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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. The rise in COVID infections fueled by the omicron variant and bad weather that has forced passenger airlines to cancel thousands of flights is now disrupting operations at FedEx Express.[insert stock ticker] The parcel and freight carrier warned recently that staffing problems resulting from rising infection rates […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Advanced aerial mobility company H3 Dynamics has secured $26 million in Series B funding that it will use to accelerate its work to use hydrogen technology in its drones rather than the standard battery-powered model. “Air mobility contributes to just 6 percent of the total CO2 emissions […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Delta Air Lines parked 571 aircraft from its primary fleet across the country in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out most passenger air travel. Airlines still have about 70 percent of their pre-pandemic international capacity in hibernation, but Delta is returning aircraft to the skies because […]

United Airlines has restarted cargo-only flights just weeks after assigning all aircraft to normal passenger operations because the delta variant has dragged down travel volumes and growth expectations for the remainder of the year. “I just released five [Boeing] 777-300s to our cargo division for later this year to put those aircraft back into all-cargo […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Ocean carrier and logistics services provider CMA CGM isn’t wasting time growing its startup airline.The third-largest container shipping line launched an air wing in February and on Wednesday announced it has placed an order with Boeing for two factory-built 777 freighters. Boeing will deliver the aircraft in […]