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Boeing Says More Freighters Needed to Support Global Supply Chains

WIL BALDWIN November 17, 2020

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today released its biennial World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), reflecting COVID-19 impacts and opportunities as well as substantial long-term demand for freighters over the next two decades. Enabled by a rebound in…

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Amtrak Supplemental Funding Needed to Maintain Minimum Service Levels

WIL BALDWIN May 27, 2020

Amtrak submitted a letter to Congress outlining an additional $1.475 billion in supplemental funding needed in FY 2021. This additional funding is necessary for Amtrak to operate minimum service levels across the passenger rail network and continue capital investments for the future. The funds would also support Amtrak’s 17 state…

Airbus A400M Supports COVID-19 Crisis Relief Efforts in Spain

WIL BALDWIN March 25, 2020March 25, 2020

Airbus A400M transports masks to Spain in support of COVID-19 crisis relief efforts An Airbus A400M airlifter has performed an air-bridge between Toulouse and Madrid in order to deliver critically-needed mask supplies to the Spanish…

Air Canada Provides Update on Ongoing COVID-19 Response

WIL BALDWIN March 19, 2020

Air Canada said today that it will gradually suspend the majority of its international and U.S. transborder flights by March 31, 2020 in response to decisions by national governments, including Canada and the United States, to close borders and restrict…