Delta Air Lines is volunteering to carry infant formula from overseas to the U.S. to help overcome a domestic production shortfall. [Courtesy: Delta Air Lines]
Key Takeaways:
Delta Air Lines is donating airlift capacity to transport over 212,000 pounds of Kendamil baby formula from the U.K. to Boston and Detroit on regularly scheduled passenger flights between June 20-24.
This effort is part of "Operation Fly Formula," a U.S. government initiative to alleviate the domestic baby formula shortage by expediting overseas shipments, with the FDA waiving strict import rules for approved foreign brands.
Delta's contribution follows similar public service actions by United Airlines and other carriers (FedEx, U.S. Air Force), as the Biden administration employs a "whole-of-government" approach including invoking the Defense Production Act.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will fly baby formula from the U.K. to Boston and Detroit this month free of charge on regularly scheduled passenger flights, mirroring the public service provided by United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) to help the U.S. government alleviate an ongoing domestic shortage.
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Eric is the Air Cargo Market Editor at FreightWaves. An award-winning business journalist with extensive experience covering the logistics sector, Eric spent nearly two years as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Automotive News, where he focused on regulatory and policy issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, mobility, fuel economy and safety. He has won two regional Gold Medals from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for government coverage and news analysis, and was voted best for feature writing and commentary in the Trade/Newsletter category by the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. As associate editor at American Shipper Magazine for more than a decade, he wrote about trade, freight transportation and supply chains. Eric is based in Portland, Oregon. He can be reached for comments and tips at ekulisch@freightwaves.com
