Delta invests in Joby and home-to-airport drone service

Joby aircraft drone

Nobody likes a layover. Those hours spent at the airport would be better spent in Aruba, Jamaica or whatever destination you’re headed to.

But very soon there could be a different kind of connecting flight — one that you won’t want to pass up.

That’s because Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) on Tuesday announced a multiyear partnership with Joby Aviation Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), a Santa Cruz, California-based company that builds an autonomous, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) drone that has been...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/delta-invests-in-joby-and-home-to-airport-drone-service

MSC y Lufthansa pierden la adquisición de participación en ITA Airways

El fondo de capital privado estadounidense Certares, respaldado por Air France-KLM y Delta Airlines Inc., derrotó la oferta presentada por su rival, el grupo naviero suizo MSC y la aerolínea alemana Lufthansa por la participación para comprar el control de la sucesora de Alitalia.

Esta entrada MSC y...

https://fullavantenews.com/msc-lufthansa-pierden-adquisicion-de-participacion-en-ita-airways/?lang=es

Race against Indian variant may be lost already…

Race against Indian variant may be lost already…

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de Monaco

Good Morning Monaco – Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Monaco offers mass antibody testing

Monaco has launched a coronavirus screening programme to help citizens and residents know more about their antibody status.

Race against Indian variant may be lost already

The French equivalent of the Centre for Disease Control has predicted that by the end of August 90 percent of new coronavirus cases will be...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/30/race-against-indian-variant-may-be-lost-already/

Delta Air Lines cranks up cargo-only flights from Asia to U.S.

A big white Delta plane lifts off from runway.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) said it will increase its passenger freighter flights from Seoul, South Korea, to Atlanta and Los Angeles to daily service beginning May 13 in response to continued growth in demand to transport medical supplies and other products from Asia to the U.S.

In March, passenger airlines began repurposing some of their aircraft for dedicated cargo operations after travel demand fell off a cliff due to coronavirus travel restrictions. Consequently, shippers were left with a ...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/delta-air-lines-cranks-up-cargo-only-flights-from-asia-to-us

NEW Loadstar Long Read: Gateway Georgia

“Logistics is a core competency that the state of Georgia is promoting,” said Cathy Morrow Roberson, head analyst at Logistics Trends & Insights.
Some 80% of the US market is within two-days’ trucking, or a two-hour flight from the state – and logistics has heavy support from the Georgia state government.
It boasts sizeable companies – from Delta to UPS, from Home Depot to Coca-Cola. It also has impressive logistics infrastructure, with Hartsfield …

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https://theloadstar.co.uk/new-loadstar-long-read-gateway-georgia/

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