Like a number of its competitors, United Cargo has jumped on the perishables band wagon with the launch this week of the Temp Control (SM) service designed for shipping of healthcare and pharmaceutical products that require strict temperature controls and monitoring during transport. United Cargo is working with Envirotainer, a provider of temperature-controlled air cargo containers. “With our extensive global network and widebody capacity, United is wellpositioned to serve the needs … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: United Cargo launches temp control service
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AMERICAS: GE Aviation, FAA research ATC
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and GE Aviation have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to study how manned and unmanned aircraft can share commercial airspace. GE Aviation and the FAA will look at air traffic control systems that would allow commercial airliners operating under instrument rules to fly directly to their destinations. Currently, such aircraft fly a jagged route along designated airways that use ground-based radio beacons to guide them. … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: GE Aviation, FAA research ATC
AMERICAS: National expands ME service to Hahn
National Air Cargo has announced that it will extend its weekly DC 8 cargo aircraft from Sharjah, UAE, to Hahn, Germany before returning back to the US. The weekly flight will specialise in space available, preferred and priority cargo destined for Europe and the US, from the Middle East. “Extending the flight to Hahn expands our commitment to supplying cargo needs to Europe and throughout the world,†Alex Munro, director Middle East Sales, National Air Cargo said. The expansion … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: National expands ME service to Hahn
AMERICAS: US government’s global warming bill: $8B
It will cost nearly US$8 billion over the next decade to pay for the expanded federal bureaucracy needed to combat global warming under a bill passed by the House of Representatives, a report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says. The budget office also found that the House bill would shrink the federal deficit in that 10-year period because it requires businesses to buy permits to emit global-warming pollution. That would add hundreds of billions of dollars to federal … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: US government’s global warming bill: $8B
AMERICAS: North American agreement on emissions
The US, Canada and Mexico said this week they would put in place infrastructure to cooperate on greenhouse gas emissions trading as part of efforts to fight climate change, according to Reuters. “We will build capacity and infrastructure with a view to facilitate future cooperation in emissions trading systems, building on our current respective work in this area,†the three countries said in a statement. They also said they would work toward reducing emissions from the … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: North American agreement on emissions
AMERICAS: Continental to join Star Alliance in Oct
Continental Airlines said this week that it expected to join the Star Alliance on 27 October, three days after leaving the rival SkyTeam grouping. The Houston-based carrier has managed to maintain its schedule for the transfer–the first defection between the three alliances, which also includes Oneworld, that dominate the global airline sector–despite a longer-thanexpected approval process from US regulators. Continental opted to exit SkyTeam, which is led by Delta … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: Continental to join Star Alliance in Oct
