January 8, 2011

Express Freight Carriers Scoff At Antitrust Allegations

US – After last years shameful performances which saw numerous freight forwarders and air carriers having to fork out billions (yes, billions)of dollars in fines throughout the States, Europe and beyond, it was to be hoped the New Year would offer a chance for a rebuilding of relationships between some shipping groups and their customers.

November saw a suit lodged ...

January 7, 2011

Bob Lekites, President of UPS Airlines, Retiring After 36 Years of Service

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced that Robert L. “Bob” Lekites, president of UPS Airlines, is retiring after 36 years of service at the global logistics company. Mitch Nichols, vice president of UPS Air Group operations, has been named to replace Lekites.

As president of UPS Airlines, Lekites had responsibility for ...

January 7, 2011

UPS Cooperating With Antitrust Probe on Consultants

By Sara Forden and Jeff Bliss

The United Parcel Service Inc. said it’s cooperating with the U.S. Justice Department in an antitrust investigation of its policies on the use of shipping consultants.

“We are going to cooperate fully with their inquiry,” UPS spokeswoman Susan Rosenberg said about the Justice Department investigation in a telephone interview ...

January 4, 2011

Big Phila. airport expansion approved

By Linda Loyd

A $5.2 billion expansion of Philadelphia International Airport aimed at reducing flight delays and accommodating growth has received the final sign-off from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA posted the approved "record of decision" today on its website. Construction is expected to take about 13 years and be completed in 2025.
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January 4, 2011

UPS opening 4 health-care distribution facilities

United Parcel Service Inc. plans to open four new health-care distribution facilities around the world in 2011.

The Atlanta-based shipping giant said new facilities in Singapore; Venlo, the Netherlands; Burlington, Canada, and Louisville, Ky., will give it a total of 30 health-care-dedicated facilities set up to meet the needs of pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies. ...

December 16, 2010

UPS arranges loan for baggage systems in Mexico

ATLANTA (AP) — United Parcel Service Inc. said Thursday that its financial-services arm arranged a loan of nearly $23 million to install baggage-handling systems at seven Mexican airports.

The company said the loan was backed by the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

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