Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration implemented optimized profile descents at 42 airports, with the goal of saving millions of gallons of fuel and lowering CO2 and other pollutants. Another advantage is that there is less noise. Let's get through the technical jargon. Optimized Profile Descents (OPD) are innovative flight...
Truck drivers from Mexico have lifted their blockade of Texas bridges
Two Texas border bridges reopened Wednesday after commercial traffic was momentarily halted due to truck drivers' protests about increased inspections of cargo entering from Mexico. Mexican drivers lifted their blockades on the Mexican side of the Ysleta-Zaragoza Bridge near El Paso and the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, which connects the Mexican...
Delta Air Lines anticipates a cargo spike after the Shanghai lockdown is lifted
During the first quarter, Delta Air Lines' cargo business profited from supply chain problems that drove goods to the congested air market. According to a prominent executive, the new logistical congestion in Shanghai, where officials are enforcing a citywide COVID shutdown, could spur even greater growth. Reduced industry capacity produced...