane
It is the largest gold-smuggling case on record in Hong Kong, according to officials.
Polly Thompson
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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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Passenger planes are being converted to cargo planes at record levels to make up for disrupted ocean freight — but even as it solves one problem, it's feeding into another
The cost of transporting goods via air cargo is significantly higher than by shipping — and the con…
Huileng Tan
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Amazon workers at an air-freight hub walked out in protest over pay and sweltering temperatures on the job
Protesting Amazon workers said they don't make enough money to save and they have to work in temper…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The truth behind America's cruise obsession: 'They don't want to see anything that's real'
Cruise ships have never been bigger or more popular. You can blame Gen Z.
Henry Wismayer
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Toy giant Ty says it's paid more than $200 million to avoid logjammed ports by flying its 'Beanie Babies' from China
Company has so far paid for more than 150 cargo flights, which can cost between $1.5 million and $2…
Kate Duffy
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How a small Ohio airport became the new darling of the world's cargo carriers
Rickenbacker International Airport in the heart of Ohio is now seeing multiple daily international …
Thomas Pallini
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United will relaunch more than 25 international routes in September, even though Americans are still banned from many destinations
The airline will likely rely on essential travel and strong cargo demand to generate revenue on rou…
David Slotnick
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Another US passenger airline will now also fly cargo freighters as more carriers court package hauling as a new source of revenue
It's a huge shift from Mesa's normal operation, which consists of flying regional passenger aircraf…
Thomas Pallini
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The president of Emirates reveals how the airline weathered the pandemic and plans to bounce back despite the unique challenges of being a massive international-only mega-airline
In an interview with Business Insider, Emirates President Tim Clark explained how the airline is us…
David Slotnick
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Boeing ending production of the 747 means cargo carriers will lose a key feature and be left scrambling when it's gone
Passenger airlines have been all too eager to say goodbye to jets like the 747 in recent years thro…
Thomas Pallini
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Order your Christmas presents now - the shipping crisis isn't ending anytime soon
A supply chain expert explains why the backlog is going to make it nearly impossible to get gifts o…
Eytan Buchman
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Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal explains why there's 'no obvious solution' for our never-ending supply chain predicament
Supply chains underpin our society. Between a labor shortage, computer hacks, and other disruptions…
Rachel Premack
6 mins read
How American Airlines flies 715,000 pounds of cargo every day
From Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, American Airlines moves thousands of pounds of animal…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron,Victoria Barranco
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London is due to get a 7th international airport after plans to redevelop a former WWII air force base were approved
Last week, the UK government approved plans to reopen Manston Airport after five years of detailed …
Stephen Jones
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Amazon launches dedicated air cargo service for faster deliveries in India
Amazon launches its cargo service, Amazon Air, in India. The service will have two dedicated freigh…