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Opinion: Aviation Industry May Be Vulnerable to Cyberattack Through Its Global Supply Chain

April 20, 2018

Brian Prentice and Paul Mee, Oliver Wyman, Forbes contributors

In March, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a troubling alert: Since the same month two years before, Russian state-sponsored hackers had been infiltrating the nation’s electricity grid and various infrastructure industries, including aviation, collecting information on how the networks were organized and what systems’ controls they had in place.

Amazon Prime Reaches More Than 100 Million Members, CEO Jeff Bezos Says

April 20, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the e-commerce giant has exceeded 100 million paid Prime subscribers and will continue to invest to meet "ever-rising" customer expectations.

DHL Expands U.S. Footprint Alongside Global Trade Growth

April 19, 2018

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DHL has been expanding its locations around the world to keep up with growing e-commerce and international trade demand — and its most recent expansion in southern California has doubled its intake capacity in Ontario, the company says.

In Safe Hands: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Cargo Security Audits

April 12, 2018

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Elad Gadot doesn’t smoke, but he stood drinking coffee from a paper cup outside the security corridor — the last place for warehouse workers to grab a smoke before heading back inside.

Q&A: FedEx Finds Unexpected Benefits From New Fuel Technologies

April 11, 2018

Environmental Leader

Each business day, FedEx serves over 220 countries and territories with more than 600 aircraft as well as more than 190,000 on-road and off-road vehicles, which includes around 132,000 company-owned vehicles. The shipping company, which has $60 billion-plus in revenue, operates on an immense scale.

Air Traffic Control Privatization: Will It Solve Anything?

March 29, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The debate over privatization of the nation’s air traffic control system rages on. But is it skirting the real issue?

Amazon Gets Patent for Delivery Drones That Can React to Screaming Voices, Flailing Arms

March 27, 2018

The Washington Post

Amazon.com has been granted a new patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a delivery drone that can respond to human gestures.

Three Megatrends Driving International Logistics

March 16, 2018

Phil Marlowe, Chief Logistician, Acuitive Solutions

Qatar Airways Responds to Blockade by Middle Eastern Neighbors by Adding New Routes

March 13, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Akbar Al Baker, chief executive of Qatar Airways, has never shied away from a fight.

Amazon, Google, Others Are Developing Private Air-Traffic Control for Drones

March 13, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

The commercial drone industry wants to create a privately funded and operated air-traffic control network, separate from the current federal system, to enable widespread operations at low altitudes.

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