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Walmart Seeks Permission To Test Home Delivery Drones

The world's largest retailer by revenue has for several months been conducting indoor tests of small unmanned aircraft systems – the term regulators use for drones – and is now seeking for the first time to test the machines outdoors.

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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox At Cargo Week Americas

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox (left), Food Logistics editor in chief Lara Sowinski (middle foreground) and Supply & Demand Chain Executive editor Barry Hochfelder (right background) at Cargo Week Americas.

Platinum Equity Acquires Worldwide Flight Services

WFS serves 300 airlines globally, including the handling of four million tons of cargo and 50 million airline passengers per annum.

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FAA Partners With Commercial Drone Firms On Package Delivery

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

The U.S. aviation regulator also announced on Wednesday a partnership with cable television news network CNN to test news gathering in urban areas that have been largely off limits for commercial drones.

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Jet Airways Launches Cargo Service To And From India

Scheduled to start in April 2015, the freighter services will operate to a number of international and domestic destinations including Bangalore, Hong Kong, Hanoi and Singapore.

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Congressmen Seek To Promote Airships For Transporting Cargo

Airships have the potential to carry large cargo payloads over long distances, at a fraction of the cost of fixed-wing aircraft, and can reach some of the most remote locations inaccessible for maritime traffic and traditional aircraft.

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Feds Lift Restrictions On Commercial Drones

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

The Federal Aviation Administration's proposed rules still bar activities like delivering packages and inspecting pipelines.

Under the new rules, drone flights will be approved for agriculture, research and development, educational and academic use, and powerline, pipeline and antenna inspections. They will also be approved for aiding rescue operations, bridge inspections, aerial photography and wildlife nesting area evaluations.

Five Ways Drones Will Affect How We Get Our Food

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

This month, the Federal Aviation Administration issued the first permit for agricultural use of unmanned aerial vehicles, allowing Idaho-based ADAVSO to use a lightweight, fixed-wing drone to survey fields of crops.

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Swiss WorldCargo Partnership To Enhance Temperature-Controlled Air Freight

SATS Food Solutions

Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., and its partner ground handling companies Cargologic AG and SATS have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at further enhancing their cargo handling.

Marco Gredig of Cargologic, Oliver Evans of Swiss WorldCargo, and Alex Hungate of SATS sign the MoU.

FAA To Restrict Commercial Drones; What Impact For E-Commerce?

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Amazon, the e-commerce giant, has recently requested permission from the FAA to send prototypes into the sky for extensive testing.

Under the new rules, drone flights will be approved for agriculture, research and development, educational and academic use, and powerline, pipeline and antenna inspections. They will also be approved for aiding rescue operations, bridge inspections, aerial photography and wildlife nesting area evaluations.

Chinese E-Commerce Operator IZP Buys Airport In Italy

IZP’s president Luo Feng, Premier Minister of China Li Keqiang and Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi attended the signing ceremony this week in Rome.

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Qatar Air To Expand Cargo Arm

Qatar Airways Cargo

Qatar Airways has a freighter fleet of six Boeing 777Fs and three Airbus A330s with six wide-bodies on order and the potential to add more

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