Transportation

The Race for Hypersonic Flight

Jamie Harris of The Sun reports that China is vying to take on the 'Son of Concorde' with an even faster supersonic jet, LKTX's Yunxing...

FedEx to Spin Off Freight Division

Esther Fung and Connor Hart of The Wall Street Journal report that FedEx has announced its decision to spin off its freight trucking division...

U.S. Graphite Firms Seek 920% Duty to Thwart China

Ted Mann and Shawn Donnan of Bloomberg report that U.S. graphite firms are seeking a 920% duty to thwart China. They write: US producers of a crucial...

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...