The U.S. Department of Agriculture warned the border agent strike could have “significant impacts” for agriculture trade, producers and consumers. 

Maersk says the new gateway will support the North American export market to Latin America and the Asian market that serves the Latin American supply chain via cost-competitive U.S. routes.

An internal Boeing memo said that “several people had been violating company policies by not performing a required test, but recording the work as having been completed.”

Lufthansa estimates weeks of airline worker strikes impacted first quarter earnings by as much as €350 million.

The market in air cargo from China to the U.S. is already under strain because of limited flights.

JB Hunt fired the first warning shots during its quarterly results, saying demand was weak, sending shares of the whole group lower. Then Knight-Swift followed.

One witness said there was a disconnect between Boeing management's words about safety and what workers observe on the factory floor.

In October, Brink’s sued Air Canada, accusing the country’s largest airline of “negligence and carelessness.” Air Canada rejected the allegations. 

The Malaysian flag carrier will reroute flights to avoid airspace over parts of the Middle East, requiring more fuel and spurring the need to lighten its load.

The union message underscores the heightened scrutiny on airline safety following a January incident in which a panel blew off the side of an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight.