Eric Kulisch
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Air Cargo Editor at FreightWaves/American Shipper. Also write about logistics, trade. Previously at Automotive News. Beach volleyball when not working.
Ashburn, Va.
Joined February 2012
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For the father of an eight-year-old boy who is obsessed with airplanes, The Airplane Shop in Las Vegas is the closest thing to heaven on earth.
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UPS and the Independent Pilots Association jointly requested National Mediation Board assistance for collective bargaining on a new contract. FedEx and its pilots have not been able to get closer to a deal. . . . https://t.co/ayk1hmJ2Kt $UPS $FDX #aviation #avgeek
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With fresh memories of the fatal crash of a freighter aircraft last month, UPS pilots and the company have resumed collective bargaining with the help of the National Mediation Board.
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A global first, PostNord in Denmark is abandoning physical mail service b/c few send letters anymore. Packages are another matter. Fascinating development in the postal/parcel space. Read my story for more details. . . https://t.co/vDlMPnVY42
#Ecommerce #postal
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PostNord in Denmark is dropping letter mail service to focus on parcel shipping.
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Non-legacy parcel carriers are racing to build out delivery networks and infrastructure. SpeedX is one of the newbies that's playing to win, as evidenced by a huge, new processing center in Chicago. We've got the first details today . . . https://t.co/qznYMHcTKY
#ecommerce
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SpeedX has invested in a huge parcel center in Chicago as the arms race among parcel carriers to build competitive networks escalates.
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Amazon is experimenting with ultra-fast delivery in the U.S., but if you think that's fast, check out what they are doing in the United Arab Emirates. Click-to-door in 15 minutes. . . https://t.co/Yr9AZrtIyJ $AMZN #Ecommerce
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Amazon is testing an ultra-fast delivery service in Seattle and Philadelphia, but in the United Arab Emirates shoppers the service is so fast shoppers can get orders within 15 minutes.
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ICYMI - It was late Friday and Thanksgiving long weekend, so if you missed our story about FedEx $FDX also reinforcing the fact that MD-11 cargo jets will be grounded for months, not weeks, post-UPS crash I'm sharing it again . . . https://t.co/N9OzMpVrFE
#SupplyChain #UPS2976
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FedEx has removed MD-11 freighter flights from its December schedule. The carrier could be without the freighters for a long time as aviation authorities investigate the cause of the recent UPS MD-11...
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Calling out @airwaysmagazine for taking my reporting on @FreightWaves about longer-than-expected MD-11 inspections forcing FedEx fleet changes, acting as if its story is original. Lazy taking of intellectual property. Get real reporters and do your own reporting. #avgeek
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FreightWaves Scoop: FedEx $FDX flight schedule is tacit acknowledgment that MD-11 freighters will be grounded, out of service longer than expected. Similar news from UPS $UPS fills in the picture . . . https://t.co/N9OzMpVrFE
#aviation #avgeek
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FedEx has removed MD-11 freighter flights from its December schedule. The carrier could be without the freighters for a long time as aviation authorities investigate the cause of the recent UPS MD-11...
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Developing a new aircraft takes years and lots of resources. Airbus outlined what the stretch run looks like with technical & regulatory hurdles to get the 1st A350 freighter aircraft in commercial service. I break it down here . . . https://t.co/5wm5MnQfmt
#avgeek #cargo
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Airbus outlined plans for the final stretch of development for its next-generation A350 freighter, which has 82 customer orders so far.
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Several airlines have gotten caught before falsifying delivery data while working on behalf of @USPS. Sky Lease Cargo in Miami apparently didn't learn from others' mistakes . . . . . https://t.co/XLSEIdnMDx
#aviation #avgeek
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U.S. authorities have forced a $1 million settlement payment from a Miami-based all-cargo airline for allegedly defrauding the U.S. Postal Service.
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Fuel crunch at Seattle-Tacoma airport has airlines maneuvering to manage fuel burn. United $UAL plans to temporarily block cargo transport. Details here: https://t.co/5iWVG5hksr
#AviationNews #avgeek
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United Airlines is declining to move cargo through Seattle to enable passenger aircraft to burn less fuel after a pipeline rupture created a fuel crunch.
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FedEx $FDX gave a rosy scenario about quick inspections, return-to-service of MD-11 freighters post-UPS crash, but it looks like jets out of action for lengthy period, per Boeing/Western Global Airlines. Check out my story: https://t.co/VXCqiDaGHU
#avgeek #aviation
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Western Global Airlines says it faces an existential crisis from the grounding of MD-11 aircraft following the UPS accident earlier this month and is laying off workers to preserve cash.
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It's not everyday that a business, in this case Amazon $AMZN, has to evacuate its facility until seismic upgrades can be made. . . . https://t.co/HGrgZD6Kcv
#Ecommerce #shipping
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Amazon has closed a distribution center in Little Rock, Arkansas, so the building can be retrofitted to protect the structure from potential earthquake activity.
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Canada Post spilled more red ink in Q3. It's in a tough spot with on-again, off-again labor disruptions that have sent parcel shippers looking elsewhere, but union says bad finances are self-inflicted by company . . . . . https://t.co/hyfEtj5qar
#Canada #shipping
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Canada Post is essentially insolvent and says it needs another cash infusion to survive in the midst of labor unrest and rapidly shrinking parcel business.
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Postal carriers are adjusting to meet holiday volumes. Here's what's happening at @australiapost . . . . . https://t.co/UpYwlsecOq
#Ecommerce
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E-commerce volumes have been trending upwards much of the year in Australia and the postal operator has added weekend delivery for the busy holiday season.
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NTSB finds evidence of metal fatigue in key structural component of UPS cargo jet that crashed in Kentucky . . . https://t.co/Lk73mro86W
#avgeek #aviation $UPS
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The left-engine separation that caused a UPS cargo jet to crash in Kentucky this month is tied to metal fatigue in a key structural component, a preliminary report by investigators said.
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We're drilling down into the #Ecommerce portion of Walmart's earnings report today. Interesting takeaways here, plus $WMT to exit NYSE . . . . https://t.co/HRhA9b4n6q
#shipping
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Walmart posted strong e-commerce numbers for the third quarter and is developing digital tools to make it even easier for customers to place online orders for delivery.
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