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Check Call: What if it’s not the worst time to buy?

7 February 2023

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: A merger or acquisition might be worth considering; big trends in the supply chain world this year; and a cannabis/3PL deal closes.

Let’s make a deal. 2022 was full of a lot of changes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-what-if-its-not-the-worst-time-to-buy

Japan Airlines sees future for drones

24 September 2020

Japan Airlines (JAL) (OTCMKTS: JAPSY) may fly some of the largest aircraft in the world, but the carrier is also taking a closer look at how small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, could one day become part of its fleet.

“Japan Airlines is eager to explore the future of its air logistics business with the implementation of drone delivery,” said Tomohiro Nishihata, the carrier’s managing executive officer of innovation, in a statement.

JAL on Wednesday announced a partnership with drone...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/japan-airlines-sees-future-for-drones

Japan Airlines joins Tokyo drone delivery service testing

1 September 2020

Japan’s flagship airline has joined a consortium of transportation and technology specialists to test drone deliveries of medicines and food in Tokyo.

Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS: JAPSY), along with KDDI Corp., East Japan Railway, Weathernews and Terra Drone Corp., announced the project with the Tokyo government on Monday.

“Due to the lack of delivery personnel and the impact of the global pandemic, the necessity to respond to changes in the logistics industry has become real and the use of drones...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/japan-airlines-joins-tokyo-drone-delivery-service-testing

Buffalo Wild Wings to be flown by drone

16 June 2020

A Mobile, Alabama franchisee of a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant wants to deliver food to nearby customers’ doors by drone.

To test the service, Brian Jordan of Potters Wings Mobile partnered with Deuce Drone. The two companies plan to begin local food deliveries by drone in late August.

“Partnering with Deuce Drone will give us the opportunity to test new ways to evolve and meet the takeout needs of customers through drone technology,” Jordan said in a statement.

Deuce Drone will be responsible...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/buffalo-wild-wings-to-be-flown-by-drone

Matternet readies cargo drone for FAA tests

24 May 202013 May 2020

One of the country’s largest small drone manufacturers is ready to begin durability and reliability testing of one of its cargo delivery units with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this year.

Mountain View, California-based Matternet announced Tuesday that the testing with the agency brings the company’s M2 drone closer to receiving special type certification for unmanned aircraft systems.

Achieving this certification from the FAA will establish that Matternet’s M2 drone is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/matternet-readies-cargo-drone-for-faa-tests