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The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized Zipline and Wing to operate commercial drones without visual observers in Dallas-area airspace, marking the first such authorization from the FAA.

Antitrust enforcers looking into Alaska Airlines’ plan to buy Hawaiian Airlines will take more time to decide on the proposed $1.9 billion deal, Bloomberg News reports.

Air cargo demand showed strong annual growth in the first half of 2024, exceeding H1 volumes from the prior three years, including a record-breaking 2021, according to data released today by International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Several airlines have suspended services to Lebanon’s main international airport as tensions escalate between Israel and the Hezbollah militia group, Bloomberg News reports.

Stockholm-based Envirotainer has enhanced its testing capabilities by adding three chambers to its testing facility in Rosersberg, Sweden, to enable a wider test range of temperatures, humidity and other factors.

The July 19 CrowdStrike outage, which left airlines, airports, banks and health care providers reeling from mass delays and system failures, like the pandemic, highlighted the importance of contingency plans for air cargo industry stakeholders. Read more: https://hubs.la/Q02J5WvP0

LATAM Airlines Group SA’s American depositary shares climbed 2.9% in their return to the U.S. market after a group of shareholders raised $456 million in an offering.

Digital Pulse: CHAMP Cargosystems to power CCSJ’s ONE Record implementation and real-time chat integrated into Trade Tech Inc. platform

American Airlines’ cargo revenue falls 1.3%, Air France-KLM down 10%, Southwest Airlines down 4.3% https://hubs.la/Q02J0nyn0

Consultant's Insight: A shift to economy services and costs associated with the Teamsters contract resulted in a disappointing quarter for UPS and overshadowed one of the better acquisitions that UPS has made in recent years: Mexico-based last-mile provider Estafeta.