Transportation

Trucking Company Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Kal Freight has filed for bankruptcy protection, citing losses from efforts to become vertically integrated and a poor investment in vehicles during the Covid-19...

Global Air Cargo Demand and Outlook

Damian Brett of AirCargo News reports that air cargo demand was robust in October, up year on year for the fifteenth consecutive month, but...

America’s New Quantum Tech Can Defeat Russian GPS Jamming

Luca Ferrara of SandboxAQ and Berenice Baker of IOT World Today report that Geomagnetic navigation systems using powerful quantum sensors to navigate via the...

Gasoline Consumption in China Has Begun to Fall

Jeff Barron of the US Energy Information Administration takes an in-depth look at what's driving down gasoline consumption in China. Barron writes: Gasoline consumption in...

Dawn Aerospace Achieves Historic Flight

New Zealand spaceplane developer Dawn Aerospace has achieved a historic flight milestone, breaking the sound barrier and global records with its Mk-II rocket-powered aircraft....

NASA Looking at Future of Sustainable Aircraft

Robert Margetta of NASA reports that the agency has awarded contracts to develop sustainable concepts for 2050 Airliners. Margetta writes: Picture yourself at an airport...

Carriers Locked in Price War to Lure Holiday Business

Esther Fung of The Wall Street Journal reports that package carrier rivals are chasing smaller customers in an effort to win market share ahead...

Canada Lifts 2022 Restrictions on Chinese Flights

Reuters reports that Air Canada will increase direct flights between Canada and China starting December 7th, 2024, after Ottowa removed a 2022 limit on...

Trucking Demand Remains Soft

Connor Hart and Don Nico Forbes of The Wall Street Journal report that among the largest U.S. truckers, demand remains soft. They write: Profits at...

Spaceflight History – Starship’s Huge First-Stage Booster Nails Its Landing!

Mike Wall & SPACE.com at Scientific American report that SpaceX’s fifth Starship flight test concluded with mechanical arms snatching the descending rocket booster out of the...