An airplane of Alitalia approaches to land at Fiumicino international airport in Rome, central Italy, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s Lufthansa and British budget airline easyJet are two of seven companies that have bid for Alitalia on Monday but the process to rescue Italy’s ailing flag carrier is likely
USPS plans to deploy self-driving mail trucks by 2025
USPS self-driving mail truck The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General’s office says it anticipates that autonomous vehicle technology will add only $7,000 to $10,000 to the purchase price of a postal truck by 2025. The United States Postal Service (USPS) will work with the University of Michigan on an autonomous mail
Airbus takes control of Bombardier CSeries in rebuff to U.S. threat
FILE PHOTO: A Bombardier C-Series aircraft is displayed at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo MONTREAL/PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus SE agreed on Monday to buy a majority stake in Bombardier Inc’s CSeries jetliner program, grabbing control of a struggling competitor at the second attempt
If freight forwarders don’t digitize, they may get left behind
Image: Freighter aircraft Halliburton’s logistics manager for Europe, Eurasia, and Sub-Saharan Africa believes that forwarders must step up to the plate and embrace digitization if air cargo is to move forward, The Loadstar reported. One suggestion for progress is the adoption of technology, a feature most shippers now expect, but which some freight
FedEx Chooses Project44 Tech To Connect Chippers With Truckers and 3PLs
FedEx -has started using application programming interfaces (API) from logistics software provider project44, to connect its less-than-truckload (LTL) division to shippers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). The deal means that project44 subscribers now have access to real-time data from the largest LTL trucking operation in the country, which, in turn, means
Southern African Airlines Face Skills Crisis, Urgent Action Required – AASA
SAA Crew Association says without a skilled workforce, airlines and other aviation businesses in the region face a calamitous future Johannesburg, SA- Southern African Airlines will face a potentially crippling shortage of skills and failure to hit employee transformation targets if governments do not fix basic and tertiary education, the Airlines Association
Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl
NuTonomy Self-driving car BOSTON (AP) — A new study inspired by Boston’s early experiments with self-driving cars finds that the technology could ease congestion, but might also lead to more cars on the road and further encourage urban sprawl. The report, released Tuesday by the Boston Consulting Group and the World Economic
Daimler Recalls Million-Plus Vehicles Over Airbag Problems
BERLIN (AFP) - German carmaker Daimler is recalling more than a million vehicles, including Mercedes, due to a problem with the airbags, a company spokesman was quoted as saying Monday. Among the vehicles being recalled are some 400,000 Mercedes cars in Britain and many hundreds more in Germany, the spokesman told the DPA
Shortage of Drivers May Weigh on Earnings of Trucking Companies
For-hire truck tonnage rose in August and companies were able to charge more to move freight New York (WSJ) - Trucking companies are convincing shippers to pay more to move freight, but difficulty finding drivers could weigh on earnings. Analysts expect rising driver pay and storm disruptions to eat into what would otherwise be
Delta, Battling Boeing Over Trade, Will Roll Out Its New Airbus A350
Delta Boeing 737-800 - N3764D Taxi to Runway Note to Boeing Co. (BA): This might not be a great week for you. In its trade dispute with Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) over the airline's purchase of Canadian-made Bombardier CS 100 jets, Boeing isn't winning the battle for public opinion. Last week, Delta