U.S. mail contracts

United Airlines settles fraud case over Postal Service contract for $49M

Blue tail fin of a United jet against a gray sky.

United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) has agreed to pay more than $49 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims alleging it defrauded the U.S. Postal Service for transport of international mail, the Department of Justice said Friday.

The world’s third-largest airline falsified bar code scans of mail bins delivered to foreign postal services or military bases between 2012 and 2015 to make it appear it was performing to contract specifications and ensure full payment, which was conditioned on...

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The Force is with the USPS

Warehouse workers unload metal containers filled with small mail envelopes and parcels that arrived by air. Cargo Force does sort and prep work for the USPS.

A key intermediary that connects the U.S. Postal Service with air transport provided by FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX) is opening new locations to move Priority Mail.

In the past three weeks, Cargo Force has launched new processing centers in Milwaukee; Tampa, Fla.; and Pittsburgh. A new facility in Boston is scheduled to begin operations Oct. 1.

Companies providing terminal handling services behind the scenes for the Postal Service vary by city. Cargo Force, based in Coral Gables, Fla., recently won...

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