Western Global pilots vote to join Alpa 
The US National Mediation Board (NMB) has certified the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (Alpa) as the bargaining representative for the 180 pilots of Florida-based carrier Western Global Airlines. The NMB announced that 69% of the eligible pilots participating in the... more
Genesee & Wyoming: new CEO for UK/Europe
USA-based Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has appointed Eddie Aston as CEO of its UK/Europe region. This region includes Freightliner, provider of railfreight, terminals and trucking services; Pentalver, container logistics provider; Freightliner Poland, a railfreight operator... more
Three months of money, money, money...
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Chicago’s International Mail Facility (IMF) have been counting a lot of money, counterfeit money, in different denominations that have been seized from parcels coming into the USA. In the past three months, officers have seized... more
Crane Worldwide Logistics promotes Thomas
Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed John David Thomas has regional vice president, South-Central region in the Americas, which includes headquarters in Houston, Texas, Central West Texas, Louisiana and on the USA-Mexico border. Thomas first joined the company on the... more
Faces and projects for drone businesses
Airflow, a US aeriallogistics company which is building the first electric-STOL aircraft for middle-mile logistics, has appointed Allan McArtor to its advisory board. McArtor, who was chairman of Airbus Americas for nearly two decades, will advise Airflow as it works to build... more
Exploring new flight paths
UPS plans to purchase electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Vermont-based Beta Technologies to augment its air service for select small and mid-size markets. Beginning in 2024, the first ten of these aircraft (+150 on option) will take off and land on... more
A good March in South Carolina Ports
On the US East Coast, South Carolina Ports witnessed its best handling results ever last month, with the Port of Charleston processing record volumes as the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal began operations. SC Ports moved almost 249,000 teu across the Port of Charleston’s Wando... more
First North American airline on e-booking platform
Having raised over USD 60 million in two funding rounds in 2020 to support its expansion, with North America as a key focus, cargo.one has signed a letter of intent with Air Canada to offer its cargo capacity on the German air cargo booking platform. Jason Berry, VP cargo at... more
Swissport banks on experience
Glenn Rutherford, Swissport EVP for Asia-Pacific, has decided to leave the company at the end of 2021 after 23 years of service. His successor Brad Moore (photo) brings extensive international experience as an airline executive, most recently as Qatar Airways SVP ground... more
USA invests in airports
The US department of transportation’s federal aviation administration (FAA) will award more than USD 627.7 million in infrastructure and safety projects through the FY/2021 airport improvement programme. The funding includes 449 grants to 390 airports in 39 states, Puerto... more