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More layoffs at freight-related firms: 607 workers cut across 4 states

Layoffs continue across the commercial transportation and freight industry, according to a new round of worker reduction notices in Florida, Texas, Illinois and Wisconsin.

It is the second round of layoffs since the beginning of July. Averitt Express, Bath & Body Works Logistics Services, ShipBob, and Henry Avocado Corp. announced a total of 218 layoffs earlier in the month.

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Menzies Aviation announced July 17 that it will eliminate 409 positions from its facility at Miami...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-layoffs-at-freight-related-firms-across-4-states

Rockford airport prepares next cargo expansion as Menzies moves in

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Chicago Rockford International Airport on Wednesday announced that Menzies Aviation, a major...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rockford-airport-prepares-next-cargo-expansion-as-menzies-moves-in

DFW Airport to test ‘tugbot’ for cargo operations

A white industrial yard tractor that moves without a driver.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is taking a small step on its future-proofing journey with the testing of an autonomous tug that will haul containers from freighter aircraft to the cargo terminal.

EasyMile, a developer of software that enables existing vehicles to be automated, and cargo handling vendor Menzies Aviation on Tuesday signed a contract for a pilot program under which a robot tractor with a cart will ferry cargo between an airside warehouse and a parked...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dfw-airport-to-test-tugbot-for-cargo-operations

House committee slams airline contractors for layoffs after COVID aid

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Four aviation services companies that took $595 million in federal wage offsets as part of an emergency coronavirus stimulus package last spring have committed to retain all current employees after several were reprimanded by a House investigative committee for violating terms of the aid.

The four ground handling agents — Menzies Aviation, DAL Global Services, Sky Chefs and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) — employ more than 30,000 people in the U.S. Three other airport service providers —...

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Menzies and Felixstowe: beset with problems, but with different responses

This week has been a tale of two companies, both under the cosh, facing severe congestion, unhappy customers, unreleased cargo and carrier switches.
But Menzies Aviation and Felixtowe port operator Hutchison have reacted in entirely different ways.
The Loadstar broke the story on Tuesday that Menzies was struggling at its Heathrow station, having taken on the handling for Qatar Airways while being hit simultaneously with surging volumes.
We had asked Menzies what was …

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https://theloadstar.com/menzies-and-felixstowe-beset-with-problems-but-with-different-responses/