L.I.N.K. | Flexport Reveals Insight into Air Freight

Flexport's head of air freight joins the podcast to discuss air freight and how COVID-19 and sustainability affects the industry.

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Neel Jones Shah, EVP and global head of airfreight of freight forwarding company Flexport, comes on the podcast to discuss coronavirus’s impact and sustainability as well as the future outlook of air cargo. 

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